Foxes tipped to widen gap

Cape Town - English Premiership sensations Leicester City will really get within breathing distance of the title by seeing off visitors Southampton on Sunday, say the overwhelming majority of our forecasters.

Only one of the six gurus believes Saints will be able to repeat their first-round stalemate in October, when a certain Jamie Vardy scored twice for the Foxes on the south coast as they came from 2-0 down for a 2-2 outcome.

Tottenham are currently five points behind Leicester in second - but aren’t widely tipped for a favourable result in their big ‘un against Liverpool at Anfield.

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:

ASTON VILLA v CHELSEA
Saturday, 13:45

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

Last season: 1-2        

ARSENAL v WATFORD
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: Not applicable                                      

BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER CITY
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: Not applicable                            

NORWICH v NEWCASTLE
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: Not applicable                                  

STOKE v SWANSEA
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 1-1

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

Last season: 2-1                                  

SUNDERLAND v WEST BROM
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: 0-0       

WEST HAM v CRYSTAL PALACE
Saturday, 16:00

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

Last season: 1-3                                       

LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM
Saturday, 18:30

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

Last season: 3-2                            

LEICESTER v SOUTHAMPTON
Sunday, 14:30

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

Last season: 2-0                                  

MANCHESTER UNITED v EVERTON
Sunday, 17:00

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

Last season: 2-1                                  

LEADERBOARD:

214 - Maano (6 points in last round)
194 - Garrin (5)
193 - Tashreeq (10)
190 - Rob (7)
188 - Lloyd (7)
181 - Herman (5)