As Ruud van Nistelrooy understands the magnitude of the Leicester job, Bukayo Saka motivates an enraged Arsenal. Premier League hits and misses

Rampant Arsenal is playing at full capacity.

Arsenal's 5-2 thumping of West Ham made it three straight victories and 13 goals scored. The Gunners are currently flying after working hard over the season's first several months.

Their recent form has improved due to Martin Odegaard's comeback, but Bukayo Saka is the main driver. He now has 15 goal involvements in 12 Premier League games this season after his goal and two assists. For their third, he also won the penalty.

Saka is already playing at a level that few Premier League players can match, but Jamie Redknapp called his potential "frightening" following the game. This season, only Mohamed Salah has directly contributed to more goals. Saka is equally as lethal as the Liverpool winger when playing like this.

The fact that Arsenal is harming their opponents in diverse ways and from different sources, however, is what Mikel Arteta finds most pleasing. Nine different players have contributed to their 13 goals in the last three games. West Ham was thrashed in both open play and set pieces.

In his post-match press conference, Arteta called Saka's contribution to their most recent victory "incredible," but he was also keen to praise the collective. "To have various ways of scoring goals makes the team much more unpredictable," he stated. Arsenal is on the rise, just like Saka. It appears that their title challenge is far from over.

Van Nistelrooy is shown what he is up against by Schade's treble.

After a goalless draw at Everton last week, a victory for Thomas Frank's team got Brentford back on track. With four goals on Saturday, they now have 26 goals for the season after 13 games.

Leicester, on the other hand, appears to require a significant boost. Towards the conclusion, several fans turned against their team by yelling "you're not fit to wear the shirt" at the players and chanting against football director Jon Rudkin. At the last whistle, several of those dishevelled faces avoided the away section.

How much Ruud van Nistelrooy would sacrifice for a goalie with Kevin Schade's skill. The former Manchester United striker was present in west London, but when he enters the dugout for the first time on Tuesday against West Ham, the Dutchman will realise how big of a mission it is to keep the Foxes afloat.

Although Brentford's early home games have been comparatively benign, Thomas Frank's continued effectiveness is demonstrated by the way most teams have been easily defeated here.

The divided Leicester ranks as they scattered down the tunnel and into the night lacked the strength and solidarity that the Bees manager shown by leading the lap of gratitude at full time.

Van Nistelrooy did not enter the dressing room during the incident, but he will have some harsh things to say to his new team when they get together at the training facility on Sunday morning to face the task of somehow maintaining their Premier League standing.

Munoz transforms from zero to hero

When Crystal Palace launched a smooth, all-encompassing counterattack in the first half, how could Munoz miss the close-range goal? It's likely that he's still asking himself that question. In the second half, Dan Burn managed to stop his shot that was headed for an unguarded goal, and he was agonisingly staring up at the sky. However, what a manner to eventually score your first goal for Palace.

The header was the most difficult of the three chances, but the defender did a fantastic job of it, climbing high to squeak the ball in at Nick Pope's near post.

Since joining the team in January, Munoz has rightfully received praise for his efforts while wearing a Palace shirt, but this was his most notable and significant moment to date. Palace hailed it as a victory, and as they attempt to pull themselves out of this predicament, it might prove to be a very important psychological point.

Newcastle's top-four challenge lacks a spark.

Newcastle's three victories prior to the international break gave them hope that they would have a successful season again, but the Premier League's surprise home loss to struggling West Ham and this last-minute draw at Palace have dampened their spirits.

They would have been in the top four if they had won at Selhurst, but now they are back in the middle of the table. Although the table is close, Newcastle doesn't appear to be a team prepared to challenge for Champions League berths, especially with Liverpool up next.

They were lucky not to let up more than that late, late equaliser and only managed one shot against relegation-threatened Palace. Isak's setback makes matters worse for Howe, whose team is now lacking a spark.

Put more pressure on Lopetegui.

Julen Lopetegui felt less pressured after West Ham defeated Newcastle 2-0 on Monday, but the respite was fleeting. Arsenal's destruction of them places the blame squarely back on him.

For the second time this season, he was sent off for the London Stadium match and had to watch from the stands as his team lost in the first half.

After Arsenal added a fifth goal shortly before halftime, a second-half comeback never seemed likely, despite the Hammers pulling two goals back to give the home crowd some optimism.

The Hammers have given up three goals or more in six of their games this season. While admirable, the tenacity displayed at St. James' Park was exceptional. This performance was more consistent with West Ham's output this season, which is a major worry for their struggling head coach.

As Forest reverts to their steely selves, Aina makes an impression.

Nuno Espirito Santo, the manager of Nottingham Forest, advised his squad to get "back to basics" before their match against Ipswich, and they successfully accomplished this in their 1-0 victory over the Tractor Boys at home.

After suffering two leaking losses in which they gave up six goals, Forest reverted to their steely self.

Ola Aina, a right-back, was crucial to the victory over Ipswich. No Forest player made more tackles, won more tackles, or made more interceptions than the Nigerian international in the victory, but he did make a vital goal-line clearing in the first half.

Forest will be even more eager to keep the 28-year-old at the City Ground when his contract expires at the end of the current campaign.

Aina's teammates matched his impressive performance, with left-back Neco Williams handling the dangerous Omari Hutchinson effectively and center-backs Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo being rock solid.

Matz Sels, the custodian behind them, made a great save to keep Hutchinson out.

Only league leaders Liverpool have more clean sheets this season than they have against Ipswich (6).

With a challenging schedule ahead of them that includes trips to Manchester City and Manchester United before hosting Aston Villa, Forest has also found their rhythm at the ideal moment.

Nuno is happy that the fundamentals are back.

Not Solanke? No issue!

"He doesn't speak the language but understands football," Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola remarked of Evanilson following his team's 4-2 victory over Wolves.

Evanilson's fingerprints were all over this victory even if he did not score against Wolves.

The Brazil forward won the first penalty by sprinting between the lines, and he won two more by using the same acceleration to beat Jose Sa to the ball again.

Three infractions. For Justin Kluivert, three goals. Three points.

Iraola went on: "Evanilson deserves recognition because he made the difference today. He made things difficult for them and generated opportunities. We get a lot from his work rate when he is not using the ball.

His work pace wasn't the only thing that impressed me that afternoon. He was a menace in front of goal, his runs were clever, and his footwork appeared to be precise.

Now, any doubts about his ability to replace Dominic Solanke are being addressed. In addition to their future attacker, Bournemouth has a wealth of talented players surrounding him.