Merson&&; Celestial Prediction Premier League: Merson 10/11 Manchester United, Red Army 11/31 Villa, Tottenham 12/23 Blue Army

The 10th round of the 25/26 Premier League season will start on the first weekend of November. Due to the midweek EFL Cup match, this round of the Premier League has canceled the Saturday morning and prime-time match arrangements, and instead concentrated the matches more on the 11 o'clock match on Saturday night and later schedules thereafter.

Just before the game, Sky Sports TV experts Lewis Jones& Arsenal legend Paul Merson, who is active in the Premier League, also published predictions for the 10 games of this round of Premier League in the columns of the football data website Sportskeeda as usual.

Celestial Prediction

Brighton 1-1 Leeds United

Generally speaking, Brighton's games can often be given such a pre-match prediction model - due respect should be given to strong teams; while against other teams, you can think that they will perform abnormally. Brighton's characteristics also belong to the kind of situation where they can completely defeat their opponents in the game against Manchester City, and they may be choked by the opponent with a sword when facing a relegation team.

Just like this season, they failed to win even in the away game against Wolves.

Furthermore, Brighton often has difficulty converting their advantage into goals when facing teams that adopt defensive retreats and wait for opportunities to quickly counterattack. Leeds United have the fourth-best defensive efficiency in the Premier League this season.

Therefore, it is entirely possible for Leeds United to make the home team experience a difficult game again.

Burnley 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal's defensive record is not only excellent, but also a championship and even elite-level, impregnable defense. According to statistics, they have only conceded 3 goals in the past 14 games in all competitions, and they have kept clean sheets in 11 of them!

Therefore, Arsenal, which is currently in good and stable condition, seems to be unable to change the losing situation even if Burnley tries its best.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Brentford

In such a game, Pino, who joined from Huang Qian in the summer window, may be a team worthy of attention in this game-according to statistics, he averaged 2.5 shots every 90 minutes this season. He often enters the center of the penalty area and has also demonstrated his low center of gravity threat and flexibility that are difficult to mark.

Of course, this talented but hot-tempered player can actually lose control of his emotions and put his home team into a passive position.

But overall, he is flexible and agile and is expected to score three points at home with Crystal Palace in this game.

Fulham 2-1 Wolves

Although he has not yet scored a goal, Kevin, the new aid introduced by the Farmers from the Miners this summer, seems to have begun to integrate into Silva's system and has begun to show his own characteristics and threats - in recent games, he has frequently appeared in dangerous areas, tearing apart the defense of defenders with his flexible movement.

More importantly, his shooting ability is also very good. In the EFL Cup match against Wycombe, 3 of his 7 shots were on target. Perhaps, now is the time for him to be trusted and showcase his talents in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United

In fact, the Manchester United coached by Amorim is still an extremely unstable and defensively chaotic team - the Red Devils on the defensive end are still in danger. In the Premier League this season, the Red Devils have allowed their opponents to get 22 excellent opportunities. This is a statistic that is more than any other team.

Therefore, Manchester United's structural fragility in the central midfield area may cause them to be punished.

Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Chelsea

When center back Van der Ven, who had no goals last season, now becomes Tottenham's top scorer with 5 goals, the outside world undoubtedly knows that this Premier League season must be a bit abnormal.

This season, the number of goals scored from corner kicks and free kicks in the Premier League has reached a record high, but this fact has not yet been paid enough attention by the outside world. Excluding penalties, 67 of the 241 goals scored this season came from set kicks (27.8%). Of these 241 goals, 45 came from corner kicks (18.7%), which is a higher proportion than any previous Premier League season.

So, taking into account Van der Ven's hot state this season, Tottenham's continuous set-piece offense and Chelsea's unstable defense, a wonderful goal battle will also be staged as scheduled.

Liverpool 3-1 Aston Villa

Liverpool is about to enter a critical stage of the season. Perhaps the wisest thing to do is to believe that Slott can make the right decision again, despite the widespread belief that he is lacking in ability.

Liverpool won the Premier League championship last season not only by tactics and on-the-spot substitutions, but also by player management. Slott perfectly balances rotation and tempo. He trusts fringe players and makes bold substitution decisions in the league to keep the main players in top form at critical moments.

So, Slott, who knows this well, gave up the League Cup in order to reorganize the main lineup. This reflects the decision-making of a coach who knows when to take risks and when to be conservative.

Perhaps, Slott will also get Liverpool back on track starting from this game!

West Ham United 0-3 Newcastle United

West Ham are still in a sluggish state in the Premier League this season. They have become a slow-paced and disorganized team that is easily bullied. Therefore, facing the most aggressive and fiercely contested team in the league will undoubtedly be a very bad matchup for the home team.

At the same time, West Ham's current nine-game home winless streak, which even includes a five-game losing streak, also makes it difficult for the Hammers to stop the Magpies at home.

Therefore, in such a matchup, Newcastle are expected to go all out from the beginning of the game and put pressure on the home team players.. Of course, considering that West Ham has only scored 4 goals in the first half in the past 20 games, and has scored no goals in the last 7 games, Newcastle will undoubtedly take away the suspense of the game as long as they can establish an advantage in the half.

Manchester City 2-2 Bournemouth

Bournemouth playing away from home is undoubtedly the guarantee of a goal battle - according to statistics, the team's total goals in away games often exceed 2.5 goals, and among them, the team's total goals in 14 of the team's last 16 away games have exceeded 2.5 goals.

At the same time, since the start of last season, their average number of goals per 90 minutes has reached 3.9 when playing away games against the top 5 teams last season.

Judging from this situation, the two sides will undoubtedly stage another goal battle in the away game against Manchester City. For Bournemouth, who have performed well this season, the team is undoubtedly expected to take away points from the away game and split the result.

Sunderland 1-2 Everton

When the focus of the Toffees this season is on Grealish, the outside world has actually ignored N'Diaye's performance. As the real controller of the team's offensive third zone, he roams between the defense lines and waits for opportunities to get into the spaces that defenders are most afraid of. He is undoubtedly the biggest threat to the Toffees' offense. Moreover, he can always find a truly threatening shooting position, which is even better than Grealish.

Ndiaye has scored 3 goals this season, 2 goals more than Grealish. He has 7 shots on target, 3 more than Grealish, and his expected goals are 1.5 higher than Grealish.

So, when the Toffees play away to Sunderland, Ndiaye will undoubtedly help Everton take away three points with his own characteristics.

Merson Prediction

Crystal Palace 2-1 Brentford

Both teams have achieved impressive results in recent weeks, but we should focus more on Brentford - they have currently won 3 consecutive games in all competitions and 4 of the last 5 games. During this winning streak, they also defeated Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League!

We all rave about Crystal Palace from time to time, but Brentford are level with them on points and have scored more goals in the league this season. Yet it’s baffling how often we don’t give Brentford the credit they deserve.

This game is difficult to predict. Apart from that game against West Ham United, Brentford's away form has been poor. Crystal Palace is far better than West Ham United, and at Selhurst Park, I think they have enough strength to beat Brentford by 1 goal.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester United

Manchester United is currently in a turning point - they will definitely lose last week's game against Brighton. I admit, they had a lot of luck in their 4-2 victory, but they still won in the end, and that's the most important thing right now!

If I had to predict the outcome of this game, I would choose Manchester United. But I know how Sean Dyche will respond to this game and he will set up Nottingham Forest to thwart United. He will send 10 players to retreat and adopt a defensive strategy. Although Manchester United have enough firepower to threaten Nottingham Forest, breaking down their defense will not be easy.

Mbemo and Cunha seem to be in good condition, and they can always cause trouble for their opponents. The key lies in whether they can maintain stable performance. Neither Brentford nor Wolves, the teams they played for last season, were very stable teams. Therefore, Mbemo and Cunha are not under that kind of pressure to perform well every game.

But now that they are at Manchester United, people have higher expectations for them. No one would be surprised if Brentford or Wolves lost to Nottingham Forest. But if Manchester United lose, the media headlines will be overwhelming. This is the reality that Mbemo and Cunha must now face.

I will only evaluate the possibility of Manchester United finishing in the top five after watching this game. Status and stability are two different things. If they can beat Nottingham Forest then they should be considered a top 5 contender, but I highly doubt they can get 3 points from this game.

Burnley 0-2 Arsenal

Everything depends on whether Arsenal can quickly break through Burnley's defense - we can see that Liverpool struggled for a long time at Burnley's home court earlier this season before finally beating their opponent. Burnley performed well at home. They adopted a defensive counterattack strategy to play to their strengths, which is not a bad thing for a newly promoted team striving to avoid relegation.

Arsenal's current state, if Burnley can shoot and threaten the Gunners, they will win. Therefore, Arsenal is so strong now!

I saw an amazing statistic a few days ago - even if Arsenal conceded every time they faced a shot this season, they would still have 13 or 4 points. This data is simply incredible. Some people compare Arsenal to Chelsea during Mourinho's tenure. But the difference between that Chelsea team and Arsenal is that Chelsea have maintained this form all season. Arsenal has only played 9 rounds so far, and there are still 3/4 of the season.

If Arsenal wants to reach the level of Chelsea, they must not concede more than 4 goals in every 9 games. To be able to do that in this day and age is unbelievable.

I said on September 19th that if Arsenal scored 4 points against Manchester City and Newcastle United, they would win the league title. Arsenal did it and I still stand by my opinion. In fact, the title race could be decided within the next two weeks!

Before the international break, Arsenal will face Burnley and Sunderland, while Liverpool will face Aston Villa and Manchester City. I predict Arsenal to win both games and I'm not betting on Liverpool winning this weekend. If Manchester City and Liverpool take points from each other in round 11, I think Arsenal will easily win the title. 3 or 4 years ago, we might have discussed "How many goals will Manchester City win?". But things are different now, with Bournemouth currently in the best form in the league.

To defeat Manchester City, you must use counterattack speed and precise passing. Bournemouth have the quality and resources, but can they show their courage away from home? As a mid-table team, this may be easier to do. There are high hopes for Bournemouth these days, even if they might not want to admit it.

So, considering the current competitive state of the two teams, a loss will make them very disappointed.

I don’t know why, but I am still optimistic about Manchester City. They may not keep a clean sheet because they'll give Bournemouth a chance, but I think they can still win.

Sunderland 2-1 Everton

This is a tough battle for Everton. I was really impressed with Sunderland's win over Chelsea. I thought it was an all-around great performance. Sunderland defended solidly and counterattacked quickly, and always found the right pass to threaten Chelsea's goal. It's certainly been an incredible return to the Premier League for them.

Everton’s away record has never been very good. I can't believe what I'm about to predict, but I'm going to say it anyway: Sunderland will win!

If Everton perform at their best, they still have a chance. But judging from their recent form and the way Sunderland beat Chelsea, I'm still bullish on Sunderland. If Sunderland win, and all my other predictions are correct, they will move up to 2nd in the table!

Can you imagine accumulating 20 points after 10 rounds? In that case, they would be 18 points ahead of the Wolves. Don't forget, these 10 games also include the loss to Burnley, which is incredible when you think about it.