Cape Town – Second-placed Liverpool will take advantage of Manchester City’s absence from a skinny English Premiership programme this weekend to grab back the log lead.

So say all of the Sport24 forecasters, who didn’t find it difficult deciding that the Reds would whip hapless, relegation-zone Fulham in London on Sunday.

Compiled by Rob Houwing (Newcastle-partial), the other Premiership prediction panellists 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:

BOURNEMOUTH v NEWCASTLE
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 2-1
Lynn: 0-1
Craig: 1-1
Baden: 2-1

Last season: 2-2                                

BURNLEY v LEICESTER
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 1-1
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 0-2

Last season: 2-1                                                                     

WEST HAM v HUDDERSFIELD
Saturday, 17:00

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-0
Lloyd: 3-0
Lynn: 2-0
Craig: 2-0
Baden: 2-0

Last season: 2-0                                                          

FULHAM v LIVERPOOL
Sunday, 16:15

Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 0-2
Tashreeq: 1-3
Lloyd: 0-3
Lynn: 0-4
Craig: 0-3
Baden: 1-3

Last season: Not applicable                                                                 

EVERTON v CHELSEA
Sunday, 18:30

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-2
Tashreeq: 2-2  
Lloyd: 1-2
Lynn: 1-3
Craig: 1-2
Baden: 1-1

Last season: 0-0                                                              

LEADERBOARD:

248 Lynn (6 points in last round)
239 Garrin (3)
234 Baden (4)
229 Rob (3)
227 Tashreeq (8)
218 Craig (4)
214 Lloyd (5)