English Premier League Schedule 2012: Swansea, Everton and Manchester City United Highlight Week 3 Matches on Saturday

Aug 31, 2012 01:53 PM EDT

The action comes your way beginning Saturday at 7:45 a.m. ET. There will be a total of six matches on Saturday as Week 3 of the English Premier League gets ready to set off. 

Four of the five top teams will be in action as they look to remain close as Chelsea holds the first place spot in the standings with three victories and nine points. 

Swansea, Everton, West Brom United and Manchester City are all in action. 

Swansea and Everton could tie Chelsea for the first place spot. Meanwhile, West Brom will look to prevent Everton from doing so. With a win, West Brom could take over the third place spot.

Here is what the schedule looks like:

7:45 a.m. ET/ 12:45 p.m. GMT
West Ham United vs. Fulham 
West Ham and Fulham have started the season in similar fashion. They both lost their second matches after winning the first match of the year. West Ham fell to Swansea 0-3 and Fulham barely lost to Manchester United 2-3. 

10 a.m. ET/2 p.m. GMT
Swansea vs Sunderland
Swansea has won both of their matchups in dominant fashion. The have yet to allow a goal and have scored eight goals in the first two matches. Sunderland surprised everyone as they tied Arsenal 0-0 in their only matchup this year.  

West Bromwich Albion vs. Everton
These two clubs will tussle for the third place position in the standings. Both clubs have yet to lose. West Brom had a 1-1 draw against Tottenham. Everton defeated Aston Villa 3-1.

Tottenham vs. Norwich
Neither of these teams have yet to win. They both lost their first matches and tied 1-1 in their second week matches. Tottenham faced West Brom and Norwich faced Queens Park Rangers 

Wigan vs. Stoke City
Wigan and Stoke City will square off. Wigan is 1-1 in the season, while Stoke is 0-2-0 as both of their matches ended in draws. 

12:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. GMT
Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers
The last match of the day will feature Man City and QPR. Man City is currently the fifth best team according to the standings. They are 1-0-1 after tying with Liverpool last week. QPR is still without a win after losing to Swansea 0-5 in week one and tying with Norwich 1-1 last week.  

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