Premier League predictions: Man City and Newcastle in thrilling draw, cheers for Chelsea

We pick out the winners and losers from the second week of English top-flight fixtures

FRIDAY: Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United (10.45pm UAE): Forest almost fought back to secure an unlikely point at title hopefuls Arsenal after pulling a late goal back in their opening 2-1 defeat last weekend. Sheffield United fell to a home defeat against Crystal Palace but the 1-0 scoreline was extremely flattering to the newly-promoted Blades. Prediction: Forest 3 Sheffield United 0. Reuters

SATURDAY - Fulham v Brentford (6pm): Substitute Bobby de Cordova-Reid was Fulham's match-winner last week as the Cottagers secured a lucky victory at Everton. Brentford were held to a draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur and could well have to settle for a point again here in their second London derby in a row. Prediction: Fulham 1 Brentford 1. Getty

Liverpool v Bournemouth (6pm): Both of these teams drew 1-1 in their opening games last week; Liverpool at Chelsea, the Cherries at home to West Ham. Jurgen Klopp's side should get their season up and pumping with a comfortable win at Anfield. Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 0. EPA

Wolves v Brighton (6pm): Wolves can count themselves very unfortunate to not have secured a point at Manchester United on Monday when they were somehow denied a late penalty at Old Trafford. No such problem for Brighton who trounced Luton 4-1 in a scoreline that could have been seven or eight. Prediction: Wolves 1 Brighton 2. PA

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United (8.30pm): New Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou saw his team fight back to earn a draw at Brentford in their first game without talisman Harry Kane. United, meanwhile, scraped a 1-0 win against Wolves in a performance that did not deserve all three points. Prediction: Spurs 1 Man United 1. Reuters

Manchester City v Newcastle United (11pm): Impressive victories for both teams last time out. Champions City eased to a 3-0 win at Burnley, while Newcastle thrashed Aston Villa 5-1 at St James' Park. Expect plenty of goals again at the Etihad Stadium. Prediction: Man City 2 Newcastle 2. Getty

SUNDAY - Aston Villa v Everton (5pm): Villa suffered a miserable opening weekend as they fell to a heavy defeat at Newcastle that also saw defender Tyrone Mings suffer a serious injury. It was a similar tale of woe for Everton who missed a host of chances in their home loss to Fulham that resulted in striker Neal Maupay receiving vile abuse on social media. Prediction: Villa 2 Everton 0. Getty

West Ham United v Chelsea (7.30pm): Derby time at the London Stadium with both sides looking to improve on last week's 1-1 draws. West Ham, in their first game since the exit of captain Declan Rice, finished all square at Bournemouth while Mauricio Pochettino drew his first game as Blues manager at home to Liverpool. Prediction: West Ham 1 Chelsea 3. PA

MONDAY - Crystal Palace v Arsenal (11pm): The Eagles were impressive in their opening victory at Sheffield United that should have seen them score far more than just Odsonne Edouard's second-half winner. The Gunners made hard work of beating Forest 2-1 and had to survive a late charge from Steve Cooper's side. Prediciton: Palace 1 Arsenal 2. Getty

The Premier League is now back in full swing after the opening round of fixtures last week.

Last season's top four of Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle all started with victories, some far more convincing than others.

The three promoted sides – Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town – all fell to defeats that suggest it could be a long, hard campaign ahead of the trio.

Sheffield United kick-off the Matchday 2 schedule when they take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Friday.

Saturday sees Fulham against Brentford at Craven Cottage, Liverpool play host to Bournemouth and Wolves tackle Brighton at Molineux. There are two cracking evening fixtures with Tottenham Hotspur facing Manchester United in North London while champions Manchester City go head-to-head with Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

Luton's home game Burnley, also pencilled in for Saturday, has been postponed due to upgrade work still going on at Kenilworth Road.

On Sunday, Aston Villa entertain Everton while West Ham United are at home to Chelsea. The Monday night game has Crystal Palace up against Arsenal at Selhurst Park.

You can see out predictions for this week's games in the gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.

Last week's results

PREMIER LEAGUE WEEKEND RESULTS: Friday, Aug 11, 2023 - Burnley 0 Manchester City 3 (Haaland 4', 36, Rodri 75'): Title holders City sent out a stark warning to their rivals that they will not be relinquishing their crown easily, although Kevin De Bruyne limping off in the first half was a blow. "He was feeling really good and playing really good in the first minutes," said manager Pep Guardiola. "But unfortunately he is injured again." Reuters

Saturday, Aug 12 - Arsenal 2 (Nketiah 26', Saka 32') Nottingham Forest 1 (Awoniyi 82'): Last season's runners-up started the campaign with three points with Bukayo Saka's stunning first-half finish the highlight, although a late goal from substitute Taiwo Awoniyi made it a nervy finale at the Emirates. "We didn't kill the game," said Gunners manager Mikel Arteta. "You cannot give teams anything and we gave them hope." Reuters

Bournemouth 1 (Solanke 82') West Ham 1 (Bowen 51'): A late leveller from Dominic Solanke earned new Cherries manager Andoni Iraola a point in his first game in charge after Jarrod Bowen has put West Ham in front with a curling finish. Hammers manager David Moyes said: "There's a lot of talk about needing to buy a centre-forward, but I'm going to see if Jarrod can do the job." Getty

Brighton 4 (March 36', Pedro pen 71', Adingra 85', Ferguson 90'+5) Luton 1 (Morris pen 81'): Ominous heavy defeat for Luton in their first top-flight game in 31 years as the Seagulls - without Liverpool/Chelsea bound Moises Caicedo - strolled to a comfortable win. Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi said: "We are not at our best yet because there are new players and we need to give them time to understand our ideas, but I am happy." Reuters

Everton 0 Fulham 1 (De Cordova-Reid 73'): Missed chances cost Everton dearly as substitute Bobby de Cordova-Reid earned the Cottagers victory at Goodison Park, with Neal Maupay squandering the best opportunities for Sean Dyche's side. "Very frustrated with the outcome," Everton manager Dyche said. "The mix of a performance was good, but we have to score a goal." Getty

Sheffield United 0 Crystal Palace 1 (Edouard 49'): The Blades' return to the top-flight ended in defeat as Odsonne Edouard scored the winner as the Eagles kicked-off their first season without striker Wilfried Zaha since 2013/14. "What he's done for us in pre-season and today, that's what he's got," Palace manager Roy Hodgson said of his match-winner. "That's in his locker and it's really good to see him bringing that out." Getty

Newcastle United 5 (Tonali 6', Isak 16, 58', Wilson 77', Barnes 90'+1) Aston Villa 1 (Diaby 11'): A blistering Newcastle performance saw them blow away Unai Emery's Villa in spectacular style at St James' Park, with new boys Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes both on target. "It was a tight game decided by our ruthlessness in front of goal," said Magpies manager Eddie Howe. "Everything clicked for us today." Getty

Sunday, Aug 13 - Brentford 2 (Mbeumo pen 26', Wissa 36) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Romero 11', Emerson 45'+4): An entertaining game ended all square with Emerson scoring to earn new Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou a point, in the first game since Harry Kane's exit. "We controlled the game for the most part, we were probably weren't as much of a threat in the final third as we would like to be," said the Australian coach. AP

Chelsea 1 (Disasi 37') Liverpool 1 (Diaz 18'): Honours even at Stamford Bridge after new Blues defender Axel Disasi cancelled out the brilliant team goal that was finished off by Reds' attacker Luis Diaz. "We feel pleased, but at the same time disappointed because we wanted to win and we deserved to win," said Mauricio Pochettino, after his first game as Chelsea manager. Reuters

Monday, August 14 - Manchester United 1 (Varane 76') Wolves 0: Raphael Varane's late header earned United a fortunuate win over Wolves, who were denied a last-gasp penalty when United goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic. "It looked like the keeper nearly took our forward's head off ... you go for the ball and clatter the player that hard, it is a penalty," said Wolves manager Gary O'Neil. Reuters