English Football Fives For October 21st, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Premiership Teams Right Now

1.  Chelsea (13 pts in their last six): Maintained their lead at the top of the table despite a 0-0 road draw at Aston Villa

2.  Manchester City (13 pts in the last six): Made up ground on the league leaders after a 3-2 road win at Blackpool to extend the winning streak to four and the unbeaten streak to five.

3. Arsenal (10 pts in the last six): Snapped a two game losing skid with a 2-1 home win over Birmingham to stay third in the table.

4. Manchester United (10 pts in the last six): ran their unbeaten streak to six, but drew their third game in a row with a 2-2 draw at with West Bromwich Albion

5. Tottenham Hotspur (10 pts in the last six): Spurs won their second in a row and move up to fifth in the table with a 2-1 road win at Fulham

Top Five Football League Teams Right Now

1. Derby County, Championship (14 pts in their last six): The Rams are 4-0-2 on their recent run and have pulled themselves within two points of the playoff positions in the Championship.

2. Brighton and Hove Albion, League One (14 pts in their last six): They’re 4-0-2 in the last few weeks and continue to set the pace at the top of League One.

3. Cardiff City, Championship (13 pts in their last six): They are now on a 4-0-1 unbeaten run, including winning their last three in a row to get within two points of table topping QPR.

4. Portsmouth, Championship (13 pts in their last six): After struggling early, Pompey has found their stride going 4-0-1 and pulling 4 points clear of the relegation zone.

5. Chesterfield, League Two (13 pts in their last six): The Spireites have won their last two and moved past Port Vale to sit atop League Two.

Top 5 Premiership Players Right Now

1.  Carlos Tevez, Manchester City Forward: notched his sixth and seventh goals of the season as City won again, 3-2, at Blackpool

2.  Charles N’Zogbia, Wigan Athletic Midfielder: scored his first two goals of the season to help Wigan in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United

3.  Ivan Klasnic, Bolton Wanderers Forward: scored his first goal in stoppage time to give Wanderers a 2-1 home win over Stoke City

4.  Petr Cech, Chelsea Goalkeeper: kept his second clean sheet in a row in the Blues 0-0 road draw at Aston Villa

5.  Tim Howard, Everton Goalkeeper: had his third clean sheet in a row in Everton’s 2-0 win over Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby.

Top Five Matches To Keep An Eye On This Weekend

1. Premier League: Manchester City vs. Arsenal, Sunday: second hosts third as both teams try to close the gap on league leading Chelsea

2. League One: Sheffield Wednesday vs. Bournemouth, Saturday: two of the top four teams in the league meet to try and solidify their playoff standings

3.  League Two: Chesterfield vs. Shrewsbury Town, Saturday: the league leaders host fifth place looking to extend their unbeaten run to five

4. League Two: Rotherham United vs. Wycombe Wanderers, Saturday: third place Rotherham tries to strengthen its playoff position facing a tough test from sixth place Wycombe.

5. Premier League: Stoke City vs. Manchester United, Sunday: With all of the Rooney controversy, fourth place ManU travels to ninth place Stoke trying to keep its unbeaten run going. 

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

1. Premier League: West Ham United vs. Newcastle United, Saturday: the teams have combined for just three wins in 16 combined matches so far and will try to create momentum.

2. Championship: Preston North End vs. Crystal Palace, Saturday: Two of the bottom teams in the table meet to try and extract themselves from the relegation zone.

3. League One: Walsall vs. Tranmere Rovers, Saturday: 22^nd hosts 24^th in a match of two teams looking to work their way back to safety

4. League Two: Lincoln City vs. Stockport County, Saturday: The Imps are looking for a big win to get them a little further away from relegation against 18^th place Stockport.

5.  Premier League: Liverpool vs. Blackburn, Sunday: With all of the turmoil for the Reds so far this year, they’ll try and lift themselves out of relegation at home against 14^th place Rovers.