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Manchester City climbed to the top of the table with a ruthless 3-0 dismantling of West Ham United on Saturday, as Erling Haaland bagged a double to top Cristiano Ronaldo's Premier League goals tally in less than half the time, Reuters reported. 

Pep Guardiola's men have 37 points after 17 games, while Arsenal, with 36 points, could reclaim top spot when they play at Everton later on Saturday. West Ham remain in the danger zone in 18th on 13 points.

City stamped their authority early on, and Haaland struck in the fifth minute when his first shot from Phil Foden's cross was parried by Alphonse Areola. He made no mistake with his second chance, firing home past the goalkeeper, according to Reuters. 

Juventus kept themselves in the Serie A Scudetto race with a 2-1 home win over AS Roma on Saturday, with Francisco Conceicao and Lois Openda netting the goals for the home side and Tommaso Baldanzi scoring for the visitors, Reuters reported. 

With the top three clubs all away at the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, Roma were looking to take advantage and move level on points with leaders Inter Milan. Instead, Juventus moved back into the title hunt, one point behind Roma.

Roma remain fourth in the standings on 30 points, with Juventus fifth. AC Milan are in second place, with Napoli third, according to Reuters. 

Arsenal ensured that they will spend Christmas top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 away win over Everton on Saturday, retaking first place after briefly being deposed by Manchester City, who beat West Ham United 3-0 earlier in the day, Reuters reported. 

City's win put them on 37 points, one more than the Gunners ahead of their late kick-off, but that lead lasted for only a few hours as Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored from the spot midway through the first half after a handball at a corner by Everton's Jake O'Brien.

O'Brien looked like he was trying to rebound a basketball rather than defend a set piece, going up with both hands above his head, and referee Samuel Barrott had no hesitation in pointing to the spot after a VAR review, according to Reuters. 

Kylian Mbappe equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's club record of 59 goals in a calendar year for Real Madrid with a late penalty in his side's 2-0 home win over Sevilla in LaLiga on Saturday, with the French forward celebrating his 27th birthday in style, Reuters reported. 

Mbappe missed several earlier chances before getting his opportunity from the spot four minutes from time and he made no mistake to net his 59th goal in as many games across all competitions in 2025 to level Ronaldo's 2013 haul.

"Today, and because of the record, it's incredible, in my first year to be able to do what Cristiano did," Mbappe told RMTV, according to Reuters.