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

The eighth round of Premier League matches ended with Manchester City and Arsenal level at the top of the table on 21 points each, while Sunderland sit bottom of the table.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 25 October 2026، 21:32 Saudi time

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

Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 [Premier League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/premier-league-15) season concluded with a number of significant results, most notably [Aston Villa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/aston-villa-208)'s 2-1 win over [Manchester City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/manchester-city-199), and [Arsenal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/arsenal-211)'s 2-0 win over [Everton](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/everton-209).

The rest of the matches saw [Ipswich](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/ipswich-193) draw 1-1 with [Nottingham Forest](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/nottingham-forest-205), [Fulham](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/fulham-197) beat [Coventry](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/coventry-200) 1-0, and [Tottenham](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/tottenham-206) beat [Chelsea](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chelsea-212) 2-0.

[Bournemouth](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/bournemouth-196) also beat [Manchester United](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/manchester-united-210) 3-0, [Liverpool](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/liverpool-194) secured a 2-0 win over [Brighton](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/brighton-201), while [Newcastle](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/newcastle-195) beat [Crystal Palace](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/crystal-palace-198) 2-0.

The match between [Hull City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/hull-city-207) and [Brentford](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/brentford-203) ended in a 1-1 draw, while [Sunderland](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sunderland-204) and [Leeds](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/leeds-202) 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.

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