English Football Fives From The Sports Mac: September 23rd, 2010

Top 5 Premiership Teams Right Now

1.         Chelsea: Stayed perfect on the season with an easy 4-0 win over Blackpool at Stamford Bridge

2.         Arsenal: Dropped into a tie for second after getting a 1-1 draw on the road at Sunderland after a 95^th minute equalizer from the Black Cats Darren Bent

3.         Manchester United: Moved into a tie for 2^nd in the table with a good 3-2 win at Old Trafford over Liverpool

4.         Manchester City: Jumped back into the top five after getting a solid 2-0 road win over Wigan Athletic

5.         Tottenham Hotspur: Moved into a tie for fourth after a 3-1 home win over Wolverhampton

Top 5 Football League Teams Right Now

1.         Queens Park Rangers (Championship): Now 5 points clear at the top of the Championship after winning their third in a row last weekend

2.         Shrewsbury Town (League 2): Tied for the top of League 2 after winning their 4^th out of their last 6 matches over the weekend

3.         Port Vale (League 2): Joined Shrewsbury Town at the top of League 2 after their third win in a row last Saturday

4.         Chesterfield (League 2): Now unbeaten in their last 6 (3-0-3) after a home win over Cheltenham Town last weekend

5.         Huddersfield Town (League 1): Stayed at the top of League 1 after a home win over Yeovil Town over the weekend

Top 5 Premiership Players Right Now

1.         Didier Drogba, Chelsea Striker: Scored his fifth goal of the season in their 4-0 win over Blackpool last Sunday

2.         Dimitar Berbatov, Manchester United Striker: Scored all 3 goals for the Red Devils, including  one on a bicycle kick in their 3-2 home win over Liverpool

3.         Florent Malouda, Chelsea Midfielder: Tallied his 5^th and 6^th goals in the win over Blackpool

4.         Salomon Kalou, Chelsea Striker: Scored his 4^th goal of the campaign in the 1^st minute of the Sunday win over Blackpool

5.         Luis Nani, Manchester United Midfielder: Assisted on Dimitar Berbatov’s 2^nd goal to give him 4 assists on the season in Man U’s 3-2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford

Top 5 Matches To Keep An Eye On This Weekend

1.         Premier League: Manchester City vs. Chelsea, Saturday: Chelsea’s first true test of the 2010-2011 season comes at The City Of Manchester Stadium.

2.         Championship: Queens Parks Rangers vs. Doncaster Rovers, Saturday: Top of the table QPR host 7^th place Rovers as Doncaster looks to move into the playoff spots.

3.         League 1: Peterborough United vs. Milton Keynes Dons, Saturday: 3^rd hosts 5^th in a meeting of two teams trying to work their way up the jumbled League 1 table.

4.         League 2: Port Vale vs. Accrington Stanley, Saturday: It will be 2^nd versus 6^th in League 2 as Stanley will try and make the group of five at the top of the table a group of six.

5.         League 2: Rotheram United vs. Chesterfield, Saturday: 5^th welcomes 3^rd in a match where both teams will look to solidify an early playoff spot.

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

1.         Championship: Portsmouth vs. Leicester City, Friday: Bottom of the table Pompey host 22^nd place Leicester in a match where Portsmouth has to be thinking of at least getting a point.

2.         League 1: Hartlepool United vs. Walsall, Saturday: 20^th welcomes 18^th as both teams try to remain north of the relegation zone.

3.         League 2: Morecambe vs. Barnet, Saturday: 21^st has a home game against bottom-of-the-table Barnet, and hopes to take all three points and move out of relegation.

4.         League 1: Leyton Orient vs. Brentford, Friday: Last place Leyton try to pull themselves off of the bottom of League 1 when they welcome 19^th place Brentford.

5.         Championship: Derby County vs. Crystal Palace, Saturday: Two teams that have just 12 points from 14 games this season meet to stay above relegation.