Derby weekend looms: Matchweek 8 opens Friday at Portman Road
Ipswich host Forest on Friday before Chelsea face Spurs on Saturday. Manchester City lead on 21 points.
Matchweek 8 begins Friday
Premier League clubs completed final tactical sessions on Thursday ahead of Matchweek 8. The slate begins Friday night, 23 October, at Portman Road where Ipswich Town host Nottingham Forest at 20:00 UK. Ipswich enter in 12th place on 8 points after pushing table-toppers Manchester City to a 3-2 contest last weekend. Forest sit 19th in the relegation zone on 5 points, eager to rebound from a 1-0 home defeat against Arsenal.
The weekend’s showpiece fixture takes place Saturday, 24 October, at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at 17:30 UK. Spurs head into the London derby with fresh momentum after Monday’s 3-1 win over Coventry City lifted them off the foot of the table to 16th on 6 points. Chelsea occupy fourth place on 13 points, six points behind second-placed Arsenal.
City maintain perfect record
Manchester City remain the benchmark across English football, standing atop the table with a flawless 21 points from seven matches under Pep Guardiola. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal sit three points back on 18, while Brighton hold third on 16 points after their five-goal destruction of Crystal Palace. No Premier League fixtures were contested on Thursday, with all attention directed toward the weekend fixtures.
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