The Premier League is back and we’re prepared to again for another exciting weekend of mesmerizing football.
Week 3 features some tasty match-ups with Arsenal hosting Fulham, Liverpool heading to Newcastle, while Chelsea and both Manchester clubs face tricky tests in games they’re expected to win comfortably.
This is a thread for the Matchweek 3 of the 2023/24 Premier League season, Join the discussion and share your views on the various matches.
Chelsea XI: Sánchez, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Fernández, Caicedo, Chilwell, Gusto, Gallagher, Sterling, Jackson
Luton XI: Kaminski, Kabore, Burke, Lockyer, Bell, Giles, Nakamba, Barkley, Chong, Morris, Adebayo
0 - Chelsea last faced Luton Town in the FA Cup in March 2022, 17 months ago; the only player from their squad that day to feature in tonight’s match is Ross Barkley, who is starting for Luton. Turnover.
Since the start of last season, Chelsea have spent £920.6m on initial transfer fees and won 45 points in the Premier League…
That’s £20.5m per point. 
HT: Chelsea 1-0 Luton Town
xG: 0.51-0.09
Shots: 7-3
Shots on target: 2-0
Possession: 70.3%-29.7%
Accurate passes: 347-115
Corners: 3-2
Sterling’s strike is the difference at the break.
Raheem Sterling’s last 17 games against newly promoted sides:
◉ 13 goals
◉ 4 assists
Beware Burnley and Sheffield United. 
Raheem Sterling’s first-half by numbers vs Luton:
36 touches
15 passes in final third
8 touches in the opp. box
3 shots
2 shots on target
2 take-ons completed
1 goal
0.32 xG
Looking sharp again. 
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 99 games at home when leading at half-time (W80 D19).
Their last loss came against Arsenal in October 2011. 
…welcome to PL, Nico Jackson! 
First Premier League goal for Nicolas Jackson as Chelsea player in front of their fans 
Pochettino already loves Nico, club very happy with €37m bargain signing and he starts scoring now 
114 - Raheem Sterling has now scored 114 non-penalty goals in the Premier League, overtaking Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, with just 16 players in the competition’s history scoring more. Back.
Today’s Premier League fixtures:
12.30pm:
Bournemouth vs. Tottenham
3pm:
Arsenal vs. Fulham
Brentford vs. Crystal Palace
Everton vs. Wolves
Man Utd vs. N Forest
5.30pm:
Brighton vs. West Ham
Arsenal are undefeated in their last 16 home matches against Fulham in all competitions.
Arsenal have only kept two clean sheets in their last 12 Premier League matches at the Emirates.
Arsenal have only kept one clean sheet in their last seven Premier League home matches against Fulham.
Arsenal have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight matches against Fulham in all competitions.
Fulham have never won away at Arsenal in the league in 30 visits (D6 L24).
Manchester United have won their last 10 games against Nottingham Forest in all competitions, including all four meetings last season by an aggregate score of 10-0. The Tricky Trees have registered one victory in 12 Premier League meetings with the Red Devils, drawing two and losing nine.
Manchester United have won seven successive home Premier League matches, their best run since they won eight in a row between May and November 2017. In addition, Erik ten Hag’s side have gone 30 games without defeat at Old Trafford, winning 26 and drawing four.
Nottingham Forest have won four of their last eight Premier League games (D2 L2), one more than they managed in their previous 17 top-flight matches. But Steve Cooper’s side have recorded just one victory in 20 Premier League away games, drawing five and losing 14.
Only Bournemouth (43) have faced more shots than Manchester United (40) in the 2023/24 Premier League season thus far.
Taiwo Awoniyi has registered eight goals in his last six league games and can become the first player to score in Nottingham Forest’s opening three top-flight matches of a season since Peter Davenport in 1984/85.
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘:
Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham 
