Three talking points from the Premier League weekend

Newcastle fell just short of matching the Premier League's record win but did set a new landmark with eight different goalscorers in a 8-0 humiliation of Sheffield United on Sunday.

Manchester City stretched their perfect start to six games by beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 to remain two points clear of Liverpool, who defeated West Ham 3-1.

Arsenal's title ambitions were damaged by Son Heung-min's double to salvage a point for Tottenham as the north London derby ended 2-2, leaving both sides four points off the top.

And it was another weekend to forget for Chelsea as they lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa to sink to 14th.

AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend:

PROMOTED TRIO FINDING IT TOUGH

Sheffield United suffered their worst ever league defeat as Saudi-backed Newcastle ran riot at Bramall Lane.

But the Blades are not the only club struggling to bridge the financial and quality gap between the Championship and the Premier League.

Burnley and Luton's promotion parties seem a distant memory as they sit alongside Sheffield United in the bottom three.

After a combined 16 games this season, none of the three have even collected a win, with the trio all having just one point on the board.

Luton were the last to get off the mark as they drew 1-1 with Wolves on Saturday.

But even that felt like a missed opportunity for the Hatters after Wolves played the entire second-half a man down after Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's red card.

Burnley ran Manchester United much closer, but still had nothing to show for a positive performance in their 1-0 defeat.

SON-INSPIRED SPURS SHOW THEIR METTLE

Just 12 months ago, Tottenham's hopes of a rare north London derby win at Arsenal crumbled in spineless fashion, but on