Arsenal moved level with Manchester City on 21 points at the top of the Premier League table after a 2-0 victory over Everton, while Tottenham Hotspur claimed a 2-0 win over Chelsea in Saturday’s London derby. Fulham also secured a narrow 1-0 victory away to Coventry City.
The results added fresh intrigue to the title race, with City’s earlier 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa opening the door for Arsenal to draw level at the summit.
Arsenal took advantage of Manchester City’s setback with a 2-0 win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners dominated much of the contest and extended their advantage in the 68th minute when Gabriel Magalhães headed home Ben White’s cross.
The result lifted Arsenal to 21 points from eight matches, level with City. The two sides were separated by goal difference, with City retaining the advantage in the figures supplied.
Tottenham secured a significant away victory at Stamford Bridge, defeating Chelsea 2-0 in a contest decided by two late goals and a red card.
Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders was credited with an own goal in the 77th minute after an attempted clearance from Jan Paul van Hecke’s corner went into his own net.
Chelsea’s task became more difficult three minutes later when Cole Palmer received a second yellow card and was sent off.
Mathys Tel sealed Tottenham’s victory in the 87th minute with a solo effort, giving Spurs a decisive finish to the derby.
The defeat ended Chelsea’s reported unbeaten home run, while Tottenham collected three valuable points.
Fulham claimed a 1-0 win over Coventry City at the Coventry Building Society Arena, with Oscar Bobb scoring the decisive goal in the 80th minute.
Bobb found space inside the penalty area before curling a finish into the far corner to secure Fulham’s second consecutive victory.
The result moved Fulham to 12th in the standings on the supplied figures, while Coventry remained 19th.
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