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Red Devils to ‘hound’ Foxes!

Cape Town - There will be a delay on Sunday in the still highly likely coronation of Leicester City as Premiership champions.

That is the majority belief of the six Sport24 soccer tipsters, only one of whom fancies the Foxes to beat Manchester United in a toughie at Old Trafford – that is the result they would need to confirm that they finally can’t be caught.

Perhaps the sages were influenced in their thinking by last season’s result at the same venue (3-1 to the Red Devils in January 2015), although Leicester were unrecognisable then as they were unbelievably the basement club at the time.

Each round of the 2015/16 Premiership campaign, a group 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:

EVERTON v BOURNEMOUTH
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: Not applicable          

NEWCASTLE v CRYSTAL PALACE
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: 3-3                                        

STOKE v SUNDERLAND
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: 1-1                              

WATFORD v ASTON VILLA
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: Not applicable                                   

WEST BROM v WEST HAM
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-2
Herman: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-2
Maano: 1-2

Last season: 1-2                                    

ARSENAL v NORWICH
Saturday, 18:30

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

Last season: Not applicable  

SWANSEA v LIVERPOOL
Sunday, 13:00

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

Last season: 0-1                                         

MANCHESTER UNITED v LEICESTER
Sunday, 15:05

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

Last season: 3-1                                   

SOUTHAMPTON v MANCHESTER CITY
Sunday, 17:30

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

Last season: 0-3 

CHELSEA v TOTTENHAM
Monday, 21:00

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

Last season: 3-0                                        

*LEADERBOARD:

242 Maano (3 points in last, shortened round)
227 Garrin (4)
222 Rob (4) & Tashreeq (3)
217 Lloyd (3)
214 Herman (5)

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