Cape Town – Back to earth with a bump for the Red Devils.
Although fresh off a brilliant away conquest of Juventus in the Champions League, that is the strong sentiment from the Sport24 forecasters about Manchester United – bracing for Sunday’s massive Premiership derby at arch-rivals and defending champions City.
Five of the pundits see the blue half of Manchester smiling afterwards, with only two believing there’ll be a share of the spoils.
Interestingly, things happened in “reverse” last season, United winning at the Etihad Stadium and City prevailing at Old Trafford, so perhaps anything’s possible this weekend.
Compiled by Rob Houwing (Newcastle-partial), the other prediction gurus are Garrin Lambley (Everton, and defending champion), Lloyd Burnard, Tashreeq Vardien, Baden Gillion and Lynn Butler (all Man Utd) plus Craig Taylor (Liverpool).
Three points are awarded to the tipsters for an entirely correct score-line, and one for right result.
OUR FORECASTS:
CARDIFF
v BRIGHTON
Saturday,
14:30
Rob:
1-1
Garrin:
1-0
Tashreeq:
1-2
Lloyd:
2-0
Lynn:
1-1
Craig:
1-1
Baden:
0-1
Last season: Not applicable
LEICESTER
v BURNLEY
Saturday,
17:00
Rob:
1-0
Garrin:
2-1
Tashreeq:
2-0
Lloyd:
3-1
Lynn:
2-1
Craig:
2-1
Baden:
2-1
Last season: 1-0
NEWCASTLE
v BOURNEMOUTH
Saturday,
17:00
Rob:
1-1
Garrin:
2-1
Tashreeq:
1-1
Lloyd:
1-1
Lynn:
1-1
Craig:
1-2
Baden:
1-0
Last season: 0-1
SOUTHAMPTON
v WATFORD
Saturday,
17:00
Rob:
1-1
Garrin:
2-1
Tashreeq:
0-1
Lloyd:
2-2
Lynn:
1-0
Craig:
0-1
Baden:
1-1
Last season: 0-2
HUDDERSFIELD
v WEST HAM
Saturday,
17:00
Rob:
1-0
Garrin:
2-1
Tashreeq:
1-3
Lloyd:
1-2
Lynn:
1-2
Craig:
0-2
Baden:
1-2
Last season: 1-4
CRYSTAL
PALACE v TOTTENHAM
Saturday,
19:30
Rob:
0-1
Garrin:
1-2
Tashreeq:
1-2
Lloyd:
1-3
Lynn:
1-2
Craig:
1-2
Baden:
1-2
Last season: 0-1
LIVERPOOL
v FULHAM
Sunday,
14:00
Rob:
3-0
Garrin:
3-0
Tashreeq:
5-0
Lloyd:
3-0
Lynn:
4-0
Craig:
2-1
Baden:
2-0
Last season: Not applicable
CHELSEA
v EVERTON
Sunday,
16:15
Rob:
2-1
Garrin:
2-0
Tashreeq:
2-1
Lloyd:
2-0
Lynn:
2-1
Craig:
3-0
Baden:
2-1
Last season: 2-0
ARSENAL
v WOLVES
Sunday,
18:30
Rob:
3-0
Garrin:
2-0
Tashreeq:
2-1
Lloyd:
3-0
Lynn:
2-0
Craig:
3-1
Baden:
2-0
Last season: Not applicable
MANCHESTER
CITY v MANCHESTER UNITED
Sunday,
18:30
Rob:
2-1
Garrin:
2-1
Tashreeq:
2-2
Lloyd:
3-0
Lynn:
2-1
Craig:
3-1
Baden:
2-2
Last season: 2-3
*LEADERBOARD:
105
Lynn (11 points in last round)
99
Garrin (10)
95
Rob (17)
93
Tashreeq (7)
87
Baden (7)
84
Craig (8)
77
Lloyd (13)