With the title race looking like a pack of three in the hunt for the trophy, that leaves one spot in the top four up for grabs.
Arsenal currently occupy that place after hitting their stride under Unai Emery, winning 10 in a row in all competitions after a tough start to the post-Wenger years.
Since opening against City and Chelsea, their fixture list has been a little kinder and the argument when looking at their run is the fact they have faced a lot of lesser teams - and still not been overly convincing.
It was the Premier League's top four that took some breaking over the years, but that has now transitioned into the big six and there are currently four leading candidates to work their way into it.
Fresh after their promotion back to the top flight, few expected Wolves to struggle with the talent in their squad, but Nuno Espirito Santo's side have impressively collected 15 points from 24 to exceed expectations nevertheless.
Like all good teams, they have had to grind out wins at times while they also deservedly held Manchester duo City and United to 1-1 draws away from home.