Our tip: Gunners v Red Devils up for grabs

Cape Town - Leaders and recent-past champions Manchester United visiting Arsenal is match of the weekend in the English Premiership ... and our panel offer all outcomes, suggesting just how ding-dong it might be at the Emirates Stadium.

Meanwhile, majority sentiment seems to favour a draw for Sunday’s other biggie, the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. 

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:

CRYSTAL PALACE v WEST BROM
Saturday, 13:45

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

ASTON VILLA v STOKE
Saturday, 16:00

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

BOURNEMOUTH v WATFORD
Saturday, 16:00

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

MANCHESTER CITY v NEWCASTLE 
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-0
Herman: 2-0 
Wade: 3-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 3-0
Maano: 2-1
Last season: 5-0                        

NORWICH v LEICESTER
Saturday, 16:00

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

SUNDERLAND v WEST HAM
Saturday, 16:00

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

CHELSEA v SOUTHAMPTON
Saturday, 18:30

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

EVERTON v LIVERPOOL
Sunday, 14:30

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

ARSENAL v MANCHESTER UNITED
Sunday, 17:00

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

SWANSEA v TOTTENHAM
Sunday, 17:00

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

LEADERBOARD:

55 - Wade (9 points in last round)
49 - Lloyd (8)
46 - Garrin (6)
44 - Rob (5)
43 - Tashreeq (7)
40 - Herman (3)
36 - Maano (4)