We round up the weekend’s Premier League action by jumping to five conclusions based on a single round of matches.
Every week here on Opta Analyst, we briefly abandon our usual approach of diving deep into the data and instead come to a load of conclusions based on a single round of Premier League fixtures.
Will any of our latest five knee-jerk reactions hold up in the weeks to come, or will they be disproven as the season goes on?
It’s Time for Man Utd to Move on From Bruno Fernandes
Life comes at you fast.
In the second half of last season, Alex Scott has largely been outstanding for Bournemouth and looked good for England too during the last international break. However, the midfielder was injured while on England duty and has missed each of the Cherries’ last seven games.
Things looked bleak when their first game without Scott ended in a 5-1 thrashing at Chelsea. But since then, Marco Rose’s side have played six, won six, scored 16 and conceded none.
Tyler Adams, Lewis Cook and Ryan Christie have done a superb job in Scott’s absence as Bournemouth have dramatically improved their form. Prior to the international break, they had won just two games in the first two months of the campaign, against Lincoln City in the League Cup and Real Sociedad in the Europa League.
They didn’t win any of their first six Premier League games (D3 L3), but after three victories in a row, including a 2-0 home win over Leeds United on Saturday, they now sit seventh.
Obviously, it’s a bit too simplistic to say their upturn in form is down to the absence of Scott; it’s almost certainly more to do with Rose’s tactics taking effect and confidence growing.
But given Scott has been linked with a move away in January, it is at least reassuring for Bournemouth that they know they can manage perfectly fine without him.
Brighton Will Be Arsenal’s Closest Challengers for Premier League Title
Another week, another brilliant result for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Were it not for Manchester City’s guilty verdicts (pending appeal) and potential impending sanction(s), Brighton would probably be the story of the 2026-27 season so far.
Fittingly, their latest scalp was Man City. They rode their luck at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, but Morgan Gibbs-White and
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