Premier League Gameweek 7 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 7, producing 26 goals — an average of 2.6 per game. Home sides won 5, away sides won 4, and 1 finished level.

Fewer draws than usual means fewer free passes. In a round this decisive, backing the wrong side is punished immediately.

Home advantage held up again, which is the assumption most survivor picks are built on.

Every result

Everton FC 0-2 Chelsea FC · Manchester City FC 3-2 Ipswich Town FC · Brentford FC 1-2 Liverpool FC · Fulham FC 1-0 Hull City AFC · Newcastle United FC 0-1 Aston Villa FC · AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland AFC · Leeds United FC 1-1 Manchester United FC · Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5-0 Crystal Palace FC · Nottingham Forest FC 0-1 Arsenal FC · Tottenham Hotspur FC 3-1 Coventry City FC

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5-0 Crystal Palace FC, a 5-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Crystal Palace FC.

The most open game was Manchester City FC 3-2 Ipswich Town FC with 5 goals — the kind of fixture that looks entertaining on paper and is exactly what you want to avoid when a single defeat knocks you out.

The result most likely to have wrecked a survivor season was Chelsea FC 2-0 Everton FC. Everton FC went into the weekend with the better recent record and still lost, which is the risk you carry every single week no matter how safe the pick looks.

What it meant for last man standing players

Across EPL Knockout leagues, 76 players survived Gameweek 7 and 3 went out — a 96% survival rate.

The most-backed club was Brighton & Hove Albion FC with 33 picks, and it held up.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Everton FC, Ipswich Town FC, Brentford FC, Hull City AFC, Newcastle United FC, Sunderland AFC, Crystal Palace FC, Nottingham Forest FC and Coventry City FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Chelsea FC, Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC, Fulham FC, Aston Villa FC, AFC Bournemouth, Leeds United FC, Manchester United FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Looking ahead

Remember the no-repeats rule: every club used this week is gone for the rest of the season, so the pool of safe options is now smaller than it was on Friday. Before picking again, check which of your remaining clubs are at home in the next three rounds rather than only looking at this weekend.

Our rankings for the next gameweek update automatically with fresh form, home advantage and opponent weakness, and every club has a full guide with three seasons of results behind it.