BPL Power Rankings: Round 5

1. Chelsea- 11 Points
Last Week- 2
The streak continues! Chelsea continue their unbeaten form at home, dating back to February of 2004, as well as remaining the only team to not have a loss in calendar year 2008. Big draw against United, and anyone who watched would probably agree that Chelsea were the better team.

2. Arsenal- 12 Points
Last Week- 3
Sure, they lead the league in points and goal difference. But they haven't beaten anyone truly impressive. Keep racking up the goals against Newcastle and Bolton, but I haven't forgotten that loss to Fulham


3. Aston Villa- 10 Points
Last Week- 4
This team just continues to impress me. Still, I'd like them to tighten up in the back, 7 goals allowed in 5 games is too many for a team to really press for a top 4 finish.

4. Liverpool- 11 Points
Last Week- 1
Don't draw to Stoke City. Just like Villa's seven goals allowed is too many, Liverpool's 5 goals scored is wayyyy too little. What happened to the Torres/Keane/Kuyt/Gerrard scoring spectacular?

5. Manchester City- 9 Points
Last Week - 5
Wow, 6 goals against Portsmouth? That's a dominating performance, and it seems as if the offense is making that the norm, scoring 2, 3, 3, 1, 6 in their first six games.

6. Hull City- 8 Points
Last Week- 7
GO TIGERS! I love this team's story. Every week I expect them to fall off, and they come out with another big performance. If they keep Arsenal under 3 goals, maybe even score one themselves, I officially crown this team as "for real."


7. Manchester United- 5 Points
Last Week- 6
I know that I said they were outplayed by Chelsea, and they were, but anytime you have a 1-0 lead at the Bridge going into the 80th minute, well that's just impressive. Coming out with a draw when you're missing half your team? Even more impressive.

8. West Ham United- 9 Points
Last Week- 11
ZOLAAAAAA! How can you not love the fact that Zola is back? By the way, after Manchester City guess which team has the second best collection of goals? West Ham and Arsenal are tied with 11. Surprised? Me too.

9. Fulham- 6 Points
Last Week- 8
Would've felt so much better about this team if they could've snuck a single goal past a poor Blackburn defense. Still, 6 points with a game in hand isn't so bad either.

10. Sunderland- 7 Points
Last Week- 13
You see, I put them at 13 and said it may have been too high. I was rewarded with a convincing 2-0 victory over a tough Middlesbrough team. Great game this weekend in Birmingham against Aston Villa.


11. Wigan Athletic- 5 Points
The unluckiest team in the Premier League refused to be broken by Spurs, and I still stand by this team being one of the better teams on the second half of the table.

12. Blackburn Rovers- 7 Points
Last Week- 17
Eh, by default I put them here. There's just too many bad teams that need to be panned that I'm putting underneath them. This team stinks, but at least they have 2 wins.

13. Everton- 7 Points
Last Week- 15
Another terrible performance against a promoted team. What is going on in Everton? I'm a big fan of manager David Moyes, but how long before the seat starts getting a little warm? Second highest amount of goals allowed, 11, after only Portsmouth's 12 who let in 4 to Chelsea and 6 to City. So really, Everton are the consistent worst at keeping out goals.

14. Middlesbrough- 6 Points
Last Week- 10
I've been saying all year that the Stadium of Light in Sunderland is going to be one of the tougher places to play in the League. Southgate & Co. learned that last week. They get a chance to prove their point that they belong on the top half of the table by hosting West Brom this week.

15. Portsmouth- 6 Points
Last Week- 9
They dragged themselves from the dead, all the way up to the 9 spot on my rankings and then go out and get absolutely handled by free-flowing city. I pointed out earlier that they lead the league in 12 goals allowed, but a closer look reveals that aside from the plethora against Chelsea and City, they've only allowed one against United and one against Middlesbrough.

16. Stoke City- 4 Points
Last Week- 18
Draw against Liverpool AT Anfield! Tremendous job by the Potters. Still think they stink, and are destined for the Coca-Cola Championship.

17. Bolton Wanderers- 4 Points
Last Week- 16
They lost to an Arsenal team that has been fuego. They even had the lead for a little while. Can't fault them for all that. Defensively they aren't that bad, but they are in desperate need of goals.

18. West Bromwich Albion- 4 Points
Last Week- 14
A draw against Aston Villa would have been nice, but they were good enough to stay in the match. I'm still waiting for the high-flying offensive attack I was promised before the season started. 5 Goals Scored through 5 matches played? Not so much.

19. Tottenham Hotspur- 2 Points
Last Week- 19
They are 20 on the table. Two points. Zero wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses. My question is this about Spurs, if you knew Berbatov wouldn't want to play, why did you sell Robbie Keane? They both wanted out? How do you not spend the 50 million pounds you bring in from those transactions and by yourself a striker? How does this happen?


20. Newcastle United- 4 Points
Last Week- 20
It looks as if the deal selling the club from Mike Ashley onto that Nigerian conglomerate is about ready to go through. They need something to happen, otherwise one of the most storied clubs in the Premier League will be playing against the likes of Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers next season.