Premier League Gameweek 4 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 4, producing 29 goals — an average of 2.9 per game. Home sides won 1, away sides won 5, and 4 finished level.

That is a draw-heavy round, and draw-heavy rounds are kind to survivor players: you only need your club to avoid defeat, so every stalemate is a pass rather than a failure.

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

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Coventry City FC 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC, a 5-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Coventry City FC.

The most open game was Crystal Palace FC 2-3 Ipswich Town FC with 5 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.

What it meant for last man standing players

Across EPL Knockout leagues, 86 players survived Gameweek 4 and 23 went out — a 79% survival rate.

The most-backed club was Chelsea FC with 34 picks, and it held up.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Crystal Palace FC, Aston Villa FC, Sunderland AFC, Coventry City FC, Manchester United FC and Newcastle United FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Ipswich Town FC, Liverpool FC, Fulham FC, Chelsea FC, Hull City AFC, AFC Bournemouth, Brentford FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Everton FC, Arsenal FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Manchester City FC and Leeds United 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.