Three weeks in: City and Arsenal on 9, Hull on 7, Spurs on 1
The table after 6 September is not a joke. It is three games old and already rude.
Why this table matters
Three games is a small sample. It is also the only sample we have. After 6 September, Manchester City and Arsenal have 9 points. Hull City have 7 and have not conceded a goal. Tottenham have 1 point and 0 goals. Fulham and Coventry have 0 points.
Matchweek 3, the last data point
Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool (Isak 6’, 9’). Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth. Forest 0-0 Spurs. Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace. Brentford 1-1 Sunderland. City 1-0 Coventry. Brighton 1-1 Leeds. Hull 0-0 Villa. Everton 2-2 United. Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea.
Liverpool have their first win. Palace have their first win. Hull’s clean sheet is now three games old. Arsenal’s start is their first three-win opening conceding fewer than two since the Invincibles season, per PremierLeague.com.
What it changes
Matchweek 4 begins 12 September. Chelsea vs Hull. Sunderland vs Arsenal. Spurs vs Everton. Those are previews. They are not scores. The table above is the last true thing we can print until those matches are played.
Sources
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