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The Premier League is the most popular football league in the world for a reason. You can expect the unexpected here.
You can see defending champions get humbled by a newly promoted side, you can witness the unlikeliest relegation escape or you might even watch a team beat the betting odds of 5000/1 and lift the Premier League title.
The current season of the Premier League hasn’t been very different. Many teams are doing better than expected, many are not living up to expectation and then there is the odd shock like when Huddersfield Town pulled off an improbable win against Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United or when Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City scored 16 goals in three games without reply.
The following five teams are easily the teams who are doing better than expected.
#5 Watford
Marco Silva took over as manager of Hull City in the latter half of last season and came agonisingly close to pulling off a great escape. However, his short stint in charge of the Tigers was enough to convince several other clubs about his vast potential.
So when Hull went down, Silva became a managerial candidate for several clubs and eventually it was Watford who got his signature.
Silva started the season at home to Liverpool and in the first game of the season, he showed the change in mentality he brought to the Hornets. His side were 3-2 down in the dying minutes and salvaged a point right at the depth.
Watford narrowly escaped relegation last time around, but under Silva, they got off to a much-improved start picking up 15 points from their first 8 games which included a win over Arsenal.
In addition, he has vastly improved several players and introduced a future superstar in Richarlison.
After 14 games, Watford are currently in 8th place with 21 points, 3 points behind Spurs in 7th and 4 points above Leicester City in 9th.
#4 Huddersfield Town
It would be unfair to call Huddersfield’s performance surprising after they overcame all odds to earn promotion to the Premier League at the end of last season.
The Terriers made several signings in the summer in a bid to stay in the Premier League beyond this season and it looks like they may achieve that feat at this rate.
They started the season with back to back wins against Crystal Palace and Newcastle United which helped them build some momentum and confidence.
After six games, they had 9 points and conceded just 3 goals which showed how exactly they would be going forward this season. However, the biggest moment of their Premier League stint so far came against Manchester United when they won 2-1!
Although they’ve hit a poor run of form recently, knowing David Wagner, they will surely turn things around and cement their Premier League status at the end of the season.
#3 Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton didn’t get off to a good start this season as they lost their opening two games and for a while, it looked like Chris Hughton would have another poor season in the Premier League after earning promotion.
However, he learned his lessons and had a proper plan in place. Brighton are currently 10th in the league with 17 points from their 14 games and only behind 9th placed Leicester on goal difference.
After 14 games, the Seagulls have four wins, five draws and five defeats to their name but they haven’t lost any game by a margin of more than two goals till date.
The highlight of their season so far was their first win of the season against West Brom and a 3-0 away win against West Ham.
Their summer recruit, Pascal Groß has played a crucial role in the club’s good start to the season.
#2 Burnley
Burnley had a terrible away record last season, picking up one win and just seven points from their travels but this time around, they have rectified that by winning four away games, drawing two and losing just one so far!
Talk about a turnaround?
Burnley are here to stay and they are here to make life difficult for everyone. There is a reason why Sean Dyche is called the Ginger Mourinho.
From their travels, they notably won against Chelsea and Everton and drew to Liverpool and Spurs.
After 14 games, they have seven wins, four draws, three defeats and 25 points. Two out of their three defeats were against the highflying Manchester City and to Arsenal in the dying minutes of the game.
Currently sitting in sixth and above Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley are definitely one of the teams that have surprised everyone this season.
#1 Manchester City
Even for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, the start they’ve enjoyed this season is just out of this world!
After 14 games, Manchester City have 40 points meaning they’ve dropped just two points so far this season. They are also on a 12 match winning streak in the league and just need two more wins to go level with Arsenal’s record 14-match winning streak.
Nevertheless, this is the best start ever to a league season for any team in the history of the Premier League and chances are that it will end in a record-breaking season for Guardiola's side.
The Citizens have scored 44 goals so far and conceded just 9 during their incredible start to the season. The only team that has so far stopped Manchester City from winning all three points is surprisingly Everton!
The likes of Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, David Silva and Leroy Sane are striking fear in the hearts of opposition defence week in week out now.
