Arsenal hold a commanding nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
A 3-nil win for Mikel Arteta’s side against Sunderland has put pressure on title rivals Manchester City ahead of their trip to Liverpool this afternoon.
Defending champions Liverpool come into the game at Anfield with just one win in their last six league matches.
The early kick-off is the M23 derby between rivals Brighton and Crystal Palace at the Amex.
Aston Villa missed the chance to become the leaders’ nearest challengers as they were held 1-all at Bournemouth.
Manchester United sit fourth after continuing their winning start under Michael Carrick with a 2-nil triumph over 10-man Tottenham at Old Trafford.
Chelsea showed they’re in the race for a top four finish, beating bottom side Wolves 3-1 at Molineux.
Elsewhere, West Ham are just three points from safety thanks to a 2-nil win over fellow strugglers Burnley, Newcastle suffered a 3-2 defeat to Brentford and Everton edged Fulham 2-1.
Coventry sit just one point clear at the top of the Championship, having failed to win again as they were held nil-nil by second-from-bottom Oxford.
Ipswich climbed to third with a 2-1 success at Derby.
Hull – in fourth – suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Bristol City, who are now just a point from the play-off places.
Millwall stay fifth after a 2-nil victory at Wrexham, who remain one place further back.
Preston are only outside the top six on goal difference, having overcome Portsmouth 1-nil.
Southampton are in the play-off hunt after a 1-nil victory against Watford.
Leicester’s dismal week ended with a 2-1 loss at Birmingham after a 6-point deduction for breaches of payment regulations.
Elsewhere at the bottom, West Brom took a point from a goalless draw with Stoke.
Norwich’s 2-nil dispatch of Blackburn lifted the home team 4 points clear of their opponents in the final relegation place.
Bottom team Sheffield Wednesday go to Swansea in today’s only game at 12.01.
