Away from that they are both real contenders for the top four this season.
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The Premier League’s top four now consists of leaders Manchester City, followed by Leicester City, Manchester United and Arsenal.
With a third of the campaign already complete, Henry believes the current champions Chelsea could easily have had a double-figure points advantage at the top of the table if they had reproduced their form from the last season. Jamie Vardy has been fantastic and I’ve nothing but admiration for how he has come from nowhere and used his hunger to break the Prem’s scoring record.
Coral – to finish in the top four: 1-25 Man City, 1-16 Arsenal, 2-9 Man Utd, 10-11 Liverpool, 5-4 Tottenham, 4 Chelsea, 15-2 Leicester, 12 bar.
Spurs forced some decent work in the first half from Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic as they went a 13th straight league game without defeat, their best run since a 14-match streak in 1984-1985.
But those games will be like genteel tea-parties compared to the hostile welcome awaiting them for Sunday’s noon derby kickoff against in-form Spurs at White Hart Lane, especially as Chelsea could be without captain John Terry who injured an ankle in Israel and is a major doubt.
Premier League top six after 14 rounds of fixtures. It would help to have a greater core of British players and to have a squad with more Premier League experience, no doubt, but at the end of the day the players just need to stand up.
“I want to give back to the club which has given so much to me”.
Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Swansea on Sunday – Jurgen Klopp’s first league victory at Anfield – ensured the Reds remained firmly in the chase for honours and Champions League qualification.
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Norwich have managed just one clean sheet in the Premier League this season, a joint league-low total (alongside Bournemouth).
