We are already seeing a significant change in the Premier League?
The surprise package this season should be West Bromwich Albion. They are currently in third place, another third in the Premier League and enjoy a new life under Steve Clarke.We also saw Everton enjoying an impressive start to the season, and newly promoted West Ham sit comfortably in the top eight.
So we are finally starting to see a shift of power in the Premier League? I truly believe that the appearance of the surprise teams above could be an early sign that the top four of the Premier League are threatened.
We saw Tottenham break the mold of the top four in recent years, while on the downside, we saw melted in a Liverpool team that has been able to compete for a place in the top six.
But what about the other clubs who had to settle for half dark or table relegation battle each other strange season? Well, a handful or trying to get their own share themsleves small cake and so far seems to be successful.
After 13 games in the elite, we have seen some shock results that alter the balance of the elite of the Premier League. West Brom beat Liverpool and Chelsea, Tottenham and drawn only lost two goals from Edin Dzeko to Manchester City home.
Everton beat Manchester United and got a good draws against Newcastle and Liverpool, while even placed 13th Norwich started winningest law at home to Manchester United and Arsenal to go with your significant distance to Tottenham and Everton.
And even the West Ham in their first season back in the Premier League, Newcastle separated and fought a goalless draw at home to Manchester City Champions.
Of course, there are people who reject these results as abnormal and called West Brom current state of third place as just a run of good form, will surely come to an end. That may be true, but at this point last season in the Premier League, there are some striking differences in which each team people believe it should be, as was done in this stage of the season past and where they are now.
From the top four last season, only Manchester United has the same specific points (30) as they did after 13 games last season. The difference is that last season, they were four points behind rivals Manchester City at the top of the division in relation to where they are now one point above the city, with Roberto Mancini five points worse this season with 29 .
Arsenal is three points worse this year, but still ranks sixth even did exactly a year earlier, while Tottenham scored eight points whit better than last year at present.
On the other hand, let's look at how the surprise packages this season at West Bromwich Albion and Everton and became the amazing artists against Newcastle last season.
On November 26, 2011, West Brom were 13 with 14 points and Everton finished eighth with 16 points. Today, Baggies are third with 26 points and David Moyes Candy "is fifth with 21 points. This is a huge improvement in just one year only, and should not go unnoticed. Meanwhile, Alan Pardew Newcastle's 12 points and 10 worst places in the Premier League this time last year.
Other clubs are worse this year Swansea (-4 points), Liverpool (-6) Aston Villa (-5), QPR (11) and Norwich (-1), while the teams have improved Wigan (5) Fulham (4) , Stoke and Sunderland (as +1).
With the teams should be running away with it eventually gets worse at this stage last season and teams should not do much to combat or exceed expectations, it seems that we are seeing the first signs of a change in the Premier League power.
I'm not suggesting that people like United, City, Arsenal and Chelsea have their title and the first four times the immediate threat, but I think the Premier League has become a league where teams are capable of beating anyone one ever . Despite the money are the elite players spend every transfer window, we see even fewer clubs compete against them every week and sometimes get results. In short, the Premier League seems to be more of an equal footing this season.
This could, of course, a blip and normal service can be resumed earlier than we thought, but as things we can not close our eyes to what we have seen so far this season.
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