Premier League Matchday 7: Spurs shoot straight up into second place

A Premier League weekend fit for a Liverpool fan and Spurs’ supporter. One goes three points clear and the other enters the top four.

Liverpool definitely doubted in the absence of Virgil van Dijk and other senior players but a super-sub by the name of Diogo Jota is slowly working his way to being named signing of the summer.

Everton, finding it hard to replicate the form that saw them achieve four straight victories and go five games unbeaten. Courtesy of their dropped points in back-to-back Premier League matchdays, Tottenham overtakes them and claims their spot.

Results

Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace
Sheffield United 0-1 Man City
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
Aston Villa 3-4 Southampton
Newcastle 2-1 Everton
Man United 0-1 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-1 Brighton

The most consistent occurrence from Matchday 1 to Matchday 7 of the English top Flight? VAR and its effect on the game so far, causing a stir in almost every result. The only difference this weekend, match officials have been using the sideline monitor, some to greater effect than others.

Let’s take a look at how things stand in the Premier League and check who are the teams that are relegation-threatened, who is involved in the mid-table madness, and what’s different at the summit.