Chelsea are back on top of the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Brentford in Saturday’s west London derby.
Liverpool thrashed Watford 5-0 in Claudio Ranieri’s first game in charge of the Hornets to kick off gameweek 8, temporarily leapfrogging the Blues.
However, Ben Chilwell’s strike on the stroke of half-time and an inspired display from goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was enough to take Chelsea back to the summit by a single point.
Defending champions Manchester City are two points off first place in third after seeing off struggling Burnley, with Manchester United beaten 4-2 at Leicester as the pressure continues to mount on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Meanwhile, Brighton were held by struggling Norwich and Wolves claimed a dramatic stoppage-time victory in a Midlands derby at Aston Villa.
On Sunday, West Ham inflicted Everton’s first home defeat of the season before Tottenham condemned Newcastle to defeat as they welcomed their new Saudi owners to St. James’ Park.
Arsenal welcomed back club legend Patrick Vieira on Monday and had Alexandre Lacazette to thank for snatching a 2-2 draw.
Premier League table, 2021/22
Premier League 2021/22 fixtures, gameweek 8
Saturday, October 16
1230 | Watford 0-5 Liverpool
1500 | Southampton 1-0 Leeds
1500 | Norwich 0-0 Brighton
1500 | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolves
1500 | Leicester 4-2 Manchester United
1500 | Manchester City 2-0 Burnley
1730 | Brentford 0-1 Chelsea
Sunday, October 17
1400 | Everton 0-1 West Ham
1630 | Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham
Monday, October 18
2000 | Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace
