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)