Saturday: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United (4.30pm)
Tottenham's home league form is as bad as their away form is good. While they sit top of the away league table, Thomas Frank's men are fourth bottom in the home standings with one win in five. They at least picked themselves up from a dismal home defeat by Chelsea last weekend with a 4-0 Uefa Champions League thrashing of Copenhagen in North London on Tuesday.
Manchester United saw their three-game win-streak ended last time out and needed a late Amad Diallo thunderbolt to rescue a point at Nottingham Forest and are eighth in the table.
Prediction: Spurs 2 Man United 2
Everton v Fulham (7pm)
Everton's solid start to the campaign has hit the rocks somewhat with the Merseysiders now having won just once in six matches. On Monday they drew 1-1 at Sunderland and are 14th in the table, five points above the bottom three.
Fulham – one point and one place behind Everton – ended their dreadful run of four successive losses by sweeping aside bottom club Wolves 3-0 at Craven Cottage. The Cottagers have yet to register a win away from home.
Prediction: Everton 2 Fulham 1
West Ham United v Burnley (7pm)
The feeling of relief was palpable at the London Stadium on Sunday when West Ham secured their first home win since February – and only second victory of the campaign – with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 defeat of Newcastle. Despite the three points, the Hammers remain in the bottom three.
Burnley failed to make it three wins on the spin when they fell to a 2-0 home loss against table-topping Arsenal and are in 17th place, three points and one place ahead of West Ham.
Prediction: West Ham 2 Burnley 0
Sunderland v Arsenal (9.30pm)
Granit Xhaka's first goal for Sunderland earned them a point against Everton which lifted them into the top four and just a single point shy of second place.
Arsenal's relentless form continued this week when they followed up a fifth Premier League win in a row after beating Burnley – taking them six-points clear at the top – by powering to a 3-0 Champions League victory away to Slavia Prague. The Gunners have now won 10 successive matches across all competitions.
Prediction: Sunderland 1 Arsenal 3
Chelsea v Wolves (midnight)
Chelsea are sixth in the table, but only two points behind second, after registering a third win in four games last week by defeating London rivals Tottenham 1-0 – a scoreline which flattered Spurs immensely. In the Champions League on Wednesday, Chelsea drew 2-2 at Qarabag.
Wolves remain winless and rock-bottom with two points form 10 matches with last weekend's demolition by Fulham resulting in manager Vitor Pereira being sacked. James Collins and Richard Walker – the under-21s and under-18s head coaches, respectively – are in interim charge.
Prediction: Chelsea 4 Wolves 1
Sunday: Aston Villa v Bournemouth (6pm)
Villa's four-game winning run was brought to a halt with their loss away to Liverpool, resulting in Unai Emery's side dropping out of the top half of the table. In the Europa league on Thursday, they won 2-0 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Bournemouth's away defeat to Manchester City was their first loss in eight games but the Cherries remain fifth in the table just one point shy of second place.
Prediction: Villa 1 Bournemouth 1
Brentford v Newcastle United (6pm)
Brentford's away-day struggles continued last weekend when they lost 2-0 at Crystal Palace – their fourth in five games. At home, though, the Bees are a different prospect winning three out of five and losing just once. They are 12th in the standings, a point and a place ahead of Newcastle.
Newcastle are also finding life on the road troublesome with their loss at West Ham making it eight Premier League games since they tasted victory away from Tyneside. At home to Athletic Club on Wednesday, the Magpies prevailed 2-0 in the Champions League.
Prediction: Brentford 2 Newcastle 1
Crystal Palace v Brighton (6pm)
Palace won for the first time in three Premier League games after defeating Brentford at Selhurst Park, with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring his sixth of the season, moving them up to ninth place. On Thursday, the Eagles won 3-1 at home to AZ Almaar in the Uefa Conference League.
Brighton returned to winning ways after losing to Manchester United by sweeping aside Leeds on the south coast with the in-form Danny Welbeck notching for the third successive match. The Seagulls are in 10th place.
Prediction: Palace 2 Brighton 2
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United (5pm)
Forest sealed their first point following four losses after drawing with Manchester United but Sean Dyche's side remain second from bottom with six points – and just a single win – from 10 matches. Away to Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday, Forest were held to a goalless draw.
Leeds are just five points above Forest after falling to three defeats in four matches, the last of which a 3-0 battering at Brighton – their fourth loss in five away games.
Prediction: Forest 1 Leeds 0
Manchester City v Liverpool (8.30pm)
After losing for the first time in 10 games the previous week, City eased past Bournemouth at the Etihad with Erling Haaland's double key to a 3-1 win that lifted up to second place, six points behind Arsenal. In the Champions League on Wednesday, City cruised to a 4-1 win at home to Borussia Dortmund.
Liverpool have enjoyed a stellar week following their recent troubles, beating Aston Villa 2-0 and Real Madrid 1-0, with Alexis Mac Allister scoring the midweek winner against the 15-time European champions.
Prediction: Man City 3 Liverpool 2
Another way to earn air miles
In addition to the Emirates and Etihad programmes, there is the Air Miles Middle East card, which offers members the ability to choose any airline, has no black-out dates and no restrictions on seat availability. Air Miles is linked up to HSBC credit cards and can also be earned through retail partners such as Spinneys, Sharaf DG and The Toy Store.
An Emirates Dubai-London round-trip ticket costs 180,000 miles on the Air Miles website. But customers earn these ‘miles’ at a much faster rate than airline miles. Adidas offers two air miles per Dh1 spent. Air Miles has partnerships with websites as well, so booking.com and agoda.com offer three miles per Dh1 spent.
“If you use your HSBC credit card when shopping at our partners, you are able to earn Air Miles twice which will mean you can get that flight reward faster and for less spend,” says Paul Lacey, the managing director for Europe, Middle East and India for Aimia, which owns and operates Air Miles Middle East.
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How to apply for a drone permit
Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
Submit their request
What are the regulations?
Fly it within visual line of sight
Never over populated areas
Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
Should have a live feed of the drone flight
Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
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Tips for entertaining with ease
· Set the table the night before. It’s a small job but it will make you feel more organised once done.
· As the host, your mood sets the tone. If people arrive to find you red-faced and harried, they’re not going to relax until you do. Take a deep breath and try to exude calm energy.
· Guests tend to turn up thirsty. Fill a big jug with iced water and lemon or lime slices and encourage people to help themselves.
· Have some background music on to help create a bit of ambience and fill any initial lulls in conversations.
· The meal certainly doesn’t need to be ready the moment your guests step through the door, but if there’s a nibble or two that can be passed around it will ward off hunger pangs and buy you a bit more time in the kitchen.
· You absolutely don’t have to make every element of the brunch from scratch. Take inspiration from our ideas for ready-made extras and by all means pick up a store-bought dessert.