With the World Cup coming to it’s conclusion this weekend, clubs across Europe are readying themselves for the domestic restart.
Football League action has returned since, however, the Premier League is yet to kick-start the second half of it’s season and will do so in an action-packed Boxing Day schedule.
With plenty still to play for this season, Sportsmail provides an in-depth guide to every Premier League team offering stats, status checks and transfer rumours.
There’s plenty to play for in the Premier League table throughout the second-half of the year
20th – WOLVES
Top scorer: Ruben Neves (4)
Status check: Wolves have scored only eight league goals this season so incoming manager Julen Lopetegui doesn’t need to be a genius to work out what has to change. Diego Costa is still looking to open his account for the bottom-of-the-table club.
Lopetegui will want to use Tuesday’s EFL Cup tie against League Two Gillingham as a morale-booster before the very serious business of a Boxing Day visit to Goodison.
Transfer Talk: Have held talks over a double deal for Atletico Madrid’s Matheus Cunha and defender Felipe but terms are still to be finalised and they face competition on Cunha. Have also discussed a loan for Manchester United’s Aaron Wan- Bissaka.
3: Wolves’ three red cards is the most of any PL club this season.
Julen Lopetegui will be hoping to revitalise Wolves’ season after their poor domestic start
19th – SOUTHAMPTON
Top scorer: Che Adams (4)
Status check: New manager Nathan Jones made his mark by cancelling a squad camp in America arranged by his predecessor Ralph Hasenhuttl. The Welshman doesn’t lack confidence and has already promised to turn striker Che Adams into a regular goalscorer.
Saints have been in the Premier League for a decade but bookies fear the run could be about to end. They calculate relegation is between them and Bournemouth, Forest, Wolves and Everton.
Transfer Talk: Missed out on PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo in the summer and still want a versatile forward. Matt Crocker’s pending departure from head of football operations won’t change plans.
108: James Ward-Prowse has run 108.4 miles this season, the furthest of all PL players and 2.5 miles more than Declan Rice, in second place.
Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse has covered more grass than any other PL player so far
18th – NOTTM FOREST
Top scorer: Taiwo Awoniyi (3)
Status check: Forest used their time off to bond on…