With the Christmas period well underway in the Premier League, squads are being stretched and managers are finding out what their teams are really made of.
European football is on the backburner for now with domestic fixtures coming thick and fast, with the Premier League table starting to take shape and clubs beginning to find out what they'll be fighting for this season.
We could have a three-horse race for the league title on our hands, while the bottom three are looking to prevent themselves falling away just months after promotion. The race for European football is hotting up too.