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The English Premier League Season is Just Getting Started

English Premier League: Chelsea has thrashed Tottenham in their English Premier League home fixture, 3-1. Chelsea has taken first place in the PL with an unbeaten record and looks set to retain it next season. Tottenham Hotspur is bottom of the league with only one point from their remaining fixtures. Liverpool has also picked up a few points, although not enough to keep third. Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City have all lost by a single goal this season, while Newcastle have not made any signings and manager Alan Pardew remains on the hot seat.

English Premier League: This season is a special one for Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal as the league table positions change each week. Chelsea is also top of the league with an unbeaten record, while Spurs, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal all have one point from their remaining fixtures. Saturday draws are scheduled to be played in the following round, with the winners usually receiving extra time and the losers receiving penalty trips.

The format of the English Premier League table was slightly rearranged this season to allow for more interational play. The old format where the top club would earn three points and the bottom club two was scrapped. This new system has been working well for the English Premier League thus far, giving the top sides a slight edge on the rest of the competition. Only three teams have secured enough epl points to stay above the league's leaders Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Liverpool is currently only two points behind third placed Chelsea but looks like it will not be able to keep pace with the leaders. A run of fixtures against lower league opposition has done nothing to rub the Liverpool fans' noses in reality, especially after they suffered such a severe loss at the Emirates Stadium last weekend. The loss of talismanic striker Steven Gerrard to an extended illness has done little to inspire the Merseysiders. Perhaps it is the lack of attacking prowess that has caused Liverpool so much trouble over the years, but on a Sunday afternoon at the Etihad Stadium, Chelssea really should not be too much under threat. In recent times, Chelssea have lost three successive matches without scoring a goal and have only managed one win in their last five matches.

Despite all the worries that Liverpool supporters have over the recent season, manager Alan Irvine has stressed that he has klasemen liga spanyol faith in his players following a impressive run of form that has seen them emerge as runners-up to Chelsea and Manchester City in the English premiership. "The players are certainly carrying their own weight and I think the fans understand that," said Irvine. "I think if we play our football properly at this time of year it will give us a huge boost in confidence.

It is believed that Liverpool have only spent about forty million pounds on new players this summer, while United have splashed out almost eighty million pounds on five stars in David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney. With injuries to key players continuing to cause concern at Chelssea, the hosts have had to make do without some of the finest attacking players in the league, with goalkeeper Michael Oliver and right back Andy Johnson leaving for international duty. Nevertheless, United are still expected to challenge for the title, having won their previous eight matches, while Chelssea sit only third in the table. If they want to win the English premier league, then Chelssea's winter transfer window will be closed until the start of the new season in April.