Can Burnley, Luton Town and Sheffield United transform their seasons with all three of the promoted teams struggling in the Premier League?
Luton's historic win at Everton on Saturday was not only their first-ever Premier League victory, it was the first three points for any of the newly promoted teams this season.
And, while the Hatters will be full of confidence after four points from their past two games, things look gloomy for the other two in the battle for survival. But, as the three managers - Vincent Kompany, Rob Edwards and Paul Heckingbottom - will tell you, there is a long way to go.Crystal Palace lost their opening seven Premier League matches in 2017-18 without scoring a goal, but still ended 11th, while Southampton , Newcastle and Sunderland all stayed up after drawing one and losing six of their first seven.
Chris Sutton, a Premier League winner with Blackburn, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "At what point do you start to worry about these teams? Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards told BBC Match of the Day: "Luton played to their strengths on Saturday and Everton could not get to grips with it.After two years away, the Blades finished second last season in the Championship to regain their place among England's elite.
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