The podders return with their look ahead to the big kick off in the Premier League. Could this be Arsenal's season? Are Crystal Palace set to be this year's Southampton? And are Aston Villa doomed to another relegation battle?

After our summer of documentaries and long-form interviews, the Football Weekly pod squad are back, back, back!

Barry Glendenning, Paul MacInnes and Jaunty Ian McCourt join AC Jimbo to assess the title challengers, the Europa Leaguers, the race-for-tenth-placers, the relegation strugglers and the Premier League new boys.

Can Arsenal mount their first serious run at the title in a decade? Will Chelsea's lack of transfer activity comes back to haunt them? How long will Brendan Rodgers have to gel his new troops at Liverpool? Which of Crystal Palace or Stoke City is more likely to do a Southampton? Can any of Norwich, Bournemouth or Watford survive in the Best League in the World? Is it curtains for Aston Villa?

Questions, listeners, questions – and we pose and answer plenty more over the course of this 50-odd minute podcast.

We look forward to seeing you at our live show in London this evening – and we are very excited to announce that we'll be doing events in Manchester and Brighton in the coming months. Head to the Guardian Membership page for more details.