Chelsea the Entertainers?

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for them... and it's feeling good. Chelsea strolled to the top of the Premier League after the opening weekend with an ominous 4-0 victory against one of the apparent best defences in the Premier League last season.

After several years in England, Roman Abramovic may finally have found the man he was looking for, to take Chelsea not just to the summit of Europe, but to do it in style too. However, one musn't get carried away with the new Chelsea revolution, in fact, it does not appear to be much of a revolution at all.

The squad has been improved upon, not changed, and the team set-up was no different superficially. Chelsea's 4-5-1 is more attacking than it suggests, with fantastic movement up-front to allow support to Anelka constantly. The media has been largely focussing on the introduction of Deco, and the fluidity of the Chelsea midfield. However, Chelsea were up against a very poor Portsmouth side, that look a shadow of their former selves.

Everton and Blackburn served up a surprise at Goodison Park, where neither side did much to impress and showed more of their defensive frailties over attacking strengths. With Everton quiet in the transfer market, and reported problems with the board after the failure to seal the new stadium proposals, they could be considered a club in turmoil. Blackburn were lucky to get their victory, and will not be expecting too much in their first season under Paul Ince. Keeping Santa Cruz having lost Friedel and Bentley will be an achievement, but Paul Robinson was a little suspect still in goal on his debut.

Whilst there were no huge surprises after the opening weekend, credit must be given to Newcastle United and Hull City who managed very good results, more so with Hull City after going 1-0 down at home to Fulham. This result and performance hasn't convinced me that they will stay up, but they will definitely give it a good go, unlike Stoke City. Paddy Power were so disappointed by Stoke City's performance that they have already paid out on them being relegated.