Seven games, 21 goals, and more drama than a soap opera
Buckle up, folks. Because Saturday's Premier League action was absolutely BONKERS from start to finish. We had late winners, stunning comebacks, brilliant goals, and enough controversy to keep the pundits arguing until Christmas.
Let's break it all down, shall we?
The results that shaped matchday 15
Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal - Buendia's 95th-minute dagger ends the Gunners' 18-match unbeaten run. BRUTAL.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea - A snooze-fest at the Vitality. Both teams should be ashamed.
Everton 3-0 Nottingham Forest - Sean Dyche returns to Goodison and gets HAMMERED. Poetic justice.
Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland - Cherki's rabona assist steals the show as Pep's boys cruise.
Newcastle 2-1 Burnley - Bruno Guimaraes scores an OLIMPICO. Direct from a corner. Unreal.
Tottenham 2-0 Brentford - Thomas Frank beats his old club as Xavi Simons runs the show.
Leeds 3-3 Liverpool - The champions blow a two-goal lead. AGAIN. Slot is in SERIOUS trouble.
The title race just got SPICY
Right, let's talk about that table. Arsenal came into the weekend sitting pretty with a five-point cushion at the top. Now? They're looking over their shoulders like a paranoid meerkat.
Man City's comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland moves them to 31 points - just TWO behind the Gunners. Aston Villa's dramatic win takes them to 30 points. Chelsea, despite that dire goalless draw, are on 25.
And Liverpool? The defending champions are down in EIGHTH place with just 23 points. That's 10 points off the top. Absolute crisis mode at Anfield.
Liverpool's implosion at Elland Road - SHAMEFUL
Let's talk about the big one. Leeds 3-3 Liverpool. What an absolute DISASTER for Arne Slot.
Hugo Ekitike - remember that name - scored twice in two minutes early in the second half. Liverpool were cruising at 2-0. Game over, right? WRONG.
Ibrahima Konate decided to make another individual error - that's becoming his trademark - and gave away a penalty. Dominic Calvert-Lewin buried it. 2-1.
Two minutes later, Anton Stach equalised. Liverpool had thrown away a two-goal lead for the FOURTH time this season. Fourth! That's not bad luck - that's a pattern.
Dominik Szoboszlai looked to have saved them with a composed finish to make it 3-2. But deep into nine minutes of added time, Ao Tanaka popped up at the back post to rescue a point for Leeds.
Slot's face said it all. The man is on the brink. Mo Salah was on the bench for the THIRD game in a row. The dressing room looks broken. Something has to give.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Rayan Cherki
Now for something that will actually make you SMILE. Rayan Cherki, Manchester City's French magician, produced the moment of the weekend against Sunderland.
The lad pulled off a RABONA assist. A rabona! In the Premier League! The audacity, the technique, the sheer CHEEK of it.
Phil Foden was the grateful recipient, tapping home to complete City's 3-0 win. But everyone was talking about Cherki's outrageous skill.
Ruben Dias had opened the scoring with a thunderbolt, Josko Gvardiol headed home the second, and then Cherki decided to show off. Fair play to him - when you've got that much talent, why not flaunt it?
The 22-year-old has been a revelation since joining from Lyon in the summer. Pep Guardiola called him special after the game, and you can see why. On this form, he's going to be a PROBLEM for every defence in England.
Everton's revenge and Dyche's nightmare
Sean Dyche walked back into Goodison Park - sorry, Hill Dickinson Stadium - expecting a battle. What he got was a battering.
His Nottingham Forest side were 1-0 down inside TWO MINUTES thanks to Nikola Milenkovic's own goal. Thierno Barry added a second just before half-time, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall wrapped things up with a lovely finish late on.
3-0. Dyche was sacked by Everton in January. This was his first return. And David Moyes' boys made sure he remembered why he left.
Everton climb to 5th with 24 points. Who saw THAT coming?
Where we stand after the Saturday madness
Here's your updated top eight:
1. Arsenal - 33 points (but WOUNDED)
2. Manchester City - 31 points (and hunting)
3. Aston Villa - 30 points (flying under the radar)
4. Chelsea - 25 points (boring but effective)
5. Everton - 24 points (the surprise package)
6. Crystal Palace - 23 points
7. Sunderland - 23 points
8. Liverpool - 23 points (in FREEFALL)
At the bottom, Wolves remain rock bottom with just 2 points from 14 games. Burnley have 10. West Ham are in the relegation zone with 12.
What a day. What a league.
The Premier League delivered AGAIN on Saturday. Drama, controversy, brilliant goals, and more twists than an M. Night Shyamalan movie.
Arsenal fans are in meltdown. Liverpool fans are calling for Slot's head. And everyone's talking about Cherki's rabona.
This title race is going to the WIRE. And I cannot WAIT for Sunday's action.
