English Premier League Table Standings: Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United Lead EPL, Chelsea, Arsenal Chasing Barclays Leaders

Aug 22, 2015 10:52 AM EDT
Raheem Sterling of Manchester City
Raheem Sterling of Manchester City takes on Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on August 16, 2015 in Manchester, England."

The Barclays English Premier League table has Manchester City leading Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Everton in the EPL standings Top 5 and after slow starts, clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Swansea City are chasing the leaders are the top into the Week 2 schedule of games.

Manchester City comes in with the most points and the best goal differential of any team and they are tied on points with Leicester, Liverpool and Man United. The team has yet to allow a goal and that is a strong start for the team after adding Raheem Sterling this summer. Leicester, Liverpool and Man United all have two wins in as many games and they are right in the mix behind Man City and will try and stick to their positions this weekend.

Everton comes in just outside the top four and they are tied on points with Swansea City, who is in sixth place with a worse goal differential. The Swans are in ahead of Crystal Palace and they lead West Ham, Norwich City and Aston Villa and that rounds out the top 10 to start things off. Arsenal comes in at number 11 after a slow start and they have one win and one loss and they have just two goals scored this season so far and the Gunners will try and get back on track this weekend.

The bottom part of the table will continue taking shape as the weekend plays out and after Arsenal it's Watford and then Tottenham Hotspur after two games. Stoke City comes in at number 14 on the table and Newcastle United is next ahead of Chelsea. Chelsea has been off to a slow start after winning the league last year and they have one loss and one draw this season and they have a minus-three goal differential to open things up.

Jose Mourinho said his team is not panicking and they have the chance to make up for it this weekend Down below is Southampton and in the bottom are West Brom, Bournemouth and Sunderland. This weekend has Chelsea taking on West Brom on Sunday while Man City will play Everton. Arsenal and Liverpool have the final match of the week on Monday.

The schedule starts up with Man United and Newcastle playing and after that is a nice set of games. Sunderland and Swansea matchup, while Leicester and Tottenham play along with Crustal Palace and Aston Villa and West Ham taking on Bournemouth. The other Sunday matches besides Man City and Chelsea has Watford taking on Southampton.

Check here for the Premier League standings and upcoming matches for the weekend.

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