English Premier League Review: Chelsea’s Loss Reinforces What We Already Knew

Over at The Short Fuse, SB Nations’ Arsenal blog, Ted Harwood has the match report, where he summarizes the match’s closing moments.

For now, Arsenal has their convincing victory at Goodison, which you can read more about at The Short Fuse.

As for the match itself, Russ Goldman at Cottagers Confidential has the recap, and as with any draw, there’s almost equal amounts good and bad.

But for another view on all things Fulham, you can visit SB Nation’s FFC blog, Cottagers Confidential.

With United only three points back, their easy schedule could see them in a dead heat with Chelsea when the teams meet at Stamford Bridge on December 19. While that wouldn’t be so bad - being in the middle of the title race come mid-December - allowing United to catch-up would mean Chelsea’s roaring start will have gone for naught.

It was a famous win for Steve Bruce, who saw so much scrutiny after the Black Cats lost 5-1 at St. James’ Park, but it may be premature to suggest Sunderland is ready to push-on and qualify for Europe. While that may seem a strange claim considering the club sits sixth, on Sunday they were the beneficiaries of a very weak Chelsea side. Though they’ve only lost twice in 13 matches, their relatively strong start has failed to see them put significant distance between themselves and Spurs, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Everton - clubs we thought would compete for Europe at the season’s onset. Sunderland is capable of joining that group of contenders, but to do so, they will have to improve upon their good start.