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Premier League Gameweek 7: Chelsea without Bynoe-Gittens

10 fixtures · 8 crowd XIs from 147 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: Arsenal: Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Gyökeres, Madueke, Annous in · Man City: Anderson, Fernández, Cherki, Semenyo in · Brentford: Schuster, Diouf, Schade in, and 14 more sides make changes.

Everton v Chelsea

Sat 17 Oct, 12:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Everton 0 - 2 Chelsea
Everton The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
Chelsea The Oracle called 9 of 11 · the crowd called 10 of 11

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

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

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

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

Chelsea
👥 The Crowd 19 fans 3-4-2-1
1 Martínez
6 Colwill
5 Lacroix
34 ? Acheampong
7 Neto
14 Henderson
25 ? Caicedo
29 Chavarría
17 Rogers
21 ? Hato
9 Pedro
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Welbeck; the crowd wants Hato.

The data: Leans Chelsea at 45%, far from settled. Chelsea are without Bynoe-Gittens.

Everton: Doubtful: Mykolenko (knock)

Chelsea: Out: Bynoe-Gittens (ankle injury), Emegha (muscle injury), James (knee injury)

Brentford v Liverpool

Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Brentford 1 - 2 Liverpool
Brentford The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Liverpool 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.

Brentford 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
33 Kayode
44 ▲ Schuster
20 Ajer
25 ▲ Diouf
6 Yarmolyuk
27 Janelt
19 Anthony
23 Lewis-Potter
7 ▲ Schade
9 Thiago
▲ Schuster, Diouf, Schade vs their last official XI
! Schade named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Diouf in; Damsgaard out.

E. Diouf replaces M. Damsgaard in Brentford's single change from the prior Oracle view as the side hold a 4-2-3-1 at home to Liverpool.

Liverpool
👥 The Crowd 19 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Becker
33 Araújo
4 van Dijk
5 ? Jacquet
6 ? Kerkez
10 Mac Allister
30 ? Frimpong
29 Barcola
7 Wirtz
23 ? Muñoz
67 ? Koumas
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Ngumoha; the crowd wants Frimpong.

The data: Leans Brentford at 35%, far from settled. Brentford are without Furo.

Brentford: Out: Furo (surgery), Dasilva (muscle injury), Schuster (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Collins (calf injury), Schade (injury), Damsgaard (ankle injury)

Liverpool: Suspended: Gravenberch (red card) · Out: Leoni (knee injury), Bradley (knee injury), Ekitike (achilles tendon injury) · Doubtful: Szoboszlai (hamstring injury), Gakpo (ankle injury), Ngumoha (injury), Isak (thigh injury)

Man City v Ipswich

Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Man City 3 - 2 Ipswich
Man City The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 5 of 11
Ipswich The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

Manchester City
👥 The Crowd 18 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
22 ? Nunes
6 Guéhi
3 Dias
24 Gvardiol
5 Anderson
17 Fernández
10 Cherki
42 ? Semenyo
47 ? Foden
9 Haaland
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs O'Reilly and Ndiaye; the crowd wants Gvardiol and Foden.

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

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Florentino and Philogene in; Palacios and Clarke out.

Ipswich field an unchanged 11 from the last Oracle call, Florentino and J. Philogene holding their places in a 4-2-3-1 away at Manchester City.

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

Ipswich: Suspended: Fatawu (two yellow cards) · Doubtful: Taylor (knee injury)

Fulham v Hull

Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Fulham 1 - 0 Hull
Fulham The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Hull The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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
2 ▲ Tete
22 Affengruber
3 Bassey
30 ▲ Sessegnon
16 Berge
19 Charles
14 Bobb
24 King
17 Iwobi
7 García
▲ Tete, Sessegnon vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Tete and Sessegnon in; Castagne and Robinson out.

Fulham field an unchanged 11 from the last Oracle prediction, K. Tete and R. Sessegnon staying in a 4-2-3-1 at home to Hull City.

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

Revision 3, updated 3 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Herrington in; Mendy out.

N. Mendy ruled out, L. Herrington enters to shore up Hull City's left flank in a 5-4-1 shape at Fulham. Nine others unchanged from the previous call.

The data: Leans Hull at 45%, far from settled. Fulham are without Larsson.

Fulham: Out: Larsson (groin injury) · Doubtful: Cairney (knee injury), Robinson (ankle injury)

Hull: Out: Matazo (knee injury), Ansah (back injury), Gyabi (groin injury), Cho (muscle injury), Butland (arm injury), Hughes (groin injury), Targett (ankle injury), Gourna-Douath (calf injury), Mendy (groin injury)

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Sat 17 Oct, 17:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Newcastle 0 - 1 Aston Villa
Newcastle The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Aston Villa The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

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

Newcastle Quick turnaround 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
21 Horníček
67 Miley
12 Thiaw
4 Botman
3 Hall
17 ▲ Touré
28 Willock
8 ▲ Bamba
9 Wissa
11 Barnes
20 Fernandez-Pardo
▲ Touré, Bamba vs their last official XI
! Touré named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 4, updated 4 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Bamba in; Steur out.

Nico González injured and J. Murphy ruled out leave Newcastle depleted for the 4-2-3-1 visit. B. Touré joins alongside A. Bamba, though the baseline shifts: only A. Bamba is new since revision 3.

Aston Villa 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
14 ▲ Torres
3 Lindelöf
5 Mings
29 Wan-Bissaka
8 Kamara
6 ▲ Barkley
7 ▲ McGinn
10 Buendía
44 Manzambi
11 Jackson
▲ Torres, Barkley, McGinn vs their last official XI
! Barkley named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 4, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Wan-Bissaka in; Ruggeri out.

M. Cash and João Gomes ruled out; M. Ruggeri also unavailable through injury. Aston Villa deploy a 4-2-3-1 shape away from home with A. Wan-Bissaka replacing M. Ruggeri from the previous Oracle call.

The data: Leans Newcastle at 35%, far from settled. Newcastle are without Elanga.

Newcastle: Out: Elanga (knee injury), Livramento (injury), Jaouen (muscle injury), Ramsey (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Touré (injury)

Aston Villa: Out: Hemmings (knee injury), Ruggeri (injury), Onana (knee injury), Maatsen (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Barkley (injury), Mbaye (injury), Cissé (injury)

Bournemouth v Sunderland

Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Bournemouth 2 - 0 Sunderland
Bournemouth The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Sunderland The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

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

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

Revision 3, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Brooks in; Cook out.

Bournemouth hold their 11 from the last Oracle call, D. Brooks maintaining his place in a 4-2-3-1 at home to Sunderland.

Sunderland Short rest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
32 Hume
20 Mukiele
4 Danso
15 Alderete
34 Xhaka
27 Sadiki
13 ▲ O'Nien
28 Le Fée
10 ▲ Angulo
39 ▲ Fofana
▲ O'Nien, Angulo, Fofana vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 3 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Fofana in; Isidor out.

T. Meunier (muscle injury), Reinildo (two yellow cards) and W. Isidor (inactive) are unavailable, triggering three changes across the back and midfield. Sunderland reshape to 4-2-3-1 away at Bournemouth.

The data: Leans Sunderland at 45%, far from settled. Bournemouth are without Araujo.

Bournemouth: Out: Araujo (thigh injury), Kroupi (foot injury), Scott (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Milosavljević (injury)

Sunderland: Out: Ballard (muscle injury), Isidor (injury), Mundle (knee injury), Meunier (muscle injury)

Leeds v Man Utd

Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Leeds 1 - 1 Man Utd
Leeds The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11
Man Utd The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 8 of 11

The machine edges it: 20 starters called to the crowd's 19.

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

Leeds
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 3-4-2-1
1 Trafford
5 Muharemović
30 Elvedi
24 Justin
2 ? Bogle
4 Ampadu
22 Tanaka
3 ? Gudmundsson
18 Stach
19 ? Okafor
9 Calvert-Lewin
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

Manchester United
👥 The Crowd 20 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Lammens
2 Dalot
6 Martínez
5 Maguire
7 ? Mount
18 ? Tielemans
20 ? Baleba
8 Fernandes
9 ? Rashford
10 Cunha
19 Mbeumo
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Yoro and Diallo; the crowd wants Baleba and Rashford.

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

Leeds: Out: James (back injury), Rodon (muscle injury), Joseph (knee injury)

Man Utd: Out: Dorgu (hamstring injury), Mainoo (injury), Shaw (injury), Heaton (abdominal strain), Šeško (leg injury), Ugarte (knee injury) · Doubtful: Mazraoui (injury)

Brighton v Crystal Palace

Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Brighton 5 - 0 Crystal Palace
Brighton 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.

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

Revision 2, updated 8 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Dunk in; Struijk out.

L. Dunk steps in for P. Struijk, ruled out, as Brighton retain a 4-2-3-1 at home to Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace Short rest 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
44 Benítez
19 ▲ Hughes
26 Richards
6 Canvot
25 Khalaili
20 Wharton
23 Timber
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
10 Pino
22 Larsen
▲ Hughes vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fifth look: Hughes in; Mingueza out.

J. Lerma off the roster; W. Hughes steps in to replace Óscar Mingueza in Crystal Palace's 3-4-2-1 shape on the road.

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

Brighton: Out: Azeez (abdominal strain), Minteh (injury), Tzimas (knee injury), Ferguson (ankle injury), Mitoma (hamstring injury), Wieffer (knee injury), Yohanna (injury), Struijk (rest) · Doubtful: Osman (injury)

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

Forest v Arsenal

Sun 18 Oct, 16:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Forest 0 - 1 Arsenal
Forest The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Arsenal The Oracle called 6 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.

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
10 ▲ Gibbs-White
14 Ndoye
19 Delap
▲ Aina, Gibbs-White vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 8 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Aina in; Jair out.

O. Aina displaces Jair in Nottingham Forest's 3-4-2-1 against Arsenal at home with ten others retained.

Arsenal
👥 The Crowd 16 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
4 ? White
6 Gabriel
15 ? Konsa
33 Calafiori
41 Rice
49 ? Lewis-Skelly
7 Saka
8 Ødegaard
20 ? Madueke
29 ? Havertz
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.

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

Forest: Out: Jesus (calf injury), Savona (knee injury), Gibbs-White (injury) · Doubtful: Milenković (knee injury)

Arsenal: Out: Hincapié (ankle injury), Saliba (back injury), Tzolis (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Zubimendi (ankle injury)

Tottenham v Coventry

Mon 19 Oct, 20:00 · EPL
Tottenham
👥 The Crowd 19 fans 4-2-3-1
31 Kinský
14 ? Gray
6 van Hecke
37 van de Ven
13 Udogie
16 Tonali
18 ? Fernandes
20 ? Kudus
17 ? Sávio
8 Gallagher
19 ? Solanke
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Senesi and Maddison; the crowd wants van de Ven and Sávio.

Coventry 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
19 Rushworth
27 van Ewijk
2 Pinnock
4 Thomas
3 Dasilva
8 Yirenkyi
6 Grimes
23 Thomas-Asante
5 Rudoni
10 Mason-Clark
49 Cherif
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's second look: van Ewijk and Cherif in; Mfuni and Onyeka out.

Coventry field 11 unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 at Tottenham after M. van Ewijk and S. Cherif replaced S. Mfuni and F. Onyeka.

The data: Leans Tottenham at 35%, far from settled. Tottenham are without Bentancur.

Tottenham: Suspended: Bentancur (red card) · Out: Odobert (knee injury), Mudryk (ankle injury), Simons (knee injury) · Doubtful: Porro (muscle injury), Kulusevski (knee injury)

Coventry: Out: Amenda (calf injury), Woolfenden (knee injury), Eccles (injury), Wright (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Kesler-Hayden (muscle injury)