Gabriel sends Arsenal top as Newcastle move into third

By Boluwatife Fasasi

Gunners defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge while Miguel Almiron scores again and Liverpool beat Spurs.

Gabriel's second-half goal sent Arsenal two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Chelsea.

After dominating for long periods of the contest, Arsenal claimed the decisive goal on 63 minutes when Chelsea failed to deal with Bukayo Sako's corner and Gabriel had the last touch just before the ball crossed the line.

Mikel Arteta's side, the only team to score in every Premier League match this season, are on 34 points having won six of their last seven league fixtures.

Chelsea, without a win in four Premier League matches, are seventh on 21 points.

Almiron scores again

Miguel Almiron was the inspiration as Newcastle United moved up to third place with a 4-1 victory that keeps Southampton in the bottom three.

Almiron fired Newcastle ahead on 35 minutes for his fourth goal in four matches. The Paraguay international is now only the second non-Englishman after Papiss Demba Cisse to achieve this feat.

Substitute Chris Wood and Joe Willock, both with their first goals of the season, made the score 3-0 early in the second half.

Romain Perraud reduced the arrears on 89 minutes but Bruno Guimaraes restored Newcastle's three-goal cushion in stoppage time with a fine finish.

Newcastle's fourth straight victory puts them on 27 points. Southampton are 18th with 12.