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Premier League: Is the return of fans giving the supposed underdogs more bite?

There may have only been 2,000 Crystal Palace fans in Selhurst Park on Sunday - but the noise which greeted their late equaliser against Tottenham belied the sparse numbers.

It was a similar story at Everton on Saturday and Fulham and Southampton on Sunday - all three sides buoyed by the presence of their supporters as they picked up positive results.

"Everton seemed to benefit, Crystal Palace seemed to benefit - Arsenal didn't seem to benefit," was former Norwich and Blackburn striker Chris Sutton's view.

For Arsenal, what started as the jubilant return of fans to the Emirates ended in the Gunners' players being booed off by the couple of thousand in attendance as their side went down 1-0 at home to Burnley on Sunday to continue their poor start to the season.