And yet most of them have been successful in their first Premier League seasons.
Friedel guessed correctly but could not prevent Lawrence scoring the first Premier League goal at the Britannia Stadium.
The former Leeds striker scored his first Premier League goal for the club in Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Bolton.
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Hodgson also praised Dutch midfielder Ryan Babel who marked his first Premier League start of the season with a goal.
McFadden gave the Blues the lead with a 20-yard free-kick before Theo Walcott poked in his first Premier League goal.
Dembele's strike gave Fulham their first Premier League win of the season, after three draws, and ended Wolves' unbeaten run.
It began well for Reds manager Kenny Dalglish, who was taking charge of his first Premier League match in 12 years.
Scolari is looking forward to pitting his wits against his old friend Wenger in the team's first Premier League encounter of the season.
He cut inside Phil Jagielka before curling a superb strike beyond the reach of Howard for the first Premier League goal of Ince's reign.
He joined Rangers as player manager in May 1986 and, a year later, had delivered the club's first Premier Division title for nine years.
It was Chelsea's first Premier League goal in 460 minutes, Kalou scoring from a tight angle after hesitation between Abdoulaye Meite and Jussi Jaaskelainen.
However, the Trotters are unbeaten this season although ever reliable goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is suspended, so Adam Bogdan makes his first Premier League start.
To make matters worse, Hart was injured in the incident and was replaced by Kasper Schmeichel for his first Premier League appearance since September 2007.
Burnley remain without a goal or a point away from home in their first Premier League campaign, but looked comfortable in possession in the early stages.
There is a chance NYC FC can serve as a farm team for Manchester City, which in 2012 won its first Premier League title since 1968.
Though Portsmouth is the first Premier League club to go into administration, the fundamentals remain the same regardless of the division in which the club plays.
"It is the rule at the moment but we are the first Premier League club to have gone into administration so let's just test the rule, " he added.
For Avram Grant, it was his first Premier League victory as Chelsea boss and gives his team back-to-back wins after the Champions League defeat of Valencia in midweek.
But on 26 February Portsmouth became the first Premier League club to enter administration and were later docked nine points and are still trying to find a buyer.
Balotelli's first Premier League goals in November 2010 were overshadowed by a red card, the first of four he would go on to receive during his City career.
Saha, who scored his first Premier League goal for 11 months on Wednesday, made it two in two games when he found space and drilled into the bottom corner.
He expertly played the ball into the path of the former Bolton striker who hooked home his first Premier League goal for Chelsea on the volley from eight yards.
Head coach Roberto di Matteo has decided to drop goalkeeper Scott Carson for the Blackpool game, with deputy Boaz Myhill making his first Premier League appearance of the season.
Ferdinand is hoping to make his first Premier League appearance of the season after recovering from a knee injury, but will abide by whatever decision Sir Alex Ferguson makes.
Fit-again centre-half Rio Ferdinand may replace Jonny Evans to make his first Premier League start of the season, while keeper Edwin van der Sar and striker Dimitar Berbatov are almost certain starters.
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The 21-year-old turned his ankle and cracked a small bone just above the ankle in his fibia, ruining his hopes of making his first Premier League start against West Ham on Saturday.
These two promoted sides drew 1-1 both times when they met last season and the familiarity between the pair made for a tight game until Fletcher's first Premier League goal of the season.
With regulars like Charlie Adam, Stephen Crainey and Matt Gilks left out, Holloway gave six players their first Premier League start in a line-up which has made only 12 top-flight starts between them this season.
New Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari did not pick him for their first Premier League match of the campaign last weekend, prompting Milan to launch the latest in a string of attempts to re-sign the player.
However, Chelsea remain favourites to win their first Premier League crown since 2006, which would end United's hopes of a fourth successive league title and a record 19th in total - overhauling Liverpool's mark of 18.
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