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