Martin Odegaard scored his first goal since he made his permanent switch to Arsenal from Real Madrid on Saturday to further lessen the pressure on Mikel Arteta. Sadio Mane enabled Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table.
Defending champions Manchester City dropped two points at home to Southampton after a rather disappointing 0-0 stalemate while struggling Wolves lost their fourth match in five against 10-man Brentford.
Arsenal was at the bottom of the table before last week’s fixtures but consecutive wins against Norwich and Burnley lifted them to the comparative comfort of 12th spot before the late kick-off between Aston Villa and Everton.
