England have started their Nations League with a defeat at home to World Champions Spain.

Sam, Crooky and Troy unpack the action from Wembley, where it was once again a case of England throwing away a lead from a winning position.

Sam is seeing the positives from the performance but Troy tells us why England are sadly levels below the top sides in international football.

Away from the England camp there's only one story in town, Man City and their ongoing case with the Premier Leaggue.

Crooky brings us up to speed with where the club and the Premier League stand after they were found guilty of 114 charges brought against them

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The Premier League is on ice for the next three weeks as the Nations League takes centre stage.

Sam, Alex and Troy take the opportunity to reflect on their pre season predictions some of which have come good, others have aged like milk.

Sam's been doing a deep dive on all the stats and data surrounding Manchester United and it makes for encouraging reading for Michael Carrick so is it just a matter fo time before things start to click into gear?

And with five England players pulling out of the upcoming camp for the Nations League, we ask how important is the tournament to Thomas Tuchel and England fans and if it should be seen as an opportunity to blood some new talent.

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The first checkpoint of the Premier League season has arrived and it's Man City who lead the way after five games!

Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Troy Deeney unpack another eventful weekend as Man City remain the only team in the division with a 100% record following their win over Sunderland and Arsenal's defeat away to Brighton.

Troy tells us why is still not fully convinced by Maresca's City and why Arsenal should still be favourites for the title despite their performance on the south coast.

There's lots of love for Brighton who have continued their fantastic start, we ask just how far they can go this season.

At the opposite end of the table it's grim reading for Spurs fans, 5 games, 0 wins, they sit rock bottom after a summer of heavy spending.

Plus we ask if a draw away at Fulham does enough to ease pressure on Micheal Carrick and have some heroes and villains too

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After an eventful week in the Carabao Cup the Premier League weekend is now upon us!

Sam Matterface is alongside Alex Crook and Troy Deeney to look ahead to it all

Can Micheal Carrick pick up his beleaguered Man United side after they threw away a two goal lead at home to Brighton? They travel to Fulham on Sunday who are also looking for a positive run of form under Alvaro Arbeloa.

Two winless sides, Spurs and Aston Villa meet in North London on Saturday lunchtime with both sides desperate for some goals and a win are we guaranteed a 0-0 draw?

And Andoni Iraola takes his inconsistent Liverpool side to the Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth for the first time since he left the Cherries in the summer

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Man City are 4/4 in the Premier League after winning their first Manchester Derby under Enzo Maresca!

Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Troy Deeney unpack an eventful clash at Old Trafford as well as the rest of the weekend's football.

We ask why Man United seemed to get worse after Phil Foden was given an early red and if Erling Haaland's all important winner should have stood after interference from Enzo Fernandez.

Elsewhere there was another impressive result for Hull who drew away to Chelsea, the Tigers remain unbeaten and are now 8 points clear of fellow promoted side Coventry who sit bottom and goalless after losing 5-0 at home to Brighton.

Plus it was another frustrating weekend for Spurs and Liverpool who were both held to 0-0 draws

And there's some heroes and villains as usual too!

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It's been a perfect week (so far) for Premier League sides in Europe, how will they cope with the return to domestic football?

Sam Matterface is alongside Alex Crook and Troy Deeney to look ahead to another busy weekend, and in particular the Manchester Derby.

We ask if Michael Carrick can replicate his previous form in this fixture or if it will be more of the same from Man United when they take on a Guardiola-less City for the first time in 10 seasons.

Elsewhere Spurs and Villa both await a first win and a first goal, is this the weekend they get it?

Liverpool look like they are clicking into gear under Andoni Iraola, will they make it three on the spin when they face an out of sorts Fulham who are managed by former Red Alvaro Arbeloa

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Arsenal have won the first blockbuster game of the new Premier League season and remain unbeaten after three games.

Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Troy Deeney unpack an entertaining game at the Emirates where the Gunners had to come from behind against Chelsea to secure all three points against their London rivals.

Elsewhere Everton came from behind twice to draw with Man United, their deadline day signing Ainsley Maitland Niles scored arguably the goal of the season so far with the final kick of the game at Hill Dickinson.

There's praise for Erling Haaland who bagged his 300th club career goal and more questions about Spurs who are yet to get off the mark this season after their big spending summer.

Plus we have our heroes and villains from the weekend too!

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The transfer window is now closed until January and it's time to focus on the football!

Sam Matterface is joined by Alex Crook and Troy Deeney to preview another big weekend in the top flight and to reflect on a chaotic deadline day which saw Enzo Fernandez join Man City, Chelsea fail to replace him and Everton end up with egg on their face.

We also look ahead to the standout game of the Premier League season so far as Arsenal take on Chelsea in what is being billed as the league's best defence against the best attack.

Everton host Man United at Hill Dickinson in what is set to be a tense atmosphere following their chaotic summer activity.

And can Hull make it 3/3 when they host new look Aston Villa?

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Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Troy Deeney unpack a busy weekend of action in the Premier League!

Man United bounced back from their shock defeat to Hull by hammering Ipswich, but Troy still isn't convinced they can compete on all fronts this season based on the performance.

Chelsea produced another goalfest, this time a 4-3 win over Brighton, and with just 25% possession. Can Xabi Alonso's side be title contenders with such a leaky defence?

Elsewhere, Hull made it 2/2 with a win away at Coventry and Spurs can spend all the money in the world, but they cannot buy themselves a Premier League win, they lost 2-0 at home to Newcastle.

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Week two of the Premier League is fast approaching and Sam Matterface is alongside talkSPORT's Alex Crook and Troy Deeney to look ahead to a busy weekend!

Man City kick us off on Friday night against Crystal Palace, will we see their new midfielder Ayoubb Bouaddi, and just what kind of impact can the 18 year old Moroccan have in his debut campaign in the Premier League?

Elsewhere Andoni Iraola takes charge of his first Premier League game as Liverpool boss, he takes on a Nottngham Forest side who have lost both games so far this season under Oliver Glasner, will Marinakis be feeling twitchy if the Tricky Trees lose a third straight game in a row?

Spurs new signing Savio, formerly known as Savinho, made an instant impact on his debut midweek against Charlton, next up for them is a tougher test against Newcastle who are looking upwardly mobile following the arrival of Matthias Jaissle.

Plus, we ask if Chelsea are an Emi Martinez signing away being title contenders and how nervous should Michael Carrick be about the prospect of facing another promoted side when Man United take on Ipswich?

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