{"id":33219,"date":"2020-11-09T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T07:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=33219"},"modified":"2020-11-09T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T07:03:11","slug":"premier-league-2020-21-gameweek-08-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/premier-league-2020-21-gameweek-08-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 2020-21: Gameweek 08 review, results and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another weekend of Premier League action came to an end on Sunday night with another set of thrills spills and some shocks. The topsy-turvy nature of the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-competitions\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> season continued on gameweek 08 as well, as some fancied teams tumbled and more goals were scored. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-teams\/manchester-city\/\">Manchester City<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-teams\/liverpool\/\">Liverpool<\/a> was the marquee game of the weekend but the action kept everyone hooked until Sunday night when Aston Villa produced a surprising result away to <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-teams\/arsenal\/\">Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Premier League table after gameweek 08:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcc8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LCFC<\/a> go \ud83d\udd1d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#PL<\/a> table <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RJLCqyfi4f\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RJLCqyfi4f<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1325555695979204608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Premier League gameweek 08 review:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Brighton 0-0 Burnley<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The gameweek began with a timid affair on the south coast of England at the Amex Stadium. Brighton and Burnley played out a rare goalless draw in this season\u2019s Premier League and shared a point each. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FULL TIME: Brighton 0 &#8211; 0 Burnley. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/koXm74C601\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/koXm74C601<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurnleyOfficial\/status\/1324793947336704004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The home side remained in 16<sup>th<\/sup> in the league table and it was only Burnley\u2019s second point of the campaign, with the Clarets remaining 19<sup>th<\/sup> spot.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Southampton 2-0 Newcastle United<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Southampton continued their positive start to the season with a win at home over Steve Bruce\u2019s Newcastle. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%C3%A9_Adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Che Adams <\/a>opened the scoring early and Stuart Armstrong sealed the points with an 82nd-minute strike. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Saints momentarily moved to the top of the table but are currently fourth in the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STOP THE COUNT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rS94knWEhO\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/rS94knWEhO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1324836694420578304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Everton 1-3 Manchester United<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Manchester United managed to halt their run of poor form with a win at Goodison Park on Saturday. Bernard gave Everton the lead but Manchester United went into the break leading 2-1 courtesy a brace from Bruno Fernandes. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Signing off for the international break with three points! \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EVEMUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EVEMUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ANPQxEcCig\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ANPQxEcCig<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1325196332718460929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Edinson Cavani sealed the points for the Red Devils with his first goal for the club in injury time.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Roy Hodgson\u2019s side produced a solid performance to beat Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s Leeds United at home on Saturday. Scott Dann and Eberechi Eze scored twice in the first half and Helder Costa scored an own goal just before the broke to put Palace in a commanding position.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#39;s watch it again.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CPFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSlISB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSlISB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhmvvmBFuZ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/yhmvvmBFuZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPFC\/status\/1325493033270272001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p> Jordan Ayew netted another in the second half to make the points sure for the home side at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>David McGoldrick gave Sheffield United the shock lead at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. But their joy was short-lived as Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell scored to give Chelsea the lead in the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The moment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsilva3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TSilva3<\/a> got off the mark as a \ud83d\udd35!<br><br>(That Ziyech cross though&#8230; \ud83d\ude0d) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wtyD4rBLPd\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/wtyD4rBLPd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC\/status\/1325208767147859968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Thiago Silva doubled their lead in the 77<sup>th<\/sup> minute and Timo Werner added another to add gloss to the scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>West Ham 1-0 Fulham<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tomas Soucek scored in the 91<sup>st<\/sup> minute to give West Ham the lead the Olympic Stadium but there was more drama left in the game. Fulham received a spot-kick late on in the game and a chance to get a point away from home. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a finish! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>&mdash; West Ham United (@WestHam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam\/status\/1325196269682368514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>But Ademola Lookman missed a Panenka-style penalty with the last kick of the game and the Hammers clinched a dramatic victory.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>West Brom 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tottenham secured a hard-fought victory over West Brom at the Hawthorns courtesy a late goal from Harry Kane. The Baggies had their chances to score at the other end but eventually, the away side prevailed and Spurs are now sitting second in the league table<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23f1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HKane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HKane<\/a>&#39;s 150th <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@premierleague<\/a> goal came at the \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde7 time! \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#THFC<\/a> \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#COYS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QFhlDSEVdh\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QFhlDSEVdh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1325563749340651523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Leicester City 1-0 Wolves<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Jamie Vardy converted a 15<sup>th<\/sup> penalty to give Leicester the lead at the King Power Stadium. He did miss another penalty before the break but the Foxes managed to hold on to the 1-0 scoreline to win the three points at home. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodnight, Blue Army! \ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lcfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lcfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fs0GByX0Mb\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Fs0GByX0Mb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Leicester City (@LCFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC\/status\/1325567272337858561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Wolves came close to equalising after the break but didn\u2019t manage to breach the Leicester defensive wall. The win propelled Brendan Rodgers\u2019 side to the top of the league table.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mohamed Salah converted a 13th-minute penalty to give Liverpool the lead at the Etihad but Gabriel Jesus hit back to make it 1-1. Kevin De Bruyne then missed from the spot as the two sides were level on scores heading into the half-time break. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best bits of a heavyweight showdown \u26bd\ufe0f<br><br>\ud83d\udd37 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ManCity<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/axa0klD5re\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/axa0klD5re<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bcbtSyaJk\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1bcbtSyaJk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1325559079155208197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The two teams traded chances in the second half but eventually had to settle for a point each.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Arsenal 0-3 Aston Villa<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Aston Villa outplayed Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. A Bukayo Saka own goal gave Villans the lead in the first half and Ollie Watkins scored a brace three minutes apart in the second to seal the points. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HUGE dub.<\/p>&mdash; Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AVFCOfficial\/status\/1325556519870533634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>But the scoreline could have been a lot worse as the away side regularly carved open the Gunners defence throughout the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Premier League gameweek 08 results<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Brighton 0-0 Burnley<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Southampton 2-0 Newcastle United <em>(Che Adams, Stuart Armstrong)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Everton 1-3 Manchester United <em>(Bernard; Bruno Fernandes [2], Edinson Cavani)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United <em>(Scott Dann, Eberechi Eze, Helder Costa [OG], Jordan Ayew; Patrick Bamford)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United<em> (Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Timo Werner; David McGoldrick)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>West Ham 1-0 Fulham <em>(Tomas Soucek)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>West Brom 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur <em>(Harry Kane)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Leicester City 1-0 Wolves <em>(Jamie Vardy)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool<em> (Gabriel Jesus; Mohamed Salah)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Arsenal 0-3 Arsenal <em>(Bukayo Saka [OG], Ollie Watkins [2])<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/barcelona-5-2-real-betis-3-things-we-learned\/\">Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis: 3 things we learned | La Liga 2020-21<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League had its fair share of great goals and surprising results in gameweek 08.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":33222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5447,31,16,5449,19,25,20,5501],"tags":[4911,5008,5015,2455,6056],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}