Chelsea had more desire for points than Arsenal – Matic

After bursting onto the Premier League scene, obvious comparisons have been drawn with compatriot Thierry Henry.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech also bounced back from a nightmare against West Ham to show his class with a virtuoso performance in the draw against Liverpool, an object lesson in why manager Arsene Wenger was so keen to bring him in for £10m from Chelsea.

Check out the breakdown and broadcast info for this week’s top matches below (all stats courtesy of the Premier League). Steve McClaren is already under pressure and a midweek defeat to a Sheffield Wednesday side that made 10 changes for their Capital One Cup tie doesn’t bode well for Magpies fans.

Liverpool needed penalty kicks to win their home match against Carlisle United.

Sherwood was hailed as a saviour last term as he kept Villa in the Premier League and guided them to the FA Cup final.

Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista has had a three-match ban for violent conduct withdrawn by the English Football Association following a successful appeal by the club after his red card against Chelsea.

Manchester City in the hat, along with Everton, Aston Villa, Stoke City, Bournemouth and Leicester from the Premier League.

Match notes: West Bromwich Albion are winless in their last five league games vs. Everton (with two draws)… “A win at St James” Park would help the Blues to continue to build momentum. The former England boss admits his side are “close to crisis’ and it is easy to see why the Toon Army are so disgruntled”.

The current EPL champions take on Walsall in their League Cup match-up on Wednesday before facing off against Newcastle in their next League encounter on Saturday.

“He’s very quick and wants to run in behind, which was Anelka’s game“. Here is all the information you need for Tottenham’s game with Manchester City…

These two sides have enjoyed successful starts to the season with hosts Leicester still unbeaten in all competitions this season. His eye for a pass cannot be denied and his 18 assists were a massive contribution to Chelsea being crowned Premier League champions last season.

The main story: It’s not a must-win game for the Gunners, who are coming off that controversial loss to Chelsea last week.

It will come as some surprise to see Ronald Koeman’s team so far down the league table after six games. The opinions expressed belong to the author and are not necessarily shared by Metro.