Gameweek 10 of the 2024/25 Premier League season was an absolute blast for football enthusiasts, featuring shocking upsets, comeback wins, and hard-fought draws.
Liverpool seized the initiative to go top of the table while Manchester City and Arsenal were shocked in their respective away games. Tottenham, meanwhile, thumped Aston Villa, while Chelsea grabbed a point at Old Trafford.
Let’s take a look at all the action from Gameweek 10.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal started as heavy favourites against a struggling and inconsistent Newcastle side. However, playing at home, the Magpies struck the telling—and only—blow in the 12th minute when Anthony Gordon’s cross was converted by Alexander Isak’s header.
Arsenal did have a chance to equalise through Bukayo Saka later on, but his shot went wide of the post. Newcastle also tried to threaten at the other end but failed to double their advantage before the break.
The second half saw Newcastle start again on the front foot, creating opportunities through Joe Willock and Isak. Arsenal didn’t have many clear-cut chances, and the best one fell to Declan Rice in stoppage time, but he fluffed the chance to score from a free header at the far post.
The Gunners have now dropped points in two consecutive Gameweeks and were beaten deservedly by Edie Howe’s men.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Bournemouth 2-1 Man City
The Cherries achieved the unbelievable when they beat Man City for the first time ever in the Premier League. Andoni Iraola’s team are no pushovers at home as they proved by beating Arsenal at the Vitality a few weeks back.
Against the Cityzens, Bournemouth started with great intensity and courage. They immediately forced a double save from City goalkeeper Ederson through goal-ward bound shots from Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert. Eight minutes later, they couldn’t be denied when fullback Milos Kerkez’ pass found Semenyo, who didn’t miss this time.
Bournemouth now had a shock lead, and City hardly looked like they could equalise. The hosts were the better side in the first half and went into the break with a well-earned 1-0 lead, which could have been bigger if not for Ederson.
The second half saw Evanilson almost double the advantage 40 seconds in, but Ederson saved his team again with another superb save. On the other end, Phil Foden missed the target from a Matheus Nunes cutback and Bournemouth punished the visitors as Evanilson found another superb pass from Kerkez and managed to toe it past Ederson.
Now 2-0 down, City responded typically and clawed one back as an unmarked Joško Gvardiol scored from a free header in the 82nd minute. City then almost equalised through Erling Haaland, but his shot was saved spectacularly by Mark Travers before bouncing off the post.
The Cherries deservedly took the three points, ending in the process Man City’s amazing unbeaten 32-game run and leaving Pep Guardiola with some serious defensive issues to solve.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
Liverpool played the Seagulls for a second time in three days after beating them in the Carabao Cup earlier in the week. However, the visitors were the ones who started in impressive fashion as they beat the Liverpool press with ease and took the lead in the 14th minute—a Kaoru Mitoma pass went into the box and Ferdi Kadioglu latched onto it, putting the ball past Caoimhín Kelleher. Brighton almost doubled their lead when Georginio Rutter missed a 1v1 chance, forcing Kelleher into a brilliant save. Danny Welbeck also narrowly missed a free kick.
Liverpool had to turn things around in the second half, and it showed in their intensity after the break. They started to keep more possession and put the Seagulls under intense pressure, with Mohamed Salah coming close to equalise, but Bart Verbruggen made an extraordinary save to deny the Egyptian.
Liverpool’s inevitable equaliser arrived in the 72nd minute through a curling cross from Cody Gakpo, which evaded everyone and landed into the far corner to the home fans’ delight. Two minutes later, Salah collected the ball from Curtis Jones on the counter, cut back in on to his left foot, and curled it past the Brighton goalkeeper. Now behind a goal, the Seagulls did try to get back into the game, but Liverpool’s stout defence in the last fifteen minutes saw them hold on to a precious three-point haul in the same week both Arsenal and Man City dropped points. Arne Slot’s men are now top of the table.
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Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Ipswich Town 1-1 Leicester City
Ipswich Town were still looking for their first win of the season and looked like getting it before Kalvin Phillips was sent off for a second yellow card offense. Ipswich had the majority of chances in the first half but mainly restricted to shots from outside the box with Conor Chaplin striking it wide off the post. The first half ended in a 0-0 scoreline.
Ipswich pushed for a goal after the restart and scored the opener through Leif Davis’s sumptuous volley into the far corner in the 55th minute. They were looking good for the three points and had a controversial penalty shout denied for a foul on Conor Chaplin in the box. Kalvin Phillips got sent off in the 77th minute to add to the home side’s consternation. The sending off gave Leicester the lifeline they needed and the Foxes started to take control of the game. They upped the ante in the dying minutes pushing for a leveller. Late drama ensued at the Portman Road Stadium as substitute Jordan Ayew played a quick 1-2 with Jamie Vardy before putting the ball into the far corner to grab a point for his side. Kieran Mckenna’s men must have felt hard done by as they were really good till that sending off changed the complexion of the game.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham
Nottingham Forest’s extraordinary start to the season continued as they beat a 10-men Hammers to get up to a surprising third position on the league table. Nottingham have been in inspired form under coach Nuno Espírito Santos. Forest took the lead through in-form marksman Chris Wood when he headed past ?ukasz Fabia?ski in the 27th minute. West Ham had a glorious opportunity to equalise when Lucas Paquetá struck wide from a loose ball into the box. To make matters worse for the Hammers, Edson Álvarez picked up a second yellow in a span of three minutes with his lunging tackle on Anthony Elanga at the end of the first half reducing West Ham to 10 men.
The numerical advantage did wonders for Forest as they doubled their advantage in the 65th minute through Callum Hudson Odoi’s curling shot which missed everyone including the West Ham keeper. Nottingham killed the game and West Ham hopes of getting something from the game through Ola Aina’s wonder strike from distance into the top left corner.
While Forest look like a completely different team under Nuno, West Ham’s abysmal season so far has put more pressure on Julen Lopetegui now.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Southampton 1-0 Everton
The Saints got their first win of the season beating the Merseyside Blues. The Saints dominated possession in the first half but couldn’t hit the target twice, once from Cameron Archer and then from Taylor Harwood-Bellis whose header went wide. A largely uneventful first half ended goalless.
Southampton were comfortably the second-best team in the second half as Everton created a flurry of chances but were far from clinical and paid the price. Saints’ goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was in the thick of the action, first saving Mangala’s powerful strike and then denying Michael Keane near post as his save deflected onto the post. Pushing for a win, Southampton found the winner in the 85th minute through Adam Armstrong who finished past Pickford from a Yukinari Sugawara pass into the box. Everton did try to retaliate and last weekend’s hero Beto came close with a shot off the crossbar and also scored late on but was denied for offside. A much-needed win for the Saints as this could kick start their season.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Wolves 2-2 Crystal Palace
The Eagles started the game with a positive intent even though they were without their main man Eberechi Eze due to an injury midweek. Kamada and Hughes forced saves from José Sá in a first half dominated by Crystal Palace. Pablo Sarabia probably had the most clear-cut chance of the half for Wolves when Matheus Cunha put in a sumptuous ball in his path only for Henderson to fling it out of harm’s way. The first half ended goalless.
Palace again started positively and scored through Trevoh Chalobah around the hour mark from a fabulous finish from a tight angle. Amidst home fans chanting against Manager Gary O’Neil who made three attacking substitutions to show courage and desperation and his team responded. Wolves equalised through Jørgen Strand Larsen in the 67th minute when Cunha put him through on goal unselfishly. Wolves took the lead five minutes later with Cunha again putting in a delightful pass to Gonçalo Guedes whose cut back found João Gomes to finish the move into the net. Palace did find the equaliser when Daniel Muñoz flicked on a header from a corner into the far post for Mark Guéhi to score in the 77th minute. Palace thought they had nicked it in stoppage time, only for Mateta to see a close-range finish chalked off for a foul on José Sá.
A frantic 20 minutes period in the second half saw four goals scored with neither team seizing control of the game, a draw was indeed a fair result.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Spurs 4-1 Aston Villa
Spurs decimated a hapless Aston Villa side in a hugely entertaining game coming from a goal behind and upping the ante in the second half. Villa took the early initiative though and scored through Morgan Rogers in the 32nd minute exposing Tottenham’s poor defending on setpieces. Spurs failed to respond and went into the break trailing by a goal.
However, the home side came back roaring in the second half and put the Villans to the sword. Brennan Johnson cancelled out Rogers first-half opener tapping in from a superb Son Heung-Min cross at the far post. Spurs took the lead through Dominic Solanke from a killer reverse ball by Dejan Kulusevski in the 72nd minute. Five minutes later, Solanke scored his second of the game with Richarlison turning provider this time and slotted past Emi Martínez to kill the game off. Spurs added further salt to the Aston Villa wounds when James Maddison scored a beauty from a freekick given for a foul on Dominic Solanke.
An emphatic second half display from Spurs with the three well-earned points.
Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 10 | Man United 1-1 Chelsea
A Super Sunday fixture between the Red Devils and the Blues, this game had a bite from the beginning with early confrontations between both sets of players. Fresh from a thumping win midweek under interim manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Manchester United started as the favourites at home but they were aware of the attacking prowess this young Chelsea side possesses. However, it was a largely uneventful and drab first half at times with only Noni Madueke and Marcus Rashford coming close with their shots hitting the crossbar.
The beginning of the second half saw more control and possession from United as they started to grow into the game and put pressure on the Chelsea backline. One such instance created an opportunity for Rasmus Højlund but he was felled by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez in the box resulting in a Man United penalty. Their captain, Bruno Fernandes stepped up and calmly converted the spot-kick in the 70th minute to the delight of the home fans. However, the ecstasy was short lived as Moisés Caicedo scored from a volley four minutes later to steal a point for the visitors. Garnacho was particularly wasteful for the Red Devils as he spurned several glorious opportunities.
Though both sides tried to grab all three points, neither could manage to score, sharing the spoils in this fixture.
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