Facts and Figures
Goals Scored: There were 22 goals in eight matches.
Clean Sheets: Five out of 16 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in eight matches.
Possession: In four out of six matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponent.
Teams that didn’t play: Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers
Points of Interest
Igor Jesus of Nottingham Forest broke the deadlock late in the first half against Tottenham Hotspur, in a game that Forest won 3-0. The goal was just his third goal of the season.
Brighton and Hove Albion had two players in the starting line up against Liverpool that are older than their coach Fabian Hurzeler who is 33; Danny Welbeck is 35 years old and James Milner is 40!
Danny Weleck has scored 12 goals this season.
Newcastle United have dropped 22 points from winning positions this season, which is the most of any team in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur haven’t won a game in the league for 13 games, which is their longest winless streak in top-flight history in 91 years.
Highlights
Everton had an upset win against Chelsea, 3-0.
Danny Welbeck scored a brace for Brighton and Hove Albion in a 2-1 win against Liverpool. Welbeck is like a fine wine; he gets better with age.
Sunderland had a comeback win against Newcastle United, in a game that Sunderland won 2-1.
Nottingham Forest won their first game in the Premier League under their fourth coach that they have had this season- Vitor Pereira, which ended a seven-game winless streak in the league.
Game One of Eight
AFC Bournemouth (2) v Manchester United (2)
Facts and Figures: AFC Bournemouth had 54.9% possession. Both teams had five shots on target.
Game Two of Eight
Brighton and Hove Albion (2) v Liverpool (1)
Facts and Figures: Brighton and Hove Albion had 47% possession and seven shots on target, compared with Liverpool who had five.
Game Three of Eight
Fulham (3) v Burnley (1)
Facts and Figures: Fulham had 55.5% possession and six shots on target, while Burnley had five.
Game Four of Eight
Everton (3) v Chelsea (0)
Facts and Figures: Everton had 36.4% possession and nine shots on target, compared with Chelsea who had four.
Game Five of Eight
Leeds United (0) v Brentford (0)
Facts and Figures: Leeds United 57% possession and four shots on target, while Brentford had two.
Game Six of Eight
Newcastle United (1) v Sunderland (2)
Facts and Figures: Sunderland had 40.1% possession and seven shots on target, compared with Newcastle United who had four.
Game Seven of Eight
Aston Villa (2) v West Ham United (0)
Facts and Figures: Aston Villa had 58.9% possession and seven shots on target, while West Ham United had one.
Game Eight of Eight
Tottenham Hotspur (0) v Nottingham Forest (3)
Facts and Figures: Nottingham Forest had 41.1% possession and seven shots on target, compared with Tottenham Hotspur who had seven.