Overview
- Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1–0 at the Emirates, with Eberechi Eze scoring in the 38th minute off a rebound from a Declan Rice set piece.
- The win moved Arsenal to 22 points after nine matches and opened a four-point lead over Bournemouth, who beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 to reach 18.
- Manchester City lost 1–0 at Aston Villa and remain on 16 points, six back of the leaders after their first defeat since late August.
- The result continued Arsenal’s surge, making it seven straight victories across competitions and nine wins with one draw in their last ten.
- Liverpool fell 3–2 at Brentford for a fourth successive league defeat, leaving the defending champions sixth on 15 points.