Premier League Predictions: Gameweek 10

The Carabao Cup fourth-round has supplied an other spot of herb to Gameweek 10 of nan 2025–26 Premier League season, which originates pinch a engaged Saturday.

While Arsenal and Manchester City rolled successful midweek, a much-changed Liverpool felt Crystal Palace’s wrath again, and Arne Slot will dream his squad action bet pays dividends astatine Anfield connected Saturday night.

Aston Villa’s travel to Merseyside whitethorn beryllium nan fixture that dominates nan weekend’s narratives, but there’s besides a London derby betwixt Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea to bask and a chance for Bournemouth to grounds a connection triumph astatine nan Etihad successful a premier clip slot.

Here are Sports Illustrated’s predictions for nan upcoming information of games.

Brighton person struggled to put a tally of results together. / Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Fabian Hürzeler’s Seagulls person struggled to put a sustained tally of shape together astatine nan commencement of 2025–26, and their Carabao Cup travel ended successful nan week pursuing back-to-back 6–0 victories successful nan competition.

Brighton & Hove Albion are down successful 13th, having grounded to triumph back-to-back convention games, but they’re backmost astatine location connected Saturday and will fancy their chances of claiming successive wins successful betwixt their cup disappointment.

Leeds United didn’t request each that overmuch to down a torrid West Ham United broadside past clip out, and that was a triumph they sorely needed aft a winless tally of 3 games. Daniel Farke’s broadside are beingness and robust, pinch goalscoring not yet emerging arsenic nan rumor that galore thought would discuss their season.

Prediction: Brighton 3–1 Leeds

Burnley vs. Arsenal

The convention leaders are connected a roll. / Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Arsenal person emerged arsenic nan large favourites to triumph their first Premier League title successful conscionable complete 20 years, having taken a four-point lead astatine nan apical of nan table.

Mikel Arteta’s broadside are built astir their sturdy protect foundations, but their summertime activity has added much strings to their front successful possession. They’re a formidable force, and their travel to Burnley, while trickier than immoderate whitethorn person thought connected paper, has nan makings of different mature and controlled capacity which returns nan desired result.

The Clarets could make life difficult for their awesome visitors, having won back-to-back games.

Prediction: Burnley 0–1 Arsenal

The Eagles were rampant astatine Anfield connected Wednesday night. / Molly Darlington/Getty Images

Brentford person been superb for different reasons successful their erstwhile 2 outings. They wiped nan level pinch West Ham 2 gameweeks agone and subsequently dominated nan champions successful a 3–2 triumph that flattered Liverpool.

The Bees and Crystal Palace sit atop nan agelong throw-in array successful a group portion predicated Premier League done 9 weeks, truthful Saturday’s bout whitethorn not beryllium nan astir thrilling of encounters.

Efficiency has been nan sanction of nan crippled for these 2 teams, pinch Crystal Palace emboldened by their midweek exploits astatine Anfield.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 2–1 Brentford

Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Vítor Pereira (middle) fought pinch supporters aft past week’s conclusion to Burnley. / David Rogers/Getty Images

This is simply a immense crippled for some managers.

After hardly bypassing Wycombe Wanderers successful nan Carabao Cup, there’s a consciousness that Craven Cottage could move dispute if Fulham neglect to hit nan winless Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marco Silva’s broadside person mislaid 4 successful a row, and a 5th would beryllium disastrous.

Wolves are bottommost of nan heap pinch a measly 2 points, but their conflict hasn’t been sapped yet. Even aft a heartbreaking conclusion to Burnley past Sunday, Vítor Pereira’s men rallied erstwhile 3–0 down to Chelsea connected Wednesday night. They were yet beaten 4–3, and, ultimately, it’s a deficiency of value (and immoderate misfortune) which has been their undoing truthful acold this season.

Prediction: Fulham 2–0 Wolves

Man Utd person won 3 successful a row. / Carl Recine/Getty Images

After winning astatine Anfield for nan first clip since 2016 and beating Brighton astatine location for nan first clip since 2022, Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United will now person to beryllium they tin bypass a stubborn protect block.

Success successful modulation and a much nonstop attack successful possession person helped spark United’s caller upsurge, which besides includes a 2–0 triumph complete Sunderland. Their caller signings are purring, and spirits are precocious successful nan Red Devils camp.

However, Forest person antecedently had occurrence against Amorim’s United erstwhile surrendering territory and wreaking havoc connected nan counter. It’s an attack caller head Sean Dyche will surely return connected Saturday afternoon.

Prediction: Nottingham Forest 1–2 Man Utd

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea

Chelsea person won connected their erstwhile 2 visits to N17. / Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

Chelsea person dominated nan head-to-head duel pinch Tottenham Hotspur since nan Premier League’s inauguration, and they’ve won connected each but 2 of their visits to Spurs’ stunning ground.

However, Enzo Maresca’s Blues are presently vulnerable. There are concerns defensively, and nan manager’s comments regarding his team’s struggles against backmost threes will prick nan ears of Thomas Frank, whose adaptability hasn’t rather yet travel to nan fore successful northbound London, but could do truthful here.

The hosts are managing their first wounded situation of nan season, and momentum will plaything successful nan visitors’ favour if they’re incapable to callback a mates of important names to their matchday squad. Still, this 1 has nan makings of a nosy back-and-forth contest, which could spell either way.

Prediction: Tottenham 2–2 Chelsea

Is nan unit mounting connected Arne Slot? / Dan Istitene/Getty Images

A 13-point plaything complete 5 weeks intends Liverpool and Aston Villa caput into their important duel this play level connected points.

Out-thought and fought and Brentford past weekend, Slot opted to sacrifice their Carabao Cup necktie pinch Palace successful bid to hole for Villa’s visit. Unai Emery’s broadside are connected a rotation contempt losing to nan Go Ahead Eagles successful nan Europa League, and they continued their fantabulous location grounds against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City past weekend.

They’ll boast afloat assurance of prevailing astatine an angsty Anfield here, pinch nan Reds perfectly desperate. Their singular slump has seen them suffer six of nan erstwhile 7 successful each competitions. The champions haven’t won a Premier League crippled since September 20.

Prediction: Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa

West Ham United vs. Newcastle

The Hammers person had a miserable play truthful far. / Carl Recine/Getty Images

West Ham United are wretched. Supporters person agelong pivoted to apathy, and galore person accepted that their side, fixed nan awesome starts made by nan 3 recently promoted clubs, will beryllium progressive successful a relegation scrap this season.

After parting ways pinch Graham Potter, West Ham person now sewage to guidelines by Nuno Espírito Santo. However, nan Portuguese hasn’t sewage nan players astatine his disposal to successfully play nan shot that was truthful effective astatine nan City Ground.

His reign has started without a triumph successful four, and their caller performances propose that moreover a Newcastle United broadside that doesn’t recreation peculiarly good pinch person their measurement pinch nan hosts connected Sunday.

Prediction: Aston Villa 1–3 Man City

The Cityzens big nan high-flying Bournemouth. / Michael Steele/Getty Images

Kevin De Bruyne enjoyed nan cleanable Etihad farewell erstwhile Bournemouth past faced Guardiola’s side, pinch a 3–1 triumph for nan hosts making judge of their spot successful this season’s Champions League.

The Cherries were projected to dip successful 2025–26 aft losing cardinal unit successful nan summer, but Andoni Iraola’s coaching has thrust nan southbound coasters into 2nd spot done 9 games. They’re now searching for a connection triumph astatine nan location of nan once-perennial Premier League champions.

City sewage backmost connected way successful nan week against Championship outfit Swansea City, and they should person Erling Haaland caller for Bournemouth’s visit. Iraola’s men tin wounded nan Cityzens, and Sunday’s bout should beryllium a cracking affair.

Prediction: Man City 2–1 Bournemouth

Sunderland vs Everton

The Black Cats person been nan Premier League’s astonishment package. / Clive Mason/Getty Images

Gameweek 10 concludes pinch an intriguing matter nether nan lights, arsenic David Moyes returns to nan Stadium of Light for nan first clip since his unsuccessful spell arsenic head of Sunderland drew to a adjacent successful 2017.

Incumbent Régis Le Bris has sewage nan Black Cats purring, pinch a 2–1 triumph astatine Chelsea past play lifting them up to 4th successful nan table. Astute coaching and fantabulous recruitment complete nan summertime intends Sunderland are poised to debar relegation pinch immoderate comfort. Their location grounds has been adjacent to perfect, too.

Everton will cognize they’re successful for a conflict connected Wearside, but nan Toffees are a bully outfit that are tin of weathering a fewer storms. This should beryllium a very competitory fixture.

Prediction: Sunderland 1–1 Everton

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