Weekend in Numbers — 17–19 October 2026: City’s run, Brighton’s finishing and a lower‑table scramble

Manchester City arrived at the weekend on five straight league wins while Brighton answered with a big, high‑scoring victory; both stories sit alongside very different lower‑table lines from Sunderland and Hull.

This Weekend in Numbers pulls a few clear themes from the Premier League fixtures on 17–19 October — who flooded the box with attempts, who tested keepers most, how possession split on the day and which clubs actually turned recent runs into the strongest short‑term returns — then points to the next fixtures those trends meet.

Premier League: most shots

Bournemouth led the matchday for attempts with 29 shots, a raw volume that outpaced Liverpool’s 21 and Manchester City’s 19 and underlines how a high shot total accompanied their home win over Sunderland (29 attempts for Bournemouth).

That volume matters ahead of Bournemouth’s next match because their 29‑shot day arrives before a trip to Manchester United; the weekend facts place that big attempt count alongside Bournemouth’s season context and make it a concrete number to follow into the next fixture.

Shots

1. Bournemouth	29 Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland
2. Liverpool	21 Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
3. Manchester City	19 Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich

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4. Chelsea	18 Everton 0–2 Chelsea
4. Fulham	18 Fulham 1–0 Hull City
6. Brighton	17 Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
7. Newcastle	16 Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
7. Tottenham	16 Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
9. Aston Villa	15 Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
10. Nottingham Forest	14 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
11. Manchester United	13 Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
12. Coventry	12 Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
12. Leeds	12 Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
14. Brentford	10 Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
15. Arsenal	9 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
16. Ipswich	8 Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
17. Everton	6 Everton 0–2 Chelsea
18. Crystal Palace	5 Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
18. Hull City	5 Fulham 1–0 Hull City
20. Sunderland	3 Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland

One match per club · selected completed fixtures · 20/20 clubs ranked. Equal values share rank.

Premier League: most shots on target

Brighton topped the weekend for shots on target with nine, ahead of Chelsea’s seven and Manchester City’s six, a clear marker of which sides created clear target‑facing chances on the day (Brighton 9; Chelsea 7; Man City 6).

Those on‑target totals matter for the immediate schedule: Brighton travel to Liverpool next and Chelsea host Tottenham, and the weekend on‑target work gives a direct way to compare how each side’s finishing opportunities might translate into those upcoming fixtures.

Shots on target

1. Brighton	9 Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
2. Chelsea	7 Everton 0–2 Chelsea
3. Bournemouth	6 Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland

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3. Fulham	6 Fulham 1–0 Hull City
3. Manchester City	6 Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
6. Everton	5 Everton 0–2 Chelsea
6. Leeds	5 Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
6. Liverpool	5 Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
6. Tottenham	5 Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
10. Aston Villa	3 Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
10. Ipswich	3 Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
10. Manchester United	3 Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
13. Brentford	2 Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
13. Nottingham Forest	2 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
15. Arsenal	1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
15. Coventry	1 Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
15. Crystal Palace	1 Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
15. Newcastle	1 Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
19. Hull City	0 Fulham 1–0 Hull City
19. Sunderland	0 Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland

One match per club · selected completed fixtures · 20/20 clubs ranked. Equal values share rank.

Premier League: highest possession

Fulham recorded the highest possession share on the matchday at 76%, ahead of Arsenal’s 74% and Manchester City’s 70%, and those possession figures help explain which teams had the ball to build attacks even when scorelines differed (Fulham 76%; Arsenal 74%; Man City 70%).

Possession is a helpful lens for upcoming fixtures: Fulham travel to Coventry next, and the weekend numbers set a clear backdrop — Fulham’s top possession on 17–18 October versus Coventry’s weekend metrics gives supporters a tangible contrast to watch on matchday.

Possession

1. Fulham	76% Fulham 1–0 Hull City
2. Arsenal	74% Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
3. Manchester City	70% Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich

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4. Tottenham	66% Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
5. Bournemouth	65% Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland
6. Leeds	61% Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
7. Liverpool	60% Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
8. Brighton	57% Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
9. Chelsea	53% Everton 0–2 Chelsea
10. Aston Villa	51% Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
11. Newcastle	49% Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
12. Everton	47% Everton 0–2 Chelsea
13. Crystal Palace	43% Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
14. Brentford	40% Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
15. Manchester United	39% Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
16. Sunderland	35% Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland
17. Coventry	34% Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
18. Ipswich	30% Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
19. Nottingham Forest	26% Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
20. Hull City	24% Fulham 1–0 Hull City

One match per club · selected completed fixtures · 20/20 clubs ranked. Equal values share rank.

Premier League: highest share of shots on target

Shot accuracy — shots on target as a share of all attempts — put Everton top on the day at 83.3%, well ahead of Brighton’s 52.9% and Chelsea’s 38.9%, so Everton’s relatively small number of attempts produced a high on‑target share (Everton 83.3%; Brighton 52.9%; Chelsea 38.9%).

That accuracy view supplements the volume rankings because Everton’s high ratio arrived in a low‑attempt match; the weekend facts make clear which clubs produced compact attacking returns versus those that supplied more attempts with a lower on‑target share.

Shot accuracy

1. Everton	83.3% Everton 0–2 Chelsea
2. Brighton	52.9% Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
3. Leeds	41.7% Leeds 1–1 Manchester United

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4. Chelsea	38.9% Everton 0–2 Chelsea
5. Ipswich	37.5% Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
6. Fulham	33.3% Fulham 1–0 Hull City
7. Manchester City	31.6% Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
8. Tottenham	31.3% Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
9. Liverpool	23.8% Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
10. Manchester United	23.1% Leeds 1–1 Manchester United
11. Bournemouth	20.7% Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland
12. Aston Villa	20% Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
12. Brentford	20% Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
12. Crystal Palace	20% Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
15. Nottingham Forest	14.3% Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
16. Arsenal	11.1% Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal
17. Coventry	8.3% Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
18. Newcastle	6.3% Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
19. Hull City	0% Fulham 1–0 Hull City
19. Sunderland	0% Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland

One match per club · selected completed fixtures · 20/20 clubs ranked. Equal values share rank.

Premier League: the last-five form table

The cleanest short‑term form story is Manchester City: five wins from five in their last five league matches for 15 points and a 13–5 goals tally — the best points return in the sample and a clear numerical lead over others across the same span.

Not every strong run produces identical returns: Brighton’s four wins and a draw over five games give 13 points while Arsenal’s four wins and one loss give 12; those one‑ and two‑point differences come directly from win/draw mixes and matter when you compare short runs side by side.

At the lower end the weekend separates two struggling patterns. Sunderland earned one point from their last five (zero wins, one draw) and have four goals in that span, while Hull collected three points from five with three draws and two defeats and five goals — both short returns, but the facts show different scoring and results mixes rather than a single identical shortfall.

Last-five league form

1. Manchester City	15 pts · W5 D0 L0 · goals 13–5 · WWWWW
2. Brighton	13 pts · W4 D1 L0 · goals 16–1 · DWWWW
3. Arsenal	12 pts · W4 D0 L1 · goals 7–5 · WWLWW

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4. Liverpool	10 pts · W3 D1 L1 · goals 5–4 · WDWLW
5. Aston Villa	8 pts · W2 D2 L1 · goals 7–6 · DLWDW
6. Chelsea	7 pts · W2 D1 L2 · goals 10–8 · LDLWW
6. Crystal Palace	7 pts · W2 D1 L2 · goals 8–11 · WLDWL
8. Brentford	6 pts · W1 D3 L1 · goals 9–7 · DDWDL
8. Coventry	6 pts · W2 D0 L3 · goals 6–10 · LLWWL
8. Everton	6 pts · W1 D3 L1 · goals 5–6 · DDWDL
8. Ipswich	6 pts · W2 D0 L3 · goals 7–9 · LWLWL
8. Leeds	6 pts · W1 D3 L1 · goals 7–5 · DWDLD
8. Tottenham	6 pts · W1 D3 L1 · goals 6–5 · DDLDW
14. Bournemouth	5 pts · W1 D2 L2 · goals 7–10 · DDLLW
14. Fulham	5 pts · W1 D2 L2 · goals 5–6 · LDDLW
16. Manchester United	4 pts · W0 D4 L1 · goals 5–6 · DLDDD
16. Newcastle	4 pts · W1 D1 L3 · goals 6–12 · DLWLL
16. Nottingham Forest	4 pts · W1 D1 L3 · goals 3–6 · DWLLL
19. Hull City	3 pts · W0 D3 L2 · goals 5–7 · DDLDL
20. Sunderland	1 pts · W0 D1 L4 · goals 4–12 · DLLLL

Last five league games · oldest to newest · 20/20 clubs ranked. Equal values share rank.

League fixtures: what comes next?

Aston Villa host Manchester City on 24 October. Villa recorded 15 attempts on the weekend and arrive with eight points from their last five, while City bring a five‑win run and 15 last‑five points (and 21 season points): the facts set a clear contrast between Villa’s weekend shot volume and City’s sustained short‑term returns.

Arsenal versus Everton on 24 October pairs Arsenal’s 12‑point, ball‑heavy last five with Everton’s compact attacking return that produced a high shot‑accuracy mark on the weekend; the documented possession and accuracy figures give two concrete ways to frame that match before kickoff.

Coventry host Fulham on 24 October in what the weekend numbers mark as a lower‑table encounter: Fulham topped possession on the matchday and travel with five recent points, while Coventry’s weekend facts show more modest attacking totals and six recent points — a useful comparative backdrop for supporters.

Hull host Brentford on 25 October with Hull’s weekend figures showing low on‑target and xG values against Fulham, and Brentford entering with a mixed sequence of draws and a win; the scheduled meeting places Hull’s low attacking weekend against Brentford’s capacity to test opponents in the recent run.

Sat 24 OctAston Villa 12th v Manchester City 1st

Sat 24 OctArsenal 2nd v Everton 8th

Sat 24 OctCoventry 17th v Fulham 18th

Sun 25 OctHull City 9th v Brentford 6th

Positions as of Tue 20 Oct. Fixtures may change.

Over to you

Your verdict

With Manchester City on five wins in five and Brighton on four wins and a draw, which of those two will carry its matchday shooting pattern into the next fixture?

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