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Richard Buxton¡20 January 2024
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Richard Buxton¡20 January 2024
The Premier Leagueâs winter break concludes this weekend with two entertaining matches on Saturday.
Hereâs what went down.
Scorers: Toney 19â˛, Mee 58â˛, Maupay 68â˛; Danilo 3â˛, Wood 65â˛
Ivan Toneyâs long-awaited return to action helped Brentford edge out Nottingham Forest in a five-goal thriller.
The hosts fell behind early on when a botched clearance allowed Danilo to produce a stunning volley from the edge of the area.
Toney marked his comeback with a well-worked free kick which was driven low around the Forest wall to catch out Matt Turner at his far post.
Thomas Frankâs side continued to step things up after the interval as Ben Mee powered home a header from Mathias Jensenâs corner.
Chris Wood soon put the Tricky Trees back on a level footing with a flick-on header past Mark Flekken from a Callum Hudson-Odoi delivery.
But Neal Maupay tipped the balance by restoring the Beesâ lead inside just three minutes through a half-volley after bringing down Mads Roerslevâs cross.
Scorers: MagalhĂŁes 11â˛, Henderson (OG) 37â˛, Trossard 69â˛, Martinelli 90+4â˛, 90+5â˛
Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League after comprehensively ending a four-game winless run in all competitions against Crystal Palace.
Gabriel MagalhĂŁes opened the scoring for Mikel Artetaâs side early on by rising to meet Declan Riceâs in-swinging corner from the left.
An identical set piece saw the Brazilian help double the Gunnersâ lead with his far-post header from Buyako Sakaâs delivery turned home by Dean Henderson.
The visitorsâ best attempt for an early second-half reducer saw Eberechi Eze force a good save from David Raya with a long-range attempt.
But the north Londoners further cemented their dominance when Leandro Trossard ended a 10-game goal drought by sweeping home a third at a counterattack.
Deep in added time, substitute Gabriel Martinelli rolled home a fourth after being played in by Eddie Nketiah before adding a second just a minute later.
Artetaâs side now sit two points behind leaders Liverpool, who face Bournemouth on Sunday.