What a weekend of football we’ve just experienced. With the Premier League serving up a buffet of drama to satisfy any footballing appetite. It’s clear we’re going to be eating GOOD this season.
You could eat even better this season with SuperPicks and our Double Jackpot! That’s right, we’ve decided to give away R1-Million R2-Million this season, for the lucky fan who manages to correctly predict all 6 results. We’ve had one REALLY close call this season, but no winners yet. Could you be the prodigal child who wins this elusive prize? Let’s see if we can help you on your quest for riches, by taking a look at which 6 matches you’ll need to get right this weekend!
Manchester City will look to maintain the only perfect record in the league when they take on Fulham. The Cottages stunned Arsenal with a 2-2 draw over the weekend, despite being a man down. But given the fact that they’ve been on a losing streak since 2012 against this weekend’s opponents, it would be a brave person who picks a victory for Fulham in this one.
The former Falmer Stadium plays host to the Premier League’s two most endearing projects when Brighton welcome Newcastle to the Southern Coast of England. Despite their exciting football and managers, both sides lost unexpectedly this past weekend. The Seagulls, who dominated possession, lost 3-1 to West Ham. While The Magpies were shocked by a Darwin Nunez cameo to go down 2-1 to a 10-man Liverpool at St James’ Park. Over the last ten matches, Newcastle has 2 wins to Brighton’s 3 and 5 draws between the pair. With a 3 goal margin being the most likely outcome in the case of a victory.
Next up, is the contest of the cash clubs as Chelsea play host to Nottingham forest at Stamford Bridge. Both sides have spent an extraordinary amount of money in the transfer market over the last 18 months, with only 1 victory to show for it this season. When these two met last season, both matches ended in a scoring draw. As much as history and sentiment suggests that Chelsea are favourites - a draw seems more than likely for these stuttering sides.
South Africa’s Lyle Foster got off the mark in the Premier League in his sides 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa. He’ll need to have his scoring boots on against the visiting Tottenham, who have dominated this encounter in recent seasons. With one exception being last season when Ben Mee rose above Cristian Romero to seal victory in the second half. Despite Spurs’ resurgence without Harry Kane, we foresee chances aplenty on both ends. Meaning this one will be decided by which goalkeeper has the better hands on the day.
In the 5th match of the weekend and one of our two Sunday fixtures, Liverpool are back at Anfield to take on Aston Villa. The Reds will be buzzing following two successive wins with 10-men. But with Virgil Van Dijk being suspended from his straight red and Ibou Konate out with injury, Unai Emery’s charges will fancy their chances on Merseyside, owing to a makeshift defense that Jurgen Klopp will be forced to deploy. But with the 12th man on their side, it’s difficult to see Villa getting a result from that Anfield crowd.
And finally, our featured match of the weekend is one of the fiercest in English Football folklore: Arsenal v Manchester United.
The Gunners are back at The Emirates to host The Red Devils, in what promises to be an enthralling chapter of this titanic tussle. With only a point separating the sides & each team not struggling with finding the back of the net - there can be no favourites to win this. So make your picks according to who you think will want it more on the day!
And that’s it for Round 8 of SuperPicks. Remember, if you manage to predict all 6 results correctly, you’ll be R1-Million R2-Million richer. So what are you waiting for? Head over to superpicks.com and submit those picks for your chance to win!
