Premier League for Americans

Key facts · Part 1 Essentials

• The table: a win is 3 points, a draw is 1, a loss is 0. Most points after 38 games is champion.
• Relegation: the bottom three clubs drop to the Championship.
• Manchester City: top of the table, six wins from six, new manager Enzo Maresca, Erling Haaland scoring.
• Arsenal: three points behind City, manager Mikel Arteta.
• Tottenham (Spurs): winless, 19th, manager Roberto De Zerbi on the clock.
• Derbies: north London (Arsenal v Spurs), Manchester (City v United), Merseyside (Liverpool v Everton).
• Words: football, pitch, clean sheet, nil, sacked, gaffer.

Key facts · Part 2 Deeper

• Brighton: third, manager Fabian Hürzeler, best goal difference after City.
• Everton: unbeaten but draw-heavy, manager David Moyes, Merseyside derby club.
• Chelsea: blue, west London, new manager Xabi Alonso.
• Leeds host Manchester United on Sunday, manager Daniel Farke, a bitter old rivalry.
• Coventry: promoted after twenty-five years, manager Frank Lampard.
• Why the season is unsettled: a record number of new managers, plus a short summer after the World Cup, so the early table is noisy.
• What to watch: City's perfect run, Arsenal at Nottingham Forest, and whether Spurs win or sack their manager.

Key facts · Part 3 Drill

• A win is three points, a draw is one, a loss is zero. Most points after thirty-eight games is champion.
• The bottom three clubs are relegated to the Championship.
• Manchester City lead under new manager Enzo Maresca, and Arsenal under Mikel Arteta chase three points back.
• Spurs are winless and in trouble, and Roberto De Zerbi is on the clock.
• A derby is a local rivalry: north London, Manchester, Merseyside.