The pressure is mounting on Manchester United boss Michael Carrick after his side's poor start, but will things improve when they face rivals Leeds on Saturday? "I cannot remember the last time Leeds were seen as favourites going into this fixture but I don't fancy Manchester United's chances at all," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "Leeds are just a much more rounded team.
Their fans must be relishing this game." Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. For week seven, he takes on former heavyweight boxing world champion Fabio Wardley, who supports Ipswich Town. Wardley can reclaim his WBO title when he meets Daniel Dubois at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
The fight, a rematch of their thrilling battle in May, when Dubois stopped Wardley in the 11th round to take his crown, will be shown live on DAZN and you can listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live as well as following a live watchalong on BBC iPlayer. Wardley took Sutton on at predictions before that first fight too - so will either outcome be different this time? "I beat Fabio last time - he's from Ipswich so he doesn't stand a chance of beating me," Sutton said.
"But good luck to him on Saturday night and I hope he wins his rematch - he's got a better chance against Dubois than he has against me." Do you agree with their predictions? You can pick your own below. The most popular scoreline selected for each game is used in the scoreboards and tables at the bottom of this page.
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You can play BBC Sport's new Match of the Day predictor game every week, featuring six fixtures from domestic and European competition. It took Ipswich 19 matches and until 30 December to rack up three wins the last time they were promoted to the Premier League, in 2024-25, but their new-look side have already matched that total in their first six games. "Whenever you get promoted there is going to be a large amount of player turnover because, if you want to stay up, then you need to bring some players in who are going to be game-changers, and are going to offer you the different perspectives or different outlets you will need at this level," Wardley told BBC Sport.
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