The Premier League is back. Who won the opening weekend? | OneFootball

Week one brings a performance table, not the official Premier League standings. According to NY Times, it resets every gameweek and ranks teams chiefly on how they played.

Hull City lead after comprehensively outplaying Manchester United. Sergej Jakirovic’s back three with wing-backs exposed familiar flaws, Oli McBurnie excelled and Hull won far more duels. Regan Slater’s deliveries and Mohamed Belloumi’s nutmegs added polish.

Brentford sit second under Keith Andrews after unsettling Tottenham with direct balls into Kevin Schade or Igor Thiago and an aggressive press. Mamadou Sangare, their £41 million record buy, made two assists and could be the signing of the season.

Brighton are third and top of the real table, though Aston Villa contributed with an own goal, a first-half red card and risky build-up. Georginio Rutter ran in behind for the second and Jack Hinshelwood struck twice as a No 10.

Chelsea in fourth were sparked by Palmer, who linked with Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro as all three scored at Fulham. Arsenal in fifth barely broke sweat against promoted Coventry, with Christos Tzolis forcing errors, creating goals and shooting on sight.

The rest fell as follows: Everton 6, Ipswich Town 7, Leeds United 8, Newcastle United 9, Manchester City 10, Bournemouth 11, Liverpool 12, Fulham 13, Nottingham Forest 14, Crystal Palace 15, Sunderland 16, Coventry City 17.

Manchester United are 18 after a display Michael Carrick said did not quite click. Tottenham are 19 after an awful showing, and Aston Villa 20 after a chaotic opener.

Source: NY Times

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