October 27 – Manchester City have banned two fans from home and away games for “vile chanting” following the death of Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton.
October 26- Former head of English referees Keith Hackett has slammed “lazy” Premier League referees and called for Rugby-style sin bins to be introduced into football to combat cheating.
October 25 – Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has died at the age of 78 following a battle with illness.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 24 – They finished last season in eighth position and out of all the European places, then only a few weeks ago sold their revered talisman Harry Kane.
October 20 – The chairman of English Premier League side Crystal Palace has revealed that talks have taken place to introduce cost controls, including a salary cap, to aid competitive balance in the English top flight.
October 20 – Newcastle United have unveiled a multi-year partnership extension with Saudi Arabian airline Saudia which will see national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia become the club’s official airline partner.
October 19 – English Premier League and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has called for world leaders to “come together to prevent further slaughter of all innocent souls’’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
October 19 – The Premier League is increasing the number of live televised fixtures in the UK from 200 to around 270 in its next rights cycle.
October 19 – The proposed takeover of English Premier League club Everton by American investment firm 777 Partners has come under further scrutiny after claims emerged the company has so far failed to provide audited financial statements to a British government regulator.
October 19 – Newcastle United have confirmed that their Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali is under investigation in relation to illegal betting.
October 16 – The long running saga of the sale of Manchester United has taken an unexpected twist with the news that Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has dropped his $6.1 billion cash bid to buy the club.
October 13 – Premier League Fulham have extended their partnership with London bookmaker Fitzdares until the end of the current season on the back of a “highly successful” debut year for the partnership last season.
October 12 – English referees’ chief Howard Webb says steps have been taken to avoid a repeat of the controversy surrounding Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham that prompted nationwide debate about whether VAR should be scrapped altogether.
October 11 – Premier League joint-leaders Arsenal have agreed a multi-year sponsorship with hotels.com that will see the booking website become the club’s exclusive hotel partner.
October 10 – Despite having the most empty seats of the Premier League campaign so far, match week 8 saw some of the best attendances of the season as four teams broke into the 99% club for stadium capacity.