Liverpool passed up the chance to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League as lowly West Brom claimed a morale-boosting point at Anfield.
Nevertheless, they and derby rivals Everton are leading the way with Leicester, Manchester duo United and City, Tottenham and surprise package Aston Villa in hot pursuit, while Sheffield United remain rooted to the foot of the table and 11 points from safety.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what we learned from the latest round of top-flight fixtures.
Big Sam is going to do it his way
Few at Anfield on Sunday would have anticipated anything different from Sam Allardyce, the last visiting manager to win a Premier League game there, but there was little reigning champions Liverpool could do about it. It was far from pretty at times as Allardyce's West Brom got 10 and at times 11 men behind the ball, but with only Sadio Mane's early goal separating the sides as the game entered the closing stages, there was always a chance of redemption and it eventually arrived in the shape of Semi Ajayi's 82nd-minute equaliser, which clinched a 1-1 draw.
Three-sy does it for resurgent Gunners
Without a league win in seven attempts and having collected just two of the 21 points on offer in the process, Arsenal could have been forgiven for approaching their derby clash with Chelsea with some trepidation. However, Alexandre Lacazette's first-half penalty, a sumptuous Granit Xhaka free-kick and a somewhat fortuitous third from Bukayo Saka had the win sewn up long before the final whistle and Tammy Abraham's late strike provided little consolation for the lacklustre visitors as Mikel Arteta's men suggested they have what it will take to climb the table.
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
1 | Liverpool | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
2 | Manchester CityMan City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
3 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
4 | Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
5 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 22 |
6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
7 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
8 | Aston Villa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
9 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
10 | Fulham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
11 | Brentford | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
12 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
13 | Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 |
14 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 |
15 | Everton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
16 | Leicester CityLeicester | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 10 |
17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 9 |
18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 9 |
19 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 |
20 | Southampton | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 |