Premier League Roundup: Arsenal Maintain Top Spot, Chelsea StumblePremier League Roundup: Arsenal Maintain Top Spot, Chelsea Stumble Arsenal’s dominant start to the 2022/23 Premier League campaign continued on Matchday 13, as they extended their lead at the summit of the table. Meanwhile, reigning champions Chelsea suffered a setback with an unexpected home loss. Arsenal Thrash Brighton, Extend Lead Arsenal welcomed Brighton & Hove Albion to the Emirates Stadium and produced a clinical performance to earn an emphatic 4-2 victory. Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring early on, while Martin Ødegaard, Bukayo Saka, and Eddie Nketiah added to the tally. Brighton’s Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay scored consolation goals. With the win, Arsenal maintained their two-point advantage over Manchester City, who had also won their match against Leicester City. The Gunners now have 34 points from 13 games, while City have 32. Chelsea Stumble at Home to Brentford In the biggest surprise of Matchday 13, Chelsea were stunned by Brentford at Stamford Bridge. The visitors took the lead through Yoane Wissa and doubled their advantage with Bryan Mbeumo’s goal. Although Kai Havertz pulled one back for Chelsea, they were unable to find an equalizer. The 2-1 loss was Chelsea’s first home defeat in the Premier League since January 2022. It was also only their second defeat of the season, but it saw them slip to fifth in the table, nine points behind Arsenal. Other Notable Results * Manchester City defeated Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal of the game in the second half. * Newcastle United remained third in the table with a 3-0 victory over Everton at St. James’ Park. Miguel Almirón, Callum Wilson, and Joelinton were on the scoresheet for the Magpies. * Manchester United continued their resurgence under Erik ten Hag with a 2-1 win over Fulham at Old Trafford. Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford scored for United, while Daniel James scored a consolation for Fulham. * Liverpool’s struggles continued with a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal of the game in the first half. Upcoming Fixtures Matchday 14 of the Premier League will take place over the weekend of November 12-13. Arsenal will face Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea will travel to Arsenal, and Manchester City will host Fulham.
