A look ahead to Saturday's fixtures in the Barclays Premier League.
Chelsea will be aiming to reclaim top spot in the Barclays Premier League as they host Blackburn Rovers.
With leaders Manchester United not in action until Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti's men have the chance to leapfrog their rivals.
Chelsea v Blackburn
Manager Ancelotti has seen his Blues side make a flying start to the season, winning 12 of their 13 matches in all competitions.
But having lost at Aston Villa last time out in the Barclays Premier League they will be determined to bounce back against Rovers who have lost their last eight away matches in the Barclays Premier League and failed to score in their previous six top-flight meetings with Chelsea.
Chelsea have won 11 and drawn one of their last 13 meetings with Blackburn in all competitions. The Lancashire side have failed to score in their last six league matches against Chelsea, losing five of them.
Spurs v Stoke
Tottenham Hotspur could steal a march on Chelsea by moving level on points with Manchester United - and a four goal victory would put them top of the Barclays Premier League.
Stoke have only ever won once at White Hart Lane but halted a run of four matches without a win as they beat West Ham United 2-1 last week.
Spurs have won five and drawn one of their last seven meetings with the Potters who have drawn their last three on the road.
Hull City v Portsmouth
Two of the bottom three meet at the KC Stadium in a match which, even at this early stage of the campaign, could have a major impact on the ultimate outcome of the relegation battle.
The Tigers have lost five of their last six in league and cup and have kept only three clean sheets in 23 Premier League matches at the KC Stadium.
Pompey, who ended a run of 17 away fixtures without a victory when they won 1-0 at Wolves, are unbeaten in their last seven league meetings with Hull City since September 1988.
Wolves v Aston Villa
There is a mouth-watering Midlands derby as Wolverhampton Wanderers host Aston Villa who have made their best start to a season for 10 years.
Villa are unbeaten in their last 12 league and cup matches against Wolves since a 3-1 defeat at Villa Park in March 1980. They have won four of their last six visits to Molineux, restricting the home side to just two goals.
Mick McCarthy's men have won just one of their last seven and none of their last three - although they were just minutes away from beating Everton at Goodison Park last time out.
Burnley v Wigan
Fresh from their narrow defeat neighbours Blackburn Rovers, Burnley face another Lancashire derby as they meet Wigan Athletic at Turf Moor.
The teams have previously met in all three lower divisions but this will be their first encounter in the top flight. Burnley have only beaten Wigan twice in 16 meetings in all competitions.
The Clarets are the first newly-promoted team in 27 years to win their first four top-flight home matches, since Watford achieved the same feat in 1982-83.
Birmingham v Sunderland
Former Blues player and manager Steve Bruce returns to St Andrew's for the first time since his departure in 2007 with his Sunderland side riding high in the Barclays Premier League.
Birmingham have lost five of their last six and are out of the relegation zone only on goal difference but they have won four and drawn one of their last six league meetings with the Black Cats.
Sunderland striker Darren Bent has scored in five successive Barclays Premier League matches. If he finds the net in this fixture he will become the first player to score in six successive top-flight matches for the Wearsiders since Trevor Ford in December 1951.
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