Premier League Fixtures: Week 8 Schedule, Score Predictions for EPL Matchday

Liverpool will host Manchester United at Anfield in the pick of the Premier League fixtures in Week 8.

Prior to that clash on Monday, Arsenal and Manchester City welcome Swansea City and Everton to the Emirates and Etihad Stadiums respectively, while Tottenham Hotspur travel to West Bromwich Albion.

Chelsea will kick off Week 8's action against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge. At the foot of the table, the 19th-placed Stoke City host the 20th-placed Sunderland.

Here are all the fixtures, complete with score predictions for each:

Date	Time (BST/ET)	Fixture	Prediction
Saturday, October 15	12:30 p.m./7:30 a.m.	Chelsea vs. Leicester City	2-1
Saturday, October 15	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Arsenal vs. Swansea City	2-0
Saturday, October 15	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Bournemouth vs. Hull City	1-0
Saturday, October 15	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Manchester City vs. Everton	2-0
Saturday, October 15	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Stoke City vs. Sunderland	0-0
Saturday, October 15	3 p.m./10 a.m.	West Bromwich Albion vs. Tottenham Hotspur	0-3
Saturday, October 15	5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m.	Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United	2-1
Sunday, October 16	1:30 p.m./8:30 a.m.	Middlesbrough vs. Watford	1-1
Sunday, October 16	4 p.m./11 a.m.	Southampton vs. Burnley	2-1
Monday, October 17	8 p.m./3 p.m.	Liverpool vs. Manchester United	3-1

Liverpool vs. Manchester United

Liverpool and United head into their clash in different form, with the former having won each of their last four matches and the latter winning just one of their last four.

The Red Devils need to rediscover their momentum quickly or they could find themselves lagging behind their title rivals even further. They could hardly have picked a worse opponent against whom to do that.

Aside from the pressures brought on by the two clubs' bitter rivalry and by playing at Anfield, the Reds have been simply excellent this season. Sky Sports revealed the impact manager Jurgen Klopp has had on the side (via BigSport):

The Anfield side is steadily being moulded in his image, and Liverpool now outrun and out-tackle their opponents before attacking in swarms and overwhelming the opposition. Even their creative players are buying into their pressing approach, per Bleacher Report UK's Jack Lusby:

Liverpool have scored 18 goals this term, the joint-highest total in the league, while United have had mixed fortunes—they bagged four against Leicester in a thrilling display before wasting countless opportunities against Stoke as they drew 1-1.

Football writer Liam Canning noted as much:

The Red Devils haven't kept a clean sheet in their last four matches, and Liverpool haven't at all this season, so goals from both sides seems likely—especially if United can take their chances this time.

Liverpool come into the game in better shape, though, so as long as the international break has not disrupted their momentum, they should be able to come out on top.

Manchester City vs. Everton

Everton's visit to the Etihad will see City boss Pep Guardiola reunited with a former mentor in Toffees counterpart Ronald Koeman.

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The Dutchman played for Barcelona when Guardiola emerged from the Blaugrana's academy, La Masia, and then-manager Johan Cruyff asked Koeman to take the youngster under his wing. Per the Mirror's Simon Mullock, Koeman said:

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I then spent several years with Pep in hotel rooms before every game, every trip – in pre-season, in Europe, you name it. Johan was like that. He said it was important that young players learned from older players.

Pep was a fantastic guy. He was eager to learn, he wanted to know everything.

Pep wanted to know about the Dutch school of ­football. More than any other player he wanted to know about one-touch football, about positional play, one touch in small spaces. He loved the way Cruyff wanted to play with Barcelona.

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Last time out, Spurs gave Everton a template with which to beat City, as they overwhelmed Guardiola's side with intensity, pressing and endless running, as noted by ESPN FC's Miguel Delaney:

The Toffees have been much-improved this season under Koeman, particularly at the back, shipping just five goals—bettered only by Spurs' three.

Idrissa Gueye's arrival in the summer has played a significant part in this shoring up. The tireless midfielder's work rate and ball-winning in the centre has been second to none this year, per OptaJoe:

However, as ESPN's Luke O'Farrell noted, not all of his team-mates are quite so committed at this stage:

Against City, it will take a concerted effort from the entire team if Everton are to gain three points.

The Sky Blues will be at home and eager to bounce back from their first defeat of the season—it could well be a difficult game, but they'll likely come away with a victory.