This is the picture at Selhurst Park for the early kick-off in the Premier League, but it should apparently brighten up with sunny intervals and a top temperature of 15C.

You're standing on the sidelines, waiting to come on, imaging that moment of glory and then these things happen....

Joe Wardle: I once had a stinker on the left wing, got yanked off and in true Sunday league fashion was made linesman. Made a terrible call five minutes in and someone else took my place.  

Ken Gorry: Came on, tried to block a clearance, got hit with the ball full on in the face. My noise started bleeding so ref made me go off for treatment. It didn't stop bleeding until the game was over.. That was my debut..  

Ben Puzzar: Got sent off after 9 mins after watching the guy playing in my position getting bullied by their right winger. Needless to say, two late tackles later and both of us were sharing a pint in the clubhouse!  

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Steve Wilson
BBC Match of the Day commentator at Selhurst Park

"Nobody at Crystal Palace should be under any illusions about the thanks they owe Tony Pulis. From rock bottom to mid-table, in the twinkling of an eye the Welshman ensured that the foundations of success were laid.

"What Alan Pardew has achieved in an equally short space of time is perhaps even more impressive. 

"Palace have every right to think that they can qualify for Europe with what must be their finest team in more than two decades."

Image source, Rex Features

Right, time to turn our attention to today's fixtures. First up, a look at an intriguing early kick-off...

We love all substitute stories here on Saturday football, even the ones more suited to the classroom...

As ever, Sportsworld will be on air from 15:00 BST, covering the big stories in global sport, alongside live commentary of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Newcastle.

Former Wigan man Paul Scharner (pictured) and Swansea's Gerhard Tremmel are the guests on today's programme, which asks why Italian champions Juventus have made such a poor start to their season, and whether Wolfsburg could be heading for trouble in Germany.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 live begins its coverage of Saturday’s football programme with commentary from Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace take on West Brom at 12:45 BST - Ian Brown and David Pleat are on the mic for that one.

That will be followed by full match commentary of the 15:00 kick-off between Manchester City and Newcastle, courtesy of Ian Dennis and Jimmy Armfield, plus updates from around the grounds as the goals go in.

Were you an Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or an Ali Dia?

We want to hear your substitute stories this Saturday morning and here are some early contenders.

Stephen Collins: My first under-16 game was as a last minute sub. Excitedly warmed up, high fived my teammate, sprinted on...and the final whistle blew.

Mark: I got subbed off once because one of our better players turned up still drunk. By half term he felt better so off I came.

Dan Wellington: Once came on after 85 minutes. Won a penalty, scored the penalty and got sent off for taunting the opposition but won 1-0.

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Football Focus

Join Football Focus for a preview of the weekend’s action on BBC One from 12:10 BST. Trevor Sinclair and Martin Keown are on the sofa today.

You can watch reaction as all the goals go withFinal Score, live on the Red Button from 14:30 and on BBC One from 16:00 - John Hartson and Graeme Le Saux will be on the couch with Jason Mohammad. Viewers in Scotland can watch Sportscene from the same time. 

And of course later there’ll be Match of the Day – tonight it’s on at 22:30 on BBC One.

As ever, Mark Lawrenson has had his say on this weekend's games in his weekly predictions.

Crystal Palace 1-1 West Brom

Aston Villa 1-2 Stoke

Bournemouth 2-1 Watford

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

Norwich 2-1 Leicester

Sunderland 2-0 West Ham

Chelsea 2-1 Southampton

Take on Lawro - and football fans from across the world - by having your say in all of today and tomorrow's Premier League in our football predictor game.

Sounds like you should have stayed up front Ross #goalmachine.

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Mourinho isn't the only manager beginning to show the strain - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has also been in decidedly tetchy mood.

The Times leads on the Frenchman's fit of pique in yesterday's news conference, when he batted away questions about which of David Ospina or Petr Cech would play in goal against Manchester United on Sunday with more than a hint of irritation.

Image source, The Times

The Telegraph leads this morning on the latest instalment in a miserable week at Stamford Bridge. 

After a ropey Champions League defeat and the admission from Jose Mourinho that he was experiencing his worst spell in management, the case of former team doctor Eva Carneiro has cast another shadow over the club.

The FA cleared Mourinho of making discriminatory comments towards Carneiro, but she has fired back, saying the governing body had never asked her to testify. The FA say they did. Hmmm...

Image source, Daily Telegraph

Let's have a look at today's back pages, shall we? 

Rumblings of a managerial change in today's Mirror, which claims that Ajax manager Frank De Boer has demanded to be given the top job at Liverpool if/when the carpet is yanked from under Brendan Rodgers.

Now now, Frank. You know that's not how you get your way. You've got to ask nicely, remember. The magic word never goes amiss.

Image source, Daily Mirror

Some early contenders for substitute stories from the office.

A colleague has volunteered the story of time of he was subbed on to the opposition team to even the numbers when they turned up a player short. Ended up getting kicked from pillar to post by his own team-mates. Wincing at the mere memory of it.

I was once subbed off with 15 minutes remaining, with my team trailing 3-0. I watched from the sidelines with a mixture of joy and despair as that became a 4-3 win, with my replacement scoring two and laying on another. In its own way, just as painful.

Got any good ones of your own out there? Let us know on Twitter using #bbcfootball, external or via the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

BBC Radio 5 Live

As is usual on a Saturday morning, we're teaming up with the Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio 5 live to delve into the depths of your footballing anecdotes. 

Today's topic for conversation is: Your notable stories about being a substitute.

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You can also text us on 81111 from UK mobiles - but don't forget to include your name.

While we're at it, it's shaping up to be an absolutely sensational Sunday of football action tomorrow. Got plans? Cancel them. Take the phone off the hook. Stock the fridge.

This is what's coming up in football town (all kick-offs BST):

Everton v Liverpool (13:30)

Arsenal v Man Utd (16:00)

Swansea v Tottenham (16:00)

Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (16:30)

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid (19:30)

PSG v Marseille (20:00)

I suppose you might want to know what games are on today. Well get a load of this (all 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated).

Crystal Palace v West Brom (12:45)

Aston Villa v Stoke 

Bournemouth v Watford

Man City v Newcastle

Norwich v Leicester

Sunderland v West Ham

Chelsea v Southampton (17:30)

Hello and welcome to another action-packed weekend of Premier League action. 

We've got seven games coming up for you today, with Manchester City and Chelsea battling to make up lost ground at the top of the table, and Newcastle and Sunderland desperate to try and scramble off the bottom.

Let's get straight on and show you exactly what's on the menu today...