Primarily because two direct rivals are facing off at St. James' Park, with Newcastle taking on a Chelsea team that downed champions Liverpool last weekend. The Blues, as a result, are level on points with their upcoming opponents, who dropped points at Brighton last time out.

Arsenal are still heading in the right direction but the biggest problem for me has been their recruitment, especially for them to not sign a striker last summer. There are such fine margins between success and failure at the highest level,

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