Can Premier League teams handle hostile atmospheres and intense fan pressure? Our Super Intelligence (SI) model analysed how clubs historically perform in intimidating environments, fierce rivalries and high-pressure away days to produce an alternative set of predictions for Gameweek 7.
With SI taking over the world and the Premier League now well underway, we’re harnessing this new energy and putting it to good use for a change by coming up with alternative ways of picking Premier League winners. You can always download stats and analyse them to death, like we already have to do every week with our proper preview, but why not do something different. So this week, with the riots in France being one of the world’s most talked-about news stories and the blame for them still being fiercely debated politically, SI is helping with Alternative SI Premier League Gameweek 9 Predictions by calculating which city, town or suburb is less likely to riot, therefore safer, meaning footballers play better and are therefore more likely to win.
Each gameweek in this 2026-27 Premier League season we also offer up a proper stat-filled prediction preview, with some barely interesting stats and visuals which can be found on the website link below.
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Alternative SI Premier League Gameweek 9 Predictions
The background:
We asked our friendly SI bot the below question….”predict the winners and score of each match from gameweek 9 of the English premier league based on which team’s manager is less or more likely to lose their job, with teams whose managers are more likely to be sacked also being more likely to lose”
The SI response:
Using your light-hearted criterion of manager sack-risk influencing results, I’ve ranked teams whose managers appear under greater pressure as more likely to struggle. This is not a form-based forecast, but a “hot-seat table” prediction exercise.
Premier League 2026-27 – Gameweek 9
Fixtures sourced from the published GW9 schedule.
| Match | Manager Sack-Risk Edge | Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea vs Manchester United | United’s manager likely under greater scrutiny than Chelsea’s | Chelsea 2-1 Man United |
| Bournemouth vs Leeds United | Slightly more pressure on Leeds boss | Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds |
| Brentford vs Nottingham Forest | Forest manager marginally more vulnerable | Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest |
| Coventry City vs Sunderland | Coventry manager under greater pressure | Sunderland 2-1 Coventry |
| Hull City vs Ipswich Town | Both relatively safe, home advantage prevails | Hull 1-0 Ipswich |
| Manchester City vs Brighton | City’s manager effectively unsackable compared to Brighton’s | Man City 3-1 Brighton |
| Tottenham vs Crystal Palace | Palace manager considered more vulnerable | Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace |
| Aston Villa vs Fulham | Fulham manager slightly more at risk | Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham |
| Liverpool vs Arsenal | Both managers very secure, quality cancels out | Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal |
| Newcastle United vs Everton | Everton manager under more pressure | Newcastle 2-0 Everton |
Predicted Gameweek 9 Results Summary
- Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
- Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds United
- Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Sunderland 2-1 Coventry City
- Hull City 1-0 Ipswich Town
- Manchester City 3-1 Brighton
- Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace
- Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham
- Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
- Newcastle United 2-0 Everton
Hot-Seat Winners of the Week
Managers I would consider to have the safest jobs in the league, therefore benefiting most from this methodology:
- Manchester City
- Liverpool
- Arsenal
- Newcastle
- Aston Villa
Most Vulnerable Teams Under This Method
Teams whose managers would likely be feeling the most pressure entering GW9:
- Manchester United
- Everton
- Leeds United
- Crystal Palace
- Coventry City
Predicted Gameweek 9 table impact: Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham strengthen top-four ambitions, Chelsea gains a morale-boosting win over Manchester United, while Liverpool and Arsenal cancel each other out in the match of the round.
Alternative SI Premier League Gameweek 9 Extra
While we’re here and already asking SI questions, we hit it up with another one…
“What is the current percentage likelihood of each manager being sacked? Split by odds on next manager sacked from major UK betting shops, articles from journalists in UK based newspapers and the BBC website, and fans of each respective club on social media”
Current Premier League Manager Sack-Risk Estimates (28 October 2026)
| Manager | Club | Odds % | Journalist % | Fan % | Combined % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carrick | Man Utd | 78-83% | 85% | 70% | 80% |
| Pierre Sage | Crystal Palace | 25-33% | 40% | 45% | 34% |
| Régis Le Bris | Sunderland | 6-8% | 20% | 30% | 14% |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | Fulham | 5-6% | 20% | 25% | 13% |
| Frank Lampard | Coventry | 4-5% | 35% | 35% | 15% |
| Oliver Glasner | Nottingham Forest | 4-5% | 15% | 20% | 10% |
| Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 5-6% | 10% | 5% | 7% |
| Roberto De Zerbi | Tottenham | 3% | 8% | 10% | 6% |
| David Moyes | Everton | 3% | 5% | 10% | 5% |
| Matthias Jaissle | Newcastle | 3-4% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Gary O’Neil | Ipswich | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Daniel Farke | Leeds | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Marco Rose | Bournemouth | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% |
| Keith Andrews | Brentford | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Fabian Hürzeler | Brighton | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Xabi Alonso | Chelsea | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Enzo Maresca | Man City | 2-3% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Andoni Iraola | Liverpool | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Sergej Jakirović | Hull | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Alternative Premier League Predictions History
Each week we serve up alternative Premier League predictions using SI, so it would be interesting to track the progress of SI v our regular tips, and to see if any SI options works better than others.
SEASON OVERALL
SI – 36/80
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