FOOTBALL VIEWS

Caicedo the difference the maker for Chelsea Chelsea's front three of Palmer, Rogers and Pedro have received a lot of praise this season including in their 5-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. But against Bournemouth, the return of Moises Caicedo was the biggest difference as he brought solidity to the midfield by making crucial interventions whenever his team needed him to. The struggles Chelsea have faced defensively this season have mainly been down to them looking too op

SATURDAY: ARSENAL V LEEDS Arsenal had a rare off day against Brighton before the international break and Mikel Arteta will have used the last couple of weeks to look back and see what went wrong for his side. Other teams will have watched Brighton's performance and will look to repeat it as they'll see that as one way to stop Arsenal. Leeds are still unbeaten this season and will fancy their chances of getting a result here because they're a competitive side who are capable o

GK: ALISSON (LIVERPOOL) - Alisson didn't concede a single goal during September and he also made a number of crucial saves to keep his team in games. His performances between the sticks were key to reds keeping up their unbeaten start. RB: JAYDEN BOGLE (LEEDS) - Bogle ran up and down the touchline throughout September as he made vital contributions at both ends of the pitch. He popped up with a crucial goal against Brighton and offered a threat whenever he went forward alongs

Chelsea are not title contenders Chelsea were talked about as potential title contenders heading into this season and during the opening weeks of the season because of them having no European football to distract them and the fact that they have a proven top level manager in Xabi Alonso. They have shown why they could challenge and especially going forward as they've looked dangerous whenever they've gone forward. But defensively they've looked all over the place as they've c

Thomas Tuchel announced his first England squad of the season earlier today ahead of their upcoming Nations League games against Spain, Croatia and two against the Czech Republic. There are no new faces to the squad, but there are recalls for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Jarrad Branthwaite, Myles Lewis-Skelley, Cole Palmer, Alex Scott, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Rio Ngumoha. This is what I think of the squad: Out of the players that have been recalled,