Blues v Reds: Pundits split!

Cape Town – Our English Premiership forecasters are divided right down the middle for ailing champions Chelsea’s home clash against Liverpool on Saturday.

Three tip a home win, three take the away route, and one opts for a 1-1 stalemate ... exactly last season’s result at Stamford Bridge when veterans John Terry (Blues) and Steven Gerrard (Reds) were the respective scorers.

Each round of the 2015/16 Premiership season, a panel of our staff has a crack at predicting the results – do the exercise yourself, if you like, and see how you compare afterwards.

Compiled by Rob Houwing (Newcastle-partial), the others are Garrin Lambley (Everton), Herman Mostert (Chelsea), and a quartet of Manchester United devotees in Tashreeq Vardien, Wade Pretorius, Lloyd Burnard and Maano Nekhavhambe.

Three points are awarded for an entirely correct scoreline, and one for right result.

OUR FORECASTS:

CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL

Saturday, 14:45

Rob: 1-0

Garrin: 1-1

Herman: 2-1

Wade: 2-0

Tashreeq: 1-2

Lloyd: 0-1

Maano: 0-1

Last season: 1-1    

CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 0-1

Garrin: 1-2

Herman: 1-2

Wade: 1-2

Tashreeq: 1-2

Lloyd: 1-2

Maano: 0-2

Last season: 1-2                                

MANCHESTER CITY v NORWICH

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 4-0

Garrin: 3-0

Herman: 3-0

Wade: 3-0

Tashreeq: 3-0

Lloyd: 3-0

Maano: 1-0

Last season: Not applicable                  

NEWCASTLE v STOKE

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-1

Garrin: 2-1

Herman: 1-1

Wade: 1-0

Tashreeq: 1-2

Lloyd: 1-0

Maano: 1-1

Last season: 1-1                        

SWANSEA v ARSENAL

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-2

Garrin: 1-2

Herman: 1-2

Wade: 1-2

Tashreeq: 2-1

Lloyd: 1-2

Maano: 0-1

Last season: 2-1                          

WATFORD v WEST HAM

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-1

Garrin: 1-1

Herman: 1-2

Wade: 1-2

Tashreeq: 1-3

Lloyd: 0-0

Maano: 0-0

Last season: Not applicable                             

WEST BROM v LEICESTER

Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-1

Garrin: 1-1

Herman: 1-1

Wade: 1-0

Tashreeq: 2-2

Lloyd: 1-1

Maano: 1-0

Last season: 2-3          

EVERTON v SUNDERLAND

Sunday, 15:30

Rob: 1-0

Garrin: 2-1

Herman: 2-1

Wade: 2-0

Tashreeq: 3-2

Lloyd: 2-1

Maano: 1-0

Last season: 0-2                   

SOUTHAMPTON v BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday, 18:00

Rob: 2-0

Garrin: 2-0

Herman: 2-1

Wade: 2-0

Tashreeq: 3-1

Lloyd: 3-1

Maano: 1-1

Last season: Not applicable                   

TOTTENHAM v ASTON VILLA

Monday, 22:00

Rob: 2-0

Garrin: 2-0

Herman: 2-1

Wade: 3-1

Tashreeq: 2-0

Lloyd: 2-0

Maano: 1-0

Last season: 0-1  

LEADERBOARD:

74 - Wade (6 points in last round)

71 - Tashreeq (6)

65 - Garrin (4)

64 - Lloyd (4)

63 - Rob (3)

57 - Herman (6)

54 - Maano (5)