Overview
- Manchester City beat Burnley 1-0 through Erling Haaland’s fifth-minute finish from Jeremy Doku’s pass.
- The win left City and Arsenal on 70 points with identical +37 goal difference, and City on top due to 66 goals scored to Arsenal’s 63.
- Burnley’s defeat confirmed their relegation with five matches remaining.
- City returned to first place for the first time since August 21, ending Arsenal’s uninterrupted spell at the summit dating to October 3.
- In the other fixture, Bournemouth and Leeds drew 2-2 after a VAR review canceled an Evanilson goal and Matt R. Longstaff leveled in the seventh minute of stoppage time, following earlier strikes by Kroupi and Rayan.