Predictions for Week 3 of the 2024-25 Premier League Season

It's the signature fixture of English football: Manchester United vs. Liverpool.

The great rivals are England's two most successful clubs and meet on Sunday in this week's featured game of Week 3.

Liverpool are enjoying life under new head coach Arne Slot and have yet to surrender a goal this season. But a match at Old Trafford is a different story for Liverpool and the Reds failed to record a win against Manchester United last season.

In the early kickoff on Saturday, a matchup of 100 percent records features Arsenal playing host to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium.

So, who's coming away with three points this week? Who's going down to defeat? Here, Leo Collis and Nick Akerman break down every game this week.

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Saturday, Aug. 24

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Manchester United 1

Crystal Palace 0 West Ham United 2

Fulham 2 Leicester City 1

Manchester City 4 Ipswich Town 1

Southampton 0 Nottingham Forest 1

Tottenham Hotspur 4 Everton 0

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 

Sunday, Aug. 25

AFC Bournemouth 1 Newcastle United 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Chelsea 6

Liverpool 2 Brentford 0

Prediction results

Nick Akerman 3-2

Leo Collis 4-1

Season totals

Akerman 5-5

Collis 8-2

Arsenal vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Two unbeaten sides meet at the Emirates Stadium in this week's early kick-off.

Arsenal lived dangerously during their 2-0 win against Aston Villa and were an Ollie Watkins open-goal miss away from conceding their first of the season. David Raya's excellent save shortly after provided a stark reminder that it's incredibly hard to breach the Gunners' backline even when they aren't at their sharpest.

Patience within this Arsenal team continues to win matches. Mikel Arteta knows his team will take chances. He also trusts his forwards to be clinical and has match-winners across the frontline. It didn't matter that Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli were quiet at Villa Park, because Leandro Trossard proved again he is a game-changing sub from the bench.

Brighton are also showing signs of a fruitful season ahead.

New manager Fabian Hürzeler has settled straight in with an attractive brand of football that looks to unleash the pace of Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh down the wings while filling the box with numbers.

Brighton's directness won a tight game against Manchester United; a result that wasn't exactly a surprise. But Hürzeler's use of João Pedro, who scored the winner, was particularly interesting.

Brighton's directness won a tight game against Manchester United; a result that wasn't exactly a surprise. But Hürzeler's use of João Pedro, who scored the winner, was particularly interesting.

The Brazilian dropped off the frontline to help distribute the ball and worked hard across United's box, never allowing the defence to settle. He needs to do the same against William Saliba and Gabriel if Brighton are to have any chance against the Gunners.

This should be a decent game, but Arsenal are incredibly consistent and building towards another title challenge. That will continue in north London on Saturday.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

-Nick Akerman