Premier League matchday 6 preview: unbeaten Liverpool host perfect City, Arsenal face Leeds, Tottenham go to Old Trafford

Manchester City have won all five and lead by three points, and on Sunday, in the round after the international break, they go to Liverpool, who are unbeaten. Second-placed Arsenal, beaten for the first time at Brighton last time out, open the round at home to Leeds, who have not lost either. At the bottom, Tottenham, with two points and two goals, go to Manchester United on Saturday evening.

Saturday

Arsenal v Leeds (11:30 UTC, Emirates Stadium). Arsenal are second on twelve and lost 3–0 at Brighton after four straight wins; Leeds, fifth on nine, have two wins and three draws, have conceded three, and drew 0–0 with Crystal Palace. Arsenal have won the last five meetings, 4–0 at Leeds in January and 5–0 here in August 2025 among them. Kai Havertz was withdrawn from Germany's squad and Christos Tzolis went off injured for Greece, and William Saliba is listed with a back injury, according to the Premier League's website.

Aston Villa v Brentford (14:00 UTC, Villa Park). Aston Villa, sixteenth on four, won for the first time this season, 3–2 at Tottenham; Brentford, fourth and unbeaten, beat Chelsea 3–0. Brentford won both league meetings last season by 1–0, here in February and at home in August 2025; Villa won 1–0 in Brentford in March 2025.

Chelsea v Bournemouth (14:00 UTC, Stamford Bridge). Chelsea, tenth on seven, lost 3–0 at Brentford and have conceded twelve, and Sky Sports says Xabi Alonso will need Cole Palmer, who withdrew from the England squad, back for this game; Bournemouth, seventeenth on three, are without a win after three draws and two defeats, the last 1–0 at home to Liverpool, and Alex Scott pulled out of the England squad with a thigh injury and is expected to miss several weeks, ESPN reports. The last three meetings were draws: 2–2 here in December, 0–0 in Bournemouth earlier that month and 2–2 here in January 2025.

Ipswich v Fulham (14:00 UTC, Portman Road). Ipswich, eleventh on six, lost 1–0 at Everton; Fulham, nineteenth on two, have no win, lost their first three and have drawn the two since, 1–1 with Manchester United last time. Their two league meetings in 2024–25 were draws, 1–1 here and 2–2 at Fulham.

Sunderland v Brighton (14:00 UTC, Stadium of Light). Brighton, third on ten, have scored 16, the most in the league, and beat Coventry 5–0 and Arsenal 3–0 in their last two; Sunderland, fourteenth on four, lost 5–3 at Manchester City, and Dan Ballard and Brian Brobbey both came off with suspected hamstring injuries on international duty, according to ESPN. Brighton won 1–0 here in March; the meeting in Brighton in December finished 0–0.

Manchester United v Tottenham (16:30 UTC, Old Trafford). United are twelfth on five and drew 1–1 at Fulham; Tottenham are bottom on two, without a win, with two goals scored, and lost 3–2 at home to Aston Villa. Sky Sports says Michael Carrick is already feeling the pressure at Old Trafford; Tottenham's chief executive, Vinai Venkatesham, expressed confidence in De Zerbi at a supporters' meeting late last month, ESPN reported, and defender Jan Paul van Hecke left the Netherlands squad with a foot injury. United won 2–0 here in February and drew 2–2 in London in November; Tottenham won the three meetings before that, 1–0 in the league in February 2025 and in the Europa League in May 2025, and 4–3 in the League Cup in December 2024.

Sunday

Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest (13:00 UTC, Selhurst Park). Crystal Palace, fifteenth on four, drew 0–0 at Leeds and have conceded eleven; Nottingham Forest, thirteenth on five, lost 1–0 at home to Coventry; their manager, Oliver Glasner, returns to his former club. Four of the last five meetings finished 1–1, the last two here in May and August 2025 and the most recent at Forest in February; Forest won 1–0 at home in October 2024.

Hull City v Everton (13:00 UTC, MKM Stadium). Hull City, eighth on eight, lost for the first time, 2–1 at Newcastle; Everton, seventh on nine, are unbeaten, have conceded three and beat Ipswich 1–0. It is their first league meeting since March 2017, when Everton won 4–0 at home; they last met in the FA Cup here in January 2022, 3–2 to Everton.

Liverpool v Manchester City (15:30 UTC, Anfield). City have scored 13 and beat Sunderland 5–3, and E. Haaland leads the scorers with five; Liverpool, sixth on nine with two wins and three draws, won 1–0 at Bournemouth. Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has cast doubt on Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo, who both came back from international duty injured, ESPN reports. For City, Phil Foden is suspended after his red card in the Manchester derby and Haaland is being assessed after coming off for Norway, according to Sky Sports, and it is their first match since an independent commission found them guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules, a ruling City are appealing. City have won the last three meetings: 3–0 at home in November, 2–1 here in February and 4–0 at home in the FA Cup in April. Liverpool won the two before that, 2–0 here in December 2024 and 2–0 at City in February 2025.

Monday

Coventry v Newcastle (19:00 UTC, Coventry Building Society Arena). Coventry, eighteenth on three, have scored one goal in five matches, the winner at Nottingham Forest last time out, and conceded ten; Newcastle, ninth on eight, beat Hull 2–1. There is no previous meeting between them on record.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	+3	9
7	Everton	5	+3	9
…
17	Bournemouth	5	−2	3
18	Coventry	5	−9	3
19	Fulham	5	−3	2
20	Tottenham	5	−6	2

Arsenal play first and can go level with City on 15 on Saturday lunchtime; City go to Anfield a day later. Four sides are on nine points, from fourth to seventh.

Numbers to know

• E. Haaland has five league goals, A. Isak of Liverpool four.
• City are the only side with a perfect record; Brentford, Leeds, Liverpool and Everton are the other unbeaten sides.
• Bournemouth, Fulham and Tottenham are without a win.
• Brighton have scored 16, Coventry one; Leeds and Everton have conceded three each, the fewest.

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

Sources for the context: Premier League, Premier League, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, ESPN, ESPN, ESPN, ESPN.