The English Premier League starts back up after a few weeks off due to World Cup Qualifying in Europe. There are several interesting matches this weekend in the EPL, including unbeaten Tottenham Hotspur hosting Manchester United. In the USA, there are several matches that will be broadcasted on Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN2, and Setanta Sports.

Week 4 of the Barclays Premier League starts with a top of the table clash. The Big 4 Club is about to be gatecrashed by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. This should be the weekend where Spurs and City prove that they can lay legitimate claim to an expansion of the Big 4 to a Super Six. Winning against Manchester United and Arsenal respectively will really make the football world sit up and take notice.

Premier League Team News - Barclays Premier League - ESPN SoccernetNo certainty of O'Hara playing for Pompey - I like the thought of him as a cheap option but I'm not willing to go too far out on a limb until I know how (and if) they intend to deploy him regularly. More a BD option than something for this week if you ask me (and you sort of did by being here to read this column).

At kick-off on Saturday afternoon, Liverpool and Burnley lined up as equals according to the Barclays Premier League table. Within a couple of hours, any ideas that such an unlikely equality could last had been ruthlessly dismissed.
Liverpool scored four times but, such was their dominance as the game wore on, could have underlined their superiority with several more goals.

Benfica have handed Argentina star Angel di Maria a gold-plated contract in a bid to see off interest from Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.
The winger is about to sign a one-year extension on his contract that will see his buy-out clause raised from £27million to a prohibitive £45m.

There is no denying that Liverpool F.C. is the form team in the Barclays Premier League at the moment. Rafa's Reds have defied all odds to overcome a frustrating start to the campaign and surprisingly, the Steven Gerrard - Fernando Torres pairing isn't exclusively responsible for leading the revival.

Burned his Villa bridges?

Nigel Reo-Coker has been told to stay away from Villa Park this weekend after Martin O'Neill sent the player home from training yesterday and dropped him for Aston Villa's Barclays Premier League home game against Portsmouth today because the pair had a confrontation.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has told his team-mates they must take risks if they want to win the Barclays Premier League this season.
The Reds' title bid has already suffered an early setback after they lost at Tottenham on the opening day followed by a defeat at home to Aston Villa - and only a 90th minute winner from Steven Gerrard save their skins at Bolton last weekend.

Peter Gulacsi is hoping his new Liverpool contract will prove to be a stepping stone towards the Reds' first-team.
The 19-year-old goalkeeper put pen to paper on a new deal last month that will keep him at Anfield until 2013.
Gulacsi is delighted to have committed his future to the club and, having been named as a substitute for last weekend's Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton, admits his long-term ambition is to establish himself in Liverpool's first-team setup.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher insists the Anfield club are not worried about the threat posed by Manchester City and Spurs.
Mark Hughes and Harry Redknapp have guided their side's to 100 percent starts - with many tipping the the early-season pacesetters to break into the top four.

Crewe's Director of Football thinks we should be afraid, very afraid!

Crewe have reported an unnamed Premier League club to the Football Association for an alleged illegal approach for one of its young players.
Director of football Dario Gradi revealed the Coca-Cola League Two club had complained in the wake of Fifa's decision to ban Chelsea from signing any players until January 2011.

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Saturday 12 September
12.15 Motherwell v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, Sky Sports 3/HD3
Three games in and both sides have yet to taste the bitterness of defeat. Rangers go into this with a 100% record and haven't lost any of their the last 24 games against Motherwell.

Who: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
What: Barclays Premier League Match
Where: White Hart Lane (London)
When: Saturday, 12th September 2009 - 17:30 BST (12:30 EST)
Why: Because I want Berba to score and then wave hello to the supporters section.

Dimitar Berbatov - Tottenham 1:3 Manchester United - September 12 2009
Originally uploaded by Jennifer Kieran La Premier League es sin lugar a dudas otro nivel, vertical , elegante y espectacular. El equipo donde debería jugar Gio Dos Santos fue derrotado por el Manchester United, pero el gol del equipo local fue realmente espectacular.

Rafa has another youngster to add to his budding crop of talent.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have sealed a £250,000 deal with Southend United for the transfer of Michael Ngoo, a 16-year-old centre forward who was also being watched by Manchester United. Ngoo, who is 6ft 4in and has been likened in style to Peter Crouch, impressed during a recent trial with United but Liverpool have beaten their North West rivals to his signature after meeting Southend's asking price.

Keep your chin up, Arsene Wenger... it's Sir Alex Ferguson who has reason for worry

He [Ferguson] has to convince his stuttering side that they can succeed without Cristiano Ronaldo and remain among the European elite. And it might just work, even if three of the four Barclays Premier League games they have so far contested have exposed worrying deficiencies that could seriously undermine their chances of becoming the first team to win four successive English titles.

Another weekend of drama went by and these are exactly what makes the English Premier League the most entertaining football league in the world.
On a Saturday that Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the Real Madrid bench, Emmanuel Adebayor managed to do everything right, catapulting him into cult status among the City fans as well as becoming public enemy no.

Premier League Team News - Barclays Premier League - ESPN SoccernetBurnley/Sunderland - Hard to imagine that the early match is going to be worthy of being on TV just about everywhere the Prem can be seen. Not much news that will make fantasy managers scramble to switch up their sides either.Arsenal/Wigan - RvP should be a go but Arshavin and Almunia are still out; Go with Mannone at your own

Fernando Torres scored twice as Liverpool held off a brave fightback from West Ham to earn a deserved 3-2 victory in a five-goal thriller at Upton Park.
Torres put the Reds in front in the 19th minute with a fine solo goal but debutant Alessandro Diamanti levelled from the penalty spot.

Didier Drogba is facing a spell on the sidelines regardless of the results of a scan on the Chelsea striker's right calf last night.
Carlo Ancelotti hopes that Drogba is merely suffering from severe cramp after being carried off on a stretcher during the second half of Sunday's 3-0 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur, but the manager was planning on resting him for the next three matches in any case.

Since I did not do the EPL review for week 5, I figured I'd might as well combined weeks 5 and 6 together in this bumper post on the Barclays Premier League weekend matches review.
Week 5 was all about the fiercely contested Manchester derby in which an Adebayor-less Manchester City traded punches with Man United.

Graham Poll on diving.

"It was on the eve of the start to the Barclays Premier League season, when Sir Alex Ferguson spoke with authority and insight. 'Players who cheat are killing the game, not the referees,' observed the manager of the champions."

Straight of the bat, Poll reveals his bias.

Thanks to all those who had followed The Flat Back Four on Twitter today. To say that we had a great time chatting and tweet-ing about possible transfer moves would be stretching it a bit. In fact, it was quite the opposite. When the expectation and hype gets built up so much and all we get is a £12m Michael Turner switch from Hull City to Sunderland, then it's time we face the facts and realise that this is as good as it gets in the Barclays Premier League this season.

Rafael Benitez has warned that it is too early to write off Liverpool's Barclays Premier League title chances.
The Liverpool manager believes his side can build on last month's 3-2 victory over Bolton Wanderers by embarking on an unbeaten run in the league. Liverpool lost two of their opening three matches, but Steven Gerrard's late winner secured a 3-2 victory at the Reebok Stadium and Benitez is backing his side to build on that victory.

From MEN:

CITY forward Robinho has been ruled out for three to four weeks with a stress fracture just above his ankle.
The club confirmed the news following this afternoon's 4-2 win over Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League.
The Brazilian, City's record signing, suffered his injury on international duty.

Kenny Dalglish claims Liverpool can still prove their doubters wrong and win the Barclays Premier League this season.
The Reds moved up to fifth in the table on Saturday with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Burnley, but they have already suffered two defeats in their opening five league fixtures this year, including a humiliating 3-1 loss to Aston Villa at Anfield.

UEFA have approved plans to bar high-rolling Barclays Premier League clubs from the Champions League if they spend beyond their means.
Michel Platini has got his way on 'financial fair play' rules that in principle will ban clubs from spending more than they make from their revenues.

Fernando Torres is sure the English top flight is still the world's greatest league - and is determined to help Liverpool become its champions once again.
The Reds travel to West Ham in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday as their quest continues to bring home the trophy that has eluded them for almost 20 years.

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Friday 18th September
19:30 Schalke 04 v Wolfsburg, Bundesliga, ESPN
Buoyed by their debut Champions League victory, Wolfsburg travel to Gelsenkirchen hoping to turn around a bad league run. Schalke have had a decent start to the season and will prove tough opponents for the Wolves.

Rafael Benitez admits Liverpool were hit hard by the two early-season defeats which instantly halted all title talk on Merseyside.
Liverpool were beaten by Tottenham and Aston Villa in the opening three Barclays Premier League games, and Benitez said: "It was hard to take when we lost two games so quickly.

Stamford Bridge, London. Sunday 20th September 2009. Barclays Premier League. Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham. Scorers: Cole, Ballack & Drogba. Well I was calling for three points at the Bridge yesterday by any means, even a scrappy 1-0 win would of done me but the boys went out there and put Spurs to bed as early as the 63rd minute when Drogba made it 3-0.

Liverpool FC striker Dirk Kuyt says the Reds can make Anfield a more profitable venue in terms of Premier League points having struggled to break down teams at home last season.
Seven draws against the likes of Stoke, Fulham, West Ham and Hull ultimately cost Rafa Benitez's side what would have been a first title in 20 years as they finished second, four points behind Manchester United.

Wenger won't revive Chamakh bid
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he has no plans to revive his bid to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh in January.

Chamakh was a target for Wenger in the summer, but the Gunners were unwilling to meet Bordeaux's asking price for the Morocco international.

The English Premier League starts back up after a few weeks off due to World Cup Qualifying in Europe. There are several interesting matches this weekend in the EPL, including unbeaten Tottenham Hotspur hosting Manchester United. In the USA, there are several matches that will be broadcasted on Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN2, and Setanta Sports.

For Premier League fans around the world, the last couple of weeks have been almost too painful to endure as something very important seems to have disappeared out of our lives. But with yet another international period finally in the books, we can once again look forward to the return of our most beloved brand of football this weekend.

Who: Manchester City (4th) Vs Arsenal (6th)
Critics say that Manchester City could displace Arsenal in the Big 4 this season, and perhaps, this is the most vital game in that battle. Arsenal would be looking to come back strong after the loss the Manchester United a couple of weeks back, and push the Citizens off the track.

La mejor Liga del mundo, la Barclays Premier League de Inglaterra continuó este fin de semana, y hubo resultados dignos de comentar para que estemos bien informados de que sucede en el país donde crearon el deporte más bello del mundo.

Empecemos por el mejor equipo de las islas: El Liverpool.

Who: Arsenal (9th) Vs Wigan Athletic (11th)
What: Barclays Premier League, Round 5 for Arsenal, Round 6 for Wigan.
Where: Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove, London N5, England.
The Gunners are back in London, after visiting Manchester twice, and Belgium once in their past 3 matches.

Stamford Bridge, London. Sunday 20th September 2009. Barclays Premier League. Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham. Scorers: Cole, Ballack & Drogba. Well I was calling for three points at the Bridge yesterday by any means, even a scrappy 1-0 win would of done me but the boys went out there and put Spurs to bed as early as the 63rd minute when Drogba made it 3-0.

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Originally uploaded by deco189 Michael Owen festeja con Rooney en la victoria del derby ingles, Fergusson tenia razón al decir que seria un gran partido de fútbol y que este fue uno de los mejores de la historia entre estos dos equipos británicos.
Pero nadie pensaba que seria tan emotivo y espectacular, sin duda la liga inglesa es la mejor del mundo.