Three of the Premier League's biggest clubs endured bruising weekends, with Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, and Chelsea all suffering embarrassing defeats. Sky Sports' writers assessed the action from Friday and Saturday across the top flight.

Another season of misery looming for Spurs?

Tottenham are five games into the season without a single win — and back in the relegation zone. The problems are clear: wastefulness in attack and alarming fragility in defence. Sloppy passes, poor decisions, and gifts handed freely to opponents have become a pattern rather than an exception.

Manager Roberto De Zerbi made no effort to hide his frustration after the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. He labelled the defending for Villa's second goal