Manchester City in action, Premier League buildup, and more – matchday live

⚽️ News, discussion and buildup to Saturday’s action⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail usLooking to the Championship a few games stand out, we have early leaders Swansea welcoming West Ham to south Wales and third plays fourth as Birmingham City take on QPR at St Andrew’s.Good morning, another Premier League weekend is upon us, kicking off with an intriguing fixture at Hill Dickinson Stadium between Everton and Chelsea. Continue reading…

Speaking ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off on Merseyside, Xabi Alonso has been speaking about the need for his porous defence to tighten up. Chelsea have shipped 13 goals already this season, more than double what their opponents Everton have let in. Alonso is also dealing with the absence of Reece James for three months after the defender underwent knee surgery after picking up an injury in training. In the absence of his captain, Alonso is determined to build on Chelsea’s strong display in 5-1 win over Bournemouth last weekend atthe Hill Dickinson against Everton.

“You need a lot of clean sheets to win trophies,” he said. “But you [also] need to score a lot of goals. So it’s about being strong in defence, being good in attack and we are in that process. We are still early days; to do a very deep analysis, it’s too early. We can maybe talk in February. Those tweaks … they need to come naturally and we are not in that moment yet. “The obsession is to win and to compete in the best possible Looking to the Championship