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English Premier League Round 8
Saturday, October 10
Ipswich
Nottm Forest
Aston Villa
Man City
Arsenal
Everton
Coventry
Fulham
Chelsea
Tottenham
Sunday, October 11
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
Hull
Brentford
Liverpool
Brighton
Man United
Bournemouth
Yesterday
Sunderland
Leeds
- Villa open the door for City’s rivals. Their 2–1 win, alongside 2–0 victories for Arsenal and Liverpool, means both clubs gain three points on City this round. Villa also take a valuable scalp.
- Bournemouth deliver the standout scoreline. Winning 3–0 at Manchester United is the biggest margin of the weekend. For United, conceding three while failing to score makes this the toughest result to digest.
- Spurs take the London bragging rights. A 2–0 win at Chelsea brings three points, a clean sheet and a significant derby boost.
- Newcastle and Fulham make their travels count. Both win away without conceding—Newcastle 2–0 at Palace and Fulham 1–0 at Coventry.
- Arsenal and Liverpool keep things tidy. Matching 2–0 home wins let them capitalise on City’s slip without dropping points themselves.
- The promoted clubs collect modest returns. Ipswich, Hull and Sunderland each draw at home; Coventry lose narrowly. None of those four manage more than one goal.
The numbers: 20 goals across 10 matches; four away wins, three home wins and three draws. Six of the seven winners keep clean sheets—Villa are the only winning side to concede.
English Premier League Table
| POS | CLUB | PL | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 |
| 6 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
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