Gameweek Roundup: Manchester City and Arsenal Set the Pace as Hull City Sit Third

The latest Premier League gameweek produced six draws from ten fixtures, yet the table has a sharp divide at the top. Manchester City and Arsenal both made it three wins from three, Hull City sit third, and three clubs are still waiting for their first goal of the season. Just four matches produced a winner, and three of those were settled by a single-goal margin.

The results

• Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
• Brentford 1–1 Sunderland AFC
• Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leeds United
• Everton 2–2 Manchester United
• Fulham 2–3 Crystal Palace
• Hull City AFC 0–0 Aston Villa
• Ipswich Town 0–2 Liverpool
• Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City
• Newcastle United 2–2 AFC Bournemouth
• Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur

Two out in front

The standout result came at the top of the bill, where Arsenal edged Chelsea 2–1 at home. According to the Premier League table, Arsenal have taken nine points from nine, scoring six and conceding once. Chelsea remain fourth on six points, and their eight goals scored are matched only by Brighton — though the seven they have conceded explain why they trail the pace-setters.

Manchester City beat Coventry City 1–0, a narrow win that kept them at the summit. City and Arsenal are identical on nine points and a goal difference of +5; according to the table, the only thing separating them is goals scored — seven to six in City's favour.

Hull City's unlikely perch

The early-season surprise is Hull City: third with seven points from two wins and a draw. Their 0–0 with Aston Villa was one of two goalless games this gameweek, but according to the Premier League table, Hull remain the only side yet to concede — three scored, none against, unbeaten.

Still searching for a first goal

That stalemate summed up Aston Villa's start: 18th place, one point, no goals in three matches. Tottenham Hotspur are faring little better after their own 0–0, at Nottingham Forest, which left Spurs 17th on a single point, while Forest sit 16th with just two goals to their name. Coventry City prop up the table with nothing after losing at Manchester City. Between them, Spurs, Villa and Coventry have yet to score.

Palace strike, Fulham slide

Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the season, 3–2 at Fulham, to move up to 14th on three points. Fulham are 19th and pointless despite scoring four times — one of two sides, alongside Coventry, yet to register a point.

Honours shared elsewhere

Newcastle United and AFC Bournemouth shared four goals in a 2–2 draw that keeps Newcastle sixth and unbeaten on five points, with Bournemouth 15th on two. Everton and Manchester United also finished 2–2, leaving Everton eighth on five points and United 11th on four.

Brentford's 1–1 with Sunderland AFC keeps the Bees fifth and unbeaten, with Sunderland 12th on four. Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United drew by the same scoreline: Leeds sit ninth, still unbeaten, while Brighton are 10th. Liverpool's 2–0 win at Ipswich Town leaves them seventh on five points, with Ipswich 13th and, according to the table, joint-highest in the division for goals conceded alongside Palace, on eight.

The bigger picture

According to the Premier League table, eight sides remain unbeaten after three matches, with Manchester City and Arsenal already two points clear of Hull City. At the other end, Fulham and Coventry are still searching for a first point. It is early days — but for Spurs, Villa and Coventry, the wait for a first goal is fast becoming the story of their season.