Premier League Weekend Preview: Matchday 7 Fixtures and Kick-Off Times

👀 EPL Weekend Preview

Matchweek 6 kept Manchester City perfect at the top: they made it six wins from six with a 3-0 win at Liverpool, Chelsea put five past Bournemouth, and Coventry City continued their revival with a 4-1 win over Newcastle. Premier League Matchweek 7 runs from Saturday 17 October to Monday 19 October, and the standout fixture comes on Sunday evening: second-placed Arsenal travel to Nottingham Forest looking to keep the pressure on at the top. Here’s every fixture and SAST kick-off time.

How Matchweek 6 Finished

Manchester City made it six wins from six with a 3-0 win at Liverpool, Chelsea’s 5-1 demolition of Bournemouth was the weekend’s biggest scoreline, and Coventry’s 4-1 win over Newcastle continued their recent upturn in form. Here’s the full set of results:

Premier League Matchweek 7: Fixtures & SAST Kick-Off Times

SAST is 1 hour ahead of UK time in October, worth double-checking against your operator’s own listed time closer to kick-off, since broadcast schedules can shift at short notice.

Saturday’s Opener: Everton vs Chelsea

Everton are fifth on 10 points and still unbeaten after six games, though four draws in six shows a side short on cutting edge. Christian Norgaard and Jarrad Branthwaite are both doubts, and left-back Vitalii Mykolenko is also a fitness concern. Chelsea sit just behind on goal difference but have the division’s leakiest defence in the top half, and arrive without Reece James, Jamie Gittens and Emmanuel Emegha, all ruled out.

Sunday’s Headline Fixture: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Arsenal are second on 15 points, three behind leaders Manchester City, with five wins from six and a share of the division’s best defence. They travel to Nottingham Forest without Christos Tzolis, Piero Hincapie and William Saliba, all out, and with Martin Zubimendi a doubt. Forest, down in 15th on five points, have their own injury list to contend with: Igor Jesus and Nicolo Savona are out, while Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic are doubts. On paper this looks one of the more one-sided fixtures of the round, but Forest will fancy their chances of frustrating a shorthanded Arsenal side at the City Ground.

Also Worth Watching

• Manchester City vs Ipswich Town, Saturday, City’s perfect record is still intact and no fresh injury concerns have been flagged for either side heading into the weekend
• Brighton vs Crystal Palace, Saturday, Brighton’s injury list keeps growing with Evan Ferguson, Femi Azeez, Kaoru Mitoma, Mats Wieffer, Stefanos Tzimas and Yankuba Minteh all out, while Palace are without the suspended Axel Disasi and have Jean-Philippe Mateta and Dean Henderson among several doubts
• AFC Bournemouth vs Sunderland, Sunday, Bournemouth are missing Alex Scott and Justin Kluivert, and Sunderland will be without Brian Brobbey and Dan Ballard, with Meunier a fitness doubt
• Tottenham vs Coventry City, Monday, Spurs are without the suspended Rodrigo Bentancur and the injured Pedro Porro, while Coventry are missing Melker Amenda

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