Arsenal returned to the summit of the Premier League table after holding out for a nervy 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium.

Earlier on Saturday, Manchester City leapfrogged Mikel Arteta’s men into top spot after their 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest, but Arsenal responded in kind with an important three points.

The Gunners started on the front foot, taking a deserved early lead thanks to Martin Odegaard’s calm finish.

Their advantage was then doubled shortly after half-time, when an unfortunate Georginio Rutter flicked in Declan Rice’s wicked corner.

But out of nothing, Arsenal’s advantage was halved just after the hour mark, when Diego Gomez thundered in a rebound after Yasin Ayari’s low effort cannoned off a post.

Despite Brighton’s late pressure, Arsenal hung on to restore their two-point lead over City, while Fabian Hurzeler’s side, who are now winless in five matches, dropped to 12th.

Elsewhere in the evening, Florian Wirtz’s first goal for Liverpool proved decisive at Anfield as the hosts held on for a nervy 2-1 victory over bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wirtz poked beyond Jose Sa in the 42nd minute to seemingly put the Reds out of sight at 2-0 up, just 89 seconds after Ryan Gravenberch had opened the scoring from Jeremie Frimpong’s assist.

Wolves refused to go down without a fight in the second half, with Santiago Bueno’s scrappy finish from a corner inducing some anxiety among the home supporters.

However, the visitors were unable to find an equaliser on a day when both sets of fans paid tribute to their former forward Diogo Jota, at their first meeting since he passed away in July.

The victory lifts Liverpool, at least temporarily, above Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League, while Wolves remain 16 points adrift of 17th-placed Nottingham Forest. (Pieced together from stories by premierleague.com)