In the 8th week of the Premier League comes the first wrong step of Manchester City, who lose 2-1 in Birmingham and give Arsenal the opportunity to reach the top of the standings, after the Londoners beat Everton 2-0. Thus, the “Sky Blues” and the “Gunners” already have 21 points each. Tottenham also rejoices, winning the London derby 2-0 against Chelsea (Palmer is sent off with a red card). In this way, De Zerbi moves away from the relegation zone from the category. Meanwhile, for Fulham, a 1-0 victory is enough to impose itself on Lampard's Coventry.
CHELSEA-TOTTENHAM 0-2
Stamford Bridge hosts the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham, a match where Kinsky becomes the main protagonist of the first half. If the first half ends goalless, a large part of the credit goes to the Spurs goalkeeper, who is attentive to stop the attacks of Palmer and Henderson.
At the start of the second half, De Zerbi loses Maddison, who had just returned from a long absence, to injury. The Englishman's condition remains to be seen. Kinsky also stops Pedro Neto, before Tottenham's goal of the game: Penders, who was on the bench after surgery on his jaw, does not properly clear a corner kick and ends up scoring an own goal in the 77th minute. Three minutes later, Chelsea are still down to ten men, as Palmer is sent off for accumulating yellow cards. Spurs then seal the match in the 87th minute with Tel.
ARSENAL-EVERTON 2-0
It took Arteta's team just seven minutes to take the lead. After Odegaard's corner, the ball was struck by Gabriel, hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field, where Konsa was the quickest and sent it into the net. The Gunners, as usual after taking the lead, managed possession and, thanks to constant pressing in the attacking phase, did not allow their opponents to get into the game. Everton's only chance came in the 44th minute, with Barry, but his shot from the center of the area was stopped by Raya.
The second half unfolded in a similar fashion, until the 55th minute, when Gabriel made a wrong move with his knee and was left lying on the field. At first, the defender seemed to be in a lot of pain, but then recovered and continued the game, before scoring the 2-0 goal in the 68th minute. This time too, the action started with a corner kick. After the ball was cleared by the defense, the Arsenal players reorganized and the ball reached White, who with a beautiful cross found the head of the Brazilian center-back. Everton's reaction was lukewarm, while Dewsbury-Hall's shots first and then Kacney's failed to trouble the opposing defense. The match ended 2-0. After eight weeks, Arsenal and Manchester City have separated at the top of the standings, with equal points.
In the next match at 16:00, Fulham also wins at Coventry, thanks to a goal from Bobb in the 80th minute.
