Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

<p>Arsenal’s run without conceding goes on, Thomas Frank plays down tensions, and Eddie Howe’s gamble backfires</p><p>First the P45, then the pints. Vítor Pereira could be excused for having a drink on Sunday after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/02/wolves-sack-vitor-pereira-premier-league">his departure from Wolves</a>, with the silver lining for the Portuguese being a decent payout. It is the fourth mid-season dismissal this campaign – there have never been more permanent sackings in Premier League history at this stage of the year (3 November). And while Evangelos Marinakis might have something to answer for, trigger-happy owners and directors are becoming increasingly erratic: that Pereira lasted just 45 days into a new three-year contract reflects as badly on the Wolves board as on the manager, just as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/28/manchester-united-sack-erik-ten-hag">Erik ten Hag’s sacking this time last year</a>, coming less than three months after his own contract extension, reflected badly on the Manchester United hierarchy. Backing a manager and then pulling the rug so quickly is baffling, while a board’s desire for a “new manager bounce” so early in the season stinks of desperation and should be seen as an admission of guilt. <strong>Michael Butler</strong></p><p><em>Match report: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/01/fulham-wolves-premier-league-match-report">Fulham 3-0 Wolves</a></em></p><p><em>Match report: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/01/burnley-arsenal-premier-league-match-report">Burnley 0-2 Arsenal</a></em></p><p><em>Match report: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/01/nottingham-forest-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report">Notti