One week has already passed in this season, and all fans up and down the country are eagerly anticipating this week’s fixtures.

Arsenal v Blackpool (3:00 Saturday) – Surprisingly, before this game kicks off Blackpool are second whilst Arsenal are in mid table. However, Arsenal still remain overwhelming favourites for this fixture. If Blackpool can reproduce what they did last week, they will still need a bit of luck along the way to take any points away from the Emirates.

Birmingham v Blackburn (3:00 Saturday) – Birmingham scraped a draw at Sunderland last weekend whilst Blackburn picked up from where they left off last season, with an impressive victory at home to Everton. Another close game is to be expected when these two will kick off on Saturday.

Everton v Wolves (3:00 Saturday) –  Everton started their season with a defeat to Blackburn last week, as Wolves won their opener at home to Stoke. Everton are favourites to win this however, and cannot afford to drop points at home in these type of games.

Stoke v Tottenham (3:00 Saturday) –  Tottenham will need to bounce back to their defeat in midweek with a tricky visit to Stoke. Stoke lost last weekend, but their last two seasons have proved that their home form is impressive, and they will hope to continue that this season, starting with Tottenham on Saturday.

West Brom v Sunderland (3:00 Saturday) – The only positive with West Brom’s visit to Chelsea last weekend is that they don’t have to go there again this season. They lost 6-0 and the fans are hoping for a result this week. Sunderland dropped two points last week at home to Birmingham, throwing away a 2-0 goal lead. This match should be a close one.

West Ham v Bolton (3:00 Saturday) –  Another close game to call, as neither team scored last week. However, Bolton earned a point against Fulham, whereas a dismal display saw West Ham beaten 3-0 last week at the hands of Villa.

Wigan v Chelsea (5:15 Saturday) –  Bottom will face top in this fixture. Wigan was embarrassed by Blackpool last week as Chelsea romped to a 6-0 victory over West Brom. Chelsea is expected to win this, but Wigan won this fixture last year, anything can happen.

Newcastle v Aston Villa (1:30 Sunday) – An intriguing fixture in between these two. Newcaslte lost 3-0 to Manchester United, whilst Villa won the same score line against West Ham. It will be hard to predict the outcome of this match.

Fulham v Manchester United (4:00 Sunday) – Manchester United have lost this fixture in their last two visits. Fulham will provide a stern test to the title contenders, as Mark Hughes will want to leave where Hodgson left off.

Manchester City v Liverpool (8:00 Monday) – Another mouth watering clash, as Liverpool travel to the City of Manchester Stadium.  Both teams drew their opening game against north London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham. Both teams will aim to win this game, to state their ambitions for this season.