All eyes will be on Anfield on Sunday to see how Premier League leaders Manchester City react after being found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they have been accused of breaching. "It's a mammoth game," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "Everyone is looking at this game to see if City's players appear deflated and how much it will affect them.
"We don't know what the implications are for this season, either. They are top of the league at the moment but will they get a massive points deduction that changes that?" Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. For week six, he takes on Starsailor frontman James Walsh, who supports Liverpool.
Starsailor have released a 25th anniversary edition of their debut album, Love is Here, this week and are playing it in full, with a string ensemble, on their UK and European tour this month. 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. A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Want to make more predictions? You can play BBC Sport's new Match of the Day predictor game every week, featuring six fixtures from domestic and European competitions. When Love is Here was released, Liverpool had just completed an unprecedented treble of FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup.
They are not holders of any trophies at the moment, but James is optimistic about winning some silverware under new manager Andoni Iraola. "You have to be realistic whenever a new manager comes in, especially with the big signings we made last year, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, not hitting the ground running," he told BBC Sport. "I think just give him a chance to implement his way of playing football and give Isak and Wirtz a chance to prove themselves this season.
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