Published 12/2/2008
by David Wilson
at Bleacher Report - EPL
Another tough weekend for the Big Four as things get a little tighter at the top of the English Premier League after week 15.
Winners
Bolton Wanderers It has been well documented that I am not a fan of Bolton boss Gary Megson and his $20 million summer signing, Johan Elmander. When they lost to Tottenham on Harry Rednapp’s Spurs Coronation Day back on October 26, Bolton were rooted at the bottom of the table.
Since then, Bolton have won four of their last five matches and now sit in the top half of the table—seven places above Spurs. Elmander has responded with three goals in the last two weeks and Megson should be the Premier League Manager of the month for November.
Fulham Only Chelsea , Manchester United, and Liverpool have a better defensive record than Fulham this season. Fulham’s problems are scoring goals as only West Brom have scored fewer goals this season. Buying a proven goal scorer is high on Roy Hodgson’s Christmas wish list.
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