Premier Table Match Week 7 Results: Manchester City Remains Top Banana; Brighton Destroys Rival Crystal Palace; Arsenal Gets Another Winner From Its Bench; Chelsea Registers First Clean Sheet In Win At Everton; Liverpool Defeats Undermanned Brentford; Fulham, Bournemouth And Spurs Bank First Wins; Pressure Stays On Carrick After Manchester United Draw At Leeds

Brighton has become a juggernaut. The south coast side obliterated its M23 rival, Crystal Palace, 5-0 on Sunday. The score was not even an anomaly as Brighton now has 23 goals for the season. That is four more goals than Manchester City and six more goals than Chelsea, the next two highest scoring clubs. After Chelsea, no club has scored more than 13 goals, 10 fewer than Brighton. The Seagulls have also conceded the joint fewest goals in the league, tied with Arsenal, for a staggering 18 goal differential. Manchester City is the only other club with a double-digit positive goal differential. Brighton right now can do no wrong as evidenced by Diego Gomez’s extraordinary and unlikely goal from the halfway line for the Seagulls’ second goal. The Seagulls’ destruction of rival Crystal Palace could spell doom for Eagles head man Pierre Sage who could do nothing but apologize to supporters after the match.

An unapologetic Manchester City remains at the top of the table after a 3-2 defeat of Ipswich Town at the Etihad. Erling Haaland led the way with his second brace of the league season, increasing his league leading goal to eight in his seven league matches. Manchester City remained perfect with a seventh consecutive victory in its first home match since being found guilty of violating financial reviews. Defiant Manchester City supporters waved inflatable bananas during the match, an odd throwback to a 1980’s club tradition.

Enzo 💬 (On the inflatable bananas in the away end at Anfield) Very nice. I didn't know the history behind the banana. I hope tomorrow I can see many bananas in the stadium. https://t.co/mrOBCI5BbY

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 16, 2026

Arsenal remained three points back of the Citizens, two points ahead of the soaring Seagulls, when former Chelsea winger Noni Madueke scored the match’s only goal in the 80th minute of the Gunners’ visit to Nottingham Forest. The Tricky Trees had proved inhospitable hosts, turning the match into a defensive slog which saw neither side register a shot on target in the first half. In fact, the winner by second half substitute Madueke was the Gunner’s first shot on target. It was the second week in a row that Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta used his bench to provide the margin of victory, Bruno Guimaraes bagging the winner at Leeds.

Forest and its new manager Oliver Glasner, meanwhile, remained winless at home this season, having failed to score a goal in any of its four matches at the City Ground. Only Tottenham Hotspur has scored fewer goals than the now relegation zoned Tricky Trees and Glasner needs to figure things out as he is employed by one of the most impatient owners in the league in Evangelos Marinakis.

Chelsea’s Pedro Neto scored twice on Sunday and now has only two fewer goals than the entire Nottingham Forest team. Neto’s brace was more than enough to put away Everton 2-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Blues crashed into the top four with their first clean sheet of the season.

Liverpool is just a point back of Chelsea as both the Reds and Blues leapfrogged over Brentford with Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over the Bees. Brentford played the entire second half with 10 men, relinquishing a halftime advantage and ultimately surrendering all three points to the visiting Reds on Alexander Isaak’s 70th minute goal. It was the first loss of the season for the Bees who went down to nine men in stoppage time after the verdict was already sealed.

Bournemouth, Liverpool Manager Andoni Iraola’s former club, accomplished a more positive first when the Cherries captured their first win of the season in a 2-0 defeat of Sunderland. The Black Cats labored with a reduced work force for an even greater period than Brentford. The Cherries were already enjoying an early lead when Sunderland’s Kevin Danso was red carded in the 17th minute. Bournemouth’s Evanilson nailed on the insurance goal against the short-staffed Cats in the 48th minute.

The pressure remains on Manchester United Manager Michael Carrick after his club failed to deliver a much-needed win at bitter rival Leeds in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. The Red Devils coughed up the lead in the 51st minute when Dominic Calvert Lewin scored for the seventh time in his last seven matches at Elland Road where the Whites remain unbeaten in their last eight outings. Manchester United is winless in its last six matches across all competitions and its lone Premier League win over Ipswich is the paltriest haul of victories by Manchester United from the first seven matches of a topflight season in 40 years. In Carrick’s defense, his club’s defense was relatively composed outside of Calvert Lewin’s set piece goal and Sunday’s draw proved the highlight of the week that included a Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid and center back Lisandro Martinez’s excoriation of Manchester United’s front office.

Fulham Manager Alvaro Arbeloa got three points he definitely needed in a 1-0 victory over Hull at Craven Cottage which gave the Spanish manager his first Premier League victory on his seventh try in command of the Cottagers. Alex Iwobi’s goal was sufficient to defeat a Hull side which is suffering the effects of a measly attack. The Tigers failed to put a single shot on target on Saturday.

Unlike Arbeloa, the seat of Newcastle Manager Matthias Jaissle grew hotter with Saturday’s 1-0 home loss to Aston Villa less than a week after the Magpies were embarrassed 4-1 at newly promoted Coventry City. Jaissle did not get the hoped-for response from his men who went down to defeat for the third time in their last four league matches. Aston Villa, meanwhile, delivered Manager Unai Emery’s 100th Premier League victory by virtue of Johan Manzambi’s 36th minute header and a defense which limited the Magpies to a single, unsuccessful shot on target.

Long suffering Tottenham Hotspur supporters finally had a good day on Monday. Spurs delighted their home supporters with their first Premier League win of the season, defeating Coventry City 3-1. While the win would have been cause enough for celebration, there was even more hope for optimism as James Maddison started a Premier League game for the first time since April 2025 and scored Spurs’ opening goal while Dejan Kulusevski made his first appearance since May 2025. Serious knee injuries sustained by the two stars were not coincidental to the tailspin the club has experienced.

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A somewhat lackluster fixtures schedule has many watchers focused on Elland Road where Michael Carrick desperately needs a win by visiting Manchester United to relieve the pressure on the besieged manager. Things have turned quickly for Carrick, who was riding high off a third-place finish last season but now, with a well-earned contract in hand, cannot seem to do anything right. The Red Devils have but one Premier League victory in six tries, managed to only draw versus relegation zone resident Spurs last weekend and lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid in the Champions Legue mid-week for good measure. Leeds lost for the first time last weekend when the Whites squandered an early lead in a 2-1 loss to defending champion Arsenal. The Whites will be looking for a strong rebound in front of the home supporters on Sunday.

Arsenal moves on to Nottingham Forest this week. Tricky Trees Manager Oliver Glasner is smarting from taking a beating at his former club Crystal Palace this past week and the defending champions are not welcome visitors as Glasner tries to gain traction with City Ground supporters.

Manchester City returns to the friendly confines of the Etihad after hearing nothing but vitriol from Liverpool supporters at Anfield last weekend. Despite the sticks and stones, City powered by the homestanding Reds and can be expected to provide a rude welcome to visiting Ipswich.

The little understood rivalry between Brighton and Crystal Place rekindles with another M23 derby on Sunday. The enmity between the clubs dates to a long-ago manager feud and not geographic proximity between two clubs separated by over 40 miles. Despite its odd origination, the rivalry continues with a passionate dislike between the supporter groups.

Brentford is only three points behind Brighton as both are unusual occupants of top four positions in the table. The Bees are home Saturday to a club which is usually found in those places but this year not so much. Liverpool is still adapting to the new Andoni Iraola era and suffered an embarrassing 3-0 Anfield whitewashing last week versus Man City. Brentford has crept into the top four despite winning just twice, identical 3-0 scorelines over Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, while drawing the rest of its matches.

Spurs is still looking for a first win as Manager Roberto De Zerbi’s club are home to Coventry on Monday. The Sky Blues are suddenly on a two-match winning run as they look to extend Spurs’ misery. Coventry pummeled Newcastle last week, raising questions about new Magpie manager Matthias Jaissle, whose side has been beaten 4-1 in two of its last three matches. Aston Villa visits St. James Park Saturday.

Chelsea seemed rejuvenated by the international break when the Blues rolled to an easy 5-1 win over Bournemouth. A tougher test awaits at Everton this weekend with David Moyes working wonders with his Toffee squad to date. Everton has not lost yet this season despite ownership having shortchanged the club in the recent transfer window and the club now being openly proclaimed for sale by The Friedkin Group. The Toffees are currently fifth in the table, well beyond where anyone would expect them to be right now. Lacking in attacking flair, Moyes has his thin squad playing disciplined football as no one has conceded fewer goals than the Toffees this season.

Bournemouth will try to pick up the pieces when they return home to Vitality Stadium after being non-competitive away at Stamford Bridge last week. Sunderland will be in town trying to snap a three-match losing run which has landed the Black Cats just a point above currently relegation bound opponent Bournemouth. Sunderland’s poor streak is just a bit misleading, of course, as the losses came against the top three teams in the table. Bournemouth presents a much tastier opportunity for the Cats.

A good start to the season has placed newly promoted Hull six points above the relegation line as the Tigers travel to London to face Fulham on Saturday. The Cottagers are reeling at the bottom of the table with Manager Alvaro Arbeloa feeling the heat. A loss to Hull and then Coventry the following week would almost assuredly put a premature end to the Spaniard’s debut Premier League season.

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Unfazed by guilty verdicts and rumored penalties, Manchester City seemed gleeful to return to the pitch and hang a home loss on the club which has greatest reason to despise the Manchester City juggernaut. Liverpool supporters at Anfield were understandably vocal in reminding the visitors of their now official status as “cheaters.” Manchester City calmly dealt with the vitriol and toxic atmosphere as Liverpool failed to capitalize on the emotion of their supporters. The homestanding Reds then went down to 10 men in the 62nd minute on a Ryan Gravenrberch foul and it was all over. Erling Haaland opened the gates with his sixth goal of the season just three minutes after Gravenberch’s exit. Manchester City then laid on two more goals to remain atop the Premier League table.

Arsenal, meanwhile, stayed three points back with a comeback 2-1 win over Leeds. Arsenal’s depth was on full display when former Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes came on as a substitute and won the game for Arsenal with his 70th minute strike.

ARSENAL TURN IT AROUND 😳 Bruno Guimarães first goal at Emirates 🔥 🔴 Arsenal: 2 🟡 Leeds United: 1 ⏱️ 70’ https://t.co/5KQw4eD19M

— USA Sports (@usasports) October 10, 2026

Chelsea exploded from the gate after the international pause to batter Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge4. Has Xabi Alonso finally got through to his charges and is Chelsea’s massive financial investment ready to show a return? Or is Bournemouth just dreadful? There is certainly an element of the latter as the ancient one, Jordan Hendersen had two goals and an assist for the Blues. That cannot be expected to happen again when the Blues face stouter competition than the winless Cherries. Joao Pedro also scored twice against the hapless visitors.

Brighton, meanwhile, has been consistently good, the Seagulls remaining third in the Premier League table after a 2-0 win at Sunderland. Brighton’s goal output versus the Black Cats was even a touch below their lofty standard. The Seagulls continue to lead the league with 18 goals in their six matches, an eye popping three goals per game average. That high flying attack is complemented by a defense which is tied for the league best in fewest goals conceded. Sunderland, however, was by no means cowed and threatened to derail the Brighton parade when the Seagulls went down to 10 men in the 53rd minute while protecting a one goal advantage. The Brighton defense held and the undermanned Seagulls extended the lead in stoppage time as left back Jaouen Hadjam scored his first goal for the club. A more veteran Seagull also made the scoresheet on Saturday when veteran Pascal Gross assisted the Seagulls’ first goal and became the oldest Premier League player since Ryan Giggs to register an assist in three consecutive matches.

Giggs’s former club, Mancheter United, is currently laboring under the managerial reins of Giggs’ former teammate Micheal Carrick. After a remarkable third place finish last season which put the Red Devils back in the Champions League and secured Carrick a permanent contract, United has struggled this season. Woeful Tottenham Hotspur should have been an easy mark at Old Trafford. That was not the case as Spurs dominated much of the play and emerged with a point when Dominic Solanke netted an equalizer in stoppage time for the visiting north Londoners who were down a man from the 78th minute onward. Boos rained down upon Manchester United at the end of each half as the mood has fully turned from the optimism which Carrick inspired last season. Manchester United, its only win coming over newly promoted Ipswich, has made its worst start to a Premier League season since 1986.

Another manager seemed poised to have as ugly a day as Carrick when Crystal Palace Manager Pierre Sage saw his Eagles go down a goal to Nottingham Forest in the early going at Selhurst Park. Standing on the opposite touchline was Oliver Glasner, the man who brought European football and an FA Cup trophy to south London before bolting the Eagles for the Tricky Trees after last season. A win by Glasner in his return would have been poor optics for the new Eagles gaffer whose side had been largely unimpressive in the initial stages of the post Glasner era. Palace responded in a big way, however, by scoring three consecutive goals to chop down the Trees. Glasner limped out of Selhurst with a result that saw his new side fall below his former side in the table.

The very bottom of that table now has no promoted side inhabiting the dreaded three relegation spots. Hull has lost but once this season and remains in the top half of the table after a 2-2 draw with visiting Everton. Mohamed Belloumi scored the 73rd minute equalizer which kept Hull undefeated at home this season.

Ipswich Town won for a second time this season and cranked up the heat on Fulham Manager Alvaro Arbeloa with the Tractor Boys 2-1 defeat of the Cottagers at Portman Road. Winless Fulham sits at the bottom of the Premier League table with but two points from its six matches. On Saturday, the Cottagers seemed headed for that elusive first victory until Ipswich scored twice after the 87th minute of play to take all three points.

Newly promoted Coventry City emerged from the relegation zone with a second consecutive victory. After edging Nottingham Forest 1-0 before the break, the Sky Blues exploded for four goals Monday in a raucous home win over Newcastle. It marked the first Premier League home win for Coventry in 25 years. There may be hope after all for a Coventry side which had seemed doomed after failing to score a goal in losing its first four matches.

Aston Villa scored a single goal in its first four matches but has scored five in its last two outings after drawing 2-2 with Brentford at Villa Park. Unfortunately for Manager Unai Emery’s side, the Villans squandered two leads to a Brentford side which stayed in the top four with Saturday’s away point.