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Premier League Gameweek 2: Crystal Palace without Riad

10 fixtures · 9 crowd XIs from 146 predictions so far · the data's strongest lean is Man City (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 3 of 20 teams. Biggest changes: Hull: Phillips, Drameh, McNair, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Hjertø-Dahl, Dowell, Ömür, Millar, Akintola in · Coventry: Bentley, Latibeaudiere, Kitching, Bidwell, Torp, Sakamoto, Hamer in · Tottenham: Senesi, Bergvall, Gallagher, Moore, Richarlison in, and 14 more sides make changes.

Crystal Palace v Man City

Fri 28 Aug, 20:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Man City
Crystal Palace The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 8 of 11
Man City The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11

The crowd takes it: 19 starters called to the machine's 17.

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Crystal Palace
👥 The Crowd 6 fans 3-4-2-1
1 Henderson
26 Richards
6 Canvot
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
20 Wharton
19 ? Hughes
8 ? Lerma
11 ? McNeil
10 ? Pino
9 ? Nketiah
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.

Manchester City
👥 The Crowd 24 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
45 Khusanov
3 Dias
6 ? Guéhi
24 ? Gvardiol
5 ? Anderson
33 O'Reilly
42 Semenyo
10 Cherki
47 ? Foden
9 Haaland
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Lewis; the crowd wants Cherki.

The data: Favours Man City at 50%. Crystal Palace are without Riad.

Crystal Palace: Out: Riad (knee injury), Mateta (hamstring injury), Sarr (injury)

Man City: Out: Doku (calf injury), Nunes (injury) · Doubtful: Anderson (injury), McAidoo (shoulder injury)

Liverpool v Forest

Sat 29 Aug, 12:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Liverpool 2 - 2 Forest
Liverpool The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
Forest The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Liverpool
👥 The Crowd 14 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Becker
30 Frimpong
4 Dijk
5 ? Jacquet
6 Kerkez
38 Gravenberch
8 Szoboszlai
7 Wirtz
18 ? Gakpo
73 ? Ngumoha
9 Isak
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

Nottingham Forest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
23 Jair
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
34 Aina
8 Domínguez
24 McAtee
3 Williams
10 ! Gibbs-White
14 Ndoye
11 Jesus
▲ Domínguez vs their last official XI
! Gibbs-White named despite a doubt (knee injury)

Revision 6, updated 4 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Domínguez in; Sangaré out.

I. Sangaré ruled out, N. Domínguez steps in. Nottingham Forest stay in a 3-4-2-1 shape with ten players carried over from the last official XI.

The data: Leans Liverpool at 35%, far from settled. Liverpool are without Bradley.

Liverpool: Out: Bradley (knee injury), Ekitike (achilles tendon injury), Leoni (knee injury), Gomez (injury), Chiesa (back injury), Bajčetić (hamstring injury), Elliott (coach's decision)

Forest: Out: Savona (knee injury), Sangaré (calf injury) · Doubtful: Yates (injury), Gibbs-White (knee injury)

Bournemouth v Everton

Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Bournemouth 1 - 1 Everton
Bournemouth The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Everton The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Bournemouth 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Petrović
15 Smith
14 Silva
5 Hill
3 Truffert
4 Cook
8 Scott
37 Rayan
19 Kluivert
16 Tavernier
9 Evanilson
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Silva, Cook, Scott and Kluivert in; Diakité, Tóth, Adams and Brooks out.

All 11 players remain from the last official XI. Bournemouth stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape against Everton with António Silva, L. Cook, A. Scott, and J. Kluivert replacing four from the prior call.

Everton 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Pickford
34 Röhl
6 Tarkowski
4 Branthwaite
16 Mykolenko
45 Armstrong
30 Hackney
10 Ndiaye
8 Dewsbury-Hall
19 George
11 Barry
▲ Hackney vs their last official XI
! Hackney named despite a doubt (knock)

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Hackney and George in; O'Brien and Alcaraz out.

H. Hackney and Tyrique George arrive in Everton's 4-2-3-1 as changes from revision one.

The data: Leans Everton at 45%, far from settled. Bournemouth are without Adli.

Bournemouth: Out: Adli (injury), Araujo (thigh injury), Gregorio (transfer negotiations), Kroupi (foot injury), Milosavljević (injury) · Doubtful: Soler (lacking match fitness)

Everton: Out: Iroegbunam (muscle injury), Nørgaard (injury) · Doubtful: Hackney (knock)

Coventry v Hull

Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Coventry 0 - 1 Hull
Coventry The Oracle called 4 of 11, formation spot on
Hull The Oracle called 0 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Coventry 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
25 Bentley
22 Latibeaudiere
4 Thomas
15 Kitching
21 Bidwell
29 Torp
8 Yirenkyi
7 Sakamoto
5 Rudoni
38 Hamer
14 Awoniyi
▲ Bentley, Latibeaudiere, Kitching, Bidwell, Torp, Sakamoto, Hamer vs their last official XI

Revision 6, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Bentley in; Rushworth out.

D. Bentley replaces C. Rushworth in Coventry's settled 4-2-3-1; the rest of the side stays unchanged for this fixture against Hull City.

Hull City 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
12 Phillips
18 Drameh
17 McNair
22 Herrington
23 Targett
29 Gourna-Douath
14 Hjertø-Dahl
26 Dowell
33 Ömür
7 Millar
30 Akintola
▲ Phillips, Drameh, McNair, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Hjertø-Dahl, Dowell, Ömür, Millar, Akintola vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 7 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Phillips, Drameh, McNair, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Hjertø-Dahl, Dowell, Ömür, Millar and Akintola in; Tzolakis, Mendy, Egan, Ajayi, Coyle, Crooks, Slater, Giles, Stroud, Belloumi and McBurnie out.

Hull City name an unchanged 4-2-3-1 away to Coventry. All 11 players stay in place after extensive restructuring from the official squad in earlier revisions.

The data: Leans Hull at 45%, far from settled. Coventry are without Kesler-Hayden.

Coventry: Out: Kesler-Hayden (muscle injury), Woolfenden (knee injury), Wright (muscle injury)

Hull: Out: Butland (arm injury), Gelhardt (ankle injury), Gyabi (groin injury), Hughes (groin injury), Jacob (hip injury), Matazo (knee injury), Preciado (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Coyle (ankle injury)

Tottenham v Newcastle

Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Tottenham 0 - 2 Newcastle
Tottenham The Oracle called 6 of 11 · the crowd called 8 of 11
Newcastle The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11

The crowd takes it: 17 starters called to the machine's 15.

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Tottenham
👥 The Crowd 12 fans 4-3-2-1
31 Kinský
23 Porro
6 Hecke
37 ? Ven
3 ? Robertson
16 Tonali
18 Fernandes
30 ? Bentancur
17 ? Sávio
19 ? Solanke
9 ? Richarlison
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 5 of 11.

Newcastle
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 4-2-3-1
21 Horníček
37 Dedić
4 Botman
12 Thiaw
3 Hall
14 Steur
67 ? Miley
19 Elanga
11 Barnes
27 ? Woltemade
9 Wissa
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

The data: Favours Newcastle at 50%. Tottenham are without Kulusevski.

Tottenham: Out: Kulusevski (knee injury), Odobert (knee injury), Sarr (injury), Simons (knee injury), Maddison (knock) · Doubtful: Kudus (muscle injury)

Newcastle: Out: Burn (ankle injury), Joelinton (injury), Livramento (hamstring injury), Osula (injury)

Leeds v Brentford

Sun 30 Aug, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Leeds 1 - 1 Brentford
Leeds The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Brentford The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Leeds 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Trafford
6 Rodon
15 Bijol
5 Muharemović
2 Bogle
18 Stach
4 Ampadu
24 Justin
11 Aaronson
10 Wilson
9 Calvert-Lewin
▲ Wilson vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Trafford, Muharemović, Stach and Wilson in; Perri, Byram, Tanaka and Nmecha out.

Leeds keep all 11 in a 3-4-2-1 with J. Trafford, T. Muharemović, A. Stach, and H. Wilson already entered at the prior call.

Brentford
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
33 Kayode
20 Ajer
22 Collins
23 Lewis-Potter
18 Sangaré
8 Jensen
11 Ouattara
7 Schade
27 Janelt
9 Thiago
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

The data: Leans Brentford at 45%, far from settled. Leeds are without Joseph.

Leeds: Out: Joseph (knee injury), Gruev (knee injury) · Doubtful: Gnonto (hamstring injury), Gudmundsson (hamstring injury)

Brentford: Out: Berg (injury), Milambo (knee injury)

Sunderland v Fulham

Sun 30 Aug, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Sunderland 1 - 0 Fulham
Sunderland The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Fulham The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Sunderland 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
12 Meunier
5 Ballard
13 O'Nien
17 Reinildo
27 Sadiki
34 Xhaka
32 Hume
28 Fée
10 Angulo
9 Brobbey
▲ O'Nien vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Meunier and Ballard in; Alderete and Mukiele out.

T. Meunier and D. Ballard return to Sunderland's 4-2-3-1 as changes from the prior call.

Fulham 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Leno
21 Castagne
3 Bassey
4 Cuenca
33 Robinson
24 King
16 Berge
14 Bobb
17 Iwobi
8 Palacios
7 García
▲ Cuenca vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 8 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Cuenca, King, Palacios and García in; Tete, Rowe, Kevin and Muniz out.

Jorge Cuenca, Joshua King, César Palacios and Gonzalo García enter Fulham's 4-2-3-1 away at Sunderland, replacing K. Tete, E. Smith Rowe, Kevin and Rodrigo Muniz in a clean reshuffle of the spine.

The data: Leans Fulham at 45%, far from settled. Sunderland are without Adingra.

Sunderland: Out: Adingra (foot injury)

Fulham: Out: Cairney (knee injury), Fougerolles (injury)

Chelsea v Brighton

Sun 30 Aug, 14:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Chelsea 4 - 3 Brighton
Chelsea The Oracle called 8 of 11 · the crowd called 8 of 11
Brighton The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Chelsea
👥 The Crowd 9 fans 3-4-3
39 ? Penders
6 Colwill
5 Lacroix
34 ? Acheampong
10 Palmer
24 James
45 ? Lavia
21 Hato
27 ? Gusto
9 Pedro
17 ? Rogers
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Sánchez; the crowd wants Penders.

Brighton 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Verbruggen
27 Wieffer
44 Vušković
21 Boscagli
24 Kadıoğlu
13 Groß
26 Ayari
25 Gómez
35 Yalcouyé
29 Cuyper
10 Rutter
▲ Ayari, Rutter vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 4 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Yalcouyé in; Hinshelwood out.

L. Dunk out on loan and J. Hinshelwood ruled out, F. Kadıoğlu and M. Yalcouyé drafted in. Brighton field a 4-2-3-1 with nine unchanged from the last official XI.

The data: Leans Brighton at 45%, far from settled. Chelsea are without Emegha.

Chelsea: Out: Emegha (hamstring injury), Henderson (wrist injury), Palestra (injury), Fernández (coach's decision), Martínez (finger injury) · Doubtful: Caicedo (injury), Anselmino (inactive)

Brighton: Out: Ferguson (ankle injury), Mitoma (hamstring injury), Minteh (injury), Hinshelwood (injury), Tzimas (knee injury) · Doubtful: O'Riley (illness)

Man UTD v Ipswich

Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 · EPL
FULL TIME Man UTD 5 - 2 Ipswich
Man UTD The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 11 of 11
Ipswich The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Manchester United
👥 The Crowd 20 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Lammens
2 Dalot
5 Maguire
6 ? Martínez
23 ? Shaw
37 ? Mainoo
18 ? Tielemans
8 Fernandes
19 Mbeumo
10 Cunha
9 ? Rashford
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 7 of 11.

Ipswich 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
37 Scherpen
26 O'Shea
6 Diop
24 Greaves
3 Davis
32 Núñez
23 Lukić
7 Fatawu
38 Maeda
10 Enciso
19 Emersonn
Matches their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Enciso in; McAteer out.

J. Enciso comes in for K. McAteer as Ipswich keep their 4-2-3-1 unchanged otherwise for the Manchester United trip.

The data: Leans Ipswich at 45%, far from settled. Man UTD are without Baleba.

Man UTD: Out: Baleba (ankle injury), Ugarte (knee injury), Ligt (back injury), Mount (foot injury), Heaton (injury), Diallo (injury)

Ipswich: Out: Matusiwa (injury), Taylor (knee injury), Florentino (inactive), Philogene (injury)

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Mon 31 Aug, 20:00 · EPL
FULL TIME Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal
Aston Villa The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Arsenal The Oracle called 11 of 11 · the crowd called 11 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Aston Villa 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
40 Bizot
2 Cash
14 Torres
3 Lindelöf
22 Maatsen
6 Barkley
8 Kamara
7 McGinn
26 Bogarde
53 Hemmings
10 Buendía
▲ Bizot, Bogarde vs their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Bogarde in; Burrows out.

João Gomes is unavailable following a red card, so L. Bogarde moves into the forward line as Aston Villa keep faith with a 4-2-3-1 shape. The switch from B. Burrows marks seven revisions to this call.

Arsenal
👥 The Crowd 30 fans 4-3-3
1 Raya
4 White
6 Gabriel
3 ? Mosquera
33 Calafiori
41 Rice
8 Ødegaard
49 ? Lewis-Skelly
7 Saka
29 ? Havertz
17 ? Tzolis
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on all 11.

The data: Leans Arsenal at 45%, far from settled. Aston Villa are without Gomes.

Aston Villa: Suspended: Gomes (red card) · Out: Manzambi (knee injury), Onana (knee injury), Watkins (inactive), Bailey (muscle injury), Madjo (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Abraham (injury)

Arsenal: Out: Saliba (back injury), Timber (ankle injury), Martinelli (transfer negotiations), Jesus (transfer negotiations) · Doubtful: Guimarães (thigh injury)