Overview
- Manchester City were held 0-0 at Sunderland, ending an eight-game winning run and leaving Arsenal four points ahead at the halfway stage.
- Sunderland became only the second promoted team to go unbeaten in their first 10 Premier League home games, matching a feat last achieved by Ipswich in 1992-93.
- Pep Guardiola brought Rodri back from injury and praised his impact, but City face fresh concerns with Nico Gonzalez and Savinho picking up knocks.
- Liverpool drew 0-0 with Leeds at Anfield as Hugo Ekitike squandered their clearest opening and a late Dominic Calvert-Lewin finish was ruled offside.
- Three of the four New Year’s Day fixtures finished 0-0, including Tottenham’s stalemate at Brentford, marking a goal-shy start to 2026.