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Manchester City were the first major casualty of the supposed three-way title race, beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and their own defensive incompetence. With Liverpool playing Monday, Arsenal took the chance to gallop past Leeds United and set the pace.

There were bumps down to earth for Sunderland, while Aston Villa are the most surprising early strugglers (although joined on a single point by Manchester United). Brentford head coach Keith Andrews got his first win as a senior manager, meaning that Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United continue to be the glummest of the established Premier League t

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