City are still struggling to overcome the loss of Rodri and it showed as they flirted with dropping points to Fulham

Liverpool will head into the international break top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace before champions Manchester City and Arsenal both recovered from going behind to claim home wins on Saturday.

Arne Slot has now won nine of his first 10 games since succeeding Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but was frustrated that the visitors invited a late onslaught from the winless Eagles.

The English Premier League’s top three starting to creep ahead of the rest, while there was golf, cricket and even some snooker updates.

Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal all came through tough tests to maintain their respective Premier League title challenges on Saturday.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Liverpool will head into the international break top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace before champions Manchester City and Arsenal both recovered from going behind to claim home wins on Saturday.

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win on Saturday.Leicester secured their first league win of the season as Facundo Buonanotte's strike beat Bournemouth 1-0.

Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all signed off for the October international break with wins to consolidate their spots in the Premier League's top three

Liverpool will be top of the table until after the international break, following a narrow 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Reds got all three points at Selhurst Park, thanks to Diogo Jota’s first-half finish.

Arsenal recovered from a goal down to defeat Southampton and follow in the footsteps of Manchester United by reaching a famous Premier League milestone.