Overview
- Khorfakkan held Al Wasl 1-1 with goalkeeper Rashid Suhail producing multiple key saves as Wasl controlled about 65% possession; Bedir Pavlov scored first before Fabio Lima leveled, putting Wasl on 14 points and Khorfakkan on 8.
- Al Dhafra beat Kalba 3-0 through an own goal by Mohamed Sarfesh, a Mohamed Khlouy finish, and a late Abdulrahman Soussi strike, earning their first league win over Kalba in seven meetings to reach 12 points as Kalba stayed on 11.
- Al Jazira edged Al Bataeh 1-0 with Simon Banza’s first goal for the club from an Abdullah Ramadan pass, sealing a third straight league win to move to 13 points in fifth place; his summer move was reported at €9 million by Record.
- Fujairah recorded their first victory of the First Division season, defeating Gulf United 2-1 to move to 4 points.
- In England, Arsenal won 2-0 at Burnley through Victor Gyokeres and Declan Rice, extending a five-match league winning run to reach 25 points before Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Slavia Prague.