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2 predictions; 2 checked against the final score.

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1 prediction; 1 checked against the final score.

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Watched by us

30 September – 2 October 2026

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restored from archives, back to 21 September 2024

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Statements

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Predictions

3

Qualifying picks

0

Settled picks

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Statements that are not predictions: 32 opinions and 386 not about a match.

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Last recorded by us

2 October 2026, 36 days before this page's data date

Observed

30 September 2026 — 2 October 2026

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Statements other than predictions (80 shown)

• “Tottenham can't afford to take Brentford lightly, meaning Postecoglou is likely to field a similar starting lineup to the one that took on Arsenal.” — 2 October 2026, 01:51 BST · source
• “A win over Brentford, which is in ninth place in the standings with six points, would likely see Spurs climb back into the top-half of the table ahead of a trip to Old Trafford next weekend.” — 2 October 2026, 01:51 BST · source
• “Tottenham Hotspur is in need of three points this weekend in a London derby against Brentford.” — 2 October 2026, 01:51 BST · source
• “Postecoglou's team could find themselves in front late on but their high defensive line poses opportunities for Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to spring forward late on.” — 2 October 2026, 01:49 BST · source
• “Tottenham could come out strong and force United to sit in, defend and hope for chances on the counter.” — 2 October 2026, 01:49 BST · source
• “Kompany would love for his side to put up another dominant performance in the Champions League” — 2 October 2026, 01:48 BST · source

• LW: Son Heung-min - The 32-year-old hopes to be back among the goals after blanking against Coventry, Newcastle United and Arsenal.

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• ST: Dominic Solanke - Tottenham's record-signing will be eager to open his Spurs account in a bid to lift the team to three points.

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• RW: Brennan Johnson - Johnson will look to build on his match-winning strike against Coventry to keep his place in the team.

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• CM: James Maddison - The former Leicester City midfielder has shown glimpses of the player that set the Premier League on fire in Spurs' first 10 games of last season but has yet to do it on a consistent basis.

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• CM: Yves Bissouma - Bissouma is set to slot right back into the midfield three sitting right in front of the backline. His press-resistance will be vital when Tottenham attempt to play out from the back.

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• CM: Dejan Kulusevski - The numbers won't show it but Kulusevski has been Tottenham's best player thus far this season. The ex-Juventus player has proven himself more valuable playing in a deeper role than compared to his time out on the right-wing.

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• LB: Destiny Udogie - Udogie hasn't been at his best as he only recently recovered from a quadriceps injury that required surgery at the end of the previous season. However, he remains key to how Postecoglou wants to play but the Australian could be tempted to give Spence a start in the upcoming matches.

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• CB: Micky Van de Ven - Last season's fastest Premier League player has rarely put a foot wrong for Spurs, utilizing his explosive pace to limit opposing counter-attacks.

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• CB: Cristian Romero - The two-time Copa América winner hasn't been at his best this season and could lose his place in the team to Radu Drăgușin with another costly moment of switching off like he did against Arsenal.

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• RB: Pedro Porro - Porro has been one of Tottenham's most consistent performers in the early stages of the campaign. He'll look to link up with Dominic Solanke using his excellent delivery.

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• GK: Guglielmo Vicario - The Italian international has been in decent form and will look to keep his second clean sheet of the new season.

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• Postecoglou rotated his team heavily in the midweek clash against Coventry with Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies and Drăgușin all getting valuable minutes in the tank.

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• Tottenham's sputtering start to the new season – one win four in matches – means the team is in the bottom-half of the Premier League table in 13th place.

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• It wasn't as straightforward as Postecoglou would've hoped with Spurs needing two late goals from Brennan Johnson and Djed Spence to complete the 2-1 win.

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• Tottenham advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 comeback triumph over EFL Championship side Coventry City.

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• Spurs managed to play most of the match in Arsenal's half but couldn't break down Mikel Arteta's compact defense as Gabriel's second-half header was the difference maker.

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• Ange Postecoglou's team came up short in its last Premier League outing in the north London derby against rivals Arsenal.

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• West Ham United Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool (3–4–2–1): Areola; Todibo, Álvarez, Kilman;

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• Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs. West Ham United (4–2–3–1): Kelleher; Bradely, Quansah, van Dijk,

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• Niclas Füllkrug is the only West Ham player that could miss the midweek clash through injury.

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• Harvey Elliott is the only long-term injury concern in the Liverpool camp.

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• Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are the only two players unavailale for Postecoglou for the trip to Old Trafford.

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• Ange Postecoglou's team triumphed 3–1 over Brentford with Solanke, Johnson and James Maddison canceling out Bryan Mbeumo's opening goal.

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• Erik ten Hag's team couldn't find the back of the net in a goalless 0–0 draw vs. Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

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• ST: Erling Haaland – The most lethal striker in world soccer leads the line again for City. Guardiola will hope his side puts the match to bed in the first half so he take Haaland off.

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• LW: Savinho – The former Girona winger has caused opposing defenses problems thus far as a City player and that theme should continue in the Champions League.

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• DM: Mateo Kovačić – Guardiola can rely on the ex-Chelsea player to do the job in the midfield, sitting just in front of the center-backs.

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• LB: Rico Lewis – Lewis typically starts in the middle of the park but Guardiola could look to give Joško Gvardiol a rest and play the 19-year-old in defense.

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• RB: Kyle Walker – The veteran full-back is likely to keep his place in the team and Guardiola will look to take him off early in the second half to prevent any potential injury.

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• GK: Stefan Ortega – Guardiola opted to give his backup shot-stopper minutes in the Carabao Cup and could hand him another start to keep him fresh.

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• Guardiola doesn't have a natural striker to play in place of Erling Haaland, meaning the Norwegian is likely start and could potentially come off early in the second half if the match pans out in Guardiola's vision.

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• Rico Lewis could shift over to left-back to allow Nunes and Mateo Kovačić to make up the midfield duo in the wake of star midfielder Rodri's season-ending knee injury.

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• ST: Tammy Abraham–Abraham has been solid up front for the Rossoneri with his aerial prowess and ability

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• LW: Rafael Leão–The electric winger was on point last time out, picking up an assist to play his part

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• AM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek–The former Chelsea midfielder steps into the No. 10 role after Morata's injury

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• RW: Christian Pulisic–The USMNT captain will look to keep up his incredible scoring run to steer Milan

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• DM: Youssouf Fofana–Fonseca opted to save Fofana's legs by taking him off early in the second half

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• DM: Tijjani Reijnders–Reijnders has been inconsistent in the start of the new Serie A season but is

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• LB: Theo Hernández–The France international was able to catch his breath at the end of the Lecce match

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• CB: Fikayo Tomori–Tomori is one of Milan's most important players that keeps things in check in the

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• CB: Matteo Gabbia–Fonseca has relied on Gabbia so far this season when Strahinja Pavlović hasn't been

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• RB: Emerson Royal–The ex-Tottenham Hotspur full-back has seen an uptick in form as of late and should

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• GK: Mike Maignan–The veteran goalkeeper is fresh off a seven-save performance that helped Milan

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• Braden Chalker is a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated Soccer covering Major League Soccer and the U.S. men's national team.

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• READ THE LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS, PREVIEWS, PREDICTIONS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND MORE

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• ST: Dušan Vlahović–The former Fiorentina forward is starting pick up some steam after he bagged a brace at the weekend. He'll look to keep the momentum going up front play his part for Juventus.

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• LW: Kenan Yıldız–The 19-year-old winger hopes to score another fantastic goal like he did vs. PSV to lead the Old Lady to victory.

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• AM: Teun Koopmeiners–The Dutch attacking midfielder pulls the string and is Juventus' primary creative outlet up front.

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• RW: Nicolás González–Like Locatelli and Yıldız, Motta took both key players off before the 70th minute to protect them and keep them fit ahead of the upcoming Champions League clash.

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• DM: Manuel Locatelli–Locatelli played just under 70 minutes at the weekend and should be fresh enough to start in the middle of the park.

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• DM: Weston McKennie–The American figure got the chance to catch his breath against Genoa but should return to the midfield alongside Locatelli.

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• LB: Andrea Cambiaso–Although he can play further up the pitch, Motta has opted to play Cambiaso at left-back with other players more suited to his attacking approach.

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• CB: Federico Gatti–Motta has shown preference in selecting Gatti over Danilo at center-back to pair alongside Bremer and that theme should continue against Leipzig.

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• CB: Gleison Bremer–Bremer remains one of the top center-backs in Italy and hopes to continue his good recent run of form.

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• RB: Pierre Kalulu–The versatile defender is vital to the Juventus defense as he looks to get the not at right-back.

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• GK: Michele Di Gregorio–The 27-year-old has kept four clean sheets in Serie A action with his last goal conceded coming against PSV in Juventus' opening Champions League fixture.

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• Juventus's key players such as Gleison Bremer, Teun Koopmeiners, Dušan Vlahović and Nicolás González all started at the weekend vs. Genoa but Motta can't afford to rest any players while the Old Lady needs point in the new league phase.

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• The ex-Bologna manager will look to carry over his unbeaten run from the Italian top flight–three wins and three draws with zero goals conceded–into the midweek contest against a tough Leipzig side.

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• Thiago Motta's first Champions League match on the touchline went as planned with Juventus claiming a 3–1 win over Dutch giant PSV Eindhoven.

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• Dušan Vlahović secured a brace while new signing Francisco 'Chico' Conceição added a late winner to take home all three points back to the Allianz Stadium.

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• The Old Lady is coming off a 3–0 victory over Genoa in the Italian Serie A.

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• Juventus aims to pick up another three points in the UEFA Champions League when it travels to Red Bull Arena to take on Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig.

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• Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs. Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

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• READ THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS, PREVIEWS, PREDICTIONS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND MORE

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• ST: Álvaro Morata—The veteran forward aims to build on his two goals in Serie A action to catapult Milan up

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• LW: Rafael Leão—The Portuguese winger returns to the lineup on the left-wing after watching on as un unused substitute

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• AM: Christian Pulisic—The USMNT star takes on the No. 10 role once again under Fonseca.

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• RW: Samuel Chukwueze—The 25-year-old scored his first goal of the season vs. Udinese and looks to continue

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• DM: Tijjani Reijnders—Reijnders will hope to put in a better performance after being sent off agaisnt Udinese.

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• DM: Youssouf Fofana—Fofana starts in the midfield, providing cover for the Milan backline alongside Reijnders.

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• LB: Theo Hernández—The speedy attacking full-back should be fully fit for the contest since he was suspended

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• CB: Fikayo Tomori—Tomoro returns to the heart of defense after Fonseca rested him against Udinese

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• CB: Strahinja Pavlović—The ex-RB Salzburg defender keeps his place in the backline after a solid performance

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