Shearer has arrived with his Premier League predictions for this week, including an upset.
Alan Shearer, the former legendary English striker now working as a football analyst, has made his predictions for this week’s English Premier League matches. He expects Liverpool to lose away at Bournemouth, while Manchester United will secure three points on the road against Fulham.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool (Sunday, 20 Sep 2026 20:00 GMT+7)
Shearer said, "Andoni Iraola is returning to his former club, where he performed excellently last season with Bournemouth. They played very well against Newcastle last week—I watched that match—even though they were exhausted in the final 20 minutes."
"I think I’ll pick the home side to win. I’m not very confident in Liverpool’s defense, and I like Bournemouth’s attacking style. I believe they’ll apply the same approach against Liverpool, so I’m backing the home team to win."
"I don’t find Liverpool’s defense impressive. I know they had a 0-0 home draw last week and performed poorly. Certainly, they won their Tuesday game with three goals, but to me their defense was still very weak—not just the back four, but also the midfield lacking good defensive coverage."
"When Barcola started for Fulham last week, I thought he played excellently. After 20 minutes on the pitch against Tottenham on Tuesday, I think he’ll start this weekend. There’s no doubt he’s very talented. He needs to score more goals to be complete, but in terms of excitement and attracting fans’ attention, he’s more than capable."
Fulham vs Manchester United (Sunday, 20 Sep 2026 22:30 GMT+7)
Shearer said, "Fulham earned a very good draw against Liverpool after being under pressure. They’ve been somewhat disappointing under Arbelóa’s management this season. This game is hard to predict, but I think the away team will win because Manchester United might be a bit stronger."
Other match predictions by Shearer include:
Spurs draw Aston Villa; Everton beats Ipswich; Brighton loses to Arsenal; Newcastle beats Hull City; Nottingham Forest beats Coventry; Manchester City beats Sunderland; Leeds beats Crystal Palace.