Arsenal got here from a purpose all the way down to beat West Ham United 3-1 and prolong their Premier League result in seven factors because the top-flight season resumed on Monday.
Earlier within the Boxing Day programme Newcastle United stormed into second place by outclassing Leicester Metropolis 3-0 away for his or her sixth successive Premier League win.
Harry Kane overcame his World Cup penalty ache by serving to Tottenham Hotspur recuperate to attract 2-2 at Brentford whereas Liverpool obtained again up and working with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa with teenager Stefan Bajcetic becoming a member of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk on the scoresheet.
Former Actual Madrid and Spain coach Julen Lopetegui obtained off to a robust begin answerable for Wolverhampton Wanderers after his aspect got here from behind to sink Everton 2-1 with a last-gasp purpose from Rayan Ait-Nouri and enhance the stress on Frank Lampard.
After a 44-day interruption brought on by the World Cup, the Premier League resumed with many gamers again from worldwide obligation and Arsenal continued precisely the place they’d left off.
Former supervisor Arsene Wenger watched from the stands at The Emirates Stadium as Arsenal, prime at Christmas for the primary time because the 2007-08 season, responded emphatically to an early penalty by West Ham’s Mentioned Benrahma.
Bukayo Saka equalised from shut vary within the 53rd minute and Gabriel Martinelli smashed house a shot six minutes later to place Arsenal in entrance.
Eddie Nketiah scored Arsenal’s third to finish the victory and guarantee they maintained their 100 per cent house document. They’ve 40 factors from 15 video games, seven away from Newcastle who’ve performed a recreation extra. Arsenal are eight forward of third-placed Manchester Metropolis, who’ve performed 14.
“We confirmed lots of composure and high quality,” stated Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta. “We did not begin to play the sport they wished to play, we saved pushing, believing and deserved the win.”
Joelinton, Miguel Almiron and Chris Wooden have been all on the right track as a ruthless Newcastle struck thrice within the first half towards Leicester to gasoline their followers’ goals of qualifying for the Champions League, or maybe extra.
“The season continues to be younger sufficient for all prospects to exist for us,” stated Eddie Howe, who has reworked Newcastle since he took over final November after they have been taken over by a consortium backed by funding from Saudi Arabia.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane applauds followers after the match towards Brentford. Picture: Reuters/David Klein
Fourth-placed Tottenham obtained off to a nightmare begin at Brentford however but once more staged a comeback, Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scoring within the house of six minutes within the second half to cancel out earlier strikes from Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney.
It was Kane’s first match since lacking a penalty in England’s quarterfinal defeat to France within the World Cup and he confirmed he had overcome that setback by netting a thumping header.
Free-flowing Liverpool eased previous Aston Villa to go sixth within the desk.
Striker Salah tapped within the guests’ opener within the fifth minute after a chic passing transfer from marauding wing-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson.
Defender van Dijk bagged Liverpool’s second within the thirty seventh minute with an outstanding left-footed shot after being arrange by Salah. Ollie Watkins replied for Villa however 18-year-old Spanish midfielder Bajcetic squeezed in Liverpool’s third.
Fulham eased to a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, who had two gamers despatched off, whereas Brighton & Hove Albion earned a cushty 3-1 win at Southampton who sank to the underside.