'Far from their best' to 'a joy to watch' - ranking Premier League teams' start to season

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Five matches into the league season, which teams in the Premier League have impressed so far and who have disappointed?

There is present a three-week planetary interruption with nary Premier League games until 10 October.

We are 5 matches into the league play and determination is simply a agelong mode to spell successful the campaign, but which teams person impressed truthful acold and who person disappointed?

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Arsenal: Solid commencement to their rubric defence until they were ripped isolated by Brighton having survived a punishment scare astatine Sunderland. 7

Aston Villa: Signs they are opening to determination successful the close absorption aft losing truthful galore cardinal players during the transportation window. 6

Bournemouth: If games lasted 80 minutes the Cherries would beryllium adjacent the apical of the table. Need to chopped retired conceding truthful late. 6

Brentford: Demolished Spurs and Chelsea without fuss during a highly awesome unbeaten start. Can they support it up and situation for Europe? 8

Brighton: Kings of amusement aft hitting 16 goals successful 5 top-flight games, including 3 against champions Arsenal. A joyousness to watch. 9

Chelsea: After a beardown commencement nether Xabi Alonso, the Blues person mislaid 2 of their past 3 - and were picked isolated by Brentford. Are they truly moving successful the close direction? 6

Coventry City: You could perceive the sighs of alleviation successful the distant extremity astatine Nottingham Forest connected Saturday. Will Frank Lampard's broadside footwear connected aft that win? 6

Crystal Palace: Room for betterment aft 1 triumph and 3 defeats. 5

Everton: Despite a transportation model to forget, David Moyes has made the Toffees hard to beat. 6

Fulham: Decent draws against Liverpool and Manchester United but request a win. Ipswich (away) followed by Hull (home), Coventry (away) and Crystal Palace (home) connection anticipation erstwhile they instrumentality from the planetary break. 5

Hull City: To person 8 points from a pugnacious opening 5 fixtures is an fantabulous return, including beating Manchester United and drafting with Aston Villa and Chelsea. 8

Ipswich Town: Defensively susceptible but 2 precocious winners, against Sunderland and Crystal Palace, person earned them six points and shown their warring spirit. 5

Leeds United: Fifth successful the league, unbeaten and with the joint-best antiaircraft record. They showed what they are susceptible of with a superb 4-1 triumph implicit Newcastle. 7

Liverpool: Unbeaten but person been acold from their best. Three cleanable sheets successful their past 3 games, but much is expected from Andoni Iraola's side. 6

Manchester City: Five league games, 5 victories. Managed to triumph astatine Manchester United contempt going down to 10 men midway done the archetypal half. With Erling Haaland already apical scorer, City fans volition expect a existent propulsion to triumph the league. 9

Manchester United: Disappointing performances to suffer astatine Hull and gully astatine a Fulham broadside who were bottommost of the league. Their lone triumph truthful acold came against Ipswich and they were denied a triumph astatine Everton by a precocious equaliser. 4

Newcastle United: A mixed container nether caller manager Matthias Jaissle. They impressed successful a gully against Liverpool, won comfortably astatine Tottenham, but were besides unspeakable successful a nonaccomplishment astatine Leeds, though they responded good to bushed Hull. 6

Nottingham Forest: Their champion results person travel away, drafting astatine Liverpool and winning astatine Aston Villa. But their location signifier volition beryllium a immense interest - yet to people a extremity and with lone 1 constituent from 3 matches astatine the City Ground. 5

Sunderland: After coming seventh successful 2025-26, Sunderland fans volition person wanted a amended commencement to this season. The Black Cats gave bully accounts of themselves against Arsenal and Manchester City, but mislaid some matches. 5

Tottenham Hotspur: After spending much than £300m successful the summer, Spurs person been poor, failing to people successful their opening 4 league matches. Supporters volition beryllium demanding an instant betterment aft the planetary break. 2