Chelsea to ‘upset’ Leicester!

Cape Town - Champions Chelsea lie a distant 14th, whilst unsung Leicester City lead the pack.

Yet the majority tip of our English Premiership forecasting panel is for Jose Mourinho’s big-name, once-mighty charges to topple the Foxes in their encounter at the King Power Stadium on Monday night.

Perhaps it is motivated by the visitors winning 3-1 in last season’s corresponding outing, with strikes from Messrs Terry, Drogba and Ramires?

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 trio of Manchester United devotees in Tashreeq Vardien, Lloyd Burnard and Maano Nekhavhambe.

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

OUR FORECASTS:

NORWICH v EVERTON
Saturday, 14:45

Rob: 0-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 0-1
Last season: Not applicable      

CRYSTAL PALACE v SOUTHAMPTON
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 1-1
Last season: 1-3                                   

MANCHESTER CITY v SWANSEA
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 3-0
Herman: 2-0
Tashreeq: 4-0
Lloyd: 3-0
Maano: 3-1
Last season: 2-1                    

SUNDERLAND v WATFORD
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable                            

WEST HAM v STOKE
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman:  2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 0-0
Last season: 1-1                             

BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER UNITED
Saturday, 19:30

Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 0-2
Maano: 0-1
Last season: Not applicable                                 

ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL
Sunday, 15:30

Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 0-2
Herman: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-3
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 1-2
Last season: 0-3             

LIVERPOOL v WEST BROM
Sunday, 18:00

Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-0
Herman: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 1-0
Last season: 2-1                       

TOTTENHAM v NEWCASTLE
Sunday, 18:00

Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-1  
Herman: 3-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-1
Maano: 2-1
Last season: 1-2                       

LEICESTER v CHELSEA
Monday, 22:00

Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-3
Maano: 1-0
Last season: 1-3  

*LEADERBOARD:

104 - Maano (7 points in last round)
101 - Garrin (8)
97 - Tashreeq (5)
90 - Rob (5)
89 - Lloyd (4)
84 - Herman (1)