2025-26 CL Prediction League Week 9 Fixtures

I don't know about you, but my predictions take me about two hours on Friday morning. It's not the same for Follower Fred, who just copies the previous week's highest scorer, or Hopeful Harriet, who gives no thought to the matches but predicts a 2-0 win for Charlton and 2-0 defeats for Millwall and Palace. Meanwhile, Pessimist Pete blindly predicts a 2-0 loss for Charlton and 2-0 wins for Millwall and Palace. These three can't get the thrill of spending those two hours, checking form, comparing home and away results, noting each team's injuries and looking at the history of each clash over the last 25 years. Like me, we all do it, I'm sure. However, I'm just wondering if Harriet might be on to something this week. Surely, we can knock two past Wednesday without conceding. Millwall are a bit unpredictable, but QPR are equally unpredictable and might edge it in the London derby, and Palace, like others, might find AFC Bournemouth more of a handful than expected - not that proper CL Prediction Leaguers can choose that game this week. But what would I do on Friday mornings? And, I'm never comfortable predicting Charlton, Millwall and Palace scores. Look what happened when Cray Valley Papier Mâché came to The Valley when I predicted 5-0, having spent thirty minutes considering 6-0 or 7-0. No, it's my usual routine. Now, I wonder who will be first to post this week, about two minutes after I post the fixtures.

As usual, pick your favoured three games from the list below. Good luck, however long you spend thinking about it.

If you missed Week 8's results, you can find them here.

Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United (Saturday 1500)

Burnley v Leeds United (Saturday 1500)

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa (Sunday 1400)

West Ham United v Brentford (Monday 2000)

Championship

Oxford United v Derby County (Saturday 1230)

Queens Park Rangers v Millwall (Saturday 1230)

Southampton v Swansea City (Saturday 1230)

Birmingham City v Hull City (Saturday 1500)

Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday (Saturday 1500)

Norwich City v Bristol City (Saturday 1500)

Sheffield United v Watford (Saturday 1500)

West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End (Saturday 1500)

League One

Burton Albion v Peterborough United (Saturday 1230)

Lincoln City v Stevenage (Saturday 1230)

Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers (Saturday 1500)

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town (Saturday 1500)

Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon (Saturday 1500)

Rotherham United v Leyton Orient (Saturday 1500)

Guest fixtures

Carlisle United v Forest Green Rovers (National League Saturday 1730)

Cagliari v Bologna (Italian Serie A Sunday 1400)