Prediction League Tottenham All Teams 17/18 week1

It's that time of year again, excitement is building and the worry is whether we have enough players. Tottenham's season also starts now.

Yes the league is back and it would be great to get last season's players back and some fresh blood would be excellent. To join, please copy the fixtures below adding your score prediction.

3 points for an exact prediction of goals and winner, 1 point for getting the winner (or the draw) correct. I will take the latest version of your scores up to kick off. If you change a score, please do not edit but add a new post.


Friday 11 August 2017
Arsenal Leicester Emirates Stadium, London 19:45

Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford Liverpool Vicarage Road, Watford 12:30
Chelsea Burnley Stamford Bridge, London 15:00
Crystal Palace Huddersfield Selhurst Park, London 15:00
Everton Stoke Goodison Park, Liverpool 15:00
Southampton Swansea St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton 15:00
West Brom Bournemouth The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 15:00
Brighton Man City Amex Stadium, Falmer 17:30

Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle Spurs St. James' Park, Newcastle 13:30
Man Utd West Ham Old Trafford, Manchester 16:00

 

Thanks for doing this...I think I'd miss my weekly prediction league humiliation

Arsenal 2 Leicester 1
Watford 1 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 3 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 1
Everton 2 Stoke 0
Southampton 2 Swansea 0
West Brom 2 Bournemouth 2
Brighton 1 Man City 3
Newcastle 1 Spurs 0
Man Utd 2 West Ham 0

 

Arsenal 3 Leicester 1
Watford 1 Liverpool 3
Chelsea 3 Burnley 1
Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 1
Everton 2 Stoke 0
Southampton 2 Swansea 1
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 0
Brighton 1 Man City 3
Newcastle 1 Spurs 2
Man Utd 2 West Ham 1

 

Arsenal 1 Leicester 0
Watford 2 Liverpool 1
Chelsea 3 Burnley 1
Crystal Palace 1 Huddersfield 1
Everton 2 Stoke 2
Southampton 2 Swansea 1
West Brom 0 Bournemouth 0
Brighton 1 Man City 4
Newcastle 1 Spurs 5
Man Utd 4 West Ham 0

 

Friday 11 August 2017
Arsenal Leicester Emirates Stadium, London 19:45 - 3-0

Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford Liverpool Vicarage Road, Watford 12:30 - 1-3
Chelsea Burnley Stamford Bridge, London 15:00 - 3-1
Crystal Palace Huddersfield Selhurst Park, London 15:00 - 1-1
Everton Stoke Goodison Park, Liverpool 15:00 - 2-1
Southampton Swansea St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton 15:00 - 2-0
West Brom Bournemouth The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 15:00 - 2-1
Brighton Man City Amex Stadium, Falmer 17:30 - 1-4

Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle Spurs St. James' Park, Newcastle 13:30 - 1-3
Man Utd West Ham Old Trafford, Manchester 16:00- 2-1

Looking forward to winning it this season

 

Nice one SD

 

Arsenal 2 Leicester 1
Watford 1 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 1 Burnley 1
Crystal Palace 1 Huddersfield 1
Everton 4 Stoke 0
Southampton 2 Swansea 0
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 1
Brighton 1 Man City 3
Newcastle 1 Spurs 1
Man Utd 3 West Ham 1

Thanks SD.

 

Friday 11 August 2017 Arsenal 2 - 0 Leicester Emirates Stadium, London 19:45

Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford 1-1 Liverpool Vicarage Road, Watford 12:30
Chelsea 3-0 Burnley Stamford Bridge, London 15:00
Crystal Palace2-1 Huddersfield Selhurst Park, London 15:00
Everton2-1 Stoke Goodison Park, Liverpool 15:00
Southampton 1-0 Swansea St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton 15:00
West Brom 2-1Bournemouth The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 15:00
Brighton1-2 Man City Amex Stadium, Falmer 17:30

Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle1-2 Spurs St. James' Park, Newcastle 13:30
Man Utd3-0 West Ham Old Trafford, Manchester 16:00

 

Arsenal 3 Leicester 0
Watford 0 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 1 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 1
Everton 2 Stoke 0
Southampton 1 Swansea 1
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 2
Brighton 0 Man City 5
Newcastle 0 Spurs 1
Man Utd 3 West Ham 0

 

Thank you for getting this started again, its nice to really have the season back underway.

Arsenal 3 Leicester 0
Watford 1 Liverpool 1
Chelsea 4 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 0 Huddersfield 1
Everton 0 Stoke 1
Southampton 1 Swansea 2
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 2
Brighton 0 Man City 3
Newcastle 1 Spurs 5
Man Utd 2 West Ham 0

 

Here we go again - thanks SD

Arsenal 1 Leicester 1
Watford 3 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 2 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 0
Everton 2 Stoke 0
Southampton 2 Swansea 2
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 0
Brighton 1 Man City 4
Newcastle 0 Spurs 1
Man Utd 6 West Ham 0

 

Friday 11th August

Arsenal 3 v 1 Leicester City

Saturday 12th August

Watford 1 v 3 Liverpool
Chelsea 3 v 1 Burnley
Crystal Palace 1 v 0 Huddersfield Town
Everton 2 v 0 Stoke City
Southampton 2 v 0 Swansea City
West Browmwich Albion 3 v 1 AFC Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 v 3 Manchester City

Sunday 13th August

Newcastle United 0 v 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United 2 v 2 West Ham United

 

Remember there's a Friday game to start the season so get your predictions in before then. Can't remind anyone in particular as I don't know who will sign up this year. Only 12 players so far.

 

Arsenal 2 Leicester 1

Watford 2 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 2 Burnley 1
Crystal Palace 1 Huddersfield 0
Everton 2 Stoke 1
Southampton 1 Swansea 1
WBA 1 Bournemouth 2
Brighton 1 Man. City 2

Newcastle 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3
Man. Utd. 2 West Ham 1

Thanks for keeping on doing this SD. Hoping for more success this season, but I realise others have seriously strengthened their algorithms so it won't be easy

 

Friday 11 August 2017
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester Emirates Stadium, London 19:45

Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford 2-1 Liverpool Vicarage Road, Watford 12:30
Chelsea 0-1 Burnley Stamford Bridge, London 15:00
Crystal Palace 0-0 Huddersfield Selhurst Park, London 15:00
Everton 3-0 Stoke Goodison Park, Liverpool 15:00
Southampton 1-2 Swansea St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton 15:00
West Brom 1-1 Bournemouth The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 15:00
Brighton 1-4 Man City Amex Stadium, Falmer 17:30

Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle 1-4 Spurs St. James' Park, Newcastle 13:30
Man Utd 1-2 West Ham Old Trafford, Manchester 16:00

 

Arsenal 0 Leicester 1
Watford 0 Liverpool 1
Chelsea 0 Burnley 1
Crystal Palace 1 Huddersfield 1
Everton 1 Stoke 0
Southampton 0 Swansea 1
West Brom 0 Bournemouth 2
Brighton 0 Man City 1
Newcastle 0 Spurs 2
Man Utd 1 West Ham1

Thanks SD

 

Good man SD

Friday 11 August 2017
Arsenal 2 v 1 Leicester

Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford 1 v 3 Liverpool
Chelsea 2 v 0 Burnley
Crystal Palace 1 v 1 Huddersfield
Everton 4 v 1 Stoke
Southampton 3 v 2 Swansea
West Brom 1 v 2 Bournemouth
Brighton 1 v 0 Man City

Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle 2 v 2 Spurs
Man Utd 1 v 0 West Ham

 

Arsenal 2 Leicester 0
Watford 1 Liverpool 2
Chelsea 2 Burnley 0
Palace 2 Huddersfield 1
Everton 1 Stoke 0
Southampton 2 Swansea 1
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 0
Brighton 1 Man City 3
Newcastle 1 Spurs 2
Man U 2 West Ham 0

Well done SD !!! We go again .

 

LAWRO'S OPENING WEEKEND PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated.
FRIDAY

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Arsenal v Leicester (19:45 BST)
I was at Wembley on Sunday for the Community Shield to see Arsenal beat Chelsea on penalties, and it is interesting watching the Gunners play with this back three.
I am not sure they will stick with it - yes it suits Per Mertesacker, but Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi are going to come back into their defence when they are available.
Arsenal used that system in the final 10 games of last season, and won nine of them, but I am still to be convinced by it - or by Arsenal full-stop.
They are a very good footballing side but that goal they conceded against the Blues reminded me of so many I have seen teams score against them in the past.
It was down to an old problem of Arsenal's that does not seem to have changed - a lack of basic organisation

It is interesting to see teams coming after Leicester's players - Danny Drinkwater is the latest to be linked with a move away and Riyad Mahrez looks like he is going.
But getting striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City was a good signing for the Foxes, as was defender Harry Maguire from Hull City.
So this looks like being a good game to open up the new season on a Friday night. Leicester will put up a fight, but I think Arsenal will win it.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Cram's prediction: 2-0
Foster's prediction: 3-1

SATURDAY

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Watford v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Andre Gray scored nine league goals for Burnley last season and Watford will be hoping he scores a few more after paying about £18.5m for him this week.
I think the Hornets will be better than they were last season with Marco Silva as manager - he will get more out of his players than his predecessor Walter Mazzarri did.
The focus on Liverpool is about Philippe Coutinho, and whether he will join Barcelona - but he has a back injury so he won't play in this game anyway. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is without Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge too.

Liverpool won here late last season thanks to an outstanding Emre Can goal, but I am probably going to go for a draw this time because Silva will make Watford hard to beat at Vicarage Road.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Cram's prediction: 0-2
Foster's prediction: 0-4

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Chelsea v Burnley
Chelsea look short of players and I think Blues boss Antonio Conte made his point about the strength of his squad by putting some young players on the bench for the Community Shield, as well as some of his summer signings.

The defending champions are without the injured Eden Hazard on Saturday, but I still think they will have too much for Burnley, who managed only one away win last season and rarely looked much of a threat on the road.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Cram's prediction: 2-1
Foster's prediction: 4-0

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Crystal Palace v Huddersfield
New Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer has not made many signings yet, while Huddersfield have been very busy.
It will be interesting to see how the Terriers play, because they did try to play football last season in the Championship.
Promoted teams always have a real bounce about them early in the season and I think that will help Huddersfield get something here.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Cram's prediction: 0-1
Foster's prediction: 0-0

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Everton v Stoke
Everton need reinforcements up front because I am not sure where the goals are going to come from at the moment.
I know they have signed Sandro Ramirez from Malaga - and they can throw him in - but are they going to play Wayne Rooney behind him or try to get Gylfi Sigurdsson in from Swansea?

It took Stoke until their eighth league game to get their first win last season, and their seventh game in 2015-16, so it will be interesting to see if they have examined what they did in pre-season and changed anything this time.
This is a tough opening game for the Potters but, even if they make another bad start, I am never seriously worried about Stoke - whenever I have done in the past they always start winning.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Cram's prediction: 3-0
Foster's prediction: 2-0

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Southampton v Swansea
Both of these teams have players who obviously want to leave - Saints defender Virgil van Dijk and Swansea midfielder Sigurdsson.
I think they will both get the moves they want and neither of them are likely to play - why risk them when they are probably not fully fit?
In their absence, I am going for a Southampton win, but I still think Swansea will have a decent season under Paul Clement.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Cram's prediction: 2-0
Foster's prediction: 0-0

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West Brom v Bournemouth
Bournemouth have made some good signings in the shape of Jermain Defoe on a free, and Nathan Ake and Asmir Begovic for a combined £30m from Chelsea.
We know what West Brom are like at The Hawthorns but I like the way Bournemouth go at teams and I am very interested to see how they get on this season. I think they will improve on last season's ninth-place finish.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Cram's prediction: 0-1
Foster's prediction: 2-1

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Brighton v Man City (17:30 BST)
It is absolutely fantastic to see my old team Brighton back in the Premier League, although they start with a very difficult game.
What happens here will be absolutely no indication of what will happen to the Seagulls this season - that will come when they play the teams that I think will be down in the bottom six.
I played for Brighton the last time they played their first game back in the top flight - in the old Division One at their former home, the Goldstone Ground, in 1979.
We lost 4-0, but we finished 16th [out of 22] and stayed up.

Manchester City look really strong and they are my tip for the title.
Their summer signings have improved the team and I don't think Pep Guardiola has stopped spending yet.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Cram's prediction: 1-3
Foster's prediction: 2-1
SUNDAY

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Newcastle v Tottenham (13:30 BST)
Tottenham's great problem this year will be Wembley because it will be like playing away from home every week.
Spurs were beaten 5-1 at St James' Park on the last day of the 2015-16 season after they had missed out on the title and Newcastle had been relegated.
It is good to see a club like Newcastle back in the top flight, but I am expecting a very different outcome this time.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Cram's prediction: 1-1
Foster's prediction: 5-0

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Man Utd v West Ham (16:00 BST)
I see West Ham as a mid-table side looking upwards, but it is asking a lot for them to get anything at Old Trafford.
Manchester United have got a massive squad - in terms of quality as well as numbers, I think it is the best in the Premier League - and I think they are going to have a real go in every competition this season.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Cram's prediction: 2-0
Foster's prediction: 2-0

 

Arsenal v Leicester - Friday Night Football, 7.45pm, Sky Sports Premier League
You're never too sure what you're going to get with Arsenal but they looked good against Chelsea in the Community Shield, despite being without Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

Kelechi Iheanacho has come to Leicester for a lot of money and, having predominantly come off the bench at Manchester City, it will be interesting to see if he can have an impact from the start for the Foxes. Whether he does or not, I expect Arsenal to win, but only just.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1

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Arsenal vs Leicester
Watford v Liverpool - Premier League Live, Saturday, 12.30pm, Sky Sports Premier League
I cannot see anything but a Liverpool win. I worry for Watford and have predicted them to get relegated - and nothing has changed after the Andre Gray signing.
I fear there may not be space for Troy Deeney at Watford after that signing and that's a huge worry because he's by far their best player.
Liverpool have been impressive in pre-season, beating Bayern Munich 3-0, and I expect them to inflict the same score on the Hornets.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3 (10/1 with Sky Bet)

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Watford vs Liverpool

Newcastle v Tottenham - Nissan Super Sunday, 1.30pm, Sky Sports Premier League
Newcastle simply haven't signed enough players. Rafa Benitez has managed at the top of European football and I'm sure he doesn't have plans to stay in the Premier League by the skin of his teeth following promotion.

I can see this whole affair at Newcastle coming to an end soon if Rafa continues not to be backed in the transfer market. They haven't spent enough and if it wasn't for the fans I'd tip them to go down.
Spurs are as good as anybody in the league and against a Newcastle side, who will have to attack in front of their own fans, this could be a cricket score.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3 (12/1 with Sky Bet)

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Newcastle vs Tottenham
Man Utd v West Ham
What's certain is that you can put Romelu Lukaku down for a goal, so United are a goal to the good already!

Javier Hernandez's Old Trafford goalscoring record on return to Man Utd with West Ham
But despite the new-found goal threat I don't see United winning the league, they haven't got enough guile in midfield to pick through teams who will put 10 men behind the ball.
Jose Mourinho has built a team to be big and strong, a team that will blow others away. I see that being successful against West Ham, over a 38-game season though, I'm not so sure.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0 (5/1 with Sky Bet)

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Man Utd vs West Ham
Chelsea v Burnley - Saturday, 3pm
I had a close eye on Chelsea in the Community Shield and what's clear is that they aren't the same team with Eden Hazard.

But Burnley at home on the opening day of the season is a nice game given the Clarets' poor away record.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1 (10/1 with Sky Bet)

Crystal Palace v Huddersfield - Saturday, 3pm
The fixture computer has been kind to Palace, and not so to Huddersfield. The Terriers haven't been handed one of the big boys on the opening day, instead they travel to a Palace side who will be good going forward under their new manager Frank de Boer. I fear Huddersfield will struggle on the opening day.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1 (14/1 with Sky Bet)

Everton v Stoke - Saturday, 3pm
Everton have signed a lot of players this summer, but not a lot of great players! They've bought in players, spent money and they are having a go though, so fair play to them.

If they can get Gylfi Sigurdsson then they will be a certainty for seventh. They are a solid team and should be good for a run in the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup, but I can't see them breaking into the top six because their squad is not as strong as those above.
Having said that I'm backing them to kick the season off with a win against a Stoke side I fear will struggle having lost Marko Arnautovic to West Ham.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0 (6/1 with Sky Bet)

Southampton v Swansea - Saturday, 3pm
Things will be better for Swansea this season, I don't see them being caught up in a relegation fight like last term. They've obviously got to sort out the Sigurdsson situation because they will need time to replace him, but after that I see Paul Clement pushing the club on.

Saints are in a similar position with Virgil van Dijk - will he or won't he play? The main players from both teams look like they want to leave so they haven't been able to settle in the run up the season. I see that having a big say in the outcome of this game.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 (11/2 with Sky Bet)

West Brom v Bournemouth - Saturday, 3pm
West Brom are a hard team to beat at home. Bournemouth will have a go, especially with Jermain Defoe in their ranks, but this Baggies team will dominate at set plays. It's here where I see the game decided, with Bournemouth unable to cope with West Brom's aerial presence.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (17/2 with Sky Bet)

Brighton v Man City - Saturday, 5.30pm
This is a nightmare start for Brighton, a nightmare start. I fancy Manchester City to win the league, they look irresistible on the attack and playing against a Brighton side in front of an expectant home crowd, the Seagulls will have to have a go, playing into City's hands.

Chris Hughton's men have to fight fire with fire and really test City's new-look defence to have any chance of getting a result. If they don't then I can only see one winner.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-4 (12/1 with Sky Bet)