Arsenal Lead Early Report Cards After Four Wins in Five

The champions have picked up where they left off, but one heavy defeat on the south coast shows they are not untouchable.

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What happened. Daily Mail Sport has begun its Premier League report cards for all 20 clubs, starting with the first ten. Arsenal, the reigning champions, have won four of their opening five games, including a 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry and victories at Aston Villa, at home to Chelsea and at Sunderland.

• Arsenal's only loss so far was a 3-0 defeat at Brighton.
• Bruno Guimaraes scored his first Arsenal goal at Sunderland.
• Aston Villa have struggled, losing 4-0 at Brighton on opening day.

The report cards pause for the international break, with Arsenal positioned as the side to beat in the title race.

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