According to a report by BBC Sport on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Manchester City remained top of the Premier League table after the latest round of matches, with Arsenal keeping the pressure on the leaders following a narrow victory over Nottingham Forest.

City lead the standings with 21 points from seven matches, having won all seven of their games. Arsenal occupy second place with 18 points, while Brighton and Hove Albion sit third with 16 points after recording a convincing 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

Arsenal secured a 1-0 away win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, with Noni Madueke scoring the decisive goal in the 80th minute. The result kept Mikel Arteta’s side three points behind Manchester City in the title race.

Brighton produced the biggest victory of Sunday’s fixtures, thrashing Crystal Palace 5-0. Jaydee Canvot’s own goal gave the hosts an early lead before Diego Gomez scored a remarkable goal from inside his own half. Yasin Ayari, Charalampos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood also found the net to complete the emphatic win.

The result strengthened Brighton’s position in third place, leaving them five points behind Manchester City and two points behind Arsenal.

Chelsea occupy fourth place with 13 points, while Liverpool are fifth with 12 points after beating Brentford 2-1 on Saturday. Brentford, Leeds United and Everton follow in sixth, seventh and eighth places respectively, with 10 points each.

Further down the table, Manchester United remain 13th with seven points after drawing 1-1 with Leeds United at Elland Road. Bryan Mbeumo gave United the lead in the 35th minute, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised six minutes into the second half.

Leeds sit seventh with 10 points, having recorded two wins, four draws and one defeat in their opening seven matches.

Bournemouth climbed to 15th place with six points after defeating Sunderland 2-0. Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring before Evanilson doubled the advantage in the 48th minute, handing Bournemouth their first league victory of the season.

Sunderland remain 19th with four points, while Nottingham Forest occupy 18th place with five points. Forest have yet to win or score at home in the league this season.

Tottenham Hotspur sit bottom of the table with three points from six matches, ahead of their Monday meeting with Coventry City.

The Premier League standings could change further after Tottenham face Coventry on Monday, October 19, 2026.