Premier League predictions: Gameweek 5

Well, thank goodness for that. The international break is over after a week-and-a-half that felt like an eternity, with Premier League football gracing our television sets and laptop screens once more this weekend.

On paper, there are no jaw-dropping fixtures upon the English top-flight's return, but there is still an abundance of top clashes with the potential for some almighty upsets.

For many teams, this weekend serves as an opportunity to sparkle once more and propel themselves up the league table. For others, there will be a desperate scramble not to be crisis club of the week.

Here's how thinks this weekend could play out.

There will be no Friday fixture this gameweek for the first time this season as a result of the international break, meaning we will unfortunately have to sit and talk to our loved ones instead, anxiously twitching our fingers until Saturday afternoon.

Wolverhampton Wanderers get us underway at Molineux, looking to shake off three defeats from their opening four league matches under new boss Gary O'Neil. Liverpool are the visitors, not exactly the kind of team the Old Gold will relish facing given the Reds' impressive run of results at the beginning of the new campaign.

There are five 3pm kick-offs this Saturday, one of which being Aston Villa's clash with Crystal Palace. Unai Emery's side have either been unequivocally brilliant or darn right terrible this season, with Villa fans hopeful that the former is the case come the Eagles' visit. However, Palace have made a quietly solid start to the season and could pose the Villans some problems.

Luton Town are still searching for their first points of the season as they take a relatively short trip to Fulham on Saturday. The Hatters have played a game