QPR have been entertainingly QPR-ish in recent weeks – being trounced 6-0 at home by Newcastle before rallying to beat league leaders Huddersfield on the road – and will fancy the chances of an upset here.
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Ronald Koeman’s team has been the surprise of the Premier League so far, now in second place after winning its last four games.
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While Manchester City were expected to compete for the league title, their hot start to the season has come as somewhat of a surprise as they sit undefeated at the top of the table after their 4-0 defeat of Bournemouth on Sunday.
Shay Given took over from Butland, after a disastrous couple of games in goal for Jakob Haugaard at the end of last season, but has been far from impressive.
Premier League newcomers Burnley are next, just ahead of West Bromwich Albion.
Physically strong, de Bruyne is as quick-thinking with his head, as he is with the ball at his feet and showed his intelligence and sheer audacity when he put his free-kick under the wall to score in CIty’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth yesterday.
The old Everton under Roberto Martinez might have wilted under the pressure but Ronald Koeman has added to the steel at Goodison Park and the home team duly responded by scoring three goals to seal the game before half-time to ensure that Everton had their best start to a league campaign in 38 years.
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We’re only in 5th place in the actual table to date, but we’ve travelled to Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs in London and emerged from those three games with seven points…
