The Premier League is back from its international break slumber and starts with a bang at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday lunchtime where fierce rivals Spurs and West Ham do battle.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is under intense pressure to get a result at home to fast-starters Brentford before Arsenal go to Bournemouth in the teatime kick-off looking to join Liverpool as the only teams with 2,000 top-flight wins.
On Sunday, champions Manchester City face bottom club Wolves and the game of the weekend is at Anfield, with Arne Slot's league-leading Liverpool hosting a rejuvenated Chelsea, before Nottingham Forest take on a stuttering Crystal Palace to round out week eight on Monday night.