I am currently living in Asia and, at just a shade under 6 foot, happen to be rather taller than most of the local population. This is just as well, for at the moment, I am unable to look anybody straight in the eye. The reason for this discomfort is that it seems I am worse at predicting the results of Premier League matches than even Lawro.
However, fresh from warm weather training during the international break I am determined to claw back some of the disadvantage between myself and the early pacemakers. This week’s naval-gazings are shown below and see Lawro depart from his usual cautious tradition by actually predicting a team to score more than two goals. In the circumstances, I am quietly confident that my redoubled efforts will see me far better placed following this current round of matches.
| Rich | Geoff | Lawro | |
| Cumulative Points | 28 | 22 | 26 |
| Saturday | |||
| Man United v Man City | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Arsenal v Southampton | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Bournemouth v WBA | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Burnley v Hull | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Middlesbro v Palace | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Stoke v Tottenham | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| West Ham v Watford | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Liverpool v Leicester | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Sunday | |||
| Swansea v Chelsea | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Sunderland v Everton | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
* Our scoring system is one point for a correct results plus two bonus points for the correct score.
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