Roberto Firmino scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Liverpool showed they mean business with a thumping 5-1 win against Arsenal on Saturday.
In Scotland, Rangers ended Brendan Rodgers' run of Old Firm dominance as Ryan Jack scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Celtic.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the weekend's best action in pictures.
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| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 50 |
| 3 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 48 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 44 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Leicester CityLeicester | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Watford | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 18 |
| 17 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Fulham | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 14 |
| 20 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 10 |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 50 |
| 3 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 48 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 44 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Leicester CityLeicester | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Watford | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 18 |
| 17 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Fulham | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 14 |
| 20 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 10 |