The English Premier League wrapped up its fourth weekend of motion on Monday, Sept. 14.
Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal stay tied on the high 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 unbelievable undefeated season rolling
4 matchdays, 4 robust 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 reputable title contender) on Matchday 4 to drag off its most spectacular consequence but.
“We have been taking part in an excellent workforce with some superb gamers in a really demanding stadium and I simply wished us to remain calm and persist with the tactical plan,” stated Hull coach (and Premier League Supervisor of the Month for August) Serge Jakirovic. “If we performed our personal sport we knew we’d create some possibilities.”
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.
