City Cruise Past Reds

Gameweek 11 saw the final one before another International Break and saw comebacks and late goals dominate the schedule.

Red Devils Deny Spurs

The weekend began with the lunchtime 2-2 draw between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The visitors opened the scoring on 22 minutes as Bryan Mbeumo headed in from close range for the 1-0 lead which lasted until the latter stages when the floodgates opened. Spurs drew level on 84 minutes as Mathys Tel curled into the net via a deflection and the hosts thought they'd won the game with an added time lead from Richarlison who deflected a header for a 2-1 advantage. United spoiled the hosts' joy with a  Matthijs de Ligt header at the far post in the sixth minute of added time to seal the 2-2 draw. 

Toffees Triumphant Against Cottagers

Everton returned to winning ways at the Hill Dickinson Stadium with a 2-0 win over Fulham. A closely fought first half saw the hosts take a 1-0 lead into the interval as Idrissa Gueye tapped in after they had earlier had two goals disallowed for offside. The win was wrapped up on 81 minutes as Michael Keane connected to a corner with his shoulder for the 2-0 victory.

Hammers Win Clarets Battle

West Ham United came out on top in a Battle of the Clarets with a 3-2 win over Burnley at London Stadium. The visitors struck first as Zian Flemming headed in a cross on 35 minutes but the sides were level into the interval after a 44th minute equaliser from Callum Wilson who capitalised from a flick on to head in for 1-1. The hosts completed the turnaround on 77 minutes in similar fashion as Tomas Soucek headed in a flick on for 2-1. The win looked safe on 87 minutes as Kyle Walker-Peters tapped in after a tame save but Burnley hit back deep in added time through Josh Cullen also benefiting from a tame save for a 3-2 final score. 

Black Cats Luck Stuns Gunners

Sunderland became the first team to score past Arsenal in nine league games as they sealed a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. The hosts struck first with a superb close range strike from Dan Ballard on 36 minutes for a 1-0 lead and the sides were level on 54 minutes as Bukayo Saka hit in from close range for 1-1. Arsenal completed the turnaround on 74 minutes with Leandro Trossard finding the top corner from outside the area for 2-1 but their joy was soured deep into added time as substitute Brian Brobbey's acrobatic effort flew in for 2-2 and a share of the points. 

Blues Ease Past Winless Wolves

The late-evening kick-off saw Chelsea record a comfortable 3-0 win over now managerless and winless Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. A closely fought first half saw the sides remain goalless into the interval and the deadlock was broken on 51 minutes as Malo Gusto connected to a cross to head in and open his account for the Blues for 1-0. The lead doubled on 65 minutes with Joao Pedro fired in from around 12 yards for 2-0. The gloss on the win came on 73 minutes with Pedro Neto tapping in from an Alejandro Garnacho cross to wrap up the 3-0 success. 

Valiant Villa Crush Cherries 

Super Sunday began with Aston Villa easing to a 4-0 win over Bournemouth at Villa Park. The hosts opened the scoring via Emilano Buendia's superb free-kick on 28 minutes and the lead doubled on 40 minutes with a drive from distance by Amadou Onana for 2-0. The visitors had the chance to cut the gap but Antoine Semenyo saw his penalty saved by Emilano Martinez. Two goals in five minutes completed the rout with Ross Barkley heading in from a corner on 77 minutes before Donyell Malen deflected in on 82 minutes for the 4-0 victory. 

Bees Battle Past Magpies 

Brentford returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United at the Gtech Community Stadium. The visitors struck first with Harvey Barnes skilfully finding the net on 27 minutes before the hosts drew level on 56 minutes as Kevin Schade connected to a long throw to head in for 1-1. Newcastle suffered a blow on 73 minutes with the dismissal of Dan Burn for a second booking and their afternoon got worse as Igor Thiago slotted in a penalty before wrapping up the win in added time with his second from close range for a 3-2 success. 

Palace and Seagulls Share Points

Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion shared the points in a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park. The visitors looked to have a penalty in the second half but saw it overturned due to diving and both side had good chances but failed to trouble the scoreboard.

Fabulous Forest Stun Leeds

Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-1 over Leeds United at the City Ground. The visitors opened the scoring as Lukas Nmecha fired in from the edge of the area on 13 minutes a 1-0 lead that lasted just two minutes as Ibrahim Sangare connected to a rebounded parry to level at 1-1. The hosts completed the turnaround on 68 minutes with Morgan Gibbs-White heading in a cross and the win was wrapped up in added time as Elliot Anderson slotted in a penalty for the 3-1 victory.

City Cruise Past Reds 

The final game of the weekend saw Manchester City ease to a 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. The hosts were almost gifted the lead as they were awarded an early penalty but Erling Haaland saw his effort saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili but went on to open the scoring on 29 minutes with a powerful header. lead The Reds thought they had levelled when Virgil van Dijk headed in but saw the joy denied by VAR, the lead then doubled in added time as Nico Gonzalez fired in for 2-0. The win was wrapped up with a stunning strike from Jeremy Doku on 63 minutes for 3-0. 

Gunners Hit Quarter While Reds Bounceback

Gameweek Ten saw a sacking at the bottom of the table while the usual suspects returned to the top three.

Seagulls Soar Past Lacklustre Leeds

Brighton & Hove Albion eased to a 3-0 win at the AMEX Stadium over Leeds United with an early opener from Danny Welbeck inside 11 minutes as finished off a cross. The lead became 2-0 on 64 minutes as Diego Gomez struck a six minute brace, firstly collecting a back-heeled pass to tap in before rounding off the 3-0 win in the 70th minute from close range. 

Gunners Glory Against Clarets

Arsenal maintained their gap at the top with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor. The opener came on 14 minutes as Viktor Gyokeres headed in and the lead became 2-0 with Declan Ricef firing in the 35th minute and the two goals proved to be enough to extend the Gunners unbeaten run. 

Eagles Elated In Beating Bees

Crystal Palace returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Brentford at Selhurst Park. The Eagles opened the scoring on the half hour mark as Jean-Philippe Mateta swept in a superb header before they were gifted a second as Nathan Collins unfortunately headed a long throw into his own net on 52 minutes for a 2-0 final score. 

Cottagers Extend Wolves Woes

Fulham eased to a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage and the result led to the sacking of Wolves manager Vitor Pereira. The hosts when ahead inside nine minutes as Ryan Sessegnon raced towards goal and slotted in for 1-0 and the visitors' afternoon got worse as Emmanuel Agbadou was sent off on 36 minutes. The hosts lead doubled on 62 minutes as Harry Wilson fired in superbly from just outside the area and the win was wrapped up by an own goal from Yerson Mosquera on 75 minutes for a 3-0 victory.

Forest Held By Red Devils 

Nottingham Forest had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the City Ground. The visitors went ahead on 34 minutes as Casemiro headed in before Morgan Gibbs-White curled a header to level on 48 minutes.  Forest completed the turnaround as Nicolo Savona tapped in from close range just two minutes later but their joy was soured as Amad Diallo secured a point for United with a stunning volley from outside the area on  81 minutes for a 2-2 final score.

Blues Buoyant At Spurs

Chelsea secured a narrow 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the mid-evening game. The crucial strike came in the 34th minute as Moises Caicedo capitalised on a defensive error to setup Joao Pedro who struck for 1-0 and the narrow win. 

Reds Bounce Back Against Villa 

Liverpool finally returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield in the late evening game. The Reds opened the scoring just before the interval as Mohamed Salah capitalised on a poor clearance from Emiliano Martinez to fire into the empty net for 1-0 before Ryan Gravenberch wrapped up the win with a powerful effort from the edge of the area just before the hour mark for a 2-0 success. 

Hammers Hurrah Halts Newcastle 

West Ham United secured a first home win of the season on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United at London Stadium. The Magpies made a rapid as Jacob Murphy swept in an effort inside four minutes for a 1-0 lead that lasted until 35 minutes when Lucas Paqueta superbly levelled from long range. Newcastle gifted their hosts the lead as Sven Botman unfortunately tapped a cross into his own goal just before the interval and the win was wrapped up deep in added time as Tomas Soucek benefitted from a clever counter attack for 3-1.'

City Cruise Past Cherries 

Manchester City moved into second after a 3-1 over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium. The hosts opened the scoring as Erling Haaland collected an aerial pass to race towards goal and slot in for 1-0 on 17 minutes but the visitors drew level on 25 minutes as Tyler Adams tapped in after in the chaos from a corner. Haaland doubled his tally on 33 minutes though as he rounded Djordje Petrovic and hit into the empty net for 2-1. The win was wrapped up on the hour mark as Nico O'Reilly fired in for 3-1 from close range. 

Black Cats Deny Toffees

The final game of the weekend saw Sunderland secure a 1-1 draw with Everton at the Stadium of Light on Monday evening. The visitors went ahead with a curling effort from Iliman Ndiaye on 14 minutes but the hosts did well to maintain their unbeaten home record as Granit Xhaka rifled in from the edge of the area to level in the 46th minutes and the sides shared the points in the 1-1 draw.