Premier League: Arsenal extend lead, Harry Kane lifts Tottenham to 2-2 draw at Brentford
- Premier League football resumed on Boxing Day, 40 days after the top-flight paused for the Fifa World Cup in Qatar
- Harry Kane bounced back from his World Cup heartbreak to earn Tottenham a 2-2 draw as Newcastle climbed to second place
Arsenal opened up a seven-point lead with a 3-1 win over West Ham as the Premier League returned on Monday, while Newcastle climbed up to second thanks to an impressive 3-0 victory at Leicester.
Liverpool also made a winning return from the World Cup break by beating Aston Villa 3-1 and Harry Kane bounced back from his heartbreak in Qatar by scoring in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Brentford.
Arsenal’s momentum towards a first league title since 2004 could have been disturbed by the six-week midseason break.
But Mikel Arteta’s men passed another test of their resolve after going in 1-0 behind at half-time to Said Benrahma’s penalty.
Two goals in five minutes from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli turned the game on its head at a jubilant Emirates before Eddie Nketiah stepped up in the absence of the injured Gabriel Jesus to seal the points.
