Manchester City beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Saturday to return to the Premier League summit.
Champions City put their recent wobble behind them as they saw off high-flying Brighton thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland.
Arsenal can top the table later Saturday if they beat Chelsea in the evening kick-off.
City, who had lost their previous two league games, dominated the first half of their match at the Etihad against Brighton, taking the lead through Alvarez in the seventh minute.
Jeremy Doku was the creator as he reached the byline and pulled back for Alvarez to tuck home his seventh of the season from 12 yards.
Haaland ended his brief goal drought by doubling City's lead 12 minutes later, driving home a fierce left-footed shot from just outside the area.
But it was a different story after the break and Brighton pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute.
Moments after Alvarez failed with an attempt to catch Jason Steele off his line, the ball was quickly sent upfield and, after Kaoru Mitoma's attempted pass was blocked, Ansu Fati tucked home.
City defender Manuel Akanji was sent off in the closing minutes but they held on to win despite late pressure.
Newcastle United, whose early-season struggles are now a distant memory, romped to a 4-0 win against sorry Crystal Palace, with goals from Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Sean Longstaff and Callum Wilson.
The win, their fourth in five Premier League matches, lifts Eddie Howe's men to fifth in the Premier League.
Elsewhere, Brentford beat Burnley 3-0 while Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 thanks to a late winner from Sasa Kalajdzic.
Luton Town recovered from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United play bottom club Sheffield United in the late kick-off, with Old Trafford in mourning over the death of club great Sir Bobby Charlton.
Tottenham Hotspur, who started the day at the top, are not in action until Monday, when they host Fulham.
RESULTS
Bournemouth 1 (Solanke 17) Wolves 2 (Cunha 47, Kalajdzic 88)
Brentford 3 (Wissa 25, Mbeumo 62, Ghoddos 87) Burnley 0
Man City 2 (Alvarez 7, Haaland 19) Brighton 1 (Fati 73)
Newcastle 4 (Murphy 4, Gordon 44, Longstaff 45+2, Wilson 66) Palace 0
Forest 2 (Wood 48, 76) Luton 2 (Ogbene 83, Adebayo 90+2)
