Chelsea to Beat Brentford, Man City vs Man United and Other Mikel Obi’s EPL Predictions
- The European football leagues resume this week after a pause due to the September international break
- Chelsea will face Brentford in the late kick-off, while the Manchester derby headlines Sunday’s matches
- Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has shared his prediction for the top Premier League games this weekend
Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has shared his predictions for the top Premier League games this weekend after European football resumed following the international break.
The world champions, Chelsea, will close the Premier League matches on Saturday with a late trip across West London to face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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Manchester City against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium is the biggest game of the weekend. Arsenal and Liverpool have relatively easier fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Burnley.
Mikel Obi predicts Premier League fixtures
Mikel, speaking on the Obi One Podcast, predicted that his former club Chelsea would beat Brentford in their fourth consecutive London derby to start the season.
The Blues drew Crystal Palace on the opening weekend and beat West Ham and Fulham on the following matchdays before the international break.
As noted by The Guardian, Ange Postecoglou returns to the Premier League with Nottingham Forest to replace Nuno Espirito Santo.
The Austro-Greek manager was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur at the end of last season after a 16th-place finish, despite winning the UEFA Europa League.
Forest will travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal, and Mikel Obi believes that it will not be a rosy return for Postecoglou in North London.
The Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium is the biggest game of the weekend, and the former Super Eagles captain backs Pep Guardiola's side to triumph.
As noted by Transfermarkt, Guardiola has beaten Ruben Amorim once in five attempts, including losses to Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United last season.
Maresca provides update on Cole Palmer
Chelsea fans have been waiting anxiously for an update after Cole Palmer got injured during the warm-up ahead of the 5-1 win over West Ham at the London Stadium.
Palmer did not feature for England during the international break, but he could return this week after Enzo Maresca confirmed that he trained partially on Thursday.
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“Cole took part in a session yesterday (Thursday) for the first time, but not the entire session,” Maresca told Chelsea TV during his pre-match conference.
“Today (Friday) in the afternoon, we have one more session, and we are going to try with him and see if he is ok. Otherwise, he will be out tomorrow again.”
The Blues have concerns over their South American contingent of Estevao Willian, João Pedro and Moises Caicedo, all of whom arrived late from long trips.
Mikel reacts to Jackson's departure
Legit.ng reported that Mikel reacted to Nicolas Jackson's departure after that Senegalese international forward joined Bayern Munich on a season-long loan.
Jackson and Mikel have clashed multiple times after the Nigerian asked the club to provide competition for the striker, who is not ready to carry Chelsea's burdens.
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