Premier League: Match Week 13 Results

Manchester City proved the biggest winner of a tense 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City’s 3-2 win over Leeds the day before helped City to leapfrog over Chelsea and finish the weekend five points behind Arsenal. Despite conceding a second half equalizer, Chelsea should be content with a hard-earned point. Defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo was red carded in the 38th minute to reduce the Blues to ten men. Despite a formational shift by Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca to essentially “park the bus,” Chelsea then shocked the Gunners with an early second half goal to take the lead. Defender Trevoh Chalobah headed in an opening goal from a corner against an Arsenal defense which was playing without the injured center back pairing of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba. Neither side would come out a winner, however, after Mikel Merino equalized for Arsenal in the 59th minute.

Manchester City, meanwhile, made hard work of its victory over Leeds by squandering a two-goal lead before Phil Foden saved the day with a stoppage time winner, Foden’s second goal of the match. While Leeds came away with nothing from its comeback attempt, another promoted side completed the job.

Sunderland went down 2-0 to Bournemouth before coming all the way back in a 3-2 victory which gave the Black Cats their fourth win at the Stadium of Light this season. Substitute Brian Brobbey netted the winner for just his second goal of the season to move newly promoted Sunderland to sixth position in the table. It was the first time in 11 matches that Bournemouth lost after scoring first. Saturday’s loss by the Cherries extended their winless run to four league matches, a streak which has seen them drop from the top half of the table.

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Aston Villa, meanwhile, has been trending up and defeated Wolves 1-0 for a seventh league victory in Villa’s last eight Premier League matches. A strike from the edge of the box by Boubacar Kamara in the 67th minute secured victory in the West Midlands Derby, keeping Wolverhampton winless on the season.

Fifth place Brighton remained two points behind Aston Villa and ahead of Sunderland on goal differential after the Seagulls’ 2-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest. The visiting Seagulls came to play, witnessed by the launch of a Premier League record nine shots in the opening 20 minutes of play. There was, of course, a revenge card to be played as Brighton lost this same fixture last season by a 7-0 margin to a Forest side then managed by Nuno Espirito Santo.

Weekend’s results prompted the whinging of at least two Premier League managers. Thomas Frank did little to endear himself to the Spurs’ faithful in his first season in charge by criticizing his club’s supporters for their booing of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following a first half gaffe which cost his team a goal in a 2-1 loss to Fulham. A give-away by Vicario gave the Cottagers their second goal of the match after only six minutes of play had transpired, marking the earliest that Spurs went down by two goals at home in the club’s Premier League history. While Vicario was singled out, the entire squad was booed off the pitch at halftime and final time. Frank would be well served to focus more on the performance of his club than the behavior of the fans. It seems ludicrous that the manager would pick a fight with home supporters that have watched Frank’s team win only one of the seven matches at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season. Saturday’s loss marked the 10th Premier League home defeat of this calendar year, tying the club record with a month to go.

Crystal Palace Manager Oliver Glasner targeted his criticism in a different direction, calling out the Palace Board and Chairman Steve Parish for a lack of investment this past off-season. Glasner’s remarks came after his Eagles had their wings clipped 2-1 by Manchester United at Selhurst Park. Glasner’s point is well taken but there may be no one at fault here. A manager like Glasner could well bring the Eagles to greater heights with a more robust roster. But can Crystal Palace afford to provide him with that? For all the criticism he receives, Steve Parish is the one who rescued the club from administration and has kept them in the Premier League for the past 13 seasons. Crystal Palace revenues are in the middle of the table, consistent with their performance on the pitch. Parish is understandably conservative when it comes to rolling the dice and gambling on expensive transfers. Unfortunately, a long term for Glasner and Parish may not work and that is not necessarily either party’s fault.

Brentford suffered the departure of a highly regarded manager after last season. As noted, Thomas Frank has not necessarily found the pastures to be greener at Tottenham. The Bees, meanwhile, are doing just fine under new manager Keith Andrews. Brentford defeated Burnley 3-1 on Saturday to move ahead of Spurs in the Premier League table.

Nuno Espirito Santo, meanwhile, is working his second managerial job of this season. The manager was axed by Nottingham Forest after Santo went public with his issues with the club owner. He quickly landed at West Ham where he now sits a point behind his former club in the table. His Hammers were 2-0 losers at home on Saturday to a Liverpool squad which had lost nine of 12 matches entering the game at London Stadium. Alexander Isak, the high priced and underperforming Liverpool forward, opened the scoring with his first Premier League goal. Liverpool’s insurance goal by Cody Gakpo came in stoppage time against ten-man West Ham after the Hammers Lucas Paqueta received two yellow cards for dissent and exited the pitch in the 84th minute. Liverpool Manager Arne Slot benched Mohamed Salah for the match which could create some interesting drama.

Newcastle looks like a new team following the international break. One week after defeating Manchester City, the Magpies steamrolled Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium as defender Malick Thiaw was the unlikely scorer of a brace to help celebrate Newcastle Manager Eddie Howe’s 48th birthday.

The Premier League schedule now finds a higher gear with a congested December schedule. Match “Week” 14 plays out over Tuesday and Wednesday before another full weekend of games. A match to keep an eye on is Aston Villa’s visit to Brighton on Wednesday as a win by the homestanding Seagulls would boost Brighton past Aston Villa into the Premier League’s top four.

Premier League: Week 13 Preview

Liverpool’s 4-1 Champions League loss to PSV on Wednesday marked the ninth loss in 12 matches for beleaguered Liverpool Manager Arne Slot. After winning the Premier League title in his first season in charge, the Dutch manager is shockingly now in job jeopardy. It is thus a double-edged sword that a flawed West Ham side awaits Slot in London this weekend. Liverpool on paper should easily handle the humble Hammers. However, a loss to the overmatched London side would evoke even more angst among Liverpool supporters and, just possibly, team ownership.

In any event, far better football will be played elsewhere in London when Arsenal visits Stamford Bridge to joust with a Chelsea squad that has somewhat quietly climbed the table to now threaten the Gunners. Chelsea have been without star Cole Palmer for much of the season, have struggled for goal production from the forward position, yet have found a way to surpass all but Arsenal in the current table standings. Criticism of Manager Enzo Maresca’s conservative ways has subsided with his club posting clean sheets in four of its last five matches across all competitions. Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Barcelona saw Chelsea’s Brazilian starlet Estavao outshine young Barca star Lamine Yamal and featured a first Champions League goal by striker Liam Delap. If Delap can finally break the ice in the Premier League, Chelsea would become measurably more dangerous. Sunday’s titanic clash with Arsenal, pairing the top two clubs in the table, will not be easy for any continued Chelsea success. Arsenal has not been beaten in its last 15 matches across all competitions. Even more ominous is the fact that Chelsea has emerged as the victor in just one of the last 12 matchups between the two clubs across all competitions. The game is pivotal. A Chelsea win brings the Blues within three points of the table leaders. A loss makes the margin a daunting nine points.

Third place Manchester City will make up ground on at least one of the two teams if the Citizens take down Leeds as expected. Four losses in its last five matches have plunged Leeds into the relegation zone as it now faces Haaland and company at the Etihad.

Winless Wolves is likely facing slaughter at top four Aston Villa as Wolverhampton Manager Rob Edwards tries to first win a match and then figure out how to lift his woeful club out of the league basement.

Crystal Palace Manager Oliver Glasner, meanwhile, has his Eagles soaring. The south London side is fifth in the table and yet a familiar problem hounds the club. Its best players are looking for greener pastures. One such player is Daniel Munoz, a talented fullback who earlier this month included Manchester United among the big clubs he was targeting as a future career destination. Munoz will have the chance to impress when the Red Devils visit Selhurst Park to play Crystal Palace on Sunday. The next seven places in the table below Crystal Palace are separated by no more than a point, a logjam which includes Manchester United.

Bournemouth and Sunderland are also among that group of seven. The Cherries visit the Stadium of Light Saturday where the Black Cats have yet to lose in front of the home crowd in six home matches to date for the newly promoted club. As many clubs work to break free of the pack and pursue European places in the table, others are beginning to sweat regarding their survival odds.

No one thinks 14th place Newcastle, away to Everton on Saturday, harbors any relegation concerns but just below the Magpies in the table sits Fulham, an attack-challenged club which has dared fate by not investing in its roster. The Cottagers, who visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend, are just three points above the drop. Nottingham Forest is a point closer to doom than the Cottagers, but the arrow is up for the Tricky Trees after a draw followed by two consecutive victories have pushed the club to a presently safe position. The Trees will try to make it three straight wins when Brighton visits the City Ground on Sunday.

Burnley has dropped three straight and finds itself just above Wolverhampton in the land of the lost. The Clarets will try again at Brentford, but the odds are not great with the Bees having won four times and lost only once in six matches so far at Gtech Community Stadium.

Premier League Week 12 Results: Arsenal Romp; Manchester City Stopped; Liverpool Smashed

Arsenal is different this season. Manager Mikel Arteta has options to overcome problems which may have tripped up his squad in their recent bridesmaid years. Like many clubs, Arsenal has been beset by injuries. Kai Havertz was injured in August. Gabriel Jesus has not returned form a serious knee injury incurred last season. Striker Viktor Gyokeres was absent Sunday with hamstring issues. Martin Odegaard is sidelined. Gabriel Martinelli, nursing a groin injury, made the bench but not the pitch as he recovers from injury. Gabriel Magalhaes was the  latest injury blow, the center back suffering a muscle injury while on international break.

The depth of this squad, however, was on full display when summer signing Eberechi Eze scored a hat trick to make easy work of rival Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-1 waltz at the Emirates. Eze, the former Crystal Palace star, has proved more than capable of stepping in for the injured Odegaard in the center of the Gunner’s midfield. With his weekend production, the English international now has more goal involvements than any other English player in the Premier League this season. Piero Hincapie, meanwhile, made his first start for Arsenal as he ably filled in for Gabriel at center back. The summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen was one of several options Arteta had at his disposal to partner with William Saliba and Hincapie rewarded the manager’s selection with a solid performance. In fairness, Arsenal was not overly challenged by a Tottenham Hotspur side which managed only three shots and seemed most interested in escaping the Emirates with as little damage as possible.

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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 24, 2025

The Arsenal victory opened further distance between the Gunners and Manchester City which lost 2-1 at Newcastle. Harvey Barnes scored a brace for the Magpies to gift wrap Manager Eddie Howe’s first ever win over Manchester City.

The Citizens pursuit of Arsenal suffered a blow as Manchester City fell seven points behind the league leaders and are now third behind Chelsea after the Blues’ 2-0 win at Burnley. Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca was able to experiment against the overmatched Clarets and get some rest for key players ahead of upcoming clashes against Barcelona and Arsenal. Left back Marc Cucurella drifted several times into a Number 9 position and contributed in that fashion to Pedro Neto’s opening goal. Maresca also rested defensive midfielder Moses Caicedo for the first time this season and got adequate play from his replacement, Andrey Santos. Saturday’s win was a welcome boost following the news that Chelsea player Cole Palmer, already rehabbing from a groin issue, broke his toe in a household incident during the week. Palmer is out for the Barcelona Champions League match and will likely also miss the important Premier League matchup with Arsenal next weekend.

Aston Villa rounds out the Premier League top four after its 2-1 win over Leeds. Morgan Rogers scored both goals for Aston Villa which sent Leeds tumbling into the relegation zone after the Whites’ third straight defeat.

Wolverhampton rules the relegation underworld after losing a fifth consecutive match, 2-0 to Crystal Palace. Wolves have yet to win a match this season as new Manager Rob Edwards’ debut ended like most of Wolves’ matches this season. The abysmal side has lost ten and drawn twice in 12 rotten showings.

Speaking of rotten showings, Liverpool once again delivered a stinker in front of the home fans in a 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. The defeat was the sixth in Liverpool’s last seven Premier League matches and Manager Arne Slot is under fire. Though he won the league last season, that team was widely regarded as a holdover from successful former manager Jurgen Klopp. Slot attempted this offseason to expensively populate the roster with his own additions. The spending spree has been a spectacular failure to date. Alexander Isaak is largely invisible. Florian Wirtz has looked like a horrible signing. Hugo Ekitike has cooled after a bright early season start. Slot appears to have no answers to the problems faced by his expensive and currently spiraling creation, Nottingham Forest Manager Sean Dyche, meanwhile, has been masterful of late in lifting the Trees from the despair of the relegation zone. His direct game plan versus Liverpool worked to perfection as his Trees have now captured seven of the last nine points available to them in league play.

Former Nottingham Forest Manger Nuno Espirito Santo also lifted his new club out of relegation when West Ham drew 2-2 at Bournemouth. There was little in the way of kudos accorded to Santo, however. The conservative manager pulled Callum Wilson in the 52nd minute after the forward had scored both Hammer goals, the manager choosing to insert an extra defender to protect the lead. The plan backfired miserably when West Ham’s two goal advantage was cancelled out by the Cherries while the Hammers attack went quiet after Wilson’s departure.

Fulham supporters were beginning to feel some relegation anxiety after the Cottagers managed only one win in six league matches to slide precariously down the table. Some relief then was felt when the Cottagers defeated Sunderland 1-0 in a driving rain at Craven Cottage. The much needed victory leaves Fulham three points clear of the drop zone. Sunderland is seventh in the table after the Black Cats’ four match unbeaten run ended in the rain.

Manchester United had a five-match unbeaten run ended on Monday when shorthanded Everton hung a 1-0 defeat on the Red Devils at Old Trafford. The Toffees were able to take and protect their one goal margin despite going down to ten men in the 13th minute. The circumstances were a bit unusual as Everton’s Idrissa Gueye was ejected for slapping his own teammate, Michael Keane. While many players might be tempted from time to time, no Premier League player had seen red for striking a teammate since 2008. The Toffees shrugged off the setback, however, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall providing the winning margin in the 29th minute and Everton holding on for dear life after that point. Manchester United launched 25 shots in the match versus three for the Toffees but were unable to get one past Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. After the loss, Manchester United Manager Ruben Amorim lauded the spirit that led to the Gueye and Keane spat and the determined Toffee effort which followed, claiming “I hope my players, when they lose the ball, fight each other.” The gutty Everton performance gave manager David Moyes his first win at Old Trafford as a visiting manager and the Toffees also became the first visiting team to win a Premier League match at Old Trafford after having a man sent off.

History of a sort was also made at Brighton where 32-year-old Fabian Hurzeler became the youngest man to manage 50 matches in the Premier League. Technically, however, the suspended manager was relegated to the stands as his Seagulls soared to a 2-1 victory over Brentford when Jack Hinshelwood found the net for the winner in the 84th minute at American Express Stadium. Brighton moved into sixth place in the table as the Seagulls extended their home unbeaten run in the Premier League to ten matches.