Premier League Predictions

Chelsea are fantastic coming forward, evidenced by their tally of 16 goals scored in five matches this season, but they are defensively fragile and have conceded eight times across their last three outings. The Blues’ two league wins have seen both teams score while Wednesday’s EFL Cup victory against Leeds ended in a 6-3 scoreline. Hull have enough about them to grab a consolation at Stamford Bridge but the Tigers’ pristine defensive record looks set to be blemished.

Fulham have coughed up too many chances in their opening three games and Liverpool are finding their way under Iraola. The Cottagers have a poor record at Anfield with just two wins in 17 Premier League visits.

Defending Premier League champions Arsenal have shown no signs of slowing down to start the new campaign, winning all five of their matches by an aggregate score of 10-1. They should be able to extend that impressive run when they visit the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland, who have only won one of the last 29 Premier League head-to-heads. Take Arsenal -1.

Tottenham are yet to win a Premier League game this season and have failed to find the net in all three fixtures. They face an unbeaten Everton side that came from behind twice to draw with Manchester United last weekend.

Both of these sides have scored in all of their games across all competitions this season and have just one clean sheet apiece. Both teams look capable of scoring in what should be a close game between two evenly matched sides.

Villa are yet to score in the league after three games (D1, L2) and face a quick turnaround after a midweek trip to Belgium. Forest may be still seeking their first win, but points against both Liverpool (a) and Tottenham (h) are better results than Villa have achieved this season and the underdogs look capable of picking up a win here.

Cole Palmer led the fightback in Chelsea’s 6-3 EFL Cup win over Leeds on Wednesday, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in three minutes. The England international has four goals in five appearances this season and he looks capable of continuing his fine form against Hull.

Isak is a shade of odds-on to find the net in successive games and it could be worth chancing him for at least a double. It took him just nine minutes to fire a brace at Ipswich and this is a contest the Reds can dominate.

Kai Havertz seems to have dislodged Viktor Gyokeres as Arsenal’s number one striker this season and has already scored twice in the league to start the new campaign. The German scored an offside goal after coming off the bench against Napoli but could get the real thing in this clash.

Cole Palmer led the fightback in Chelsea’s 6-3 EFL Cup win over Leeds on Wednesday, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in three minutes. The England international has four goals in five appearances this season and he looks capable of continuing his fine form against Hull.

Isak is a shade of odds-on to find the net in successive games and it could be worth chancing him for at least a double. It took him just nine minutes to fire a brace at Ipswich and this is a contest the Reds can dominate.

Kai Havertz seems to have dislodged Viktor Gyokeres as Arsenal’s number one striker this season and has already scored twice in the league to start the new campaign. The German scored an offside goal after coming off the bench against Napoli but could get the real thing in this clash.

Thierno Barry stands out as the potential scorer of one of those goals. He has started up front in all four of Everton’s games this season, scoring in their opener against Crystal Palace and bagging a hat-trick in the EFL Cup. He has had 17 shots and eight on target in these games.

Bournemouth’s Rayan is yet to get off the mark in the league but he did strike in his late EFL Cup cameo in midweek. The Brazilian is averaging a solid 2.3 shots per game in the league so he is getting chances and he looks a good contender for an anytime goal.

James McAtee was probably Forest’s best performer against Spurs last time out. The midfielder had three shots against Spurs, with one on target and one blocked, and as a bit of an outside pick he looks a contender for an goal at Villa Park.

Tottenham are yet to win a Premier League game this season and have failed to find the net in all three fixtures. They face an unbeaten Everton side that came from behind twice to draw with Manchester United last weekend.