Key occasions
West Ham v Tottenham (5.30pm)
Two London derbies at the moment, each stay on TV. Brentford host Chelsea at 8pm; earlier than that, West Ham face a Levy-less Spurs.
Perspective is a humorous factor. Whereas Spurs followers are principally celebrating the demise of the determine extensively blamed for holding them again, West Ham's are questioning if it actually can be so unhealthy to have a chair able to delivering a world-class stadium and the occasional season of Champions League soccer. Maybe chants of “We would like Levy in” will quickly be heard round Stratford.
West Ham followers are fed up. Widespread disdain for David Sullivan, the biggest shareholder, and the vice-chair, Karren Brady, means there can be anti-board protests earlier than subsequent Saturday's house recreation towards Crystal Palace. Mutiny is within the air. A boycott of subsequent month's recreation towards Brentford has been proposed by Hammers United, a vocal fan group, and there may be additionally the drama of West Ham's official Fan Advisory Board going public with a current vote of no confidence within the membership's board.
“On the idle-chatter entrance, good sir,” begins Ian Copestake, “do new supervisor bounces happen when a membership has a brand new one it didn't even need? Asking for a buddy.”
Have you ever been sacked on Champo Supervisor 01-02 once more, Ian?
Premier League predicted line-ups
Fantasy Soccer perverts might discover this handy. Simply know there's no authorized useful resource in case you triple captain anyone primarily based on a duff assumption in one in all our graphics.
The opening Premier League fixture of the weekend is on the Emirates, the place Arsenal meet Nottingham Forest, managed by their outdated buddy Ange Postecoglou. They want a win to get again on monitor after a irritating defeat at Anfield earlier than the worldwide break.
Relying in your perspective, Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta feedback at yesterday's press convention to:
Handle expectations forward of a fourth consecutive second-place end
Communicate an simple reality so why are you getting on his again about it
Fastidiously place Arsenal as a workforce who're preventing towards the percentages, realizing how central that strategy was to the success of George Graham and Arsene Wenger's sides.
Answering a query on the hoof with out calculation or forethought.
*On the time of writing, har har har har har.
Slot defends Isak over Newcastle strike
By Will Unwin
Arne Slot has defended Alexander Isak over his choice to go on strike as a way to drive a transfer away from Newcastle and insisted the identical scenario would by no means come up at Liverpool as a result of they might promote any participant who made it clear they needed to depart the membership.
Isak secured a switch from St James' Park to Anfield on deadline day for a British report £125m price and will make his debut for the Premier League champions at Burnley on Sunday, albeit he's unlikely to begin having missed pre-season and the primary three video games of the season after refusing to coach whereas nonetheless at Newcastle, claiming guarantees made to him there had been “damaged”.
Requested if Isak's choice to go on strike displays badly on the 26-year-old, Slot mentioned: “No, I simply take a look at the membership. It's not crucial at our membership, as a result of we additionally commerce gamers. If a participant desires to depart and we get the fitting cash for him, this membership has proven so a few years now that we then promote.
“You may simply carry on coaching right here – Lucho [Luis Díaz] and Harvey [Elliott] get their transfers, Tyler Morton will get his switch, all these gamers, I can give you eight, 9, 10 I feel within the final window, that simply conduct themselves in the absolute best means.”
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Championship: Ipswich 5-0 Sheff Utd
Sheffield United's diabolical begin to the season continued once they had been routed at Portman Street final evening. Jadon Philogene scored a hat-trick for Ipswich, who ended a winless begin to the season in model.
WSL: West Ham 1-5 Arsenal
No Ladies's Tremendous League video games at the moment, with most of this weekend's program going down tomorrow. There was a single recreation final evening on the Chigwell Development Stadium, the place Arsenal got here from behind to pummel West Ham 5-1. Suzanne Wrack was there.
Preamble
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Time for an inventory. All of us want an inventory on a Saturday morning. You haven't put the effing meals caddy out, have you ever. Listed below are a few of at the moment's huge fixtures.
Premier League (3pm except acknowledged)
Arsenal v Nottm Forest (12.30pm)
Bournemouth v Brighton
Crystal Palace v Sunderland
Everton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Leeds
Newcastle v Wolves
West Ham v Tottenham (5.30pm)
Brentford v Chelsea (8pm)
Scottish Premiership
La Liga
Serie A
Bundesliga
