2018-19 Premier League: Match day 8

Premier League 2018-19
Day	Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Date	5/6/7 October 2018
Total matches	10
Total goals	26
League leaders start	Manchester City
League leaders end	Manchester City
Highest scoring	Fulham 1–5 Arsenal
Bottom start	Huddersfield Town
Bottom end	Cardiff City
Current league	2018-19
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Glenn Murray scored his fifth goal of the season to give Brighton victory over West Ham in an entertaining Premier League match at the Amex.

Huddersfield Town came from behind to draw at resurgent Burnley. Christopher Schindler's header helped the Terriers take a point at Turf Moor - a result which lifts David Wagner's side off the foot of the table.

Matt Doherty's winner extended Wolves' unbeaten Premier League run to six matches. Raúl Jiménez put Doherty through on 56 minutes and, despite the tight angle, the full-back was able to beat Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey at his near post.

Gylfi Sigurðsson's stunning second-half strike gave Everton a 2-1 win against 10-man Leicester, after Wes Morgan was sent-off for the second time in three league games. The Iceland midfielder struck in the 77th minute, skilfully turning away from James Maddison with a Cruyff turn and bending an effort from 25 yards into the top corner.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said his side "need to improve a lot" despite edging to victory over Cardiff to equal their best start to a Premier League season. Eric Dier scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says his team "still have room to improve" after they humbled a poor Watford side to move up to fifth in the Premier League. The victory was Bournemouth's biggest away win in the Premier League.

Alexis Sánchez scored in the 90th minute as Manchester United fought back from two down to beat Newcastle and avert a defeat that would have cranked up the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery said Aaron Ramsey is a "very important player" for the club after his goal of the season contender helped the Gunners thrash Fulham 5-1.

Chelsea extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season by comfortably beating Southampton at St Mary's.

Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty as Liverpool and Manchester City fought out a goalless draw at Anfield.

Friday 5 October 2018

Friday 5 October 2018 20:00	Brighton	1–0	West Ham United	Amex Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Murray  25'	Report

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Saturday 6 October 2018

Saturday 6 October 2018 15:00	Burnley	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Vokes  20'	Report	Schindler  66'

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Saturday 6 October 2018 15:00	Crystal Palace	0–1	Wolves	Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 25,715 Referee: Michael Oliver
		Report	Doherty  56'

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Saturday 6 October 2018 15:00	Leicester City	1–2	Everton	King Power Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 32,007 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Pereira  40' Morgan  63'	Report	Richarlison  7' Sigurðsson  77'

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Saturday 6 October 2018 15:00	Tottenham	1–0	Cardiff City	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 43,268 Referee: Mike Dean
	Dier  8'	Report	Ralls  58'

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Saturday 6 October 2018 15:00	Watford	0–4	Bournemouth	Vicarage Road, London Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Jonathan Moss
	Kabasele  32'	Report	Brooks  14' King  33' (pen), 45' Wilson  47'

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Saturday 6 October 2018 17:30	Manchester United	3–2	Newcastle United	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,519 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Mata  70' Martial  76' Sánchez  90'	Report	Kenedy  7' Mutō  10'

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Sunday 7 October 2018

Sunday 7 October 2018 12:00	Fulham	1–5	Arsenal	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 25,401 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Schürrle  44'	Report	Lacazette  29', 49' Ramsey  67' Aubameyang  79', 90+1'

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Sunday 7 October 2018 14:15	Southampton	0–3	Chelsea	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 27,077 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Hazard  30' Barkley  57' Morata  90+3'	Report

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Sunday 7 October 2018 16:30	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester City	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 52,117 Referee: Martin Atkinson
		Report

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League table after Match day 8

2018–19 Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City	8	6	2	0	21	3	+18	20	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Chelsea	8	6	2	0	18	5	+13	20
3	Liverpool	8	6	2	0	15	3	+12	20
4	Arsenal	8	6	0	2	19	10	+9	18
5	Tottenham	8	6	0	2	15	7	+8	18	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Bournemouth	8	5	1	2	16	12	+4	16
7	Wolves	8	4	3	1	9	6	+3	15
8	Manchester Utd	8	4	1	3	13	14	−1	13
9	Watford	8	4	1	3	11	12	−1	13
10	Leicester City	8	4	0	4	11	11	0	12
11	Everton	8	3	3	2	13	12	+1	12
12	Burnley	8	2	2	4	10	12	−2	8
13	Brighton	8	2	2	4	9	13	−4	8
14	Crystal Palace	8	2	1	5	5	9	−4	7
15	West Ham Utd	8	2	1	5	8	13	−5	7
16	Southampton	8	1	2	5	6	14	−8	5
17	Fulham	8	1	2	5	9	21	−12	5
18	Huddersfield Town	8	0	3	5	4	17	−13	3	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Newcastle Utd	8	0	2	6	6	13	−7	2
20	Cardiff City	8	0	2	6	4	17	−13	2

Updated to games played on 7 October 2018
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

See also

• Premier League
• Premier League - 2018-19 Season

External links

• BBC Sport