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1-0! Arsenal abandoned players and shines in the Premier League: 11 points in 6 rounds + ranks in the top 4, setting a 22-year record

On September 28, the 6th round of the Premier League. In this round of the game, Premier League giants made a series of mistakes, Manchester United lost 1-3 to Brentford, Chelsea was overturned by Brighton 1-3, Liverpool lost 1-2 to Crystal Palace, and Tottenham drew 1-1 with Wolves. The Premier League is full of upsets, and Sunderland, who has returned to the Premier League after many years, performed amazingly. 1-0! Arsenal abandoned players and shines in the Premier League: the number of newly promoted teams in 6 rounds + 11 points + ranked in the top 4, setting a 22-year record.

Sunderland played against Nottingham Forest away this round. Forest is the first team to change the coach this season. After Nuno was dismissed, Postkoglu, who led Tottenham to win the UEFA Cup championship last season, took office. This is the fifth game since Postkoglu coached Nottingham Forest, and he still hasn't won his first victory in the Forest. The

Sunderland played efficiently and although they were behind at 35%-65% in possession, they created more excellent goals, more than 3-1 than the Forest. In the 38th minute of the game, Sunderland got a good set-piece opportunity. Zach took the penalty and kicked the ball to the back point, found Aldret who was in front, and assisted Aldret to score a header. In the subsequent games, Forest continued to launch offensive threats, but failed to equalize the score and almost conceded the ball again at the last moment. Forest goalkeeper Zeles saved Heitleida's one-stop shot, and Sunderland defeated Forest 1-0.

In the last 4 rounds of the game, Sunderland 2-1 Brentford, 0-0 Crystal Palace, 1-1 Villa, and now defeated the Forest again and was unbeaten in 4 rounds. In the first two rounds, they defeated West Ham United 3-0 and Burnley 0-2. After defeating the Forest, it also means that Sunderland won the away game in the Premier League again after 8 years. The last time they won in the Premier League away league dates back to May 2017, Hull City 2-0. Sunderland fell to the Championship at the bottom that season, and then fell to the League One. After playing in the League One for 4 seasons, Sunderland advanced and returned to the Premier League last season.

In the current Premier League standings, Liverpool has 15 points, Crystal Palace has 12 points, Tottenham has 11 points, Sunderland has 11 points, Bournemouth has 11 points, and Manchester City has 10 points, ranking in the top 6. The newly promoted Sunderland has more points than Manchester City, and for the first time in nearly 22 years, Sunderland has entered the top 4 after five or more rounds in the Premier League.

Sunderland signed new players such as Diyala, Adinggra, Lefue, Brobey, Zhaka, and Mugelai this summer, spending 165 million euros in transfer fees and investing a lot. Zachar's arrival is particularly critical. He has received three assists this season and is the captain of Sunderland and the core of the midfield. After Arsenal sold Zacha for 15 million euros, Zacha achieved three championships at a pharmaceutical factory. She returned to the Premier League at the age of 33 and was still outstanding, with a transfer fee of 15 million.