⏪ Arsenal demolish Manchester City; Man Utd lose to Palace; Spurs win | OneFootball

Result:

Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City

Earlier results:

Manchester United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Brentford 0-2 Tottenham

FULL TIME: Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City

A statement victory for the Gunners, who simply blew away the champions after Erling Haaland's equaliser.

An incredibly sobering day for Pep Guardiola and his side.

GOAL! Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City

The cherry on top of a perfect day for Arsenal.

Ethan Nwaneri has just stuck one into the bottom corner with a stunning curled effort. Ortega was motionless.

Lewis-Skelley is coming off to a standing ovation, and rightly so.

Remember the name?

The Arsenal fans are now singing "Are you Tottenham in disguise?"

Damning.

Redemption today was spelt K-A-I.

The face of every Arsenal fan right now.

It's party time at the Emirates.

Arsenal could get a fifth or sixth if they want at this point.

Rubbing salt in the wounds, and then some.

GOAL! Arsenal 4-1 Manchester City

Arsenal break at speed again, Gabriel Martinelli carrying the ball before passing it to Kai Havertz.

After missing a sitter in the first half, he's buried this one, curling the ball into the bottom corner.

Game. Set. Match.

Kevin De Bruyne and James McAtee are on for Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush.

Pep has rolled the dice.

This game is at risk of being over.

Gabriel Martinelli has a rasping strike turned away by Ortega.

One more for the Gunners will seal it.

City have been the architects of their own downfall, and it almost symbolises their season.

For so long the pass masters, they are now handing out goalscoring opportunities.

GOAL! Arsenal 3-1 Manchester City

What a way to score your first goal in professional football.

Myles Lewis-Skelly has just had the moment of his life, curling one in to put Arsenal in command.

Ortega should have done better but the home end do not care.

GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Man City

After conceding after 103 seconds at the start, it's 38 seconds after equalising.

Again, City gift Arsenal the ball, and Thomas Partey's shot cannons off John Stones and into the net.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City

Who needs lots of touches when one can do?

Haaland equalises for City, powering a header from Savinho's cross past Raya.

The game is on a real knife edge early into the second half.

Do Arsenal stick or twist here?

We're back underway at the Emirates.

If you needed any further proof of City's drop off this season.

HALF TIME!

Arsenal lead through Ødegaard's second minute goal, but there could and should have been more for both sides.

The second half is set up to be a cracker.

No touches from the fourth to 38th minute. Remarkable.

There's a great feel to this game, with the home fans well and truly up for it.

Arsenal look dangerous whenever they pick up the tempo, while City always carry a goal threat.

WHAT A MISS!

From one end to the other.

City have had another disaster at the back, but this time Havertz has to shoot with no pass in sight.

He somehow puts the ball wide of the post when he just had to score.

WHAT A SAVE!

They've tested Raya now! Joško Gvardiol meets Omar Marmoush's corner with a strong header, but the Arsenal keeper brilliantly turns it onto the post.

It just bounced away from the path of Erling Haaaland.

Big moment.

After that incredible start, the game has settled down into a more familiar rhythm.

City have yet to test David Raya, though...

OFFSIDE!

Gabriel Martinelli thinks he's got Arsenal's second but he was offside when he lifted the ball over Stefan Ortega.

City are shell shocked.

That goal came in officially at 103 seconds.

It was also Akanji's first touch.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City

WOW.

City have had an absolute nightmare. John Stones put Manuel Akanji in a difficult spot, who had his pocket picked.

Kai Havertz then squared the ball to Martin Ødegaard to tap into an empty net.

KICK OFF!

We're underway at the Emirates, and it's a cracking atmosphere.

Arsenal really have to win this game to stay in the title fight.

We're five minutes away from kick off, and here's our prediction.

It's on Arsenal to step up here and take on a City side that are very up and down at the moment. They should win the midfield battle, and that should be enough. Arsenal to win 2-1.

FULL TIME: Manchester United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Palace have stormed Old Trafford for a second consecutive season, with Jean-Philippe Mateta's double giving them another famous win.

For United, it's another crash back to reality after three consecutive wins, and another harrowing home loss. It's now seven from 13 in the league this season.

FULL TIME: Brentford 0-2 Tottenham

That's a big, big win for Spurs and Ange Postecoglou.

An own goal from Vitaly Janelt in the first half and a lovely finish from Pape Sarr in the second has sealed their first league win of 2025.

Credit must go to a patched together defence, and the entire team, who battled brilliantly throughout.

GOAL! Man Utd 0-2 Crystal Palace

That's the game at Old Trafford surely too, and it's Mateta again.

Sarr slipped in Daniel Muñoz and he squared the ball for the French striker to tap home.

GOAL! Brentford 0-2 Spurs

Have Spurs sealed their first league win of 2025??

Pape Sarr has made it two from close range with a lovely finish.

Off the line!

Djed Spence has kept Spurs ahead with minutes remaining, being on the line to boot the ball away from a dangerous Brentford throw.

United don't look like scoring.

Bruno Fernandes has whipped a corner right into Henderson's grateful arms.

Martínez has gone down for United and is now being taken off on a stretcher.

He looked to be clutching his knee after awkwardly landing following a tackle from Ismaïla Sarr.

Can't stop scoring right now.

Amad fires over from the edge of the box.

United are staring down the barrel of a seventh home league loss this season.

Brentford have had 30 crosses so far in this game, but it remains 1-0 to Spurs.

Their goal came from their only shot on target.

Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee are on.

Can one of them make a difference?

GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace

It's not Eze, but he had a role in it. His free-kick is floated in, and Jean-Philippe Mateta taps in from close range after Maxence Lacroix's header bounced off the bar and into his path.

Eberechi Eze is on for Palace.

Could he be the one to break the deadlock here?

And this is how the champions line up.

TEAM NEWS!

David Raya is back in for the big game later.

Brentford are knocking on the door, and Yoanne Wissa should have them level.

He's put the ball over the bar from five yards out.

CLOSE!

Henderson has been called into action at last at Old Trafford, doing very well to turn Bruno Fernandes' strike around the post.

We're back underway in both games.

Let's hope for some more goals in the second halves.

United have now failed to score from open play in their last 14 first halves.

A quite remarkable stat.

HALF TIME!

The whistle has blown at both Old Trafford and GTech Stadium.

Just the one goal so far today.

Lisandro Martínez skies the ball over from the edge of the box after some good play in and around the box from United.

They're still test their former player Dean Henderson in the Palace goal.

HUGE CHANCE!

Jean-Philippe Mateta really should have Palace in the lead. He found himself one-on-one with Onana, but clipped the ball wide of his post from a side angle.

Big let off for United.

We're still awaiting a goal at Old Trafford.

United have had six blocked shots, but none on target. The lack of a reliable striker is really telling at times.

GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Tottenham

Spurs take the lead, and it's an own goal from Vitaly Janelt. The defender turns in Heung-Min Son's dangerous corner.

A messy goal, but Ange Postecoglou will not care one bit!

Unsurprisingly, it's been end-to-end between Brentford and Spurs.

The first goal is looming surely.

United have dominated possession, and have threatened to break the deadlock, but Palace continue to look dangerous whenever they get on the ball.

Maxence Lacroix has tested André Onana with a low drive.

CLOSE!

Daniel Muñoz almost gives Palace the lead, getting a free header at the back post. Fortunately for United, he put it wide.

Archie Gray is on the end of plenty of jeers from the Brentford fans.

The youngster turned down a move to the Bees in the summer in favour of a switch to Spurs.

United have had the first true chance at Old Trafford, Alejando Garnacho's shot being brilliantly blocked by Chris Richards.

Also, Kobbie Mainoo is the furthest player forward.

Early opening for Spurs, with Richarlison just failing to get on the end of Dejan Kulusevski's mishit shot.

KICK OFF!

We're underway at the Gtech and Old Trafford.

Let's do some predictions for the two early games.

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

United's home form has been incredibly poor this season, and it's hard to know how they'll turn up game to game, but they should get over the line against Palace. Just. United to win 2-1.

Brentford vs Tottenham

This feels like guaranteed chaos, as is so often the case at the Gtech Stadium. Both sides are bound to go for it, but Spurs' injuries and terrible form makes it hard to back anything but a first Bees' home win in this fixture in 77 years. Brentford to win 4-2.

We'll find out in less than 15 minutes.

Hákon Valdimarsson is in for the regular first-choice Mark Flekken, who misses out with a slight issue.

A big day for the Icelandic international.

United are playing without a recognised striker today, a rather damning indictment of Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee.

But who will lead the line? Amad? Alejandro Garnacho? Bruno Fernandes? Anyone?

Manchester United remarkably have yet to win back-to-back league games this season, but they will be up against it against Oliver Glasner's improving side.

Palace did the double over United last season, hammering them 4-0 at Selhurst Park after a 1-0 win at Old Trafford earlier in the campaign. There was a 0-0 draw in South London back in September while Erik ten Hag was still in charge.

A big test of Ruben Amorim's men awaits.

With Radu Drăgușin out, and Micky van de Ven being managed after his own injury return, how Ange must wish he had his new defensive signing available today.

Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven are at Old Trafford after completing their moves from Lecce and Arsenal respectively.

Can the Premier League's best strike partnership of Wissa and Mbeumo cause Spurs more problems today?

TEAM NEWS!

Tottenham have stuck with the tried and trusted this afternoon for their trip to Brentford. The young heroes from midweek are back on the bench ...

TEAM NEWS!

Here's the Man Utd XI for their clash with Crystal Palace ...

Mohamed Salah was at his sensational best yesterday with this goal securing Liverpool's win over Bournemouth ...

What's everyone's prediction for the game later on then?

In the meantime there's been some transfer news at Old Trafford with United signing Danish youngster Patrick Dorgu ...

Team news for those early kick offs between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, an Brentford and Spurs should be with us very soon.

Stay tuned throughout the day as we bring you all the action from this triumvirate of intriguing games.

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our Premier League live blog on this super Sunday. We've got three games to enjoy with the headline attraction coming from north London as Arsenal host Manchester City.