{"id":4183,"date":"2025-11-01T10:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2025\/11\/01\/gameweek-10-preview-cup-influence-and-weekend-predictions-for-the-2025-26-season\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:07:05","slug":"gameweek-10-preview-cup-influence-and-weekend-predictions-for-the-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2025\/11\/01\/gameweek-10-preview-cup-influence-and-weekend-predictions-for-the-2025-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Gameweek 10 preview: Cup influence and weekend predictions for the 2025\u201326 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gameweek 10 of the 2025\u201326 Premier League season arrives with the Carabao Cup fourth-round still reverberating through selections and momentum. A packed Saturday schedule contains a number of consequential fixtures, led by Liverpool hosting Aston Villa and a north London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton &#038; Hove Albion arrive at Falmer after their Carabao Cup exit and sit 13th in the table. Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s side have not managed consecutive league wins recently but will hope a home match gives them a chance to build some consistency against Leeds United. Leeds beat West Ham in their last league outing to end a three-game winless run and come into this game with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal travel to Burnley holding a four-point lead at the top. Mikel Arteta\u2019s team are viewed as strong favourites to continue their run, while Burnley have won back-to-back matches and could make the contest uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford and Crystal Palace have both shown efficiency in recent outings. Brentford enjoyed a 3\u20132 win over the champions and a dominant display against West Ham, while Palace impressed at Anfield midweek. A tight affair is expected.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham face a difficult weekend with Marco Silva\u2019s side having lost four in a row. Wolves sit bottom with two points but showed fight in recent cup and league encounters under V\u00edtor Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest have previously troubled Ruben Amorim\u2019s Manchester United when allowing territory and exploiting counters. Sean Dyche\u2019s approach may prompt another physical battle.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca\u2019s Chelsea are experiencing defensive concerns ahead of the trip to Tottenham, where Thomas Frank\u2019s adaptability could be decisive.<\/p>\n<p>A 13-point swing over five weeks has left Liverpool and Aston Villa level on points, making Anfield a hostile stage for Villa. Andoni Iraola\u2019s Bournemouth head to the Etihad looking for a statement result after a strong start to the campaign, while Pep Guardiola\u2019s side should have Erling Haaland available.<\/p>\n<p>Gameweek 10 concludes with Sunderland hosting Everton under the lights, a fixture expected to be competitive given R\u00e9gis Le Bris\u2019s side\u2019s recent form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gameweek 10 predictions: Carabao Cup adds spice as top clubs and struggling sides face key tests soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[711,1206,172],"tags":[1162,1066,1050],"class_list":["post-4183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aston-villa","category-gameweek-10","category-epl","tag-analytics","tag-carabao-cup","tag-derby-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}