Erling Haaland issues new Premier League title prediction ahead of Arsenal vs Chelsea

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Young, A. (2026, September 6). Erling Haaland issues new Premier League title prediction ahead of Arsenal vs Chelsea. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/haaland-premier-league-title-prediction-arsenal-fc-vs-chelsea-b1295918.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-06 · by Alex Young

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Erling Haaland, a Norway striker for Manchester City, spoke about his team's performance and title chances ahead of the match between Arsenal and Chelsea. He believes that City could have been more clinical in front of goal during their recent win against Chelsea. According to Haaland, Arsenal has an advantage due to their squad having spent more time playing together, but he is optimistic about City's transfer window signings. Manchester City now have maximum points from their first three matches and are among the early leaders in the Premier League standings.

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Arsenal's Strong Start to the Season

Arsenal have kept two clean sheets in their opening two matches of the season, showcasing their impressive strength in defence. In contrast, Chelsea won 4-3 against Brighton last time out, displaying an attacking prowess that could prove a challenge for Arsenal.

Chelsea's New-Look Attack

Chelsea's new-look front three of Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, and Joao Pedro have been frightening in attack, with Rogers having already opened his account in his new colours on his league debut against Fulham. This match will be a key test for Arsenal's defence.

Injury Updates

Reece James could start in midfield for Chelsea, where he is expected to deploy him this season, and his importance in that position is due to grow after Enzo Fernandez departed for Manchester City and the transfer of Lamine Camara collapsed. Jordan Henderson has not yet played for his new club due to a wrist injury suffered at the World Cup.

How to Watch

This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage set to start at 4pm BST ahead of the 4.30pm BST kick off. Sky subscribers can stream the match live on the Sky Go app and website.

Predicted Lineups

Arsenal's predicted XI vs Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Saka, Partey, Xhaka, Trossard; Martinelli, Nketiah

Chelsea predicted XI vs Arsenal: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Lavia, James, Hato; Rogers, Palmer; Joao Pedro

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Arsenal City Norway Viaplay

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City ORG · 5× Haaland PERSON · 4× Arsenal ORG · 2× Norway GPE · 1× Viaplay ORG · 1×

Narrative

I think I should have scored a few more goals, to be honest but I didn’t, so I need to practice more on that! “Second half we started really well as well but we managed to get them a little bit into the game which was not ideal but we won, we get three points and we kept a clean sheet which is also important so a good start to the season.

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🔮 The Norway striker felt City were deserved winners but admitted they could have been more clinical in front of goal.

2026-09-06 · Evening Standard

Erling Haaland issues new Premier League title prediction ahead of Arsenal vs Chelsea · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Norway striker felt City were deserved winners but admitted they could have been more clinical in front of goal. uncertain

they → feel → goal

“I think we started really well and I think the first half was a really good half, created loads of chances,” Haaland said, speaking to the club’s official website. “ asserted

Haaland → think → website

which → think → season

Despite City's strong start, Haaland believes Arsenal have an advantage because of the amount of time their squad have spent playing together. asserted

squad → believe → time

“Arsenal have played together for a long time and have built this up over a longer period, a bit like City had when I first joined,” Haaland told Viaplay. asserted

Haaland → play → Viaplay

“We’re still in a kind of rebuilding phase, but the transfer window has been fantastic, I have to say. “Well done to the club and the people at the club. asserted

I → ’re → club

First and foremost, they’ve brought in fantastic footballers, but also great people who fit in really well. asserted

who → bring → footballers

City's victory keeps them among the early leaders and gives them maximum points from their opening three matches. Read More Haaland will again be central to their hopes of challenging for the title, with his goals expected to prove crucial as City continue to develop their new-look squad. asserted

City → keep → squad

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