The seventh day of the Premier League began on Saturday 17 October with the match between Everton and Chelsea, followed by a direct match between Liverpool and Brentford. In the afternoon the match between Fulham and Hull City took place, while Manchester City faced Ipswich Town at home, trying to consolidate its leading position. The day ended with the match between Newcastle and Aston Villa.
Saturday's schedule looked like this: Everton-Chelsea, Brentford-Liverpool, Fulham-Hull City, Manchester City-Ipswich and Newcastle-Aston Villa. On Sunday, however, the Premier League continued with Bournemouth-Sunderland, Brighton-Crystal Palace, Leeds-Manchester United, Nottingham Forest-Arsenal and the opening match of the week with Tottenham-Coventry. The last round, scheduled for Monday 19 October, sees Tottenham against Coventry.
At the end of the day, the table sees Manchester City in the lead with 18 points, followed by Arsenal with 15 and Brighton with 13. Brentford, Everton and Chelsea occupy fourth position with 10 points each, while Leeds, Hull City, Liverpool and Ipswich are in fifth place with 9 points. Newcastle are in eighth place with 8 points, Crystal Palace and Manchester United in ninth with 7 points each. Coventry and Nottingham Forest are in tenth place with 6 points, while Aston Villa and Sunderland share eleventh position with 5 points. Bournemouth, Tottenham, Fulham and the remaining teams complete the table with 3, 3, 2 and 0 points respectively.
Manchester City, after their home win against Ipswich, aims to strengthen their dominance in the Premier League, while Liverpool, who had a brilliant performance in the Champions League against LASK, looks to recover in the league against Brentford. The teams at the top of the table are preparing to continue their race towards the Champions League, while the others try to consolidate their position in the qualifying phase. Next week will see the teams continue to compete for the biggest points of the season.