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Flashpoints during the North London Derby and the match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace came after previous positive strides for football fans and crowd violence

Arsenal are top of the Premier League with an eight-point lead over Manchester City and despite seeing Mykhaylo Mudryk go to Chelsea, the Gunners are on the right path

Tottenham forward Richarlison clashed with Aaron Ramsdale at the end of Sunday's North London Derby after the Arsenal goalkeeper celebrated in front of Spurs fans

Tottenham suffered a haunting 2-0 defeat by Arsenal on Sunday for a fifth Premier League loss in their last nine fixtures, leaving them five points adrift of the top four

Arsenal are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table after beating Tottenham, while rivals Manchester City lost to Manchester United to lose more ground

Tottenham slipped to another defeat as they barely laid a glove on rivals Arsenal, who stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to eight points

TOTTENHAM 0-2 ARSENAL: Hugo Lloris' own-goal and Martin Odegaard's strike from range secured a deserved North London Derby triumph for the Gunners against Spurs

Chelsea lost to Fulham on Thursday night for a third defeat in a row, with only one victory in their last nine Premier League matches piling pressure on Graham Potter

Arsenal lost 3-0 at Tottenham in one of the lowest moments of Mikel Arteta's reign but the Gunners will travel across north London top of the Premier League this weekend

Arsenal Women face Chelsea at Emirates Stadium this weekend and are hoping for a record-crowd even though it is going head-to-head with the men's North London Derby

Harry Kane is out of contract at the end of next season and the England striker has a decision to make: stay and be a one-club man or go elsewhere in search of trophies

Darren Moore stunned Newcastle last weekend in the FA Cup but isn't a one-match wonder with Sheffield Wednesday second in League One and looking good for a Championship return

FULHAM 2-1 CHELSEA: Joao Felix is sent off on his Blues debut at Craven Cottage as Graham Potter slips to yet another defeat in the west London derby against in-form Fulham

Todd Boehly has committed to knocking down Stamford Bridge and building a new stadium in its place but that process will take half a decade and will need Chelsea to use a temporary home

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Agents are ready to take FIFA to court over a new regulation which will require them to take an exam before October 1 and capping contract negotiations and dual representation

Arsenal are set to begin installing eight pieces of new artwork from Thursday, January 12 onwards as they give Emirates Stadium a welcome facelift with nods to many icons

Emile Smith Rowe return to action for Arsenal against Oxford United in the FA Cup on Monday night after a four-month groin injury, but his problem has caused him pain since he was 18

Arsenal will take on their Premier League title rivals on a second front after setting up a fourth-round FA Cup tie against Manchester City with victory over Oxford

Customers have been identified as part of a major ongoing criminal investigation and police will knock on the doors of people to warn they could also face prosecution

OXFORD UNITED 0-3 ARSENAL: Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring and Eddie Nketiah struck twice as the Gunners set up a fourth-round FA Cup tie with Manchester City

Graham Potter might be under pressure externally, but inside Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea manager is being backed to keep his job and improve his squad in the transfer market

Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City: A second half Riyad Mahrez goal was the difference at Stamford Bridge as the pressure on under-fire Blues boss Graham Potter intensified with defeat

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) says it has written to the board seeking responses to “genuine concerns" at a time where fans are becoming increasingly vocal in their calls for chairman Daniel Levy to depart

Arsenal's rapid improvement, which has left them in the driving seat of the Premier League title race, has left some of their top-flight rivals scratching their heads

Antonio Conte is out of contract at the end of the season, albeit with a 12 month extension clause available to Tottenham, while making Spurs challengers for trophies will take much longer