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Premier League leaders Manchester City will aim to extend their flawless start to the season at Aston Villa on Saturday, while second-placed Arsenal will host Everton at Emirates Stadium.

Third-placed Brighton are also dreaming of an unlikely title challenge but face a stiff examination when they travel to Liverpool.

Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca is the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club.

Yet it may all count for nothing unless City are successful in their appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

Maresca’s men travel to Aston Villa on Saturday, hoping to improve on a miserable recent record in Birmingham.

City have lost on their past three visits to Villa Park and face a resurgent opponent after an overhaul of Unai Emery’s squad in the transfer market.

Villa have won five and drawn one of their past six games in all competitions as new signings Nicolas Jackson, Johan Manzambi, and Zion Suzuki have quickly settled in to mitigate the loss of Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, and Emi Martinez.

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Speaking on Wednesday after Villa defeated Viking to make it three wins from three in the Champions League, Emery said: “How we are responding, getting better, is really fantastic.

“How some individual players are feeling comfortable and getting confidence and getting better rhythm on the field is really as well something that makes us happy and confident in ourselves.”

Below are Premier League fixtures scheduled for the weekend:

Friday

Ipswich v Nottingham Forest

Saturday

Aston Villa v Manchester City

Arsenal v Everton

Coventry v Fulham

Chelsea v Tottenham

Sunday

Crystal Palace v Newcastle

Hull v Brentford

Liverpool v Brighton

Manchester United v Bournemouth

Sunderland v Leeds

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