Eberechi Eze, who was employed by Crystal Palace last year, opened the score in the first half for Arsenal, where Jurriën Timber had a starting place. A headed ball fell at his feet and he scored with a beautiful swing.
The victory gives the Londoners 22 points from nine games. That is 4 more than Bournemouth, which won 2-0 against Nottingham Forest with Justin Kluivert in the starting line-up. Sunderland, which won 2-1 at Chelsea on Saturday, follows with 17 points.
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City down, leading role for Zian Flemming
Manchester City has 16 points after a surprising defeat against Aston Villa and has to make do with fourth place in the Premier League. The score was 1-0 at Villa Park. At City, Tijani Reijnders had a starting place, Nathan Aké remained on the bench for the entire match.
Burnley won on Sunday when they visited Wolverhampton (3-2). Zian Flemming, former player of PEC Zwolle, NEC and Fortuna Sittard, among others, played an important role in that victory with two goals. Former Feyenoord defender Quilindschy Hartman provided two assists.
Micky van de Ven shines at Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Everton 3-0 on Sunday. The Londoners especially thanked defender Micky van de Ven. The Dutch international scored two goals and was therefore partly responsible for Everton’s first defeat in the new stadium of Liverpool’s second club.
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Van de Ven headed home from close range from a corner kick by Pedro Porro in the 19th minute and made it 2-0 with another header in extra time. Thanks to a goal from substitute Pape Matar Sarr, Tottenham won 3-0 and climbed to third place in the Premier League. Everton is number 14.
“I have never scored twice in a match,” said Van de Ven on Sky Sports. “Away games in the Premier League are always difficult. We showed character.”
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +13 | |
| 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | |
| 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +10 | |
| 4 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +4 | |
| 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +10 | |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +1 | |
| 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | +2 | |
| 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +6 | |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +3 | |
| 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | |
| 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |
| 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 | |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -5 | |
| 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -5 | |
| 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -12 | |
| 19 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -13 | |
| 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -12 |