First-month grades for all 20 Premier League teams: From an A+ to F

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What happened

It's time to bust out the red pen because we've got grades for all 20 Premier League teams to hand out. Which Premier League teams are acing — or flunking — the season so far? Let's grade every team! The World Cup is over, and so is the first month of the Premier League season. We've already played more than 10% of the current season, and the 20 Premier League teams will chip off another 3-plus percent after this weekend's matches.

Well, as you've probably seen me say too many times already, Hull were supposed to be one of the worst teams in Premier League history. Through four games, per the app Futi, he has been involved in 15% of City's phases of play, leading all Premier League starters through the first month. "Our architect, who has built several Premier League training centres told me that by the time the London City training centre is up and running, it would be better than with the majority of Premier League men's teams training centres.

The wider picture

Arsenal: AThey won the Premier League last season. Brighton & Hove Albion: B+It's convenient that the two best clubs in the Premier League sit one after the other, in alphabetical order. By "best clubs," I mean if every Premier League team had the same spending power, Brentford and Brighton are the two that would be duking it out for the title every season. Chelsea: CThey've been so freaking weird and unconvincing through four matches, but they've basically held serve while several teams that are supposed to be in their same tier have coughed away points over the first month.

But almost every promoted team struggles in the Premier League, and Coventry City have already played Arsenal, City, and Brighton. And if we just look at Hull's expected-goal differential, it's a long way off from third-most points in the league:At the same time, it's also a long way from "worst Premier League team ever" or even "worst Premier League team right now. "Hull are still among the betting favorites to get sent back down, but their incredible start and competent-ish underlying play mean that there's a very real chance that they make it back to the Premier League next year.

They've restocked their center backs, figured out their fullback rotation, signed a new goalkeeper and have the most attacking talent of any team in the Premier League.

What has been reported

They're one of the richest clubs in the world, they have one of the highest payrolls on the planet, and they've finished 17th in their own domestic league in consecutive seasons and are winless and goalless through four matches after spending $400 million-plus on what were supposed to be low-risk, Premier League-proven talents this past summer. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League gamesByNick MashiterFootball reporterPublished19 minutes agoMore than half a billion spent between them, for just three points and one goal.

Tottenham and Aston Villa are in need of Premier League inspiration. They meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday as the past two Europa League winners but sitting in the bottom four of the early Premier League table. 39, have a worse xG in the Premier League so far this season than Spurs' 3. Alysson's header in the 2-1 defeat by Forest was their first goal in the Premier League this term, with Spurs still searching for theirs.

Villa have had the lowest number of shots in the Premier League with 33, compared to Tottenham's 51, while their six on target is also the worst in the top flight followed by Spurs' 12. It has been 407 minutes since Spurs last scored in the Premier League.

What happens next

They have failed to score in four successive Premier League matches – the first time that has happened since September 2006. Their stalemate with Everton was their first goalless draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League after 140 games. None of the past 22 Premier League meetings between Spurs (15 wins) and Aston Villa (seven) have been drawn. Related topicsPremier LeagueAston VillaFootballTottenham Hotspur There was an errorBrentford manager Keith Andrews is full of praise after a resounding 3-0 win against West London rivals Chelsea, branding them "brilliaMATCH REPORT: Premier League – Brentford 3-0 ChelseaAvailable to UK users only.

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