The concept is simple - every week we'll pick some talking points, our fan community will argue their case and then you get to vote for who you think won the discussion.
The fixtures up for debate this week are:
If social media reactions were anything to go by, then both David Moyes and Steven Gerrard would have been sacked after last weekend's results.
West Ham, after two fantastic seasons - admittedly with a drop off towards the end of last year - have started this one with something of a hangover. They are bottom of the league after three defeats and no goals scored, while last season's top performers Declan Rice, Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen are all struggling for form. The heat is ramping up.
Gerrard's Villa have been equally as unconvincing - a marginal win over a struggling Everton sandwiched between woeful away performances at Bournemouth and Crystal Palace. Fans have pointed to a distinct lack of style and cohesion, and three league wins in 15 has put the scrutiny firmly on Gerrard.
Pressure-wise, I think Moyes just shades it. While Gerrard is under his fair share, he has received total backing from the board and will be given time. For Moyes though, If he loses on Sunday that will be four league defeats in a row and, combined with the end to last season, I can see the passionate Hammers natives becoming extremely restless.
West Ham: Mia Claydon, Green Street Hammers
The Premier League's two claret-and-blue teams have struggled to get their campaigns under way and both are already under immense pressure.
At West Ham, fans are restless about the lack of quality Moyes' players are showing, and the Hammers are the only team across the top four divisions yet to score a domestic goal. He has spent a great amount of money to bring in quality players across the pitch, but it appears the team have not yet gelled.
Gerrard faces a different kind of pressure. Villa have spent over £150m on new signings across three transfer windows and haven't finished in the top half of the table since their return to the Premier League in 2019. I believe Gerrard has been told by the board that a finish lower than the top six would be a failed season, which highlights the pressure the former Liverpool player faces. Although they have a win over Everton under their belt, they got no points from games at Crystal Palace and newly promoted Bournemouth.
However, West Ham will need to pick up points in the West Midlands as they then go into a run of difficult games. Tottenham, Chelsea, and Newcastle are on the horizon, so the intensity will only grow should the Hammers again fail to take anything this weekend.
Brighton: Stuart Matthews, Proud Seagulls
This is a tough one. Both sides have won two and drawn one so far, so we're level pegging on points, with just goal difference to separate us.
Leeds are certainly marching on. They struggled last season by scraping into 17th place, while Brighton finished ninth. I feel Leeds' bubble will burst sooner rather than later this season. Don't get me wrong, they are a good side, but I just think that previous performance speaks for itself.
Both squads lost star players over the summer, but has it shown? Simple answer: no. They have both started the season fantastically well. If they were going to struggle with the departures, it would have shown by now - but they have both beaten top-six sides in Manchester United and Chelsea. Perhaps it's not actually been a loss, but a gain.
Maybe Brighton will get lucky and actually make the top six, but it's more likely to be seventh or eighth. I can't seeing Leeds bettering that - even though it's early days and there is plenty still to happen.
Leeds: Jess Furness, Her Game Too
This will be a close one in the final standings, but Leeds will edge it. We've had a superb start to the season - currently in third, with Brighton just a couple of places below and both sides taking seven points from nine.
I think we will beat Brighton this weekend and, ultimately, end the season a few places above them. I don't want to get too carried away by our start, but I do wholeheartedly believe we will have a much more positive campaign overall.
Brighton have lost a couple of their top-quality players in the transfer window. We did too, but we have now enhanced our ranks with the likes of Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Rasmus Kristensen. I'd take our squad over Brighton's all day long. We are younger, hungrier and much more exciting - and that will be the reason why we finish higher.
Jesse Marsch has created something special. He has improved our squad with summer signings who are so eager to please the Elland Road faithful.
Anything can happen in the Premier League - as we saw with us beating Chelsea - so could a top-six finish be on the cards? Why not?
Who is the more likely World Cup wildcard - Toney or Calvert-Lewin?
Brentford: Ian Westbrook, Beesotted podcast
Ivan Toney definitely deserves to be on the plane to Qatar in November - but whether or not he will be is a different story.
The Brentford striker made the step up from the Championship to the Premier League with ease in his first top-flight season and has continued his good form going into this campaign. He scored 12 times and produced five assists in 2021-22 - figures few other England-qualified players matched - and already has two goals and three assists from four league and cup games this season.
He is a penalty-box predator, with all of his 49 Bees goals coming from inside the 18-yard box.
Toney's critics argue that 11 of those goals were penalties, but that is one of his strengths - an ice-cool temperament however big the match. He has only missed one spot-kick in his entire career.
He also plays a crucial part defending set-pieces for Brentford, while he is a leader both on and off the pitch.
Toney also has an impressive fitness record, missing fewer than a dozen league games over the past four seasons.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin cannot match these appearances or goal figures, and while I don't foresee a shock World Cup selection, if it happened, Toney is in pole position.
Everton: Briony Bragg, This Fan Girl
Who gets the wildcard place? Dominic Calvert-Lewin has already scored the winning goal in a World Cup final.
Yes, it was the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, but let's not forget that he's matured rapidly these past few years into a near-complete international striker.
After injury woes, he'll be even more hungry for that World Cup spot, especially given how close he was to a Euros winners' medal.
In form, Calvert-Lewin has an excellent attitude and the work-rate to go with it, as well as strength, dominance in front of goal and pace. England boss Gareth Southgate needs all these qualities to back up captain Harry Kane and there's no doubt, with Everton's attacking injury problems this season, Frank Lampard will be willing to give him all the game time possible to bring him back to his best.
Strikers aren't happy unless they're on the pitch getting their name on the scoresheet - and Calvert-Lewin will want his on it in Qatar.
Southgate will undoubtedly consider him again - and he's right to. His first senior England goal was even against Wales. How about another?
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