Shay Given's Premier League Predictions
Shay Given's Premier League Predictions
Once again we've tasked CopyBet brand ambassador Shay Given with picking the outcome of four of the matches and this time around his accumulator would return at odds of 30/1 ACCA.
I think West Ham have had a bit of a slow start under the new manager and probably the fans were expecting a wee bit more from him in these first few matches.
I feel like Chelsea are really picking up and they showed a lot of character away at Bournemouth last time out when they dug in there and stuck in the game and ultimately came away with the win.
I can see them doing the same again here.
Shay's Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United
Sat 21 Sept, 17:30
Brilliant win in the week for Manchester United. Yes it was against Barnsley in the League Cup but when you score that many (seven) against any team it gives you a real shot of confidence.
Palace have had a slow start and are struggling a bit for results in the Premier League. They showed good determination to come back from two goals down at home to Leicester City last weekend but in truth that's a game that their fans would have been expecting to win.
It might be another disappointing result for the home fans at Selhurst Park again this weekend too.
Both teams have had excellent starts to the season. Brighton under their new, young manager have been really impressive and Forest were superb last week at Anfield when they beat Liverpool.
So this is a difficult one to call but has the makings of being a really entertaining, high scoring encounter. I'm going to sit on the fence a bit and go for a score draw!
Obviously THE clash of the weekend. First versus second in the table and it could well finish that way at the end of the season too.
It's probably too early in the season to label this one a title decider but it's a massive one for both clubs. My old club Manchester City drew during the week against Inter Milan in the Champions League but maybe had one eye on this huge game on Sunday.
Arsenal also drew in Europe away at Atalanta in what was a tough test, especially without Martin Odegaard again.