Tottenham head into the international break with a two-point lead over Manchester City as Mauricio Pochettino cut Chelsea’s lead at the top back to ten points.
Goals from Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli helped Spurs defeat Southampton at White Hart Lane before City and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw at the Etihad.
Meanwhile, Manchester United moved above Arsenal and Everton into fifth place in with victory over Middlesbrough.
Jose Mourinho’s side recorded a 3-1 victory at the Riverside Stadium as Arsene Wenger’s Gunners fell into sixth spot following their defeat at West Brom.
EPL | The Premier League table after 29 matches
Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Chelsea 28 22 3 3 38 69
2 Tottenham 28 17 8 3 34 59
3 Man City 28 17 6 5 24 57
4 Liverpool 29 16 8 5 25 56
5 Man United 27 16 5 7 19 52
6 Arsenal 27 15 5 7 22 50
7 Everton 29 14 10 3 21 50
8 West Brom 29 12 7 10 1 43
9 Stoke City 29 9 9 11 -9 36
10 Southampton 27 9 6 12 -3 33
11 Bournemouth 29 9 6 14 -12 33
12 West Ham 29 9 6 14 -12 33
13 Burnley 29 9 5 15 -11 32
14 Watford 28 8 7 13 -15 31
15 Leicester City 28 8 6 14 -14 30
16 Crystal Palace 28 8 4 16 -10 28
17 Swansea City 28 8 3 17 -25 27
18 Hull City 29 6 6 17 -32 24
19 Middlesbrough 28 4 10 14 -13 22
20 Sunderland 28 5 5 18 -26 20
As Arsenal fans battled out over Arsene Wenger’s future with aerial protests, the Gunners found themselves utterly outclassed by a powerful, organised Albion side.
Two Craig Dawson headers either side of Hal Robson-Kanu pouncing on David Ospina spilling a cross were too much for the visitors, whose goal came from Alexis Sanchez.
Elsewhere, a Troy Deeney own goal saw Crystal Palace collect their third win on the bounce against Watford, while West Ham fell to 3-2 defeat at the London Stadium to a resurgent Leicester City.