Premier League Gameweek 5 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 5, producing 27 goals — an average of 2.7 per game. Home sides won 5, away sides won 3, and 2 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

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

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Brentford FC 3-0 Chelsea FC, a 3-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Chelsea FC.

The most open game was Manchester City FC 5-3 Sunderland AFC with 8 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 Coventry City FC 1-0 Nottingham Forest FC. Nottingham Forest 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, 95 players survived Gameweek 5 and 69 went out — a 58% survival rate.

The most-backed club was Manchester City FC with 59 picks, and it held up.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Hull City AFC, Ipswich Town FC, Arsenal FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Sunderland AFC and AFC Bournemouth.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Brentford FC, Aston Villa FC, Newcastle United FC, Everton FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Coventry City FC, Manchester City FC, Leeds United FC, Crystal Palace FC, Liverpool FC, Fulham FC and Manchester United 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.