There's something awfully familiar about sitting 12th in the table...
Matt Davies-Adams has his professional and personal allegiances tested in the company of The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield.
We begin by reflecting on the 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. There's team selection dilemmas, performance worries and goalscoring difficulties.
Then, a chance to round up the deadline day dealings after the window slammed shut on Friday - and a look at the transfer business across the summer as a whole.
We're taking our own international break - but will see you next Thursday (the 14th of September) to preview the trip to Bournemouth.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
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