Arsenal beat Hull City 1-0 on Sunday to keep their Premier League campaign on course. Noni Madueke, who has found a new level since arriving at the club, was again at the centre of their attacking play. Hull defended deep for long stretches and made the home side work for the opening.
Elsewhere, Leeds United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Elland Road. It was a scrappy, physical game decided by a single moment, and it leaves Spurs with questions about their away form. Fulham and Newcastle United drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage in the day's other completed fixture.
Madueke's step up
Madueke's run of form has become one of the stories of Arsenal's season. The winger has been asked to do more than beat his man: he is dropping inside, combining with the midfield and arriving in the box later. Coaches have credited him with reading space better and choosing simpler options in the final third.
For Hull, the defeat is another lesson in the gap between the Championship and the top flight. The side competed for an hour but ran out of the ball and legs as Arsenal increased the tempo after the break.
The wider weekend
The Premier League results arrived alongside a busy global sports calendar. Mercedes went into the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with a chance to seal the Formula One constructors' championship, a scenario that would cap a strong second half of the season. The WTA Finals continued at Indian Wells, where the field was down to the last contenders for the year-end title.
Cricket audiences were also following South Africa's tour of Australia, with spinner Simon Harmer drawing attention after a strong performance against the hosts.
What comes next
Clubs now head into a short break before a congested run of league and European fixtures. Arsenal's squad depth will be tested, particularly in wide areas where Madueke has carried a heavy load. Leeds will try to build on a result that gives their season momentum, while Tottenham must fix a pattern of slow starts away from home.