This weekend's big game is at the London Stadium
Leicester Vs Liverpool is another huge clash on Saturday
Top Vs. Bottom as free-scoring Man City face win-less Crystal Palace
Southampton Vs Man United; A repeat of the 2016 EFL Cup final
Stoke City put their unbeaten home record on the line with a visit from Champions Chelsea
Gameweek 6
Last weekend's action saw teams score 21 goals with 3 fixtures ending in goalless draws. There were 3 home wins with Bournemouth's first win of the season being the most relevant one. Man United also scored 4 goals in a League game for the 3rd time this season.
Just teams managed to win away with Man City scoring 6 at Watford which also saw Sergio Aguero score the first hat-trick of the season.
The Manchester rivals are locked in on 13 points and the same goal difference of 14. keeping City ahead of United alphabetically. Chelsea stay 3rd and Newcastle United move into 4th after their 3rd consecutive win of the season.
Everton are in 18th after their 3rd straight defeat of the season, Bournemouth are in 19th after getting their first win last week. Crystal Palace remain rock bottom after 5 defeats in a row and no goals scored.
Matchday 1 - Saturday
Fixture 1
GW 6 kicks off in sublime fashion with a fierce London derby as rivals West Ham host Tottenham Hotspur. Both teams picked up home wins in their mid-week Carabao Cup fixtures.
West Ham have serious defensive crises with centre back James Collins & defensive midfielder Pedro Obiang both missing out. Attacker Manuel Lanzini is also excluded as he is recovering from a knee injury. Captain Mark Noble returns back after recovering from a knee injury.
Tottenham still have long term absentees with Victor Wanyama, Erik Lamela & Danny Rose all missing out this fixture.
West Ham have won both of their fixtures against Tottenham at Home in the Premier League in the past 2 seasons. They have finally began finding some form after getting 4 points from their last 2 games. But, Tottenham haven't dropped points on the road this season and will want to bounce back after dropping points at home last week.
Prediction:
West Ham United (1-3) Tottenham Hotspur
Fixture 2
Turf Moor hosts two squads who have begun their league campaigns in stunning form as home team Burnley welcome newcomers Huddersfield Town. Both sit level on 8 points in 6th and 7th places respectively.
Burnley have picked up 5 points on the road this season, against Chelsea, Tottenham & Liverpool which is very impressive but suffered defeat in their league cup game against Leeds United at home.
Tom Heaton & Dean Marney are long term injuries for Burnley. Jonathan Walters is a major doubt and new summer signing Nakhi Wells still needs another week to regain fitness.
Huddersfield continued their stunning start in the debut PL season with a 1-1 draw against Leicester City last week but suffered defeat in their league cup game losing away at Crystal Palace.
Danny Williams, Kasey Palmer, Steve Mounie & Collin Quaner will all miss out due to injury. Laurnet Depoitre is expected to be fit after scoring his debut PL goal last week.
Burnley have a far superior squad with most of their first team players fit compared to Huddersfield. If Burnley score first, it will be very difficult for Huddersfield to come back with a positive result.
Prediction:
Burnley (1-0) Huddersfield
Fixture 3
Fixture 3
Everton are looking to get back to winning ways as they welcome AFC Bournemouth to Goodison Park this Saturday.
Everton have suffered 3 consecutive losses in the PL, now finding themselves in the relegation zone in 18th on 4 points, but points were dropped against Chelsea, Tottenham & Man United, conceding 9 goals and scoring none.
Their long term injury list includes Seamus Coleman, Yannick Bolasie & Ross Barkley. Midfielder James McCarthy is still recovering from his knee injury and also remains unavailable.
Bournemouth picked up their first win of the season against Brighton last week and also beat them in their mid-week cup fixture. They are 19th in the table on 3 points.
Defender Tyrone Mings has picked up back injury keeping him sidelined for at least a month. Junior Stanislas is once again available to add winger options for manager Eddie Howe.
Everton's side looks well and ready to finally start getting wins and move up in the PL table and may edge this weekend's fixture due to home field advantage.
Prediction:
Everton (2-1) Bournemouth
Fixture 4
1st play 20th, as Man City welcome win less Crystal Palace to the Etihad Stadium which clearly looks like a "David Vs. Goliath" clash.
City are firing in attack after scoring 6 goals at Watford last week where Striker Sergio Aguero also got a hat-trick. Sitting top on 13 points, their forward line consisting of Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero & Gabriel Jesus all have been directly involved in 14 of City's 16 goals this season.
In the absence of captain Vincent Kompany, City have kept back-to-back clean sheets in their last 2 games, making it 3 in total. However, Kompany may be in contention to start, but Ilkay Gundogan is sidelined after picking up a minor injury in City's mid-week cup victory over West Brom.
New Palace manager Roy Hodgson failed to bring the club's first PL points of the season last week, losing their 5th straight game with no goals scored. Their mid-week 1-0 result against Huddersfield in the cup will build confidence but in their next 3 games, the play the PL's current top 3.
Their injury list includes only long term absentees Wilfried Zaha & Conor Wickham. Defender Mamadou Sakho is expected to start.
If Palace expect a positive result, they need to put in their best defensive performance of the season and hope to at least salvage a point and avoid a hammering at the wrong end.
Prediction:
Man City (2-0) Crystal Palace
Fixture 5
Saturday's fixture also sees a repeat of the 2017 EFL Cup final as Southampton host Man United at St. Mary's.
Southampton got back to winning ways last weekend earning a well fought 0-1 victory over struggling Crystal Palace. They sit in 9th place on 8 points.
Southampton will be without Matt Targett for this weekend, but could start Virgil Van Dijk in defense after transfer controversy and long term injury troubles last season.
Man United are firing sitting in 2nd; joint top with 13 points and a +14 GD. They were at their sintilating best in their mid-week 4-1 cup victory over Burton with youngsters Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial & Jesse Lingard all staring in attack.
They have scored 16 goals in the PL and registered 4 clean sheets. For GW 6, they only have their long term players Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo & Zlatan Ibrahimovic out injured.
Romelu Lukaku will be the man to watch after scoring his 5th PL goal last week. Midfield wizard Henrikh Mkhitaryan has also registered 5 assists after scoring his first last week. It will be very difficult for Southampton to stop their flow this weekend.
Prediction:
Southampton (0-2) Man United
Fixture 6
Stoke City and Chelsea both look to get back to winning ways as they face each other at the bet365 Stadium.
Stoke sit in 13th on 5 points after suffering their 2nd away defeat of the season last weekend at Newcastle. They have a selection conundrum in defense with Kevin Wimmer, Ryan Shawcross & Geoff Cameron all doubtful to feature with Kurt Zouma ineligible to face his parent club.
Chelsea suffered their first ever 0-0 draw under the reign of Antonio Conte last week against Arsenal but still remain 3rd on 10 points. Danny Drinkwater is the only player sidelined with injury & David Luiz is suspended. However, their attack will be boosted as Eden Hazard is expected to make his first start of the season.
Stoke's defensive concerns will play a vital part in deciding which team will finish with a win and the current situation works well in Chelsea's favor.
Prediction:
Stoke City (0-3) Chelsea
Fixture 7
After a 6 goal thrashing at home to Man City, Watford travel to the Liberty Stadium to face a Swansea side who are still looking for their first home win of the season.
Despite conceding 10 goals in 3 home games this season, Watford have the best Away record for a mid-table side winning both their games convincingly. They sit in 11th on 8 points with their defense keeping 3 clean sheets this season.
They have 3 injuries all at central defense; with Sebastian Prodl, Younes Kaboul, & Craig Cathcart sidelined & Miguel Britos is still suspended.
Swansea earned a valuable point away from home at Spurs last weekend and were victorious in their mid-week league cup fixture. Swansea can take advantage of their defensive crisis and may be prepared to hand Wilfried Bony his first start of the season. Nathan Dyer & Ki Sung-yueng are both still injured.
Prediction:
Swansea (1-1) Watford
Fixture 8
An exciting fixture rounds-off Saturday's action with Liverpool travelling to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City for the 2nd time in 5 days. Leicester were run-away victors in the pair's mid-week game winning it 2-0.
Leicester sit in 15th on 4 points and this fixture could finally give them motivation to start winning games. Midfielder Matty James is injured for six weeks, Robert Huth is still injured, but Christian Fuchs & Leonardo Ulloa are available for selection.
Leicester front man Jamie Vardy has been lethal in front of goal, scoring 4 goals this season. Against Liverpool, he has managed to score 3 goals in his last 3 PL games.
Liverpool haven't won in any of their last 4 games in all competitions, now sit in 8th after picking up just 2 wins in the PL this season. Defenders Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip & Emre Can will be assessed but are likely to start. Adam Lallana, Nathaniel Clyne & Sadio Mane are all out.
Leicester & Liverpool both have threatening attacks and equally bad defenses. This fixture could end in dramatic fashion with a high scoring game expected.
Prediction:
Leicester City (2-2) Liverpool
Matchday 2 - Sunday
Fixture 9
Sunday's only game of the afternoon sees a clash between the newly promoted sides to the PL this season as Brighton take on Newcastle United.
Brighton lost last weekend against Bournemouth despite taking the lead & also lost to them mid-week in the League cup. They will want to bounce back and get their 2nd home win of the season this Sunday.
Newcastle United are finally flying in the League, winning their last 3 PL games in a row. One of their important target men this weekend will be captain Jamal Lacelles who scored the winning goals in Newcastle's last 2 games.
Prediction:
Brighton (1-0) Newcastle
Matchday 3 - Monday
Fixture 10
The final game for GW 6 concludes at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal hope to make it 2 Home wins in a row when they take on a defensively sound West Brom side. Arsenal find themselves in 12th on 7 points, whereas West Brom are two places above them in 10th on 8 points.
Kieran Gibbs is set to face his former team and Gareth Barry could break Ryan Giggs' all time PL appearance record this Monday.
Danny Welbeck has been added to the injury list and is expected to miss out at least a month. He adds to Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin & Calum Chambers on the long term injury list.
However, Alexis Sanchez could be in line for his first PL start of the season. Theo Walcott & Mesut Ozil's are set to be assessed and could make the bench along with Jack Wilshere who completed 90 minutes in Arsenal's midweek cup victory.
West Brom lost at home to PL side Man City midweek in the League Cup, but will have Jake Livermore back to boost their defensive midfield options. Chris Brunt, Nacer Chadli & Oliver Burke are all set to be assessed before the game.
If West Brom have a solid defense, they do have a chance to get something out of the game. But if Alexis & Lacazette begin linking up well together, they can cause problems even for the best defenses.
Prediction:
Arsenal (2-0) West Brom
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