Overview
- Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at Villa Park, with Ollie Watkins scoring and John McGinn netting twice, to move to 42 points and extend their home winning run to 11 matches.
- Wolves secured their first Premier League victory of the season at the 20th attempt, defeating West Ham 3-0 through Jhon Arias, a Hwang Hee-chan penalty and 18-year-old Mateus Mane.
- West Ham remain 18th on 14 points after a ninth league match without a win, increasing pressure on Nuno Espirito Santo following the limp display at Molineux.
- Manchester City’s eight-game league winning streak ended in a 0-0 draw at Sunderland, with new injury concerns for Savinho and Nico González offset by returns for Rodri and Jeremy Doku.
- Fulham vs. Liverpool on Sunday will be influenced by Africa Cup of Nations absences, with Fulham missing Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze and Liverpool without Mohamed Salah.