And aside from new players and new teams, there is something else which has arrived in the division for 2017/18.
That is the use of 'expected goals', a statistic which has existed for a few years but is only now being presented to the general public via Match of the Day.
'Expected goals' is a statistic used to work out how many goals should be scored in a match, with every shot taken given an 'expected goal' value based on the difficulty of the attempt.
Based on a number of factors including distance from goal, type of shot and number of defenders, the 'expected goal' value reveals the likelihood a specific shot will end in a goal; the higher the value, the more likely a goal should be scored from that shot
The 'expected goal' value of every shot in a game is used to calculate the 'expected goals' (xG) of a match.