Football Focus - 25/10/2008

Manish Bhasin, Mark Lawrenson and Lee Dixon look ahead to the weekend's fixtures. It's a busy time of year for the elite clubs, who had to play in Europe in midweek and are now embarking on a run of three Premier League matches in eight days. European and domestic champions Manchester United travel to Everton, whose early season form at Goodison Park has been woeful. It's the Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Light - Sunderland have not beaten Newcastle at home for 28 years but given the turmoil on Tyneside so far this season, this could be the moment Black Cats fans have waited so long for. In Scotland, Celtic host Hibernian while Rangers travel to Hamilton - the Gers won 6-0 on their last trip to the Accies' ground nine years ago but Hamilton are now mixing it in the top flight and will be sure to put up stiffer resistance.