The Premier League held its fifth match weekend, where 10 big fixtures took place.
The Premier League’s match weekend five saw all 20 clubs once again make their attempts to secure crucial wins.
Going into this match weekend, Liverpool were leaders with 12 points, with Arsenal and Bournemouth behind them. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest would have been looking to get much needed positive results. Manchester City’s 3-0 win in the Manchester derby gave them a boost and gave them six points.
The fixtures for the fifth match weekend included Manchester City vs Arsenal, the Merseyside derby, Chelsea taking on Manchester United, and West ham vs Crystal Palace, to name some.
Even though it's still very early on in the season, every result is extremely vital and could be the difference in how each club’s season outcome will be.
Here, let’s take a look at the results from the Premier League and how the standings look.
Premier League match weekend five results
- Liverpool 2-1 Everton
- Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
- Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
- West ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Wolves 1-3 Leeds
- Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
- Fulham 3-1 Brentford
- Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa
- Bournemouth 0-0 Newcastle
- Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City
Premier League current standings
1 - Liverpool 15pts
2 - Arsenal 10pts
3 - Tottenham 10 pts
4 - Bournemouth 10pts
5 - Crystal Palace 9pts
6 - Chelsea 8pts
7 - Sunderland 8pts
8 - Fulham 8pts
9 - Manchester City 7pts
10 - Everton 7pts
11 - Manchester United 7pts
12 - Leeds 7pts
13 - Newcastle 6pts
14 - Brighton 5pts
15 - Nottingham Forest 5pts
16 - Burnley 4pts
17 - Brentford 4pts
18 - Aston Villa 3pts
19 - West ham 3pts
20 - Wolves 0pts
While Liverpool's Merseyside derby win keeps them as league leaders, the draws for Bournemouth, Arsenal and Tottenham mean the point gap between second and first is now five points, a big boost for Liverpool.
Manchester City's draw sees them remaining making progress, but means they are eight away from first, and Chelsea’s loss to Manchester United pushes them down to sixth.
Elsewhere, Fulham, Leeds, and Crystal Palace claimed wins that see them add more points to their names.