Overview
- Arsenal beat Tottenham 4–1 away to reach 61 points, reopening a five-point lead at the top.
- Eze and Gyökeres each scored twice for Arsenal, with Kolo Muani netting for Spurs in Igor Tudor’s debut.
- Manchester City defeated Newcastle 2–1 a day earlier as Nico O’Reilly scored both goals, with Erling Haaland crossing for the winner.
- City moved to 56 points after 27 matches and extended their unbeaten run to eight across all competitions.
- Pep Guardiola said “Now it’s up to you, Arsenal,” granted his players three days off, and City still have a game in hand before hosting Arsenal in April in a potentially pivotal meeting.