The games continue to come thick and fast in a crammed schedule for the 2020-21 season.

Jose Mourinho returns to former club Manchester United with Tottenham in one of the highlights of the Premier League weekend, while champions Liverpool visit in-form Aston Villa.

Everton and Leicester City aim to build on fine starts at home to Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham, while Chelsea and Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace and Sheffield United respectively.

It promises to be another incident-packed weekend in the Premier League, so before getting comfy on your sofas, why not have a crack at our Opta-powered quiz?

1. Crystal Palace are looking to win their opening two away matches of a Premier League season for the third time (also 1997-98 and 2015-16…

Sean Dyche s Everton reign got off to a flying start as James Tarkowski s header handed Premier League leaders Arsenal a surprise 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park.

Everton looked revitalised in their first outing under the former Burnley boss, and it was two of his former Clarets players who combined for the winner – Tarkowski powering Dwight McNeil s corner home on the hour.

Arsenal were kept at arm s length by Everton during an unusually disjointed display, with the deserved victory dragging the Toffees – at least temporarily – out of the relegation zone.

Having suffered just their second league defeat of the season, the Gunners could see their lead at the summit cut to two points when title rivals Manchester City face Tottenham on Sunday.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Junior Messias scored as Milan bounced back from successive Serie A defeats in style, beating Genoa 3-0 away from home on Wednesday.

Veteran centre-forward Ibrahimovic punished the poor positioning of a Genoa wall, firing in an early free-kick to settle any Milan nerves.

Messias then scored twice, heading past Salvatore Sirigu in first-half stoppage time before fizzing a low strike into the bottom corner just after the hour mark.

Genoa were hardly able to threaten the visitors, with Milan s dominance duly reflected in the scoreline as the Rossoneri moved to within a point of leaders Napoli.

Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in just the 10th minute, bending his free-kick around the centrally positioned wall and into the bottom-right co…

Inter beat Juventus. Juventus beat Milan. Milan beat Inter. For once it has been tough to predict the title race in Serie A.

Winning the Scudetto was not enough for Maurizio Sarri to keep his job at Juve last season, meaning Andrea Pirlo is under significant pressure as the Bianconeri chase a 10th straight league crown.

However, they have struggled to convince under the former midfield metronome and sit seven points adrift of leaders Milan in fourth, although they hold a game in hand.

There has seemingly never been a better chance for Inter, who are two points off top in second, and Milan to end Scudetto droughts that date back to 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively.

Fans and pundits will continue to have their say on who will sit top come the end of the se…

Arsenal continued their excellent start to the campaign as a fortuitous first-half Bukayo Saka goal gave them a 1-0 away win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, marking a sixth win in a row across all competitions.

A clever move gave the England international the ball in a good shooting position, and his deflected shot came back off the 21-year-old and into the net to give the Gunners the lead.

Bodo pressed for an equaliser in the second half, but a combination of Matt Turner and poor finishing allowed the Gunners to hold on for all three points.

Mikel Arteta s men made it 11 wins from 12 in all competitions to start the season as they consolidate their position at the top of Group A.

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Manuel Neuer has left the door open to representing Germany at another World Cup after this year s tournament in Qatar.

The goalkeeper, who won the Golden Glove at Brazil 2014 eight years ago with four clean sheets over seven games, looks set to play in his fourth edition later this month.

The Bayern Munich man has recovered from a shoulder injury, and is expected to be included in Hansi Flick s squad for Qatar 2022.

But Neuer has refused to rule out appearing at a fifth tournament, at the 2026 World Cup, when he will be 40 years old, keeping the door open for his international future.

You never know. I assume that it will be the last World Cup for me, but it doesn t have to be like that, he told Sports Illustrated.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold says Liverpool s quadruple tilt represents one of the greatest seasons from a Premier League side, regardless of the outcome of their final-day title tussle with Manchester City.

Jurgen Klopp s team remain in contention for the second top-flight title of his tenure when they host Wolves at Anfield, having already won the EFL Cup and FA Cup, while reaching the Champions League final.

With Liverpool one point behind City and possessing an inferior goal difference, the Reds will need Pep Guardiola s men to slip up in their home game against Aston Villa to preserve their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple.

Liverpool and City have set a relentless pace at the top of the Premier League table this season with the Reds winning 15 and drawing th…

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Both having started their exploits at the Euros with defeats in Group B, neither Croatia nor Albania can afford to lose when they meet in Hamburg on Wednesday afternoon.

The obvious aim for the two teams will be to stay in contention for a place in the tournament s knockout phase.

Croatia

Tipped by some pundits to finally clinch silverware this summer, Croatia began their seventh European Championship appearance — and sixth in a row — with a humbling 3-0 defeat to Spain in Berlin.

Once again outclassed by La Roja, who also bested them in last year s UEFA Nations League final, Croatia were down by three before halftime, and a missed penalty from Bruno Petkovic — who faced criticism from his manager for jumping th…

Jarrod Bowen backed Trent Alexander-Arnold to flourish in England s midfield having started the Three Lions opening two games at Euro 2024.

The Liverpool vice-captain, who operates as a right-back for his club, has featured alongside Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham in England s win over Serbia and draw against Denmark on Thursday.

Alexander-Arnold s inclusion in Gareth Southgate s midfield was a huge talking point heading into the tournament, yet it remains to be seen whether he will continue in that role in their final Group C fixture against Slovenia.

The 25-year-old has been replaced in both games by Conor Gallagher in the second half, despite no player created more chances (3) or played more line-breaking passes in the final third (5) for England against D…

Newcastle United are interested in signing Anthony Elanga from Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Newcastle are looking at Elanga as a possible replacement for Miguel Almiron.

TEAMtalk has claimed that Newcastle are ready to sell Almiron this summer. The 30-year-old Paraguay international, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, is on the radar of a club in the Saudi Pro League.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is keen on signing an inverted winger to play on the right. Elanga is the player that the Magpies are looking to bring in this summer. The 22-year-old has been on the books of Forest since the summer of 2023 when he moved from Manchester United. The Sweden international …