The title will go unsurprisingly to the city of Manchester , thou looking slightly more likely that the blue half will be toasting their first Premiership success , but then i wouldn't be surprised if Alex Ferguson's Man Utd overturn the 5 point deficit to win the title for the seemingly umpteenth time .
Tottenham's form since their opening drubbings at the hands of the top 2 has been outstanding with wins against two of their top 4 contenders Arsenal and Liverpool albeit on home soil .
The flying welsh winger Gareth Bale has been unplayable and the loan signing Emmanuel Adebayor has been a fantastic addition alongside the highly talented Rafa Van der Vaart have kept the White Hart Lane faithful purring at the prospect of Champions League football for the second season in three.
My tip for the top 4 this year before a ball was kicked were Liverpool .
If they can work out how to beat the less fancied teams at home ( Swansea , Norwich , Sunderland all gaining points ) as well as beating the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea away from Anfield then they can challenge for the holy grail of the highest club competition . Probably fall short this year thou .
Early season struggler's Arsenal have also recovered to occupy 7th position in the league with their best player Robin van Persie scoring goals for fun and his continuing great form and just as importantly, his fitness will decide whether Arsene Wenger's men are in the shake-up come the end of the season .
It is difficult to imagine Chelsea not being in the top 3 come May but after their worst start since Roman Abramovichs ownership , Andreas Villas Boas finds his side down in fifth and adrift of leaders Man City by 12 points.
As soon as Chelsea lose a few games the finger of blame is always pointed at the managers battle to gain control of the dressing room from the senior players who some believe , have been responsible for premature departure of previous bosses . Improvement is definitely needed to release the pressure and climb the table to where they ought to be .
The January transfer window this season will be possibly more interesting than in previous years as teams sense the importance in freshening up and improving their squads for the final months of the season.
Manchester City have the financial muscle to overpower any other team for a players signature but if they come through the busy Christmas fixture schedule with their lead intact, they may not feel the need to improve on their already impressive squad .
Chelsea seem to be the most likely to have a mini clear-out of staff as it is clear that the manager is determined to bring the players he wants to move the club forward .
Down at the bottom , the perennial struggler's Blackburn and Wigan are occupying the bottom two places and with all the promoted teams making a good start , Bolton are the surprise team sitting in the lowly position of 18th .
I am a huge admirer of Owen Coyle and I hope as a fan of the way he likes to see football played , that his side escapes the drop with him still in charge .
The relegation battle is arguably more exciting in the final weeks of the campaign with some teams managing to pick up vital points to escape the dreaded drop into the championship .
Your guess is as good as mine as to who will be relegated this season with such a long way to go but i will plump for Wigan , Norwich , and hopefully Blackburn .
My top three without being over ambitious is Man City , Man Utd , then Chelsea with Spurs fighting off Arsenal and Liverpool for fourth place .
Agree ???? probably not ........
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