Aston Villa’s 2-1 win over Manchester City reshapes the Regular Season - 8 picture
The round in review — results, standouts and the table
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Aston Villa’s victory over Manchester City and Tottenham’s win at Chelsea were the round’s major changes, while Arsenal kept pace at the top and the bottom of the table remained tightly packed.
What changed
Aston Villa stun the leaders as the table tightens
Aston Villa delivered the round’s defining result by beating Manchester City 2-1. Nicolas Jackson put Aston Villa ahead in the sixth minute and scored again in the 60th after Erling Haaland had equalised for Manchester City in the 52nd minute. Jackson’s two goals made him the round’s leading scorer.
The result leaves Manchester City first on 21 points, while Aston Villa are eighth on 11 points. Manchester City remain 10 points ahead of Aston Villa in the table, but the result gives the teams below the leaders an important point of comparison in a crowded upper half.
Tottenham add to Chelsea’s setback
Tottenham also produced a notable result, winning 2-0 at Chelsea. Mike Penders’ own goal counted for Tottenham in the 77th minute, before Mathys Tel completed the scoring in the 87th minute.
Chelsea are fifth on 13 points and Tottenham are 14th on 9 points. The outcome gives Tottenham a significant result against a higher-placed opponent, although Chelsea remain four points ahead of them in the table.
Arsenal took advantage of the round with a 2-0 victory over Everton. Ezri Konsa opened the scoring for Arsenal in the seventh minute and Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães added the second in the 68th minute. Arsenal are second on 21 points, level with Manchester City, while Everton are 11th on 10 points. Arsenal are 11 points ahead of Everton.
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Manchester City lead Arsenal on the listed table positions, with both teams on 21 points. Brighton hold third place on 16 points despite losing 2-0 to Liverpool. Pascal Groß’s own goal counted for Liverpool in the 17th minute, and Alexander Isak made it 2-0 in the 21st minute.
Liverpool are fourth on 15 points, one point behind Brighton. Chelsea’s 13 points put them fifth, while Brentford are sixth on 11 points after drawing 1-1 with Hull City. Oliver McBurnie gave Hull City the lead with a penalty in the 24th minute, and Dango Ouattara equalised for Brentford in the 63rd minute. Hull City are 10th on 10 points, one point behind Brentford.
Newcastle moved to seventh on 11 points by beating Crystal Palace 2-0. William Osula put Newcastle ahead in the 47th minute and Harvey Barnes scored in the 58th. Crystal Palace are 17th on 7 points.
Pressure at the bottom
Bournemouth beat Manchester United 3-0, with Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha scoring in the 38th minute, Marcus Tavernier adding another in the 43rd, and Francisco Evanilson completing the scoring in the 71st. Bournemouth are 13th on 9 points, two points ahead of Manchester United in 16th on 7 points.
Fulham left it late to beat Coventry 1-0, with Oscar Bobb scoring in the 80th minute. Fulham are 15th on 8 points and Coventry are 19th on 6 points, with Fulham two points ahead. Ipswich and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1: Neco Williams put Forest ahead in the 13th minute before Julio Enciso equalised for Ipswich in the 41st. Ipswich are 12th on 10 points, four points ahead of Forest in 18th on 6 points.
Sunderland and Leeds finished 0-0. Leeds are ninth on 10 points, while Sunderland are 20th on 4 points, six points behind Leeds. Across all 10 matches in Regular Season - 8, teams scored 19 goals.