The most recent stretch of Euro 2016 qualifiers is over, with many notable moments. Northern Ireland continued their impressive start with a win at 2004 champions Greece, while the Serbia-Albania match was abandoned after a drone carrying the visitors’ national flag prompted a fight between the two teams. With the next set of qualifiers scheduled for next month, club football seasons resume, and the Premier League schedule for this weekend contains some intriguing matchups.

The first match on Saturday features reigning champions Manchester City hosting Tottenham. City sit five points behind current leaders Chelsea, and have rebounded well from their shocking home loss to Stoke in August. Speaking of the Blues, they travel to Crystal Palace eager to maintain their unbeaten record, while the two clubs still seeking a first EPL win (Burnley & Newcastle United) host West Ham and Leicester, respectively, in Saturday afternoon fixtures. Arsenal could potentially move back into the top 3 if they beat Hull at the Emirates, while the club currently in 3rd, Southampton, welcome Sunderland to the southern coast of England. Everton has struggled in the first months of the season, but can get on track if they beat Aston Villa at Goodison Park.

Sunday will feature two matches: QPR are currently bottom of the table but can use a home win over Liverpool to kick-start their campaign. Swansea enjoyed a terrific start to their season, but September wasn’t kind to the Welsh club (Two losses and a draw in EPL play), and two weeks ago they were 15 minutes from a win over Newcastle until Papiss Cisse rescued a point for the Magpies. Sunday, the Swans travel to a Stoke club that’s had two weeks to reflect on their loss at Sunderland. Monday’s lone match sees Manchester United, currently fourth in the table, visit West Brom in a potential trap game; the Red Devils welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford the following weekend, but will want to take care of business at the Hawthorns first.

Fans are no doubt excited to have club football back in action this weekend. And with Matchday 3 of both the Champions League & Europa League coming soon, it will offer even more opportunities to view the elite clubs in the game.