Premier League returns with Everton hosting Coventry City

The Premier League breaks off and comes back on the same date. Everton host Coventry City at 2026-11-06T20:00:00Z on Friday 6 November, the fixture that carries the league into matchday 10.

Before the pause, the division's last completed game went to the away side: Everton won at Newcastle, 1-0, on Monday 2 November. A single goal decided it. That result is the only scoreline the league has to show for its most recent round, and it leaves the table exactly as it stood when the whistle went.

At the top, Arsenal lead with 24 points and a goal difference of +9. Man City sit second on 21, and here is the oddity: their goal difference of +10 is better than the leaders'. One point separates them, not the goal column. Brighton Hove are third on 19 with +17, a goal difference no one above them can match, which says plenty about how they have won games rather than how many. Chelsea hold fourth on 16 and Liverpool fifth on 15. Brentford are sixth on 14.

The scoring chart is tighter than the table. Erling Haaland of Man City has 9. Alexander Isak of Liverpool has 6. Then comes a cluster on 5: Marcus Tavernier of Bournemouth, João Pedro of Chelsea and Morgan Rogers of Chelsea. Three players, one number, no separation.

So what should you watch when the ball rolls again? Not the top of the table — that gap is one point and could close inside a week. Watch the middle, where Liverpool on 15 and Brentford on 14 are close enough that a single afternoon rearranges them. And watch Coventry City, who arrive at a ground where the hosts will want a response after losing at Newcastle.

Matchday 10 starts on Friday 6 November.