2026/27 Premier League Roundup: Gameweek 10
Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa
It was the late, late show at Old Trafford again as 2-stoppage time goals rescued Manchester United a point against Aston Villa! After less than 60 seconds, Aston Villa were already in front as Alysson scored after a terrible bit of goalkeeping by Senne Lammens! After 4 minutes, it was 2-0 to Villa as Nicolas Jackson scored again, following another questionable piece of goalkeeping by Lammens! Manchester United would then be awarded a penalty after Matheus Cunha got taken out, with Bruno Fernandes stepping up and scoring to make it 2-1 after just 16 minutes! In the 44th minute, it was 2-2 as Youri Tielemans netted against his former club! This time, I have to question the goalkeeping of Zion Suzuki! Alysson then missed a good opportunity to score again just before halftime, before Villa were awarded a penalty early in the second half after Diogo Dalot fouled the Brazilian! John McGinn would then step up and score to make it 3-2 after 48 minutes, before Leon Goretzka made it 4-2 just 5 minutes later! I’ve seen a lot of shocking moments from defenders, but Leny Yoro here is almost on a different level! In the 92nd minute, Man United were able to get one back through Joshua Zirkzee, before somehow, in the 96th minute, Patrick Dorgu made it 4-all! Given the usual rules enforced when it comes to protecting goalkeepers, I’m shocked that this wasn’t given as a foul on Suzuki! In the end, it’s another dramatic result for Manchester United this week, but was it actually a good thing?! United now find themselves inside the Relegation Zone (in 18th), and they’ll have two weeks to prepare for a mouthwatering away clash at Liverpool! As for Aston Villa, it’s the second weekend in a row where they’ve blown it! Villa stay 10th in the table, and they’ll host Sunderland next time out!
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City
Nottingham Forest may finally have lift-off under Oliver Glasner after an inspired victory over Manchester City! After just 6 minutes, Nottingham Forest already found themselves in front as Jair Cunha scored following a woeful bit of defensive play by Manchester City! After 18 minutes, it was 2-0 to Nottingham Forest as Liam Delap fired the hosts into a 2-goal lead! This is great from Delap, but once again shocking by City! Cunha would then pull off a crucial goal-line clearance to deny Erling Haaland another away goal, before Manchester City would get a goal back in the 52nd minute thanks to a thunderous strike by Rayan Cherki! Haaland then came close again; this time his effort curled just wide of the post, before Forest’s lead would get extended in the 73rd minute courtesy of a wonderful strike by Liam Delap! Overall, this is exactly what Delap, Glasner, and Nottingham Forest needed! Forest rise out of the Relegation Zone (into 16th), and they’ll head to Bournemouth next time out! As for Manchester City, they’re all over the place right now! City drop to third in the league, and they have to get back to winning ways when they face Fulham after the International Break!
Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool
Crystal Palace’s struggles continue as Liverpool climb back into the Top 4! Yeremi Pino had a good opportunity to give Crystal Palace the lead early on, but his effort could only come back out off the crossbar, before Jorgen Strand Larsen scored, only for his goal to be ruled out for offside! Alisson then pulled off an incredible save to keep Daichi Kamada’s effort out, before Liverpool would find themselves in front in the 40th minute through Alexis Mac Allister! Alisson was then needed again, this time to push Adam Wharton’s effort away from goal, before it was 2-0 after 54 minutes as Florian Wirtz found the back of the net! What a brilliant pass by Bradley Barcola! Alisson was still proving to be unbeatable down at the other end of the pitch, making a quick-fire double save before Alexander Isak added a third for Liverpool in the 89th minute! In stoppage time, Crystal Palace would be awarded a rather questionable penalty, which Eddie Nketiah would slot home! In the end, though, it’s another bad day at the office for Crystal Palace! The Eagles now find themselves bottom of the league, and they’ll have to wait a couple of weeks to sort that out against Coventry next time out! As for Liverpool, they can thank Alisson for this result! The Reds rise to 4th in the table, and their next game is a big one at home against Manchester United!
Everton 3-1 Coventry
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto had a good opportunity to give Coventry the lead in the first half, but he was only able to guide his effort straight at Jordan Pickford, before James Tarkowski somehow managed to get away with pulling Caleb Yirenkyi’s hair! I honestly have no idea what the rules are anymore! In the second half, Everton once again got away with a penalty shout for a foul on Taiwo Awoniyi, before Coventry would finally take the lead in the 52nd minute through Yann Gboho! Just 4 minutes later, though, Everton were already back on level terms as Thierno Barry headed home well! I do feel like Coventry could’ve prevented this goal from going in, however! In the 61st minute, it was 2-1 as Barry was once again able to head the ball home from the back post, before Everton had all 3 points secured in the 81st minute courtesy of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall! Overall, it’s another positive result for Everton! The Toffees now find themselves 6th in the league, and they’ll have to wait two weeks for their next fixture away at Brentford! As for Coventry City, whilst they can feel slightly hard done by here, they threw it away defensively! The Sky Blues drop to 17th in the table, and they’ll host Crystal Palace next time out in what already feels like an early Relegation 6-pointer!
Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth
After just 5 minutes, Bournemouth already found themselves in front as Evanilson scored following a horrendous bit of play by Christian Walton! What on earth is Walton doing?! Marcus Tavernier then wasted a great opportunity to make it 2-0 from close range, before it was 2-0 to Bournemouth less than a minute into the second half thanks to a Leif Davis own goal! James Hill then somehow managed to head over on an open goal from just a couple of yards out, before Ipswich would find their way back into the game after Lewis Cook was deemed to have fouled Abdoul Ouattara! I’m not convinced that this should’ve been given as a penalty, but anyway, Jack Clarke would step up and score to make it 2-1 after 73 minutes! In the end, that penalty wasn’t enough for Ipswich Town, as they simply didn’t do anything right across the rest of the game! The Tractor Boys stay 14th in the table, and they’ll head to Tottenham after the International Break! As for AFC Bournemouth, they can’t stop winning at the moment! The Cherries rise to 7th in the league, and they’ll host Nottingham Forest next time out!
Brighton 2-0 Brentford
Brighton and Hove Albion now find themselves second in the league after a professional victory over 10-man Brentford! Maxim De Cuyper wasted a good opportunity to give Brighton the lead early on, although Brighton would then find themselves in front in the 15th minute courtesy of a wonder strike by Diego Gomez! Again! Charalampos Kostoulas then found himself in on goal, but his effort was too tame to beat Caoimhin Kelleher, before things got worse for Brentford as Igor Thiago was shown a straight Red card for violent conduct! I can understand why this decision was given, but I do feel for Thiago a bit here (as this clearly wasn’t intentional)! Brighton were then awarded a penalty after Keane Lewis-Potter brought down Luka Vuskovic, with Pascal Gross successfully converting his spot kick from 12 yards out to double Brighton’s lead heading into halftime! What a great penalty! In the second half, Brighton came close on a couple of occasions to further extend their lead, but it wasn’t meant to be! Overall, it’s another win for Brighton and Hove Albion! The Seagulls now find themselves second in the league, and their next game should be an interesting one away at Hull! As for Brentford, the Red card killed this game for them! The Bees drop to 8th in the table, and they’ll host Everton next time out!
Fulham 1-1 Newcastle
Lukas Hornicek made a good save early on to push Oscar Bobb’s effort away from goal, before Harvey Barnes found himself in on goal, only to strike the ball straight at the face of Bernd Leno! Moments later, Newcastle thought they’d taken the lead through Dan Burn, but the goal was correctly ruled out for an off the ball incident involving Yoane Wissa! In the second half, Barnes wasted another good opportunity to give Newcastle the lead, before the visitors would finally find themselves in front in the 80th minute thanks to a brilliant strike by Jacob Murphy! This is a fantastic finish by Murphy, although Fulham gave the ball away far too cheaply! However, less than 3 minutes later, Fulham were already back on level terms as Rodrigo Muniz finished smartly! Lewis Hall then had a great chance to win it for Newcastle, but his effort was kept out by Bernd Leno, before Hornicek pulled off a wonderful save to deny Ryan Sessegnon a stoppage-time winner! In the end, it’s a story of what could’ve been for Fulham! The Cottagers stay 15th in the table, and they’ll head to Manchester City next time out! As for Newcastle United, they’ll be disappointed to have only led this game for 3 minutes! The Magpies do rise to 12th place, however, and their first game after the International Break will see them play host to Arsenal!
Arsenal 1-0 Hull
Arsenal will head into the International Break 5 points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a tight 1-0 victory over Hull City! David Raya was there when needed to save Elliot Stroud’s effort, before Arsenal were asking for a penalty for a foul on Kai Havertz! Whilst the referee deemed the incident to be a foul, Havertz was in an offside position! Just before halftime, Declan Rice had a great chance to put Arsenal in front, but he could only head the ball straight at Konstantinos Tzolakis, before Arsenal would finally find themselves in front in the 72nd minute as Martin Odegaard was there to score on the rebound! Overall, it’s another tight victory for Arsenal! The Gunners remain top of the league, and their first game post-International Break will see them travel to Newcastle! As for Hull City, they’ll be gutted to have conceded the way that they did! The Tigers drop to 13th in the table, and they’ll host Brighton next time out!
Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea
Chelsea’s lack of consistency struck again as Sunderland AFC picked up a crucial victory! Brian Brobbey had a golden opportunity to give Sunderland the lead early on, but he poorly managed to miss the target completely, before Chelsea weren’t even given a free-kick for a foul on Cole Palmer, let alone a penalty! Morgan Rogers then had his own great opportunity to put Chelsea in front, but he too failed to hit the target, before Brobbey wasted another good opportunity at the other end! However, Brobbey was able to win Sunderland a penalty after an incident with Levi Colwill, which saw Enzo Le Fee step up and successfully score to give Sunderland the lead after 36 minutes! I’ll be honest, I’m pretty sure that Brobbey’s the one who initially fouls Colwill! Anyway, in the second half, Mike Penders pulled off an important save to stop Wilson Isidor from finish the game off at 2-0, before Danny Welbeck wasted an opportunity to equalise for Chelsea in stoppage time! Overall, this is a massive 3 points for Sunderland AFC! The Black Cats remain inside the Relegation Zone (now in 19th, however), and they’ll head to Aston Villa after the International Break! As for Chelsea, they continue to throw points away! The Blues drop to 5th in the league, and they’ll host Leeds next time out!
Leeds 1-0 Tottenham
In the first half, Jayden Bogle got away without receiving a yellow card for a challenge on Mathys Tel! For me, this was a Red card; this is a terrible challenge! Anyway, Lukas Nmecha then had a decent chance to give Leeds the lead before halftime, but he could only head the ball straight at Antonin Kinsky, before Ao Tanaka blasted over the bar from close range! Conor Gallagher then came within a whisker of giving Tottenham the lead, before Kinsky made a wonderful save to deny Sean Longstaff! But then, in the 79th minute, the deadlock would finally be broken as Noah Okafor scored to give Leeds the lead! This is a great goal all-round! Overall, Leeds United are finally back to winning ways! The Whites rise to 9th in the league, and their next game should be an interesting one away at Chelsea! As for Tottenham Hotspur, whilst the referee didn’t do them any favours, they simply weren’t good enough to win this game! Spurs drop to 11th in the table, and they’ll host Ipswich next time out!
Premier League Table at the End of Gameweek 10
Arsenal: 27pts (+10)
Brighton: 22pts (+19)
Manchester City: 21pts (+8)
Liverpool: 18pts (+4)
Chelsea: 16pts (+3)
Everton: 16pts (+2)
Bournemouth: 15pts (+2)
Brentford: 14pts (+5)
Leeds: 14pts (+2)
Aston Villa: 13pts (-3)
Tottenham: 12pts (-1)
Newcastle: 12pts (-3)
Hull: 11pts (0)
Ipswich: 11pts (-5)
Fulham: 10pts (-2)
Nottingham Forest: 9pts (-4)
Coventry: 9pts (-9)
Manchester United: 8pts (-5)
Sunderland: 8pts (-9)
Crystal Palace: 7pts (-14)
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