Roundup of the latest Premier League action ahead of the first international break of the 2026-27 season.
Arsenal began the matchweek sat top of the table but slipped to second following a shock 3-0 loss at Brighton, in which Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Andres found the net for the Seagulls in their 125th anniversary match to put them third and two points off the Gunners.
Manchester City consequently moved top on goal difference then opened a three-point led with a 5-3 win over Sunderland, in which Antoine Semenyo’s brace plus goals from Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland proved enough despite Brian Brobbey’s hat-trick for the Black Cats.
Jaidon Anthony’s header and strikes from Igor Thiago plus Fabio Carvalho saw Brentford move up to fourth with a 3-0 victory at home against Chelsea, which marked their first home win over their West London neighbours since October 1938.
Leeds rounded out the top five with a goalless draw against Crystal Palace at Elland Road.
Down in the relegation zone, Tottenham slipped to rock bottom with a 3-2 home defeat against Aston Villa despite late consolatory goals from Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke, after Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emiliano Buendia sealed the Villains’ win.
Fulham stayed second-bottom on goal difference after they played out a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, in which Lisandro Martinez’s own-goal gave them the lead before Matheus Cunha rescued Utd a point.
Coventry moved off the foot of the table into third-bottom with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest through Jay Dasilva’s 55th-minute strike.
Elsewhere, Joe Willock and Lewis Hall’s early goals saw Newcastle condemn Hull to a first top-flight loss of the season with a 2-1 win at St James’ Park, in which Mohamed-Ali Cho netted a second-half consolatory effort for the Tigers in a defeat defined by “mistakes” according to Sergej Jakirovic.
Alexander Isak’s 57th-minute winner saw Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool scrape a 1-0 win at his former team, Bournemouth.
Thierno Barry’s 11th-minute winner saw Everton clinch a 1-0 victory over Ipswich at Hill Dickinson Stadium, as the Tractor Boys finished with ten men following Abdul Fatawu’s red card for diving.