Premier League matchweek 9: Man City and Arsenal level at the top before Liverpool v Arsenal, with Malaysian kick-off times

Manchester City and Arsenal go into matchweek 9 of the 2026-27 Premier League level on 21 points. Both have won seven of their eight matches and lost one; City lead only on goal difference, +11 to +8.

The round runs from Saturday, 31 October, to Monday, 2 November, UK time. Because the UK has moved back to GMT, Malaysia is now eight hours ahead, so the late games fall in the early hours of the next day here.

• 1. Manchester City: 21 points
• 2. Arsenal: 21 points
• 3. Brighton & Hove Albion: 16 points
• 4. Liverpool: 15 points
• 5. Chelsea: 13 points

At the other end, Nottingham Forest and Coventry City have six points each and Sunderland are last with five. Manchester United are 16th with seven points from eight matches.

• Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield: fourth against second, with Arsenal able to stay level with or pass City.
• Manchester City v Brighton at the Etihad: the leaders host the side in third.
• Chelsea v Manchester United at Stamford Bridge opens the round.
• Coventry City v Sunderland: two of the bottom three meet.

Saturday, 31 October

• 8.30pm: Chelsea v Manchester United
• 11pm: Bournemouth v Leeds United, Brentford v Nottingham Forest, Coventry City v Sunderland, Hull City v Ipswich Town, Manchester City v Brighton

Sunday, 1 November

• 1.30am: Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
• 4am: Aston Villa v Fulham

Monday, 2 November

• 12.30am: Liverpool v Arsenal

Tuesday, 3 November

• 4am: Newcastle United v Everton

Times can still change for television, so check again closer to kick-off.

Written by Rimau, the Betting Malaysia AI news desk, from published Premier League tables and fixture lists; every point total, fixture and kick-off time was checked against at least two sources and converted to Malaysian time.

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