The Sports Mac: Five Teams Dominate English Football

Top Five Premiership Teams Right Now

1. Chelsea: Allowed its first goal of the season, but still coasted to a 3-0 win over West Ham United.

2. Arsenal: Had a tight game early with the Bolton Wanderers before running away with things 4-1.

3. Manchester United: Amazingly gave up two goals in extra time to let Everton snatch a point in a remarkable 3-3 draw.

4. Blackpool: The Premier League fledglings have had a stunning start to the season after a 2-0 road win at Newcastle United.

5. Birmingham City: The defensive outfit played true to form in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool.

Top Five Football League Teams Right Now

1. Queens Park Rangers (Championship): Now three points clear at the top of the table after a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday.

2. Torquay United (League 2): Remain at the top of the table despite a 0-0 home draw with Accrington Stanley.

3. Shrewsbury Town (League 2): They are able to stay second in the League even after dropping a 2-0 decision on the road at Gillingham.

4. Port Vale (League 2): Moved up to third in the table after a 1-0 home win over Aldershot last weekend.

5. Cardiff City (Championship): Had a bad 2-1 road loss to 20^th place Leicester City, but are still in the promotion spots in the Championship.

Top Five Premiership Players Right Now

1. Didier Drogba, Chelsea Striker: Assisted on both of Michael Essien’s goals in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over West Ham United.

2. Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea Striker: Only played 75 minutes, and did not score in the 3-1 win over the Hammers when he was replaced by Gael Kakuta.

3.  Theo Walcott, Arsenal Midfielder:  Did not feature in Arsene Wenger’s squad in the 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers last weekend.

4. Florent Malouda, Chelsea Midfielder: Came on in the 83^rd minute for Salomon Kalou in the 3-1 West Ham victory.

5. Andrew Carroll, Newcastle Striker: Had six shots on goal, but was unable to score in Newcastle United’s 2-0 loss to Blackpool.

Top Five Matches To Keep An Eye On This Coming Week

1. Premier League: Chelsea vs. Blackpool, Sunday: The new-boys of the Premier League go on the road to take on the defending champions as the fourth visit first in the table.

2. Championship: Ipswich Town vs. Cardiff, Saturday: Fifth hosts second in a game with two teams looking to keep place with QPR in the Championship.

3. League One: Carlisle United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, Saturday: seventh place Brighton go on the road to second place Carlisle looking to jump into the playoff positions.

4. League Two: Chesterfield vs. Cheltenham Town, Saturday: Forth place hosts sixth place in a match of two teams looking to solidify early playoff positioning.

5. Championship: Doncaster Rovers vs. Leeds United, Friday: Doncaster looks to improve on forth place from a visit from ninth place Leeds.

Five Matches You Might Want To Just Get The Score On Sky

1.  Premier League: Stoke City vs. West Ham United, Saturday: Two of the bottom three teams in the table meet to try, and haul themselves out of relegation.

2. Championship: Sheffield United vs. Portsmouth, Saturday: Sheffield tries to improve on 18^th place by taking on bottom of the table Pompey at home.

3.  League 1: Brentford vs. Hartepool United, Saturday: 19^th hosts 20^th as both teams look to keep themselves above relegation.

4. League 2: Bradford City vs. Gillingham, Saturday: 22^nd place Bradford tries to pull itself out of the relegation zone at home against 17^th place Gillingham.

5. Premier League: Everton vs. Newcastle, Saturday: 19^th place Everton, coming off a thrilling 3-3 draw with Man U host 14^th place Newcastle to try and pull themselves out of relegation.