Overview
- Eberechi Eze scored against his former club to seal Arsenal's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, volleying home after Gabriel headed down Declan Rice's free kick.
- Arsenal posted their 10th clean sheet in 13 matches across competitions, extending a defence-led run of narrow league victories.
- Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1-0 through Matty Cash at Villa Park, stopping a nine-match unbeaten run and ending Erling Haaland's 12-game scoring sequence after a late effort was ruled offside.
- Bournemouth moved into second by defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0, with Marcus Tavernier scoring directly from a corner and Eli Junior Kroupi adding a long-range strike.
- Tottenham won 3-0 at Everton with a Micky van de Ven brace, and Burnley’s stoppage-time winner at Wolves left the hosts bottom of the table.