Premier League looks anything but dominant to this point

The Premiership has always been among the very best leagues in the world for the biggest teams to showcase their talents, but this year has been the complete opposite through the opening month.

While it has only been four games into the new season, the English Premier League has seen a complete shift in power from normalcy. While the main giants are still crowding the top couple of spots, the lesser known clubs are sifting through and making this season already one of the most interesting in years.

Leicester City have come back to earth after their magical title run, settling in at 17th in the tables after four matches. Manchester United and Manchester City haven’t disappointed at number one and two in the tables, but unexpected clubs have shot up into the top half that may just be able to stay there for the long haul.

Watford, Huddersfield, Burnley, and West Brom have all jumped out to hot starts and have begun to instill doubts in the top half of the Premiership as to who will be the league’s Champions league representatives.

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So far, it would appear that La Liga and even Serie A have been more forceful to begin their campaigns. To this point, no one in the Premiership has been all too impressive in their pursuit of the crown and a Champions League berth.

The two Manchester rivals have provided the most goal scoring to open the season, with twenty-two goals between them. The next three teams, Chelsea, Watford, and Tottenham have all added just twenty-two total as well.

The Premiership has lacked a Champions League champion since Chelsea shocked the world and brought home the title over Bayern Munich in 2011. Former powerhouses Arsenal and Liverpool have hardly made a noise over the last decade in the European tournament, and don’t appear set to do that again anytime soon.

Arsenal currently sit in eleventh in the tables, while Liverpool are resting at eighth after four matches. This is not anywhere close to ideal for the two clubs who are dealing with impatient fan bases and need a much more positive beginning to their campaigns to silence their critics.

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Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, and Arsenal have an underwhelming twenty-nine combined points between the four of them. This trend has to change its course if any of those four teams expect to put a dent in the tables anytime soon.

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