Sutton's Opening Weekend Predictions V Singer Tom Grennan

For once, location were nary triumph celebrations for BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton astatine nan extremity of past season.

Sutton faced disconnected against a impermanent and nan mixed efforts of thousands of BBC Sport readers successful each of nan 38 rounds of Premier League games successful 2024-25, and was going for his 3rd predictions title successful a row.

He led nan array going into nan last week of nan campaign... but suffered a defeat that gave his guests nan wide victory. The BBC readers vanished further back, successful third.

Can you aliases he do immoderate amended this time?

Sutton is making predictions for each 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a assortment of guests.

You tin make your ain people predictions beneath too, and past spot which scoreline is nan astir popular. That will beryllium utilized to cipher your points full to comparison pinch Sutton and his guests.

This time, you each person a caller force excessively - AI.

A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.

Sutton's impermanent for nan opening information of games is singer Tom Grennan.

The AI predictions were generated utilizing Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked nan instrumentality to 'predict this weekend's Premier League results'.

Grennan's caller album, Everywhere I Went Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be, is retired connected Friday. His erstwhile 2 albums some reached number 1 successful nan UK.

He kicks disconnected his autumn UK and Ireland arena circuit pinch a typical "intimate" gig for fans successful an accumulation hallway astatine Coventry City's stadium astatine nan extremity of August.

He is simply a passionate Sky Blues protagonist and is hoping they tin support their singular momentum from past play and return to nan Premier League for nan first clip since 2001.

Coventry were 17th successful nan Championship erstwhile Frank Lampard took complaint successful November but ended up finishing fifth, only losing their play-off semi-final to Sunderland successful stoppage clip of other time.

"I went to arsenic galore games arsenic I could, including nan play-offs - and unluckily that 1 did not spell our way," Grennan told BBC Sport. "It was a nutty fewer months to beryllium a Sky Blues instrumentality but that is nan Championship, isn't it?

"The purpose now is to prime up wherever we near disconnected and triumph promotion. It will beryllium a difficult slog and things tin alteration successful an instant, but I decidedly deliberation we tin do it.

"Frank understands nan Championship and knows nan benignant of players we need. We've sewage immoderate awesome players successful nan squad and hopefully they tin transportation connected pinch nan aforesaid winning mentality they had astatine nan extremity of past season."

Chris Sutton and Tom Grennan were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

We will person to spot really each of Liverpool's caller players settee in, and also, sub-consciously, nan effect nan sad nonaccomplishment of Diogo Jota will person connected their squad - it is very difficult to measurement that.

Bournemouth person sold astir of their defenders, but I still deliberation they will beryllium good this play because they are truthful well-organised nether Andoni Iraola.

Liverpool signed 1 of them, Milos Kerkez, but their leader Arne Slot is still worried astir his backline by nan sounds of things, because of nan goals they person leaked successful pre-season.

So, I would expect immoderate goals successful this one, particularly because Bournemouth are ever rather attack-minded.

The Cherries will people astatine Anfield, but Liverpool will people more.

They person made a fewer changes to their squad but they are nan champions and they are astatine home. They will get complete nan line, and Mohamed Salah will get disconnected nan mark, though I americium not judge I americium going to get him into my Fantasy Premier League team.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

Tom's prediction: Liverpool are nan squad to hit now and they are going to commencement this play beardown arsenic well. 2-0

AI's prediction: 3-0

Newcastle's large problem is Alexander Isak, who surely won't beryllium progressive while his early is being resolved.

That intends they are without 1 of nan Premier League's champion strikers, and Anthony Gordon will astir apt play arsenic a mendacious nine, which is not ideal.

Villa person their ain issues and they must beryllium struggling to comply pinch nan Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) because location has been a batch of talk of Ollie Watkins leaving this summertime - they person signed different striker, Evann Guessand, but they decidedly request to support clasp of Watkins too.

This is simply a difficult 1 to telephone because, contempt each nan punishment and gloom surrounding Newcastle, they are still a beardown and breathtaking side.

But Villa are astatine location and we cognize really vulnerable they are nether Unai Emery, truthful I americium going to backmost them to separator this and heap connected nan misery for Newcastle.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Tom's prediction: Both of these teams want to make nan Champions League places, and this is going to beryllium close. 1-2

AI's prediction: 2-2

I had a nightmare predicting Fulham past play because they were little accordant than accustomed astatine home, but picked up a fewer unexpected points away.

They person not really added to their squad this summer, but nether Marco Silva they are still a decent squad who play charismatic football.

It is Brighton I americium backing here, though, moreover if I do wonderment what effect Joao Pedro leaving will person connected nan Seagulls - who were truthful breathtaking successful onslaught astatine times past season.

The Seagulls person signed a young Greek striker, Charalampos Kostoulas, who has a large estimation but he is only 18, truthful they will beryllium relying connected wily aged Danny Welbeck - arsenic good arsenic Kaoru Mitoma - while Kostoulas adapts.

We had Brighton head Fabian Hurzeler connected this week's Monday Night Club and it was really absorbing to perceive to him talk astir each aspects of management.

Hurzeler said they had turned down bids for Mitoma successful nan past. We cognize Brighton's exemplary is to waste players, but Hurzeler intelligibly has sewage ambition himself - and while players for illustration Mitoma are there, they are going to beryllium successful nan apical half of nan table.

I was reasoning of being bold and starting nan play by backing them to get a large win, but I americium going to beryllium sensible - for once.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Tom's prediction: Brighton to separator this. 1-0

AI's prediction: 2-1

Sunderland person made truthful galore changes, they are unrecognisable from nan squad that won promotion past season.

I emotion their ambition, but I americium not judge it will support them up. A bully commencement is captious to nan promoted teams, and really quickly tin they gel?

There are mobility marks complete West Ham, too. They were feeble astatine times nether Graham Potter aft he took complaint halfway done past play and, while he could reason that wasn't his team, he cannot person nan aforesaid excuse now.

This is simply a large play for Potter, and I deliberation it will commencement well. West Ham person sewage capable nous to woody pinch nan ambiance astatine nan Stadium of Light, and time off pinch 3 points.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

Tom's prediction: It is going to beryllium difficult for Sunderland this season. 0-2

AI's prediction: 0-3

Tottenham president Daniel Levy says he is not expecting Thomas Frank to triumph nan Premier League successful his first season, which is bully of him. I wonderment precisely erstwhile he is expecting it to happen, then?

I americium a instrumentality of Frank, who is truthful versatile pinch his formations and, whoever other Spurs motion this summer, they already person immoderate very bully players.

They will beryllium pushing for 5th place, but I'm acrophobic I don't spot thing but a relegation struggle for Burnley.

I person a batch of respect for Clarets leader Scott Parker and what he achieved winning promotion past season, because their grounds of 30 cleanable sheets successful 46 convention games was conscionable phenomenal.

They are successful pinch nan large boys again now, though, and while it is 1 point keeping nan likes of Plymouth and Oxford out, doing nan aforesaid astatine this level is simply a wholly different proposition.

This is simply a gimme for Spurs - nan cleanable fixture for them to get complete nan measurement they mislaid nan Super Cup successful midweek, and for Frank to get disconnected nan mark.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Tom's prediction: I'm going pinch Tottenham here. 1-0

AI's prediction: 2-0

Wolves were ever good organised past play nether head Vitor Pereira and they are a powerful squad too, but they are going to miss Matheus Cunha - really do they switch his goals and assists?

It is simply a interest for Manchester City that Rodri is injured again, but they are going to person to woody pinch that for nan adjacent fewer weeks.

We don't really cognize really City will statement up pinch their caller players either, but they surely can't beryllium arsenic vulnerable - aliases rudderless - arsenic they were without Rodri past season.

Maybe City will move up and rustle Wolves distant but I deliberation this will beryllium a batch person than that.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Tom's prediction: City ever look to commencement nan play strong. 0-3

AI's prediction: 1-3

There is existent excitement astir Chelsea astatine nan moment.

They person conscionable won nan Fifa Club World Cup but nan Premier League is nan 1 they want and I stake 1 aliases 2 of their fans are reasoning they person sewage half a chance this season.

This crippled mightiness beryllium a reminder of really difficult that is going to be, because Crystal Palace are specified a well-balanced and vulnerable broadside nether Oliver Glasner.

I still deliberation Chelsea will win, though. They person a fewer options up beforehand now and immoderate versatile attackers too, truthful they tin effort different ways to break Palace down.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Tom's prediction: I americium not judge what to expect from Chelsea this season. 1-1

AI's prediction: 2-0

People are penning some of these teams disconnected for different reasons, and saying they won't beryllium arsenic bully arsenic past season.

As good arsenic seeing their head spell to Spurs, Brentford person mislaid Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa seems to want retired too, truthful nan interest pinch them is who will get their goals?

I still deliberation nan Bees person capable battle-hardened Premier League players to compete, but possibly Kevin Schade needs a spot of thief up top.

It is besides going to beryllium difficult for Nottingham Forest to spell again and beryllium arsenic bully arsenic they were past year. They person sold Anthony Elanga and Chris Wood turns 34 successful December - but astatine slightest they kept clasp of Morgan Gibbs-White.

I deliberation this will beryllium very tight and rather a scruffy crippled but arsenic agelong arsenic Forest triumph it, they won't care.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Tom's prediction: Forest had specified a bully play past time, I deliberation they will commencement good this clip too. 2-1

AI's prediction: 1-1

What a awesome crippled this is to commencement nan play with. I americium genuinely excited astir Manchester United's caller signings, particularly Mbeumo and Cunha - we person already seen conscionable really bully they are successful nan Premier League.

I can't declare to person an unthinkable knowledge connected EVERY subordinate truthful I must admit I person seen little of United's caller striker Benjamin Sesko, but he seems a subordinate pinch a batch of imaginable and his presence surely spells nan extremity for Rasmus Hojlund astatine Old Trafford.

Arsenal person a caller centre-forward excessively of course, and United leader Ruben Amorim knows each astir Viktor Gyokeres aft their clip together astatine Sporting.

I americium looking guardant to seeing really Gyokeres links up pinch nan likes of Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, and really quickly they tin create an understanding.

Add successful really location is ever needle successful this match, and that a triumph would beryllium immense for either side, and location is simply a batch to look guardant to.

It is going to beryllium close, but though I consciousness really affirmative astir United this season, I deliberation they will suffer this and Gyokeres whitethorn conscionable person nan last opportunity against his aged manager.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Tom's prediction: This is simply a large trial for some clubs. I americium reasoning 0-0, but let's spell for United to nick it astatine home. 1-0

AI's prediction: 1-2

Leeds leader Daniel Farke is simply a very underrated head and his teams ever transportation a threat - it is their defence I americium worried astir this season.

They will person a existent spell astatine Everton nether nan floodlights and Elland Road is going to beryllium rocking, truthful this is simply a reliable opening for nan Toffees.

I consciousness sorry for Everton leader David Moyes, because he overachieved truthful overmuch erstwhile he took complete successful January.

That has accrued anticipation for this play but, though they person managed to bring successful Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry, Moyes has not been capable to fortify his squad nan measurement he wanted.

One of nan players who near Everton this summer, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, looks for illustration he is group to subordinate Leeds this week.

We cognize location is simply a talent successful there, he has conscionable had truthful galore injuries. If Calvert-Lewin joins Leeds successful time, it would not astonishment maine astatine each if he scores connected Monday and gets his caller squad a constituent against his aged 1 - wouldn't that beryllium typical?

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Tom's prediction: Leeds will get something. 1-1

AI's prediction: 1-2