Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at home on Saturday, with Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke on the scoresheet against a ten-man Palace side. Gray headed home from a Mohammed Kudus corner, and Van Hecke added the second, as Spurs took control of a London derby that left Palace having conceded 20 league goals already this season. The win keeps Spurs' push for a Champions League return on track after an uneven start to the campaign.

At Villa Park, Aston Villa were held 1-1 by Fulham in the Saturday evening fixture. John McGinn missed a first-half penalty for Villa, but Jackson gave the home side the lead, before a Halloween howler by goalkeeper Zion Suzuki brought Fulham level. The point lifts Villa to ninth in the Premier League and keeps Fulham in 15th, a fair reflection of a game in which Villa had the better chances but could not hold their lead.

Elsewhere on Saturday

Bournemouth secured a 2-0 win over Leeds after a howler by goalkeeper James Trafford, and Igor Thiago was on the scoresheet in Brentford's 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest. In the Championship, Frank Lampard's Coventry moved above Manchester United's neighbours in the headlines with a 3-1 victory against ten-man Sunderland, while Hull and Ipswich shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

Saturday's results sit inside a crowded Matchday 9, with Liverpool against Arsenal still to come on Sunday and the title race tightening after Brighton's win over Manchester City earlier in the day. For Spurs, the Palace win is a clean, professional result; for Villa, the Suzuki error is the moment that turned three points into one.