The top two in the Premier League both face a top-four side in Matchweek 9. Man City and Arsenal are level on 21 points, and each has lost once, but City host third-placed Brighton on Saturday while Arsenal visit Liverpool on Sunday. Further down, Coventry and Sunderland, 19th and 20th, meet for the first time in our records, and Man United go to Chelsea without a win in six league games. The ten games run from Saturday 31 October to Monday 2 November, and every time given here is GMT. Here is what to look for in every game in the Premier League, in kick-off order.
Premier League Matchweek 9 fixtures at a glance
Premier League Matchweek 9 fixtures, in kick-off order:
- Chelsea v Man United
- Man City v Brighton
- Hull v Ipswich
- Coventry v Sunderland
- Brentford v Nott'm Forest
- Bournemouth v Leeds
- Tottenham v Crystal Palace
- Aston Villa v Fulham
- Liverpool v Arsenal
- Newcastle v Everton
Every fixture has its own page with form, head to head and lineups, and all 10 are on the Premier League Matchweek 9 fixtures page.
Chelsea v Man United
Two clubs coming off defeats open the weekend at 12:30 on Saturday. Chelsea lost 0-2 at home to Tottenham last week and Man United lost 0-3 at home to Bournemouth, leaving Chelsea fifth on 13 points and United 16th on seven. United's run is the sharper worry: no win in six league games, four draws among them, and no clean sheet in eight. Chelsea have kept only one, and their last five games produced nine goals for and eight against. History is kinder to United, who have won six of 16 meetings on our site to Chelsea's two, with eight draws, the latest a 1-0 win on 18 April. Chelsea's top scorer João Pedro, on five goals and three assists, is doubtful at 75 per cent to play, and Reece James is listed as injured with a knee problem. Marcus Rashford is doubtful for United, also at 75 per cent, and Luke Shaw and Benjamin Šeško are both injured.
Man City v Brighton
The leaders have a first defeat to answer for and the league's most prolific attack to face. Man City lost 2-1 at Aston Villa last week, yet stay top on 21 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, plus 11 to plus eight. Brighton are third on 16 with 23 goals, more than any other club, and a goal difference of plus 16 that is the best in the league. Their last five games brought 15 goals for and two against, though the most recent was a 0-2 defeat at Liverpool. City have won 10 of the 16 meetings on our site to Brighton's three, but Brighton are unbeaten in the last four, the latest a 1-1 draw on 7 January. Erling Haaland has nine goals in eight games for City, who are without Antoine Semenyo, injured with a knee problem, while Matheus Nunes is doubtful at 75 per cent. Brighton have ten names on their injury list, among them Ferdi Kadıoğlu, doubtful at 75 per cent.
Hull v Ipswich
Hull and Ipswich are both on 10 points, as are Everton between them, and our records hold no earlier meeting between the clubs. Hull are 10th and Ipswich 12th, the gap being goal difference, plus one against minus four. Hull's form is a string of stalemates: four draws in eight, no win in six, and a 1-1 with Brentford last week. They have not lost at home, though, with one win and three draws from four. Ipswich are the opposite, with two wins, a draw and a defeat at home but a single win on their travels, where they have conceded 11 goals in four games. They have not kept a clean sheet all season, and they drew 1-1 with Forest on Friday. Saša Lukić, who has started six of Ipswich's eight games, is injured with a groin problem and no return date. For Hull, Mohamed Belloumi leads the scoring on three goals, and Nobel Mendy is listed as expected back on 31 October.
Coventry v Sunderland
Nineteenth meets 20th, and the goals have been hard to find for both. Coventry have six points and Sunderland five, and each has scored only six goals in eight games, Coventry failing to score in five of them and Sunderland in four. Coventry have lost their last two, 1-3 at Tottenham and 0-1 at home to Fulham, and have won only once at home, the 4-1 against Newcastle. Sunderland have one win all season and have gone six games without another, their last five bringing three goals for and 11 against. They drew 0-0 with Leeds last week. Our records hold no earlier meeting between the clubs. Sunderland are without their top scorer Brian Brobbey, who has three goals and a hamstring injury, and Wilson Isidor is doubtful at 50 per cent to play. Coventry have Bobby Thomas doubtful at 75 per cent, with four more players injured, including Haji Wright, whose thigh injury has no return date.
Brentford v Nott'm Forest
Brentford have drawn five of their eight games, the joint-most in the league, and sit sixth on 11 points without a win in three. At home they have been steadier, with two wins, a draw and a defeat from four, and eight goals scored to three conceded. Nott'm Forest are 18th on six points with one win all season, but their away form is better than their home form: they have not scored in any of their four home games, while on their travels they have scored six and lost only once. Forest also have a good record at this fixture, winning 2-0 on each of their last two visits to Brentford, in December 2024 and January 2026. Across eight meetings it is three wins each and two draws. Brentford's Yegor Yarmolyuk is suspended until 8 November, and Kevin Schade leads their scoring with three. Forest have Neco Williams doubtful at 75 per cent, and Igor Jesus is injured with a calf problem.
Bournemouth v Leeds
A club in form meets one that has found the draw hard to avoid. Bournemouth have won their last two games, 2-0 against Sunderland and 3-0 at Man United, and Marcus Tavernier leads their scoring with five goals. They sit 13th on nine points. Leeds are seventh on 11 and have drawn five of their eight games, level with Brentford for the most in the league, the latest a 0-0 at Sunderland last weekend. Their defence is the story, with six goals conceded, the second-fewest in the league behind Arsenal's five. Their four previous meetings on our site have all had goals at both ends and more than 2.5 in total, with two 2-2 draws, the latest on 22 April. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has four goals for Leeds, who have Nico Elvedi doubtful at 75 per cent with an illness and Joe Rodon listed as expected back on 21 November. Our fixture page lists no key player missing from either side.
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Tottenham come into this unbeaten in three, with a 3-1 win over Coventry and a 2-0 win at Chelsea behind them, though they are only 14th on nine points. Their scoring is spread thin, the top three on their list each having one goal. Crystal Palace are 17th on seven, and their problem is at the back: 19 goals conceded, the most in the league, including 11 in their last five games, which included a 0-5 defeat at Brighton. Palace have won on each of their last two visits to Tottenham, 3-1 on 5 March and 2-0 in May 2025, even though Tottenham have won 10 of the 16 meetings overall. The injury list is long for the hosts, with eight names. Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended until 7 November, James Maddison is doubtful at 75 per cent, and Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie are injured. Palace have Jørgen Strand Larsen doubtful at 75 per cent, and Tyrick Mitchell leads their scoring with two.
Aston Villa v Fulham
This is the Saturday night game, at 20:00, and both clubs come in winning. Aston Villa are unbeaten in four, including last week's 2-1 against Man City, and have scored nine goals in their last five games. They are ninth on 11 points. Fulham are 15th on eight, and their last two wins were both 1-0, at Coventry and at home to Hull, part of three clean sheets in five. The history is lopsided: Villa have won eight of 10 meetings on our site, with no draws, though Fulham won the latest, 1-0 on 25 April. Nicolas Jackson has four goals for Villa and Johan Manzambi two, and Josh King leads Fulham with two. Fulham will be without Ryan Sessegnon, suspended until 7 November, and Emile Smith Rowe is doubtful at 75 per cent. Villa's Amadou Onana is injured with a knee problem, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is listed as expected back on 21 November.
Liverpool v Arsenal
Second-placed Arsenal visit fourth-placed Liverpool, with the league's best defence on one side. Arsenal have won seven of eight and conceded only five goals, the fewest in the league, with five clean sheets. Liverpool are fourth on 15, with four clean sheets of their own, but they have won only one of four at home, and their one defeat was 0-3 against Man City on 11 October. Liverpool have won both games since, 2-1 at Brentford and 2-0 against Brighton. The meetings have rarely gone Arsenal's way: of 16 on our site Liverpool have won seven and Arsenal three, with six draws, and Arsenal have not won in the last four, the last win coming on 4 February 2024. Both teams are short. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal's top scorer with three, and William Saliba are injured, and Riccardo Calafiori is doubtful at 75 per cent. Liverpool list nine names, with Florian Wirtz doubtful at 75 per cent and Víctor Muñoz at 25 per cent. Alexander Isak has six goals.
Newcastle v Everton
The weekend ends on Monday at 20:00, with a referee who gives out cards. John Brooks averages 5.1 a game in our records, the highest of the ten officials this week and well above the league average of 3.96. Newcastle are eighth on 11 points after a 2-0 win at Palace, which followed a 0-1 home defeat to Villa, and both of their away defeats have been 1-4, at Leeds and at Coventry. Everton are 11th on 10 and have lost their last two, 0-2 against Chelsea and 0-2 at Arsenal, scoring only three goals in their last five games. They are winless on the road, with three draws and a defeat. The meetings are close, Newcastle having won seven of 16 to Everton's five, and Everton won the latest 3-2 on 28 February. Newcastle list Dan Burn, Joelinton and William Osula as injured, each having missed at least 10 games. Everton have Jack Grealish and Vitaliy Mykolenko doubtful at 75 per cent.
Premier League table going into Matchweek 9, and what comes next
All 20 clubs have played eight games, and the Premier League table has Man City and Arsenal on 21 points, Brighton on 16, Liverpool on 15 and Chelsea on 13. At the bottom, Sunderland have five points, with Coventry and Nott'm Forest on six, so two of the three meet on Saturday afternoon in Coventry v Sunderland and Forest are at Brentford the same afternoon. The league has produced 222 goals in 80 games, 2.77 a game. The two games that could move the top of the table are Man City v Brighton on Saturday and Liverpool v Arsenal on Sunday. Every fixture has its own page with form, head to head and lineups, and all ten are on our Premier League fixtures page. We will have a full round-up once Monday night's game has been played.
