Arsenal, with a lot of luck and two own goals the day before, kept their lead, but Manchester City and Aston Villa continue to put pressure on them.
The Citizens routinely skipped Selhurst Park and defeated Crystal Palace 3-0, while the Birmingham club defeated West Ham in London (3-2) in one of the most memorable matches.
Pep Guardiola's team remains two points behind the leaders after 16 rounds of the Premier League, while Unai Emery's men are three points behind.
The round also marked the return of the famous and heated Tyne-Wear derby in the north of England, and in the first match since 2016, Sunderland celebrated - the "Black Cats" were, thanks to Niko Voltemade's effective own goal defeated Newcastle (1:0).
If anyone was wondering how much these two teams dislike each other, perhaps the best indication is the scoreboard at the Stadium of Light, which read: Sunderland - Away 1:0.
City don't have to worry when Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are in top form - that's been evident this season, and the match in south London showed it.
Norwegian With two new goals (a header and a penalty), he reached an unreal number of 17 in the Premier League this season, and The Englishman scored a great goal for 2:0 made the match not complicated for the "citizens".
The match at the Olympic Stadium showed why Morgan Rodgers is one of the best midfielders on the Island - his two goals helped Aston Villa to another big victory. And this after losing 1:0 and 2:1 to West Ham.
A special feat was Rodgers' goal for 3:2 and victory., and besides him, West Ham's goal was scored by Hammers' stopper Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Nuno Espirito Santo's team was not helped by goals from Mateusz Fernandes and Jerrod Bowen.
The news from the Island is another defeat for Tottenham, which was obviously not helped by the appointment of Thomas Frank as coach. Nottingham taught the Spurs a lesson, winning convincingly 3-0 with goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi (two) and Ibrahima Sangare.
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