The Premier League's greatest upsets

Thursday 20 August 2009 16:40 BST

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The Barclays Premier League is often termed a four-horse race with the big four of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool seen as the dominant forces.

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The smaller clubs, particularly those who earned promotion to the Premier League the previous season, are expected to be nothing more than cannon fodder for the bigger clubs.

But occasionally a smaller club comes up with a shock result such as Burnley's 1-0 win over Manchester United.

Here we take a look at five other shock results in the Premier League era.

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The Premier League's greatest upsets