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Premier League Gameweek 8: Fulham without Sessegnon

10 fixtures · the data's strongest lean is Forest (45%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 14 of 20 teams. Biggest changes: Tottenham: Fernandes, Maddison in · Brentford: Schade, Sangaré in · Aston Villa: McGinn in, and 3 more sides make changes.

Ipswich v Forest

Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 · EPL
Ipswich 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
28 Walton
26 O'Shea
6 Diop
24 Greaves
3 Davis
12 Florentino
25 Palacios
42 Ouattara
10 Enciso
38 Maeda
19 Emersonn
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Greaves and Palacios in; Lukić and Philogene out.

J. Greaves and E. Palacios return to Ipswich's 4-2-3-1 for the Nottingham Forest home tie in revision 2, replacing S. Lukić and J. Philogene.

Nottingham Forest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
23 Jair
2 Diomande
5 Murillo
27 Muñoz
24 McAtee
21 Schlager
3 Williams
8 Domínguez
14 Ndoye
19 Delap
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 23h ago

Nottingham Forest send an unchanged side to Ipswich in a 3-4-2-1 shape. All 11 players remain from the last official XI.

The data: Leans Forest at 45%, far from settled.

Aston Villa v Man City

Sat 24 Oct, 12:30 · EPL
Aston Villa 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
2 Cash
3 Lindelöf
5 Mings
29 Wan-Bissaka
8 Kamara
7 ▲ McGinn
47 Edward
10 Buendía
44 Manzambi
11 Jackson
▲ McGinn vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated yesterday

The Oracle's second look: Cash and Edward in; Torres and Barkley out.

João Gomes ruled out in the press conference, J. McGinn returns. Aston Villa shift to 4-2-3-1 with M. Cash and Alysson Edward replacing Pau Torres and R. Barkley from the previous forecast.

Manchester City 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
27 Nunes
3 Dias
6 Guéhi
33 O'Reilly
8 Kovačić
32 Bouaddi
7 Ndiaye
47 Foden
11 Doku
9 Haaland
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Kovačić, Bouaddi, Foden and Doku in; Anderson, Fernández, Cherki and Semenyo out.

Four replacements reshape Manchester City's visit to Villa Park: M. Kovačić, A. Bouaddi, P. Foden, and J. Doku enter a 4-2-3-1.

The data: Leans Man City at 45%, far from settled.

Coventry v Fulham

Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
Coventry 5 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

First call, 5 days ago

Coventry make no changes to their 4-2-3-1 at home. The entire XI continues from the previous official fixture.

Fulham 4 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 2 days ago

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

T. Castagne and A. Robinson return to Fulham's 4-2-3-1 for the Coventry away trip, both appearing in revision 2.

The data: Leans Coventry at 45%, far from settled. Fulham are without Sessegnon.

Fulham: Suspended: Sessegnon (red card)

Arsenal v Everton

Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 · EPL
Arsenal 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
4 White
15 Konsa
6 Gabriel
33 Calafiori
41 Rice
39 Guimarães
7 Saka
8 Ødegaard
10 Eze
29 Havertz
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 23h ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Calafiori, Guimarães, Saka, Eze and Havertz in; Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Gyökeres, Madueke and Annous out.

Arsenal stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with five changes from the previous Oracle call: R. Calafiori, Bruno Guimarães, B. Saka, E. Eze and K. Havertz in.

Everton 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Pickford
2 Maitland-Niles
6 Tarkowski
4 Branthwaite
16 Mykolenko
37 Garner
45 Armstrong
34 Röhl
8 Dewsbury-Hall
10 Grealish
11 Barry
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Mykolenko and Röhl in; Keane and Johnson out.

Everton travel to Arsenal with all eleven unchanged from the previous Oracle call. V. Mykolenko and M. Röhl replaced M. Keane and B. Johnson in the revision, settling a 4-2-3-1 for the away fixture.

The data: Leans Arsenal at 45%, far from settled.

Chelsea v Tottenham

Sat 24 Oct, 17:30 · EPL
Chelsea 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
39 ▲ Penders
34 Acheampong
5 Lacroix
6 Colwill
25 Caicedo
14 Henderson
7 Neto
21 Hato
10 Palmer
17 Rogers
9 Pedro
▲ Penders vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Penders in; Martínez out.

E. Martínez ruled out, Chelsea bring M. Penders into a 4-2-3-1 for the Tottenham home fixture.

Tottenham 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
31 Kinský
14 Gray
6 van Hecke
5 Senesi
13 Udogie
18 ▲ Fernandes
16 Tonali
10 ▲ Maddison
8 Gallagher
20 Kudus
19 Solanke
▲ Fernandes, Maddison vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 11h ago

The Oracle's third look: Maddison in; Marmoush out.

L. Bergvall and Sávio ruled out; Tottenham field the same 11 as Tuesday away at Chelsea, with J. Maddison replacing Omar Marmoush in midfield.

The data: Leans Chelsea at 45%, far from settled.

Hull v Brentford

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
Hull City 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-4-1
19 Tzolakis
2 Coyle
6 Ajayi
15 Egan
22 Herrington
18 Norton-Cuffy
10 Belloumi
25 Crooks
27 Slater
7 Thomas
9 McBurnie
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Norton-Cuffy and Belloumi in; Giles and Gelhardt out.

Hull City field all 11 in a 5-4-1 at home to Brentford after B. Norton-Cuffy and M. Belloumi alter revision 2.

Brentford 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
33 Kayode
20 Ajer
4 van den Berg
23 Lewis-Potter
7 ▲ Schade
18 ▲ Sangaré
11 Ouattara
8 Jensen
19 Anthony
9 Thiago
▲ Schade, Sangaré vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fourth look: Sangaré in; Janelt out.

Y. Yarmolyuk and V. Janelt ruled out. M. Sangaré replaces Janelt from the previous Oracle call; Brentford field a 4-2-3-1 shape away from home with nine players unchanged.

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

Brentford: Suspended: Janelt (yellow cards (5)), Yarmolyuk (red card)

Man Utd v Bournemouth

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
Manchester United 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Lammens
15 Yoro
5 Maguire
6 Martínez
2 Dalot
17 Santos
20 Baleba
8 Fernandes
18 Tielemans
16 Diallo
19 Mbeumo
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fourth look: Santos and Baleba in; Mount and Cunha out.

Manchester United see L. Yoro return from a Red Card suspension. The side keeps all 11 unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 shape at home.

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

Revision 2, updated yesterday

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

Bournemouth keep all 11 unchanged away at Manchester United in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

The data: Leans Man Utd at 45%, far from settled.

Liverpool v Brighton

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
Liverpool 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Becker
33 Araújo
5 Jacquet
4 van Dijk
6 Kerkez
42 ▲ Nyoni
10 Mac Allister
23 Muñoz
7 Wirtz
29 Barcola
9 Isak
▲ Nyoni vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fifth look: Nyoni in; Ngumoha out.

D. Szoboszlai ruled out; Liverpool field T. Nyoni in a 4-2-3-1 at home.

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

Revision 3, updated yesterday

Brighton field all 11 unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 shape away at Liverpool.

The data: Leans Brighton at 45%, far from settled.

Crystal Palace v Newcastle

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · EPL
Crystal Palace 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
44 Benítez
6 Canvot
26 Richards
21 Ahanor
25 Khalaili
20 Wharton
23 Timber
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
10 Pino
22 Larsen
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fourth look: Ahanor in; Hughes out.

Crystal Palace keep all 11 unchanged at home in a 3-4-2-1 shape against Newcastle.

Newcastle 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
21 Horníček
67 Miley
12 Thiaw
4 Botman
3 Hall
6 González
7 Joelinton
28 Willock
9 Wissa
11 Barnes
20 Fernandez-Pardo
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated yesterday

The Oracle's second look: González and Joelinton in; Touré and Bamba out.

Newcastle field all 11 unchanged at Crystal Palace in a 4-2-3-1 shape after Nico González and Joelinton replaced B. Touré and A. Bamba at the previous oracle call.

The data: Leans Crystal Palace at 35%, far from settled.

Sunderland v Leeds

Sun 25 Oct, 16:30 · EPL
Sunderland 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
20 Mukiele
13 ▲ O'Nien
15 Alderete
17 Reinildo
34 Xhaka
27 Sadiki
32 Hume
28 Le Fée
11 Rigg
57 Tuterov
▲ O'Nien vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated yesterday

The Oracle's fifth look: O'Nien in; Danso out.

K. Danso remains ruled out for Sunderland's 4-2-3-1 at Leeds. L. O'Nien steps in, unchanged from the prior Oracle call.

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

First call, 3 days ago

Leeds retain all 11 players for the away match, settling into a 3-4-2-1 shape against Sunderland.

The data: Leans Leeds at 45%, far from settled.