A close week in the league after a disappointing week on the pitch. The 2 best posters this week are the only ones that make a significant move in the table, so well done to @Blue and White and @Jürgenmeiʃter. The rest of us are more or less as you were. @audrey.s.thackeray charge towards the rest of us is halted, possibly temporarily. Next round of fixtures Friday 24th November West Ham United v Leicester City Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace v Stoke City Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United v Watford Swansea City v Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion Liverpool v Chelsea Sunday 26th November Southampton v Everton Burnley v Arsenal Huddersfield Town v Manchester City Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur Watford v Manchester United West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United Wednesday 29th November Arsenal v Huddersfield Town Bournemouth v Burnley Chelsea v Swansea City Everton v West Ham United Manchester City v Southampton Stoke City v Liverpool
West Ham United 0v3 Leicester City Crystal Palace 1v2 Stoke City Manchester United 0v0 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 1v3 Watford Swansea City 0v2 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 3v0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 1v3 Chelsea Southampton 1v0 Everton Burnley 2v0 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 1v2 Manchester City Brighton and Hove Albion 3v1 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1v3 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 2v1 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 1v1 Newcastle United Arsenal 2v1 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 0v0 Burnley Chelsea 7v0 Swansea City Everton 2v0 West Ham United Manchester City 3v1 Southampton Stoke City 2v2 Liverpool
West Ham 1-1 Leicester Crystal Palace 1-0 Stoke Man United 1-1 Brighton Newcastle 1-1 Watford Swansea 1-0 Bournemouth Tottenham 2-0 West Brom Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea Southampton 1-0 Everton Burnley 1-0 Arsenal Huddersfield 1-1 Man City Brighton 1-0 Crystal Palace Leicester 0-2 Tottenham Watford 1-0 Man United West Brom 1-1 Newcastle Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield Bournemouth 1-0 Burnley Chelsea 1-0 Swansea City Everton 1-0 West Ham Man City 1-0 Southampton Stoke 1-1 Liverpool
West Ham 1 Leicester 2 Palace 1 Stoke 1 Utd 2 Brighton 0 Newcastle 2 Watford 1 Swansea 1 Bournemouth 2 Spurs 2 WBA 0 Liverpool 2 Chelsea 2 Soton 1 Everton 0 Burnley 1 Arsenal 2 Huddersfield 0 City 4 Brighton 1 Palace 1 Leicester 1 Spurs 3 Watford 0 Utd 1 WBA 1 Newcastle 0 Arsenal 3 Huddersfield 0 Bournemouth 1 Burnley 1 Chelsea 3 Swansea 1 Everton 2 West Ham 1 City 3 Soton 1 Stoke 2 Liverpool 3
Friday 24th November West Ham United 1 - 1 Leicester City Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Stoke City Manchester United 4 - 1 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 2 - 0 Watford Swansea City 1 - 1 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 3 - 2 Chelsea Sunday 26th November Southampton 2 - 2 Everton Burnley 1 - 1 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 1 - 3 Manchester City Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 1 - 1 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Newcastle United Wednesday 29th November Arsenal 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 2 - 1 Burnley Chelsea 2 - 0 Swansea City Everton 3 - 1 West Ham United Manchester City 2 - 0 Southampton Stoke City 1 - 2 Liverpool
West Ham 0 Leicester 2 Crystal Palace 1 Stoke 1 Man United 3 Brighton 0 Newcastle 2 Watford 1 Swansea 0 Bournemouth 1 Tottenham 6 WBA 0 (blame @Spurf ) Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1 Southampton 1 Everton 1 Burnley 1 Arsenal 2 Huddersfield 1-4 Man City Brighton 2 Crystal Palace 2 Leicester 2 Tottenham 0 Watford 1 Man United 2 West Brom 1 Newcastle 2 Arsenal 3 Huddersfield 0 Bournemouth 0 Burnley 1 Chelsea 3 Swansea City 0 Everton 2 West Ham 0 Man City 4 Southampton 0
Next round of fixtures Friday 24th November West Ham United 0-1 Leicester City Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace 0-0 Stoke City Manchester United 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 1-2 Watford Swansea City 0-2 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 3-3 Chelsea Sunday 26th November Southampton 1-0 Everton Burnley 1-1 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 0-4 Manchester City Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 2-2 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle United Wednesday 29th November Arsenal 3-0 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley Chelsea 4-0 Swansea City Everton 2-1 West Ham United Manchester City 3-0 Southampton Stoke City 2-1 Liverpool Thanks
Friday 24th November West Ham United v Leicester City - 2-0 Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace v Stoke City 1-1 Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion - 3-0 Newcastle United v Watford - 1-2 Swansea City v Bournemouth - 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion - 3-0 Liverpool v Chelsea - 3-2 Sunday 26th November Southampton v Everton - 2-0 Burnley v Arsenal - 1-2 Huddersfield Town v Manchester City - 0-3 Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace - 2-1 Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur - 1-3 Watford v Manchester United - 1-1 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United - 1-1 Wednesday 29th November Arsenal v Huddersfield Town - 3-1 Bournemouth v Burnley - 2-1 Chelsea v Swansea City - 3-0 Everton v West Ham United - 1-0 Manchester City v Southampton - 4-1 Stoke City v Liverpool - 2-1
West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City Manchester United 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 2-2 Watford Swansea City 0-2 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea Southampton 1-2 Everton Burnley 2-2 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 1-3 Manchester City Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 2-3 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Newcastle United Arsenal 3-1 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 2-2 Burnley Chelsea 4-1 Swansea City Everton 2-1 West Ham United Manchester City 5-1 Southampton Stoke City1-2 Liverpool
Friday 24th November West Ham United 0 2 Leicester City Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace 2 1 Stoke City Manchester United 3 1 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 1 1 Watford Swansea City 2 2 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 2 3 Chelsea Sunday 26th November Southampton 2 1 Everton Burnley 1 2 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 0 3 Manchester City Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion 2 2 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1 2 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 1 1 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 1 2 Newcastle United Wednesday 29th November Arsenal 3 1 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 2 2 Burnley Chelsea 3 0 Swansea City Everton 2 0 West Ham United Manchester City 4 1 Southampton Stoke City 1 3 Liverpool
Friday 24th November West Ham United 0-1 Leicester City Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City Manchester United 3-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 2-1 Watford Swansea City 1-0 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Brom Liverpool 3-2 Chelsea Sunday 26th November Southampton 1-0 Everton Burnley 1-1 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 0-4 Manchester City Tuesday 28th November Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Crystal Palace Leicester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford 1-2 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United Wednesday 29th November Arsenal 3-0 Huddersfield Town Bournemouth 1-2 Burnley Chelsea 3-0 Swansea City Everton 1-1 West Ham United Manchester City 2-0 Southampton Stoke City 2-4 Liverpool
West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 1-2 Watford Swansea City 0-1 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 2-4 Chelsea Southampton 1-1 Everton Burnley 2-1 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 0-4 Manchester City
Friday 24th November West Ham United v Leicester City - 2-1 Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace v Stoke City 2-1 Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion - 3-1 Newcastle United v Watford - 2-0 Swansea City v Bournemouth - 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion - 4-1 Liverpool v Chelsea - 2-1 Sunday 26th November Southampton v Everton - 2-2 Burnley v Arsenal - 1-1 Huddersfield Town v Manchester City - 1-3
West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City Crystal Palace 2-2 Stoke City Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion Newcastle United 2-2 Watford Swansea City 1-1 Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea Southampton 2-1 Everton Burnley 1-2 Arsenal Huddersfield Town 0-3 Manchester City
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated. FRIDAY West Ham v Leicester (20:00 GMT) It was interesting to be at Vicarage Road to watch West Ham lose at Watford in David Moyes' first game in charge. I spoke to Moyes afterwards and he admitted that the Hammers did not play well. He was right, but they still had better chances than Watford did. It was amazing they did not score at least one of them. It was obvious to me that the West Ham players are very short on confidence. Even a draw against Leicester would be something to build on and I think the most important thing for Moyes in his first home game in charge is that they do not lose. The pace of Foxes striker Jamie Vardy will cause them problems, so I am expecting the Hammers to flood their midfield and make themselves difficult to break down. Yes, they will need to create chances too in front of their own fans but, as we saw on Sunday, I don't think that will be a problem, and I don't think Moyes needs to worry about the reaction he will get from the supporters either. Going by their chants and banners during the Watford game - and also from what the fans I spoke to afterwards had to say - they are unhappy with the board, not him. As for Leicester, they were a little bit unlucky in their defeat against Manchester City last week because they should have been playing against 10 men for most of the game - Vincent Kompany should have been sent off after two minutes for a foul on Vardy. That was Claude Puel's first defeat, in his third game in charge of Leicester, and the Foxes look exactly what they are, which is a side that are comfortable in mid-table. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 Dapaah's prediction: 2-1 SATURDAY Crystal Palace v Stoke Sooner or later, the improved performances we have been seeing from Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson are going to turn into wins. I just don't see it happening against Stoke, though. The Potters are also on the up - they have put together a three-game unbeaten run, and they are scoring goals again too. Mark Hughes' side tend to go on runs which are either very good or very bad, and I see them continuing their recent form. Lawro's prediction: 1-2 Dapaah's prediction: 1-0 Man Utd v Brighton Brighton look as if they belong in the Premier League - with the manner of Monday's draw with Stoke being further proof of that. The way the Seagulls came back for a point after twice going behind shows their belief along with the character and organisation I would associate with a Chris Hughton side. Even so, for them to go to Old Trafford and get something is an awfully big ask. please log in to view this image Paul Pogba added a different dimension to Manchester United's attack when he returned from injury against Newcastle and he galvanises his team-mates too. United look a lot more like scoring when Pogba is in the side, and I don't see Brighton holding out. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Dapaah's prediction: 4-1 Newcastle v Watford I was very impressed by Watford after watching them beat West Ham. The Hornets use the ball well, especially down the flanks, and they have plenty of ideas when they come forward. Newcastle's mistake against Manchester United was probably taking the lead. They did create another very good chance when they were 1-0 up, but Jacob Murphy missed it, and they were well beaten in the end. That made it three defeats on the spin for the Magpies, and I do not think their manager Rafael Benitez will want to risk a fourth. I am expecting this game to be very tight, and the points to be shared. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 Dapaah's prediction: 2-2 Swansea v Bournemouth Swansea are in big trouble at the bottom of the table. Many of their problems seem to stem from their transfer business over the summer and their failure to invest the £45m they got from Everton for playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson on improving the squad. Nor have they replaced striker Fernando Llorente, who left to join Tottenham. Media playback is not supported on this device Burnley 2-0 Swansea: We need to break cycle - Paul Clement I thought Swansea manager Paul Clement spoke really well after his side's defeat by Burnley because he did not try to dodge the issue, but the mood among their fans is bleak. The Swansea players seem very low on confidence, in stark contrast to Bournemouth who have won three of their past four matches after taking four points from their first eight games. That turnaround in form is not a surprise, though. We already knew the Cherries are a team with a lot of attacking talent, and when they play well they get results. Lawro's prediction: 0-2 Dapaah's prediction: 1-0 please log in to view this image Tottenham v West Brom If he is still in charge, I am not expecting West Brom caretaker manager Gary Megson to try to change much about the Baggies' style of play following Tony Pulis' departure. Tottenham bounced back from the disappointment of their derby defeat by Arsenal by beating Borussia Dortmund, and I think they will win this one pretty comfortably too. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Big Shaq's prediction: 2-0 Liverpool v Chelsea (17:30 GMT) Eden Hazard has been fantastic for Chelsea in recent weeks, and his side are on a run of four straight wins in the Premier League. But the Blues are going to have to put together a much longer winning streak if they are going to catch up with leaders Manchester City, and I don't see them doing that. It is very close between the pack of five teams that are below City, and they have been taking points off each other all season - which suits City fine. Premier League top six head-to-head 2017-18 Pos/team P W D L F A Pts 1. Man City 3 3 0 0 9 8 9 2. Chelsea 4 2 1 1 3 1 7 3. Man Utd 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 4. Liverpool 4 1 1 2 5 -4 4 5. Arsenal 4 1 1 2 3 -4 4 6. Tottenham 4 1 0 3 5 -1 3 It will be interesting to see what the chasing pack do in January if they are still bunched together then. Normally that transfer window is more about the teams near the bottom of the table but this season who the top teams buy - and especially who they sell - is going to make a big difference to who finishes in the top four. Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Dapaah's prediction: 2-2 SUNDAY Southampton v Everton (13:30 GMT) Yes, there was contact when Everton striker Oumar Niasse went down in the area during their draw against Crystal Palace last week, but I think it was correct to punish him for diving. These incidents are always going to be contentious but people have had enough of seeing players throw themselves to the ground inside the area and, if you want to stop that from happening, then you have got to start somewhere. I think this could be the tipping point because now people know what they can expect. Niasse will be suspended for this game, but even if he was available I would not see Everton's poor away form changing - even against a team struggling for goals the way Southampton are. The Toffees have taken only three points from six games on the road this season and, although I admire David Unsworth's approach of always picking a team that has a real go at sides, I do not see them having any success against Saints. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Dapaah's prediction: 1-3 Burnley v Arsenal (14:00 GMT) Burnley's good form continued with their win against Swansea last weekend, and the Clarets deserve all the plaudits they are getting because they are playing some good football too. I am looking forward to seeing how Arsenal try to deal with Sean Dyche's side, who are level on points with them in the table. Going to Turf Moor will be a real test of the Gunners' resolve after their impressive win over Tottenham in the north London derby. Media playback is not supported on this device Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham: Wenger 'very proud' of Gunners performance Mesut Ozil was great for Arsene Wenger's side in that game but his issue is not his quality, it is his consistency. Ozil has got to hit that level of performance and influence in seven out of every 10 games he plays, not one in five - which he seems to do at present. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 Dapaah's prediction: 1-2 Huddersfield v Man City (16:00 GMT) Manchester City did not play particularly well against Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday but that doesn't matter - they still won, which is what counts. Pep Guardiola's side have now won 17 matches in a row and they were never going to play brilliantly in all of them, but they have shown they can still get the job done even when they don't hit the heights. Huddersfield showed last month against Manchester United what they can do at home against the top teams if they get off to a good start. But United did not turn up until the second half of that game, and I don't see City making the same mistake. Lawro's prediction: 0-2 Dapaah's prediction: 1-3 please log in to view this image +/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION POS TEAM P W D L PTS +/- 1 Man City 12 10 2 0 32 0 2 Man Utd 12 9 3 0 30 0 3 Tottenham 12 8 4 0 28 +1 4 Liverpool 12 7 5 0 26 +1 5 Chelsea 12 7 4 1 25 -2 6 Arsenal 12 7 3 2 24 0 7 Southampton 12 6 2 4 20 +7 8 Bournemouth 12 5 3 4 18 +5 9 Swansea 12 5 0 7 15 +10 10 West Ham 12 3 6 3 15 +8 11 Leicester 12 4 2 6 14 +1 12 Everton 12 3 3 6 12 +4 13 Stoke 12 2 6 4 12 +2 14 Burnley 12 3 2 7 11 -7 15 Crystal Palace 12 3 2 7 11 +5 16 Newcastle 12 2 4 6 10 -5 17 West Brom 12 3 1 8 10 0 18 Brighton 12 1 3 8 6 -9 19 Watford 12 1 3 8 6 -11 20 Huddersfield 12 0 3 9 3 -10
Paul Merson's predictions: Wins for Spurs, Man Utd and Arsenal, but more West Ham misery please log in to view this image <img class="widge- Paul Merson is back with another round of his Premier League predictions - how will he get on? Merse got on just fine last week, with seven correct results, and he's hoping to go even better this week with some vital fixtures up and down the Premier League. Who is the former Arsenal and England playmaker tipping to win? Read on to find out... West Ham v Leicester Massive game, and I'm going for Leicester. I think this is a nightmare game for West Ham. Firstly, they're not playing well, and Leicester are a counter-attacking team. West Ham have to have a go, and I'm not sure about what David Moyes said about the players after the defeat at Watford. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-3 Southampton v Everton Southampton are hard to watch. Nothing happens! You can sort of see what will happen in the game: they'll have a lot of the ball, passing neat and tidy, but I can't imagine Jordan Pickford having to make four saves. I think David Unsworth will have the job until the end of the season, and sooner or later the Silva deal will be done and it'll happen in the summer. I think Everton are writing this season off now, as long as they don't go down. If they bring a manager in now, he'll want £50m or £60m in January. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 Huddersfield v Man City (Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League 4pm)uddersfield play a certain way; they squeeze and play a high tempo, but they can't do that against Man City. City will ping it around them and make chances with every attack. Manchester City are unbeaten this season in all competitions I like David Wagner, I really do. But now watch him, he will have had eight days after a bit of a hiding against Bournemouth. He has had the time to work with his team and set up completely differently to how they would any other day. That sort of flexibility, I think, really separates great managers. What will he try to do to stifle this Man City team? Don't go and squeeze them, because City will do what Spurs did, when Huddersfield didn't know what day it was. PAUL PREDICTS: 0-4 Crystal Palace v Stoke (Saturday 3pm) I'm going to for Palace in this one. They've been knocking on the door recently, and have been unlucky. I thought Stoke were quite fortunate on Monday, so I'm going 2-1 to Palace. They're dangerous at set plays. Palace are edging towards some form. I'm not sure they'll stay up, and I think the way Wilfried Zaha is playing, there could be teams in for him in January. It is a one-man team, no doubt about it. If Zaha plays, they've always got a chance. PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 Man Utd v Brighton (Saturday 3pm) Brighton are doing OK, but I just think Man Utd are a different animal with Paul Pogba back, they're a better team. They looked very good for 60 minutes against Newcastle. I know they lost in Basel, but I just think Pogba gives them that something more. I think they'll have too much power in midfield for Brighton at Old Trafford. PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 Newcastle v Watford (Saturday 3pm) I fancy Watford to win this. I watched Newcastle v Bournemouth the other week at St James', Bournemouth had some really good chances in that game, and I think Watford are a better side than Bournemouth. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 Swansea v Bournemouth (Saturday 3pm) You don't want to be playing Bournemouth at the moment. They've improved massively, and they slaughtered Huddersfield, even with 10 men for a lot of the game. Swansea have got to come out and play, they have to, and I think Bournemouth will pick them off. More pressure on Paul Clement. PAUL PREDICTS: 0-2 Tottenham v West Brom (Saturday 3pm) It was a big result for Spurs in Dortmund. If they had lost, people may have been looking at it thinking: 'Have they hit a brick wall?' So fair play to them. please log in to view this image Harry Kane celebrates after equalising for Spurs in Dortmund They always seem to do this, lose a big game and then sneak a win somewhere. They didn't turn up against Arsenal, and admittedly Dortmund aren't the team they were, but they'll be feeling great after coming back from a goal down. They'll be miles too strong for West Brom. PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 Liverpool v Chelsea (Saturday 5.30pm) I was sitting down with Ian Wright the other day, watching the Sevilla v Liverpool game before The Debate, and I said at half-time it would be 3-3. He said: 'No chance!' I said: 'Wrighty, they play the same way at 3-0 up and 3-0 down! They're still all bombing forward at 3-0, they can't defend, and Sevilla had good chances in the first half. If both teams play to the best of their ability, Chelsea will win. They have better players: better defenders, and there's not much in it attacking-wise. And Liverpool don't have a Cesc Fabregas to properly hurt you. I have an inkling this will be a draw at Anfield, however, and that does neither side any favours. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 Burnley v Arsenal (Sunday 2pm) Burnley will cause Arsenal problems, but I'm going for a 3-1 away win. Do Arsenal turn up? Arsenal surely know they're going to be in a battle, and if they know that they'll win. If they think it's a lovely Sunday afternoon stroll in Burnley, there's only one winner, and that's Burnley. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-3
Friday 24th November West Ham v Leicester City 2-2 Saturday 25th November Crystal Palace v Stoke City 1-1 Man United v Brighton 2-0 Newcastle United v Watford 0-3 Swansea City v Bournemouth 2-1 Spurs v West Brom 4-0 Liverpool v Chelsea 1-3 Sunday 26th November Southampton v Everton 2-0 Burnley v Arsenal 1-1 Huddersfield v Man City 0-3
