Nottingham Forest move one point behind Arsenal in English Premier League

Nottingham Forest continued their impressive season with a routine 4-2 victory over relegation-threatened Ipswich Town in English Premier League action on Saturday.

Forest who are now just a point behind the Gunners in the league left no chance for error as they took apart an open Ipswich with ease.

Anthony Elanga helped himself to two goals with Nikola Milenkovic and Tiago Silva confirming the points for Forest who were 3-0 up at halftime.

The big win sees them jump to 54 points, one behind second place Arsenal who host Chelsea on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.

Elsewhere, Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by Brighton in an exciting clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Both sides are chasing Champions League football for next season and it this provided an opportunity to showcase free flowing football.

Erling Haaland gave City the lead on 11 minutes but a determined Brighton hit back 10 minutes later through a Pervis Estupinian free kick.

Both sides had opportunities to add to their tally in the first half but failed thanks to wasted chances but City finally retook the lead with an impressive finish from new signing Omar Marmoush on 39 minutes to lead at the break.

Their lead though lasted just three minutes into the second half when another of their new boys Abdikadir Khusanov put the ball into his own net to grant Brighton an equaliser.

The result means City failed to overtake Chelsea in fourth. They have 48 points from 29 played with Chelsea on 49. Brighton have 47.

In other league matches, Southampton drew closer to relegation with a 2-1 home loss to Wolves, while Everton and West Ham drew 1-1.

Sunday will see Arsenal host Chelsea in the pick of the clashes, with Manchester United travelling to Leicester City.