At the start of the season you could have got better odds on Aston Villa being relegated than troubling the Champions League places, but they started with four straight wins including a rout of Liverpool. Everton also kicked off the season with four successive victories and, while they were more fancied than the Villains, this still came as a surprise to most.
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