Roundup of latest Premier League action as Arsenal extended their lead at the summit, amidst a managerial sacking in the relegation zone.
First-half headers from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice saw Arsenal cruise past Burnley to record a seventh clean sheet in all competitions, which saw them stay top of the table.
Erling Haaland’s first-half brace and Nico O’Reilly’s finish saw Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 to secure victory and move up to second but six points off Arsenal, despite Tyler Adams having briefly pulled the Cherries level in-between Haaland’s goals.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch saw Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield to climb to third.
Sunderland rounded out the top four with a comeback 1-1 draw at home to Everton as Granit Xhaka cancelled out Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half opener.
Down in the relegation zone, Wolves sacked Vitor Pereira after they suffered a 3-0 loss at Fulham as Ryan Sessegnon and Harry Wilson netted for the Cottagers on top of Yerson Mosquera’s own goal, whilst Emmanuel Agbadou was red carded for a foul on Josh King.
Nottingham Forest slipped to second bottom as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United, as Casemiro put the Red Devils in front before Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolo Savona put the hosts ahead, only for Amad Diallo’s volley to salvage a point for Utd.
West Ham moved up to third bottom with a 3-1 comeback victory at home to Newcastle, in which Lucas Paqueta cancelled out Jacob Murphy’s opener, before Sven Botman’s own-goal and Tomas Soucek’s injury-time finish sealed their first win under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Elsewhere, Brighton cruised to a 3-0 victory over Leeds through Danny Welbeck’s opener and Diego Gomez’s second-half brace.
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s strike and Nathan Collins’ own-goal saw Crystal Palace clinch a 2-0 victory over London rivals, Brentford at Selhurst Park.
Joao Pedro chipped in a 34th-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a narrow win at Tottenham.
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