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Cape Town - Expect both teams to really “go for it” when Arsenal host Manchester City in an attractive Sunday fixture in the English Premiership.
Certainly a stalemate would be of little value to both, given City’s fading quest from fourth to haul in cruising leaders Chelsea (they are 12 points behind), and the Gunners’ own wobbling hopes of cracking the Champions League zone for next season - they are currently sixth.
All of that said, four of our seven pundits see an unproductive draw being the outcome, doing little to quell the restlessness of both sets of fans.
Each round of the 2016/17 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; he swears the Championship is more competitive), the others are Garrin Lambley (Everton), Lloyd Burnard, Tashreeq Vardien, Maano Nekhavhambe and Lynn Butler (all Man Utd) plus Craig Taylor (Liverpool).
Three points are awarded for an entirely correct scoreline, and one for right result.
OUR FORECASTS:
LIVERPOOL v EVERTON
Saturday, 13:30
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 2-1
Maano: 0-0
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 2-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 4-0
BURNLEY v TOTTENHAM
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 0-1
Maano: 1-3
Craig: 0-3
Lynn: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Last season: Not applicable
CHELSEA v CRYSTAL PALACE
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Maano: 2-1
Craig: 3-0
Lynn: 3-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 1-2
HULL v WEST HAM
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Maano: 1-2
Craig: 1-1
Lynn: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable
LEICESTER v STOKE
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Maano: 1-0
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 3-0
MANCHESTER UNITED v WEST BROM
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Maano: 2-1
Craig: 2-0
Lynn: 2-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 2-0
WATFORD v SUNDERLAND
Saturday, 16:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Maano: 0-1
Craig: 1-1
Lynn: 1-0
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: 2-2
SOUTHAMPTON v BOURNEMOUTH
Saturday, 18:30
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 2-1
Maano: 2-1
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 2-0
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: 2-0
SWANSEA v MIDDLESBROUGH
Sunday, 14:30
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 0-0
Maano: 0-1
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 1-0
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable
ARSENAL v MANCHESTER CITY
Sunday, 17:00
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Maano: 1-4
Craig: 2-2
Lynn: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Last season: 2-1
BURNLEY v STOKE
Tuesday, 20:45
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 3-2
Maano: 0-0
Craig: 1-2
Lynn: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable
LEICESTER v SUNDERLAND
Tuesday, 20:45
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-0
Maano: 1-1
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 2-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 4-2
WATFORD v WEST BROM
Tuesday, 20:45
Rob: 0-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Maano: 0-1
Craig: 1-1
Lynn: 0-0
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: 0-0
MANCHESTER UNITED v EVERTON
Tuesday, 21:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 3-2
Maano: 3-0
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 2-0
Lloyd: 1-1
Last season: 1-0
ARSENAL v WEST HAM
Wednesday, 20:45
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Maano: 1-1
Craig: 2-0
Lynn: 2-2
Lloyd: 3-0
Last season: 0-2
HULL v MIDDLESBROUGH
Wednesday, 20:45
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 2-3
Maano: 0-1
Craig: 1-1
Lynn: 1-0
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable
SOUTHAMPTON v CRYSTAL PALACE
Wednesday, 20:45
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Maano: 0-0
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: 4-1
SWANSEA v TOTTENHAM
Wednesday, 20:45
Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Maano: 1-1
Craig: 1-2
Lynn: 0-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Last season: 2-2
CHELSEA v MANCHESTER CITY
Wednesday, 21:00
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Maano: 1-1
Craig: 2-1
Lynn: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Last season: 0-3
LIVERPOOL v BOURNEMOUTH
Wednesday, 21:00
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-2
Maano: 2-0
Craig: 2-0
Lynn: 3-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Last season: 1-0
*LEADERBOARD:
228 - Garrin (12 points in last round)
216 - Lynn (8)
209 - Rob (5)
202 - Tashreeq (14)
199 - Craig (9)
193 - Lloyd (7)
180 - Maano (6)
