Premier League Matchday 4: Every Result and the Table That Follows
A weekend of draws, one genuine upset, and Arsenal continuing to win everything. Fulham took their first point of the season at Anfield, Ipswich won 3-2 at Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa lost at home again. Here is every result and what each one changes.
The Headline Results
Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal keeps the champions perfect on twelve points. Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest leaves Villa with one point from four games. Chelsea 2-2 Hull City sees the promoted side take a point at Stamford Bridge and move to eight points.
The Draws That Tell a Story
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham is Liverpool's third draw in four games — and Fulham's first point of the season after three straight defeats. Tottenham 0-0 Everton leaves Spurs still without a win after a record transfer window. Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford shared the points in the weekend's most open draw.
📋 MATCHDAY 4 RESULTS
The Upset: Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich
Five goals, an away win, and Ipswich taking three points at Selhurst Park. It is the kind of result that early-season tables are built on and that nobody predicts — and it lifts Ipswich level with Palace in the lower reaches of the table.
What This Weekend Changes
Arsenal remain perfect and top. Hull City's eight points look increasingly like a genuine story rather than a fluke. Liverpool's three draws from four games mean the title race currently involves two clubs rather than four. And two of the division's most expensively assembled squads — Tottenham and Aston Villa — remain in the bottom four on one point each.
Still to Come This Round
The Manchester Derby completes the weekend, with United hosting a perfect Manchester City at Old Trafford. Models make it 44.6% to City, 30.3% to United, 25.1% draw. Coventry host Brighton, and Leeds face Newcastle on Monday.
The Deadline Before the Break
One more round follows on 19-20 September, then club football pauses for FIFA's new three-week extended international break, not returning until 10-11 October. For struggling clubs, that gap is either a reset or a long time to sit with a bad start — which is why the next round matters more than its position in the calendar suggests.
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