Leicester City dropped from the top of the league standings after a defeat at Anfield.
Tottenham sits at the top of the league table; equalling points with Liverpool.
Chelsea and Leicester City make up the remainder of the current ‘top four’ in the league; both on 18 points.
Leicester dropped three positions down to 4th place, while Chelsea lept 3 positions up to third place.
Manchester United replaced Manchester City in the 10th-place position, while Manchester City dropped to 13th and behind Arsenal.
Burnley used their first win to get out of the relegation zone. They will have a match in hand to get further away with a win.
Defeat against Everton dropped Fulham into the relegation zone. Joining West Brom and bottom-table Sheffield United.
Leading goalscorers
Dominic Calvert Lewin (Everton) – 10 goals
Son Heung Min (Tottenham Hotspur) – 9 goals
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 8 goals
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) – 8 goals
English Premier League
Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea
Goal Scorers – Chelsea – Federico Fernandez 10(og) Tammy Abraham 65′
Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton
Goal Scorers – Aston Villa – Ezri Konsa 47′
Goal Scorers – Brighton – Danny Welbeck 12′ Solly March 56′
Tottenham 2-0 Manchester City
Goal Scorers – Tottenham – Heung Min Son 5′ Giovani Lo Celso 65′
Manchester United 1-0 West Brom
Goal Scorers – Manchester United – Bruno Fernandez 56′(pen)
Fulham 2-3 Everton
Goal Scorers – Fulham – Bobby Reid 15′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek 70′
Goal Scorers – Everton – Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1′ 29′ Abdoulaye Doucoure 35′
Sheffield United 0-1 West Ham
Goal Scorers – West ham – Sebastien Haller 56′
Leeds United 0-0 Arsenal
Liverpool 3-0 Leicester City
Goal Scorers – Liverpool – Jonny Evans 21′(og) Diogo Jota 41′ Roberto Firmino 86′
Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace
Goal Scorers – Burnley – Chris Wood 8′
Wolves 1-1 Southampton
Goal Scorers – Wolves – Pedro Neto 75′
Goal Scorers – Southampton – Theo Walcott 58′
- Since defeat against Liverpool (rd 2) Chlesea have gone unbeaten in the league.
- Aston Villa went from a 3-0 away win against Arsenal to a 2-1 home defeat against a Brighton side that came into the match with a single win from 8 league games.
- Mourinho’s team got the better of Guardiola’s. Manchester City had all the applicable stats in their favor, except for the goals to win the game. Golas from Heung Min Son and Giovani Lo Celso handed Tottenham their fourth straight league win since shockingly dropping points at home against West Ham.
- Manchester United won their first home match of the season. It was against a West Brom side that has remained without a win since the start of the season.
- Dominc Calvert-Lewn scored two goals as Everton ended a run of three league defeats in the league with a narrow 3-2 win against Fulham.
- A 1-0 defeat at home against West Ham leaves Sheffield United winless in the league this season after 9 matches played.
- Leeds United and Arsenal ended in a goalless draw. Nicolas Pepe saw red. Both teams needed a win; Arsenal to bounce back from hammering at home from Aston Villa in the last round, and Leeds needed a result to help make up for successive defeats in recent matches.
- Liverpool jumped two points above Leicester City with a 3-0 win at Anfield. Despite a lengthy injury list + COVID 19 positivity in the team, Liverpool have managed to survive both domestic an continental competitions.
Liverpool are missing star players like Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara, Mo Salah - A 1-0 win against Crystal Palace handed Burnley their first league win of the season.
- Despite failing to hold on to their lead and secure a 4th straight league win, Southampton left Wolves with a point and a 7th straight match unbeaten in the league after starting their season with consecutive defeats.
