The Premier League's newly promoted trio of Coventry City, Ipswich Town, and Hull City have made an encouraging collective start to the season, amassing 31 points from their opening nine fixtures. That haul stands as the 13th-highest total accumulated by promoted clubs at this stage in Premier League history. Sergej Jakirovic's Hull and Gary O'Neil's Ipswich lead the way with 11 points each, while Frank Lampard's Coventry follow closely on nine. Crucially for their survival hopes, every single one of the 18 promoted teams to register at least 11 points from their first nine games since the 2010-11 campaign has successfully avoided relegation.
Coventry, back in the top flight for the first time since 2001 after winning the Championship title, have engineered a notable revival following a punishing August. Lampard's side were initially rooted to the foot of the table after losing their first four matches by an aggregate score of 10-0, culminating in a 5-0 loss to Brighton. However, with three of those fixtures coming against current top-three sides Arsenal, Manchester City, and Brighton, Coventry's summer outlay of over £140m on 12 permanent arrivals—including record signing Caleb Yirenkyi, Carl Rushworth, Sidiki Cherif, Loum Tchaouna, and Taiwo Awoniyi—has begun to bear fruit. The Sky Blues have won three of their next five, overcoming Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, and Sunderland 3-1 to rise to 15th, with midfielder Jack Rudoni stating: "We always had that belief."
Championship runners-up Ipswich Town have also demonstrated renewed fight following their 19th-place finish and four-win campaign in 2024-25. The Tractor Boys have been inspired by the return of 22-year-old Paraguay international Julio Enciso, who previously spent time on loan at Portman Road. Enciso set up goals against Sunderland and Manchester United at Old Trafford before scoring in consecutive fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Hull. After Ipswich battled back from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Hull, O'Neil praised his side's "character" against a "very good" opponent.
Hull City have likewise enjoyed a memorable return to the big stage for the first time since their 2017 relegation, having advanced via the Championship play-offs. Jakirovic's side stunned Michael Carrick's Manchester United 2-0 on the opening weekend, followed with a 1-0 victory at Coventry, and earned draws against Aston Villa and Chelsea. Although the Tigers have since collected only three points from their last four matches ahead of meetings with Arsenal and Brighton, all three newcomers have laid a solid foundation in their bids to retain top-flight status.