Arsenal 3-1 Southampton: Arteta’s Arsenal hosted early relegation contenders Southampton. After a poor first half, it was Russell Martin’s side who took a surprise lead when Saints’ striker Cameron Archer shocked the Emirates’ crowd. Fortunately for the Gunners, Kai Havertz restored order 3 minutes later before super-sub Gabriel Martinelli gave them a lead, compounded when Bukayo Saka rounded off a fantastic individual performance with a goal before full-time.
Brentford 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Winless Wolves travelled to the Gtech Community Stadium desperate to escape the bottom spot. The Bees kept up their ridiculous early-scoring run when former Wolves defender Nathan Collins headed in to take the lead in the 2nd minute. Only 2 minutes later, Matheus Cunha fired past Mark Flekken to equalise for the away side. Just before the 20-minute mark, Bryan Mbuemo converted from the penalty spot after some clear handling from Mario Lemina on Collins. Goals from Strand Larsen, Nørgaard and Pinnock ensured a thrilling first half, especially for the home fans.
A comparatively dull second half contained only the 2 goals, that being Fábio Carvalho’s tap in to make it 5-2 to Brentford, and Rayan Aït-Nouri's late solo-effort for the well beaten Wolves.
Manchester City 3-2: Fulham: The champions were initially shocked by an in-form Fulham team when a gorgeous Raúl Jiménez back-heel led to Andreas Pereira giving them the lead. It didn’t last too long though, as Mateo Kovačić found the net either side of half-time for City to make it 2-1, before Jérémy Doku scored a screamer after Fulham continued to miss chances. Rodrigo Muniz grabbed his first of the season late on in the contest, but it proved merely to be a consolation for the Cottagers.
West Ham United 4-1 Ipswich Town: A must win for the out of form Hammers started perfectly, as Michail Antonio opened the scoring in the 1st minute. To the delight of the travelling fans, in-form striker Liam Delap grabbed an equaliser with only 6 minutes on the clock. West Ham controlled the game before Mohamed Kudus made it 2-1 just before half-time.
In the second half, Jarrod Bowen’s solo run and Lucas Paquetá’s tap-in gave the Hammers a deserved victory.
Leicester City 1-0 AFC Bournemouth: The Foxes took the lead after a bright start, with Facundo Buonanotte firing a brilliant effort in a dominant first half. Bournemouth struggled to get into the game, but thought they had scored after Lewis Cook’s free kick was ruled out due to an offside and interfering Evanilson. Dango Ouattara should have headed in from close range, but ultimately, the Foxes registered their first win of the season.
Everton 0-0 Newcastle United: In a game full of missed chances and fouls, Anthony Gordon surely didn’t enjoy his trip to his former home ground. Abdoulaye Doucouré had an early header disallowed for offside before Everton keeper Jordan Pickford denied Gordon’s penalty, after James Tarkowski clearly brought down Sandro Tonali in the box. Everton themselves thought they deserved a penalty in the second half, after a tangle of legs between Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dan Burn, but VAR thought otherwise. Both teams missed a handful of chances but ultimately no one could find the net.
Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United: Bayern-conquering Aston Villa was under-pressure Erik ten Hag's next visit for Manchester United. After a dull first half, Marcus Rashford not being given a clear second booking, and Bruno Fernandes thundering a free-kick off the bar, were the only note-worthy moments in a disappointing clash.
Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Hoping to build on Cole Palmer’s magic last time out, Chelsea edged the possession and chances in the first 45, but no one could find the net. It was Forest’s Kiwi striker Chris Wood that poked the away side into a 1-0 lead shortly after half-time. Chelsea’s Noni Madueke was the man to equalise, from yet another Palmer assist.
Forest were reduced to ten men late in the half, as James Ward-Prowse was dismissed for a second yellow-card, but Chelsea couldn’t take the advantage.
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur: The final game of the week saw Brighton stage a staggering comeback to oust Tottenham. First half goals from in-form Brennan Johnson and James Maddison gave Spurs what looked like a comfortable lead. However, Gambian winger Yankuba Minteh got a goal back only 3 minutes into the second half, before record-signing Georginio Rutter and veteran Danny Welbeck turned the tie on its head with goals that gave the Seagull’s a 3-2 lead.
