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Manchester City moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League after cruising to a 3-0 victory over basement-club West Brom.
Fernandinho was the unlikely scorer of City's first goal, latching onto Kevin De Bruyne's pass to put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute.
De Bruyne started and finished off a move after the break (68), while Sergio Aguero added a third late on (89) for his 17th league goal of the season.
City increased their gap at the top after Manchester United lost 2-0 at Tottenham, while struggling West Brom are now four points from safety.
City's opener came through a familiar source as De Bruyne played a perfectly-weighted ball for Fernandinho, who made the most of his rare venture forward when sliding the ball through Ben Foster's legs.
The hosts could have had more before the break, but Foster denied De Bruyne on two occasions, while the Belgian also skimmed the bar with a long-range attempt.
The only negative for City in the first half was the injury to David Silva, who was forced off after a challenge with Sam Field and replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
— Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United failed to turn up:
Tottenham 2-0 Man Utd
Alexis Sanchez's league debut ended in defeat as the third-fastest goal in Premier League history from Christian Eriksen set Tottenham on their way to a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
Eriksen's strike was timed at under 11 seconds - the first goal United had conceded for over 600 minutes of Premier League football - stunning the visitors, before Phil Jones put through his own net in the 28th minute to send the hosts on course for only a second win from six against top-six opposition this season.
United had plenty of chances of their own, but they left themselves far too open at the back. Jose Mourinho's frustrating evening got worse in the second half, as he had to withdraw Marouane Fellaini just seven minutes after the Belgium international came on as a substitute.
A record Premier League attendance of 81,978 witnessed a defeat that leaves United with a mountain to climb if they are to catch rivals Manchester City at the top, with the gap now 15 points. The three points sees Spurs close the gap on Liverpool and Chelsea in third and fourth respectively to two points, ahead of Spurs' trip to Anfield on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Swansea 3-1 Arsenal
Petr Cech's calamitous error helped Swansea to a shock 3-1 victory over Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium.
Nacho Monreal (33) continued his excellent goalscoring form, giving the Gunners the lead but Swansea, who beat Liverpool in their last league outing, hit back straight away through Sam Clucas (34) to go in level at the break.
The hosts were given a helping hand on their way to all three points when Cech hit an attempted clearance straight to Ayew, and the 26-year-old had the easiest of finishes to give his side a much-deserved lead.
Wenger sent on Henrikh Mkhitaryan for his debut and used Olivier Giroud from the bench, despite speculation surrounding his future, but it was Clucas who put the finishing touch on Swansea's superb night, sweeping home from close range after poor defending to send the hosts out of the relegation zone for the first time in three months.
Chelsea 0-3 Bournemouth
Bournemouth stunned champions Chelsea with a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games.
Eddie Howe's men had an 11-day break between games and their freshness showed in west London as Chelsea failed to find the net on the day they signed striker Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.
After a goalless first half, there was a 16-minute blitz from the visitors as Callum Wilson (51) swept home the opener before Junior Stanislas (64) poked home the second. Not long after, former Chelsea defender Nathan Ake (67) tapped home to seal the three points for Bournemouth.
It moves the Cherries into the top half of the table, while Chelsea slip down into fourth place on goal difference with Liverpool leapfrogging them into third.
Tottenham 2-0 Man Utd
Alexis Sanchez's league debut ended in defeat as the third-fastest goal in Premier League history from Christian Eriksen set Tottenham on their way to a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
Eriksen's strike was timed at under 11 seconds - the first goal United had conceded for over 600 minutes of Premier League football - stunning the visitors, before Phil Jones put through his own net in the 28th minute to send the hosts on course for only a second win from six against top-six opposition this season.
United had plenty of chances of their own, but they left themselves far too open at the back. Jose Mourinho's frustrating evening got worse in the second half, as he had to withdraw Marouane Fellaini just seven minutes after the Belgium international came on as a substitute.
A record Premier League attendance of 81,978 witnessed a defeat that leaves United with a mountain to climb if they are to catch rivals Manchester City at the top, with the gap now 15 points. The three points sees Spurs close the gap on Liverpool and Chelsea in third and fourth respectively to two points, ahead of Spurs' trip to Anfield on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Swansea 3-1 Arsenal
Petr Cech's calamitous error helped Swansea to a shock 3-1 victory over Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium.
Nacho Monreal (33) continued his excellent goalscoring form, giving the Gunners the lead but Swansea, who beat Liverpool in their last league outing, hit back straight away through Sam Clucas (34) to go in level at the break.
The hosts were given a helping hand on their way to all three points when Cech hit an attempted clearance straight to Ayew, and the 26-year-old had the easiest of finishes to give his side a much-deserved lead.
Wenger sent on Henrikh Mkhitaryan for his debut and used Olivier Giroud from the bench, despite speculation surrounding his future, but it was Clucas who put the finishing touch on Swansea's superb night, sweeping home from close range after poor defending to send the hosts out of the relegation zone for the first time in three months.
Chelsea 0-3 Bournemouth
Bournemouth stunned champions Chelsea with a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games.
Eddie Howe's men had an 11-day break between games and their freshness showed in west London as Chelsea failed to find the net on the day they signed striker Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.
After a goalless first half, there was a 16-minute blitz from the visitors as Callum Wilson (51) swept home the opener before Junior Stanislas (64) poked home the second. Not long after, former Chelsea defender Nathan Ake (67) tapped home to seal the three points for Bournemouth.
It moves the Cherries into the top half of the table, while Chelsea slip down into fourth place on goal difference with Liverpool leapfrogging them into third.
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