Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, left, and Chelsea's Morgan Rogers, right, react during the English Premier League London derby that the champions won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, cementing their status as early title favourites.
Three matches are nowhere near enough to make definitive judgements about a Premier League season. But they are enough to make you question a few of your own predictions.
I went into the new campaign thinking Newcastle could struggle after Eddie Howe’s departure, along with those of a number of club stalwarts, while Tottenham looked like one of the teams capable of bouncing back from a miserable 2025/26.
Three games later, I’m not quite so sure.
Let’s start with the obvious.
