All the picks are in except for LS and LJ. I don’t expect LJ to pick as he’s on his way to Jamaica but am hopefully that LS will make a late appearance. LS is, if you didn’t know, a fan of the Wolverhampton Wanderers so here’s a joke to make light of his current absence:
But here are the current predictions:
Lots of quality picks in here with some really random variations. It seems like no one really has a strong feel for this week with a agreement only coming into play on 5 games.
- Huddersfield will clearly lose
- Liverpool will not win by 2 goals
- Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea will not win
Weekly Quotes
“This is hard this week”
“Tricky”
“Found predictions hard”
Thanks for stating the obvious, guys!
“I am contractually obligated to OF COURSE pick Manchester City for the win”
Must be tough to have to pick a team that hasn’t lost yet this year. I’m probably technically contracted to pick the Hertfordshire Deer (but I don’t) and AB is not supposed to ever pick Everton (Red fan) but he usually does.
“Man Pretty have the “no Pogma” advantage and Man U may have the “no Silva” advantage.”
This is why you should have put your picks in late like usual! Silva seems fit to play ! But you picked them anyway.
“Spuds MUST turn the corner soon!”
The potato chickens will not win the league. You heard it here (not) first.
“back on the bottom on the pile. at least I got a EURO cheer this week.”
Yes. For a second I thought there had been success in the Brexit negotiations but then I realized you meant your 7-1 thumping in the week of some other team in Europe. Let’s hope it continues against the Toffees!
Summary
This is a big week with two Derby Games. You may have noticed I changed the entry form to show the team mascots. I did this in part because they get along and hopefully this weekends games won’t turn into aggressive free-for-all and end up with some quality football.
Of course in real life things have changed in recent years. Once upon a time these games were classic hard men affairs.
“Well You’re a Sweety… all Soft in the Middle Mr Ruddock.”
One-Line Analysis
Burnley V Watford
Bertie Bee is crazy looking and Harry looks like a weird bear so obviously this is a tie (but a rather late one).
Crystal Palace V Bournemouth
Woy’s Boys are improved and the Cherries are inconsistent so let’s give it to the team with the most fans in the stadium.
Huddersfield Town V Brighton & Hove Albion
Not often I predict 0-0 but when neither team can score it’s a pretty good guess – I mean prediction.
Liverpool V Everton
Everton are a bit better but they are away at Anfield where I’m sure Rooney will nick a wasted goal after Liverpool add to their goal tally.
Manchester United V Manchester City
Obligated to not pick the red team to win because in a Manchester derby the team that’s actually in Manchester should really win.
Newcastle United V Leicester City
Leicester are better than Newcastle which means that I pick Vardy to score and win, obviously.
Southampton V Arsenal
Arsenal were unlucky that DeGea was brilliant and this week Forster will be not quite-as-brilliant and they don’t have a Lingard who’s going to play the best game of his career.
Swansea City V West Bromwich Albion
Two bad teams but Alan Pardew will be the difference maker (or so the press will say) as West Brom climb the table for a few weeks before collapsing the second half.
Tottenham Hotspur V Stoke City
Mark Hughes needs to be fired and Spurs can’t keep dropping points at home to second-rate teams.
West Ham United V Chelsea
Chelsea are tired but a tired Chelsea are better than a useless West Ham and David Moyes will be the difference maker (or so everyone will say).