The top of the table looks very different from a week ago. A run of late goals across the weekend pulled the leading pack closer together, and the gap between first and fourth is now small enough to disappear in a single matchday.
The leaders dropped points for the first time in a month after conceding from a set piece in stoppage time. Their nearest rivals took full advantage, winning away from home with a performance built on patience rather than flair.
What changed
Three things stood out. Teams that press high are being punished on the break more often, set pieces are deciding tight games, and squad depth is starting to matter as the fixture list fills up.
Nothing is settled in autumn. But the table already shows who can win ugly, and that habit tends to count for more than any single big result.
