EPL Table: 2017 Week 8 Standings After Sunday's Premier League Scores

Sunday's Premier League games saw Brighton & Hove Albion hold Everton, before Southampton and Newcastle United played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at St Mary's Stadium.

The results leave Newcastle in ninth place, just two points off Chelsea in fifth, while Everton inched a point further away from the bottom three.

2017-18 Premier League Week 8: Sunday's Results

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Everton

Southampton 2-2 Newcastle United 

Premier League Standings (Goal Difference)

1. Manchester City 22 (25)

2. Manchester United 20 (19)

3. Tottenham Hotspur 17 (10)

4. Watford 15 (0)

5. Chelsea 13 (5)

6. Arsenal 13 (2) 

7. Burnley 13 (2)

8. Liverpool 13 (1)

9. Newcastle United 11 (1)

10. Southampton 9 (-2)

11. West Bromwich Albion 9 (-2)

12. Huddersfield Town 9 (-4)

13. Swansea City 8 (-3)

14. Brighton & Hove Albion 8 (-4)

15. West Ham United 8 (-6)

16. Everton 8 (-8)

17. Stoke City 8 (-9)

18. Leicester City 5 (-3)

19. Bournemouth 4 (-8)

20. Crystal Palace 3 (-16)

Visit the official Premier League website for a look at the standings in full.

Everton headed to Brighton hoping to halt an awful run of form that had seen them manage just one Premier League win since the opening day.

However, it was a fairly tepid affair on the south coast, with few goalscoring chances early on, as highlighted by Squawka:

The game sprang into life in the closing stages with Anthony Knockaert firing past Jordan Pickford, after Michael Keane had blocked Jose Izquierdo's shot, with just eight minutes of normal time remaining.

Everton looked to be heading for a fifth Premier League defeat of the season, until Bruno conceded a penalty after being adjudged to have elbowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Up stepped Wayne Rooney to slot home in the 90th minute and rescue a point, with his 201st Premier League goal, as noted by UEFA:

The draw leaves Everton 16th in the table but will do little to ease the pressure on manager Ronald Koeman.

Football journalist Richard Buxton is in no doubt where the blame for the Toffees' poor form lies:

Everton's difficult start to the season may be set to continue. The Toffees face Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday before welcoming Arsenal to Goodison Park three days later, followed by a trip to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup next week.

Sunday's other game saw Southampton twice come from behind to rescue a point against Newcastle.

The visitors opened the scoring after just 20 minutes through a fine strike from Isaac Hayden, his first Premier League goal.

It was also a rare away strike in the Premier League for the Magpies, as noted by Opta:

Having taken the lead, Newcastle were then happy to sit back and frustrate the hosts, who were unable to find an equaliser in the first half.

The second half started in frantic style, with Manolo Gabbiadini levelling for Saints in the 49th minute, before Ayoze Perez restored Newcastle's lead just 87 seconds later, per the Premier League:

Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster's role in the goal came under scrutiny, with the goalkeeper failing to hold Perez's first shot before being beaten at his near post.

Alex Shaw at ESPN FC made his opinion of the 29-year-old quite plain:

"

Fraser Forster is not a good keeper. At all.

— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) October 15, 2017"

However, Southampton came back again, with Gabbiadini scoring his second of the game from the penalty spot after Florian Lejeune was adjudged to have fouled Shane Long, to make it 2-2.

An exciting finish ensued with Steven Davis clearing off the line to preserve a point in an entertaining game.

Despite being denied victory, Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez will surely be pleased with the point and his team's form since returning to the Premier League, with bottom side Crystal Palace up next for the Magpies.