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Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack (pictured) captured the 4th spot in the FTBL ranking of midfielders in the English Premier League after scoring the opener as the Blues overcame a fiercely combative Sunderland 3:1 in league action.

Spain international Cesc Fabregas (pictured in front) was instrumental as the Gunners trashed host Everton 6:1 in their season opener yesterday: he contributed two excellent goals to vault into the top three midfielders of the Premier League on the FTBL

Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas will have a golden opportunity to boost his FTBL rating when his side take on Everton in their Premier League season opener: with a tally of 119.44 points at the moment, he will face a plank of just 4.50 rating

Arsenal are close to signing Chelsea’s Cote d’Ivoire international Salomon Kalou (pictured), according to sports news channel ESPN. If the two sides agree on a fee, Kalou will be poised to play a leading role at the Emirates Stadium.

The top tier of the FTBL ranking Cote d’Ivoire defenders is dominated by Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue and new Manchester City recruit Kolo Toure. Eboue is in second place with 50.23 points behind Toure, who has 61.23 points.