Liverpool registered a historic win in their seven-goal blitz of Crystal Palace and the records of an unwanted kind kept coming for Arsenal in their defeat to Everton.
The reigning Premier League champions opened up a five-point lead at the top, with Merseyside rivals Everton their closest challengers after beating an Arsenal side slipping further into the abyss with each passing game.
Manchester City also got back to winning ways thanks to a Raheem Sterling-inspired success at Southampton, while Newcastle United and Fulham played out a draw at St James Park in the late kick-off.
Here is the pick of the Opta facts from Saturday s action in the Premier League.
The story of Saturday
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick did not want to speculate about the time Marc-Andre ter Stegen could spend on the sidelines after the injury the goalkeeper suffered against Villarreal.
Barcelona maintained their perfect start in LaLiga by winning 5-1 on Sunday.
However, the win was marred by possibly a season-ending injury of their goalkeeper, who had to be taken off in the first half.
It looks like a serious injury, he felt it, you could see it on the pitch, Flick told reporters.
Ter Stegen fell badly after jumping for a ball just before half-time and was visibly in pain as he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.
Hansi Flick talks about Barça s big 5-1 win over Villarreal.
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Pele has moved to calm fears over his health as the Brazil great spoke positively about the colon tumour treatment he is undergoing in Sao Paulo.
In a message to his followers on Instagram, the 81-year-old showed a clenched fist and smiled from his hospital bed.
The three-time World Cup winner required an operation to remove a colon tumour in September and has since continued having chemotherapy as part of the rehabilitation process.
Hospital Albert Einstein confirmed on Wednesday that Pele had been hospitalised again, stating he was in a stable condition and on course to go home within days.
Pele confirmed that is his intention, as he wrote: Friends, since September 30th, when I left the hospital, you know that I have been having small chemotherapy s…
Marco Reus has labelled Borussia Dortmund s heavy 5-2 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen a catastrophic day for the club.
The sides traded early own goals, but Dortmund were 3-1 down by the 28th minute and then conceded twice more in the second half before Steffen Tigges late consolation.
After six wins in a row in this fixture, BVB were beaten at home by Leverkusen for the first time since 2014 and conceded five at home to their North Rhine-Westphalia rivals for the first time ever; Leverkusen had never previously netted more than three in Dortmund.
Dortmund actually matched Leverkusen in terms of expected goals, with both teams creating chances worth 1.86 xG, but Reus was not looking for excuses.
Although his side remain second in the Bundesliga, they a…
Marc-Andre ter Stegen has undergone treatment on a knee injury, Barcelona have announced.
The Germany international has had what Barcelona described as a therapeutic procedure on the patellar tendon of his right knee.
Ter Stegen announced on May 17 that he would miss the Euro 2020 finals in order to make a full recovery.
His decision came after Barca s shock home defeat to Celta Vigo meant they could no longer win the LaLiga title.
I have decided together with the medical team of the club that I will do a complementary intervention on my knee, Ter Stegen said via an Instagram post.
I m sad that I will miss Euro 2020 this summer with Germany. For the first time in many years I will be a fan at home supporting my country, I hope we win it!
Dele Alli has revealed he was sexually abused at the age of six and was dealing drugs two years later – while a recent fight against a sleeping pill addiction led to a six-week stay at a rehab clinic.
The Everton midfielder has seen his football career stall in recent seasons but has now spoken on the reasons behind a mental health battle that saw him contemplate hanging up his boots at the age of 24.
In an emotional interview, the England international fought back tears as he laid bare his difficult upbringing before he was adopted by the Hickford family – saying he was “molested” at the age of six.
Speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap podcast in partnership with Sky Bet, Alli said: “(Childhood) is something I haven’t really spoken about that much…
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City s wild 4-3 win over Newcastle United is a good lesson ahead of the Champions League final against Chelsea.
City returned to the pitch for the first time since clinching the Premier League title this week and Guardiola s side survived a seven-goal shoot-out on Friday.
Powered by a Ferran Torres hat-trick, City erased two deficits to set an English record with their 12th consecutive away win – one more milestone after securing their third league title in four years on Tuesday.
Following one or two days of distractions and just one training session, manager Guardiola said he was not expecting perfection against Newcastle as he made five changes to his XI, including giving 35-year-old goalkeeper Scott Carson his club debut.
Luke Williams feels Swansea City suffered for not pressing home their advantage during the 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
The spoils were shared at the Swansea.com Stadium, where Ben Cabango volleyed the hosts into a 15th-minute lead from Eom Ji-sung s corner.
However, the Swans could not extend their advantage with Ollie Cooper hitting the post, and were pegged back in the 76th minute via another corner as Jason Knight headed in Scott Twine s set-piece delivery.
Williams side missed the chance to move up to seventh in the Championship and within three points of leaders West Bromwich Albion and the head coach rued his side s second-half performance.
The first half, we looked a pretty good side and made the breakthrough, which is important, he said. But in t…
This weekend could perhaps spell the end of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s Manchester United tenure, and opponents Tottenham have a player capable of causing real damage.
Elsewhere, the form of Manchester City s sort-of-striker Gabriel Jesus and Newcastle United s possibly-only-striker Callum Wilson make them worthy considerations for your fantasy teams for this weekend.
There is also a more surprising pick from Southampton who could offer some real value.
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It was a signing that did more to raise supporter eyebrows than excitement levels, but Aaron Ramsdale is beginning to prove his worth for Arsenal.
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Italy made a commanding return to major tournament football as they opened Euro 2020 with a comfortable 3-0 win over Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Friday.
The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup but have since rebuilt under Roberto Mancini, who appears to have transformed them into a credible force that dealt with one of the competition s supposed dark horses with relative ease.
Not that it was all plain sailing, however. Andrea Bocelli s pre-match rendition of Nessun Dorma – or let no one sleep in English – was seemingly not heeded amid a dour first half, though one flashpoint just before the interval saw Italy denied a penalty.
Mancini s side eventually opened the scoring soon after half-time as Juventus defender Merih Demiral…