Match Previews

Left-back Ryan Bertrand will have a late fitness check after recovering from a knee problem and could make his first start for Southampton under Claude Puel. Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is expected to play after Vito Mannone was ruled out for a minimum of three months with an elbow injury. …

Everton manager Ronald Koeman could hand first Premier League starts to new arrivals Ashley Williams and Yannick Bolasie, but Seamus Coleman remains out with an ankle injury. James McCarthy, Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley are deemed “small doubts” by Koeman but could still feature. Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri could return …

Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester are finding life as defending champions somewhat difficult but then again they ever expected it to be easy. They are still looking for their first win of the season and play host to Swansea on Saturday hoping to repeat their comfortable 4-0 win of last season. That …

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea have won both their opening games but have left it late in which to do so. Last weekend’s win away at Watford was in no small part thanks to Conte’s second half substitutions which turned the tide of the game and help them overturn their first half …

Arsenal travel to Vicarage Road on Saturday looking for their first win of the season but once again Arsene Wenger’s matchday squad will be lacking personnel in the key areas. The Frenchman has drawn a blank in his bid to bring in any new players this week and with time …

Both these sides have lost their first two games of the season but at least one of them will get off the mark on Saturday as they go head to head at Selhurst Park. For Crystal Palace they will be looking to record signing Christian Benteke to pay off a …

These two sides kick off the weekends action with a Saturday Lunchtime encounter at White Hart Lane and although it’s probably a bit too early to be talking about the Top 4 and Champions League aspirations it will be a massive boost to one of these sides if they can …

They may have already had a glamour friendly and a Europa League qualifier at the Olympic Stadium but this afternoon sees Premier League action finally come to West Ham’s new home as they play host to Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth. Both sides tasting defeat over the opening weekend and naturally both …

Sunderland’s Lamine Kone is out with a back injury, while fellow centre-back Younes Kaboul has left for Watford. Fabio Borini is a doubt, while Lee Cattermole, Billy Jones, Jan Kirchhoff and Sebastian Larsson are out, but new signing Steven Pienaar is available Middlesbrough midfielders Grant Leadbitter and Marten de Roon …

Premier League champions Leicester play host to last seasons runners up Arsenal and both are coming off the back of opening weekend defeats. Leicester were victims of the biggest upset as they lost to newly promoted Hull while Arsenal’s patched up defence capitulated at home to Liverpool. The pressure is …