Premier League Gameweek 2 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 2, producing 32 goals — an average of 3.2 per game. Home sides won 3, away sides won 4, and 3 finished level.

Fewer draws than usual means fewer free passes. In a round this decisive, backing the wrong side is punished immediately.

Away sides matched or beat the home teams this week — a reminder that home advantage is a tilt, not a guarantee.

Every result

Crystal Palace FC 1-4 Manchester City FC · Liverpool FC 2-2 Nottingham Forest FC · AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Everton FC · Coventry City FC 0-1 Hull City AFC · Tottenham Hotspur FC 0-2 Newcastle United FC · Leeds United FC 1-1 Brentford FC · Sunderland AFC 1-0 Fulham FC · Chelsea FC 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC · Manchester United FC 5-2 Ipswich Town FC · Aston Villa FC 0-1 Arsenal FC

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Crystal Palace FC 1-4 Manchester City FC, a 3-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Crystal Palace FC.

The most open game was Chelsea FC 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC with 7 goals — the kind of fixture that looks entertaining on paper and is exactly what you want to avoid when a single defeat knocks you out.

The result most likely to have wrecked a survivor season was Manchester United FC 5-2 Ipswich Town FC. Ipswich Town FC went into the weekend with the better recent record and still lost, which is the risk you carry every single week no matter how safe the pick looks.

What it meant for last man standing players

Picks for this round have not all been settled yet, so the survival numbers will follow once every league is resolved.

No pick data for this round yet.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Crystal Palace FC, Coventry City FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Fulham FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Ipswich Town FC and Aston Villa FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC, AFC Bournemouth, Everton FC, Hull City AFC, Newcastle United FC, Leeds United FC, Brentford FC, Sunderland AFC, Chelsea FC, Manchester United FC and Arsenal FC.

Looking ahead

Remember the no-repeats rule: every club used this week is gone for the rest of the season, so the pool of safe options is now smaller than it was on Friday. Before picking again, check which of your remaining clubs are at home in the next three rounds rather than only looking at this weekend.

Our rankings for the next gameweek update automatically with fresh form, home advantage and opponent weakness, and every club has a full guide with three seasons of results behind it.