Premier League storylines to look out for: Gameweek 23
By Tom Gott
Gameweek 22 was one of the craziest of the Premier League season so far, but it's time to switch our focus to this week's action.
From fierce derbies, to crucial fixtures and the first sight of Manchester City after their earth-shattering financial allegations, there's plenty to get excited for as gameweek 23 rolls around.
Here are ten things to look out for.
1. Felix finally returns
Joao Felix's 60-minute Chelsea debut was chaos from start to finish.
The Atletico Madrid loanee threatened to become the second coming of Eden Hazard before being shown a straight red card which has kept him out of the Blues' last three games.
Felix is finally back in contention for Graham Potter's side, who may need him to get through West Ham and the Great Wall of Nayef Aguerd.
2. Nathan Jones' search for a beautiful wife
Nathan Jones took aim at everything to do with Southampton after their recent loss to Brentford, and he threw Welsh women under the bus recently in an attempt to prove his love of a challenge.
"I could have stayed in a mining community, been a PE teacher and had a nice life, married a nice Welsh girl. Beautiful. I didn't. I want to test myself on every level. And that's nothing against Welsh women," he said... for some reason.
Will he find that beautiful wife when Wolves come to town? He may have plenty of extra time on his hands to sample the dating scene if Southampton don't win, that's for sure.
3. Conte's touchline return?
Antonio Conte has recovered from surgery to remove his gallbladder and has been back at Tottenham's training ground ahead of the trip to Leicester.
Just whether the Italian will be back on the touchline for that game is unclear, however, as assistant Cristian Stellini confirmed Conte has been ordered to take it easy for a little while - something he notoriously does not do.
Leicester, and in-form signing Tete, will be doing all they can to ensure nobody in the Spurs squad gets an easy afternoon.
4. Arsenal's bounce-back ability
Arsenal's good mood was sent crashing down to the ground last week with a shock 1-0 defeat to Everton, and they even had to thank Tottenham for doing them a favour against Man City later in the weekend. Yuck.
Mikel Arteta will demand a reaction but has the unenviable task of countering Thomas Frank and Brentford, who have been among the biggest thorns in the top sides' rear ends this season.
Ivan Toney gave Ben White and Arsenal nightmares early last season - can he do it again?
5. Brighton to keep up the pace
The return of Alexis Mac Allister from suspension will do wonders for Brighton's attempts to match pace with the rest of England's Champions League hunters.
Even with games in hand on their rivals, Brighton are right in the mix and they'll fancy their chances against a Crystal Palace side who feel like they could be one or two results away from a drastic change in the dugout.
Brighton haven't lost in six games, and Palace haven't won in six either.
6. The battle of the new boys
Nottingham Forest and Fulham were both among the pre-season favourites to head straight back down to the Championship, but both have done incredibly well to dismiss that narrative.
Fulham are on the cusp of the European spots, and while Forest aren't totally out of danger just yet, they've opened up a healthy lead over the drop zone which should ease some pressure.
A Forest win would move them five points behind Fulham with a game in hand. Steve Cooper's side are coming for the Cottagers.
7. Howe returns home
It seems like an eternity ago that Eddie Howe was a plucky underdog scrapping for his life with Bournemouth.
The Cherries may be locked in another relegation battle this season, but Howe has moved on to pastures new and is looking to secure Champions League football with Newcastle, who are yet to spend enough money to make everyone hate them.
A win would be massive for Newcastle but could also send Bournemouth to the bottom of the table if results elsewhere go against them.
8. Run it back at Elland Road
Just days after their 2-2 draw, Leeds and Manchester United will butt heads again.
Leeds will hope for more of the same, but for Man Utd, it's all about coping without Casemiro better than they did first time around. Fred and Marcel Sabitzer are the only fit senior midfielders on the books, and they struggled to replicate the Brazilian's impact.
Erik ten Hag has had a few days to try and sort something out, but with limited options, he's facing one of the toughest tests of his time in England.
9. The Villans vs the Villains?
Aston Villa may call themselves the Villans, but they're undoubtedly more popular right now than a Manchester City side who have been called a lot worse than Villains since the financial allegations against them were revealed.
City's job is to stay focused here. There's been a whole lot of noise about players getting sold and the team even being booted from the Premier League, but none of that can be Guardiola's concern here.
Having slipped up against Tottenham last time out, no such mistakes can be made here if City want to keep up with Arsenal in the title race.
10. Merseyside madness
Everton's unlikely win against Arsenal last weekend will give them a new level of confidence as they head into a Merseyside derby against a wounded Liverpool side.
Games in England don't get much feistier than this one, and it's been a while since both Everton and Liverpool have been under this sort of pressure. Neither side can afford a defeat.
It sounds like a red card waiting to happen, and we're all for it.