We had no Gameweek 7 and Gameweek 8 has already lost three matches, but there are still seven Premier League games going ahead this weekend.
Four of the division’s top-seven sides won’t be in action amid concerns over policing shortages, however there is no shortage of excitement and curiosity as we head into the upcoming round of fixtures.
Here’s one storyline to look out for in each game.
Aston Villa have three senior goalkeepers and there’s a chance none of them make it to Friday’s meeting with Southampton.
Emiliano Martinez missed training on Thursday after picking up an illness, while Robin Olsen also sat out with a knee injury. Third-choice Jed Steer hasn’t been seen for a while because of an Achilles injury.
While Gerrard is optimistic that Martinez will make it, 19-year-old Filip Marschall is being lined up for a possible debut. He’s highly rated at the club and spent half of last season on loan in the National League North with Gateshead.
Nottingham Forest signed 22 senior players this summer, marking their return to the Premier League with significant spending and a massive squad overhaul that has yielded mixed results thus far.
They’re up against a Fulham side who know all about the perils of that very scenario.
Fulham recruited 15 players in the summer of 2018/19, but ended up going through three different managers and falling to relegation in early April. Forest will be keen to show they’re built different.
The striker equivalent of marmite, the Premier League’s favourite pantomime villain is back in England.
Diego Costa has signed on with Wolves as an emergency free agent signing following an injury to Sasa Kalajdzic, and it’s now up to Bruno Lage to decide how big of a role the former Chelsea man plays against Manchester City.
Costa’s ruthless streak in front of goal may be fading but his love of a scrap is as strong as ever. City’s centre-backs could be in for a rough afternoon.
Eddie Howe’s former employers will visit his current home on Saturday when Newcastle host Bournemouth.
The two sides boast vastly different budgets and expectations for the future, yet they are level on seven points after six games. Howe knows that isn’t good enough from the richest team on the planet.
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