By Predictions League - Published 27 October 2026 - from 2129 real predictions made on this site - commentary drafted automatically from the numbers below
Gameweek 8 drew 2,129 predictions from 224 of you, and the ones that counted were mostly the ones nobody fancied. Arsenal's 2-0 over Everton was the one gift of the round, backed by 93 per cent. Everything else chipped away: Bournemouth winning 3-0 at Old Trafford, Newcastle taking 2-0 at Selhurst Park, and goalless at Sunderland against Leeds. Three draws, three away wins and a Villa result that barely anyone saw.
Chelsea against Tottenham was the standout miss. Of 218 entries, just 7 per cent had the away win, with the average prediction a tidy 2.48-1.01 to the hosts. It finished 0-2. Aston Villa beating Manchester City 2-1 fared little better at 8 per cent, the average there being 1.06-2.25 the other way. Hull City's 1-1 with Brentford caught another 73 per cent cold, most having backed the visitors.
Hassan Shuke led the round with four exact scores, which in a week like this one counts as daylight robbery. Fraser Futcher and Fofana Abdi managed three apiece. Nobody at all got Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham: 218 predictions, zero exact calls, and the closest most got was the right number of goals in the wrong direction. The scoreline that broke the gameweek also broke the scorecards.
Last Man Standing took a proper hit. Only 60 picks were made and 47 went out, a 78 per cent cull. Chelsea were the reason: 30 picked them at home to Tottenham, and all 30 are now spectators. Leeds and Brentford took five each with them, Manchester United another two. The ten who went with Arsenal against Everton sailed through untouched, which was about the only safe choice on offer.