Premiership Predictions

Life returns to normal this weekend because the premiership returns. I will not  make any season predictions but City United or Chelsea will probably win the league, while Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs will probably compete for 4th place and at least one of the promoted teams (Reading, Southampton or West Ham) will be relegated and at least one of them will exceed expectations.  Robin Van Pierse will either score a load of goals for United or he will not, while Liverpool will probably not hit the woodwork 33 times, as they did in 2011-2012, during this season's league campaign. Wigan Athletic will probably not win a game beforeChristmas and be certainties for relegation and then beat everybody in the last 3 months of the season. Stoke will still provide the most long throws into the penalty box. Rafael Van Der Vart, if he stays at Spurs will score at least three brilliant goals for them. Liam or Noel Gallagher (or both) will probably be seen at Man City matches on at least one occasion this season. That's enough random probable predictions until next week. Below are the opening weekend's forecasts. It is 3 points for the correct scoreline and one point for the correct result. I will publish the results on whatever day that I can decide to be bothered to next week (probably Tuesday). By the way from next week on I will be looking for challengers to give their predictions for the weekends games. More of that anon. Fixtures are on the left and predictions are on the right as you look at it.


Saturday August 18th 3.00 unless stated

Fixtures                                    
Arsenal v Sunderland  2-1

Fulham v Norwich  1-0

Newcastle v Spurs (5.30)  1-1

QPR V Swansea   2-1

Reading v Stoke City  0-1

West Brom v Liverpool  1-2

West Ham v Aston Villa  1-1

Sunday August 19th

Wigan v Chelsea (1.30)  0-1

ManCity v Southampton (4pm)  3-0

Monday August 20th

Everton v Man United (8pm)  1-1

© Seamus Egan 2012.