Arsenal scored early through Saka who, after receiving a great long pass from White, brilliantly and effectively took care of Robertson before blasting the ball with Kelleher being left helpless. Liverpool equalized through VVD marking the second game in a row in the Premier League Arsenal conceded on a corner. After that, Arsenal dominated and should have scored more than once but settled on a single header by Merino on a great service from Rice. With Gabriel and Timber being replaced by Kiwior and Lewis-Skelly, the defense held but eventually conceded an equalizer scored by Salah. A frustrating draw and (once again) the officials were not really objective.

Scores for the week:

skinnejay 11 (0)

ClevelandJames 9 (2)

Purple & Proud 9 (0)

Ray from Norfolk 8 (2)

Geaux_HR 7 (2)

Seidman 7 (1)

hansdampf 6 (1)

ben from portsmouth 4 (1)

billvacation 4 (1)

Stars of the week: skinnejay is first on 11 points (but without any correct IKTS predictions) with ClevelandJames in second on 9 points (and two correct IKTS predictions) while Purple & Proud is in third also on 9 points (but without any correct IKTS predictions) noting that Ray from Norfolk is only one point outside the podium.

Clever picks of the week: There were ten correct predictions:

Brighton versus Wolverhampton (Geaux_HR)

West Ham versus Manchester United (ClevelandJames)

Everton versus Fulham (billvacation and Ray from Norfolk)

Chelsea versus Newcastle (ClevelandJames, Ray from Norfolk, and Seidman)

Arsenal versus Liverpool (ben from portsmouth, Geaux_HR, and hansdampf)

Crisis picks of the week: A near collective crisis as all the participants predicted a win for Tottenham at Crystal Palace, except for Purple & Proud who predicted (as usual) a loss for the noisy neighbors, hauling two points while the other participants hauled zilch.

Standings after Week 9:

ClevelandJames 92 (15)

skinnejay 83 (10)

Ray from Norfolk 82 (12)

Seidman 82 (10)

Geaux_HR 80 (11)

Purple & Proud 77 (5)

ben from portsmouth 76 (11)

billvacation 69 (5)

hansdampf 63 (6)

Gabe Yarris 30 (4)

After Week 9, ClevelandJames leads skinnejay by nine points while Ray from Norfolk and Seidman are adrift by ten points.

Upcoming schedule: Week 10: Saturday November 2, Sunday October 3, and Monday October 4:

Newcastle - Arsenal

Bournemouth - Manchester City

Ipswich - Leicester

Liverpool - Brighton

Nottingham Forest - West Ham

Southampton - Everton

Wolverhampton - Crystal Palace

Tottenham - Aston Villa

Manchester United - Chelsea

Fulham - Brentford

COYG!