Matchday 8 of the Premier League: Arsenal and Manchester City Top the Table with 21 Points

Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Premier League season concluded with a number of significant results, most notably Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Manchester City, and Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton.

The rest of the matches saw Ipswich draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, Fulham beat Coventry 1-0, and Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-0.

Bournemouth also beat Manchester United 3-0, Liverpool secured a 2-0 win over Brighton, while Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0.

The match between Hull City and Brentford ended in a 1-1 draw, while Sunderland and Leeds played out a goalless 0-0 draw.

With these results, Manchester City and Arsenal top the table with 21 points each, with Manchester City occupying first place on goal difference after scoring 20 goals and conceding 9, while Arsenal scored 13 goals and conceded only 5.

Brighton come third with 16 points, followed by Liverpool in fourth place with 15 points.

At the bottom of the table, Nottingham Forest and Coventry occupy 18th and 19th place with 6 points each, while Sunderland are bottom of the table in 20th place with 4 points.