Overview
- Arsenal won 1-0 at Brighton to move seven points ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand after a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest.
- Pep Guardiola said he would not point fingers following City twice surrendering leads, while players highlighted lapses in focus and frustration over fine margins.
- Tottenham’s defeat to Palace featured van de Ven’s dismissal for denying a goalscoring opportunity and leaves Igor Tudor with three losses from three league games in charge.
- Spurs are winless in the league in 2026, have conceded at least two goals in nine straight league matches, and saw large numbers of fans leave at half-time as discontent grew.
- Newcastle beat Manchester United 2-1 to end Michael Carrick’s unbeaten start, while Hull’s Matt Crooks faces suspension after a 10th booking and Fulham say Harry Wilson’s injury is not serious.