Premier League matchday 8: Aston Villa end Manchester City's perfect start, Arsenal draw level, Spurs win at Chelsea

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 on Saturday lunchtime, Nicolas Jackson scoring both goals, and ended the leaders' run of seven straight wins. Arsenal beat Everton 2–0 that afternoon to draw level with City on 21 points; City stay top on goal difference. Tottenham won 2–0 at Chelsea, where Cole Palmer was sent off, and Bournemouth won 3–0 at Manchester United. Liverpool beat Brighton 2–0 and are fourth. The round brought 19 goals in ten matches: three home wins, four away wins, three draws and one red card.

Friday

Ipswich 1–1 Nottingham Forest opened the round. Neco Williams put Nottingham Forest ahead on 13 from Daniel Muñoz's pass, and Julio Enciso equalised for Ipswich on 41. Forest had 17 shots to seven and five on target to three, but took one point, their sixth of the season.

Saturday

Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City was Jackson's match. He scored on 6 from John McGinn's pass and, after Erling Haaland had equalised on 52 from Iliman Ndiaye's cross, again on 60 from Ibrahim Mbaye's. City had 63 per cent of the ball and seven shots on target to two; Villa's goalkeeper, Zion Suzuki, made six saves. Sky Sports notes it was City's first Premier League defeat under Enzo Maresca and Villa's first home league win of the season. Maresca said City had lost because they "were not being clinical enough in their box", and that he had taken off Marc Guéhi at half-time because of his yellow card.

Arsenal 2–0 Everton was won by two centre-backs. Ezri Konsa scored on 7 from Viktor Gyökeres's pass, and Gabriel Magalhães headed the second on 68 from Ben White's. Arsenal had 20 shots and 12 corners. The club's website says it was Gabriel's 200th Premier League appearance and his 21st Premier League goal for Arsenal.

Coventry 0–1 Fulham turned late. Oscar Bobb scored on 80 from Josh King's pass, and Fulham, with 64 per cent of the ball, have won their last two. Coventry had 13 shots but two on target.

Chelsea 0–2 Tottenham was goalless until the last quarter of an hour. Chelsea's goalkeeper, Mike Penders, was credited with an own goal on 77, punching Mateus Fernandes's corner into his own net under pressure from Jan Paul van Hecke, according to Sky Sports. Palmer, booked on 71, was sent off on 80, for a second yellow card for standing on Conor Gallagher in a tackle, Sky Sports reports, and Mathys Tel made it 2–0 on 87. Tottenham had 68 per cent of the ball. Sky Sports notes Spurs had won one of their previous 34 Premier League visits to Chelsea. Roberto De Zerbi said: "Now we are a complete team." Xabi Alonso said he had been told the referee had probably got the red card right.

Sunday

Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle was decided early in the second half. William Osula scored on 47 from Jacob Murphy's pass, Joe Willock had a goal ruled out by VAR on 53, and Harvey Barnes made it two on 58 from Amar Dedić's pass. Crystal Palace had 16 shots, four on target, and are 17th.

Hull City 1–1 Brentford was level from the 63rd minute. Oliver McBurnie scored a penalty for Hull City on 24, and Dango Ouattara equalised on 63 from Igor Thiago's pass. Brentford had six shots on target to two, and Hull's goalkeeper made five saves.

Liverpool 2–0 Brighton was settled in four minutes. Pascal Groß turned the ball into his own net on 17, deflecting Florian Wirtz's shot according to Sky Sports, and Alexander Isak scored on 21 from Bradley Barcola's pass. Brighton had 64 per cent of the ball and 17 shots, but one on target. Sky Sports calls it Liverpool's first Premier League home win under Andoni Iraola and Brighton's first defeat since August; Fabian Hürzeler called it "a missed opportunity".

Manchester United 0–3 Bournemouth was 2–0 at half-time. Rayan scored on 38 from Justin Kluivert's pass, Marcus Tavernier on 43 from Adrien Truffert's, and Evanilson on 71 from Lewis Cook's. United had 62 per cent of the ball and 16 shots; Bournemouth scored three from four on target. Sky Sports reports that Michael Carrick left the captain, Bruno Fernandes, on the bench, and that the players were booed at the final whistle while Carrick was applauded. Marco Rose said: "I feel empathy for Michael." United have won one of eight.

Sunderland 0–0 Leeds closed the round. Sunderland had 15 shots and Leeds eleven, four on target each. The point ends a run of four league defeats for Sunderland, who stay bottom.

The table after matchday 8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	8	7	0	1	+11	21
2	Arsenal	8	7	0	1	+8	21
3	Brighton	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	8	2	5	1	+3	11
8	Newcastle	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	8	3	1	4	−4	10
13	Bournemouth	8	2	3	3	−1	9
14	Tottenham	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	8	2	0	6	−9	6
20	Sunderland	8	1	2	5	−8	5

City and Arsenal are level on 21, City ahead on goal difference, +11 to +8. Brighton are five behind in third, and Liverpool, after their win, a point further back in fourth, with Chelsea down to fifth. The points race shows Arsenal three behind City from matchday 5 to matchday 7 and level again now, and Liverpool taking six points from the last two rounds. At the bottom, Sunderland have five points, a point behind Coventry and Forest; Manchester United and Palace are a point above them on seven.

Numbers to know

• Haaland leads the scorers with nine, four ahead of João Pedro and Isak; Jackson's two took him to four.
• Arsenal have conceded five goals in eight matches, the fewest; Crystal Palace 19, the most.
• Brighton have scored 23, the most in the league, but had one shot on target at Anfield.
• Seven of the round's 19 goals came from the 60th minute on.
• Bournemouth scored three from four shots on target at Old Trafford, with 38 per cent of the ball.

Next up

Matchday 9 opens on Saturday 31 October with Chelsea v Manchester United at 12:30 UTC. Bournemouth v Leeds, Brentford v Nottingham Forest, Coventry v Sunderland, Hull City v Ipswich and Manchester City v Brighton follow at 15:00 UTC, Tottenham v Crystal Palace at 17:30 UTC and Aston Villa v Fulham at 20:00 UTC. On Sunday 1 November, Liverpool host Arsenal at 16:30 UTC, and Newcastle v Everton closes the round on Monday 2 November at 20:00 UTC. The full round is on the Premier League page.

Sources for the context: Arsenal, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports.