With the midweek results springing up a few upsets and surprises, Gameweek 15 of the 2025/26 Premier League season arrives with a competitive fixture schedule.
The big match-ups this round involve Aston Villa facing the Gunners, Man City facing an in-form Sunderland, Bournemouth welcoming the Blues, and the Cottagers hosting the Eagles.
Here, we present our preview and predictions for all matches of Gameweek 15 of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Aston Villa started the season slowly but have turned a corner, having won all five of their last five encounters in all competitions. Unai Emery’s have also won four out of their last five league matches. Arsenal, meanwhile, have only lost one league game this season and got back to winning ways against Brentford after the draw against London rivals Chelsea last weekend.
Arsenal have injury issues galore, especially at the back, with Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba, and now Cristhian Mosquera on the sidelines. Up front, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard will be missing. As for Villa, they will have Emi Martínez, Ross Barkley, and Tyrone Mings unavailable for this game.
Going to Villa Park hasn’t been easy for visiting teams, but if we look at the past game, Villa showed defensive frailties, conceding three goals. Even with the injured backline, Arsenal remain a strong defensive unit; scoring against them will be difficult. The Villa forward line could definitely trouble them, but Arsenal should still be able to edge past the hosts here.
Score prediction: Aston Villa 1–2 Arsenal
Barring the home defeat to Newcastle United, Everton have been unbeaten in their last five matches. They had a great record at Goodison Park, but since moving to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium, there have been some really concerning home losses, notably defeats to Spurs and Newcastle United.
As for Forest, they have picked up some form and only lost one game in their last five, even upsetting Liverpool at Anfield. Their latest win came away to a struggling Wolves side.
From an injury perspective, the Tricky Trees are missing vital players like Chris Wood, Murillo, and Ola Aina, with Dilane Bakwa, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Angus Gunn set to miss this game as well, while new signings Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz haven’t been available to help them either. Everton, too, have a few players out, with Séamus Coleman, Jarrad Branthwaite, Michael Keane, and Merlin Röhl unavailable and Idrissa Gueye suspended.
With Forest decimated by injuries, Everton have a great chance to take advantage and secure all three points here. However, the Toffees have been unpredictable and inconsistent, hence I believe this could be a feisty affair that may end in a draw.
Score prediction: Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle’s inconsistent run of form continues, with two losses, a draw, and two wins in their last five games. However, here they face a Burnley side who have not won, or even drawn, a single game in their last five encounters, while the Magpies are usually formidable at home as well.
However, Newcastle have been troubled with injuries, with a host of key players out right now. Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, William Osula, Yoane Wissa, and Emil Krafth will be unavailable to Eddie Howe for this game, while for Burnley, Bashir Humphreys, Connor Roberts, Zeki Amdouni, and Jordan Beyer will remain amiss from first-team action.
Even with injuries, Newcastle are overwhelming favourites to win this one. Burnley have failed to replicate their Championship form in the top flight this season, making this very much Newcastle’s game to lose.
Score prediction: Newcastle 3–0 Burnley
The Black Cats earned a respectable draw at Anfield and could have even grabbed all three points if not for a valiant Federico Chiesa clearance at the death. The Wearside team haven’t won an away fixture since the win at Stamford Bridge, with too many draws in their last five, but to be fair to them, they’ve had a tough run of fixtures, having faced Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth, and Everton in that period.
As for Manchester City, they have only one loss in their last five league games, which arrived away at Newcastle. Still, City haven’t looked their usual selves, having conceded five goals in their last two fixtures.
As for personnel availability, City will still miss Rodri and Mateo Kovacic, while Sunderland are set to miss Aji Alese, Leo Hjelde, and Habib Diarra.
City are a difficult team to beat at home, and with most of their forwards getting back to form, Sunderland have a huge task on their hands. Régis Le Bris may continue to play defensively, but that could backfire against City, who excel in such situations. That said, Pep Guardiola’s men are prone to concede goals at the moment, with their defence far from rock-solid, but they still have enough firepower up front to win this match comfortably.
Score prediction: Man City 3–1 Sunderland
Spurs’ recent form doesn’t inspire much confidence. They’ve picked up only two points from their last five games across all competitions, their latest result being a draw against Newcastle. As for Brentford, their away form has been massively concerning; last time out, they lost another away fixture against Arsenal, marking three away losses in their last five, along with two home wins.
A lot of Spurs’ issues can be attributed to their numerous injuries, with Ben Davies, Kota Takai, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke all out. Even though a few of these are not first-choice players, quality squad depth is still key. As for the Bees, they have two long-term absentees in Fábio Carvalho and Joshua Dasilva.
Spurs’ abysmal form in recent weeks makes this a must-win game for Thomas Frank. As for Brentford, this is a huge opportunity to pick up points away from home. However, Spurs have enough firepower in their front line to defeat Keith Andrews & Co and secure three massive points at home.
Score prediction: Spurs 2–1 Brentford
Bournemouth face tough opposition in Chelsea, who faltered in their last game against Leeds United. Apart from that shock upset, though, the Club World Cup champions have been largely impressive, having won their previous three games and earned a hard-fought draw against Arsenal.
Injuries to Ryan Christie, Matai Akinmboni, and Ben Doak, along with the suspension of Lewis Cook, will leave the Cherries significantly short-handed at the Vitality this weekend. As for the Blues, Levi Colwill, Roméo Lavia, and Dário Essugo will be out, with Moisés Caicedo suspended.
Considering their recent form and the number of absentees, it’s hard to see Bournemouth returning to winning ways this weekend. With Cole Palmer back in the side, along with Estêvão and Pedro Neto in form, Enzo Maresca & Co are likely to prove too hot to handle for Andoni Iraola’s men.
Score prediction: Bournemouth 0–2 Chelsea
After four successive defeats, Leeds United put up a commanding performance against Chelsea and stunned them with a 3–1 win this midweek.
On the other hand, while Liverpool have been unbeaten in their last two outings, they still look far from the team that lifted the league trophy in May. Against Sunderland at home, they looked better defensively but continued struggling to create and convert clear-cut chances.
Leeds have only one injured player in Sean Longstaff, while the Reds have a few important players on the sidelines in Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley, Geovanni Leoni, and Stefan Bajcetic.
Arne Slot’s men did win their last away game against West Ham and have tightened up the defence somewhat, but Leeds do have some players up front who can really trouble them. That said, if Liverpool can find their momentum going forward, it would be difficult for Leeds to stop them. The defending Premier League champions have a great opportunity to return to winning ways here.
Score prediction: Leeds United 1–2 Liverpool
The Seagulls lost a seven-goal thriller against Spurs this midweek, letting in four goals after going ahead 2–0 in the first half. Before this game, Brighton had been unbeaten in their last four with three wins and a draw. As for West Ham, they are still languishing in the bottom three, though they managed an away draw at Old Trafford in their midweek fixture.
Brighton have a massive fitness struggle going on, with Georginio Rutter, Stefano Tzimas, Tom Watson, Yasin Ayari, Adam Webster, James Milner, Kaoru Mitoma, and Solly March all out injured. West Ham, meanwhile, are set to miss Crysensio Summerville and Oliver Scarles due to injuries, with Igor Julio suspended.
Even though they are without many of their key players, Brighton are our favourites for this game for two reasons. Firstly, they’re playing at home, where they usually perform well. Secondly, West Ham have been dismal in general since last season; not much has changed since Nuno Espírito Santo’s arrival, and we don’t expect things to change dramatically at the Amex on Sunday.
Score prediction: Brighton 3–1 West Ham
Fulham played in a nine-goal thriller against Manchester City at the Etihad in midweek, coming back from a 5–1 deficit to almost pull off a draw. Though the fact that they let in five goals is indicative of a very leaky defence, the Cottagers’ recent form has been reasonable for most part, with three wins and two losses, the latter arriving away from home.
As for Crystal Palace, after back-to-back defeats in Europe and the Premier League, they returned to winning ways against Wolves in midweek, though it was far from comfortable.
Injury-wise, Fulham have two long-term absentees in Antonee Robinson and Rodrigo Muniz, while Palace are without Ismaïla Sarr, Borna Sosa, Chadi Riad, Caleb Kporha, and Cheick Doucouré for this game.
Oliver Glasner’s men boast a tight defensive structure and are very dangerous on turnovers, something that has caused problems for Fulham. However, Marco Silva’s forward line seems to be coming back to form, making an entertaining draw here highly likely.
Score prediction: Fulham 1–1 Crystal Palace
Manchester United were left ruing missed opportunities as they failed to beat West Ham at home in midweek, failing to take advantage of another easy chance to grab all three points. With one win in their last five games, the Red Devils have played out too many draws recently.
Wolves, meanwhile, are lying at the bottom of the league table with no points in their last five games. They are also the only team in the league still to register a win 14 games into the season.
Both sides have minor injury issues. Wolves are set to miss Daniel Bentley, Ladislav Krejci, and Rodrigo Gomes, while United will be without Harry Maguire and Benjamin Šeško.
Based on the massive gulf in player quality on paper, as well as Wolves’ ongoing terrible form, it’s hard to see Man United not win this one, even after taking into account their recent inability to kill off games.
Score prediction: Wolves 0–2 Man United
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