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Premier League Gameweek 5: Brentford without Dasilva

10 fixtures · 9 crowd XIs from 143 predictions so far · the data's strongest lean is Man City (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 3 of 20 teams. Biggest changes: Tottenham: van de Ven, Robertson, Bentancur, Tel, Fernandes, Marmoush in · Chelsea: Fofana, James, Lavia, Gusto, Estêvão in · Man City: Gvardiol, Fernández, Anderson, Cherki, Semenyo in, and 14 more sides make changes.

Brentford v Chelsea

Fri 18 Sept, 20:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Brentford 3 - 0 Chelsea
Brentford The Oracle called 9 of 11 · the crowd called 8 of 11
Chelsea The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11

The crowd takes it: 17 starters called to the machine's 15.

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

Brentford
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
33 Kayode
20 Ajer
23 ? Lewis-Potter
2 Hickey
18 Sangaré
27 ? Janelt
24 Damsgaard
7 Schade
11 ? Ouattara
9 Thiago
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.

Chelsea
👥 The Crowd 16 fans 3-4-2-1
1 Martínez
6 Colwill
5 Lacroix
3 ? Fofana
7 ? Neto
45 Lavia
4 ? Barco
24 ? James
17 Rogers
10 Palmer
18 ? Welbeck
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.

The data: Leans Chelsea at 45%, far from settled. Brentford are without Dasilva.

Brentford: Out: Dasilva (muscle injury), Furo (surgery), van den Berg (injury), Jensen (muscle injury), Collins (calf injury)

Chelsea: Out: Emegha (muscle injury), Palestra (thigh injury), Caicedo (calf injury), Pedro (knee injury) · Doubtful: Gusto (injury), Henderson (wrist injury)

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Sat 19 Sept, 12:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Tottenham 2 - 3 Aston Villa
Tottenham The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 10 of 11
Aston Villa The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

Tottenham
👥 The Crowd 9 fans 4-2-3-1
31 Kinský
17 ? Sávio
37 van de Ven
6 van Hecke
3 ? Robertson
30 ? Bentancur
16 ? Tonali
20 ? Kudus
22 ? Marmoush
18 Fernandes
19 ? Solanke
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Gray and Tel; the crowd wants Tonali and Kudus.

Aston Villa 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
29 Wan-Bissaka
3 Lindelöf
5 Mings
13 ▲ Ruggeri
8 Kamara
6 ▲ Barkley
7 ▲ McGinn
10 Buendía
53 ▲ Hemmings
11 Jackson
▲ Ruggeri, Barkley, McGinn, Hemmings vs their last official XI

Revision 9, updated 32 days ago

The Oracle's ninth look: Ruggeri in; Torres out.

Pau Torres and I. Maatsen both unavailable through injury. Aston Villa field 4-2-3-1 with M. Ruggeri restored, a single change from the previous Oracle call.

The data: Leans Aston Villa at 45%, far from settled. Tottenham are without Kulusevski.

Tottenham: Out: Kulusevski (knee injury), Mudryk (ankle injury), Richarlison (inactive), Simons (knee injury), Porro (muscle injury), Odobert (knee injury) · Doubtful: Tonali (knock)

Aston Villa: Out: Edward (injury), Goretzka (knee injury), Maatsen (ankle injury), Onana (knee injury), Torres (injury), Madjo (ankle injury), Bizot (back injury) · Doubtful: Cash (injury), Gomes (calf injury)

Everton v Ipswich

Sat 19 Sept, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Everton 1 - 0 Ipswich
Everton The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Ipswich The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

Everton 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Pickford
2 Maitland-Niles
6 Tarkowski
4 Branthwaite
16 Mykolenko
45 ! Armstrong
37 Garner
22 ▲ Johnson
8 Dewsbury-Hall
19 ▲ George
11 Barry
▲ Johnson, George vs their last official XI
! Armstrong named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 2, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Maitland-Niles in; Röhl out.

Everton keep faith with 11 unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 shape at home, with A. Maitland-Niles the only move from the previous Oracle prediction swapping in for M. Röhl.

Ipswich 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
37 ▲ Scherpen
26 O'Shea
6 Diop
24 Greaves
3 Davis
23 ▲ Lukić
25 Palacios
7 ▲ Fatawu
10 Enciso
47 ▲ Clarke
19 ! Emersonn
▲ Scherpen, Lukić, Fatawu, Clarke vs their last official XI
! Emersonn named despite a doubt (muscle injury)

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Clarke in; Maeda out.

Ipswich maintain their 4-2-3-1 with J. Clarke in and D. Maeda out, carrying nine unchanged players into the away match against Everton.

The data: Leans Everton at 45%, far from settled. Everton are without Nørgaard.

Everton: Out: Nørgaard (groin injury), Röhl (injury) · Doubtful: Armstrong (injury)

Ipswich: Out: Taylor (knee injury), Matusiwa (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Emersonn (muscle injury)

Newcastle v Hull

Sat 19 Sept, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Newcastle 2 - 1 Hull
Newcastle The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
Hull The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11

The machine edges it: 19 starters called to the crowd's 18.

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

Newcastle
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 4-2-3-1
21 Horníček
2 ? Livramento
12 Thiaw
4 Botman
3 Hall
67 Miley
28 Willock
20 Fernandez-Pardo
11 ? Barnes
5 ? Schär
9 Wissa
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Steur; the crowd wants Livramento.

Hull City
👥 The Crowd 6 fans 5-4-1
19 Tzolakis
2 ? Coyle
15 Egan
6 Ajayi
25 ? Crooks
3 Giles
10 Belloumi
21 ? Stroud
27 ? Slater
29 ? Gourna-Douath
9 ? McBurnie
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Targett; the crowd wants Gourna-Douath.

The data: Leans Hull at 45%, far from settled. Newcastle are without Dedić.

Newcastle: Out: Dedić (muscle injury), Elanga (knee injury), Jaouen (ankle injury), Burn (ankle injury), González (injury), Ramsey (thigh injury), Joelinton (thigh injury), Osula (foot injury)

Hull: Out: Targett (ankle injury), Ansah (back injury), Gyabi (groin injury), Hughes (groin injury), Mendy (injury), Morita (calf injury), Butland (arm injury), Matazo (knee injury) · Doubtful: McNair (foot injury)

Brighton v Arsenal

Sat 19 Sept, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Brighton 3 - 0 Arsenal
Brighton The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Arsenal The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 10 of 11

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

Brighton 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Verbruggen
24 Kadıoğlu
44 Vušković
5 Dunk
21 Boscagli
13 Groß
26 Ayari
25 Gómez
35 ▲ Yalcouyé
29 De Cuyper
19 Kostoulas
▲ Yalcouyé vs their last official XI

First call, 40 days ago

Brighton field an unchanged 4-2-3-1 with all 11 retained for their Premier League home fixture against Arsenal.

Arsenal
👥 The Crowd 19 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
49 ? Lewis-Skelly
6 Gabriel
15 Konsa
33 ? Calafiori
41 Rice
39 ? Guimarães
7 Saka
8 Ødegaard
17 ? Tzolis
29 ? Havertz
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs White; the crowd wants Guimarães.

The data: Leans Arsenal at 45%, far from settled. Brighton are without Ferguson.

Brighton: Out: Ferguson (ankle injury), Hinshelwood (ankle injury), Minteh (injury), Mitoma (hamstring injury), Tzimas (knee injury), Wieffer (knee injury), Azeez (abdominal strain), Svoboda (injury), Yohanna (injury) · Doubtful: Rutter (injury), Hadjam (injury)

Arsenal: Out: Mosquera (muscle injury), White (groin injury), Saliba (back injury)

Forest v Coventry

Sat 19 Sept, 17:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Forest 0 - 1 Coventry
Forest The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Coventry The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

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

Nottingham Forest 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
34 ▲ Aina
2 Diomande
5 Murillo
27 Muñoz
21 Schlager
24 McAtee
3 Williams
14 Ndoye
10 ▲ Gibbs-White
19 Delap
▲ Aina, Gibbs-White vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Diomande and Muñoz in; Jair and Milenković out.

Nottingham Forest drop Jair and N. Milenković for O. Diomande and D. Muñoz, settling a 3-4-2-1 at home to Coventry with nine others held.

Coventry Short rest 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
19 Rushworth
22 ▲ Latibeaudiere
4 Thomas
2 Pinnock
27 van Ewijk
16 ▲ Onyeka
6 Grimes
3 Dasilva
5 Rudoni
10 Mason-Clark
17 ▲ Tchaouna
▲ Latibeaudiere, Onyeka, Tchaouna vs their last official XI
! Onyeka named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 6, updated 30 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Latibeaudiere in; Bidwell out.

A. Amenda out with calf injury and T. Awoniyi suspended after red card; Coventry field J. Latibeaudiere and L. Tchaouna in a 3-4-2-1 shape.

The data: Leans Forest at 45%, far from settled. Forest are without Savona.

Forest: Out: Savona (knee injury), Milenković (knee injury) · Doubtful: Jair (muscle injury)

Coventry: Suspended: Awoniyi (red card) · Out: Eccles (injury), Kesler-Hayden (muscle injury), Woolfenden (knee injury), Wright (muscle injury), Amenda (calf injury) · Doubtful: Onyeka (injury)

Bournemouth v Liverpool

Sun 20 Sept, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Bournemouth 0 - 1 Liverpool
Bournemouth The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Liverpool The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11

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

Bournemouth 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Petrović
15 Smith
5 Hill
14 Silva
3 Truffert
8 ▲ Scott
12 Adams
37 Rayan
19 ▲ Kluivert
16 Tavernier
9 Evanilson
▲ Scott, Kluivert vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

Bournemouth field an unchanged 4-2-3-1 for the home match against Liverpool, all 11 names matching the previous Oracle call.

Liverpool
👥 The Crowd 16 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Becker
33 ? Araújo
4 van Dijk
5 Jacquet
6 ? Kerkez
10 Mac Allister
8 Szoboszlai
7 Wirtz
29 ? Barcola
18 ? Gakpo
9 Isak
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.

The data: Leans Liverpool at 45%, far from settled. Bournemouth are without Kluivert.

Bournemouth: Out: Kluivert (muscle injury), Adli (calf injury), Araujo (thigh injury), Kroupi (foot injury), Milosavljević (injury)

Liverpool: Out: Ekitike (achilles tendon injury), Leoni (knee injury), Bradley (knee injury), Chiesa (back injury)

Man City v Sunderland

Sun 20 Sept, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Man City 5 - 3 Sunderland
Man City The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11
Sunderland The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Manchester City
👥 The Crowd 17 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
27 ? Nunes
6 Guéhi
3 Dias
24 Gvardiol
17 Fernández
5 Anderson
10 Cherki
42 Semenyo
7 ? Ndiaye
9 Haaland
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Kovačić; the crowd wants Ndiaye.

Sunderland Short rest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
20 Mukiele
4 Danso
5 ▲ Ballard
15 ! Alderete
34 Xhaka
27 Sadiki
12 ▲ Meunier
28 Le Fée
10 ▲ Angulo
9 ▲ Brobbey
▲ Ballard, Meunier, Angulo, Brobbey vs their last official XI
! Alderete named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 4, updated 30 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Alderete in; Hume out.

Reinildo suspended after red card, O. Alderete stepping in to Sunderland's 4-2-3-1 away at City.

The data: Favours Man City at 50%. Man City are without Foden.

Man City: Suspended: Foden (red card) · Doubtful: Doku (calf injury)

Sunderland: Suspended: Reinildo (red card) · Out: Diarra (hamstring injury), Mundle (knee injury) · Doubtful: Alderete (injury)

Leeds v Crystal Palace

Sun 20 Sept, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Leeds 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Leeds The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Crystal Palace The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Leeds 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
1 Trafford
24 Justin
30 Elvedi
5 Muharemović
2 Bogle
18 Stach
4 Ampadu
22 Tanaka
3 Gudmundsson
9 Calvert-Lewin
19 Okafor
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 34 days ago

Leeds field all 11 unchanged from the previous Oracle note in a 3-5-2 at home to Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
44 Benítez
26 Richards
6 Canvot
21 Ahanor
25 Khalaili
23 Timber
20 Wharton
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
10 Pino
22 Larsen
Matches their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 31 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Canvot in; Tomiyasu out.

A. Disasi out on red card suspension means one change from the last official XI for Crystal Palace. J. Canvot restores continuity in the 3-4-2-1 structure away at this fixture.

The data: Leans Leeds at 45%, far from settled. Leeds are without Wilson.

Leeds: Out: Wilson (muscle injury), Joseph (knee injury), Rodon (muscle injury)

Crystal Palace: Suspended: Disasi (red card) · Out: Riad (knee injury), Mateta (hamstring injury), Henderson (foot injury)

Fulham v Man Utd

Sun 20 Sept, 16:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Fulham 1 - 1 Man Utd
Fulham The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Man Utd The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 10 of 11

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

Fulham 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Leno
21 Castagne
22 Affengruber
3 Bassey
33 Robinson
16 Berge
19 Charles
14 Bobb
24 King
17 Iwobi
7 García
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Affengruber and Berge in; Andersen and Palacios out.

Fulham swap J. Andersen and César Palacios for D. Affengruber and S. Berge, working a 4-2-3-1 at home against Manchester United with eight unchanged.

Manchester United
👥 The Crowd 18 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Lammens
2 Dalot
5 Maguire
6 Martínez
13 ? Dorgu
37 Mainoo
18 Tielemans
8 Fernandes
19 Mbeumo
9 Rashford
10 Cunha
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

The data: Leans Man Utd at 45%, far from settled. Fulham are without Tete.

Fulham: Out: Tete (concussion), Cairney (knee injury) · Doubtful: Sessegnon (groin injury)

Man Utd: Out: Šeško (leg injury), Diallo (injury), Heaton (abdominal strain), Ugarte (knee injury), de Ligt (back injury) · Doubtful: Shaw (injury), Baleba (ankle injury)