Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City came up from the Championship for 2026-27. On squad strength all three sit near the bottom of the league — all three share 18th place, on a best-XI average of 76 — which is what you would expect of promoted sides. The table is where it gets interesting: Hull City are the highest-placed of the three, 8th after Gameweek 5.
A note on the numbers. In July, the existing player ratings of all three promoted squads were lowered by a flat four to six points (Coventry six, Ipswich five, Hull four) so newly promoted sides sit below established Premier League clubs rather than level with them; players signed since carry their own ratings. The full method is on the ratings methodology page.
Coventry City
18th in the table on 3 points from 5 matches (W1 D0 L4, scored 1, conceded 10) — and joint 18th of 20 on squad strength, with a best-XI average of 76. Close to where the squad ranks on paper.
The highest-rated players are Frank Onyeka (79), Haji Wright (78), Ethan Pinnock (77), with Carl Rushworth the top-rated goalkeeper. Manager: Frank Lampard. Full Coventry City squad and who to pick →
- L 0–3 at Arsenal GW1
- L 0–1 v Hull City GW2
- L 0–1 at Man City GW3
- L 0–5 v Brighton GW4
- W 1–0 at Nott'm Forest GW5
Ipswich Town
11th in the table on 6 points from 5 matches (W2 D0 L3, scored 7, conceded 11) — and joint 18th of 20 on squad strength, with a best-XI average of 76. That is 7 places better than the squad ranks on paper.
The highest-rated players are Daizen Maeda (81), Leif Davis (79), Saša Lukić (78), with Alex Palmer the top-rated goalkeeper. Manager: Gary O'Neil. Full Ipswich Town squad and who to pick →
- W 2–1 v Sunderland GW1
- L 2–5 at Man Utd GW2
- L 0–2 v Liverpool GW3
- W 3–2 at Crystal Palace GW4
- L 0–1 at Everton GW5
Hull City
8th in the table on 8 points from 5 matches (W2 D2 L1, scored 6, conceded 4) — and joint 18th of 20 on squad strength, with a best-XI average of 76. That is 10 places better than the squad ranks on paper.
The highest-rated players are Oli McBurnie (81), Jack Butland (78), Hidemasa Morita (78). Manager: Sergej Jakirović. Full Hull City squad and who to pick →
- W 2–0 v Man Utd GW1
- W 1–0 at Coventry City GW2
- D 0–0 v Aston Villa GW3
- D 2–2 at Chelsea GW4
- L 1–2 at Newcastle GW5
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Related
- Power rankings — all 20 clubs, squad strength against the table
- Our season preview — what we expected of the promoted trio before a ball was kicked
- The Premier League table
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