Sandwiched between last weekend's disruption and the upcoming international break, the Premier League returned on Friday to provide fans with a slightly reduced schedule this weekend.
Although Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Leeds, Brighton and Crystal Palace all missed out, the weekend's action still provided managers with plenty to chew over — and each Premier League boss will view the two-week break as a sensible time to sit down and reflect upon the first two and a half months of the campaign.
With that in mind, Sportsmail has assessed all the major talking points from the top flight this weekend, summarising ten things we learned from the seven fixtures.