The English Premier League wrapped up its fourth weekend of motion on Monday, Sept. 14.
Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal stay tied on the prime of the desk with an ideal 12 factors from 4 video games apiece; Coventry Metropolis stays firmly in final place with zero factors from its opening rounds of fixtures.
Listed here are the important thing storylines from a busy weekend of EPL motion.
Hull stored its inconceivable undefeated season rolling
4 matchdays, 4 sturdy outcomes: Regardless of being favorites for relegation earlier than the season started, newly-promoted Hull Metropolis is sitting fairly within the Champions League locations with an undefeated Premier League file. It drew 2-2 with Chelsea (a reliable title contender) on Matchday 4 to drag off its most spectacular outcome but.
“We have been enjoying an excellent staff with some excellent gamers in a really demanding stadium and I simply needed us to remain calm and persist with the tactical plan,” said Hull coach (and Premier League Manager of the Month for August) Serge Jakirovic. “If we performed our personal sport we knew we’d create some probabilities.”
Create it did. Hull’s two targets — each from Algerian winger Mohamed Belloumi — have been elegant, clever strikes that got here off the again of intentional build-up play. Hull is not simply combating for security at this level: It is combating for the highest of the desk.
