ditto. Hearts has been looking awesome. They might be a possible surprise this year.
also, liverpool have been doing ok in europe this year, and only that.
and, I think that tottenham deserves some props. they are currently in third in the epl after eight games.

for english teams I put it like this:
1. Chelsea
2. Charlton
3. Man U
4. Tottenham
5. West Ham

call me crazy on west ham, but considering that they are coming out of the championship last season, Ham is competeing well.