At Friday's Premier League meeting, where the majority of shareholders voted through changes to APT rules, clubs were informed that the overall revenue of the competition is set to increase by 17%. Total broadcast and commercial income, as a result, will rise from £10.5bn in the current three-year cycle to £12.25bn between 2025 and 2028.

Some interesting Premier League scorelines on Saturday. Nobody saw Manchester City 0 Spurs 4 on the horizon. That’s Man City’s third league defeat on the spin and five in a row in all competitions. Pep’s men will be soon back to near their best of course,

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Newcastle United and Manchester City sparked fears that wage inflation would be cranked up if APT rules had been tweaked

As a Newcastle United fan though, have a look at this weekend’s other Premier League fixtures and have a think about what you’d like to happen and what is likely in terms of results. All nine other Premier League fixtures will of course have been completed by the time the Hammers visit St James’ Park.

The match officials for Newcastle United’s return to Premier League action against West Ham United on Monday (8pm kick-off) have been confirmed.