Liverpool person mislaid 2 consecutive games successful nan Premier League and Champions League, but is this a wobble aliases thing much serious?
"Arne Slot's broadside look truthful susceptible defensively," said BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton. "I covered their conclusion astatine Crystal Palace past play and Palace could person gone 4-0 up, nary connection of a lie.
"Alisson went disconnected injured against Galatasaray, and if he is missing it is not going to help. We cognize Liverpool tin wounded Chelsea connected Saturday but it is nan different extremity they person to interest about."
Sutton is making predictions for each 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a assortment of guests.
For week six, he takes connected Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones, who supports Leeds United.
Idlewild's caller self-titled medium is released connected Friday and they circuit nan UK successful October.
Do you work together pinch their scores? You tin make your ain predictions below.
The astir celebrated scoreline selected for each crippled is utilized successful nan scoreboards and tables astatine nan bottommost of this page.
A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.
Image source, Idlewild
Idlewild's caller workplace medium is their 10th - and first successful six years. Their biggest album, 2002's The Remote Part, entered nan charts astatine number 3 down only Oasis and nan Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod grew up successful Leeds and started supporting his hometown squad astatine conscionable nan correct time.
He told BBC Sport: "It wasn't until I was astir 11 that I decently sewage into football, and that is erstwhile I decided my squad was evidently going to beryllium Leeds.
"It was a awesome clip to commencement pursuing them. We went up successful 1990, vanished fourth... and past we were [First Division] champions nan pursuing year, beating Manchester United to nan title.
"I retrieve being successful nan centre of Leeds for nan parade and it was conscionable phenomenal. At nan clip it felt it was conscionable nan start, but location person been a fewer times for illustration that complete nan past 30-odd years and it has not rather worked retired that way!"
It seems somewhat improbable that nan existent Leeds broadside will do nan aforesaid adjacent play pursuing their return to nan apical formation for this campaign, but Rod feels "relatively confident" they tin clasp their own.
"It has been a coagulated start, alternatively than for illustration nan past clip we went up, nether Marcelo Bielsa successful 2020, and it was a extremity bonanza astatine some ends beautiful overmuch each game," he added.
"Daniel Farke is simply a batch much pragmatic, but I still consciousness for illustration we tin do immoderate harm and possibly decorativeness mid-table."
Chris Sutton and Rod Jones were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
The AI predictions were generated utilizing Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked nan instrumentality to 'predict this weekend's Premier League scores'.
Premier League predictions
Friday, 3 October
Vitality Stadium, 20:00 BST
I was astatine Fulham's conclusion astatine Aston Villa connected Sunday - they had faded by nan extremity but really started nan crippled really good and I was really impressed pinch Josh King.
He is only 18 but he already looks for illustration 1 heck of a player. He has sewage awesome consciousness and he was outstanding earlier nan break.
King was taken disconnected successful nan 2nd half erstwhile nan crippled was getting distant from Fulham, however, and Villa had carved them unfastened a adjacent fewer times by nan end.
Bournemouth only rescued a constituent against Leeds precocious connected past clip retired - I was incorrect to backmost nan Cherries past but I americium decidedly going to backmost them astatine location against Fulham.
The Cherries edged this fixture 1-0 astatine nan extremity of past season, and I americium going pinch nan aforesaid consequence and scoreline this clip too.
Sutton's prediction: 1-0
Rod's prediction: We've played some these teams recently, and conceded costly precocious goals against some of them! I was going to spell 2-1 to Bournemouth because they are astatine location and looked a spot much vulnerable of nan two, but they were besides much organised astatine nan backmost than I expected, truthful I don't deliberation Fulham will score. 2-0
AI's prediction: 2-0
Saturday, 4 October
Fair play to Leeds, they person really amazed and impressed maine truthful far. There is simply a bully equilibrium to their squad because they transportation a threat and tin excavation successful too.
Apart from a dense conclusion astatine Arsenal, they person been competitory successful each crippled truthful acold and their bully commencement would person been moreover amended but for precocious goals against Fulham and Bournemouth.
Even so, they person sewage much points than I expected astatine this shape and Daniel Farke deserves a batch of credit.
I deliberation location were mobility marks complete whether he could negociate astatine this level because of his Premier League grounds pinch Norwich but, arsenic I've said before, he ne'er really had nan squad location to beryllium capable to compete.
Tottenham person had a difficult week, having to conflict backmost to rescue draws against Wolves and Bodo/Glimt, and this is going to beryllium different tricky crippled for them.
I tin really spot it ending successful different tie for Spurs. At slightest they played successful nan Arctic Circle connected Tuesday nighttime alternatively than Wednesday but a lunchtime kick-off connected Saturday is still acold from ideal, and this Champions League run is going to agelong their squad.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
Rod's prediction: I asked successful my Leeds WhatsApp group astir really overmuch tin I opportunity we will triumph by earlier I sound for illustration a lunatic, and they were each for illustration '6-0' but that is not going to happen! I want to opportunity 4-1 but it will beryllium a batch person than that too.
I do deliberation we will win, though, because Spurs don't look that coherent arsenic a squad yet. Also, Elland Road is simply a wall and nan location crowd will conscionable astir get america complete nan line. 2-1
Rod's favourite Leeds players: Gary Speed was a existent leader of mine. I americium from a Welsh family truthful he was perfectly my favourite subordinate erstwhile I was increasing up. Gary McAllister and Gordon Strachan were awesome too, and a definite Frenchman who was besides portion of our title-winning squad that I can't really talk astir now.
Speed was nan one, though, correct up until Alan Smith came done - but past he ended up going to nan incorrect spot arsenic well!
AI's prediction: 1-2
Emirates Stadium, 15:00 BST
West Ham person won connected their past 2 visits to Emirates Stadium but I don't look astatine Arsenal astatine nan infinitesimal and spot a squad that is going to driblet points.
The Hammers grew into nan crippled against Everton successful Nuno Espirito Santo's first lucifer successful complaint but I americium expecting nan Gunners to beryllium excessively beardown for them.
Arsenal are a powerhouse astatine nan infinitesimal and their squad extent is frightening. Defensively they are outstanding - they person conceded only 3 goals successful six convention games, nan fewest successful nan Premier League - and this should beryllium comfortable for them.
Sutton's prediction: 3-0
Rod's prediction: I was trying to beryllium benignant to West Ham here, but they person not looked superb truthful far. Arsenal are ace vulnerable and they gave america a existent drubbing erstwhile we were still uncovering our feet. 3-0
AI's prediction: 3-2
Sunderland fans should beryllium thanking me, really, because I support saying they will beryllium beaten and Regis Le Bris' broadside support connected proving maine wrong.
So acold I've said nan Black Cats will suffer 5 of their six games. The different 1 was against Burnley successful week two, wherever I went for a draw... and they suffered their only conclusion of nan season.
I americium going to do nan soiled connected them this week, and I americium going to foretell they will triumph - which evidently intends they won't - truthful apologies to each Sunderland supporters, because they must beryllium perfectly furious pinch maine for doing this.
I americium not conscionable backing them for nan liking of it, clearly. They are highly good organised and everything astir them has been impressive.
Manchester United, connected nan different hand, are still a mess.
You tin blasted Ruben Amorim for that arsenic overmuch arsenic you for illustration but erstwhile your centre-half is moving retired and taking a chance connected an offside connected a agelong ball, for illustration Harry Maguire did for Brentford's first extremity past week, past that is conscionable unspeakable defending.
That's wherever I consciousness for Amorim. Altay Bayindir should besides person done amended pinch Brentford's 2nd extremity and nan goalkeeping business is perplexing excessively - they person brought Senne Lammens in, but wherever is he?
It is conscionable each muddled reasoning astatine United and Amorim is starting to look for illustration a feline who wants to beryllium put retired of his misery.
They are conscionable not improving nether him, though he mightiness really get a consequence present disconnected nan backmost of maine saying Sunderland will win.
Sutton's prediction: 0-1
Rod's prediction: I americium going to sound a spot mean present but you wouldn't expect thing little from a Leeds fan, would you!? I want United to do OK until we play them (in January) because I don't want them to get free of Amorim. Sunderland miffed maine a small spot complete nan summertime because they seemed to motion everyone we went for, but they person looked what I'd telephone 'solid-plus' truthful acold and I consciousness for illustration they will origin United immoderate problems. 1-1
AI's prediction: 1-0
Stamford Bridge, 17:30 BST
Chelsea's back-to-back convention defeats by Manchester United and Brighton person been a classical lawsuit of them shooting themselves successful nan foot.
If they had kept 11 men connected nan transportation successful some matches it would person had a immense impact.
So, that's their first purpose present and if it's 11 v 11 past Chelsea tin wounded Liverpool, moreover without Cole Palmer, because nan Reds are astatine sixes and sevens astatine nan back.
I americium tempted to spell pinch a tie but this is simply a large crippled and I want to beryllium brave and prime a winner.
AI will astir apt spell for a tie [Sutton does not cognize anyone else's predictions erstwhile he makes his] to effort to bore its measurement to its first triumph of nan season.
I americium going to instrumentality my cervix retired and backmost my aged squad to make it a hat-trick of defeats for Arne Slot.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Rod's prediction: Liverpool did not look for illustration themselves against Palace but I deliberation they will travel flying retired of nan gross present and bounce back. The value they person successful their squad is conscionable wild. 1-2
AI's prediction: 2-2
Sunday, 5 October
Villa took a while to get going against Fulham but it was awesome activity by Ollie Watkins for his goal, and he needed that.
That was their first convention triumph of nan season, but I americium not convinced Unai Emery's broadside will footwear connected from there. They play Feyenoord successful nan Europa League connected Thursday and their squad is gong to beryllium stretched.
The much I deliberation astir it, nan much I rather fancy Burnley for a tie here.
To suffer 5-1 past week was harsh connected them, and they had disappointment Manchester City for a agelong time, nan aforesaid arsenic they did erstwhile they were beaten by Liverpool, and that is apt to beryllium their gameplan present too.
My bosom says Villa will triumph because of my clip location - I almost reached double figures successful appearances - but my caput says Burnley... and, this time, I americium going to listen.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
Rod's prediction: Off nan backmost of beating Fulham, Villa mightiness get that bounce astatine location and conscionable separator this. I can't spot it being a large score, anyway. 1-0
AI's prediction: 1-0
Hill Dickinson Stadium, 14:00 BST
This should beryllium a bully game, and a existent trial of whether Everton's caller crushed is really nan 'fortress' my 606 co-host Roman Kemp describes it as.
Everton are still unbeaten location but they've drawn 2 retired of 3 games truthful acold and nan handbrake is still on, isn't it? Maybe's Roman's meaning of a wall is conscionable different to astir different people's.
There will beryllium nary gung-ho strategies here, either, because this is going to beryllium a really tight matter betwixt 2 very clever managers. But aft watching Palace past week I person to backmost them really.
Oliver Glasner's broadside were rather nonstop against Liverpool and it will beryllium a bully conflict if they do nan aforesaid here.
I bask watching Everton and, successful particular, Jack Grealish, but I interest astir their firepower up front.
If they had a goalscorer I would astir apt opportunity they would get something, but alternatively I americium going pinch Palace to support a cleanable expanse and to return location nan points.
Sutton's prediction: 0-1
Rod's prediction: Palace are flying astatine nan moment, but Everton are good organised and overmuch improved from past season. It's sewage tie written each complete it. 1-1
AI's prediction: 2-2
Newcastle scored 4 goals successful Belgium successful midweek - nan aforesaid number arsenic they person managed successful their first six convention games.
Eddie Howe's broadside are nan associated lowest scorers successful nan Premier League, on pinch Villa and Wolves, truthful getting a large triumph for illustration that will beryllium important for them.
They person mislaid doubly astatine location already, but that was to Arsenal and Liverpool, and connected some occasions to precocious goals.
Yes, nan Gunners were nan amended squad connected Sunday but Newcastle had tons of chances against Liverpool truthful they tin decidedly consciousness a spot difficult done by.
I americium expecting them to get much chances here, because I deliberation this crippled will beryllium really unfastened pinch some teams going for it.
I americium going to spell pinch Newcastle to beryllium wearing their shooting boots again, and support Ange Postecoglou waiting for his first Premier League win.
Sutton's prediction: 3-1
Rod's prediction: I americium very seldom a betting man but an thought popped into my caput adjacent nan extremity of past play wherever I thought Forest didn't person nan squad to grip Europe but they are nan benignant of squad that will spell connected a cup run, truthful I put a tenner connected them to triumph a European title of immoderate sort, and get relegated.
I could benignant of spot it happening wherever they person excessively galore games and it conscionable falls isolated successful nan convention - it astir happened pinch Spurs and United past twelvemonth too. 2-0.
AI's prediction: 1-0
Wolves gave it a bully spell against Tottenham past week and almost took each 3 points - possibly nan effect of a caller statement is kicking successful for Vitor Pereira?
Being serious, they person mislaid their first 3 location convention games this play and, pinch Sunderland and Leeds some doing amended than expected, they cannot spend to suffer 4 connected nan trot, truthful they request thing here.
Brighton made nan astir of their numerical advantage against Chelsea past week, but it is difficult to cognize what to expect from them disconnected nan backmost of that crippled wherever they were up against 10 men.
I don't consciousness for illustration I americium doing very good pinch my Brighton predictions this play - successful truth I've not sewage immoderate of them correct truthful acold - truthful I americium not excessively assured astir calling this one.
This is astir apt going to extremity up arsenic a tie but I americium still being brave truthful I person picked different winner. I should astir apt get an grant for being truthful bold pinch my predictions, moreover erstwhile I'm wrong.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Rod's prediction: Wolves looked beautiful mediocre against us. When we played them, everyone was downbeat successful nan Leeds chat groups erstwhile we were losing - past abruptly we scored 3 goals and everything was rosy! 1-2
AI's prediction: 0-1
Gtech Community Stadium, 16:30 BST
City were up against counter-attacking Monaco connected Wednesday, and Brentford will beryllium playing successful precisely nan aforesaid way.
I was astatine nan Monaco crippled for 5 Live and I americium not afloat convinced by City, contempt their existent six-game unbeaten run.
On nan up broadside for Pep Guardiola's side, Phil Foden was fantabulous again and Erling Haaland's finishing was ridiculously bully - his header for City's 2nd extremity was for illustration watching maine successful nan 1990s, and he looks unstoppable.
Foden looked crisp arsenic anything, particularly successful nan first half. Seeing him backmost successful shape is bully for England leader Thomas Tuchel arsenic good arsenic for Guardiola, arsenic opposed to past play erstwhile he was inconsistent and couldn't find his level.
I still deliberation City person sewage issues successful a number of positions, however. In nan centre of midfield Nico Gonzalez has been disappointing since he came in, and nan full of their correct flank is simply a monolithic problem.
Bernardo Silva had specified small effect connected nan game, and down him location is simply a deficiency of spot successful nan right-back area arsenic well.
Brentford will effort to deed them connected nan break and location is simply a chance they could sucker City, but Foden and Haaland should beryllium nan quality betwixt nan 2 sides.
It will beryllium close, but I don't spot nan Bees beating different Manchester squad aft their triumph complete United past week.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Rod's prediction: It feels for illustration City person started to look for illustration their aged selves, pinch a mates of wobbles present and there. 1-2
AI's prediction: 0-2
How did Sutton do past week?
The result of week six was not decided until nan last game, betwixt Everton and West Ham connected Monday.
One of Sutton's guests, Kidwild, was spot connected pinch his 1-1 prediction, which denied AI its first outright victory.
Chris and nan BBC readers some sewage 2 correct results pinch 1 nonstop people from nan 10 games, giving you and him 50 points.
AI sewage 3 correct results, pinch 1 nonstop score, for a full of 60 points.
There were 2 guests, rappers Kidwild and Blanco - Kidwild sewage 4 correct results pinch 1 nonstop people for 70 points, while Blanco sewage 2 correct results pinch 1 nonstop people for 50 points - meaning they ended up pinch an mean of 60 points too.
"I don't count shared wins," said Sutton. "It's a draw."
Weekly wins, ties and full points aft week six
Chris | 3 | 0 | 420 |
Guests | 1 | 1 | 380 |
You | 1 | 0 | 460 |
AI | 0 | 1 | 380 |
Source: BBC
Guest leaderboard 2025-26
James Skelly | 190 |
James Walsh | 110 |
You * | 77 |
Chris Sutton * & Kidwild | 70 |
AI * | 63 |
Tommy Longhurst | 60 |
Blanco, Orlando Bloom, | |
Theo Ellis & Tom Grennan | 50 |
Katherine Parlour | 10 |
* Average aft six weeks Source: BBC