Sutton predicts: Liverpool 1-2 at home; Manchester United beat Burnley & Manchester City beat Brighton away

Sports     4:38pm, 30 August 2025

The third round of the Premier League is about to begin, and Chris Sutton predicts the results of this round. The highlight is Liverpool vs. Arsenal, Sutton's prediction is that the Reds will lose at home.

Chelsea 2-1 Fulham

Chelsea performed mediocrely against Crystal Palace in the first round, but in the second round they beat West Ham 5-1. Although such a victory cannot be said too much when facing West Ham today, it will give Chelsea great confidence.

I like Marco Silva's Fulham, and their playing style may cause some trouble for Chelsea. Still, I think the Blues will win this West London derby.

Manchester United 1-0 Burnley

I have no clue about this game and I will not be surprised by any results. I don't think there will be many goals in this game, but Manchester United needs to rebound in some way. They had a bad week, and the Red Devils performed poorly in the first half against Greensby and eventually they were humiliated.

I know Amorin made 8 rotation adjustments, but he finally sent the main player. You can't predict how much impact this loss will have on the club, and Amorin is also facing tremendous pressure. Burnley will resist tenaciously, and they also have an offensive threat. Can Manchester United find a way? Intuition tells me that Manchester United will win, but I wouldn't be surprised if Burnley humiliated Manchester United as well.

Tottenham 2-1 Bournemouth

This will be a wonderful game. Bournemouth performed well against Wolves in the last round, and it was really bad luck to only win 1-0. They can always play threatening attacks, so I hope they can score goals.

However, Frank's Tottenham played very well, and they are in excellent form so far. As for Richarlison, data expert Dave advised me not to put him on my fantasy roster. So I didn't pick him, but he did a great job at the beginning of the season - he'd scored two goals and had an assist. I am optimistic that Tottenham, who plays at home, will win.

Brighton 1-2 Manchester City

Which side of Manchester City will we see? I said last week that Trafford was very worried about me and I don’t think he should be ahead of Ederson, even if there were rumors that Ederson might leave. Brighton was supposed to win the first game against Fulham, but they didn't, and then lost to Everton, and they actually had a lot of opportunities.

The result of this game is unpredictable, but we can take a good look at Manchester City, such as whether they can become the challenger of the championship, because away against Brighton is a difficult test.

Last season I supported Manchester City in many cases and thought they would rebound. But many times my predictions are wrong because they even perform worse. It's very likely that I'll guess wrong this time, but this is not the first time. I will still predict Manchester City will win this game as I did last season.

Liverpool's defensive problems are worrying, and Slott also said in the preseason that their defense is too fragile. They have lost 4 goals in the new season, and Conat looks in poor form and is also very unstable in the last two games. Connate used to be a prominent player on the team, but now he looks like a tryout player.

If you are a Liverpool fan, the good news is that the team can still win. But if you want to win a league title, the defense must be indestructible. I'm not sure if Liverpool can do this now, they're suppressed by Newcastle and there's no reason to think Arsenal can't do it. I have a premonition that with the addition of new player Eze, Arsenal will use this opportunity to beat Liverpool.

Sunderland 0-1 Brentford

Wolves 1-1 Everton

Leeds United 1-1 Newcastle

Forest 2-0 West Ham

Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace

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