Pending Manchester City's trip to Newcastle on Sunday (6:30 p.m.), the Gunners sit at the top of the standings and confirm that they have the means to achieve their best course since their last qualification for the Champions League in 2016.
Mikel Arteta's players were able to stifle their opponent in almost similar proportions to what Manchester City had achieved (4-0) last Saturday.
They even carried the blow in just 11 minutes, against 31 minutes for the Citizens, following rapid collective movements concluded by Martin Odegaard (5th, 11th).
William Saliba then drove the point home in the second half (54th).
The former Saint-Etienne defender, who has contributed a lot to stabilizing the Arsenal defense since arriving from Marseille this summer, scored his first goal in England, with a perfect strike from his "bad" foot (the left).
The Gunners, who had several chances to add to the score late in the game, will receive two affordable sides, Fulham and Aston Villa, in the next ten days, with the possibility of keeping pace with defending champions Manchester City.
Tottenham small winner
With seven points, Tottenham, in second place in the standings, is also making a good start to the season, even if it still suffered a lot in the game against Wolverhampton (1-0).
The Spurs delivered a performance quite similar to that of last Sunday at Chelsea (2-2), with a sluggish first period.
It was Wolverhampton, who nevertheless had a difficult start to the season (2 losses, 1 draw), who got the main chances through Guedes (11th) and Podence (34th).
The Spurs then stepped on the accelerator after returning from the locker room.
They were clumsy at first, until Harry Kane took advantage of a deflection on a corner from rookie Ivan Perisic to score (64th) a goal almost identical to that of the final equalizer at Chelsea last Sunday.
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The English international also broke the record for the number of goals scored in the Premier League with a single club (185).
He exceeds the total of Sergio Aguero, established at Manchester City between 2011 and 2021.
Antonio Conte's players will have to show more if they are not to remain dependent on the form of their attackers Kane and Son, as has often been the case since the end of the Pochettino era.
Nothing is going well in Leicester
Beaten by the modest Southampton on Saturday (1-2), Leicester, harmless with a single shot on target, will be in a relegation position no matter what at the end of this 3rd day of the Championship.
Only 8th and out of European places last season, Leicester is in trouble this summer.
And a complicated schedule awaits the Foxes, with a trip to Chelsea next week and then the reception of Manchester United.
Brendan Rodgers did not include French defender Wesley Fofana in the squad, saying he was "not in the right frame of mind to play" due to talks of a transfer to Chelsea.
Everton stagnates
Everton are also in turmoil after a disappointing draw at home to promoted Nottingham Forest (1-1).
Defeated in the first two days, Frank Lampard's men chained a third game without a win and struggled offensively.
Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace, on the other hand, confirmed their good form at the moment thanks to their victory against Aston Villa (3-1), a week after having held their own against Liverpool (1-1).
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