Manchester City maintained its perfect Premier League start with a hard-fought 1-0 win over promoted Coventry City on Saturday, but the narrow victory highlighted how much work remains after the club's 450 million pound ($608.45 million) rebuild.
A third successive win was sealed in familiar fashion by Erling Haaland, with a little help from British-record-equaling signing Enzo Fernandez on his debut but City were made to sweat by a Coventry side still seeking a first point.
Crystal Palace earned their first league victory of the campaign as they twice came from a goal down to prevail 3-2 at Fulham, while four other games ended all square.
Newcastle United recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at home to Bournemouth who scored first for the third game in a row but are still without a victory.
Tottenham Hotspur picked up their first point of the season but failed to have a shot on target in a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest who had a goal ruled out by VAR for handball.
