Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on set-piece coaches: "We have good people working on it and last season we scored many goals from it [set-pieces].

"It would be disrespectful that we don't have a specialist in this topic... it is still a team effort.

"We have the tendency nowadays that each and every corner that the broadcasters have the name of the set-piece coach and he celebrates [if the team score] and I don't believe in this. It should still be, in general, my responsibility.

"Sometimes right now we have the tendency to produce 'superstars' that should not be in the spotlight, [I am] not criticising any club but I do not believe in this so much. I believe in the people who do the hard work behind the scenes."

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on team news: "Mixed news in terms of injuries. With Jayden [Bogle] it is good news, he is back in team training since yesterday so he will be available if nothing major happens.

"Good news with Daniel James, he has made progress in his rehab and yesterday was the first time he joined us in team training and he has the chance to be involved depending on how his body reacts."

Farke also confirmed that Willy Gnonto will not be available at the weekend because of a calf injury.

Sunderland

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris on Habib Diarra, who has been ruled out until December and could be off to the Africa Cup of Nations soon after: "We will see. We know he will need time to properly recover now, without rushing the process, because he is a very young player.

"If we take care of him through the rehab process, he will be OK to help us in the future. Whether that is earlier or later than expected, we will see.

"Injuries are part of the journey. It gives opportunities to players who have had less game time. They are able to show their qualities and step up after working hard, so they deserve the opportunity even if it's through injury.

"I'm not worried about the situation. It's a shame because Habib [Diarra] was important for us, he has done well so far, but depth in the squad is still needed."

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke confirms that Lucas Perri is not fit and so Karl Darlow will continue in goal on Saturday.

"We hope that he [Lucas Perri] can join us next week but at the moment it is realistic to say he is not in contention [to play] before the international break. Once he is back in team training he will need a bit of time."

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on building momentum against good opposition: "As always as a newly-promoted side we know you are never really a favourite going in to a game, but we also know that we are in a good shape.

"We had a decent start to the season, especially in the home games, we are capable to win points no matter who we are playing against."

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on confidence in the team: "There is no replacement for goals and to score goals and to be there with the end product is always beneficial.

"You could feel it coming in the games before... to have a moment in the game where you score three goals it is good for the belief of our offensive players and the whole group.

"There is no replacement for wins, no replacement for goals and for that it was definitely a good weekend for us [against Wolves]."

Right then, both Daniel Farke and Regis Le Bris have now appeared for their news conferences so away we go.

We'll have quotes from both of them very shortly.

All three of the promoted clubs are in action on Saturday with challenging fixtures all round...

• Leeds v Bournemouth (15:00 BST)
• Manchester City v Burnley (15:00 BST)
• Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (17:30 BST)

Chris Collinson and Tom McCoy
BBC Sport

The gulf in quality between the Championship and Premier League is often said to be bigger than ever, yet this year’s promoted sides appear to be bucking the trend.

That early success is largely down to better defending. Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley have conceded 19 goals between them, six fewer than the promoted sides had allowed after five games last term.

Those numbers are no fluke and are backed up by data comparing the number of shots they have faced and the expected goals value of those shots.

When it comes to attacking threat, the picture isn’t quite so clear-cut. This year’s newcomers have already scored 15 goals, four more than Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton had at the same stage in 2024-25, but they have a lower expected goals total.

That discrepancy is because last season’s newcomers weren’t making the most of their chances, while this year’s promoted trio are. It is doubtful that finishing hot streak is sustainable – instead defensive solidity could prove the key to survival for them.

It's far too early to know how things are going to shake out in the Premier League this season.

Some newspapers didn't even print the league table until 10 games had been played in the past (apparently, it was before my time anyway).

These days I reckon the November international break might not be a bad time to gauge where everyone is at in the top flight.

But if the newly-promoted clubs do continue to look more competitive than their counter-parts in the past two seasons then there could be a few more established clubs getting a bit twitchy.

Wolves are still waiting for their first point, let alone a win, in the league, while Aston Villa, West Ham and Brentford have not fared a whole lot better...

Opta has ranked the difficulty of each top-flight team's first five Premier League fixtures of the 2025-26 season.

According to Opta's model, Burnley have had the easiest start of the three promoted sides - and the fourth simplest of all sides in the division.

Having played away at Spurs and Manchester United as well as hosting champions Liverpool that seems a little harsh. How much last season's disappointment for the former two factors in, I'm not sure...

Meanwhile, Leeds are said to have had a relative tricky start wit the eighth most difficult opening five fixtures in the top flight.

Sunderland are 14th so things are expected to get harder for Regis Le Bris' side.

Image source, Opta

Chris Collinson and Tom McCoy
BBC Sport

The combined total of 19 points earned by Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley ranks amongst the best starts made by newly promoted sides in the Premier League.

Only four times in the competition’s history have newcomers taken more points from their first five fixtures.

The last time that happened was in 2017-18, when all three sides – Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield – went on to stay up.

Image source, Getty Images

In previous years, newly-promoted sides were still winless and perhaps starting to fret at this stage of the season.

However, Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley all managed to win over the first two weekends this year - with the former two both going on to secure a second in recent weeks.

It's the first time since 2016-17 that all three promoted clubs have earned a win inside the first two games.

Sheffield United didn't win until their 11th game in 2023-24, while Ipswich managed five draws before eventually recording their first win - away at Tottenham - in game 11 last season, just a week after Southampton secured their first three points.

It was the same story for Norwich City back in 2021-22.

What will encourage this year's trio though, is the 2022-23 season.

Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth were the promoted clubs and all three had a win on the board after three games.

More importantly, having got those early wins, all three managed to avoid relegation with Fulham even claiming a top-half finish.