The 2023/2024 English Premier League(EPL) has begun. Let’s take a look at the current standings of the premier league after Match Day 1.
On Monday, 14th August, 2023, Manchester United and Wolverhampton played the last game of Match Day 1. Manchester United won by 1:0.
Man United Boss brought on Victor Lindelof, Jadon Sancho and Christian Eriksen in the 2nd half as substitutes for Martinez, Mount and Ganarcho. Man United finally found the opener in the 76th minute through Raphael Varane who was assisted by Aaron Wan Bissaka to seal a 1-0 victory.
Following the 1-0 win, Man United overtook Brentford to climb up to position 7 in the Premier League Table with 3 points while Wolves dropped to position 17 with 0 points.
Also, over the past weekend from Friday night to Sunday, a total of nine English Premier League (EPL) matches were played in what was the league’s first matchday of the 2023-24 season.
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Below is a summary of the results for Match Day 1.
Manchester City 3-0 Burnley
Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham United
Brighton 4-1 Luton Town
Everton 0-1 Fulham
Sheffield United 0-1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa
Brentford 2-2 Tottenham Hotspurs
Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool
Manchester United 1: 0 Wolverhampton
The league standings after these matches is as follows:
Following their massive win, Newcastle United are at the top of the table tied up on 3 points with Brighton, Manchester City, Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Fulham.Luton town, Burnley and Aston Villa are all already on the relegation zone.
Below is the current standings of the league table after Match Day 1, with Newcastle topping the league by goal difference.
| Pos | Team | Points | Matches Played | Goals Scored | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 5 | +4 |
| 2. | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| 3. | Man City | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| 5. | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 6. | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 7. | Man United | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 8. | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9. | Tottenham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10. | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11. | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12. | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13. | West Ham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14. | Nott’m Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 15. | Everton | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 16. | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 17. | Wolves | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 18. | Luton Town | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 19. | Burnley | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| 20. | Aston Villa | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
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