With the last international break before the World Cup now over, attention is once again turning to domestic football, with a full schedule expected for the first time in four weeks.
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Chelsea make the short trip through London to face Crystal Palace in one of five kick-offs at 3pm on Saturday, in what will be Graham Potter’s first league game in charge of his new side.
The Blues currently sit seventh after a disappointing start but are just three points behind Brighton, who sit last in the top four and whose manager they have just hired.
Potter’s men face a Crystal Palace side languishing in 16th place in the table with just one win to their name and who have lost the last nine meetings with Chelsea in all competitions.
Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield, with the Seagulls sitting fourth at the start of the weekend, having won five of their seven games in all competitions so far.
The home side have won just two of their six championships so far and sit eighth, four points behind their opponents on Saturday.
Former Shakhtar Donetsk manager Roberto De Zerbi has been named Brighton’s new boss and Saturday’s trip to Anfield will be his first game in charge.
The south coast side have won just one of the last 14 meetings between the two teams, and Jurgen Klopp has won seven of his 10 meetings for the Sussex club.
In the Championship table bosses Sheffield United host Birmingham at Bramall Lane.
The Blades are three points clear at the top of the Second Division, five points above the play-offs and enter the weekend as the division’s top scorers.
Paul Heckingbottom’s side have won all of their last four and six of their last seven to pull away from the chasing pack as they take on 17th-placed Birmingham on Saturday afternoon.
The Blues were in the bottom three until a few weeks ago, but seven points from their last three games have seen them climb up the table in recent weeks, and despite finishing 17th they now find themselves just three points clear of the play-offs .
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