The month kicks off with a trip to take on Watford at Vicarage Road, with kick-off moved to 5.30pm on Saturday 2 November. That is the same slot as our second visit of the campaign to Manchester as we take on Pep Guardiola’s City side in the evening kick-off on Saturday 23 November at the Etihad. Both matches will be shown live on Sky Sports.

An Eden Hazard brace secured a Boxing Day victory away at the Hornets last season, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was among the scorers in May as we won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Our last win at Eastlands came in a lively encounter in December 2016 as the Blues came from behind to beat nine-man City 3-1.