Manchester United earned the most significant result of the weekend by winning 3-2 at leaders Arsenal, while Manchester City and Aston Villa picked up victories to narrow the gap to four points.
Elsewhere, Bournemouth grabbed a late 3-2 win against Liverpool and Chelsea topped 10-man Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park.
Based on Flashscore's player ratings system, it's time to put together our Premier League Team of the Week.
Goalkeeper
Martin Dubravka (Burnley) - 8.2
Burnley's Martin Dubravka earned his wages as he was tested in the Clarets' 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham.
He made nine saves at Turf Moor to prevent 1.32 goals, with his best coming late in the game as he clawed a Mathys Tel effort away.
Defenders
Joachim Andersen (Fulham) - 8.1
Joachim Andersen put together a strong performance in Fulham's late 2-1 win at home to Brighton.
While winning six duels and making eight clearances, Andersen assisted Fulham's opener with a super long ball to find Samuel Chukwueze.
The pass was recorded to be 76.5 yards and is the longest distance for an assist in the Premier League so far this season.
Cristian Romero (Tottenham) - 8.0
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero came up clutch again as he netted a 90th-minute equaliser for his struggling side at Burnley.
The Argentina international won 10 duels and four tackles and rescued his team a point with a diving header.
Oliver Scarles (West Ham) - 7.8
Young West Ham defender Oliver Scarles was solid as the Hammers beat Sunderland 3-1 to make it three straight wins in all competitions.
Scarles, 20, won a penalty after being tripped in the box following some good interplay with Crysencio Summerville.
Midfielders
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) - 8.3
Jarrod Bowen recorded a goal and an assist in what was an excellent attacking display during West Ham's win.
His perfect cross was met by the head of Summerville for their opener before he tucked a penalty right into the bottom corner.
Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) - 8.3
The resurgent Emiliano Buendia enjoyed his outing at Newcastle as he netted a stunner in their 2-0 win.
The Argentine broke the deadlock at St James' Park by bending in a dipping, curled effort into the far corner.
Anton Stach (Leeds) - 8.0
Leeds' Anton Stach put in the hard yards in a rounded display in their 1-1 draw at Everton on Monday night.
His cross was eventually put away by James Justin to kick off the scoring, while he also won eight duels and made four clearances.
Matheus Fernandes (West Ham) - 7.9
Matheus Fernandes bossed the midfield battle against Sunderland and scored a 30-yard peach to make it 3-0 before half-time.
The 21-year-old Portuguese won all seven of his ground duels contested and made a game-high 13 accurate final-third passes.
Brazil star Estevao produced a top performance for Chelsea during their win at Crystal Palace.
The 18-year-old scored an electric opener on a quick counter-attack and turned provider with a clipped pass for Joao Pedro's second-half strike.
Forwards
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) - 8.0
Standing in for the benched Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush needed just six minutes to make his mark against Wolves.
The Egyptian netted Matheus Nunes' inviting cross to hand City an early lead over the league's bottom club.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) - 8.0
Substitute Taiwo Awoniyi made his minutes count as he helped Nottingham Forest to an eventual 2-0 win on their travels to Brentford.
Nigeria's Awoniyi came on for goalscorer Igor Jesus and netted a crucial second for Forest following a great bit of individual play out wide.
