Premier League matchday 7: Manchester City make it seven from seven, Brighton hit Palace for five, Tottenham win at last

Manchester City beat Ipswich 3–2 on Saturday for a seventh win in seven, and stay three points clear of Arsenal, who won 1–0 at Nottingham Forest with their only shot on target. Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5–0 and are third, and Brentford and Everton both lost for the first time, so City are the only unbeaten side left. The three teams who started the round without a win all won: Fulham, Bournemouth and, on Monday night, Tottenham. The round brought 26 goals: five home wins, four away wins, one draw and four red cards.

Saturday

Everton 0–2 Chelsea was settled by Pedro Neto, who scored on 46 and again on 90. Everton had six shots and put five on target, but Chelsea's goalkeeper made five saves. It was Everton's first league defeat of the season.

Brentford 1–2 Liverpool turned on a red card in first-half stoppage time. Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead on 44 from Igor Thiago's pass, and Yehor Yarmoliuk was sent off on 45+8 for violent conduct after a VAR review; Sky Sports reports he had headbutted Jérémy Jacquet before a Liverpool corner. Víctor Muñoz equalised on 62 from Florian Wirtz's pass and Alexander Isak, back from a thigh problem according to Sky Sports, won it on 70 from Bradley Barcola. Vitaly Janelt was shown a second yellow card on 90+2, and Brentford finished with nine. Liverpool had 21 shots and 60 per cent of the ball. It was Brentford's first league defeat of the season; Keith Andrews said the red card "obviously changes the dynamic of the game".

Fulham 1–0 Hull City gave Fulham their first win of the season. Alex Iwobi scored on 33 from Sander Berge's pass; Fulham had 77 per cent of the ball, and Hull City did not have a shot on target. Ryan Sessegnon, a substitute, was sent off on 90+4.

Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich was closer than City's 19 shots and 70 per cent of the ball suggest. Phil Foden scored on 19 from Jérémy Doku's pass, his first goal since December 2025 according to Sky Sports, and Daizen Maeda equalised for Ipswich on 21 from Abdoul Ouattara. Erling Haaland put City back in front on 34 from Mateo Kovačić and scored again on 69 from Iliman Ndiaye; a third was ruled out by VAR on 85. Zian Flemming scored a penalty on 90, awarded after a VAR check. Sky Sports notes that Enzo Maresca is the first manager to win his first seven Premier League matches in charge of a new club, and that Haaland is the fastest player in the league's history to 100 non-penalty goals; Maresca called him "a leader, a captain".

Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa was decided by Johan Manzambi on 36, from João Gomes's pass. Newcastle had 16 shots but one on target, and six yellow cards. Aston Villa have won two of their last three.

Sunday

Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland went Bournemouth's way early. Marcus Tavernier scored on 5 from Evanilson's pass, Kevin Danso was sent off for Sunderland on 17, and Evanilson made it 2–0 on 48. Bournemouth had 29 shots to three; Sunderland had none on target. It was Bournemouth's first win of the season, and the Premier League's website notes it was Marco Rose's first as a Premier League manager. Sunderland have lost four in a row.

Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace was 3–0 after ten minutes. Jaydee Canvot turned the ball into his own net on 4, Diego Gómez scored on 7 from Olivier Boscagli's pass and Yasin Ayari on 10 from Charalampos Kostoulas; Kostoulas added the fourth on 49 and Jack Hinshelwood, a substitute, the fifth on 84. The Premier League's website says it was the earliest a side had scored three in a league match since April 2023; Brighton's own site says Gómez's goal came from the halfway line, 51.3 yards out, and that it was the first time since 1956 they had scored five against Palace. Fabian Hurzeler said it was important to "stay humble and stay grounded".

Leeds 1–1 Manchester United was drawn after United led at half-time. Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United ahead on 35 from Youri Tielemans's pass, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised for Leeds on 51 from Tarik Muharemović. Leeds had 61 per cent of the ball and five shots on target to three. United have won one of seven.

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal was won by a substitute. Noni Madueke, on for Eberechi Eze at half-time, scored on 80 from Declan Rice's pass, a shot Sky Sports says took a deflection off Jair Cunha; it was Arsenal's only shot on target. Forest had 14 shots, two on target, and have not scored in four home league matches this season.

Monday

Tottenham 3–1 Coventry gave Tottenham their first win of the season. James Maddison scored on 14 from Mohammed Kudus's pass; Jack Rudoni equalised for Coventry on 49 from Brandon Thomas-Asante, before Omar Marmoush put Tottenham ahead again on 58 from Andrew Robertson. Ben Davies, on as a substitute, made it 3–1 on 90+6 from Dominic Solanke. Tottenham had five shots on target to Coventry's one. Sky Sports reports it was Marmoush's first goal for the club and that Dejan Kulusevski came off the bench after 526 days out injured.

The table after matchday 7

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	7	7	0	0	+12	21
2	Arsenal	7	6	0	1	+6	18
3	Brighton	7	5	1	1	+18	16
4	Chelsea	7	4	1	2	+4	13
5	Liverpool	7	3	3	1	+1	12
6	Brentford	7	2	4	1	+5	10
7	Leeds	7	2	4	1	+3	10
8	Everton	7	2	4	1	+1	10
9	Hull City	7	2	3	2	+1	9
10	Ipswich	7	3	0	4	−4	9
11	Newcastle	7	2	2	3	−4	8
12	Aston Villa	7	2	2	3	−4	8
13	Manchester United	7	1	4	2	0	7
14	Crystal Palace	7	2	1	4	−8	7
15	Bournemouth	7	1	3	3	−4	6
16	Tottenham	7	1	3	3	−4	6
17	Coventry	7	2	0	5	−8	6
18	Fulham	7	1	2	4	−3	5
19	Nottingham Forest	7	1	2	4	−4	5
20	Sunderland	7	1	1	5	−8	4

City lead Arsenal by three points and Brighton by five; the points race shows the gap to Arsenal unchanged since they lost at Brighton on matchday 5, and Brighton taking 12 points from the last four rounds. Chelsea are fourth on 13 and Liverpool fifth on 12. At the bottom, Sunderland are last on four, a point behind Fulham and Forest; Tottenham's win lifts them to 16th, level on six points with Bournemouth and Coventry.

Numbers to know

• City have won all seven and are the only unbeaten side, after Brentford and Everton lost for the first time.
• Haaland leads the scorers with eight, three ahead of João Pedro and Isak.
• Brighton have scored 23, the most in the league, and have won their last four league matches without conceding.

Next up

Matchday 8 opens on Friday 23 October with Ipswich v Nottingham Forest at 19:00 UTC. On Saturday 24 October, Aston Villa host Manchester City at 11:30 UTC, Arsenal v Everton and Coventry v Fulham follow at 14:00 UTC, and Chelsea v Tottenham at 16:30 UTC. On Sunday 25 October, Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Hull City v Brentford, Liverpool v Brighton and Manchester United v Bournemouth kick off at 14:00 UTC, and Sunderland v Leeds closes the round at 16:30 UTC. The full round is on the Premier League page.

Sources for the context: Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports.