Roundup of a huge matchweek as the title race delivered surprises, whilst one team ended their winless streak.
Declan Rice’s second-half brace saw Arsenal stay top with a comeback 3-2 win at Bournemouth, after Gabriel cancelled out Evanilson’s opener which he gifted the Brazilian before Eli Junior Kroupi netted the Cherries’ consolatory curled effort as their winless run extended to 11 matches.
Manchester City slipped six points behind in second after a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea as Tijani Reijnders’ opener was cancelled out by Enzo Fernandez’s injury-time equaliser.
Ollie Watkins’ first-half injury-time strike and John McGinn’s second-half brace saw Aston Villa remain third on goal difference with a 3-1 win at home to relegation battling Nottingham Forest, despite Morgan Gibbs-White’s consolatory effort for the Tricky Trees.
Liverpool remain fourth in the table after they conceded a 97th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Fulham through Harrison Reed’s 25-yard strike, after second-half goals from Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo put the Reds in front from behind following Harry Wilson’s opener.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Wolves finally ended their winless start to the season with a 3-0 victory at home to third-bottom West Ham, as Jhon Arias opened the scoring before Hwang Hee-Chan’s penalty and Mateus Mane’s strike sealed the result in a first-half display.
Burnley remained second bottom after they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Brighton through clinical goals from Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari.
Leeds moved eight points clear of the drop in 16th position after Brenden Aaronson’s finish was cancelled out by Matheus Cunha in a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United.
Elsewhere, Igor Thiago’s hat-trick and Nathan Collins’ header saw Brentford defeat Everton 4-2 in an away thriller at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Bruno Guimaraes’ header and Malick Thiaw’s finish saw Newcastle sweep to a 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace, afetr Anthony Gordon and Joelinton saw first-half goals disallowed.
Ben Davies’ close-range finish was cancelled out by Brian Brobbey’s sweeping strike as Sunderland came from behind to draw 1-1 at Tottenham.
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