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A hugely important London Derby headlines a full slate of matches on Saturday as English Premier League leaders Chelsea take on fierce rivals Arsenal in an early-morning showdown.

The Blues enter Saturday atop the EPL table with four wins and a draw in their first five games, but they face a massive test in the Gunners, who despite sitting in fifth place are also unbeaten themselves. Chelsea have been helped out by the news that captain John Terry's four-match ban will not take effect quite yet, meaning he is available for this morning's clash with Arsenal.

Another big match in England sees second-place Manchester United take on Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney could feature in the starting lineup for the Red Devils, although they will be without Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia. Meanwhile, Clint Dempsey could get his first crack at a top EPL team since joining Tottenham earlier this season.

In Spain, Barcelona put their perfect record through five games on the line as they travel to take on Sevilla. Barcelona haven't dropped any points this season, but Sevilla are also yet to drop any points at home. Something has to give on Saturday in this massive late-afternoon match.

If you will be watching any of today's games, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (Today's TV schedule is after the jump):

TODAY'S TV SCHEDULE

7:45am – ESPN2 - Arsenal vs. Chelsea

9:30am – GolTV - Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich

10am – FoxSoccer2go – Everton vs. Southampton

10am – Fox Soccer Channel - Fulham vs. Manchester City

10am – Fox Soccer Plus - Norwich City vs. Liverpool

10am – FoxSoccer2go - Reading vs. Newcastle United

10am - FoxSoccer2go - Stoke City vs. Swansea City

10am - FoxSoccer2go - Sunderland vs. Wigan Athletic

10am - FoxSoccer2go - Motherwell vs. Celtic

10am - beIN Sport en Espanol - Valencia vs. Real Zaragoza

11:30am – Univision Deportes - Paris St. Germain vs. Sochaux

Noon – beIN Sport en Espanol - Parma vs. AC Milan

12:30pm - Fox Soccer Channel - Manchester United vs. Tottenham

12:30pm – GolTV - Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach

2pm – beIN Sport - Real Sociedad vs. Athletic Bilbao

2pm – Univision Deportes - Ajaccio vs. Brest

2pm – beIN Sport 2 - Nancy vs. Montpellier

2:45pm – RAI - Juventus vs. Roma

2:45pm – ESPN3.com - Ajax vs. Twente

3:30pm- ESPN3.com - Rio Ave vs. Porto

4pm – beIN Sport - Sevilla vs. Barcelona

5:30pm – Univision - Club America vs. Morelia

7pm – MLS Direct Kick/MSG - New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC

7:30pm – MLS Direct Kick - Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union

8pm – Telefutura - Tigres UANL vs. San Luis

8:30pm – MLS Direct Kick - Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution

9pm - NBC Sports Network - Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Seattle Sounders

10:30pm - MLS Direct Kick – Portland Timbers vs. D.C. United

10:30pm - MLS Direct Kick – Chivas USA vs. Real Salt Lake

10:30pm - MLS Direct Kick – San Jose Earthquakes vs. FC Dallas

Comments

  1. I saw the last 35 minutes of the game and just about puked on the two bad refereeing calls you mention. I have now lost all respect for Fabregas. Totally disgusting what he did. First he attacks Medel to get the ball and after knocking it loose verbally taunts him and they both are moving toward each other and collide ever so slightly and Fabregas fakes like he was hit with a Zidane head-putt. Should have been a no call, or yellow cards for both, because both were moving forward and equally guilty of the creating the little collision. And the hand ball that was used before the winning goal happened right in front of the ref, who also was letting Barca in the last half hour get away with a lot of fouls. Sevilla looked heartbroken after the loss.

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  2. anyone see the barca game? The commentators would have you think that win was ‘heroic’–their words

    when a hand ball is used to control and then the tying goal comes seconds later, that’s lucky or worse, not heroic

    fun game to watch. the red card Cesc provoked changed everything

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  3. Damn Roma … you know you’re in trouble when every one of your 4 defenders have a yellow card by halftime … and also you’re down by 3.

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  4. I knew Dempsey would be coming off. He can consider himself very lucky if he doesn’t start on the bench for the next game. His garbage goal did nothing to change the fact that he was easily the worst player on the pitch. Hopefully he will get one more start and the goal will have boosted his confidence enough for him to play better.

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  5. I knew Dempsey would be coming off. He can consider himself very lucky if he doesn’t start on the bench for the next game. His garbage goal did nothing to change the fact that he was easily the worst player on the pitch. Hopefully he will get one more start and the goal will have boosted his confidence enough for him to play better.

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  6. you just say that fot the shock value. thats not the case in the least. And he just scored as well. I bet your a jozy critic as well.

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  7. DEUCE!!!! Goal! Rebound from Bale shot! Great positioning. Bale shoulda ppassed in the first place. And while I’m writing this, Park scores on the other end. 3-2 Spurs.

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  8. Not a fair race, but Bale dusted Ferdinand on that goal. Spurs midfield was way better than United in the first half. Have a feeling that Rooney just changed that.

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