That’s all for today’s Matchday Live. Thanks as always for your company and emails. I’ll leave with links to our two lunchtime liveblogs.
This weekend’s Premier League fixtures are a reverse of the opening weekend in August, a time when all parties were full of hope. A lot has changed since then.
Burnley v Tottenham
Start-of-season shape
Burnley After a four-season run of yo-yoing, the target was simple: stick it out. The club’s big strength in the promotion season was a defence which conceded just 16 goals in 46 games, but the key components James Trafford and CJ Egan-Riley departed, as did the captain, Josh Brownhill. Scott Parker added experience in Kyle Walker and Axel Tuanzebe. Up front, much would depend on £20m Armando Broja.
Tottenham Not even the Europa League trophy could save Postecoglou from his 17th-place finish, via 22 defeats. Daniel Levy picked Frank to replace him, preferring the Dane over Iraola and Marco Silva. Son Heung-min left for the US, but Mohammed Kudus, Mathys Tel and João Palhinha arrived, with reports of a deal close for Eberechi Eze, too. The mood: cautiously upbeat.
