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Ian Darke's Premier League surprises: Chelsea, Jimenez, more

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Every football season needs a tale of the unexpected. Leicester City's 5000-1 title triumph in 2015-16 was the mother of all shocks, and how many people thought Aston Villa would finish in the top four last season while Manchester United ended with a negative goal difference for the first time in the Premier League era?

So after six matchdays this season, which teams and players might spring a surprise this time round?

You have to start with Chelsea -- dismissed by most observers as a circus club on a supermarket dash to sign way too many players.