Estevao Willian struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Chelsea stunned Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday (4 Oct). The late winner, Estevao’s first for the Blues, sent a jubilant Enzo Maresca sprinting down the touchline to join his players in celebration. And left Arne Slot to contemplate a second straight defeat in the Premier League – third loss in a row across all competitions.
Liverpool’s defeat paved the way for Arsenal to finish the night top of the Premier League table after they made short work of West Ham United in a London derby. The Gunners won 2-0 at home thanks to Declan Rice’s powerful first half effort and a second half penalty from Bukayo Saka.
Earlier on Saturday, Mason Mount’s magnificent touch and finish helped Manchester United to a 2-0 victory against Sunderland at Old Trafford. United dominated proceedings with Mount opening the scoring in the 8th minute before Benjamin Sesko doubled the lead in the 31st minute to ease the pressure on manager Ruben Amorim, who would have been pleased to see new goalkeeper Senne Lammens impress on his debut.
You can read full match reports and match reaction below.
Saturday’s Match Reports
Saturday’s Match Reaction
Mason Mount insists Manchester United ‘100% behind’ Ruben Amorim
Mikel Arteta lauds ‘unbelievable’ Bukayo Saka as Arsenal pair share in landmark win
Salah and Isak will click, insists Slot after Liverpool slip to third defeat
Tottenham: Thomas Frank ’emotional’ over Mathys Tel goal as manager makes touching gesture
Martin Ødegaard injury takes shine off Arsenal’s victory over West Ham
Chelsea: How many games is Enzo Maresca suspended for after Liverpool red card?
Friday’s Match Report
October: Key Premier League fixtures
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Newcastle United v Nottingham (5 Oct)
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Brentford v Manchester City (5 Oct)
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Nottingham v Chelsea (18 Oct)
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Brighton v Newcastle United (18 Oct)
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Manchester City v Everton (18 Oct)
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Fulham v Arsenal (18 Oct)
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Tottenham v Aston Villa (19 Oct)
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Liverpool v Manchester United (19 Oct)
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Chelsea v Sunderland (25 Oct)
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Newcastle United v Fulham (25 Oct)
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Manchester United v Brighton (25 Oct)
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Brentford v Liverpool (25 Oct)
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace (26 Oct)
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Aston Villa v Manchester City (26 Oct)
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Everton v Tottenham (26 Oct)
Player of Matchweek 6: Erling Haaland
Manchester City goal-machine Erling Haaland was voted the best player from Premier League matchweek 6.
The Norwegian struck a late brace to cap a 5-1 win for Pep Guardiola’s side at home against Burnley. Haaland’s goals also made him the most prolific Norwegian in Premier League history, with 93 goals which is two ahead of Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Haaland – with 30 per cent of the fan vote – beat Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice (21 per cent) for the top honour in the official Premier League fan poll.
The other nominees were Sean Longstaff (17 per cent), Robin Roefs (10 per cent), Igor Thiago (eight per cent), Daichi Kamada and Danny Welbeck (both five per cent), and Emiliano Buendia (four per cent).
What happened in Matchweek 6?
Player of Matchweek 5: Ryan Gravenberch
Liverpool star Ryan Gravenberch has been named the best player from Matchweek 5 following an official poll by the Premier League.
The Dutch midfielder scored Liverpool’s opener in the Merseyside derby before setting up Hugo Ekitike to secure a hard-fought 2-1 win over Everton at Anfield.
Gravenberch’s efforts landed him 31 per cent of the vote in the Premier League fan poll while his closest challenger was Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes who got 20 per cent of the vote for his role in the Old Trafford victory against Chelsea.
The other nominees were Anton Stach (16 per cent), Jeremy Doku and Nordi Mukiele (both 11 per cent), Alex Iwobi (six per cent), Martin Dubravka (four per cent) and Tyrick Mitchell (one per cent).
Gravenberch is the second Liverpool player to get the nod in this award after Dominik Szoboszlai topped the poll for Matchweek 3.
What happened in Matchweek 5?
Player of Matchweek 4: Lucas Bergvall
Tottenham made it a hat-trick of players named Player of the Matchweek this season after Lucas Bergvall joined team-mates Richarlison and Joao Palhinha in topping the official Premier League poll.
The 19-year-old midfielder was voted Premier League Player of Matchweek 4 following his goal for Spurs in the comfortable 3-0 win at West Ham United.
Bergvall picked up 27 per cent of the vote which put him just ahead of Arsenal’s two-goal hero Martin Zubimendi. Manchester City star Erling Haaland, fresh from his exploits in the Manchester derby, was third with 23 per cent of the vote.
The other nominees were Moises Caicedo (eight per cent), Robin Roefs and Antoine Semenyo (both six per cent), Nick Woltemade (four per cent) and Emiliano Martinez (one per cent).
What happened in Matchweek 4?
Who are the biggest transfers between EPL clubs?
With the international break upon us, the Premier League has decided to pay homage to Alexander Isak’s record move from Newcastle United to Liverpool by compiling a list of the biggest transfers between EPL clubs.
We’ve picked five of the more juicier and older mentions from the Premier League’s list, and included a one-line description to help jog your memory.
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Fernando Torres (Liverpool to Chelsea, Jan 2011): Scored THAT Champions League goal.
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Ashley Cole (Arsenal to Chelsea, Aug 2006): Simply England’s greatest ever left-back.
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Robin van Persie (Arsenal to Man Utd, Aug 2012): The little boy who made his title dream come true.
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Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal to Man City, July 2009): Who can forget that knee slide?
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Sol Campbell (Spurs to Arsenal, July 2001): Still the most controversial ever?
You can read the full list as well as details of the transfers in the Premier League’s article, here.
Player of Matchweek 3: Dominik Szoboszlai
Premier League fans have acknowledged the brilliance of Dominik Szoboszlai in Liverpool’s vital 1-0 win against Arsenal in Matchweek 3. The Hungarian topped the Premier League’s official fan poll to be named the best player from round three action.
Szoboszlai, who scored Liverpool’s winner from a delightful free-kick, received 37 per cent of the vote while his closest challenger was Chelsea’s Joao Pedro with 18 per cent.
The other nominees included Everton’s new star Jack Grealish (16 per cent), Manchester United summer signing Bryan Mbeumo (13 per cent), Crystal Palace defensive rock Marc Guehi (6 per cent), Sunderland’s Enzo Le Fee (6 per cent), West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen (3 per cent) and Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi (1 per cent).
What happened in Matchweek 3?
Player of Matchweek 2: Joao Palhinha
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joao Palhinha has been voted the Premier League Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 2. The summer loan signing from Bayern Munich follows in the footsteps of his new Spurs team-mate Richarlison who won the honour for Matchweek 1.
Palhinha secured 33 per cent of the vote in the official Premier League poll which put him ahead of Liverpool’s 16-year-old sensation Rio Ngumoha, who received 22 per cent.
Palhinha won more duels and made more tackles than any Spurs player in their impressive 2-0 win at Manchester City last weekend. He also capped the fine performance with the second goal in the victory over the Premier League title contenders.
The other six nominees in the Premier League poll for Matchweek 2 were Jurrien Timber (17 per cent), Joao Pedro (12 per cent), Viktor Gyokeres (eight per cent), Jack Grealish (six per cent), Jaidon Anthony and Dango Ouattara (both 1 per cent).
Premier League: What happened in Matchweek 2?
Player of Matchweek 1: Richarlison
Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison was voted the best player from the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, according to an official fan poll.
The Brazilian’s two goals – including a spectacular scissor-kick – helped Spurs to a 3-0 win over Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Results from the Premier League’s fan poll for Matchweek 1 had Richarlison top with 27 per cent of the votes, followed by Sunderland’s Dan Ballard (20%), Manchester City’s Tijjani Reijnders (18%), Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike (12%), Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (9%), Arsenal’s David Raya (6%), Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (5%) and Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood (3%).
Premier League: What happened in Matchweek 1?
Mohamed Salah wins PFA Players’ Player of the Year for 2024-25
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah was voted the 2024-25 Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year. The 33-year-old Egyptian is the first player to win the prestigious award, which is voted by his peers, three times.
Salah was a worthy winner, after scoring 29 goals and creating 18 assists to lead Liverpool to the 2024-25 Premier League title.
“I look at myself now, a guy coming from Egypt and making it to the top level, making history today, it’s something that makes me so proud,” Salah said as he was presented with the award.
He previously won the award for the 2017-18 and 2021-22 Premier League campaigns.
Dean Henderson was the hero as he saved multiple Liverpool penalties to lift Crystal Palace to a shootout win in the 2025 FA Community Shield at Wembley on 10 August.
Palace fought back twice against Liverpool to force a 2-2 draw and send the match to penalties where Henderson kept out spot-kicks from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott.
Justin Devenny then wrapped up a 3-2 victory for the Eagles in the penalty shootout.
Before kick-off, tributes were paid to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, following their deaths in a tragic car crash in Spain last month.
However, the minute’s silence was cut short after a small number of Palace fans were heard shouting during the ceremony.
Who won the Premier League last season?
The 2024-25 Premier League season was one to savour for the red half of Merseyside as Liverpool were crowned champions. The Reds clinched a record-equalling 20th top flight title – but only their second in the Premier League era – with a convincing 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield back in April.
Liverpool’s success was a dream debut campaign for coach Arne Slot who replaced the legendary German Jurgen Klopp at the helm. Liverpool’s only other Premier League title win came in 2019-20 under Klopp during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which Premier League teams are playing in Europe this season?
A record nine top-flight clubs qualified for UEFA competitions for the 2025-26 campaign.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League next season.
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Conference League.
However, Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League on 11 July due to club ownership issues raised by UEFA.
Separately, fans have been warned by the Premier League that this season fixtures could be moved at “relatively short notice” because of the number of English teams playing in Europe.
Who are the new teams in the Premier League?
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Leeds United: Secured automatic promotion as winners of the 2024-25 Championship season.
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Burnley: Secured automatic promotion as runners up of the 2024-25 Championship season.
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Sunderland: Promoted to Premier League after winning the 2024-25 Championship play-off final.
Are there any new Premier League rules this season?
Yes. There’s a number of a key law changes for the Premier League this season. You can read the full list and explanations outlined by the English Football Association (FA), here.
Below are some of the key changes fans will likely pay more attention to:
Law 3 – The Players
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Only captains will be allowed to talk to referees about key decisions.
Law 5 – The Referee
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Goalkeepers will now concede a corner if they hold onto the ball for more than eight seconds.
Video assistant referee (VAR) protocol
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Competitions have the option for the referee to make an announcement after a VAR ‘review’ or lengthy VAR ‘check’.
The VAR explanation is sure to generate lots of media headlines and social media debates. Buckle up.
What happened in pre-season?
Fans in Singapore were able to witness Premier League teams live in action during pre-season with both Arsenal and Newcastle United participating in this year’s Singapore Festival of Football – a five-year partnership between promoters TEG Sport and the Singapore Tourism Board.
Manchester City and Chelsea, who both participated in the Club World Cup, have just begun their pre-season after a short break.
Here’s a look at latest pre-season results from selected Premier League clubs:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur
