Published: 22:28, 16 October 2025 | Updated: 22:29, 16 October 2025

The international break makes two weeks feel more like two months for a lot of football fans. 

Well, at least as a Welshman it does. A humiliating 3-0 loss at Wembley to England and a 4-2 thumping in Cardiff at the hands of Belgium has me more desperate than ever for the return of the Premier League. 

But the wait is almost over and club football is back with a bang in a matter of days - at last. 

The weekend kicks off with Nottingham Forest against Chelsea in a mouth-watering clash which could decide the future of poor Ange Postecoglou. Mikel Arteta's league-topping Gunners are also in action on Saturday, as are Pep Guardiola's in-form Manchester City. 

Sunday meanwhile sees English football's two biggest clubs, Man United and Liverpool, go head-to-head at Anfield in a hugely significant match for both sides. Earlier in the day, Aston Villa travel to north London to face a new-look Tottenham Hotspur under Thomas Frank.

There's a jam-packed weekend of top-flight football on...