Sutton's predictions v Only The Poets frontman Tommy Longhurst

The 197th Manchester derby takes spot astatine Etihad Stadium connected Sunday, but will it beryllium nan Blues aliases nan Reds who declare nan points - and section bragging rights?

"This is truthful difficult to call, for galore reasons," said BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton.

"Manchester United could beryllium buoyed by their triumph complete Burnley earlier nan world break, but I really person bigger doubts astir what we will spot from Manchester City aft seeing them capitulate nan measurement they did against Brighton."

Sutton is making predictions for each 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a assortment of guests.

For week four, he takes connected Only The Poets frontman Tommy Longhurst.

The Reading set are charging £1 a ticket erstwhile they play nan O2 Academy Brixton, successful February 2026. The gig takes spot a fewer days aft nan merchandise of their debut album, And I'd Do It Again.

Do you work together pinch their scores? You tin make your ain predictions below.

The astir celebrated scoreline selected for each crippled is utilized successful nan scoreboards and tables astatine nan bottommost of this page.

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

Longhurst is from Reading and grew up supporting his hometown team. Although they person not been successful nan Premier League since 2013, he has fond memories of nan Royals' clip successful nan apical flight.

He told BBC Sport: "People for illustration Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita were my heroes, but location are loads from that clip - Shane Long, Noel and Stephen Hunt, Dave Kitson - nan database goes connected and on!

"When were were successful nan Premier League, that was evidently a really typical time. We came eighth successful our first season, 2007-08, and almost made it into Europe. That full squad was amazing."

Reading person been successful League One since 2023 but pinch new owners now connected board, Longhurst feels nan nine is heading successful nan correct guidance - moreover if a return to nan glory days feels for illustration a distant dream.

"If we could get backmost to nan Premier League again successful my lifetime, that would beryllium unbelievable," he added.

"At nan infinitesimal nan squad is successful a rebuild, but pinch our stadium, our Category One academy and our training ground, nan infrastructure is decidedly location for promotion. So, I'd emotion to deliberation we tin get backmost successful nan Championship successful a mates of years - that's nan first purpose anyway."

Chris Sutton and Tommy Longhurst were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

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

I americium not expecting an utmost alteration from Nottingham Forest successful Ange Postecoglou's first crippled successful charge.

Sure, he will tweak things, and he has sewage his principles wherever he likes to play attacking football, but I can't ideate him going successful pinch a precocious protect statement successful his first game, particularly against Arsenal.

A return to northbound London is beautiful overmuch arsenic reliable a commencement arsenic he could get, moreover though Arsenal person a fewer injuries pinch Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Kai Havertz ruled out.

There is truthful overmuch talent successful nan Arsenal squad now that they are still truthful vulnerable - Noni Madueke was fantabulous for England against Serbia, and he will beryllium afloat of assurance aft that display.

This mightiness beryllium different crippled wherever Arsenal person to grind a consequence out, but they will find a measurement of winning it.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Tommy's prediction: Arsenal are already looking solid, consecutive retired of nan gates. 2-0

AI's prediction: 3-1

Both these teams had really bully wins earlier nan world break.

Bournemouth only hit Tottenham 1-0 but they perfectly hammered them, and could and should person scored much goals.

Brighton's triumph complete Manchester City was different successful that they nicked nan points precocious connected - Erling Haaland was my Fantasy Premier League skipper and he could person had a hat-trick for Pep Guardiola's broadside - but that was still an awesome result.

When I did my investigation for these predictions, I was a small amazed that nan Seagulls did nan double complete nan Cherries past season, winning 2-1 location and away.

I don't deliberation Bournemouth will extremity up quiet handed this time, though. I americium going for a tie - an breathtaking one, not a boring 1 - connected nan southbound coast.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Tommy's prediction: Antoine Semenyo looks truthful dangerous, and I fancy Bournemouth astatine home. 3-1

AI's prediction: 2-2

It was immense for Crystal Palace to support clasp of defender Marc Guehi, contempt Liverpool's efforts to motion him connected deadline day.

Fair play to Guehi for nan measurement he conducted himself done that transportation saga - I person a batch of admiration for him.

I should person gone pinch nan Eagles to hit Aston Villa past clip retired because of their caller results against Unai Emery's broadside - they played them 4 times past season, winning 3 and drafting nan other.

I americium not going to make nan aforesaid correction this time. Palace are missing nan injured Adam Wharton and Ismaila Sarr but their leader Oliver Glasner has a knack of making his broadside highly effective nary matter who is missing.

Sunderland person done brilliantly to triumph their first 2 location games and I tin spot them making this rather tight, but I deliberation they will person to hold a spot longer for their first constituent connected nan road.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Tommy's prediction: Glasner has done an unbelievable occupation astatine Palace. 2-0

AI's prediction: 2-0

What a awesome crippled this is for Jack Grealish against his aged club.

He has been connected occurrence for Everton since joining them from Manchester City, and it's awesome to spot him playing pinch a grin connected his face. He has been nan existent imaginative spark for them this play and if he carries connected this shape he will beryllium good and genuinely successful nan operation to make nan England squad for adjacent summer's World Cup.

So overmuch has changed astir Everton since David Moyes mislaid his first crippled backmost successful complaint against Villa, at Goodison Park successful January, and not conscionable that they now person a caller ground.

You conscionable consciousness that, pinch Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye, they person nan attacking threat now that they had lacked for a agelong time. They will beryllium afloat of belief, against an Aston Villa broadside who severely request a affirmative consequence aft their slow commencement to nan caller campaign.

The evident prediction, based connected form, is to backmost Everton to triumph but I really don't deliberation Villa will support connected losing.

They are under-performing and besides possibly bought a fewer players successful a spot of panic astatine nan extremity of nan transportation model - Jadon Sancho, Harvey Elliott and Victor Lindelof each joined connected deadline time - but Emery will get a tune retired of his squad sooner aliases later.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Tommy's prediction: I tin spot this being rather cagey. 1-0

AI's prediction: 1-0

For once, I americium very assured I will get this prediction right.

Leeds mightiness fancy their chances astatine Craven Cottage but you only person to look astatine their respective squads to spot nan quality successful value betwixt nan 2 sides, subordinate for player, including connected nan bench.

Fulham did not person overmuch luck pinch nan decisions that went against them successful their conclusion by Chelsea past clip out, but they were capable to bring connected Adama Traore, Emile Smith-Rowe, Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson arsenic they chased that game.

Leeds conscionable don't person that benignant of extent and they were good beaten connected their past travel to London, a 5-0 conclusion astatine Arsenal a mates of weeks ago.

This will beryllium closer, but pinch nan aforesaid extremity result.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Tommy's prediction: This is nan only tie I person gone for. I conscionable person a emotion Leeds will get something. 1-1

AI's prediction: 2-1

Both of these teams are still without a triumph truthful far, though Wolves are nan only Premier League nine without a constituent connected nan board.

Newcastle person drawn doubly and only mislaid very precocious connected against Liverpool, truthful their shape is hardly origin for concern.

They tin move connected now nan Alexander Isak transportation saga is over, though this is our first look astatine their caller attack.

We will person to hold and spot really fresh and fresh Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa are, aliases really they settee in, but I still deliberation Newcastle will person excessively overmuch for a Wolves squad who are leaking excessively galore goals.

At slightest Wolves do transportation a threat going guardant - particularly successful Jorgen Strand Larsen, who Newcastle tried to motion past month.

It would beryllium emblematic if he went to St James' Park and scored nan winner, but I don't spot that happening.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

Tommy's prediction: Wolves' bad commencement is going to continue. 3-0

AI's prediction: 3-1

For West Ham to spell to Nottingham Forest and triumph 3-0 was an unthinkable consequence - I ne'er saw that coming, truthful adjacent play to those of you who did [Out of much than 54,000 predictions by BBC readers, only 1,435 backed nan Hammers to triumph and conscionable 53 of you sewage nan nonstop scoreline].

Now it is astir Graham Potter's broadside backing it up, but I don't deliberation they will. I ne'er really fancy West Ham astatine location nan aforesaid measurement I do pinch different teams because their fans ever look edgy astatine London Stadium.

Tottenham person a constituent to beryllium excessively aft their astonishment location conclusion by Bournemouth. I didn't deliberation that would hap either, but Thomas Frank's teams are usually truthful well-balanced and I americium expecting them to bounce back.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Tommy's prediction: Frank's Tottenham are looking truthful overmuch better. 1-2

AI's prediction: 1-2

There was specified a crazy decorativeness to Brentford's conclusion by Sunderland that nan Bees must still beryllium wondering really they lost.

I'd been very assured that Keith Andrews' broadside would spell to nan Stadium of Light and triumph aft watching them hit Aston Villa nan erstwhile week - a consequence they thoroughly deserved.

I person to beryllium observant pinch this prediction, though. At this shape of nan play I tin get hoodwinked a spot because I person covered immoderate teams erstwhile they person played well, and it intends I place immoderate of their opposition's qualities.

Chelsea person immoderate awesome players and person made a decent commencement to nan play truthful they person to beryllium favourites here. But I americium going to instrumentality pinch my instincts and opportunity Brentford will springiness them a bully crippled too.

In fact, nan much I deliberation astir it, nan much this smells for illustration a westbound London derby draw. The points person been shared successful this fixture successful each of nan past 3 seasons, truthful let's spell for 4 draws successful a row.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Tommy's prediction: I don't spot Brentford keeping Chelsea out. 1-3

AI's prediction: 0-2

The large mobility is will Isak commencement this crippled now he is yet a Liverpool player? I will reply that straightaway - no, truthful don't get him successful your Fantasy teams conscionable yet.

Isak will beryllium brought disconnected nan chair for his Reds debut astatine immoderate point, but I don't deliberation it will beryllium a lawsuit wherever Liverpool will request him to alteration nan game.

Burnley will beryllium looking to support them quiet and besides transportation a threat. They gave Manchester United a bully crippled past clip out, but stopping Liverpool is simply a overmuch bigger test.

Arne Slot's broadside person not really sewage going yet this season, but they are still apical and person won 3 retired of 3 convention games.

That's a awesome motion for them, and ominous for their rivals - I ever felt erstwhile I was a subordinate that if we won without playing well, you knew location is much to come. It's nan aforesaid pinch Liverpool astatine nan moment.

Sutton's prediction: 0-3

Tommy's prediction: I conscionable deliberation this is going to beryllium truthful one-sided. 0-4

AI's prediction: 0-3

I tin spot Bryan Mbeumo hurting City, pinch United counter-attacking and him being a thorn successful their backline chasing balls successful behind. I americium besides not arsenic convinced by City if James Trafford keeps his spot successful goal.

So, I deliberation United will decidedly score, but I still cannot spell against City astatine Etihad Stadium because we cognize they will create chances there.

It is simply a monolithic week for them, pinch Napoli visiting successful nan Champions League connected Thursday earlier they caput to Arsenal adjacent weekend, and of people group are going to judge them connected these results. After losing 2 of their first 3 convention games, this week could determine if they are successful nan title race, aliases if they are ruled retired of it.

I don't want to support bringing up nan goalkeeper but City's chances of getting nan results they request will decidedly beryllium improved if caller signing Gianluigi Donnarumma is successful extremity because correct now they request a large beingness there, and Trafford doesn't springiness them that.

The aforesaid position is simply a immense telephone for United leader Ruben Amorim connected Sunday too, but successful a wholly different way.

United signed Senne Lammens up of Villa's Emi Martinez, who has decidedly sewage nan benignant of beingness that brings assurance to his defence nan aforesaid measurement Donnarumma does.

We cognize Lammens has sewage these amazing prevention statistics, but location is overmuch much to being Manchester United's goalkeeper than that. As Rory Smith fundamentally said connected nan Monday Night Club, they don't count for overmuch anyway, because he has been playing successful nan Belgian convention and they are rubbish astatine shooting.

Joking aside, what we don't cognize astatine nan infinitesimal is overmuch astir Lammens' characteristic aliases really he will accommodate to nan Premier League.

Is he fresh to beryllium United's keeper aliases not? If Amorim picks Altay Bayindir complete him against City, past group are going to scrutinise that determination and inquire why connected world he didn't put Lammens successful consecutive distant if he rates him truthful highly.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Tommy's prediction: City are leaky, but truthful are United. 3-2

AI's prediction: 2-2

Sutton's ain winning commencement to nan play ended successful nan past group of fixtures earlier nan world break.

Chris sewage 3 correct results pinch nary nonstop scores from nan 10 games played successful week three, giving him 30 points.

He still sewage nan amended of AI - it sewage 2 correct results pinch nary nonstop scores for a full of 20 points - but he was beaten by nan BBC readers and his guest, character Orlando Bloom.

The BBC readers sewage disconnected to a superb commencement pinch an nonstop people from nan first crippled played that weekend, Chelsea's 2-0 triumph complete Fulham, but you sewage each different consequence wrong, leaving you pinch 40 points.

So, nan play triumph went to Bloom, who sewage 5 correct results pinch nary nonstop scores, for a full of 50 points.