Matchday 15 madness : Arsenal bottle it, Liverpool implode and Palace gate-crash the top four

A weekend of CHAOS in the Premier League as the title race blows wide open and the champions fall apart at the seams

By "Big" Barry O'ConnorPublished Dec 9, 2025, 6:46 AMUpdated Dec 9, 2025, 5:26 PM
Logo ASTON VILLA - CRYSTAL PALACE - MAN CITY - MAN UNITED - EVERTON

ASTON VILLA - CRYSTAL PALACE - MAN CITY - MAN UNITED - EVERTON

Strap yourselves in, folks. Matchday 15 was an absolute ROLLERCOASTER.

Arsenal bottled it. Liverpool imploded. Crystal Palace are in the Champions League places. And Wolves finally remembered where the goal is - not that it helped them much.

Let Barry guide you through the carnage.

The results

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea

Everton 3-0 Nottingham Forest

Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland

Newcastle 2-1 Burnley

Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

Leeds 3-3 Liverpool

Brighton 1-1 West Ham

Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace

Wolves 1-4 Manchester United

The big stories

ARSENAL saw their 18-match unbeaten run come crashing down at Villa Park. Emiliano Buendia's 95th-minute winner sent the home fans into delirium and the Gunners into meltdown. The title race is WIDE OPEN again.

LIVERPOOL are in absolute crisis. They threw away a 2-0 lead at Leeds - AGAIN - drawing 3-3 after conceding a 96th-minute equaliser. That is the FOURTH time this season the champions have blown a two-goal advantage. Arne Slot's men are eighth, ten points off the pace. And now Mohamed Salah has been banished after his explosive interview. Chaos at Anfield.

CRYSTAL PALACE are the story of the season. Marc Guehi's late header at Fulham sent the Eagles soaring into FOURTH place. Oliver Glasner is working miracles at Selhurst Park.

MANCHESTER CITY showed they are not done yet. A classy 3-0 win over Sunderland, featuring Rayan Cherki's ridiculous rabona assist, keeps Pep's men in the hunt just five points behind Arsenal.

MANCHESTER UNITED finally delivered a proper away performance, hammering rock-bottom Wolves 4-1 at Molineux. Ruben Amorim will sleep easier tonight.

EVERTON continue their remarkable revival under David Moyes. A 3-0 thumping of Forest keeps them in the European mix. Who saw THAT coming?

At the bottom

WOLVES are dead and buried. Yes, they finally scored - ending a five-game drought - but shipping four at home to United leaves them stranded on just 3 points. Championship football awaits.

WEST HAM stay in the relegation zone despite Jarrod Bowen's goal of the season contender against Brighton. Nuno cannot buy a clean sheet.

BURNLEY's defeat at Newcastle keeps them deep in trouble on 10 points.

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"Big" Barry O'Connor

Barry has been covering English football for 30 years. He is an outspoken character ("loudmouth") who has his ins at the pubs where the supporters go. He isn't afraid to call for a manager's sacking after just two losses. His style is direct, populist, and sometimes brutal. He loves puns in headlines and focuses on conflicts, wages, and dressing room drama.