Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring his team’s third goal. (AP photo) Eberechi Eze produced a brilliant brace to fire Arsenal to a decisive 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur to restore their five-point lead at the top, while Alexis Mac Allister’s dramatic 97th-minute goal earned Liverpool a priceless 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest in Premier League action on Sunday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Under pressure after back-to-back draws allowed Manchester City to close the gap, Arsenal responded in emphatic fashion in the north London derby. Eze, who had a rare start, repaid manager Mikel Arteta’s faith when he opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a close-range finish. Tottenham responded quickly through Randal Kolo Muani, but Arsenal took control after the break.Viktor Gyokeres restored the lead early in the second half before Eze struck again when he calmly finished after Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario had denied Bukayo Saka. Gyokeres added another in stoppage time to seal a win that boosted Arsenal’s bid for a first league title in 22 years. Tottenham, meanwhile, remain perilously close to the relegation zone, with interim boss Igor Tudor admitting: “It was a lesson.”Liverpool left it even later but secured a potentially decisive victory in their pursuit of European qualification. Forest, under their fourth manager of the season, looked set to grab a valuable point until Mac Allister cut deep into the post to convert after Virgil van Dijk’s header was saved. The win moved Liverpool level on points with Chelsea and Manchester United and kept their Champions League hopes alive despite an unconvincing display.Elsewhere, Fulham climbed into the top half after Raul Jimenez’s double inspired a 3-1 victory at Sunderland, while Crystal Palace eased the mounting pressure with a dramatic 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers thanks to Evann Guessand’s late winner.
