Leicester, Arsenal record wins in Premier League

Thursday, 2 January 2020 07:32

Leicester City stayed in second place in the Premier League thanks to an easy win over Newcastle.

Ayoze Perez, Hamza Choudhury and James Maddison all scored in the comprehensive 3-0 victory.

Meanwhile holders Manchester City closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to 11 points with a right 2-1 win over Everton.

Elsewhere Mikel Arteta secured his first win as Arsenal boss.

The Gunners got the better of Manchester United 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh found the back of the net with a magnificent overhead kick to earn Brighton a point against Chelsea.

The Iranian substitute had scored his first goal for the club on Saturday.

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