Sunderland are in their green kit this afternoon. They look like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Does that make Dick Advocaat Splinter? Nowt doing at OT yet - hence the random Turtles chat.

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Arsenal making the very early running at Leicester with livewire Alexis Sanchez on the ball. He has yet to score this season. Is today the day?

Theo Walcott drifts a shot over the top. 

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Go! Go! Go! We are up and running in the Premier League.

Here we go then - the teams are out on the fields - looks like a sunny day everywhere. All set?

Martin Keown
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Final Score

"Last week was a little bit better, but to fail to beat Carlisle - alarm bells are ringing. He's just got to go and win games and do his talking on the pitch. It's not about the manager, it's about the club and the players, doing the talking on the pitch. Win today and it will all be ok."

In rugby union, Canada have just taken the lead against Italy at the World Cup. Shock o'clock?

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We're almost set at Old Trafford, where Fred the Red is entertaining the crowd with a spot of dancing. He's not quite up to Strictly standards just yet.

Jonathan Pearce
BBC football commentator

"Brendan Rodgers won't quit, but there was a strange comment yesterday when he talked about the owners which suggested the start of an end process. So he needs a win today, a win against Sion midweek and a result against Everton. A win today though, could take them within four points of Manchester City."

Tim Sherwood says he's happy to develop his players after seeing Christian Benteke head to Liverpool this summer, Fabian Delph move to Manchester City and Tom Cleverley join Everton.

"We will now develop what we have," said Sherwood. "We're a work in progress and we're happy with the squad. The new players came here because we knew they were good players. Some hit the ground running right away, others take time." 

Back to the bread and butter of League Two for Carlisle United, just three days after they almost shocked Liverpool in the Capital One Cup. The Cumbrians are five unbeaten in the fourth tier and host rock-bottom Newport, who are still searching for their opening victory of a tough campaign.

Leaders Leyton Orient are searching for their first win in four games when they host eighth-placed Northampton Town, while second-placed Portsmouth – the division's only unbeaten team – travel to Bristol Rovers. 

Stoke have won three points from their six games so far in 2015-16; their worst ever start to a Premier League season.Prior to 2015-16, only 25 teams have failed to win any of their opening seven Premier League games in a season - 52% have been relegated (13/25).

Daniel Tinkler: Lamela told to buckle up and prove his worth by Pochettino and in the last 2 games has been on fire. So that worked then.

Luke Parsons: I think what we've seen today shows why English clubs struggle in Europe, none of the big teams have the squad depth to compete

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All 24 teams in the third tier kick off at 3pm today, with leaders Burton making the short trip north to Chesterfield. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side are looking to increase their one-point gap over Walsall, who host second-bottom Crewe.

There is a South Yorkshire derby as promotion-hopefuls Sheffield United entertain Doncaster Rovers, while across the Pennines there are more bragging rights at stake as Oldham host Wigan.

And Graham Westley takes charge of Peterborough for the first time as the Posh travel to a Bradford side unbeaten in five matches.

What is it with football managers and them making up quotes? Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers shrugged off the pressure he is under this week - instead labeling it "positive fear".

"That's what drives a manager on - that fear, positive fear," said Rodgers. "But it doesn't frighten me. I've got an inherent belief in what I do but I don't shy away from the fact that you need to get results and be performing well to try and stay and work.

"How do I block it out? It's very simple. I hope to be a football manager for another 20-odd years and I suspect that those 20 won't be at Liverpool, but whilst I'm here I want to fight for the players and the club." 

BBC Sport's Mark Mitchener at the Britannia Stadium: "Stoke's search for a first league win pits them against Bournemouth, who have only won once in 12 visits to Stoke, a 3-1 success at the old Victoria Ground in 1991 when Luther Blissett was leading the line for the visitors

"And in their last four trips to the Britannia Stadium (all defeats), the Cherries' misfortunes have included an own goal, a goalkeeper sent off, and three different players (Steve Robinson, Richard Hughes and Warren Feeney) missing penalties in three successive seasons. Time for a change of luck?"    

That makes the six 3pm kick-offs interesting, doesn't it? Remember, City took the lead against Spurs before it all went pear-shaped.

Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on Final Score

 "Three of the goals have been blatantly offside, but it's just the way the game goes sometimes. Spurs showed real character today and they've all turned up, Harry Kane has got his goal and they've taken their chances. After the derby defeat midweek by Arsenal this is exactly what they needed."  

Championship leaders Brighton could extend their advantage at the top to six points when they visit struggling Bolton.

Second-placed Middlesbrough are not playing until tomorrow, when they host Leeds, so third-placed Burnley can climb above Boro if they beat Reading at Turf Moor today.

Two of the Football League's founding members - Preston and Wolves - meet for the 117th time with both sides currently in the bottom seven. Elsewhere, Sheffield Wednesday - fresh from their League Cup win against Newcastle - go to Brentford, while play-off chasing Ipswich and Birmingham face home games against teams in the bottom three in Bristol City and Rotherham.