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Premier League Gameweek 6: Arsenal without Saliba

10 fixtures · 9 crowd XIs from 244 predictions so far. Build yours and move the consensus.

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

Arsenal v Leeds

Sat 10 Oct, 12:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Arsenal 2 - 1 Leeds
Arsenal The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 8 of 11
Leeds The Oracle called 11 of 11

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

Arsenal
👥 The Crowd 52 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
29 ? Havertz
6 Gabriel
15 Konsa
33 Calafiori
41 Rice
39 Guimarães
8 Ødegaard
7 Saka
10 ? Eze
14 ? Gyökeres
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Timber and Madueke; the crowd wants Eze and Gyökeres.

Leeds Unsettled 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

First call, 19 days ago

Leeds field an unchanged 3-5-2 away at Arsenal, retaining all eleven players with no squad rotation or enforced absences.

The data: Arsenal are without Saliba.

Arsenal: Out: Saliba (back injury), Tzolis (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Konsa (muscle injury), Havertz (muscle injury), Mosquera (muscle injury), Dowman (injury)

Leeds: Out: Joseph (knee injury), Rodon (muscle injury), James (back injury) · Doubtful: Bahoya (ankle injury), Wilson (muscle injury)

Aston Villa v Brentford

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Aston Villa 2 - 2 Brentford
Aston Villa The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 10 of 11
Brentford The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Aston Villa
👥 The Crowd 11 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
29 ? Wan-Bissaka
5 Mings
3 Lindelöf
13 ? Ruggeri
8 Kamara
35 Gomes
7 McGinn
10 Buendía
44 ? Manzambi
11 Jackson
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Barkley; the crowd wants Gomes.

Brentford Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
33 Kayode
44 ▲ Schuster
20 Ajer
23 Lewis-Potter
6 Yarmolyuk
27 Janelt
19 Anthony
24 ▲ Damsgaard
7 ▲ Schade
9 Thiago
▲ Schuster, Damsgaard, Schade vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

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

The data: Aston Villa are without Goretzka.

Aston Villa: Out: Goretzka (knee injury), Maatsen (ankle injury), Cash (leg injury), Onana (knee injury), Cissé (injury)

Brentford: Out: Dasilva (muscle injury), van den Berg (injury), Collins (calf injury), Damsgaard (ankle injury), Furo (surgery) · Doubtful: Jensen (muscle injury), Ouattara (illness)

Sunderland v Brighton

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Sunderland 0 - 2 Brighton
Sunderland The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Brighton The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on

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

Sunderland Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
20 Mukiele
4 Danso
32 Hume
6 ▲ Methalie
34 Xhaka
27 Sadiki
12 ▲ Meunier
28 Le Fée
10 ▲ Angulo
7 ▲ Talbi
▲ Methalie, Meunier, Angulo, Talbi vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 11 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Hume and Talbi in; Ballard and Brobbey out.

Brighton Unsettled 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Verbruggen
24 Kadıoğlu
44 Vušković
4 ▲ Struijk
21 Boscagli
14 Chema Andrés
13 Groß
25 Gómez
26 Ayari
29 De Cuyper
19 Kostoulas
▲ Struijk vs their last official XI
! Struijk named despite a doubt (muscle injury)

First call, 19 days ago

Brighton keep their 4-2-3-1 shape with all 11 players retained for this fixture.

The data: Sunderland are without Reinildo.

Sunderland: Suspended: Reinildo (two yellow cards) · Out: Diarra (hamstring injury), Ballard (muscle injury), Brobbey (muscle injury), Mundle (knee injury)

Brighton: Out: Azeez (abdominal strain), Hinshelwood (ankle injury), Yohanna (injury), Tzimas (knee injury), Wieffer (knee injury), Minteh (injury), Ferguson (ankle injury), Mitoma (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Dunk (neck injury), Struijk (muscle injury)

Chelsea v Bournemouth

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Chelsea 5 - 1 Bournemouth
Chelsea The Oracle called 7 of 11 · the crowd called 7 of 11
Bournemouth The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Chelsea
👥 The Crowd 25 fans 3-4-2-1
1 Martínez
6 Colwill
5 Lacroix
3 Fofana
4 ? Barco
25 ? Caicedo
45 ? Lavia
14 ? Henderson
17 Rogers
7 ? Neto
18 ? Welbeck
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Chavarría; the crowd wants Caicedo.

Bournemouth Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Petrović
15 Smith
5 Hill
14 Silva
3 Truffert
12 Adams
4 Cook
37 Rayan
10 Christie
16 Tavernier
9 Evanilson
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 11 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Cook in; Scott out.

The data: Chelsea are without James.

Chelsea: Out: James (muscle injury), Palmer (muscle injury), Bynoe-Gittens (ankle injury), Emegha (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Pedro (knee injury), Caicedo (calf injury), Palestra (thigh injury)

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

Ipswich v Fulham

Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Ipswich 2 - 1 Fulham
Ipswich The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Fulham The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

Ipswich Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
28 Walton
42 Ouattara
6 Diop
26 O'Shea
3 Davis
23 ▲ Lukić
25 Palacios
38 Maeda
10 Enciso
47 ▲ Clarke
19 Emersonn
▲ Lukić, Clarke vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 18 days ago

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

A. Fatawu sidelined by red card; D. Maeda comes in as Ipswich field a 4-2-3-1 against Fulham with M. Núñez also replaced.

Fulham Unsettled 3 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

First call, 19 days ago

Fulham keep their 4-2-3-1 shape unchanged, with all 11 players retained for the visit to Ipswich.

The data: Ipswich are without Fatawu.

Ipswich: Suspended: Fatawu (red card)

Fulham: Out: Robinson (ankle injury), Cairney (knee injury) · Doubtful: Tete (concussion)

Man Utd v Tottenham

Sat 10 Oct, 17:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Man Utd 1 - 1 Tottenham
Man Utd The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
Tottenham The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 6 of 11

Machine and humans tied at 15 starters called.

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

Manchester United
👥 The Crowd 38 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Lammens
2 Dalot
6 Martínez
5 Maguire
23 Shaw
18 Tielemans
37 Mainoo
8 Fernandes
19 Mbeumo
9 ? Rashford
10 Cunha
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

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

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Sávio; the crowd wants Kudus.

The data: Man Utd are without Darlow.

Man Utd: Out: Darlow (injury), Ugarte (knee injury), Dorgu (hamstring injury), Mazraoui (injury), Heaton (abdominal strain), Šeško (leg injury), de Ligt (back injury) · Doubtful: Diallo (injury), Mainoo (injury), Rashford (health problems)

Tottenham: Out: Richarlison (inactive), Odobert (knee injury), Simons (knee injury), Kulusevski (knee injury), Mudryk (ankle injury), Porro (muscle injury) · Doubtful: van Hecke (leg injury), van de Ven (wrist injury)

Hull v Everton

Sun 11 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Hull 2 - 2 Everton
Hull The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Everton 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.

Hull City Unsettled 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-4-1
19 Tzolakis
2 Coyle
6 Ajayi
15 Egan
22 Herrington
3 ▲ Giles
10 Belloumi
25 Crooks
27 Slater
7 Thomas
9 McBurnie
▲ Giles vs their last official XI

First call, 18 days ago

Hull City stand pat with an unchanged 5-4-1 at home to Everton, no movement required.

Everton
👥 The Crowd 8 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Pickford
2 Maitland-Niles
4 Branthwaite
6 Tarkowski
34 ? Röhl
37 Garner
45 Armstrong
8 Dewsbury-Hall
10 Grealish
22 ? Johnson
11 Barry
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Mykolenko; the crowd wants Röhl.

The data: Hull are without Matazo.

Hull: Out: Matazo (knee injury), Targett (ankle injury), Hughes (groin injury), Butland (arm injury), Ansah (back injury), Gyabi (groin injury) · Doubtful: Iroegbunam (groin injury), Mendy (concussion), Morita (calf injury), Norton-Cuffy (muscle injury), Stroud (illness)

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

Crystal Palace v Forest

Sun 11 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Crystal Palace 3 - 1 Forest
Crystal Palace The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Forest The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Crystal Palace Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
44 Benítez
26 Richards
30 ▲ Mingueza
6 Canvot
25 ! Khalaili
20 Wharton
23 Timber
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
10 Pino
22 Larsen
▲ Mingueza vs their last official XI
! Khalaili named despite a doubt (muscle injury)

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Mingueza in; Tomiyasu out.

T. Tomiyasu ruled out. Óscar Mingueza replaces him as Crystal Palace shift to a 3-4-2-1 shape, keeping 10 players from the last XI.

Nottingham Forest Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
23 Jair
2 Diomande
5 Murillo
27 Muñoz
21 Schlager
24 McAtee
3 ! Williams
14 Ndoye
10 ▲ Gibbs-White
19 Delap
▲ Gibbs-White vs their last official XI
! Williams named despite a doubt (illness)

First call, 18 days ago

Nottingham Forest name an unaltered 3-4-2-1 away at Crystal Palace, no changes from the previous call.

The data: Crystal Palace are without Disasi.

Crystal Palace: Suspended: Disasi (red card) · Out: Henderson (foot injury), Riad (knee injury), Mateta (hamstring injury), Tomiyasu (calf injury) · Doubtful: Khalaili (muscle injury)

Forest: Out: Jesus (calf injury), Milenković (knee injury), Savona (knee injury) · Doubtful: Williams (illness)

Liverpool v Man City

Sun 11 Oct, 16:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Liverpool 0 - 3 Man City
Liverpool The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11
Man City The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 8 of 11

Machine and humans tied at 19 starters called.

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

Liverpool
👥 The Crowd 31 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Becker
33 Araújo
4 van Dijk
5 Jacquet
6 Kerkez
10 Mac Allister
38 ? Gravenberch
7 Wirtz
29 Barcola
23 ? Muñoz
67 ? Koumas
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Szoboszlai and Ngumoha; the crowd wants Gravenberch and Koumas.

Manchester City
👥 The Crowd 34 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
22 ? Nunes
6 Guéhi
3 Dias
24 Gvardiol
17 Fernández
5 Anderson
10 Cherki
42 ? Semenyo
11 ? Doku
9 Haaland
90%+ locked strong split

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

The data: Liverpool are without Isak.

Liverpool: Out: Isak (thigh injury), Bradley (knee injury), Gakpo (ankle injury), Ekitike (achilles tendon injury), Leoni (knee injury), Szoboszlai (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Chiesa (back injury), Jacquet (muscle injury)

Man City: Suspended: Foden (red card) · Doubtful: O'Reilly (injury)

Coventry v Newcastle

Mon 12 Oct, 20:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Coventry 4 - 1 Newcastle
Coventry The Oracle called 9 of 11
Newcastle The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11

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

Coventry Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
19 Rushworth
2 Pinnock
4 Thomas
12 ▲ Mfuni
16 ▲ Onyeka
8 Yirenkyi
6 Grimes
3 Dasilva
5 Rudoni
10 Mason-Clark
23 Thomas-Asante
▲ Mfuni, Onyeka vs their last official XI

First call, 16 days ago

Coventry name an unchanged 3-4-2-1 XI, seeing no reason to alter the shape or personnel for the home fixture.

Newcastle
👥 The Crowd 7 fans 4-2-3-1
21 Horníček
37 ? Dedić
12 Thiaw
4 Botman
3 ? Hall
28 ? Willock
14 ? Steur
23 ? Murphy
11 ? Barnes
20 ? Fernandez-Pardo
9 Wissa
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Miley and Touré; the crowd wants Dedić and Murphy.

The data: Coventry are without Awoniyi.

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

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