London, Dec. 21 -- Arsenal will be top of the Premier League at Christmas thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Everton on Saturday.
Viktor Gyokeres' thumping 27th-minute penalty, awarded after a handball by Jake O'Brien, separated the two sides and ensured Arsenal stayed ahead after Manchester City had put Mikel Arteta's team under intense pressure earlier in the day.
Erling Haaland was on target twice as Manchester City breezed past West Ham United 3-0. The Norwegian opened the scoring in the fifth minute, set up Tijjani Reijnders to double the lead before halftime, and then netted his second in the 69th minute.
Newcastle United will be frustrated to have taken only a point at home to Chelsea after Nick Woltemade gave them a 2-0 lead...