Overview
- Eberechi Eze settled the London derby with a 39th-minute finish from a Declan Rice free kick and a Gabriel knockdown in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
- Manchester City fell 1-0 at Aston Villa, where Matty Cash scored in the 19th minute and an Erling Haaland equalizer was ruled offside late.
- Arsenal rose to 22 points at the top, stretching an unbeaten league run to six matches and a winning streak to four.
- Liverpool lost 3-2 at Brentford for a fourth straight league defeat, leaving them seven points off the pace.
- Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 to reach 18 points and move into second place, with Sunderland third on 17.