Erling Haaland reacts following Manchester City's 2-1 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.

Kai Havertz congratulates Arsenal teammate Gabriel Magalhaes (right) for scoring their team's second goal on Saturday.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League ended in a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa, allowing Arsenal to move level on points atop the standings on Saturday.

Also, Tottenham sealed its second win in a week by beating 10-man Chelsea 2-0, while Fulham beat Coventry 1-0.

Nicolas Jackson scored both goals for Villa against a City side that was aiming for an eighth straight league win. Victory extended Villa's outstanding recent run to six wins from seven games in all competitions.

"It is incredible," Jackson said. "It was difficult, but we got the win and that is the most important thing. Now we can focus on the next one."

After City's defeat in the day's early match, defending champion Arsenal took advantage by beating Everton 2-0 at Emirates Stadium.

Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes scored in each half for Mikel Arteta's team, which is second on goal difference.

Spurs, without a league win until last Monday's win against Coventry, followed that with a rare victory at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders inadvertently punched the ball into his own net to give Spurs the lead, and Cole Palmer was sent off soon after. Tottenham's win was sealed late by Mathys Tel.

Arsenal ends unlikely run

Konsa scored his first goal for Arsenal since joining from Villa at the start of the season and ended the champion's run of 13 games without scoring from a set-piece.

Last season's title victory relied heavily on Arsenal's scoring efficiency from corners in particular, but Konsa's scrambled goal after seven minutes was its first set-piece goal in any competition this term, excluding penalties.

"A goal from a set-piece has felt like it has been coming. Today was the day," Konsa said.

Gabriel was also on target, heading in the second in the 68th minute for his first of the campaign.

After showing its Champions League credentials with a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich midweek, Arsenal strengthened its title defense with a victory against Everton to move neck and neck with City on points, with just goal difference separating them.

"We're very happy with the victory, the performance and the week, because we were given a terrible schedule," Arteta said. "We just have to focus on what we can do, and we're very pleased with 90 percent of the performances and results."

Emery a 'tactical genius'

Villa is rapidly climbing the standings after a desperate start to the campaign saw it fail to win its opening four games, picking up just one point.

The difficult start was understandable after a hugely disruptive summer, when a raft of star players left the club, including Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Konsa, Emiliano Martinez and Youri Tielemans.

Unai Emery, who transformed the club from relegation battler to Champions League contender, was forced to rebuild a team that won the Europa League last season, and has done that in double-quick time.

Villa's last defeat was on Sept 12, to Nottingham Forest 2-1. Since then, Emery's team is unbeaten.

Jackson is up to seven goals in all competitions. He fired in the opener inside six minutes at Villa Park.

Erling Haaland headed City level in the second half, but Jackson got his second, and the winner, with a first-time finish that squirmed under goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

It was City's fourth defeat at Villa Park in as many seasons.

"Emery is just a tactical genius. Especially against Man City, at our place, we have been really good," Villa defender Matty Cash said.

"He always has a plan for something, and is always coming up with new ideas.

"When you play against top teams you have to adapt and we did that today."

City boss Enzo Maresca was left to lament his side's wastefulness, and the two avoidable goals that ultimately decided the match.

"Performance, overall, was good (and the) amount of chances we created. Absolutely, both (goals were avoidable). Sometimes, you have to have a bit more luck, because we only conceded those two chances, but we created a lot of (our own).

"We played most of the game in their box, but you have to be clinical and avoid mistakes like the two goals we conceded."

Maresca said City would learn lessons from its first league defeat.

The Italian has enjoyed a perfect start in England's top flight since succeeding Pep Guardiola in the City dugout over the summer.

Villa joined Arsenal and European champion Paris Saint-Germain as the only teams to beat City in any competition this season.

"I don't think we deserved to lose today, but we lost," Maresca said. "You can always learn something."

Spurs on the rise

Bottom of the standings at the start of last week, Tottenham climbed to 12th after a victory at London rival Chelsea.

After steering Spurs clear of relegation at the end of last season, coach Roberto De Zerbi might have earned the standout result of his short reign — Tottenham's second victory at Stamford Bridge in 36 years.

"It's a big moment for the fans, for the club, for the players also. They deserve this win," De Zerbi said.

Spurs finished one place above the relegation zone in each of the past two seasons.

"We are working to change the last part of the history of this club," he added.

Chelsea looked blunt in attack without the injured Joao Pedro, and it was further hindered when Palmer was red-carded in the 80th minute for a second bookable offense.

"We are all disappointed with the result and the performance. Collectively and individually, we were not on our best level," Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said.

For Fulham, Oscar Bobb scored in the 80th to seal victory at Coventry.

AP