Hrvatski reprezentativac Nikola Kalinić igrao je za Blackburn do 64. minute.
Oba sastava nakon osam odigranih utakmica imaju po devet bodova, Sunderland je 13., a Blackburn 14. Vodi Chelsea sa 19 bodova ispred Manchester Cityja koji ima 17.
TABLICA: 1 Chelsea 8 6 1 1 23 2 19 2 Manchester City 8 5 2 1 12 5 17 3 Arsenal 8 4 2 2 18 10 14 4 Manchester United 8 3 5 0 18 11 14 5 Tottenham Hotspur 8 4 2 2 10 7 14 6 West Bromwich Albion 8 3 3 2 11 14 12 7 Bolton Wanderers 8 2 5 1 12 12 11 8 Aston Villa 8 3 2 3 9 12 11 9 Stoke City 8 3 1 4 9 11 10 10 Blackpool 8 3 1 4 13 18 10 11 Everton 8 2 3 3 8 7 9 12 Fulham 8 1 6 1 9 9 9 13 Sunderland 8 1 6 1 7 7 9 14 Blackburn Rovers 8 2 3 3 7 8 9 15 Wigan Athletic 8 2 3 3 6 15 9 16 Newcastle United 8 2 2 4 12 12 8 17 Birmingham City 8 1 4 3 8 12 7 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 1 3 4 8 13 6 19 Liverpool 8 1 3 4 7 13 6 20 West Ham United 8 1 3 4 6 15 6