Arsenal's seventh clean sheet in 10 Premier League games, and a 10th in 16 overall, came without a vintage attacking display against Hull but with a defensive effort built on the centre-back pairing of Gabriel and Ezri Konsa. Martin Odegaard scored the winner, yet much of the discussion afterwards concerned Konsa and the Ezri Konsa starting place question once William Saliba is fit again.
Ezri Konsa starting place
Sky Sports' Nick Wright writes that Saliba's impending return will put pressure on Konsa to retain his place, but that on current form the defender may keep hold of the shirt. His display against Hull included a last-ditch block on Mohamed Ali-Cho after he was suddenly exposed on the break.
There was no self-congratulation afterwards. He berated the referee over a perceived Hull foul, then got on with the game. By the end he had won all seven of his duels and completed all but two of his 53 passes.
Arsenal's one early scare came when Elliot Stroud forced a save from David Raya. The Gunners have now gone 444 minutes without conceding a Premier League goal.
William Saliba's route back to fitness
Saliba is set to build fitness by appearing for Arsenal's U21s on Sunday, according to the same report. In the writer's assessment, he has work to do to win back his place in the senior side.
Tottenham's problems in front of goal
Three consecutive wins had raised hopes that Tottenham might have turned a corner, with talk of a European push. The 1-0 loss at Leeds, which Roberto De Zerbi admitted was fully deserved, suggests otherwise.
Spurs created just one big chance at Elland Road and were not good enough even amid the controversy of Jayden Bogle's escape from a red card. James Trafford's only meaningful save came from Jan Paul van Hecke's stoppage-time header; the defender is Tottenham's top Premier League scorer this season.
Dominic Solanke, who came on in the 43rd minute, did not have a shot as Spurs recorded expected goals of 0.77 to Leeds' 2.02. Tottenham have had the second-most shots in the Premier League this season but have scored only 10 goals, leaving De Zerbi with a clear area of work over the international break.
Leeds United's win and defensive record
Noah Okafor scored the winner after Daniel Farke brought him and his assist provider, Harry Wilson, on together; the pair combined 97 seconds after entering the pitch. It was Leeds' first win since mid-September, after eight points from their first four league games had lifted them to third.
The clean sheet means Arsenal and Brighton remain the only two teams to have conceded fewer goals than Leeds. Summer signing Tarik Muharemovic made a match-high 13 clearances against Spurs, and his 85 in total is the most of any player in the Premier League this season. Leeds are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games, with five wins and four draws.
In the report's view, the November international break has arrived at the wrong time for Farke and his side.
Newcastle United at Fulham
Matthias Jaissle had come under increasing pressure after four defeats in five, a run that included dropping out of the Carabao Cup and a limp home league defeat to Everton within three days. Newcastle's display at Fulham was not pretty, but the report judges it close to the perfect away performance, and possibly better but for VAR.
Fulham dominated possession, yet Newcastle had the better chances at Craven Cottage and restricted the hosts to expected goals of 0.62, the most frugal of any visiting defence this season. Jaissle spoke of "complete commitment and togetherness" in the performance, an assessment the report found hard to dispute.
Coventry City's margins and Thierno Barry
Coventry may end the weekend in the Premier League relegation zone, but Frank Lampard's side drew praise for Stephen Mfuni and Ethan Pinnock at the back, Caleb Yirenkyi and Jack Rudoni in midfield and Taiwo Awoniyi up front. Two wrong penalty calls and the fine margins around Thierno Barry's second Everton goal went against them.
Barry's double took him to 10 goals and three assists in all competitions, already surpassing his entire tally from last season, and he has now scored in three successive games for Everton for the first time. He has also missed more big chances than any other Premier League player this season, with 13.
Coventry's next two home games are against Crystal Palace and Ipswich.
For Arsenal, the immediate watch point is Sunday, when Saliba's U21 outing begins the process of testing whether Konsa's run of form can survive his return.
The original report is by skysports.com.
