
Premier League gameweek 5 predictions: team news, predicted line-ups and every fixture
Arsenal and City with perfect records, Foden suspended, Brighton v Arsenal and Fulham v Manchester United. For all ten games: kick-off time, table position, team news, predicted line-ups and our call.
Gameweek five of the Premier League runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September, the last before the break. Arsenal and Manchester City both have a perfect record, 12 points. City face Sunderland without Foden, banned for three games after his red card in the derby; Arsenal go to Brighton on Saturday; Manchester United, out of the Carabao Cup, finish at Fulham on Sunday.
There was also an official admission about the derby: the referees' body acknowledged that Haaland's goal should have been ruled out for an offside that interfered with United's defence.
In the last gameweek our calls came in 7 times out of 10.
The top of the table
Arsenal, 12 points
Manchester City, 12 points
Leeds, 8 points
Hull City, 8 points
Brighton, 7 points
Chelsea, 7 points
Every game, with team news and predicted line-ups
Friday 18 September
20:00, Brentford-Chelsea. Brentford: 6 points; Chelsea: 7 points.
Team news. Brentford: out Antoni Milambo (cruciate ligament injury), Josh Dasilva (knock), Kaye Furo (knee surgery), Mathias Jensen (muscle strain), Nathan Collins (calf injury) and Sepp van den Berg (groin injury). Chelsea: out João Pedro (unavailable); doubtful Emmanuel Emegha (hamstring injury).
Predicted line-ups. Brentford (4-2-3-1): Caoimhin Kelleher, Aaron Hickey, Jannik Schuster, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mamadou Sangare, Vitaly Janelt, Jaidon Anthony, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago. Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Emiliano Martínez, Maxence Lacroix, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Reece James, Roméo Lavia, Pep Chavarría, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck.
Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
Saturday 19 September
12:30, Tottenham-Aston Villa. Tottenham: 2 points; Aston Villa: 1 point.
Team news. Tottenham: out Mykhailo Mudryk (ankle injury), Wilson Odobert (cruciate ligament injury) and Xavi Simons (cruciate ligament injury); doubtful Sandro Tonali (knock). Aston Villa: out Amadou Onana (cruciate ligament injury), Brian Madjo (knock), Ian Maatsen (ankle injury), Leon Goretzka (knee injury) and Pau Torres (hamstring injury).
Predicted line-ups. Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Antonín Kinský, Pedro Porro, Jan Paul van Hecke, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur, Sandro Tonali, Sávio, Mateus Fernandes, Omar Marmoush, Dominic Solanke. Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Zion Suzuki, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Matteo Ruggeri, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, George Hemmings, Nicolas Jackson.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
15:00, Brighton-Arsenal. Brighton: 7 points; Arsenal: 12 points.
Team news. Brighton: out Evan Ferguson (ankle injury), Jack Hinshelwood (knock), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring injury), Mats Wieffer (knee injury), Michael Svoboda (knock), Stefanos Tzimas (cruciate ligament injury), Yankuba Minteh (leg injury) and Zadok Yohanna (knock); doubtful Jaouen Hadjam (knock). Arsenal: out William Saliba (back injury) and Mosquera (expected back after the break); doubtful Ben White (muscle injury).
Predicted line-ups. Brighton (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vušković, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Diego Gómez, Malick Yalcouyé, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas. Arsenal (4-2-3-1): David Raya, Jurriën Timber, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
15:00, Everton-Ipswich. Everton: 6 points; Ipswich: 6 points.
Team news. Everton: out Christian Nørgaard (muscle injury); doubtful Harrison Armstrong (knock) and Merlin Röhl (knock). Ipswich: out Jack Taylor (knee injury).
Predicted line-ups. Everton (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Harrison Armstrong, James Garner, Brennan Johnson, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tyrique George, Thierno Barry. Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Kjell Scherpen, Dara O'Shea, Issa Diop, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis, Saša Lukić, Exequiel Palacios, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Julio Enciso, Jack Clarke, Emersonn.
Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 6 out of 10.
15:00, Newcastle-Hull City. Newcastle: 5 points; Hull City: 8 points.
Team news. Newcastle: out Anthony Elanga (injured in training), Dan Burn (ankle injury), Joelinton (muscle injury) and William Osula (knock); doubtful Ewen Jaouen (ankle injury), Jacob Ramsey (thigh injury) and Nico González (head injury). Hull City: out Charlie Hughes (groin injury), Darko Gyabi (groin injury), Hidemasa Morita (groin injury), Ilyas Ansah (back injury), Jack Butland (elbow injury) and Nobel Mendy (concussion); doubtful Paddy McNair (foot injury).
Predicted line-ups. Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Lukáš Horníček, Amar Dedić, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Sean Steur, Lewis Miley, Jacob Murphy, Matías Fernández-Pardo, Harvey Barnes, Yoane Wissa. Hull City (5-4-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis, Lewie Coyle, Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Lucas Herrington, Ryan Giles, Mohamed Belloumi, Matt Crooks, Regan Slater, Elliot Stroud, Oli McBurnie.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 6 out of 10.
17:30, Nottingham Forest-Coventry. Nottingham Forest: 5 points; Coventry: 0 points.
Team news. Nottingham Forest: out Nicolò Savona (knee injury); doubtful Jair (hamstring injury) and Nikola Milenković (hamstring injury). Coventry: out Taiwo Awoniyi (suspended), Haji Wright (muscle injury), Josh Eccles (knock), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (hamstring injury) and Luke Woolfenden (knee injury); doubtful Aurèle Amenda (calf injury) and Ellis Simms (knock).
Predicted line-ups. Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo, Daniel Muñoz, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Liam Delap. Coventry (3-4-2-1): Carl Rushworth, Ethan Pinnock, Bobby Thomas, Joel Latibeaudiere, Milan van Ewijk, Frank Onyeka, Matt Grimes, Jay DaSilva, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Sidiki Cherif.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
Sunday 20 September
14:00, Bournemouth-Liverpool. Bournemouth: 3 points; Liverpool: 6 points.
Team news. Bournemouth: out Amine Adli (calf injury), Eli Junior Kroupi (foot injury), Julián Araujo (thigh injury) and Veljko Milosavljević (knock). Liverpool: out Conor Bradley (knee injury), Federico Chiesa (back injury), Giovanni Leoni (cruciate ligament injury) and Hugo Ekitiké (Achilles injury).
Predicted line-ups. Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Đorđe Petrović, Adam Smith, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, Rayan, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson. Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Ronald Araújo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Miloš Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak.
Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
14:00, Leeds-Crystal Palace. Leeds: 8 points; Crystal Palace: 3 points.
Team news. Leeds: out Joe Rodon (hamstring injury) and Mateo Joseph (knee injury). Crystal Palace: out Axel Disasi (suspended), Chadi Riad (knee injury), Dean Henderson (foot injury) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (hamstring injury); doubtful Eddie Nketiah (fitness concern).
Predicted line-ups. Leeds (3-5-2): James Trafford, James Justin, Nico Elvedi, Tarik Muharemović, Jayden Bogle, Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor. Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Walter Benítez, Chris Richards, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Honest Ahanor, Anan Khalaili, Quinten Timber, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 6 out of 10.
14:00, Manchester City-Sunderland. Manchester City: 12 points; Sunderland: 4 points.
Team news. Manchester City: out Phil Foden (suspended). Sunderland: out Reinildo Mandava (suspended), Habib Diarra (hamstring injury) and Romaine Mundle (knee injury); doubtful Omar Alderete (knock).
Predicted line-ups. Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Marc Guéhi, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol, Enzo Fernández, Elliot Anderson, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland. Sunderland (4-2-3-1): Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Danso, Daniel Ballard, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Thomas Meunier, Enzo Le Fée, Nilson Angulo, Brian Brobbey.
Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 6 out of 10.
16:30, Fulham-Manchester United. Fulham: 1 point; Manchester United: 4 points.
Team news. Fulham: out Tom Cairney (knee injury); doubtful Kenny Tete (head injury) and Ryan Sessegnon (groin injury). Manchester United: out Amad Diallo (muscle injury), Carlos Baleba (ankle injury), Manuel Ugarte (cruciate ligament injury), Tom Heaton (abdominal injury) and De Ligt (not yet fit); doubtful Luke Shaw (fitness concern).
Predicted line-ups. Fulham (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Sander Berge, Shea Charles, Oscar Bobb, Joshua King, Alex Iwobi, Gonzalo García. Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Patrick Dorgu, Youri Tielemans, Kobbie Mainoo, Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Matheus Cunha.
Here our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
Line-ups are predicted and team news is as known on Thursday: official teams arrive an hour before each game.
Every game with our calls is on the Premier League page. The record of settled calls is in the results history, and the individual ones are in player predictions.


