Premier League matchday 10 preview: City at Forest, Arsenal v Hull, Liverpool at Palace

Arsenal lead by three points after winning at Anfield, and the top three all play this weekend. Arsenal host Hull City on Saturday afternoon; second-placed Manchester City go to the City Ground two and a half hours later to face Nottingham Forest, nineteenth; and third-placed Brighton host Brentford on Sunday. The match to watch first is City's: they have lost two of their last three league matches. Also on Sunday, Liverpool visit Crystal Palace, Sunderland, bottom, host Chelsea, and the round closes at Old Trafford with Manchester United against Aston Villa.

Friday

Everton v Coventry (20:00 UTC, Hill Dickinson Stadium). Everton, seventh on 13, won 1–0 at Newcastle on Monday with a goal from Thierno Barry, four days after beating them 3–1 in the League Cup. Coventry, sixteenth on nine, beat Sunderland 3–1 and have won three of their last five. Everton's club site reports David Moyes saying "Jack is not available" of Jack Grealish, and that Coventry are without Aurele Amenda and Haji Wright. Their only meeting in our records is a pre-season friendly in July 2024, won 3–0 by Coventry.

Saturday

Leeds v Tottenham (12:30 UTC, Elland Road). Leeds, twelfth on 11, lost 2–0 at Bournemouth and have drawn five of nine; they have conceded eight, the third fewest. Tottenham, ninth on 12, have won three league matches in a row, the latest 2–0 against ten-man Crystal Palace, when they had 34 shots. The meeting in London in May finished 1–1; Tottenham won 2–1 here in October 2025.

Arsenal v Hull City (15:00 UTC, Emirates Stadium). Arsenal, first on 24, have won eight of nine and conceded five, the fewest in the league; Kai Havertz's goal won it at Liverpool, and on Wednesday they won 2–1 at Slavia Praha in the Champions League. They went out of the League Cup on 27 October, beaten on penalties at Fleetwood Town after a 1–1 draw. Hull City, eleventh on 11, drew 2–2 with Ipswich and have five draws in nine. The sides have not met since February 2017, when Arsenal won 2–0 here; Arsenal won 4–1 at Hull in September 2016.

Fulham v Newcastle (15:00 UTC, Craven Cottage). Fulham, fifteenth on nine, drew 1–1 at Aston Villa. Newcastle, thirteenth on 11, have lost to Everton twice in four days, 3–1 in the League Cup and 1–0 at home on Monday, when Jacob Ramsey was sent off on 90+8. Fulham won 2–0 here in May; Newcastle won 2–1 at home in October 2025.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (17:30 UTC, City Ground). City, second on 21, lost 2–1 at Aston Villa and 1–0 at home to Brighton either side of a League Cup win over Brighton on penalties, then won 3–2 at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday with a late winner from Erling Haaland, Sky Sports reports; Haaland leads the scorers with nine. Forest, nineteenth on six, have one win in nine and have scored six, the fewest in the league. Their head coach, Oliver Glasner, said after the defeat at Brentford that losing four of the last five was "not good enough", Sky Sports reports; Sports Mole lists Nicolas Domínguez and Igor Jesus as doubts. The meeting at City in March finished 2–2; City won 2–1 here in December 2025, and Forest won 1–0 here in March 2025.

Sunday

Brighton v Brentford (14:00 UTC, American Express Stadium). Brighton, third on 19, won 1–0 at City and 1–0 at Getafe in the Conference League on Thursday. They have scored 24, the most in the league. Brentford, sixth on 14, beat Forest 2–0 and have lost once in the league, but went out of the League Cup at Sunderland. Their club site says Yehor Yarmoliuk is back after a three-match ban, while Fábio Carvalho and Rico Henry remain out. Brighton won the last two meetings, 2–0 at Brentford in February and 2–1 here in November 2025; Brentford won 4–2 at home in April 2025.

Crystal Palace v Liverpool (14:00 UTC, Selhurst Park). Palace, eighteenth on seven, lost 2–0 at Tottenham, drew 1–1 with Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday, when Adam Wharton was sent off, and have conceded 21, the most in the league. Sky Sports writes of growing questions over Pierre Sage's future as manager. Liverpool, fifth on 15, lost 1–0 at home to Arsenal without a shot on target and lost 3–2 at Fenerbahçe in the Champions League on Wednesday, after leading twice; "Cheap goals. Messy goals," said their head coach, Andoni Iraola, according to Sky Sports. Alexander Isak has six league goals. Liverpool won 3–1 at home in April; Palace won 2–1 here in September 2025 and 3–0 at Anfield in the League Cup in October 2025.

Ipswich v Bournemouth (14:00 UTC, Portman Road Stadium). Ipswich, fourteenth on 11, drew 2–2 at Hull. Bournemouth, eighth on 12, have won three league matches in a row, beat Aston Villa 3–0 in the League Cup and won 3–1 at Sparta Praha in the Europa League on Thursday; M. Tavernier has five league goals. Bournemouth won 2–1 here in December 2024 and Ipswich 2–1 at Bournemouth in April 2025.

Sunderland v Chelsea (14:00 UTC, Stadium of Light). Sunderland are bottom on five, with one win in nine; they lost 3–1 at Coventry and 2–0 at home to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League on Thursday, and Sky Sports says Régis Le Bris is under more pressure. Chelsea, fourth on 16, beat ten-man Manchester United 2–0; João Pedro, who missed the United match, and Morgan Rogers have five league goals each. Sunderland won both meetings last season, 2–1 here in May and 2–1 at Stamford Bridge in October 2025.

Manchester United v Aston Villa (16:30 UTC, Old Trafford). United, seventeenth on seven, have one league win in nine and lost 2–0 at Chelsea, where Lisandro Martínez was sent off, but came from two goals down to beat Roma 3–2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, when Matheus Cunha scored twice and was sent off. Sky Sports reports a feeling that the Villa match is a key one for Michael Carrick's future. Villa, tenth on 12, drew 1–1 with Fulham and lost 3–0 at Barcelona on Tuesday; Nicolas Jackson has five league goals. United won 3–1 here in March; Villa won 2–1 at home in December 2025.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	9	+9	24
2	Manchester City	9	+10	21
3	Brighton	9	+17	19
4	Chelsea	9	+4	16
5	Liverpool	9	+2	15
6	Brentford	9	+7	14
…
17	Manchester United	9	−5	7
18	Crystal Palace	9	−12	7
19	Nottingham Forest	9	−6	6
20	Sunderland	9	−10	5

Arsenal play first of the top three and can go six points clear before City kick off; Brighton, two behind City, play on Sunday knowing both results. Three points cover the nine sides from eighth to sixteenth. At the bottom the four last sides are separated by two points, and three of them play on Sunday.

Numbers to know

• Brighton have scored 24, the most in the league, and have the best goal difference, +17.
• Arsenal have conceded five, the fewest; Crystal Palace 21, the most.
• Nottingham Forest have scored six, the fewest.
• Haaland leads the scorers with nine, ahead of Isak on six; João Pedro, Rogers, Tavernier and Jackson have five.
• Arsenal have won eight of their nine league matches; Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland one each.

The full round with kick-off times in your time zone is on the Premier League page.

Sources for the context: Everton FC, Brentford FC, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sports Mole.