The star match of this weekend between the London Derby between Chelsea and Arsenal ended in a 1-1 draw, which left both teams in the top four with 19 points respectively.
The first half ended goalless despite both sides fielding their star players. Cole Palmer returned for Chelsea as Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard played all 90 minutes for the Gunners.
The visitors Arsenal drew the first blood through Gabriel Martinelli on the hour mark. But, Chelsea restored parity 10 minutes later when Pedro Neto fired the ball into the bottom corner with a textbook strike from outside the box.
Both sides missed a lot of chances which would have handed all three points to either side. Having shared the spoil, the head into the international break nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool and four points behind second placed Manchester City.
Earlier today, Manchester United continued their fine run under interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Leicester City, whom they had earlier beaten 5-2 in the Carabao Cup.
Playing at the Theatre of Dreams, United needed only 17 minutes to find the back of the net through Bruno Fernandes. Victor Kristiansen’s own goal made it two in the 38th minute bfore Alejandro Garnacho put the icing on the cake eight minutes to full time.
Newcastle United produced a superlative second half performance to halt rampaging Nottingham Forests 3-1 while Ipswich grabbed their first English Premier League win in 22 years and their first this season with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
