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Championship Gameweek 9: West Ham without Kanté

12 fixtures · the data's strongest lean is West Ham (45%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 0 of 24 teams. Biggest changes: QPR: Mbengue, Varane, Madsen, leon scarlett, Burrell in · West Brom: Phillips, Townsend, Whitwell, Diakité, Heggebø in · Sheffield Utd: Baptiste, Choudhury, Peck, Norrington-Davies, Bamford in, and 21 more sides make changes.

West Ham v QPR

Fri 9 Oct, 20:00 · CHA
FULL TIME West Ham 1 - 1 QPR
West Ham The Oracle called 10 of 11
QPR The Oracle called 7 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

West Ham Unsettled 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Hermansen
2 ▲ Walker-Peters
15 Mavropanos
3 Kilman
5 Morato
20 Bowen
14 Mukasa
7 Engels
10 Solomon
9 ▲ Piroe
11 ▲ Castellanos
▲ Walker-Peters, Piroe, Castellanos vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

West Ham keep all 11 from the last outing. Home side line up in a 4-4-2 shape.

QPR Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Charles
27 ▲ Mbengue
3 Dunne
5 Edwards
6 Clarke-Salter
40 ▲ Varane
18 ! Kamara
24 ▲ Madsen
17 Poku
– ▲ leon scarlett
16 ▲ Burrell
▲ Mbengue, Varane, Madsen, leon scarlett, Burrell vs their last official XI
! Kamara named despite a doubt (inactive)

First call, 19 days ago

D. Cirkin is unavailable after a red card. J. Clarke-Salter comes in as QPR travel in a 4-4-2 shape.

The data: Leans West Ham at 45%, far from settled. West Ham are without Kanté.

West Ham: Suspended: Kanté (red card) · Out: Veltman (muscle injury), Lamadrid (injury) · Doubtful: Areola (calf injury), Souček (ankle injury)

QPR: Suspended: Cirkin (red card) · Out: Chair (muscle injury), Dembélé (knee injury), Kone (muscle injury), Obikwu (inactive), Burrell (inactive) · Doubtful: Kemper (ankle injury), Lamptey (muscle injury), Kamara (inactive)

Swansea v Norwich

Sat 10 Oct, 12:30 · CHA
FULL TIME Swansea 2 - 1 Norwich
Swansea The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Norwich The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Swansea Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
22 Vigouroux
26 ▲ Lissah
5 Cabango
23 Welsh
14 Tymon
8 ▲ Just
6 Stamenić
46 ▲ Eustáquio
49 Yeo
33 Idah
7 ▲ Widell
▲ Lissah, Just, Eustáquio, Widell vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Swansea expect no disruption at home to Norwich, fielding their full eleven in a 4-3-3 shape with continuity from before.

Norwich Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ▲ Kovačević
3 Stacey
15 McConville
33 Córdoba
14 Chrisene
23 ▲ McLean
7 Mattsson
11 Brooks
49 ▲ Musaba
29 Schwartau
30 ▲ Kvistgaarden
▲ Kovačević, McLean, Musaba, Kvistgaarden vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Kvistgaarden in; Touré out.

The data: Leans Swansea at 45%, far from settled. Swansea are without Burgess.

Swansea: Out: Burgess (achilles tendon injury), Stewart (muscle injury), Key (muscle injury), Eustáquio (shoulder injury)

Norwich: Out: Ahmed (knee injury), Mahovo (ankle injury), Topic (knee injury), Touré (shoulder injury), Diallo (injury), McLean (injury), Chrisene (injury)

West Brom v Birmingham

Sat 10 Oct, 12:30 · CHA
FULL TIME West Brom 0 - 1 Birmingham
West Brom The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on
Birmingham The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

West Brom Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 O’Leary
4 ! Styles
3 ▲ Phillips
6 Campbell
22 ▲ Townsend
29 ▲ Whitwell
8 Molumby
17 ▲ Diakité
21 Price
19 ▲ Heggebø
11 Morgan
▲ Phillips, Townsend, Whitwell, Diakité, Heggebø vs their last official XI
! Styles named despite a doubt (injury)

First call, 19 days ago

West Brom keep faith with their full squad in a 4-4-2 at home to Birmingham, with all eleven unchanged.

Birmingham Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
21 ▲ Allsop
26 Osayi-Samuel
5 Neumann
4 Klarer
20 Cochrane
24 Iwata
8 ▲ Seung-Ho
7 ▲ Vicente
28 Stansfield
17 Millar
32 ▲ Vázquez
▲ Allsop, Seung-Ho, Vicente, Vázquez vs their last official XI

Revision 15, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's 15th look: Allsop in; Beadle out.

R. Allsop replaces J. Beadle after the goalkeeper left the club, while J. Solis ruled out in the press conference sees Paik Seung-Ho return. Birmingham field a 4-2-3-1 shape.

The data: Leans Birmingham at 45%, far from settled. West Brom are without Galves.

West Brom: Out: Galves (knee injury), Johnston (broken leg) · Doubtful: Styles (injury)

Birmingham: Out: Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Wright (off the roster), Seung-Ho (health problems) · Doubtful: Gray (muscle injury), Bird (calf injury), Gardner-Hickman (hamstring injury)

Charlton v Bristol City

Sat 10 Oct, 12:30 · CHA
FULL TIME Charlton 1 - 1 Bristol City
Charlton The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Bristol City The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Charlton Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
13 Okonkwo
20 McNamara
5 Jones
44 ▲ Bindon
18 Mesík
6 Coventry
34 Skipp
19 ▲ Alli
9 Ahearne-Grant
7 Campbell
11 Leaburn
▲ Bindon, Alli vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Charlton field an unchanged 4-2-3-1 at home to Bristol City, retaining all eleven from the prior fixture.

Bristol City Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Tickle
19 Tanner
38 ▲ Eile
5 Atkinson
21 Cardines
8 ▲ Williams
4 ▲ Randell
7 Hirakawa
12 Knight
20 ▲ Greenwood
23 Ballard
▲ Eile, Williams, Randell, Greenwood vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Bristol City arrive at Charlton with an unaltered 4-2-3-1, keeping all eleven players from their last outing.

The data: Leans Bristol City at 45%, far from settled. Charlton are without Chalobah.

Charlton: Out: Chalobah (muscle injury), Sichenje (knee injury), Godden (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Mannion (shoulder injury), Ramsay (ankle injury), Koumetio (muscle injury)

Bristol City: Out: Dickie (knee injury), Eile (illness), Tolaj (knock)

Sheffield Utd v Lincoln

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Sheffield Utd 3 - 0 Lincoln
Sheffield Utd The Oracle called 7 of 11
Lincoln The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Sheffield Utd Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Cooper
33 ▲ Baptiste
5 Tanganga
15 Kitching
8 ▲ Choudhury
27 Phillips
42 ▲ Peck
30 ▲ Norrington-Davies
4 Arblaster
22 Brereton
45 ▲ Bamford
▲ Baptiste, Choudhury, Peck, Norrington-Davies, Bamford vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Sheffield Utd keep their 3-4-2-1 shape with an unchanged squad of 11 players.

Lincoln Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Wickens
25 Elerewe
15 Bradley
6 ▲ Towler
4 Coubiș
8 ▲ Bayliss
14 ▲ McGrandles
3 Reach
7 Hackett
18 ▲ House
34 Draper
▲ Towler, Bayliss, McGrandles, House vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Lincoln field a 3-4-2-1 shape with all 11 players retained for this fixture.

The data: Leans Lincoln at 45%, far from settled. Sheffield Utd are without Seriki.

Sheffield Utd: Out: Seriki (knee injury), Campbell (injury) · Doubtful: Burrows (muscle injury), Oné (hamstring injury), McCallum (inactive)

Lincoln: Out: Darikwa (knee injury), Melia (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Hamer (health problems)

Watford v Burnley

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Watford 0 - 4 Burnley
Watford The Oracle called 9 of 11
Burnley The Oracle called 8 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Watford Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-1-2
1 Ravaglia
4 Keben
6 Pollock
29 ▲ Mlačić
11 ▲ Vata
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
21 ▲ Nabizada
17 Bravo
20 ▲ Doumbia
9 Kjerrumgaard
▲ Mlačić, Vata, Nabizada, Doumbia vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Watford stay in a 3-4-1-2 shape with an unchanged XI of 11 players.

Burnley Unsettled 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
37 Coudert
14 ▲ Roberts
15 ▲ Ahmedhodžić
44 Igor
23 Pires
10 ▲ Edwards
29 Laurent
3 Alleyne
5 Hatate
8 ▲ Raghouber
11 ▲ Amdouni
▲ Roberts, Ahmedhodžić, Edwards, Raghouber, Amdouni vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 18 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Raghouber in; Ramazani out.

J. Bruun Larsen sidelined by injury; U. Raghouber joins Burnley in a 4-4-2 away to Watford, L. Ramazani also dropped.

The data: Leans Burnley at 45%, far from settled. Watford are without Bove.

Watford: Out: Bove (knee injury), Akomeah (lacking match fitness), Baah (knock), Ngakia (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Bola (hamstring injury), Zemura (muscle injury)

Burnley: Out: Banel (muscle injury), Beyer (hamstring injury), Ekdal (injury), Ramsey (hamstring injury), Mejbri (hamstring injury), Cullen (knee injury), Barnes (muscle injury), Humphreys (muscle injury), Trésor (inactive), Sambo (inactive), Obafemi (inactive) · Doubtful: Satpaev (hamstring injury), Larsen (inactive)

Blackburn v Cardiff

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Blackburn 2 - 1 Cardiff
Blackburn The Oracle called 10 of 11
Cardiff The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Blackburn Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-4-1
22 Tóth
2 Alebiosu
6 Atcheson
17 ▲ Carter
15 McLoughlin
3 Pickering
25 Morishita
8 Morsy
31 Montgomery
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
▲ Carter vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Blackburn field a 5-4-1 shape with an unchanged squad of 11 players.

Cardiff Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Trott
38 ▲ Ng
45 Ashford
4 Osho
3 Bagan
18 Robertson
27 Colwill
11 Tanner
8 Moylan
16 Willock
9 ▲ Salech
▲ Ng, Salech vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Ashford in; Bielik out.

K. Bielik suspended means Cian Ashford steps in; Cardiff keep faith with a 4-2-3-1 shape for the trip to Blackburn with ten players carried over.

The data: Leans Blackburn at 45%, far from settled. Blackburn are without Wharton.

Blackburn: Out: Wharton (achilles tendon injury), Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Litherland (muscle injury), Ohashi (hamstring injury), Forshaw (hip injury), Miller (achilles tendon injury), Ribeiro (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Kargbo (muscle injury)

Cardiff: Suspended: Bielik (suspended) · Out: Chambers (knee injury), Colwill (ankle injury), Lawlor (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Davies (muscle injury), Fish (hernia)

Derby v Wrexham

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Derby 1 - 1 Wrexham
Derby The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Wrexham The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Derby Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
31 Vickers
23 Ward
6 ▲ Langås
28 Sanderson
22 ▲ Johnston
20 ▲ Mowatt
4 Ozoh
26 Hedges
11 Szmodics
8 Clark
9 Morris
▲ Langås, Johnston, Mowatt vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Johnston in; Taylor out.

C. Taylor out injured; M. Johnston replaces him as Derby organise in a 4-2-3-1 shape. Ten remain from the last official XI.

Wrexham Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
22 Patterson
26 ▲ Vyner
5 Hyam
2 Doyle
12 ▲ Kaboré
18 ▲ Sheaf
8 Whiteman
3 Ekomié
10 ▲ Windass
17 O'Hare
19 Moore
▲ Vyner, Kaboré, Sheaf, Windass vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Wrexham keep their 3-4-2-1 shape with an unchanged squad of 11 players.

The data: Derby are without Agyemang.

Derby: Out: Agyemang (achilles tendon injury), Zetterström (knee injury), Clarke (calf injury), Forsyth (knee injury), Murkin (hamstring injury), Taylor (injury) · Doubtful: Bilbija (back injury), Meister (concussion)

Wrexham: Out: Cacace (calf injury), Cleworth (muscle injury), Broadhead (thigh injury), Revan (hamstring injury), Thomason (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Rathbone (ankle injury)

Middlesbrough v Wolves

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Wolves
Middlesbrough The Oracle called 8 of 11
Wolves The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Middlesbrough Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Vítek
12 Ayling
4 Phillips
29 Malanda
2 Brittain
10 Morris
8 McGree
17 ▲ Arfsten
11 Cozier-Duberry
14 ▲ Peart-Harris
7 ▲ Lankshear
▲ Arfsten, Peart-Harris, Lankshear vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Middlesbrough field a 3-4-2-1 shape with an unchanged XI of 11 players.

Wolves Unsettled 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Sá
2 ▲ Trippier
34 Djiga
24 Gomes
3 ▲ Bueno
7 André
5 Munetsi
21 ▲ Gomes
28 ! López
36 ▲ Mane
10 ▲ Armstrong
▲ Trippier, Bueno, Gomes, Mane, Armstrong vs their last official XI
! López named despite a doubt (health problems)

First call, 19 days ago

Wolves stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with all 11 players unchanged.

The data: Middlesbrough are without Jones.

Middlesbrough: Out: Jones (calf injury)

Wolves: Out: Jiménez (knee injury), Mosquera (ankle injury), Saïd (knee injury) · Doubtful: James (health problems), López (health problems)

Bolton v Stoke

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Bolton 1 - 2 Stoke
Bolton The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Stoke The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Bolton Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
31 Bazunu
22 Larrazabal
18 Toal
6 ▲ Davies
25 ▲ Conway
8 Sheehan
21 ▲ Erhahon
7 ▲ Dong
20 ▲ Rodrigues
11 Gale
10 Dalby
▲ Davies, Conway, Erhahon, Dong, Rodrigues vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Bolton stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with all 11 players unchanged.

Stoke City Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-3
1 Johansson
16 Wilmot
40 ▲ Talovierov
5 Graham
2 Johnson
27 Soumaré
8 ! Galbraith
17 Bocat
7 ! McGlynn
11 Cissé
13 Devenny
▲ Talovierov vs their last official XI
! Galbraith named despite a doubt (injury)! McGlynn named despite a doubt (inactive)

First call, 19 days ago

Stoke City field a 3-4-3 shape with an unchanged XI of 11 players.

The data: Leans Stoke at 45%, far from settled. Bolton are without Forino-Joseph.

Bolton: Out: Forino-Joseph (groin injury), Stephenson (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Brunt (hamstring injury)

Stoke: Out: Ingelsson (muscle injury), Cresswell (knee injury) · Doubtful: Galbraith (injury), McGlynn (inactive)

Preston v Millwall

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Preston 0 - 1 Millwall
Preston The Oracle called 9 of 11
Millwall The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Preston Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-3-2
1 Iversen
17 ▲ Mills
4 ▲ Clarke
14 Storey
16 Hughes
3 Vukčević
27 Leroy
15 Thompson
7 Devine
10 Lang
38 Kenny
▲ Mills, Clarke vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Preston stay in a 5-3-2 shape with an unchanged XI of 11 players.

Millwall Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
34 Marschall
2 ▲ Osei-Tutu
6 Taylor
5 Cooper
3 Sturge
14 Metcalfe
49 Mazou-Sacko
17 Sykes
13 Dykes
10 Neghli
7 ▲ Arconte
▲ Osei-Tutu, Arconte vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

Millwall line up in a 4-2-3-1 shape with all 11 players unchanged.

The data: Leans Millwall at 45%, far from settled. Preston are without McCann.

Preston: Out: McCann (hamstring injury), Potts (ankle injury), Carroll (ankle injury)

Millwall: Out: Coburn (muscle injury), Crama (ankle injury), Ivanović (hamstring injury), Luongo (knee injury), De Norre (muscle injury), Jensen (muscle injury), Leonard (hamstring injury)

Southampton v Portsmouth

Sun 11 Oct, 12:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Southampton 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Southampton The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Portsmouth The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Southampton Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Peretz
14 Bree
15 ▲ Wood-Gordon
13 Schlotterbeck
3 ▲ Manning
4 ▲ Downes
30 Ward-Prowse
27 ▲ Matsuki
10 Azaz
7 Scienza
9 Larin
▲ Wood-Gordon, Manning, Downes, Matsuki vs their last official XI

First call, 18 days ago

Southampton's lineup stands unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the visit of Portsmouth. No movement in the XI.

Portsmouth Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
31 ▲ Bielica
22 Swanson
55 Dia
6 ▲ Shaughnessy
16 Meghoma
7 Pack
19 ▲ Shein
11 Kamara
10 Segecic
25 McQueen
17 ▲ Shade
▲ Bielica, Shaughnessy, Shein, Shade vs their last official XI

First call, 18 days ago

Portsmouth travel to Southampton with an unaltered 4-2-3-1. No changes to report in the visiting XI.

The data: Leans Southampton at 45%, far from settled. Portsmouth are without Brooke-Smith.

Southampton: Doubtful: Jander (lacking match fitness)

Portsmouth: Out: Brooke-Smith (ankle injury), Ogilvie (knee injury), Umeh (hamstring injury), Kosznovszky (knee injury), Murphy (groin injury), Waddingham (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Anderson (muscle injury), Milovanović (calf injury)