Official & Definitive TLO Good (and Bad) Vibes EPL Power Rankings

In what might be a regular international break series (if I remember), we look around the league and check the vibes.

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What is the story about?

It’s easy to have good vibes before a ball is kicked in anger. But now that we’ve had three matches, followed by the most pointless and worst international break, we can take a look around the league and see how everyone is feeling.

Without further ado, here is my good (and bad) vibes power rankings.

Good Vibes

Liverpool: Reigning champions. Three wins in three, and each win more spectactular than the last. We have Wirtz. And now we have Isak. Only good vibes so far, and the future is looking even brighter.

Sunderland:

Two wins out of three for the newly promoted side, and their local rivals are hovering just above the relegation zone, having just lost their best striker. Considering 18th-placed Leicester only managed 6 wins all of last season, Sunderland have to like their odds of staying up considering their early momentum.

Everton: So things are pretty great on Merseyside, even for the Bitters. Despite their early slip to Leeds, they’ve won two matches, including a win to inaugrate their shiny new stadium. The Red Shite pulling off weekly footballing miracles can’t even keep them down (but maybe give it a couple of weeks).

Bournemouth: The Cherries gave Liverpool an opening day scare, and followed it up with two wins. They continue looking like a well-drilled machine under Iraola, one that very well could challenge for a spot in Europe next year.

Crystal Palace: They’re still buzzing after their FA Cup and Community Shield victories, and they managed to keep hold of their captain (at least in the short term). A win and two draws has them in the top half of the table, which is no doubt where they’ll be targetting this season.

Bad Vibes

Fulham: Just two points for Marco Silva’s boys, but perhaps they’re just gearing up to terrorize Arsenal again.

Aston Villa: One point and zero goals, plus more Emi Martinez drama than you could suggestively shake gloves at. It is not a good ebening for Villa.

Newcastle: The Magpies are lucky that the next two teams exist, because the vibes are way bad for Saudi FC. They were rejected by so many strikers this summer, one had to wonder if getting rejected by footballers was a secret kink. They lost Isak (sorry not sorry) and have two points to show for their efforts so far. Oh, and they couldn’t even get revenge against Liverpool after a 16-year-old showed them all how to play football.

Wolves: Zero points and a -6 goal differential. These wolves are whimpering, not howling.

Manchester United: Three matches in and their extremely tactically flexible manager is already on the hotseat. Oh, and they lost in the second round of the League Cup to League 2 side Grimsby. At least they have matches away to City and at home to Chelsea to get their season into gear following the international break.