Overview
- Aston Villa host Manchester City on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Villa Park with Michael Oliver appointed as referee.
- Pep Guardiola said Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov will miss the trip after confirming they remain unavailable.
- Manchester City have 16 points after beating Everton 2-0 and could go top depending on Arsenal’s result.
- Chelsea welcome Sunderland on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Stamford Bridge with Andrew Madley officiating and TV coverage on ESPN and Disney+.
- Recent form frames the stakes as Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-0, Sunderland beat Wolves 2-0, Aston Villa edged Tottenham 2-1, and Liverpool’s 3-2 loss to Brentford marked a fourth straight league defeat.