With eight games played, the Premier League table is finally beginning to take shape, but it doesn't tell the whole story about how teams have started.
While obviously results are what matter most, form is temporary in football, so taking a look at teams' expected goals numbers can help us see how much permanent class they've shown so far and get an idea of how the rest of their season could pan out.
Expected goals is a metric that measures the quality of the chances teams create and give up by calculating the likelihood that they will be scored, using information from similar shots in the past.