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West Ham's Upson expects Arsenal to maintain title challenge

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 03:42

West Ham United captain Matthew Upson believes Arsenal will be competing for the Premiership title this season.

Even though Arsenal threw away the chance to close the gap on leaders Chelsea down to just three points, and with a game in hand, Upson believes his old club will be challenging for the title come May.

"It is tight at the top, but Arsenal are a world-class team with some fantastically talented players," said the man who won a championship medal at Highbury in 2001/2002 before joining Birmingham after a lack of regular first-team opportunities.

"They have got pace and ability all over the pitch, so I have got no doubt over their quality. They will be in contention."

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Manchester City 24 18 3 3 44 57
Tottenham Hotspur 25 16 5 4 24 53
Arsenal 25 13 4 8 13 43
Chelsea 25 12 7 6 13 43
Newcastle United 25 12 6 7 0 42
Liverpool 25 10 9 6 6 39
Norwich City 25 9 8 8 -4 35
Sunderland 25 9 6 10 8 33
Everton 25 9 6 10 -1 33
Swansea City 25 7 9 9 -4 30
Fulham 25 7 9 9 -5 30
Stoke City 25 8 6 11 -14 30
Aston Villa 24 6 10 8 -4 28
West Bromwich Albion 24 7 5 12 -10 26
Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 5 6 13 -17 21
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Blackburn Rovers 25 5 6 14 -19 21
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