With AI taking over the world and the Premier League now well underway, we are 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 items and the blame for it up for grabs political-wise, AI is helping with Alternative AI Premier League Gameweek 9 Predictions by calculating which city/town/suburb is less likely to riot, so is safer, so footballers play better, and 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.
READ MORE: Premier League GW8 Winners and Losers with Stats
Alternative AI Premier League Gameweek 9 Predictions
The background:
We asked out friendly AI 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 the teams with a manager more likely to be sacked is more likely to lose”
The AI 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 among 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 AI Premier League Gameweek 9 Extra
While we’re here and already asking AI, we hit it up for another question….
“what is the current likelihood as a % of each manager to be 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 Oct 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 offer up the alternative Premier League predictions using AI, so it would be interesting to track the progress of AI v our regular tips, and to see if any AI options works better than others.
SEASON OVERALL
AI – 36/80
GURGLER WEBSITE HUMAN PICKS – 30/70
WEEKLY AI TIPPING HISTORY
GW1 – 5/10 – Alternative Premier League Predictions – First Gameweek Form
GW2 – 4/10 – GW1 Vibes from Fans
GW3 – 5/10 – Transfer Window Winners
GW4 – 2/10 – Premier League Teams as NFL
GW5 – 6/10 – VAR Assisted Predictions
GW6 – 4/10 – Post International Break Form
GW7 – 6/10 – Team Resilience to Hostile Crowd and Fan Abuse
GW8 – 4/10 – Riots
