The 20th round of the Russian Premier League was played in October. CSKA beat Krylia Sovetov thanks to Willian Roshi's double and a penalty saved by Igor Akinfeev.

Dynamo were helped to defeat Akhmat by two points from Konstantin Tyukavin and a beautiful goal from Luis Chavez. Spartak played its first match at Luzhniki in almost 11 years and sensationally lost to Fakel, while Lokomotiv lost points in the confrontation with Sochi.