Domestic leagues resume on Sunday following a packed midweek of continental competition, highlighted by an intense Elland Road clash between Leeds United and Manchester United. The visiting Red Devils are enduring a miserable run, taking just six points from their opening six league fixtures—their worst start to a campaign in 40 years—prior to a midweek defeat against Atletico Madrid. Daniel Farke’s Leeds, who impressed despite losing 2-1 to champions Arsenal in their last outing, will rely on a roaring home crowd. In attack, Dominic Calvert-Lewin faces a physical duel with Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire, with the forward averaging over two fouls and two shots per game.
In Serie A, Cesc Fabregas' Como visit struggling Fiorentina aiming to recover from Wednesday’s 3-2 European defeat at Feyenoord. Como have started strongly domestically, winning three of their first four league matches and holding high-flying Roma to a goalless draw. The loss in Rotterdam was their second consecutive road defeat, which followed an eight-game away unbeaten sequence featuring five wins. They now face a 19th-placed Fiorentina side with just one league victory from six games, who were beaten 2-1 by Genoa and have scored fewer than two goals in each of their last ten home league matches.
In France, Angers meet Marseille in Ligue 1 action with both clubs managing uneven runs of form. Angers have picked up seven points across their last five league fixtures, though they must rebound from a heavy 5-1 thrashing against Brest. Marseille recently ended a four-match league losing streak by beating Troyes 2-0, but they could face fatigue following Thursday’s 1-0 home loss to Olympiacos in European competition.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Brighton meet Crystal Palace after both squads featured in Europe this week. Brighton have collected 13 points from six league games—falling only to Chelsea—while also eliminating Manchester United from the League Cup and cruising to a 4-0 European victory. They face Pierre Sage's inconsistent Palace team, who suffered a continental defeat on Thursday. Meanwhile, champions Arsenal, having bounced back from their sole loss against Brighton by defeating Leeds and Lyon, prepare to face Nottingham Forest to round off the weekend's action.