Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa all won to keep their places at the top of the Premier League ahead of what promises to be a hectic festive schedule.
For the second week in a row, Arsenal were more workmanlike than showmen as they ground out victory over Everton. City capitalised on some hopeless West Ham defending to batter the Hammers and Villa made it 10 wins in a row across competitions with victory over Manchester United.
The recalled Viktor Gyokeres' kept his cool from the penalty spot to seal Arsenal's 1-0 win, while Erling Haaland and man-of-the-moment Morgan Rogers both bagged braces to earn City and Villa their respective wins.
No doubt the most controversial game of the weekend came at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Liverpool held on for a 2-1 win.
Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero both saw
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