A football finance expert has hit out at the ‘farcical’ Premier League financial rules that have limited clubs like Newcastle United in the transfer market.

Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Given that there are plenty of intriguing games on this weekend's Premier League docket, here's a brief(ish) look at some of the intriguing talking points from three of them before we dive into our predictions for all 10 matches:Newcastle vs.