London, Feb 8 (NationPress) Arsenal triumphed over a resilient Sunderland side, asserting their dominance at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at home on Saturday. This win puts them nine points ahead of both Manchester City and Aston Villa.

In the 42nd minute, Leandro Trossard assisted Martin Zubimendi, breaking Sunderland's early resistance. Shortly after, Kai Havertz showcased the depth of Mikel Arteta's attacking lineup by setting up Viktor Gyokeres, who had just come off the bench, to extend the lead. Gyokeres capped off his impressive performance with a second goal, sealing the match at 3-0 during injury time, as reported by Xinhua.

Meanwhile, Manchester City is set for a challenging away fixture against Liverpool this Saturday.

Aston Villa faced a setback, being held to a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. Unai Emery's team initially took the lead with a goal from Morgan Rogers, assisted by Jadon Sancho, only for Rayan to equalize in the 55th minute.

Manchester United continued their resurgence under Michael Carrick with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham. The scoring commenced with Bryan Mbeumo in the 38th minute, followed by Bruno Fernandes securing the win with a goal nine minutes before the end, assisted by Diogo Dalot. The Spurs were reduced to ten men early on when Cristian Romero was sent off in the 29th minute.

Cole Palmer netted a hat-trick in Chelsea's 3-1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring penalties in the 13th and 35th minutes and adding a third just three minutes later. Tolu Arokodare managed to score for Wolverhampton in the 53rd minute, but Chelsea maintained their lead, marking four consecutive league wins under Liam Rosenior.

Brentford secured a thrilling 3-2 win against Newcastle United in a match filled with momentum shifts. Sven Botman opened the scoring for Newcastle, but Vitaly Janelt leveled the match. Igor Thiago's penalty gave Brentford a first-half lead, only for Bruno Guimaraes to equalize from the spot in the 79th minute. Dango Ouattara then struck a late winner, lifting Brentford to seventh place.

Everton staged a comeback to beat Fulham 2-1 in a match that saw two own goals. Vitalii Mykolenko inadvertently redirected Raul Jimenez's shot into his own net, but Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalized with 15 minutes remaining before Fulham's goalkeeper Bernd Leno accidentally conceded an own goal in the closing moments.

West Ham kept their hopes for survival alive with a 2-0 win against Burnley, who are struggling with a 16-match winless streak. Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the 13th minute, followed by Valentin Castellanos adding a second in the 26th minute, leaving Burnley unable to respond.

Leeds United moved closer to securing their safety with a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. Jayden Bogle and Noah Okafor scored in the 26th and 30th minutes, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin added a third early in the second half, with Ilia Gruev providing two assists.