Premier League Gameweek 8 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 8, producing 19 goals — an average of 1.9 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

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

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Manchester United FC 0-3 AFC Bournemouth, a 3-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Manchester United FC.

The result most likely to have wrecked a survivor season was Aston Villa FC 2-1 Manchester City FC. Manchester City 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

Across EPL Knockout leagues, 39 players survived Gameweek 8 and 37 went out — a 51% survival rate.

The most-backed club was Chelsea FC with 23 picks, and it did not pay off — 23 of those went out.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Manchester City FC, Coventry City FC, Everton FC, Chelsea FC, Crystal Palace FC, Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Ipswich Town FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Aston Villa FC, Fulham FC, Arsenal FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Newcastle United FC, AFC Bournemouth, Hull City AFC, Brentford FC, Liverpool FC, Sunderland AFC 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.