Already it seems that this is going to be one of those seasons where popular narrative struggles to keep up with reality. Chelsea's crisis, such as it was, appears to be over now that they've beaten Tottenham at Wembley, who in turn will have to spend an uncomfortable seven days hearing talk of curses until Burnley's visit next weekend.
Arsenal weren't in crisis but probably are now while Manchester United, who were hitherto considered slow and stodgy, are now about as slow and stodgy as a T-1000. At the bottom of the table, those who considered West Ham to have bought well in the summer have fallen silent and those of us who thought that Newcastle would be just fine are now hurriedly trying to delete their tweets.