In a pivotal weekend for the Premier League title race, Arsenal reasserted their dominance with a commanding 4-1 victory over North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners’ triumph, fueled by a brilliant double from Eberechi Eze, restored their five-point advantage at the summit while deepening Tottenham’s relegation concerns.
Eze, who nearly joined Spurs before his August transfer from Crystal Palace, broke his goal drought in spectacular fashion. The England international opened the scoring with a clinical finish just after the half-hour mark, though Tottenham’s Randal Kolo Muani provided an immediate response. The match turned decisively in Arsenal’s favor when Viktor Gyokeres netted his most significant goal since joining the club early in the second half. Eze sealed the victory with his second goal before Gyokeres completed the scoring in stoppage time.
Meanwhile, Liverpool secured a dramatic late victory at Nottingham Forest through Alexis Mac Allister’s 97th-minute winner. The Argentine midfielder pounced on a rebound after Virgil van Dijk’s header was saved, breaking Forest’s resistance in the dying moments. The victory came despite Liverpool’s admitted poor performance, with Mac Allister stating post-match that ‘nothing was good’ about much of their display.
The results have significant implications across the table: Arsenal maintain pressure on pursuing Manchester City, who hold a game in hand; Liverpool climb level with Chelsea and Manchester United in the European qualification race; while Tottenham remain just four points above the relegation zone under interim manager Igor Tudor.
In other matches, Fulham climbed into the top half with a 3-1 victory at Sunderland, while Crystal Palace secured just their second win in sixteen games through Evann Guessand’s 90th-minute winner against Wolves.