While many fans of domestic football have little time for the international break, it gives everyone an opportunity to take stock of what's happened so far.
We're only seven games in but that's enough time to make some early judgements regarding each side's transfer activity.
Who has succeeded and who has flopped? And what could each club be looking at in January? Our ESPN FC bloggers take a look.
ARSENAL
Success story: At £35 million, Shkodran Mustafi didn't come cheap but sometimes you get what you pay for. Arsenal haven't conceded a goal in open play in the four Premier League matches he has played and his ability on the ball makes the whole team a more fluid unit.