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Premier League: Southampton v Chelsea among four games - radio & text

OK, so who had 30 August in the 'first Premier League managerial casualty of the campaign' sweepstake?

Scott Parker being the first to get the axe may not surprise many, but four games in does feel ridiculously early, despite him and his former side having being hit for nine at the weekend.

The Premier League is a ruthless environment, though, and it waits for no man, even those in natty cardigans. The games come thick and fast as sides set the groundwork for what kind of season they are set to have.

Bournemouth aren't back in action until tomorrow, but tonight we have eight sides with wildly differing and fluctuating ambitions and expectations.