Premier League: Predicting the winners of every opening weekend fixture

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Considered the big favorite to win the title this season, Manchester City today only occupies 5th place in the Premier League with 11 points behind 1st place. Everything started well for the Skyblues who did not lose any of their first 9 championship matches. On the other hand, they have not responded at all for several weeks, as evidenced by the current series of 7 unsuccessful matches in all competitions, 1 draw and 6 defeats. In the Premier League, Manchester City remains on the back of losses suffered against Bournemouth 2-1, Brighton 2-1, Tottenham 0-4 and Liverpool last weekend 2-0. Surprisingly 6th in the Premier League with one point behind their opponent today, Nottingham Forest exceeds all expectations at the start of the season.

Chris Wood's teammates have only conceded one setback in the first 10 days. On the other hand, they subsequently suffered two defeats, against Newcastle 1-3 and on the Arsenal pitch 3-0. Last weekend, Nottingham Forest reacted by barely overcoming relegated Ipswich thanks to a penalty scored at the start of the second half 1-0.

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Eager to win a European folding seat this season, Newcastle is not meeting expectations at the moment. The Magpies are currently 11th in the Premier League but are only 3 points behind 6th place. Not yet ready, they have lost 4 of their last 9 league matches, for 2 wins and 3 draws. After winning against Arsenal 1-0 and Nottingham Forest 1-3, Newcastle lost at home to West Ham 0-2 before being held to a draw at low-ranked Crystal Palace last weekend 1-1. Brilliant under the orders of Arne Slot this season, Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable lead of 9 points over their closest pursuer.

The title quickly became a very credible objective for the Mersey club. The Reds have only lost one league game so far, against Nottingham Forest in mid-September 0-1. After taking a point at Arsenal 2-2, they in turn won against Brighton 2-1, Aston Villa 2-0, Southampton 2-3 and Manchester City last weekend 2-0. Uncompromising in the Champions League also 5 victories, Liverpool is certainly the best team in Europe today.

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In great difficulty for its return to the elite, Southampton are quite simply last in the Premier League with only 5 points taken in 13 games. The red lantern is not yet completely won, 4 lengths behind the first non-relegation place but we will quickly have to find solutions. The Saints pocketed their only success against Everton in early November 1-0. Since then, they have fallen back into their bad ways. Southampton lost to Wolverhampton 2-0 and Liverpool 2-3 before drawing at Brighton last weekend 1-1.

Not at the level in the two previous years, Chelsea are coming back to life under the leadership of Enzo Maresca this season. Dropping from leader Liverpool, the London team still occupies 3rd place in the Premier League with 2 points ahead of 5th place, not qualifying for the next Champions League. Beaten undeservedly in the lair of Liverpool on October 20 2-1, the Blues have been moving forward at a brisk pace since 3 wins and 2 draws. After sharing points with Manchester United 1-1 and Arsenal 1-1, they got the better of Leicester 1-2 and Aston Villa last weekend 3-0.

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13th in the Premier League, Bournemouth is today much closer to the European folding seats, 4 points behind, than to relegation, 9 points ahead. After going 3 games without a loss, 2 wins and 1 draw, the Cherries fell, by the narrowest of margins each time, against Brentford 3-2 and Brighton 1-2. On the other hand, they brilliantly resumed their march forward last weekend. Bournemouth won on the lawn of relegated Wolverhampton 2-4, who showed a real revival of form before this meeting. Eager to fight for the Big 4 this season, Tottenham is struggling to find consistency until now.

The London team is now in 7th place in the Premier League, with, however, only 3 spending points on 4th. The Spurs blow hot and cold, as evidenced by the 3 losses suffered during the last 7 days, for 3 victories and 1 draw. Beaten at home by relegated Ipswich just before the international break 1-2, they then made their mark by crushing Manchester City 0-4. Unfortunately, Tottenham failed to follow through and were held to a draw, in front of their fans, by Fulham last weekend 1-1.

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Fulham are currently 10th in the Premier League and are 3 points behind 6th place. The London squad is proving too irregular at the moment but it remains a reasonable distance from the last European folding seats. After having played 3 games without success, 1 draw and 2 defeats, the Cottagers resumed their march forward with victories against Brentford 2-1 and Crystal Palace 0-2. Subsequently, they were soundly beaten at home by relegated Wolverhampton 1-4 before taking a good point in the den of Tottenham last weekend 1-1. Nice surprise at the start of the season, Brighton today occupies 4th place in the Premier League with the same number of points as 5th.

Arriving at the club this summer, the young German technician Fabian Hurzeler quickly made his mark within this team. Confidently, the Seagulls have only lost to leader Liverpool 2-1 in the last 7 days, for 4 wins and 2 draws. After winning against Manchester City 2-1 and Bournemouth 1-2, they let valuable points slip away last Friday. Despite the support of their fans, Brighton were held to a draw by bottom side Southampton 1-1.

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