Ten weeks into the 2013-14 Premier League season Arsenal
are 5 points ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham. Since their 3-1 home
defeat on day one, right up to their 2-0 home victory over Liverpool, the only
points dropped by the Gunners was in a 1-1 draw at W.B.A.
Chelsea had been unable to defeat their closest
rivals drawing 0-0 at Manchester United and 1-1 at Tottenham and suffering a
1-0 defeat at Everton until a last minute blunder handed them a 2-1 win over
Manchester City at the Bridge, but that was followed by a disappointing 2-0
loss at Newcastle.
Liverpool began with three 1-0 wins including at home
to Manchester United before drawing 2-2 at Swansea and suffering a shock 1-0
defeat at home to Southampton. The partnership of Sturridge and Suarez helped
the Reds to several healthy wins marred by a 2-2 draw at Newcastle and their
setback at Arsenal.
Tottenham began with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace
thanks to a controversial penalty but that has been their only win in London,
losing 1-0 at neighbours Arsenal and drawing 1-1 at home to Chelsea before
being hammered 3-0 at home to West Ham.
Manchester City have been formidable at home,
thumping Newcastle 4-0, crushing Manchester United 4-1 and beating Everton 3-1
before humiliating Norwich 7-0, but away from home they have lost 3-2 to
Cardiff and Aston Villa and drawn 0-0 at Stoke City.
Southampton have won at Liverpool and drawn 1-1 at
Manchester United. Their only defeat has been by a single goal at Norwich,
though they will be disappointed with their home draws against Sunderland 1-1
and West Ham 0-0 earlier in the season.
Everton began with three draws against Norwich,
Cardiff and West Brom before picking up their first win 1-0 at home to Chelsea.
Since then their only loss of points have been a 3-1 defeat away to Manchester
City and a goalless match at home to Tottenham.
Manchester United are in 8th place after ten matches
having dropped home points in a goalless draw against Chelsea, a 2-1 defeat to
West Brom and a 1-1 draw against Southampton.
Newcastle have had a mixed season so far, starting
slowly before winning 2-1 at Aston Villa, but then going down 3-2 at home to
Hull. Their 2-1 setback at lowly neighbours Sunderland was followed by a
handsome 2-0 home win over Chelsea.
Hull City have had mostly close matches with
predictable results and lie in the middle of the Premier League table. They
lost home points in draws against Cardiff 1-1 and Aston Villa 0-0 but earned a
3-2 win at Newcastle.
West Bromwich Albion drew 0-0 at Everton and famously
conquered Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford but crashed 4-1 at Liverpool.
Cardiff City celebrated their home debut with a 3-2
victory over Manchester City and sent Everton home with a goalless draw a week
later but in recent matches they have lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle and were
taken apart 4-1 at Chelsea, though a 1-0 win at home to Swansea would have put
the smile back on their faces.
Swansea City drew 2-2 at home to Liverpool but have
otherwise found it difficult to match the big boys. They have had 2-0 wins at
West Brom and Crystal Palace and have put 4 past Sunderland without reply at
the Liberty Stadium.
Aston Villa began by punishing Arsenal 3-1 at the
Emirates but then suffered 3 straight defeats and since their 3-2 triumph at
home to Manchester City 5 matches ago have failed to score.
West Ham United opened with a 2-0 win at home to
Cardiff, but since then have only enjoyed one win, hammering Tottenham 3-0 at
White Hart Lane.
Fulham have avoided the relegation zone thanks to 1-0
wins away to Sunderland and at home to Stoke and a spectacular 4-1 victory at
Crystal Palace but have otherwise been mostly on the receiving end.
Stoke City earned narrow wins at home to Crystal
Palace and away to West Ham but since then drawn or suffered narrow defeats
including 3-2 at Manchester United.
Norwich City have enjoyed 1-0 wins at home to
Southampton and away to Stoke but been finding it difficult to defend against
the bigger teams recently losing 3-1 at home to Chelsea, 4-1 at Arsenal and finally
7-0 at Manchester City.
Sunderland earned a 1-1 draw at Southampton, but
several defeats later parted company with manager Paolo di Canio and picked up
their first win of the season 2-1 at home to Newcastle.
Crystal Palace who are currently managerless after
the departure of Ian Holloway have lost most of their matches by 2 goals and
are rooted to the bottom of the table with 3 points from their 3-1 win at home
to Sunderland.
