In a new video series for the World Cup, the Sports Mole team will be discussing the major talking points from the 2014 competition in Brazil.
Here, our panellists Matt Law, Liam Apicella, Pascal Lemesre and Barney Corkhill discuss how the pre-tournament favourites have performed in their opening games.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 27 | 42 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 55 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Manchester CityMan City | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 45 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 44 |
| 10 | Fulham | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 42 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Brentford | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 38 |
| 13 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 34 |
| 14 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | Everton | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 23 |
| 18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 58 | -32 | 17 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 68 | -48 | 9 |
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