After an extended international break, Premier League action is finally back — and The Assist returns for another huge gameweek as the early-season picture begins to take shape! 🔥

Warren Ashurst takes the hosting seat alongside Racing Post football experts Dan Childs and James Milton as the team look ahead to a packed Matchweek 6 and reveal where they think the best betting value can be found.

Saturday gets underway with Arsenal hosting Leeds United, while Aston Villa welcome Brentford and Chelsea take on Bournemouth. Ipswich face Fulham and Sunderland host Brighton before Manchester United welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford in the late kick-off.

Sunday brings three more intriguing fixtures, with Crystal Palace hosting Nottingham Forest and Hull City taking on Everton before the weekend’s big game sees Liverpool welcome unbeaten Manchester City to Anfield.

The action then continues on Monday night as Coventry City host Newcastle United.

The team also look at all the other big talking points from across the Premier League and EFL, revealing their best bets, value selections and Bet Builders for the weekend.

A reminder The Assist has come back refreshed for the new season, with plenty of new features:

⚽ Premier League predictions and best bets
🏆 The best of the weekend's EFL action
🧱 A Bet Builder from EACH of the team
🇪🇺 The best value bet from across Europe
🔥 The Assist Treble
💰 Weekend betting tips and value selections

Expect expert football predictions, Premier League betting tips, EFL picks, Bet Builders and European value bets as Warren, Dan and James reveal their best selections ahead of another huge weekend of football.

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Sam Hart, Lee Mottershead and Oliver Barnard are this week's team for an edition of The Front Page that contains some dire warnings from the bookmaking industry.

Betfred founder Fred Done has claimed that a doubling of machine games duty would devastate his betting shop business as well as the wider sector, so much so he thinks there will be no betting shops by 2030.

Joseph O'Brien is also thinking about numbers but in his case it's in relation to how many runners he will saddle in the Melbourne Cup. The team looks at the trainer's sizeable Australian squad and looks back at the weekend racing's highlights and the Newmarket Open Weekend.

On top of all that, there are even ante-post tips for this year's Arc.

After another fascinating week of Premier League action, The Assist is back for another huge gameweek, with the early-season picture beginning to take shape! 🔥

Jack Ogalbe takes the hosting seat alongside Racing Post football experts Dan Childs and James Milton as the team look ahead to another packed weekend of Premier League action.

Friday night sees Chelsea travel to Brentford looking to continue their strong start to the season, with the Blues facing a Brentford side capable of causing problems on home soil.

Saturday brings a host of intriguing fixtures, with Tottenham welcoming Aston Villa in the early kick-off, while Arsenal travel to Brighton looking to maintain their momentum. Everton host Ipswich Town, Newcastle take on newly promoted Hull City and Nottingham Forest face Coventry City in the evening kick-off.

Sunday sees Liverpool travel to Bournemouth, while Leeds host Crystal Palace and Manchester City welcome newly promoted Sunderland to the Etihad. The weekend then finishes with another huge fixture as Manchester United travel to Fulham.

The team also look at all the other big talking points from across the Premier League and EFL, revealing where they think the best betting value can be found this weekend.

A reminder The Assist has come back refreshed for the new season, with plenty of new features:

⚽ Premier League predictions and best bets
🏆 The best of the weekend's EFL action
🧱 A Bet Builder from EACH of the team
🇪🇺 The best value bet from across Europe
🔥 The Assist Treble
💰 Weekend betting tips and value selections

Expect expert football predictions, Premier League betting tips, EFL picks, Bet Builders and European value bets as Jack, Dan and James reveal their best selections ahead of another huge weekend of football.