Eze left the Eagles to join Arsenal in a \u00a360 million ($122 million) deal in August and his first Premier League goal was decisive as Mikel Arteta\u2019s men were again able to lean on their set-piece prowess and a solid defence.<\/p>\n
The England international blasted in on the volley after Palace failed to clear Declan Rice\u2019s free-kick six minutes before half-time.<\/p>\n
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Arsenal again failed to hit top gear going forward, but didn\u2019t need to as they kept a 10th clean sheet in 13 games in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe technique from Eze is unbelievable. We needed something special,\u201d said Arteta.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t score a second goal and when you don\u2019t do that you are in danger, but we restricted them to very little.\u201d <\/p>\n
Arsenal’s English midfielder #10 Eberechi Eze (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 26, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS \/ AFP) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club\/league\/player publications. \/Source: AFP<\/p>\n
The only concern for Arteta was the sight of Rice and William Saliba having to be replaced in the second half due to injury.<\/p>\n
Arsenal now lead fifth-placed City by six points and have a seven-point cushion over Liverpool in seventh.<\/p>\n
– Haaland streak ends –<\/p>\n
City appeared to be emerging as Arsenal\u2019s biggest obstacle in the title race after a nine-game unbeaten run.<\/p>\n
But Pep Guardiola\u2019s men lost at Villa Park for the third consecutive season as Erling Haaland\u2019s 12-game scoring streak came to an end.<\/p>\n
Matty Cash\u2019s stunning strike from outside the box on 19 minutes secured a fourth consecutive league win for Villa as Unai Emery\u2019s men climb to seventh.<\/p>\n
TOPSHOT – Aston Villa’s Polish defender #02 Matty Cash celebrates scoring the opening goal for 1-0 during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on October 26, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS \/ AFP) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club\/league\/player publications. \/Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Haaland had a late goal ruled out for offside, but City\u2019s lack of goal threat other than the Norwegian finally cost the visitors.<\/p>\n
No City player other than Haaland has scored in the Premier League for a month. \u201cWe were not aggressive enough,\u201d said a disappointed Guardiola. <\/p>\n
Spurs captain Micky van de Ven scored twice as Tottenham inflicted Everton\u2019s first defeat at the new Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n
Pape Mate Sarr added a third late on to continue Tottenham\u2019s strong start under Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 26: Micky van de Ven of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Brennan Johnson during the Premier League match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Hill Dickinson Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Bournemouth climbed up to second as Forest\u2019s struggles continued despite a change in management.<\/p>\n
Sean Dyche got his reign off to a winning start against Porto in the Europa League on Thursday, but Forest remain in the bottom three after they were convincingly beaten on the south coast.<\/p>\n
The loss was a crash back down to earth after that big win in Europe, after which star player Morgan Gibbs-White appeared to take a swipe at sacked boss Ange Postecoglou, saying: \u201cI feel like I can finally breathe\u201d. <\/p>\n
Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring for the Cherries directly from a corner as the swirling wind caught out Matz Sels.<\/p>\n
Eli Junior Kroupi then blasted in his fourth goal in six Premier League games to double Bournemouth\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n
TOPSHOT – Bournemouth’s French striker #22 Eli Junior Kroupi (C) celebrates scoring their second goal for 2-0 during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK \/ AFP) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club\/league\/player publications. \/Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Wolves remain bottom of the table after Burnley edged a 3-2 thriller in stoppage time at Molineux thanks to Lyle Foster.<\/p>\n
At the end of the match, manager Vitor Pereira was seen in a heated exchange with his own fans who were reportedly chanting \u201cyou\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I said to the fans was that we worked a lot and we need to fight together,\u201d Pereira said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI understand the frustration but what I must say to them is that if we fight united with them we can win games and compete. If I were a fan at the end of this game I\u2019d feel proud of my team.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo months ago they were singing my name thanks to the work we did last season (when Pereira kept Wolves up comfortably after arriving in mid-season). Now they sing my name maybe to sack me but this is football.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zian Flemming\u2019s double put the visitors 2-0 up inside 30 minutes but Wolves hit back before half-time through Jorgen Strand Larsen and Marshall Munetsi.<\/p>\n
Foster\u2019s late strike propelled the Clarets five points clear of the relegation zone and left Wolves now six points adrift of safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal stretched their Premier League lead to four points as Eberechi Eze\u2019s goal beat his former club Crystal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2620,144826,42662,55835,112124,17062,69240,144833,70375,47064,70376,6254,2057,6231,6234,6246,144830,2105,5511,43,53071,2022,144834,144828,11999,6255,144829,44,3583,70369,120755,1614,104864,144827,141448,144835,6228,6229,144831,46409,144832,2639,22294,23063,41,39,42,40,70380,3586,6237,22705],"class_list":{"0":"post-242865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-agence-france-presse","9":"tag-arsenal-v","10":"tag-brennan-johnson","11":"tag-brighton","12":"tag-carl-recine","13":"tag-city-of-birmingham","14":"tag-city-of-liverpool","15":"tag-city-player","16":"tag-club-league-logos","17":"tag-declan-rice","18":"tag-english-midfielder","19":"tag-europa-league","20":"tag-europe","21":"tag-fixture-lists","22":"tag-football-match","23":"tag-football-news","24":"tag-french-striker","25":"tag-getty-images-inc","26":"tag-glyn-kirk","27":"tag-headlines","28":"tag-jorgen-strand-larsen","29":"tag-london","30":"tag-lyle-foster","31":"tag-man-utd-power","32":"tag-manchester-city-football-club","33":"tag-manchester-united-football-club","34":"tag-micky-van","35":"tag-news","36":"tag-northern-europe","37":"tag-online-in-match","38":"tag-opening-goal","39":"tag-premier-league","40":"tag-relegation-zone","41":"tag-scoring-streak","42":"tag-sean-dyche","43":"tag-shock-contender","44":"tag-single-club-league-player-publications","45":"tag-social-media-in-match","46":"tag-spurs-captain","47":"tag-stoppage-time","48":"tag-third-straight-premier-league","49":"tag-thomas-h-frank","50":"tag-title-race","51":"tag-title-rivals","52":"tag-top-news","53":"tag-top-stories","54":"tag-topnews","55":"tag-topstories","56":"tag-unauthorised-audio","57":"tag-united-kingdom","58":"tag-video-emulation","59":"tag-william-saliba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}