Premier League Predictions: Gameweek 9

Another bumper instalment of midweek European action is successful nan history books and attraction returns to nan Premier League this weekend.

Approximately a 4th of nan 2025–26 play has already been played and narratives are building crossed nan division. The expected set of title rivals are competing for apical spot, nan newly-promoted sides are making a bully fist of their endurance conflict and location person already been 3 managerial sackings.

Drama is ne'er acold from position and Gameweek 9 should supply different helping of intermezo pinch immoderate tantalising fixtures connected nan cards.

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

Nuno Espírito Santo is seeking a first triumph arsenic West Ham boss. / Alex Pantling/Getty Images

West Ham United statesman Gameweek 9 successful nan driblet area arsenic Nuno Espírito Santo still awaits his first triumph arsenic Irons boss. A tie pinch Everton successful his opener was followed by defeats to Arsenal and Brentford, pinch unit building connected nan Portuguese coach to tick disconnected a victory.

Leeds, meanwhile, person had an encouraging commencement to nan play connected their Premier League return and their shape has been peculiarly beardown astatine Elland Road, which will undoubtedly beryllium bouncing nether nan floodlights connected Friday night.

The Whites person picked up 5 of their 8 points connected location ungraded and will fancy their chances of adding to West Ham’s woes.

Prediction: Leeds 2–1 West Ham

Chelsea vs. Sunderland

Chelsea are successful beardown form. / Michael Steele/Getty Images

After their early play wobble, Chelsea person yet deed their stride. Despite a upland of injures, including nan absence of talisman Cole Palmer, nan Blues person won their past 4 games successful each competitions and are up to 5th successful nan Premier League.

Their thumping 5–1 triumph complete Ajax midweek underscored Enzo Maresca’s squad extent and his star-studded squad should dampen Sunderland’s spirits this weekend. The Black Cats person been fantabulous and are really level connected points pinch Chelsea, but should beryllium overpowered astatine Stamford Bridge.

Prediction: Chelsea 3–0 Sunderland

Nick Woltemade can’t extremity scoring. / George Wood/Getty Images

Newcastle, overmuch for illustration Chelsea, struggled early successful nan season, but person now recovered their feet some successful Europe and nan Premier League. They’re still not impenetrable, arsenic evidenced by past weekend’s conclusion to Brighton & Hove Albion, but they will beryllium favourites for Fulham’s visit.

The Cottagers are not travelling to St James’ Park successful beardown form, either, pinch 3 defeats connected nan spin. That’s seen them descent down to 15th successful nan table, a spot beneath Newcastle successful nan standings.

Newcastle mightiness beryllium somewhat fatigued from their midweek triumph complete Benfica successful nan Champions League, but they should proceed their beardown tally of form.

Prediction: Newcastle 2–0 Fulham

Manchester United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Man Utd person won back-to-back games. / Carl Recine/Getty Images

Manchester United finally ended their agonising hold for back-to-back Premier League wins nether Ruben Amorim past weekend, doing truthful successful melodramatic style acknowledgment to Harry Maguire’s precocious victor astatine arch rivals Liverpool.

The Red Devils will dream their travel to Anfield was a turning point, but location person been plentifulness of mendacious dawns before. They look 1 of their bogey sides of caller years successful Brighton connected Saturday, pinch nan Seagulls having won six of their past 7 convention games against Man Utd.

Brighton mightiness not make that 7 from 8 this weekend, but they will beryllium assured successful their expertise to return thing from nan agelong travel north.

Prediction: Man Utd 2–2 Brighton

Liverpool returned to winning ways midweek. / Alex Grimm/Getty Images

Liverpool entered their midweek conflict pinch Eintracht Frankfurt staring astatine a imaginable 5th consecutive conclusion for nan first clip since 1953, but their thrashing of nan German side ensured Arne Slot’s men returned to winning ways.

They ran riot successful Frankfurt and assurance will beryllium importantly higher than it has been for their travel to Brentford connected Saturday evening.

However, nan Reds will beryllium faced by a big of erstwhile labor successful westbound London, pinch Jordan Henderson, Caomhín Kelleher, Sepp van den Berg and Fábio Carvalho each looking to upset their aged broadside astatine nan Gtech Community Stadium.

Prediction: Brentford 1–2 Liverpool

Bournemouth vs. Nottingham Forest

Sean Dyche will oversee his first lucifer arsenic Nottingham Forest boss. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

Having dismissed Espírito Santo and Ange Postecoglou already this season, it’s now clip for nan Sean Dyche era to commence for Nottingham Forest. The ex-Burnley and Everton head has taken complaint of nan Midlands side and is tasked pinch stopping nan rot.

Forest are presently 18th successful nan array having not won successful nan Premier League since their opening lucifer of nan season, and they will beryllium hard-pushed to get thing from their travel to high-flying Bournemouth connected Sunday.

The Cherries are doing spectacularly nether Andoni Iraola contempt being gutted successful nan summertime transportation window, and they presently beryllium 3rd having accumulated much points than Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Man Utd this term.

Prediction: Bournemouth 2–1 Nottingham Forest

Arsenal are successful exceptional form. / Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Arsenal currently lead nan Premier League by 3 points, mostly owing to their phenomenal protect record. They person conceded conscionable 3 times successful each competitions this play and person only been beaten distant astatine Anfield truthful far.

The Gunners are riding a activity of self-belief pursuing an awesome tally of results, but they will beryllium fixed an almighty trial by Crystal Palace this Sunday. The Eagles person beaten Liverpool and taken points distant astatine Chelsea this term, pinch Oliver Glasner’s broadside tin of tangling pinch nan best.

Whether they person capable successful nan vessel to upset erstwhile prima Eberechi Eze and his caller teammates remains to beryllium seen.

Prediction: Arsenal 2–0 Crystal Palace

Aston Villa vs. Manchester City

Erling Haaland has scored successful six successive Premier League games. / Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Erling Haaland’s sensational goalscoring has elevated Man City this season. They’re still fishy defensively, but nan Norwegian has fired them to glory pinch 15 goals successful 11 matches for nan Cityzens this term.

He’s chasing Jamie Vardy’s Premier League grounds of scoring successful 11 successive matches and Aston Villa could beryllium his adjacent victims.

The Villans endured a very rocky opening to nan campaign, but person steadied themselves lately. An awesome triumph astatine Tottenham past play intends they person now won their past 3 convention matches, though making that 4 connected nan bounce looks very difficult this Sunday.

Prediction: Aston Villa 1–3 Man City

Vítor Pereira is successful a spot of bother. / IMAGO / Pro Sports Images

Wolverhampton Wanderers find themselves successful existent problem heading into Sunday’s conflict pinch Burnley arsenic they await their first triumph successful nan Premier League this term. Vítor Pereira’s men person mislaid six and drawn 2 of their 8 outings and are presently glued to nan ft of nan table.

A location necktie pinch Burnley is simply a very winnable fixture for nan Old Gold, but Burnley person proven their worthy connected their return to nan apical flight. Their triumph complete Leeds past clip retired intends they are 5 points clear of Wolves, albeit they’re nan only squad yet to unafraid a constituent connected nan roadworthy this term.

Sunday’s crippled should beryllium a cagey affair.

Prediction: Wolves 1–1 Burnley

Everton vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Thomas Frank looks to bounce backmost aft losing to Aston Villa. / Marc Atkins/Getty Images

Everton succumbed to Haaland’s brilliance past play arsenic they sunk to conclusion astatine nan Etihad Stadium, but they’re backmost astatine nan Hill Dickinson Stadium connected Sunday. They hit Palace successful their past location crippled courtesy of a stoppage-time victor from Jack Grealish, pinch nan Man City loanee erstwhile again disposable for Tottenham’s visit.

Spurs person been overmuch tougher to hit nether Thomas Frank, but fell into aged habits past play arsenic they were toppled by Villa. Following their midweek tie pinch Monaco successful nan Champions League, they person won conscionable 1 of their past 5 games.

Conquering Everton will beryllium difficult, particularly fixed they haven’t hit nan Toffees connected nan roadworthy since a 6–2 triumph astatine Goodison Park successful December 2018.

Prediction: Everton 1–1 Tottenham

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