Cape Town – The London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham on Sunday is just one of several champagne-quality matches on paper in a busy few days of English Premiership activity.
Majority view of the Sport24 gurus is a draw between the two high-riding clubs, although they are more clear-cut over the Merseyside derby soon afterwards: all seven have Liverpool chewing up the Toffees.
The Gunners have another massive match-up on Wednesday, when they visit old foes Manchester United – and there’s a crazy mishmash of forecasts on that one.
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 WOLVES
Friday, 22:00
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 1-1
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 0-1
Last season: Not applicable
MANCHESTER CITY v BOURNEMOUTH
Saturday, 17:00
Rob: 4-0
Garrin: 3-0
Tashreeq: 2-0
Lloyd: 3-0
Lynn: 3-0
Craig: 4-0
Baden: 4-1
Last season: 4-0
LEICESTER v WATFORD
Saturday, 17:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 2-1
Lynn: 2-1
Craig: 2-2
Baden: 2-1
Last season: 2-0
CRYSTAL PALACE v BURNLEY
Saturday, 17:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-1
Lynn: 2-0
Craig: 1-0
Baden: 1-1
Last season: 1-0
NEWCASTLE v WEST HAM
Saturday, 17:00
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-2
Lynn: 1-0
Craig: 2-1
Baden: 1-2
Last season: 3-0
HUDDERSFIELD v BRIGHTON
Saturday, 17:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 0-0
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 1-0
Craig: 0-1
Baden: 0-0
Last season: 2-0
SOUTHAMPTON v MANCHESTER UNITED
Saturday, 19:30
Rob: 0-1
Garrin: 0-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 2-1
Lynn: 0-1
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 1-2
Last season: 0-1
CHELSEA v FULHAM
Sunday, 14:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 3-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 3-0
Lynn: 2-0
Craig: 3-0
Baden: 1-1
Last season: Not applicable
ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM
Sunday, 16:05
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 2-1
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 2-2
Last season: 2-0
LIVERPOOL v EVERTON
Sunday, 18:15
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 3-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 2-1
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 2-1
Last season: 1-1
WEST HAM v CARDIFF
Tuesday, 21:45
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 3-1
Lynn: 1-0
Craig: 1-0
Baden: 2-0
Last season: Not applicable
BRIGHTON v CRYSTAL PALACE
Tuesday, 21:45
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-1
Lynn: 1-1
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 1-1
Last season: 0-0
BOURNEMOUTH v HUDDERSFIELD
Tuesday, 21:45
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 4-1
Lynn: 2-0
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 2-0
Last season: 4-0
WATFORD v MANCHESTER CITY
Tuesday, 22:00
Rob: 1-3
Garrin: 0-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 1-3
Baden: 1-3
Last season: 0-6
FULHAM v LEICESTER
Wednesday, 21:45
Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 2-2
Lynn: 0-1
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 1-1
Last season: Not applicable
EVERTON v NEWCASTLE
Wednesday, 21:45
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 1-1
Craig: 2-1
Baden: 2-0
Last season: 1-0
WOLVES v CHELSEA
Wednesday, 21:45
Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 0-3
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 1-3
Baden: 1-2
Last season: Not applicable
BURNLEY v LIVERPOOL
Wednesday, 21:45
Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 0-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Lynn: 1-3
Craig: 1-3
Baden: 0-1
Last season: 1-2
MANCHESTER UNITED v ARSENAL
Wednesday, 22:00
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 1-0
Last season: 2-1
TOTTENHAM v SOUTHAMPTON
Wednesday, 22:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 3-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 3-1
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 3-0
Last season: 5-2
LEADERBOARD:
113 - Garrin (7 points in last round)
112 - Rob (9)
111 - Lynn (3)
103 - Baden (8)
101 - Tashreeq (6)
98 - Craig (9)
90 - Lloyd (8)