London, Dec. 28 -- Arsenal retains its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday thanks to a narrow 2-1 home win over Brighton.
Martin Odegaard put Arsenal ahead in the 14th minute to reward his side's early pressure, and Georginio Rutter gifted a second in the 52nd minute when he flicked into his own net.
It was looking like game-over, but Diego Gomez rifled in for Brighton in the 64th minute to make the result in doubt until the final whistle.
Manchester City left it late before winning 2-1 away to Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from Tijjani Reijnders, who opened the scoring in the 48th minute.
The midfielder then lost the ball at the start of the Nottingham Forest move, which ended with Omari Hutchinson levelling...