The second gameweek of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign kicks off with a London derby on Friday evening, as West Ham United welcome Chelsea to the London Stadium.
The early start on Saturday is also a cracker, as Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur, while the late kickoff sees Arsenal welcome newly-promoted Leeds United to the Emirates Stadium.
On Sunday, the pick of action comes from Craven Cottage, as Fulham prepare to welcome a Manchester United side that are looking for their first victory of the new Premier League season.
The action in this particular gameweek then draws a close on Monday evening, and it is another wonderful game, with Newcastle United welcoming Liverpool to St James' Park.
In the second set of fixtures, Sports Mole are facing off against Patrick King from electronic band, Real Lies.
Read on to discover Patrick's and our predictions for gameweek two of the 2025-26 campaign, in addition to a look at how singer Georgia performed in the opening set of fixtures this season.
Friday, 8pm
Chelsea's Cole Palmer on July 14, 2025
Patrick: West Ham 2-1 Chelsea
Sports Mole: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea did very little last weekend to suggest that they have improved much from last season, and their poor away form from 2024-25 is cause for concern.
While no team suffered a worse result than West Ham across the opening weekend, it is important not to judge too early, and they will be keen to make amends in front of their own fans under the lights.
Saturday, 12.30pm
Manchester City's Erling Haaland on June 26, 2025
Patrick: Man City 3-4 Tottenham
Sports Mole: Man City 3-2 Tottenham
The last four Premier League meetings between Man City and Tottenham at the Etihad have produced 21 goals (nine for Man City, 12 for Spurs) and the away side have netted at least twice in each of those, so an entertaining, end-to-end contest could well be in store once again this weekend.
Spurs certainly have the tools to cause Man City problems and have a manager in Frank who has previously guided his former club Brentford to victory at the Etihad. However, Guardiola’s men sent out a statement to the rest of the league with their impressive win at Wolves and they should have enough to edge past the visitors on home soil.
Saturday, 3pm
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola on July 26, 2025
Patrick: Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves
Sports Mole: Bournemouth 2-1 Wolves
The Vitality Stadium is historically a happy hunting ground for Wolves, but the Old Gold's sensational South Coast streak appears destined to come to an end this weekend.
Facing a Semenyo-inspired Bournemouth with two new attacking talents in tow, Pereira's defence may not hold out for long, and we have faith in Iraola's men to get up and running at the second attempt.
Brentford vs. Aston Villa
Saturday, 3pm
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on August 16, 2025
Patrick: Brentford 3-6 Aston Villa
Sports Mole: Brentford vs. Aston Villa - to follow
Saturday, 3pm
Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka on August 16, 2025
Patrick: Burnley 2-3 Sunderland
Sports Mole: Burnley vs. Sunderland - to follow
Arsenal vs. Leeds United
Saturday, 5.30pm
Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres celebrates on August 9, 2025
Patrick: Arsenal 0-5 Leeds
Sports Mole: Arsenal 2-0 Leeds
Rather than struggle to fashion any sort of chances against Man United, Arsenal enjoyed several promising forays forward, only for the final pass to let them down on too many occasions.
However, the Gunners should click into gear back on their own turf, where they ought to break Leeds' resistance early and subsequently capitalise on defensive gaps opening up when Farke's men go in search of a response.
Sunday, 2pm
Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner on July 29, 2025
Patrick: Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Sports Mole: Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest - to follow
Everton vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday, 4pm
Everton manager David Moyes on July 15, 2025
Patrick: Everton 0-0 Brighton
Sports Mole: Everton vs. Brighton - to follow
Fulham vs. Manchester United
Sunday, 4pm
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim on July 19, 2025
Patrick: Fulham 2-5 Man United
Sports Mole: Fulham vs. Man United - to follow
Newcastle United vs. Liverpool
Monday, 8pm
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring against Bournemouth, on August 15, 2025
Patrick: Newcastle 3-4 Liverpool
Sports Mole: Newcastle vs. Liverpool - to follow
Patrick King Q&A
Patrick King press shot
How did you come to support Luton and what are your favourite memories from your time as a fan?
Patrick: Favourite memory was when defensive midfielder Keith Keane lined up a free kick from just outside the box and skied his effort so high that it hit and broke the guttering on the edge of the roof of the stand.
The guttering proceeded to dangle above the head of the opposition goalkeeper, halting the game for about 10 mins until two men ran on with a stepladder to yank the rest of the pipes down so play could continue. With theatre like that, I was hooked on Luton Town for life.
Who have been your favourite five players for Luton?
**Patrick:**Ian Roper,Steve McNulty,Fankaty DaboLandry Zahana-Oni,Bontcho Guentchev.
What's going on with the band at the moment?
**Patrick:**We've just released a single called 'Let The Lips Fall Where They May', off the back of the release of our third album, 'We Will Annihilate Our Enemies'.
We only deal in titles that are full sentences. We're off to Lost Village festival this weekend to cause further chaos, and we're performing and signing records at London's Rough Trade East on 10th Sept.
‘Let The Lips Fall Where They May’ by Real Lies is available to stream now.
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2025-26 SEASON LEADERBOARD (ARTISTS)
Scores are calculated as one point for a correct result and five points for a correct scoreline.
1. Georgia (8pts | Gameweek 1)
2025-26 COMPETITION HISTORY
Gameweek 1: Georgia 8-10 Sports Mole
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