Manchester City heads into Saturday’s home fixture against Ipswich Town looking to maintain a perfect start to the 2026-27 Premier League campaign. Having won all six league matches to date, City could become just the third team in the competition’s history to secure seven opening wins, joining Chelsea’s 2005/06 side and Liverpool’s 2019/20 team. Manager Enzo Maresca additionally stands on the cusp of becoming the first coach in the league’s history to win his first seven games in charge. While Leeds United will aim to strengthen their position above arch-rivals Manchester United in a weekend featuring several key encounters, manchester City will look to maintain their perfect start to the 2026-27 English Premier League (EPL) season when they host Ipswich Town on Saturday.
City’s recent record against Ipswich is formidable, having secured two wins during the 2024/25 season with a commanding 10-1 aggregate score. Striker Erling Haaland has been central to this dominance, netting four goals in two league games against the side and totaling 20 goals in 21 appearances against newly promoted clubs.
Elsewhere, Leeds United hosts Manchester United with a chance to extend their lead over their rivals to six points. Leeds enters the weekend unbeaten in seven consecutive home league games. Conversely, Manchester United has managed only six points from their opening six fixtures—the club’s lowest tally at this stage since 1986/87. Despite ranking first in the league with 125 shots and 205 touches in the opponent’s box, United has yet to register a clean sheet this season.
Arsenal faces a trip to Nottingham Forest, who have struggled in this fixture, having won only one of their previous 11 league meetings with the Gunners. The last two clashes at the City Ground finished scoreless. Forest’s captain, Morgan Gibbs-White, enters the match in strong form, having created 17 chances this season, a figure surpassed only by Pascal Groß.
Liverpool travels to face Brentford, who are currently enjoying an eight-match unbeaten run in the league, including two wins and four draws in their first six games. The fixture historically yields goals, with the five previous Premier League matches at the Gtech Community Stadium producing 22 total goals. Liverpool looks to bounce back following a 3-0 loss to Manchester City that halted their unbeaten streak.
In other matches, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham both search for their first wins of the season. Spurs have struggled to find form with three draws and three losses, netting only three goals and winning just three of their last 25 home league encounters. Fulham, holding two points from six games, is set to host Hull City in what will be the 100th competitive meeting between the two clubs. Meanwhile, an undefeated Everton side hosts Chelsea. While Everton has secured two wins and four draws, Chelsea currently holds the league’s worst defensive record with 13 goals conceded. Notably, Chelsea’s Joao Pedro leads all players in goal involvements this season with five goals and three assists.
