What was lining up to be one of the highlights of this early season has been slightly knocked down in stature due to the bad injury woes suffered by City in just a few days. First the club confirmed Benjamin Mendy was out due to an ACL injury that will keep him away until April. Then yesterday star striker Aguero was badly hurt when the cab he was riding on his way back from a concert skidded off the road, leading him to fracture a rib. Meanwhile Chelsea will be playing with a full squad and clear confidence from three strong performances in a week. Antonio Conte's gesticulations about scheduling notwithstanding, the Blues are clearly on the upswing and need to seize this opportunity to stop what has seemed like unstoppable momentum from City so far. But no doubt Pep has experimentations up his sleeve, and with an in-form Sterling and De Bruyne lining up this should still be a stellar fixture.

Milan and Roma meet on Sunday in an important game to try to catch up to the top 3. In Ligue 1 PSG will try to avoid a brutal landing after their midweek high, when Bordeaux visit the Parc des Princes. Bordeaux is the only other undefeated team in the league and has been one of the surprises of the season with their dynamic attack and resilient midfield.

Sat 30 Sep 2017
07:30a Huddersfield - Tottenham
10:00a Bournemouth - Leicester City
10:00a Manchester United - Crystal Palace
10:00a Stoke City - Southampton
10:00a West Bromwich - Watford FC
10:00a West Ham - Swansea
12:30p Chelsea FC - Manchester City
Sun 01 Oct 2017
07:00a Arsenal FC - Brighton
09:15a Everton FC - Burnley FC
11:30a Newcastle Utd - Liverpool FC

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For the record, my teams:
MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets