The Seagulls thrashing The Eagles and a long-awaited return for Spurs duo: Premier League Matchday 7 Recap (2026/27)

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Full Results (Matchday 7)

  • Everton 0–2 Chelsea 

  • Brentford 1–2 Liverpool 

  • Fulham 1–0 Hull

  • Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich 

  • Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa

  • Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland 

  • Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace

  • Leeds 1–1 Manchester United

  • Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal 

  • Tottenham 3–1 Coventry 

Game of the Matchday 

 Brentford 1–2 Liverpool 

Brentford hosting Liverpool at the GTech Community Stadium is the pick of the lot for the gameweek's best match. Brentford can leave with their heads held high even in a game in which they had more red cards received than goals scored. 

Things started well for The Bees Had as they stung Liverpool on the brink of half-time to lead the game through a perfect header by Keane Lewis-Potter. However, deep into the first-half stoppage time, Yehor Yarmoliuk was judged to be headbutting Jérémy Jacquet by the referee and was sent off.

Even though Liverpool responded by scoring twice mid-way through the second-half, Brentford stayed in the mix. They threw everything at Liverpool late on but were reduced further when Vitaly Janelt got his second yellow card in stoppage time which basically put the stamp on their defeat.

Biggest Surprise

Tottenham 3–1 Coventry 

Here is the surprise — out of all 20 Premier League teams, Tottenham were the last team to win a Premier League game, followed closely by Bournemouth and Fulham. Granted it took all three of them 7 matches to claim the 3 points but by the virtue of scheduling, Tottenham Hotspur were, in fact, the last team to do it.

After all the investment that was put in player recruitment during the summer transfer window and with quality of players the club has brought in, it is actually mind-blowing how it took them so long to win a game.

Best Team Performance

Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace

Brighton clearly do not agree with the notion of "form going out window when it comes to derbies". The M23 Derby saw a humiliation of Crystal Palace, which, in their defence, every opponent facing Brighton is practically signing a humiliation contract it seems.

A rather bleak silver lining for The Eagles was that it ended 'only' 5-0 as Brighton absolutely bulldozed past Palace during the opening stages, scoring 3 goals inside 10 minutes which included a potential goal of the season from Diego Gómez as he scored from the halfway line!

The Seagulls massively outperformed their generated xG of 2.00 while also restricting Palace to crumbs, who hit the woodwork twice and could only muster up a 5 shots with only a single of them on target.

Ruthless up front and assured at the back. Next up for Fabian Hürzeler's men is Anfield!

Player of the Matchday

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Sometimes I feel like Erling Haaland is a victim of his brilliance and the ridiculous level at which he operates. He has started the season in a similar rapid fashion and he only extended that run of form against newcomers Ipswich.

Haaland scored a powerful header and a left-footed strike from a charging run to extend his goalscoring run to 8 consecutive games in which he has scored for Manchester City. Apart from his match-winning brace, he also created the joint-most chances (3), with 2 of them being big chances, while also generating an xGI (xG + xA) of 1.10.

What he is doing is frankly absurd and we should not normalize the insane output Haaland has in front of goal.

Honorable mentions - Luka Vušković (Brighton), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) & Pedro Neto (Chelsea)

Moment of the Matchday

James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski back on the pitch 

Oh how well it feels to see an old friend, let alone two. Forget about the clubs, as fans of the sport as a whole, these types of moments get me. It was a good day to be a football fan, and even better to be a Tottenham fan after so long.

First up to talk about is James Maddison who made his first competitive start for Spurs since May 2025, and opened the scoring in the 14th minute with an absolute beauty of a goal against his hometown club. A classic banger from perhaps one of the more underrated Premier League players over the last decade.

And then there was Dejan Kulusevski who was back in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time in 526 long days. Huge credit to Spurs fans who showered him with love every time they had the opportunity as he was welcomed back. He received the loudest of cheers when he got on the pitch, when he passed the ball, and when he got past a Coventry defender with space to run, it was lovely to hear as a football fan.

Here's hoping both of them stay fit and their injuries be a thing of the past.

Looking Ahead – Matchday 8 Fixtures (IST Kick-Offs)

Saturday, 24 October (IST)

    • Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest - 12:30 am

    • Aston Villa vs Manchester City - 5:00 pm

    • Arsenal vs Everton - 7:30 pm

    • Coventry vs Fulham - 7:30 pm

    • Chelsea vs Tottenham - 10:00 pm

    Sunday, 25 October (IST)

    • Crystal Palace vs Newcastle - 7:30 pm

    • Hull vs Brentford - 7:30 pm

    • Liverpool vs Brighton - 7:30 pm

    • Manchester United vs Bournemouth - 7:30 pm

    • Sunderland vs Leeds - 10:00 am

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