Obani abakhulu abayisithupha e-EPL?
Context:Iminyaka elandela u-2009 yaphawula ushintsho ekwakhiweni kwe "Top Four" neTottenham Hotspur neManchester City bobabili bangena ezindaweni ezine eziphezulu njalo, baphenduka "Top Four" baba yi "Big Six". Ngesizini ka-2009/10, iTottenham yagcina isendaweni yesine futhi yaba yiqembu lokuqala ukuqhuma kwabane abaphambili kusukela i-Everton eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule. Ukugxekwa kwegebe phakathi kweqembu eliphakeme "lezimpawu ezinkulu" neningi lePremier League kuye kwaqhubeka, noma kunjalo, ngenxa yokwanda kwamandla abo okuchitha imali eningi kunezinye izinhlangano zePremier League. I-Manchester City iwine isicoco ngesizini ka-2011-12, yaba yiqembu lokuqala ngaphandle kwe- "Big Four" ukunqoba kusukela iBlackburn Rovers ngesizini ka-1994-95. Leyo sizini yabuye yabona ababili be "Big Four" (iChelsea neLiverpool) beqeda ngaphandle kwezindawo ezine eziphezulu okokuqala ngqa kusukela kule sizini.  Njengoba kunezindawo ezine kuphela zokufaneleka ze-UEFA Champions League ezitholakalayo kuleli ligi, manje sekunomncintiswano omkhulu wokufaneleka, yize kusuka esisekelweni esincane samakilabhu ayisithupha. Ezikhathini ezinhlanu ezilandela umkhankaso we-2011 / 12, iManchester United neLiverpool bobabili bazithola bengaphandle kwabane abaphezulu kathathu, ngenkathi iChelsea iqeda indawo yeshumi ngesizini ka-2015 / 16. I-Arsenal iqede endaweni yesihlanu ngo-2016 kuya ku-2017, iqeda irekhodi layo lokugcina lama-20 alandelanayo okuqedwa kwezine eziphezulu.  Ngesizini ka-2015 kuya ku-16, iqembu elingaphandle kweBig Six laqhekeza izigaba ezine eziphezulu okokuqala ngqa kusukela e-Everton ngo-2005. ILeicester City yaba ngabanqobi beligi, ngenxa yalokho yafanelekela iChampions League.
I-Arsenal, iLiverpool, iManchester United, iChelsea, iManchester City neTottenham zaziwa njengeziyisithupha ezinkulu ePremier League yaseNgilandi.