Eleven matches into a 38-game season, the table already offers a meaningful snapshot. Trends that have held for seasons now give weight to standings after the third international break, even if nothing is decided.<\/p>\n
Arsenal sit top with a healthy cushion despite seeing their defensive run punctured by Sunderland on Saturday, much to Mikel Arteta\u2019s open fury. The Gunners have accumulated an unusually high number of clean sheets and reversed last season\u2019s results in a run that included Newcastle, West Ham, Fulham and Crystal Palace. In the corresponding fixtures last season Arsenal took two points from a possible 12; this time they won all four matches.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola provided a timely caveat: “Nobody wins the title in early November. You can lose it\u2014but nobody wins it.” City underlined their credentials with a thumping victory over Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. While Guardiola\u2019s serial title winners narrowed the gap behind Arsenal to just four points, the defending champions fell twice as far back.<\/p>\n
Arne Slot\u2019s misfiring side sit below newly promoted Sunderland, a toothless Tottenham Hotspur and an Aston Villa team that waited more than seven hours of Premier League football before scoring their first goal of the season. Wolves remain in a desperate position: Vitor Pereira has been handed his marching orders, the club have just two points and are the only side without a league win across England’s top seven tiers. Victories for Nottingham Forest and West Ham on the final weekend before November\u2019s international break have increased Wolves\u2019 isolation.<\/p>\n
Newcastle feature in a contrasting story. They sit high in the Champions League group phase, yet domestically they are 14th and only two points above the relegation zone after a 3\u20131 loss to Brentford on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Standings (Games, Goal Difference, Points):
\n1. Arsenal \u2014 11, +15, 26
\n2. Man City \u2014 11, +15, 22
\n3. Chelsea \u2014 11, +10, 20
\n4. Sunderland \u2014 11, +4, 19
\n5. Tottenham \u2014 11, +9, 18
\n6. Aston Villa \u2014 11, +3, 18
\n7. Man Utd \u2014 11, +1, 18
\n8. Liverpool \u2014 11, +1, 18
\n9. Bournemouth \u2014 11, -1, 18
\n10. Crystal Palace \u2014 11, +5, 17
\n11. Brighton \u2014 11, +2, 16
\n12. Brentford \u2014 11, 0, 16
\n13. Everton \u2014 11, -1, 15
\n14. Newcastle \u2014 11, -3, 12
\n15. Fulham \u2014 11, -4, 11
\n16. Leeds \u2014 11, -10, 11
\n17. Burnley \u2014 11, -8, 10
\n18. West Ham \u2014 11, -10, 10
\n19. Nottingham Forest \u2014 11, -10, 9
\n20. Wolves \u2014 11, -18, 2<\/p>\n
Standings correct as of Nov. 9, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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