City to be too strong for ‘Pool

Cape Town - Premiership leaders Manchester City should entrench that position when they entertain Liverpool on Saturday night, say the majority of our tipsters.

The Blues strolled to a 3-1 win in the corresponding game at Etihad Stadium last season, their Merseyside guests only getting on the score-sheet late through a Pablo Zabaleta own goal ... and four of our six forecasters see a pretty similar outcome here.

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:

WATFORD v MANCHESTER UNITED
Saturday, 14:45

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

CHELSEA v NORWICH
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 3-0
Garrin: 2-1
Herman: 2-0
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 3-0
Maano: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable                                 

EVERTON v ASTON VILLA
Saturday, 17:00

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

NEWCASTLE v LEICESTER
Saturday, 17:00

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

SOUTHAMPTON v STOKE
Saturday, 17:00

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

SWANSEA v BOURNEMOUTH
Saturday, 17:00

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

WEST BROM v ARSENAL
Saturday, 17:00

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

MANCHESTER CITY v LIVERPOOL
Saturday, 19:30

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

TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM
Sunday, 18:00

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

CRYSTAL PALACE v SUNDERLAND
Monday, 22:00

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

*LEADERBOARD:

85 - Garrin (13)
83 - Tashreeq (7)
77 - Maano (17)
75 - Lloyd (5)
73 - Herman (10) & Rob (2)