EPL Table: 2016 Premier League Standings After Sunday’s Week 1 Matches

The headline match of the new Premier League season’s opening weekend more than lived up to its billing, as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 4-3 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Philippe Coutinho netted a double for the Reds with Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane also getting on the scoresheet, while Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Calum Chambers found the net for the hosts.

Manchester United produced an excellent second-half performance to beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium and get Jose Mourinho’s reign as Red Devils manager in the Premier League off to a winning start.

After a weekend of largely tight matches, here is how the teams lie in the early standings for the 2016-17 Premier League season, with Chelsea still to play West Ham United on Monday:

Arsenal opened the scoring in north London in the 31st minute after Alberto Moreno pushed forward and gave Walcott space to ghost into the box and finish well past Simon Mignolet.

Two minutes before, the Belgian had saved a penalty from Walcott, earned when the Englishman was carelessly bundled over by Moreno, per football writer Thore Haugstad:

Some 30 minutes by Moreno… Horrendous headed clearance to Ramsey, conceded penalty, lets Walcott get goal side for opener…

— Thore Haugstad (@Haugstad1006) August 14, 2016

Liverpool equalised just before …

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