Key Points of the Weekend

Chelsea lack leaders in defence

Chelsea have been rightly praised for their attacking play this season but whilst they're a good team to watch going forward, they've looked open and disorganised defensively.

They looked all over the place defensively against Hull as their defensive issues again came back to bite them and the reason why they're vulnerable defensively is not just because of the rrors they're making, but because they lack leaders in that department.

They're lacking a John Terry kind of figure in that backline who can organise the defence and move players into the right positions and have done for a while.

They've never really replaced their former captain since he left nearly a decade ago as they haven't had a leader or influential presence in their defence since.

They haven't kept a clean sheet in the league since January and if they are to consider themselves as potential title contenders in the future, they need a defender in their team who can lead and make their defnece more organised.

Are Hull the most likely to stay up out of the newly promoted teams?

Hull have made the best start by a newly promoted team this season with 8 points from their opening four games and no side with that amount of points after four games has ever been relegated.

Could they be the most likely newly promoted team to stay up this season?

There is of course a long way to go as we've only seen four rounds of games and a lot can happen between now and the end of the season.

But Hull's start will still give them a lot of confidence moving forward because they have momentum as a result of their strong start and they'll be looking to carry it with them for the rest of the season.

They're definitely playing like a side that can stay up as they've been tough to beat defensively by getting men behind the ball and have been dangerous on the counter attack like they were against Chelsea.

It's important for every newly promoted team to have a strong defence because it's crucial to them staying up and Hull having that gives them a very good chance.

They will go through a dry patch of form as most mewly promoted teams do but if they can keep up their good start and stay out of the bottom three when they go through a dry patch, they could be the most likely newly promoted team to stay up and especially with Convetry low on confidence and struggling for points.

Are Ipswich better equipped this time round

It took Ipswich 11 games to get a Premier League win under their belt the last time they were in the top flight two seasons ago and this season they already have 2 wins to their name after just four games.

Are they better equipped to stay up this time round?

They went down with a whimper the last time they were in the Premier League as they were too open defensively and kept playing the same expansive style in every game they played.

It feels different this time round as they look more competitive and have players who are proven at the top level which is what they didn't have last time.

They were taught harsh lessons about Premier League football in their games against Man United and Liverpool, but in the games they won against Sunderland and Crystal Palace, they showed that they can compete at this level.

Their decent start so far will definitely give them confidence that they can stay up as will the performances they've put in.

If they can continue being competitive and and show that they are capable of competing at Premier League level, they could fare better this time round.

Is Roberto De Zerbi under pressure?

Over £300 million spent on new players in the summer but only two points and no goals scored from their four games so far.

High expectations were placed on Spurs during pre season and rightly so because of the money spent and as they're yet to score a goal, is De Zerbi under pressure?

Whenever a club spends the amount of money have and have not scored a goal after four games, questions will soon be asked of the manager because he's the one who picks the team and sends the players out there to perform.

The players can also hold themselves accountable because it's up to them to perform for their team, but the buck always stops with the manager as the saying goes.

De Zerbi might not have been at Spurs vor very long after arriving in April and he did do eough to keep them up last season.

But improvements were expected this season and especially after spending over £300 million on new players and some very good ones too.

But so far there haven't been any improvements as they haven't scored a goal and are stuck on two points for the season.

If their form doesn't improve any time soon, De Zerbi could well be a man under pressure.

Should Erling Haaland's winner have stood?

There were two controversial decisions in Sunday's Manchester Derby with one of them being Erling Haaland's winning goal which for me was the most controversial.

The goal was initially ruled out for offside against Haaland before it was eventually given because Haaland was just played on by Patrick Dorgu.

But there was a case for the goal to be disallowed as Enzo Fernandez was in an offside position and was potentially having an impact on Lisandro Martinez's attempt to intercept the cross.

So should Haaland's winner have stood?

Although Fernandez was in an offside position when the cross came in, he didn't touch the ball when the cross came in as he didn't get on the end of the cross as it came in.

But he still could've interfered with play as his attempt to head the ball could've had an impact on Lisandro Martinez's ability to deal with the cross.

Martinez was marking Haaland at the time the cross was about to be delivered into the box and Fernandez going for the header in an offside position forced him to react to Fernandez's attempt to head the ball and leave Haaland unmarked.

But because Fernandez didn't touch the ball on it's way towards Haaland the goal was given and had he touched the ball in the lead up to the goal, the goal would definitely have been disallowed.

There is definitely a case for the goal to be ruled out because of Fernandez being in an offside position and having an impact on Martinez attempting to stop the cross.

Pro ref even admitted to an error of judgment in giving Haaland's goal as they said in a statement that "VAR did not recognise the likely impact of his position and should have recommended an on-field review."

Had VAR taken a look at Fernandez's position and attempt to head the ball, the goal may have been ruled out.