Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest
Following their blistering start to the season, Arsenal’s form has suffered marginally in recent weeks.
They were lucky to come away with three points at Leeds and their 1-1 draw at Southampton last Sunday was followed by a 0-2 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said his team needs to reset and react rather than feel sorry for themselves. The visit of bottom-placed Nottingham Forest could be the perfect opportunity for this.
However, Steve Cooper’s side enters the fixture buoyed by confidence following its win over Liverpool last weekend. Forest have conceded just twice in their last four games and could prove to be stubborn opponents for an Arsenal side looking to return to the top of the table.
Manchester United vs West Ham
It seems Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United project is beginning to find its feet.
The Reds are unbeaten in all competitions following their drubbing at Manchester City at the start of the month. They comprehensively beat Tottenham 2-0 and got an injury-time equaliser at Stamford Bridge in their last league outing.
Summer signing Casemiro has brought much-needed stability to the United midfield, something they have been lacking in recent years.
David Moyes’s West Ham have had a faltering start to their season and currently lie in 13th position. While the Hammers have won three of their last five games, the fluency that saw them reach the semi-finals of the Europa League last year has been lacking.
Real Madrid vs Girona
Real Madrid will be hoping to establish their three-point lead at the top of La Liga after Barcelona’s win over Valencia on Saturday night saw them temporarily move to the top having played an extra game.
Madrid suffered their first loss of the season in their midweek Champions League game, losing 2-3 to RB Leipzig.
Girona, who sit in 19th, could be the perfect opponents for Los Blancos to take their frustration out on. Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema is absent from the squad due to injury.
Lyon vs Lille
Lyon, one of the most established teams in the Ligue 1, find themselves in disarray.
World Cup winner Laurent Blanc was appointed manager a couple of weeks ago following the sacking of Peter Bosz but has lost his opening two games.
Lyon currently sit eighth and have won just one of their last five games. Lille, by contrast, have lost just one of their last five games and are sixth on the table.
