Overview
- Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0 with an Eze strike in the 39th minute to stay top on 22 points.
- Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 1-0 through a 19th-minute finish from Matty Cash, ending City’s nine-match unbeaten run.
- Villa recorded a fourth straight league win under Unai Emery, tightening the early race beneath Arsenal.
- Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 with first-half goals from Tavernier and Kroupi, handing Sean Dyche a debut defeat and leaving Forest on a reported four-match losing streak.
- Burnley edged Wolves 3-2 after a Flemming brace and a 95th-minute winner from Foster, with one report stating VAR ruled out a 90th-minute Haaland equaliser at Villa Park.