In the Premier League, Arsenal lead on 24 points (8-0-1) and host Hull City on Saturday. Manchester City (21) visit Nottingham Forest, who have six points, and third-placed Brighton (19) host Brentford. Liverpool (15) are at Crystal Palace and Chelsea (16) at bottom side Sunderland; Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland play in the Europa League on Thursday, so three Sunday games kick off at 15:00 CET. Manchester United (17th, seven points) host Aston Villa. In the Bundesliga, Bayern and Dortmund both have 18 points after the 2-2 Klassiker, Bayern with a goal difference of +19. Bayern visit Mainz, who lost 4-1 at Elversberg, while Dortmund host Elversberg. Freiburg (16) host Union, Leipzig (15) host Augsburg, and Stuttgart, 4-2 winners at Leverkusen, host Bremen (15). Leverkusen (13) are at Köln on Sunday, and bottom side Gladbach (four points) visit Hamburg on Friday.

In La Liga, Barcelona lead on 30 points after a 6-1 win over Alavés, two ahead of Atlético (28), and the two meet on Sunday at 21:00. Real Madrid (27) visit Valencia on Saturday at 21:00. In Serie A, Lazio top the table on 28 points and visit Napoli (14, eighth) on Sunday at 12:30. Inter (25), beaten 3-1 by Milan in the derby, host fourth-placed Como (23) at 18:00, Roma (24) host Sassuolo on Saturday, and Juventus (17), 2-0 winners over Napoli, are at Fiorentina on Sunday night. In Ligue 1, PSG lead on 20 points after a 5-1 win at Le Havre and host Troyes on Saturday; Lille (18) are at Rennes (16) on Sunday at 15:00, and Lens host Marseille (15 points) at 20:45.

Key fixtures of the weekend (CET)
Premier League: Fri Everton vs. Coventry 21:00 · Sat Leeds vs. Tottenham 13:30, Arsenal vs. Hull 16:00, Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City 18:30 · Sun Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool, Sunderland vs. Chelsea, Brighton vs. Brentford 15:00, Manchester United vs. Aston Villa 17:30
Bundesliga: Fri Hamburg vs. Gladbach 20:30 · Sat Mainz vs. Bayern, Dortmund vs. Elversberg, Leipzig vs. Augsburg 15:30, Stuttgart vs. Bremen 18:30 · Sun Köln vs. Leverkusen 15:30, Freiburg vs. Union 17:30
La Liga: Fri Sevilla vs. Alavés 21:00 · Sat Valencia vs. Real Madrid 21:00 · Sun Atlético vs. Barcelona 21:00
Serie A: Sat Roma vs. Sassuolo 20:45 · Sun Napoli vs. Lazio 12:30, Genoa vs. Milan 15:00, Inter vs. Como 18:00, Fiorentina vs. Juventus 20:45
Ligue 1: Sat PSG vs. Troyes 20:45 · Sun Rennes vs. Lille 15:00, Brest vs. Lyon 17:15, Lens vs. Marseille 20:45
All times CET; UK kick-offs converted from GMT.

Carolina (12-3-2, 26 points) are No. 1 in the NHL's power rankings despite Tuesday's 4-1 loss at Nashville, and host the Blackhawks on Saturday night. Edmonton (11-2-3) have points in their last five games, and Connor McDavid had 40 points in 16 games going into Thursday. The Oilers host last-place Vancouver (3-13-1) on Saturday. Minnesota (11-3-3) host San Jose on Friday and Tampa Bay on Saturday, while Boston (11-4-1) welcome the Panthers on Sunday afternoon. Nathan MacKinnon had 27 points in 16 games and a seven-game point streak going into Thursday, and the Avalanche host the Red Wings on Saturday.

The Devils (10-5-0) visit the Islanders on Saturday and Toronto on Sunday, the Panthers play at Washington on Saturday afternoon and at Boston on Sunday, and Vegas (10-5-2) are at Buffalo on Sunday. Friday has three games, Saturday twelve and Sunday six.

Key fixtures of the weekend (CET)
Fri 6 Nov (night of Fri to Sat): Blue Jackets at Sabres 01:00 · Sharks at Wild, Ducks at Flames 02:00
Sat 7 Nov: Panthers at Capitals 18:30 · (night of Sat to Sun) Canadiens at Maple Leafs, Devils at Islanders 01:00 · Blackhawks at Hurricanes, Lightning at Wild, Sharks at Stars 02:00 · Red Wings at Avalanche, Penguins at Kings 03:00 · Canucks at Oilers 04:00
Sun 8 Nov: Panthers at Bruins 19:00 · Golden Knights at Sabres 21:30 · (night of Sun to Mon) Lightning at Jets 00:00 · Devils at Maple Leafs, Flyers at Flames 01:00 · Penguins at Ducks 02:00
All times CET. US clocks went back on 1 November, so US evening games start six hours after the Eastern time.

Week 9 opens with Jaguars at Ravens on Thursday night (02:15 CET Friday, Prime Video). Jacksonville (5-2) lead the AFC South by three games. Baltimore (4-4) have lost three straight, and Lamar Jackson is headed to injured reserve with a thumb injury suffered on his first snap back in the 36-10 loss to Buffalo, so rookie Joe Fagnano may start with Tyler Huntley doubtful.

Sunday starts in Madrid, where the Bengals (5-2) and Falcons (3-5) meet at the Santiago Bernabéu at 15:30 CET on NFL Network. The 19:00 CET window brings Broncos at Panthers: Denver (6-2) beat Kansas City 28-24 after trailing by 11 in the fourth quarter, and Carolina are 3-4. The Lions (5-2), 19-15 winners over Minnesota, visit Miami, the Giants (4-2-1) are at the Eagles (2-6), who lost 27-10 to Washington, and the Rams (4-4) are at the Commanders (2-4-1). The late window has Packers at Patriots (both 5-3), Raiders at 49ers (6-1) and Cardinals at Seahawks, plus Texans at winless Chargers (0-7).

Buccaneers at Bears is the Sunday night game (02:20 CET Monday, NBC): Chicago (6-2) have won three straight, beating Seattle 34-17 on Monday night with three rushing touchdowns from D'Andre Swift. Week 9 closes with Bills at Vikings, both 6-1, on Monday night.

Key fixtures of the week (CET)
Thu 5 Nov (night of Thu to Fri): Jaguars at Ravens 02:15
Sun 8 Nov: Bengals vs. Falcons (Madrid) 15:30 · Broncos at Panthers, Browns at Saints, Cowboys at Colts, Giants at Eagles, Jets at Chiefs, Lions at Dolphins, Rams at Commanders 19:00 · Texans at Chargers 22:05 · Cardinals at Seahawks, Packers at Patriots, Raiders at 49ers 22:25
Sun 8 Nov (night of Sun to Mon): Buccaneers at Bears 02:20
Mon 9 Nov (night of Mon to Tue): Bills at Vikings 02:15
All times CET. US clocks went back on 1 November, so kick-offs are six hours after the Eastern time.