EPL Saturday: Arsenal Drawn by Sunderland At The Emirates

Even including that slip, the match was relatively evenly played. Neither side looked capable of distinguishing themselves from the other, though that error allowed City to contain the match. An event-less second half kept the play even, leading to City’s 1-0 win.

The loss keeps Newcastle ninth when a win would have sent them into seventh. For Everton, they’re in the top half for the first time this year, siting 10th. Their goal difference is even, and they’re six point clear of the drop.

But a match that looked destined to be Fulham’s 15th draw ended with the Cottagers getting full points. The win vaults Mark Hughes’s side into 10th place, while Blackburn, in 14th place, is only two points above the drop.

Marc Albrighton has yet to score in a match that Aston Villa have won, so...there’s that.

The Hammers are beating Stoke at their own goal. They’ve started titans to fight titans, and in the process are 45 minutes away from climbing above Birmingham, out of the drop.

The teams head in to grab their tea with the score level at 1-1. With Bolton just starting to find their attack in the last five minutes or so of play, Villa will have to be on the defensive. Yet with a back line featuring three out of four inexperienced defenders, it will be a battle for the visitors to keep even one point.

In the moments after the goal, Everton looked noticeable more confident on the ball, maintaining more control through midfield. The early match lulls have been shaken off. The Toffee absences have been forgetting. David Moyes’s team has a 2-1 lead at St. James’s Park.