English Premier League: Table Starting to Take Shape With Wins for Chelsea and Man Utd

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Five games into the English Premier League season and we are starting to see a rudimentary table taking shape. Chelsea lead the pack with Manchester United close behind, and newly-promoted Reading prop up the pile with 17th place side just one place above. However the rest of the table makes for somewhat unfamiliar reading. Liverpool surprisingly find themselves languishing in 18th place, while high-flyers Everton and West Brom make up the rest of the top four. Of course, there is plenty of time for such teams to rise or fall in the standings, but it is testament to some unexpected early-season results.
It was the Toffees who kicked the weekend off as they comprehensively defeated Swansea City 3-0 at the Liberty Stadium. ...