Arsenal regain Premier League lead with win at Everton, Chelsea salvage draw with Newcastle

MANCHESTER, England, Dec 20 : Arsenal will spend ‌Christmas atop the Premier League after a 1-0 win at Everton on Saturday, reclaiming first place from Manchester City hours after their 3-0 dismantling of struggling West Ham United.

Champions Liverpool climbed to fifth with a 2-1 win over nine-man Tottenham Hotspur that was marred by an injury to the Reds' British-record signing Alexander Isak.

Newcastle United let slip a two-goal lead to Chelsea to draw 2-2 while Burnley ended a seven-match losing streak with a late equaliser at Bournemouth.

Bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers lost 2-0 at home to Brentford - their 10th successive league defeat, meaning they have failed to win any of their first 17 games, matching the record set by Sheffield United in 2020-21.

Leeds United climbed six points clear of the danger zone with a 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace.

City's win put them on 37 points, one more than the Gunners ahead of their late kick-off, but that lead lasted for only a few hours as Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored ‌from the spot midway through the first half after a handball at a corner by Everton's Jake O'Brien.

The win moves Arsenal to 39 points, ‌while Everton slip to 10th in the table on 24 points.

Arsenal's Bukaya Saka said there had been no added pressure from City's earlier victory.

"We take the emotions out. We focus on our job... we focus on coming here and winning. We did that today," Saka said.

"We're back on top of the table but we're not watching City too much, or the other teams. We're in control now. We know if we win every week we'll stay there."

At Etihad Stadium, Erling Haaland bagged a double to top Cristiano Ronaldo's Premier League goals tally in less than half the time, while City have now won