English Football: Top 5s for October 28th, 2010 from the Sports Mac

Top Five Premiership Teams Right Now

1. Chelsea (13 points in their last six): The defending champions continue to roll after a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at home last weekend.

2. Manchester City (13 points in their last six): Despite the bad home loss to Arsenal last weekend, they still the lead pack trying to chase down the Blues.

3. West Bromwich Albion (12 points in their last six): The Baggies continue to impress, beating Fulham 2-1 at home and are now 3-0-3 in their last six matches.

4. Tottenham Hotspur (11 points in their last six): Ran their unbeaten streak to three after a 1-1 draw at home with Everton that keeps them fifth in the table.

5. Arsenal (10 points in their last six): The Gunners are now leading the rest of the teams trying to catch Chelsea as their 3-0 win at Manchester City was their second in a row.

Top Five Football League Teams Right Now

1. Cardiff City (Championship) (16 points in their last six): The Bluebirds are incredibly hot right now, winning four in a row and pulling themselves into a tie with QPR at the top of the table.

2. Portsmouth (Championship) (16 points in their last six): Pompey’s rise from the ashes continues as they are unbeaten in their last six and are now just three points out of the playoff positions.

3. Bury (League Two) (16 points in their last six): They’ve won three in a row and are 5-0-1 in their last six to move into the promotion spots in League Two.

4. Brighton & Hove Albion (League One) (14 points in their last six): The league-leading Seagulls are now 3-0-3 in their last six after a 2-0 home win over Yeovil Town last weekend.

5. Southampton (League One) (13 points in their last six): The Saints continue to pull themselves up the table and now are two points out of the playoffs and four out of promotion.

Top Five Premiership Players Right Now

1. Javier Hernandez, Manchester United Forward: Had both goals in the Red Devils' 2-1 away win over Stoke City last weekend.

2. Rafael van der Vaart, Tottenham Hotspur Midfielder: Scored his fourth goal of the season to help the Spurs gain a 1-1 draw at home against Everton.

3. Petr Cech, Chelsea goalkeeper: Notched his third straight clean sheet and ran his streak to 330 minutes without allowing a goal in the Blues' 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton.

4. Andrew Carroll, Newcastle United Forward: Scored the game-winner and his fifth of the campaign in Newcastle’s 2-1 road win at West Ham United.

5. Samir Masri, Arsenal Midfielder: Scored his fourth goal of the season to open the scoring in the Gunners' 3-0 win at Manchester city last weekend.

Top Five Matches to Keep an Eye on This Weekend

1. Premier League: Manchester United vs. Totteham Hotspur, Saturday: Third hosts fifth as the Red Devils try to keep their unbeaten streak going against an equally hot Spurs.

2. Championship: Cardiff City vs. Norwich City, Saturday: Two of the top four teams in the table meet with promotion and playoff positioning on the line even at this early stage.

3. League One: Bournemouth vs. Colchester United, Saturday: Both teams will try and get maximum points to break free of the logjam toward the top of League One.

4. League One: Peterborough United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, Saturday: Third hosts first in a match that sees Brighton trying to keep itself ahead of the mess behind them in League One.

5. League Two: Crewe Alexandra vs. Shrewsbury Town, Tuesday: Two teams in the playoffs right now look to strengthen their positions in a mid-week clash.

Five Matches You Might Want to Just Get the Score on Sky Sports

1. Championship: Leicester City vs. Preston North End, Saturday: The squads have won just seven times in a combined 26 games and will be looking to pull themselves away from danger.

2. Premier League: Fulham vs. Wigan Athletic, Saturday: Two teams hovering above the danger zone will try to get themselves further up the table in a match in London.

3. Championship: Middlesbrough vs. Bristol City, Saturday: Two of the teams in relegation try to get maximum points and build some momentum to get themselves closer to safety.

4. League One: Dagenham & Redbridge vs. Hartlepool United, Saturday: Bottom of the table Dag & Red host 18th-place Hartlepool as they look to get off the foot of the table.

5. Premier League: Arsenal vs. West Ham United, Saturday: With the way the Hammers have been struggling, winning just one of their last six, this may be little problem for the Gunners.