Premier League Super Sunday: Match Previews and Key Talking Points

Premier League Super Sunday: Match Previews and Key Talking Points

It is only the second matchweek of the Premier League season, but this Sunday feels like an intentional narrative exercise: three matches, three strands of intrigue. From Selhurst Park to the new Hill Dickinson, and finishing at Craven Cottage, we get an intense snapshot of where the league’s middle class—and one downtrodden aristocrat—currently stand.

Crystal Palace VS Nottingham Forest

Selhurst Park has long been football in 4D: raucous, visceral, and unforgiving. Under Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace have discovered a proactive swagger as they experience the greatest era in their history.

Winning the FA Cup may not seem like much to any of you ‘big six cartel’ readers, but for a club of Palace’s stature, it was a rocket to new heights never seen before.

But off the pitch, the story is much darker. Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning said FA Cup, only to be demoted to the Conference League after the club was found in breach of UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.

But what makes tomorrow’s matchup so exciting is that it was Nottingham Forest that got promoted to the Europa League in their place.

Crystal Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish, did a round of interviews following the European embroilment. What followed was Parish proclaiming that someone else was behind the punishment.

On The Rest is Football podcast, Parish stated that “We’re led to believe that's the issue,” when Gary Lineker asked him if Forest had played their part in the punishment.

What was once just another Premier League fixture has morphed into a boiling cauldron, ready to spill over into chaos

Selhurst won’t just be a stadium tomorrow—it’ll be a courtroom with a scoreboard.

It’s the battle of Crystal Palace and Notts Forest at CAS today.

🔴 ⚪️ Mr Karenakis’ cheating, bullying, non-qualifying, trophyless European bottle jobs

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🔴 🔵 Steve Parish’s sporting, ethical, widely admired FA Cup winners

Who will come out on top? #nffc #cpfc pic.twitter.com/VX5bmz1qhe

— The Beak of Beak Street 🏆 🏆 (@CFO4TAG) August 8, 2025

Everton VS Brighton

A new narrative is being spun as Everton takes the field for their first league match away from Goodison in 133 years, blending history, tradition, and the subtle drama of leaving home turf behind.

For a ground that cost an estimated £750 million to be built, there were fears from Everton fans and staff that the club may not be in the Premier League when it opened.

The 2022/23 season was when Everton came perilously close to the drop. By matchday 34, they sat 19th, balancing on the knife-edge of relegation. Then came two wins, a draw, and a goal from Abdoulaye Doucoure—etched into Everton folklore—that pulled them back from the brink.

Salvation by the narrowest of margins.

Brighton will head to the north-west of England, where they will face a side that has become somewhat of a ‘bogey team’ in the past years.

Since their promotion to the top division of English football, Brighton have managed just 5 wins in their 16 games.

Everton wants this to be a fistfight in a phone booth; Brighton wants it to be a ballet recital in a library.

Only one of those will win the floor—and Everton does not have much patience for tutus.

A complimentary flag has been placed on every seat.

Supporters are encouraged to wave these flags at the start of the siren to create a stunning entrance for the players and memorable images for Evertonians watching around the world.

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— Hill Dickinson Stadium (@EvertonStadium) August 22, 2025

Fulham VS Manchester United

A fallen giant, downtrodden aristocrat, faded juggernaut. Take your pick on what name to call Manchester United, because whichever one you choose, you are correct.

12 years since their last league title, 12 years since they looked like a competent team. And in their last season, madness unfurled as they plummeted to 15th place—their lowest since 1973/74.

But despite all of their massive shortcomings—and yes, they are massive—Manchester United have an impeccable record against Fulham.

In the last 22 matchups between the two sides, the Red Devils have lost just twice—once if you disregard a penalty shootout.

The last time they lost at Craven Cottage? 5,726 days ago. Or 15 and a half years for those still counting in calendars, not clocks.

Both clubs also currently occupy a strange position in the transfer market. They are the only two teams in the Premier League who are yet to make a single sale this summer—Crystal Palace also occupy this list, but Eberechi Eze’s sale to Arsenal is imminent.

Marco Silva and his men will be hoping to get one over on his Portuguese compatriot, Ruben Amorim. Fulham love a giant killing, especially in their own yard.

History may favour United, but when Fulham take the lead in a home fixture, Craven Cottage turns from a riverside stroll to crocodile-infested waters.

📊 Fulham have not beaten Manchester United at Craven Cottage in the Premier League since 2009!#MUFC pic.twitter.com/OlTFGWudb9

— UtdXclusive (@UtdXclusive) August 21, 2025