With a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa, Brighton topped the Premier League table for the 2026-2027 season after round 1. This is a rather shocking result for fans because Aston Villa is the defending Europa League champion. However, in the match against Brighton, they soon played with one less player after Joao Gomes' red card.
In the following positions are Arsenal and Brentford, with both teams winning 3-0 against Coventry City and Tottenham. Newcomer Hull City temporarily rises to 5th place in the rankings when they unexpectedly beat Man United 2-0 despite the squad lacking many first-team players due to injury. They are behind Everton, who also won 2-0 against Crystal Palace.
Standing in the 6-9 positions are Chelsea, Ipswich Town, Man City and Leeds United respectively. These teams have had difficult victories against Fulham, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Nottingham.
In the other half of the table, Man United is ranked 17th after a poor start against Hull City. Michael Carrick's team played weakly and ineffectively despite recruiting a fairly good force in the summer transfer window.
Aston Villa is at the bottom of the table after suffering the biggest defeat in round 1. Tottenham and Coventry City are above them. Among them, Tottenham is the most disappointing team despite spending a lot of money to bring in a series of new players such as Sandro Tonali, Senesi, Van Hecke...
