What have we learned from every team's first three Premier League games?

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Gary Rose

BBC Sport journalist

Manchester City and Liverpool person made nan cleanable commencement to nan caller play pinch a 100% grounds aft 3 games, but things could not person gone immoderate worse for Everton.

They are bottommost of nan array and are yet to prime up a point, but nan world break offers teams nan chance to regroup and bespeak connected their commencement truthful far.

Here, BBC Sport takes a look astatine 1 point we person learned from each nine successful nan Premier League aft 3 games.

1. Manchester City - Haaland hungrier than ever

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Erling Haaland has already scored hat-tricks against Ipswich and West Ham this season

We're each good alert that Erling Haaland is 1 of nan champion goalscorers around, but he's travel into this play looking amended than ever.

Three games successful and he has 7 goals already - including back-to-back hat-tricks.

Despite joining Manchester City conscionable 2 years agone he is hurtling towards 100 Premier League goals for nan club.

Haaland is presently connected 70 goals from 69 games and, connected existent form, you would not stake against him surpassing nan landmark this season.

The Premier League champions, chasing their 5th consecutive title, will besides get moreover stronger aft nan world break.

Key midfielder Rodri has yet to play this play aft an extended break pursuing Euro 2024, while England internationals John Stones, Phil Foden and Kyle Walker person featured conscionable once.

2. Liverpool - Seamlessly Slotted in

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Three games successful and Liverpool, for illustration Manchester City, person a 100% grounds truthful acold successful nan Premier League, scoring 7 goals and conceding none.

Replacing a legendary head for illustration Jurgen Klopp was ne'er going to beryllium easy but Arne Slot has done an fantabulous occupation of overseeing nan transition, pinch nan comfortable triumph against Manchester United really giving assistance disconnected to his reign.

Slot has became nan first head successful Liverpool's history to triumph his opening 3 convention games successful complaint successful nan apical formation without conceding a goal. A very awesome start.

Mohamed Salah, who has entered nan last 12 months of his statement and said this is his "last year" astatine Anfield, has scored successful each 3 games, highlighting his continued value to nan side.

3. Brighton - Seagulls soaring

Liverpool are not nan only broadside settling good pinch a caller manager, pinch Brighton having made a flying commencement nether Fabian Hurzeler.

The 31-year-old is nan youngest head successful nan Premier League but has overseen wins against Everton and Manchester United on pinch a tie astatine title contenders Arsenal.

The stats person been awesome excessively - Brighton’s possession fig of 63.7% astatine Arsenal was nan highest by a visiting broadside to nan Emirates successful nan Premier League since Manchester City successful January 2022 (71.2% - Arsenal besides reduced to 10 men successful that game).

The Seagulls’ 22 attempts connected extremity were besides nan astir nan Gunners person faced successful a location convention crippled since August 2021 against Chelsea (also 22).

4. Arsenal - Havertz proving doubters wrong

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Kai Havertz scored 13 Premier League goals past season

Kai Havertz has agelong been considered by galore to not beryllium a striker and pinch bully reason. He initially struggled to put distant chances, aliases people nan magnitude of goals that would beryllium expected of personification starring nan line.

However, pinch patience from Mikel Arteta he is starting to flourish successful that role.

He has 2 goals from 3 games truthful acold this play and has deed a full of 10 from 15 games playing successful that position.

The Gunners, who vanished 2nd past season, person conceded conscionable 1 extremity this play coming successful their 1-1 tie to Brighton,

5. Newcastle - Winning without really playing well

Newcastle will beryllium hopeful of a stronger situation for nan apical 4 than past twelvemonth and they person made a decent commencement to nan play pinch 7 points from their 3 games.

The Magpies' 2 wins and a tie person travel contempt them not really playing good successful immoderate of nan games, but their players are showing determination and desire successful each crippled to unafraid nan results.

Eddie Howe didn't rather get nan reinforcements he wanted during nan summertime transportation window, pinch Newcastle incapable to get a woody done for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.

But Howe has sewage nan players he does person fighting for nan origin and, pinch nary European shot this season, they person each logic to beryllium optimistic of battling higher up nan array again.

6. Brentford - Proving location is life aft Toney

Brentford's summertime was dominated by questions astir nan early of Ivan Toney, but nan Bees person shown location is life aft nan England striker pursuing his departure to Saudi broadside Al-Ahli.

The Bees person won 2 of their 3 convention matches truthful far, pinch Bryan Mbuemo scoring 3 times and Yoane Wissa twice.

Kevin Shade is besides fresh again aft wounded and summertime signing Fabio Carvalho has added to their guardant options.

Igor Thiago, seen arsenic a nonstop replacement for Toney, is sidelined pinch a knee wounded but will return later this year.

7. Aston Villa - Watkins yet to get going

It has been different encouraging commencement to nan play for Aston Villa pinch 2 wins distant from location and conscionable 1 conclusion - astatine location against Arsenal.

But Villa had capable chances to hit nan Gunners and nan only interest for their fans truthful acold has been Ollie Watkins' deficiency of goals.

The England striker is yet to get disconnected nan people this season. He has had plentifulness of chances to people but recovered goalkeeper David Raya successful fantabulous shape against Arsenal and was doubly denied by Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen successful nan 2-1 triumph astatine Leicester connected Saturday.

Watkins has not scored successful nan Premier League since mid-April but there's nary logic to beryllium excessively worried yet. Last play he didn't people successful his first 5 games but past deed 19 successful his adjacent 27.

8. Bournemouth - Semenyo's beardown start

One of nan games of nan last play of Premier League fixtures earlier nan world break was astatine Everton, wherever Bournemouth scored 3 times from nan 87th infinitesimal to triumph 3-2.

The man who sewage nan shot rolling for nan Cherries arsenic they recorded their first triumph of nan play was Antoine Semenyo, who has had an fantabulous commencement to nan season.

He has either scored (two) aliases assisted (one) a extremity successful each 3 of Bournemouth's Premier League games truthful far.

It's nan first clip he's been progressive successful a extremity successful 3 consecutive appearances successful nan title and, aft Dominic Solanke's departure successful nan summer, it will beryllium important for their aspirations that different players measurement up successful his absence.

9. Nottingham Forest - Better connected nan road

After 2 seasons of struggle, Nottingham Forest will beryllium hoping this is nan twelvemonth they footwear connected and re-establish themselves arsenic a top-half Premier League side.

They person made a coagulated commencement pinch 2 draws and a triumph - a 1-0 triumph astatine Southampton.

While they are yet triumph astatine location that triumph connected nan roadworthy could beryllium important because it has been their distant shape that has fto them down previously.

Last play they had 1 of nan worst distant records successful nan Premier League - losing 11 of 19 - but nan Saints triumph was their 3rd successful a statement distant from home, suggesting a area has been turned successful that area.

10. Tottenham - Failing to return chances

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Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham - Spurs should person won but rewards will travel - Postecoglou

Tottenham started past play good but faded astatine nan finish, losing 5 of their past 7 games.

One of nan reasons for that precocious slump was a deficiency of options successful onslaught pursuing nan departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich nan erstwhile summer.

Those issues person remained this season, pinch caller £65m signing Dominic Solanke injured connected his debut against Leicester and Richarlison either unfit aliases injured.

That has contributed to immoderate mediocre finishing which costs them points against Leicester and Newcastle, an rumor they dream will beryllium rectified erstwhile Solanke returns to fitness.

11. Chelsea - Work successful progress

It has been different engaged summertime astatine Chelsea, pinch 10 players arriving for £203m, 12 leaving for £150m and Enzo Maresca replacing Mauricio Pochettino arsenic manager.

Maresca has looked to instrumentality a caller style but acquainted failings remain, contempt nan precocious turnover successful players.

It is an inconsistent, young squad which is liable to miss chances and make protect mistakes.

That is reflected successful nan 2 wins, 1 tie and 2 defeats successful each competitions truthful far, though that includes advancement to nan Europa Conference League group stages and an awesome 6-2 triumph astatine Wolves.

12. Fulham - Smith Rowe could beryllium nan main man

This play marked a caller commencement for Emile Smith Rowe arsenic he near Arsenal to subordinate Fulham.

Injuries curtailed his chances to go a cardinal subordinate successful nan Gunners midfield, but he will beryllium hoping to execute that astatine his caller club.

He has played successful each 3 of Fulham's Premier League games truthful far, putting successful an fantabulous capacity successful his location debut against Leicester and capping it pinch a goal.

Smith Rowe was not arsenic influential successful nan 1-1 tie against Ipswich past clip retired but an inconsistent commencement is possibly to beryllium expected arsenic he is still uncovering his feet.

13. West Ham - Transition to return time

It has been a summertime of alteration for West Ham pinch a caller head successful Julen Lopetegui and respective caller players.

Therefore it will astir apt return much than 3 games earlier we spot nan existent West Ham, but nan early signs person been encouraging.

They person besides had a reliable start, pinch games against 2 of past season's apical 4 and a Crystal Palace broadside that ended past play arsenic nan Premier League's shape team.

Lopetegui sewage his first triumph pinch a 2-0 triumph astatine Selhurst Park and against Manchester City past weekend, they were nan amended broadside for agelong periods successful nan 2nd half, but were yet undone by Erling Haaland's hat-trick.

14. Manchester United - New signings request to deliver

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Match of nan Day 2: How Man Utd paid for 'massive mistakes' against Liverpool

An opening time triumph complete Fulham was followed by back-to-back defeats against Brighton and rivals Liverpool.

Casemiro struggled against Liverpool, wherever he made 2 mistakes starring to goals, and head Erik 10 Hag will dream caller £50.5m signing Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte tin make a quality successful midfield which is susceptible to counter-attacks.

The Red Devils are presently without striker Rasmus Hojlund, left-back Luke Shaw and £52m defender Leny Yoro, while Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee are still bedding successful aft joining successful nan summer.

With conscionable 2 goals scored truthful far, United besides request Marcus Rashford and nan remainder of nan guardant statement to commencement firing.

Left-back besides remains a problem position, pinch right-back Diogo Dalot opening nan play retired of position.

It has hampered immoderate effort to bring cohesion to nan partnerships from goalkeeper Andre Onana guardant done nan defence to nan midfield.

15. Leicester - Too overmuch reliance connected Vardy?

Jamie Vardy made a dream return to nan Premier League by scoring successful his first crippled backmost arsenic Leicester drew pinch Tottenham successful their opening fixture.

At 37, he astir apt can't beryllium leaned connected 2 heavy successful nan Foxes' bid to enactment up this season, but he has started each 3 convention games truthful far, playing nan afloat 90 minutes successful nan 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Aston Villa astatine nan weekend.

Vardy had conscionable 20 touches of nan shot successful that game, nan fewest of immoderate outfield player, but pinch Odsonne Edouard signed from Crystal Palace connected deadline day, it whitethorn beryllium that he soon transitions into much of an effect subordinate from nan bench.

The Foxes' successful entreaty against a complaint for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules , which mightiness person brought a points deduction, is simply a further boost successful their quest to debar an contiguous return to nan Championship.

16. Crystal Palace - Eze nan prima

Crystal Palace person made immoderate bully signings this summertime but 1 of their biggest results of nan model was to support clasp of Eberechi Eze.

The guardant was a large subordinate for nan Eagles past play and is moreover much truthful now aft Michael Olise departed for Bayern Munich.

Against Chelsea astatine nan weekend, he scored a sublime equaliser, pinch a coiled onslaught that very fewer goalkeepers would person been capable to save.

The extremity was Eze's first of nan play but he could easy person had 3 aliases 4 already, having had a extremity disallowed and a changeable deed nan woodwork successful erstwhile games.

17. Ipswich - Tractor Boys uncovering their feet

It has been a reliable commencement to life backmost successful nan Premier League for Ipswich pinch Liverpool and Manchester City their opponents successful their first 2 games, and unsurprisingly they some ended successful conclusion for nan Tractor Boys.

However, past weekend's crippled against Fulham provided a much realistic opportunity to springiness an denotation of really competitory they could beryllium this season, and nan signs were encouraging.

They drew 1-1 but had chances to return each 3 points, pinch Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno made respective important saves.

The capacity was peculiarly awesome considering 8 of nan 11 who started played their shot successful nan Championship past term.

18. Wolves - A shaky commencement successful defence

Wolves played 5 astatine nan backmost past play arsenic Gary O'Neil led them to a 14th-place decorativeness successful nan Premier League, but he has switched things up this word by playing 4-4-2.

That chiefly is to alteration caller striker signing Jorgen Strand Larsen to play pinch a partner successful attack, and successful that consciousness it has worked pinch Norwegian looking awesome truthful far.

But nan costs has been to nan defence, which was ruthlessly exposed by Chelsea successful their 6-2 win.

Wolves were much coagulated astatine nan backmost successful nan 1-1 tie pinch Nottingham Forest past clip retired and now person nan world break to further tighten things up.

19. Southampton - Saints style causing struggle

Three games successful and 3 defeats show that Southampton are presently struggling to accommodate to being backmost successful nan apical flight.

Russell Martin is known for playing an attractive, possession-orientated style of shot and he is wished to instrumentality to his principals, contempt nan mediocre results truthful far.

Burnley tried nan aforesaid past play but yet went down, and pinch conscionable 1 extremity scored truthful acold successful their 3 convention games, Martin will cognize things request to amended quickly.

Three caller faces connected deadline time brought their full summertime signings to 14. That gives Martin plentifulness of options to take from but whitethorn mean it will return clip earlier he settles connected a preferred starting XI.

20. Everton - A torrid commencement for Dyche

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Having battled against relegation successful caller seasons, Everton fans will understandably person been hoping this twelvemonth would beryllium different.

However, nan Toffees could hardly person made a worse commencement arsenic they beryllium bottommost of nan array connected zero points.

A triumph was successful their grasp astatine nan play arsenic they led 2-0 against Bournemouth pinch 4 minutes remaining, but capitulated to suffer 3-2.

Until that precocious illness Everton were nan amended side, but nan Premier League is ruthless and nan unit will beryllium mounting connected Sean Dyche.

Additional reporting by Nizaar Kinsella and Simon Stone

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