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MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City and Aston Villa kept the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal with wins on Sunday. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own goal from Nick Woltemade.
Will the Bowen-Wilson partnership cause an upset? Or will Man City keep cranking up the pressure on leaders Arsenal.
West Ham have become solid under Nuno Espirito Santo but lost a thriller 3-2 at home to Aston Villa last weekend, despite leading twice, and remain in the relegation zone. The Hammers have lost just two of their last seven games (drawing their last three in a row on the road) and will sit deep at City and aim to pick them off on the counter.
Manchester City maintained their pursuit of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are all in the frame in the chase for Bournemouth's 25-year-old Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, who has a £65m release clause which can be activated during part of the January transfer window. (Talksport)