Premier League Gameweek five predictions: Spurs backed, Brighton vs Arsenal level

The Premier League pauses after this weekend, and our Gameweek five picks spotlight Tottenham vs Aston Villa and Brighton vs Arsenal. According to NY Times, this is the last full domestic weekend until mid-October.

Our weekly predictions game pits a rotating expert against seven-year-old Wilfred, an algorithm and a reader, this time Arsenal fan Vishal in Copenhagen. Wilfred leads by six and also tops the away-wins tiebreak with 10, three more than the experts.

On Tottenham vs Aston Villa, Vishal goes for a Villa away win, our expert backs Spurs 2-0. Tottenham are 17th but improved with clean sheets at Nottingham Forest and against Everton, while Villa have not yet clicked. Spurs are tipped to end their league scoring drought before a tense home crowd who have seen only 16 points from 21 league games there since last season began.

Brentford are picked to beat Chelsea 3-1, despite three straight draws since an opening 3-0 against Spurs. Chelsea’s attack is lively, their defence vulnerable. For Brighton vs Arsenal, it is 1-1, Brighton have 13 goals from four, while Arsenal chase a 10th straight league win having conceded two in nine.

Elsewhere, Newcastle are taken to stop unbeaten Hull 2-0. Everton and Ipswich are forecast to share the points 1-1, and Manchester City are backed to beat Sunderland 3-0.

Leeds are tipped to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1, and Nottingham Forest to overcome Coventry 3-1. Bournemouth vs Liverpool is a 2-2 shout, while Manchester United are picked to win 3-1 at Fulham.

Source: NY Times

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