Cape Town – Now fairly clear-cut Premiership table-leaders, Liverpool will keep that daylight by downing labouring Newcastle next up.
That is the belief for the Boxing Day programme of the Sport24 tipsters … even given the strange Toon habit in 2018/19 of often being more resilient away than at home.
Champions Manchester City, meanwhile, are expected to bounce back from their shock reverse to Crystal Palace by beating Leicester on the road.
Compiled by Rob Houwing (Newcastle-partial), the other Premiership 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).
Have a go yourself: three points are awarded to the forecasters for an entirely correct score-line, and one for right result.
OUR FORECASTS:
FULHAM v WOLVES
Wednesday, 14:30
Rob: 0-1
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-1
Lynn: 0-0
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 1-1
Last season: Not applicable
LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-0
Lloyd: 3-1
Lynn: 4-0
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 2-0
Last season: 2-0
LEICESTER v MANCHESTER CITY
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 0-2
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 1-3
Baden: 1-3
Last season: 0-2
MANCHESTER UNITED v HUDDERSFIELD
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 3-0
Tashreeq: 3-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 3-1
Craig: 3-0
Baden: 2-0
Last season: 2-0
CRYSTAL PALACE v CARDIFF
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 2-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 2-1
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 2-0
Last season: Not applicable
TOTTENHAM v BOURNEMOUTH
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 2-0
Garrin: 3-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 2-0
Lynn: 3-1
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 3-1
Last season: 1-0
BURNLEY v EVERTON
Wednesday, 17:00
Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-3
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 1-2
Last season: 2-1
BRIGHTON v ARSENAL
Wednesday, 19:15
Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 0-2
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 0-1
Last season: 2-1
WATFORD v CHELSEA
Wednesday, 19:15
Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 0-1
Tashreeq: 0-0
Lloyd: 0-2
Lynn: 1-2
Craig: 0-2
Baden: 1-3
Last season: 4-1
SOUTHAMPTON v WEST HAM
Thursday, 21:45
Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 2-3
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 1-0
Craig: 2-1
Baden: 1-1
Last season: 3-2
LEADERBOARD:
158 Lynn (5 points in last round)
148 Garrin (7)
143 Rob (5)
138 Baden (4)
132 Tashreeq (5)
131 Craig (6)
127 Lloyd (3)
