North London Derby, United's consistency and other stories

Premier League returns! Previewing key clashes: Man Utd vs Everton, North London Derby, Newcastle vs Man City, Burnley vs Chelsea. Who wins?

The Premier League is back! What are the exciting games we're looking forward to this weekend? (Photo credit: BBC)

We're back! It's also a good time to announce that we won't have league interruptions again until March of 2026; that's something to be excited about.

The just-concluded international break was quite interesting, though; from Cristiano Ronaldo's drama to Nigeria's failure to qualify for the World Cup and Italy's embarrassing display against Norway, we're happy to be back here.

For the questions ahead of the weekend in the Premier League, we start from the final game of the weekend, which is at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Everton. Will the Red Devils start another run of wins?

Unbeaten in their last five, Manchester United will face an Everton side that seeks a top ten spot, and with both sides welcoming players from every end of the world, Monday should be a great time to play with extra days of rest assured.

To the North London Derby, the game that wraps things up on Sunday, it's an opportunity for both sides to claim bragging rights and some points on the board. How will it swing this time? Arsenal has had the upper hand in recent seasons; will Spurs finally respond?

Arsenal will be without Gabriel Magalhaes, with the Brazilian defender picking up something during the break. How will Mikel Arteta set up his defence? Can Spurs breach this Arsenal back line on Sunday?

Now, to the final game on Saturday, Manchester City will be away to Newcastle, and we don't know what version of Newcastle to expect. The Geordies have been poor on the road but can do something in front of their fans. Can they stop the Citizens?

With Arsenal playing Spurs, City would hope to gain more ground on the Gunners with a win away at St James's Park while hoping Spurs earn something at the Emirates. Will Newcastle rise to the challenge?

Finally, to the first game of the weekend, which is at Burnley. It's Chelsea against Scott Parker's Cherries; how will this pan out? On paper, this should be a straightforward game for the Blues, but is this going to be one-way traffic?

Burnley needs points on the board; they cannot afford to get thrown into the relegation dogfight so early. They must start their fight now, and picking something from this game would do them a lot of good, so will they?