London, March 2 -- Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League points table with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Manchester United, on the other hand, defeated Crystal Palace by 2-1.

All three goals in the Arsenal vs Chelsea match came from corners in a dramatic London derby.

Arsenal took the lead in the 21st minute when Gabriel Magalhaes met Bukayo Saka's cross at the back post, and William Saliba turned the ball home via a deflection.

Chelsea responded just before half-time. From a Reece James corner, Piero Hincapie inadvertently turned the ball into his own net to make it 1-1.

The decisive moment came in the 66th minute. Declan Rice's corner caused problems in th...