It’s all go in the English Premier League this weekend, with a feast of top flight football including a top-of-the-table clash amid several rival clashes.
EPL fans have become used to the sight of Manchester City and Arsenal occupying the top two rungs of the ladder in recent years – and they’re at it again early doors ahead of their Sunday showdown at the Etihad Stadium.
The reigning champions have home advantage as well as a two-point edge on the Gunners after their opening four fixtures.
Coach Pep Guardiola and his former protege, opposite number Mikel Arteta, must also make the instant switch back to domestic football after beginning their respective campaigns in the expanded Uefa Champions League in midweek.
Saturday will have supporters hot under the collar from the get-go, too, kicking off with the London derby between West Ham and Chelsea at the London Stadium.
A lunchtime kick off greets the rival pair who have both had inconsistent starts, although the Blues are showing tentative signs of finally starting to make some sort of good on their ridiculous transfer outlay.
That’s not the only derby on show either, as the focus then shifts to the West Midlands as Aston Villa renew hostilities with Wolves at Villa Park.
Unai Emery’s men have started well once again with three wins from their opening four, while the visitors have not yet recaptured the rhythm of last season and are instead sitting with just a point to their name.
Manchester United picked up a much-needed second three points of the season on the road a week ago.
They’ll be quietly grateful to be away from the pressures of an expectant Old Trafford once again, this time away to a Crystal Palace side among those still winless in the Premier League.
Liverpool need to be straight back on the horse when they welcome Bournemouth to Anfield, having being stunned in home defeat last time out.
Coach Arne Slot is bidding to avoid a repeat performance against the Cherries, who lost for the first time, narrowly, at the hands of Chelsea last week.
There’s another London derby of sorts, too, as Tottenham go up against Brentford.
The Bees go to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium two points better off than their hosts, with Spurs losing their last two – including the North London Derby last weekend – as the pressure begins to creep up on boss Ange Postecoglou and his misfiring players.
Newcastle are nestled alongside Arsenal at the right end of the early standings thanks to an unbeaten start.
Eddie Howe and Co take that on the road to Fulham, who take to their Craven Cottage turf unbeaten in three following a loss on the opening weekend.
Brighton and Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, are inseparable on eight points after both making unbeaten starts to the new term.
They meet in Sunday’s second fixture at the Amex Stadium having both caught the eye – the Seagulls on style and Forest on shock value after their travails of last season.
Elsewhere on Saturday there’s Everton’s latest attempt to get off the mark when they travel to also winless Leicester.
The Toffees suffered their second capitulation to a 3-2 defeat in as many EPL outings last weekend at Aston Villa, leaving Sean Dyche and his charges decidedly vulnerable with their final season at Goodison Park on the brink of going pear-shaped.
Points are also highly-prized at St Mary’s Stadium, when promoted Southampton play fellow top flight returnees Ipswich.
Neither club have collected a three-point haul yet, although the Tractor Boys have drawn two on the bounce after enduring a baptism of fire against Liverpool and Manchester City to start life back in the big time.
West Ham United v Chelsea
Result prediction: Chelsea to win
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / Chelsea to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: N. Madueke(Chelsea)
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Result prediction: Aston Villa to win
Over/Under prediction: under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / Aston Villa to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: J. Durán(Aston Villa)
Fulham v Newcastle United
Result prediction: draw
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / draw
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: R. Jiménez(Fulham)
H. Barnes(Newcastle United)
Leicester City v Everton
Result prediction: Leicester City to win
Over/Under prediction: under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / Leicester City to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: n/a
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth
Result prediction: Liverpool to win
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: Liverpool / Liverpool to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: Mohamed Salah(Liverpool)
L. Díaz(Liverpool)
Southampton v Ipswich Town
Result prediction: Southampton to win
Over/Under prediction: under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / Southampton to win
Team to Score prediction: Southampton
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: n/a
Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford
Result prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: Tottenham Hotspur / Tottenham Hotspur to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: Y. Wissa(Brentford)
B. Mbeumo(Brentford)
Crystal Palace v Manchester United
Result prediction: Crystal Palace to win
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / Crystal Palace to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: J. Mateta(Crystal Palace)
E. Eze(Crystal Palace)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
Result prediction: draw
Over/Under prediction: under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: draw / draw
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: C. Wood(Nottingham Forest)
Manchester City v Arsenal
Result prediction: Manchester City to win
Over/Under prediction: over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction: Manchester City / Manchester City to win
Team to Score prediction: both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction: E. Haaland(Manchester City)
K. Havertz(Arsenal)