Arsenal surrendered a two-goal lead at home to Aston Villa, which saw leaders Liverpool keep their gap of six points at the top. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz put the Gunners in control, but Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins struck in the second half to deny Mikel Arteta's side the victory.

Earlier in the day, Liverpool looked set to drop points as well, but Darwin Nunez came to the rescue with a stunning brace in added time to join Nottingham Forest and Arsenal as teams to beat in the league on their own patch.

Later in the day at , flew out of the blocks in the opening 45 minutes with Emi Martinez forced into two strong saves from Leandro Trossard and Martinelli. The latter eventually broke the deadlock 10 minutes before half-time when latching onto a deep cross from Trossard.

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Pressure from the hosts continued in the second half, and . Just as Arsenal looked to be easing to victory, a Youri Tielemans header saw Villa pull one back on the hour mark.

Just eight minutes later, Unai Emery's side were back on level terms with Ollie Watkins converting a Matty Cash cross at the back post. Kai Havertz thought he had bagged the winner, but VAR deemed he handled Mikel Merino's shot past Martinez, and therefore the goal was disallowed.

As a result of the draw, Arsenal are now back to being six points off Liverpool after clawing back a portion of the deficit earlier this week. There are, however, plenty of fixtures to play and football.london has taken a look at the ones awaiting Liverpool and Arsenal, along with title outsiders Forest.

Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures

January 25 vs Wolves (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 2 vs Manchester City (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League

February 15 vs Leicester City (A) at 12.30pm - Premier League

February 22 vs West Ham (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 25 vs Nott’m Forest (A) at 7.30pm - Premier League

Verdict: Arsenal have some favourable fixtures on the horizon, with a trip to Wolves up first after their draw with Villa. Champions Manchester City are then the visitors to , with side likely to be favourites and intent on avenging the two dropped points during the final stages in the reverse fixture.

FA Cup fourth round action arrives the following weekend, which means will have to wait two weeks before their next league game. An away clash at Leicester City is what the Gunners will be greeted with on their return, and three points will be the expectation.

Arsenal are then back on home soil for the visit of West Ham, a fixture the surprisingly lost last season. Three days after that, a challenging trip to take on Nottingham Forest is on the agenda in late February, with only Newcastle and Fulham having beaten them at the City Ground in the last few months.

Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures

January 25 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 1 vs AFC Bournemouth (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 12 vs Everton (A) at 7.30pm - Premier League

February 16 vs Wolves (H) at 2pm - Premier League

February 23 vs Manchester City (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League

Nottingham Forest's next five Premier League fixtures

January 19 vs Southampton (H) at 2pm - Premier League

January 25 vs Bournemouth (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 1 vs Brighton (H) at 12.30pm - Premier League

February 15 vs Fulham (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 23 vs Newcastle (A) at 2pm - Premier League