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Cherries on top and Forest dream of Europe...Five Premier League talking points from Matchday Ten

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Cherries on top and Forest dream of Europe...Five Premier League talking points from Matchday TenDAZN

We are now ten games into the Premier League season, and it's Liverpool who now lead the way after a dramatic weekend.

The Reds 2-1 victory over Brighton saw them overtake Manchester City after they suffered a surprising setback away at Bournemouth. While at the other end, there are two sides STILL waiting for an elusive first win of the campaign. 
 

Here are the five biggest talking points from Matchday ten. 

Cherries on top 

Last week, there looked to be a danger of Manchester City cruising to another title win this season, but what a difference seven days make in Premier League football. On Saturday, Pep Guardiola's men suffered their first league defeat of the season, their first Premier League loss in 32 games, and were leapfrogged by Liverpool at the top of the table. Title race very much on. 

Bournemouth were good for the win , too. Having already beaten Arsenal at the Vitality this season, Andoni Iraola showed again the incredible work he's done with the Cherries by coming out deserved winners against the reigning champions. Not only is the win a huge feather in the cap of the Spanish boss and Bournemouth's rise under him but it is also great news for the Premier League as a whole. 

Not only does it show that City are there to be competed with, but also means they could actually be a battle at the top for the title after all. Game on. 

Arsenal out of the race? 

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Manchester City's loss was great news for Liverpool, who went two points clear at the summit after their comeback victory against Brighton, but Arsenal failed to take advantage of the situation at Newcastle

Alexander Iska's bullet header, like something from the Premier League archives, was enough to condemn the Gunners to their second defeat of the campaign and now leaves the club seven points off the top of the table. It may only be November, and the season ten games old, but given the small room for error in battling City in title races, there's a fear that it's already too late for Mikel Arteta's side

It's now three without a win for Arsenal, and next up it's a London derby with Chelsea - who have already jumped above them in the Premier League table. 

 

Seeing the Wood amongst the trees 

 

Liverpool are top, Manchester City are second, but who's that sitting in third place? Why it's Nottingham Forest, thanks to their incredible start to the season. Forest fans are getting 1995 vibes from their team's nosebleed run to the top four, but it's not Stan Collymore and Bryan Roy lighting up the City Ground but a new generation - led by a throwback striker. 

Chris Wood was once again on the scoresheet as Forest blew away West Ham 3-0 on Saturday, netting his eighth goal of the season, but Nuno Espirito Santo's side have been impressive throughout - especially defensively.

What many thought would be another season looking at the wrong end of the table could now be an unlikely charge for the top six for the two-time European champions. 

What is Spursey? 

Week-to-week it's hard to grasp what kind of Tottenham team we are seeing in the Premier League this season. Last week's disappointing defeat to winless Crystal Palace was followed up by their best performance of the season as they thrashed high-flying Aston Villa. 

The 4-1 win was all the more impressive after Spurs went behind in this game to a first-half goal from Morgan Rodgers, but Ange Postecoglou's side rallied in the second period and, led by Dominic Solanke, notched an eye-catching victory. 

Since the start of last season, Tottenham have won 10 Premier League matches in which they conceded the first goal, the joint-most of any team, along with Manchester City. Proving that Ange-Ball is alive and well - and has fans excited to see where it could lead them this campaign. 

STILL no win 

It's now November, but there is still no win for both Ipswich and Wolves in the Premier League this season. Wolves would have taken some heart from a point gained at home to Crystal Palace, even though Gary O'Neil really does need some victories under his belt. 

However, it's Ipswich who, yet again, can feel hard done by. Not only were they on the end of some debatable refereeing decisions against Leicester, but also saw victory snatched away from them thanks to a 94th-minute Jordan Ayew equaliser.

The Tractor Boys haven't looked out of place in the top flight this year, but until they taste a victory soon, relegation feels inevitable. 

 

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