Matchweek 6: City win at Anfield, Chelsea hit five, and three players are off
Ten games across four days. Manchester City became the first side to win six from six, Chelsea put five past Bournemouth, Solanke struck in the 90th minute at Old Trafford — and the round produced three red cards. Every result, every scorer, and what it does to the table.
Matchweek 6: quick answers
- What were the ten results? Arsenal 2-1 Leeds, Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford, Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth, Ipswich 2-1 Fulham, Sunderland 0-2 Brighton, Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham, Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest, Hull City 2-2 Everton, Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City, Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United.
- What was the biggest win? Chelsea 5-1 at home to Bournemouth — Joao Pedro scored twice, and Jordan Henderson added a free-kick on 70 minutes.
- Did Liverpool lose at Anfield? Yes. Manchester City won 3-0, with goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki.
- Were there any red cards? Three: Pascal Struijk for Brighton (57), Ryan Gravenberch for Liverpool (62) and Rodrigo Bentancur for Tottenham (78).
- Who does the table say should be top? Manchester City, who are the only side in the division with six wins from six, 16 goals for and 18 points — three clear of Arsenal.
- Who is bottom? Fulham, on two points with two draws and four defeats.
- What happened to Tottenham? Solanke headed in at 90+2 to draw at Old Trafford, but they are still on three points, with three goals in six games and no win.
- When is Matchweek 7? Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October — including Chelsea at Everton, Liverpool at Brentford and Manchester City at Ipswich.
Every result, every scorer
| Date | Fixture | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Arsenal v Leeds United | 2-1 | 55′ James Justin; 62′ Riccardo Calafiori; 70′ Bruno Guimaraes |
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 2-2 | 10′ Yehor Yarmoliuk; 12′ Nicolas Jackson; 77′ John McGinn; 79′ Jaidon Anthony |
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth | 5-1 | 2′ Jordan Henderson; 3′ Morgan Rogers; 46′ Joao Pedro; 51′ Evanilson; 67′ Joao Pedro; 70′ Jordan Henderson (free-kick) |
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Ipswich Town v Fulham | 2-1 | 55′ Ryan Sessegnon; 88′ Abdoul Ouattara; 90+1′ Dara O'Shea (header) |
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Sunderland v Brighton | 0-2 | 53′ Maxim De Cuyper; 90+3′ Georginio Rutter |
| 10 Oct 16:00 | Manchester United v Tottenham | 1-1 | 73′ Bryan Mbeumo; 90+2′ Dominic Solanke (header) |
| 11 Oct 16:00 | Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | 3′ Dan Ndoye; 41′ Daichi Kamada; 45+4′ Jefferson Lerma (header); 59′ Yeremy Pino |
| 11 Oct 16:00 | Hull City v Everton | 2-2 | 48′ Joe Gelhardt; 55′ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (header); 68′ Thierno Barry; 74′ Mohamed Belloumi |
| 11 Oct 20:00 | Liverpool v Manchester City | 0-3 | 65′ Erling Haaland; 68′ Jeremy Doku; 78′ Rayan Cherki |
| 12 Oct 21:00 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | 4-1 | 6′ Jack Rudoni (penalty); 48′ Sidiki Cherif; 70′ Sven Botman; 81′ Ellis Simms; 86′ Stephen Mfuni |
Results, scorers, minutes and cards from ESPN. Attendance figures from the same match records; Selhurst Park and Anfield were not reported.
Three red cards
- 57′ Pascal Struijk (Brighton) — Sunderland 0-2 Brighton. Brighton won comfortably without him.
- 62′ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) — Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City. Away in front before the sending-off, and City never gave the lead back.
- 78′ Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) — Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham. United still had Solanke to hold them to a draw.
What the table says
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 18 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 13 |
| 4 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 |
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 |
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Tottenham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 |
Standings after Matchweek 6, from ESPN.
What this week actually moves on the shop floor
Not a forecast — just our own read of which shirts this round makes people reach for, based on what moved in front of our own customers. Six games from the table plus one derby draw is a City week, a Chelsea week, and a week where the clubs people want to wear are the clubs that just lost.
City won at Anfield with three goals and are six from six; Liverpool lost at home. Both are in stock in every size we run, and this is the fixture that decides whether a customer buys the winning shirt or the losing one. City first, Liverpool second.
Solanke scored at Old Trafford at 90+2, and United are 13th with one win all season. United demand is steady home-shirt demand; Spurs demand is a results-dependent story, and three points in six is the harder sell.
Chelsea hit five, Arsenal won at home to stay second, and Brighton sit third with the best goal difference in the division. Chelsea is the impulse buy of the round; Arsenal and Brighton are the steady sellers.
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Key takeaways
- Manchester City are six from six with 16 goals. No other side has won six of six this century season, and the 3-0 at Anfield is the result that separates them from Arsenal.
- Chelsea scored five at home for the first time in this run, with Joao Pedro twice. They move to sixth on 10 points, level with Brentford and Everton.
- Three red cards in one round, and two of them cost their side a result on the pitch: Gravenberch sent off with City already two ahead, Bentancur with United 1-0 up.
- Brighton have the best goal difference in the division (+13) and sit third on 13 points, one point behind Arsenal after a 2-0 win at Sunderland.
- Tottenham have three goals in six games, no wins and three points. Solanke at Old Trafford was one of them.
- Coventry City beat Newcastle 4-1 away and are still 14th. That gap between one weekend and the table is the clearest illustration of what a single result is worth here.
Matchweek 7
Saturday 17 October: Everton v Chelsea; Brentford v Liverpool; Fulham v Hull City; Manchester City v Ipswich Town; Newcastle United v Aston Villa.
Sunday 18 October: AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland; Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace; Leeds United v Manchester United; Nottingham Forest v Arsenal.
Our verdict
Two clubs in this round played the game the rest of the table is trying to play. City won at Anfield 3-0 with a striker who scored and a midfield that kept the ball out of trouble; Chelsea won 5-1 at home with two goals from one striker and a free-kick off the bench of a season. Everyone else took something small — a draw, a win by one, a red card, a point. If you are buying shirts on the back of this weekend, the round rewards City and Chelsea buyers immediately and punishes nobody, which is unusual. For Spurs, Coventry and Fulham supporters it is a different kind of week: three points, six goals against in two games, and the shirt still has to sell on the name alone.
