Tipsters: Gunners to stay top

Cape Town - Thought among our panel leans heavily toward Arsenal maintaining their status as very narrow pack-leaders by edging out Stoke away in the Premiership on Sunday.

That is despite the fact that the Potters bagged the equivalent fixture 3-2 last season, stunning the visitors with three first-half strikes before a concerted fight-back from Arsene Wenger’s charges.

The weekend’s glamour fixture, if you like, sees rather faded superpowers Liverpool and Manchester United lock horns at Anfield; we offer all possible results on this one!

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:

TOTTENHAM v SUNDERLAND
Saturday, 14:45

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

BOURNEMOUTH v NORWICH
Saturday, 17:00

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

CHELSEA v EVERTON
Saturday, 17:00

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

MANCHESTER CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE
Saturday, 17:00

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

NEWCASTLE v WEST HAM
Saturday, 17:00

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

SOUTHAMPTON v WEST BROM
Saturday, 17:00

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

ASTON VILLA v LEICESTER
Saturday, 19:30

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

LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER UNITED
Sunday, 16:05

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

STOKE v ARSENAL
Sunday, 18:15

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

SWANSEA v WATFORD
Monday, 22:00

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

*LEADERBOARD:

149 - Maano (5 points in last round)
137 - Garrin (3)
125 - Rob (3)
123 - Lloyd (7)
122 - Herman (2)
119 - Tashreeq (6)