Sunday will be the first Clasico played without Messi and Ronaldo in 10 years and somehow that is something of a sidenote, as Julen Lopetegui continues his semi-annus horibilis by being on the verge of being sacked, less than 10 weeks into his season. Real Madrid won -tediously- in the Champions League, and Isco has issued a fiery proclamation of support for his manager, but the writing seems to be on the wall, and not in faint ink either. And really, the fact that there is clamor for 18 year old new signing Vinicius Jr tells you more than you need. For Barcelona the absence of their talismanic star has so far been alleviated by a squad that is still one of the very best in Europe. Their league start, though better than Real's, has been pushy as well. But with Coutinho and Rafinha surrounding Suarez effectively, they'll be confident in their chances of taking a 7pt lead on their arch-rivals.

Spurs and City meet in one of the biggest Monday night fixtures in recent memory. Only 2pts separate them, which should reassure Spurs fans despite some early season struggles and injuries. Everton travel to Old Trafford hot off 2 straight wins, though they haven't beat the Red Devils since 2015.

EPL
Saturday, October 27
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers 9:00 AM (CT)
Fulham v AFC Bournemouth 9:00 AM
Liverpool v Cardiff City 9:00 AM
Southampton v Newcastle United 9:00 AM
Watford v Huddersfield Town 9:00 AM
Leicester City vWest Ham United 11:30 AM
Sunday, October 28
Burnley v Chelsea 8:30 AM
Crystal Palace v Arsenal 8:30 AM
Manchester United v Everton 11:00 AM
Monday, October 29
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 3:00 PM

Unfortunately, the games have come thick and fast since the international break, meaning there's been precious little time for Dean Smith to stamp his imprimatur on the team. The win at home to Swansea was nice, the second-half fade away at Norwich less so. But! the team's organization has looked so much better, players are in their natural positions, and we've been creating chances. Also, John McGinn won goal of the month in the Championship for the belter of a volley against the Wednesday. So there's that. Roll on to Selhurst today.

Today
19:45 Queens Park Rangers - Aston Villa

Saturday
12:30 Middlesbrough FC - Derby County -:-
15:00 Birmingham City - Sheffield Wednesday -:-
15:00 Bolton Wanderers - Hull City -:-
15:00 Bristol City - Stoke City -:-
15:00 Millwall FC - Ipswich Town -:-
15:00 Norwich City - Brentford FC -:-
15:00 Preston North End - Rotherham United -:-
15:00 Sheffield United - Wigan Athletic -:-
15:00 Swansea City - Reading FC -:-
15:00 West Bromwich Albion - Blackburn Rovers -:-
17:30 Leeds United - Nottingham Forest

reportedly he's "become disillusioned at old trafford" and the club is "looking to cut its losses"

lulz

i remember all my manu mates giving me shit about nicking our "best player". seems like just yesterday.

https://i.imgur.com/KsVcRuC.jpg

:-D

Running down the wing

Salah -la-la-la-la-la-la

The Egyptian King

Glad NBC aren't showing the replay.

Damn. RIP.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/leicester-city-owner-helicopter-crashes-201006408.html

You cannot go to ground there in the box and risk catching someone.

Mostly a wide-shot that lets you see what’s going on. Waaaay less of the BS close-ups that Premier League editors seem to think we can’t do without (same thing in Ligue 1)

CP played well and kept pushing, deserved point for them. What's disappointing for me isn't the result rather how we gave up the two goals. Mustafi makes a really poor decision on the first one and then on the second we completely flub a two man advantage counter by Laga turning the ball over which results in the 4v4 going the other way...Xhaka leaves his leg in and that's that.

Lacs was poor. Should have subbed him off instead of Ozil. Too many forwards at that point. His turnover was rain for second penalty

Thought they started playing better once Varane came out, but that only lasted 20mins

looks like Jose finally cracked him.

what a GD fiasco

zidane and ronaldo were right to run for the hills.

lol

If they'd waited until after the tournament no one would have cared. But they had to be Real Madrid about it

Most recent to not most recent:

Mustafi's lack of composure during the CP draw:
https://theinjuryinsight.com/dissecting-a-play-arsenal-vs-cp-10-29-18/

On Torreira's impact during the Leicester game:
https://theinjuryinsight.com/arsenal-vs-lcfc-10_22_18/

Lallana's return for Liverpool:
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/10/adam-lallana-returns-but-can-he-be-relied-on-expert-injury-analysis/

Shame because he was killing it before these latest injuries.