Bournemouth and Manchester City kickstart the third round of Premier League fixtures, with this weekend's glamour tie taking place at Anfield on Sunday when Liverpool host Arsenal.
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Bournemouth 0 Manchester City 3 Why? Pep Guardiola’s side were disappointing against Everton, but they will not face the same defensive organisation when they travel to Bournemouth. Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus should be too much for Bournemouth’s backline to cope with, and Eddie Howe’s men face going into the first international break pointless. Carl Recine / Reuters -
Crystal Palace 1 Swansea City 1 Why? Both sides are yet to win this season, but even though Palace lost at Liverpool, it was a considerable improvement on their opening day home hammering against Huddersfield Town. Palace will hope Christian Benteke can finally get them going in front of goal after 180 minutes so far without finding the net. Swansea were better than their 4-0 loss to Manchester United indicated and it would not be a surprise if this ends honours even. Jason Cairnduff / Reuters -
Huddersfield Town 1 Southampton 2 Why? David Wagner’s side have made a dream start to the Premier League with six points out of six, but Southampton will be the best side they have faced so far. Manolo Gabbiadini, Nathan Redmond and Charlie Austin caused West Ham United problems and will fancy their chances of becoming the first forward line to score against Huddersfield this season. Hannah McKay / Reuters -
Newcastle United 0 West Ham United 2 Why? Ominous signs at Newcastle who are pointless, goalless and have a manager in Rafa Benitez who is making no attempt at hiding his frustration at the lack of investment in his side by owner Mike Ashley. West Ham are also without a point, but they showed some promise in fighting back from two goals down at Southampton with 10 men before losing, and in Javier Hernandez they have a goal poacher who could well be the difference maker. Hannah McKay / Reuters -
Watford 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Why? Marco Silva’s Watford have started well with four points, and Andre Gray looks like he has added pace to the forward line that the Hertfordshire club desperately missed last year. They were surprised by Bristol City in the League Cup in midweek, but should prove too strong for a Brighton side who have struggled so far with two defeats out of two. Matthew Childs / Reuters -
Manchester United 3 Leicester City 1 Why? Leicester will be United’s hardest test so far. They have impressed offensively and really should have won at Arsenal on the opening weekend. But Jose Mourinho appears to have addressed the main weaknesses in his side and a forward line of Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford, with Paul Pogba and Henrik Mkhitaryan behind them has been full of goals so far. There is no reason not to see that continuing at Old Trafford. Dimitris Legakis / EPA -
Chelsea 2 Everton 0 Why? Chelsea have to try and do what Manchester City could not and break down Everton to take three points. Antonio Conte’s side showed a lot of heart in winning at Tottenham Hotspur and as long as they keep their discipline, they will fancy their chances. With Marcos Alonso and Alvaro Morata in good form, a first home league win of the season beckons. Andrew Couldridge / Reuters -
West Bromwich Albion 0 Stoke City 1 Why? Both sides have begun the season well, and West Brom have a 100 per cent record. Stoke looked terrific in beating Arsenal and Mark Hughes has pulled off a coup in getting Jese Rodriguez from Paris Saint-Germain. He could be the match-winner again at the Hawthorns. Carl Recine / Reuters -
Liverpool 4 Arsenal 2 Why? Liverpool have failed to convince defensively so far, but Jurgen Klopp’s side will always be a goal threat with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah at the other end of the field. They should have a fruitful day against an Arsenal side who once again have gone into a season with Arsene Wenger failing to address their weak spots and they will likely be punished at Anfield. Carl Recine / Reuters -
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