Match day 2 of the new Premier League season provided just as much thrills as the opening weekend. The game week saw 25 goals scored with at least a goal in each fixture. There were 4 draws; 3 being a goal apiece and perhaps the best game of the week ending in a 2-2 draw. Manchester City dazzled their home fans and neutrals alike with a breath-taking display against top 6 rivals Spurs with a total of 30 shots, 10 of them being on target. And Pep’s side would definitely feel they deserved more, especially after having a late winner ruled out by VAR for a handball against Laporte in the build-up to Jesus’ finish in added time.
There were victories for Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Everton, Sheffield and most impressively Norwich.
Here are the score lines from Game Week 2 with my predictions in parenthesis.
ARS 2 – 1 BUR (ARS 3 – 0 BUR) *
AVL 1 – 2 BOU (AVL 2 – 1 BOU)
BHA 1 – 1 WHU (BHA 0 – 1 WHU)
EVE 1 – 0 WAT (EVE 2 – 1 WAT) *
NOR 3 – 1 NEW (NOR 2 – 1 NEW) *
SOU 1 – 2 LIV (SOU 0 – 3 LIV) *
MCI 2 – 2 TOT (MCI 3 – 1 TOT)
SHU 1 – 0 CRY (SHU 2 – 1 CRY) *
CHE 1 – 1 LEI (CHE 3 – 2 LEI)
WOL 1 – 1 MUN (WOL 1 – 2 MUN)
* - correct match outcome
*** - accurate score line
With 5 correct match outcome predictions and sadly no accurate score line, here are this week’s predictions:
MATCHUP AND KICK-OFF TIME MY PREDICTION
1. Aston Villa vs Everton (Fri - 19:00 GMT) AVL 0 – 2 EVE
2. Norwich vs Chelsea (Sat – 11:30 GMT) NOR 1 – 1 CHE
3. Brighton HA vs Southampton (Sat – 14:00 GMT) BHA 1 – 2 SOU
4. Man United vs Crystal Palace (Sat – 14:00 GMT) MUN 3 – 0 CRY
5. Sheffield United vs Leicester (Sat – 14:00 GMT) SHU 0 – 2 LEI
6. Watford vs West Ham (Sat – 14:00 GMT) WAT 2 – 2 WHU
7. Liverpool vs Arsenal (Sat – 16:30 GMT) LIV 3 – 2 ARS
8. Bournemouth vs Man City (Sun – 13:00 GMT) BOU 0 – 3 MCI
9. Spurs vs Newcastle (Sun – 15:30 GMT) TOT 3 – 0 NEW
10. Wolverhampton vs Burnley (Sun – 15:30 GMT) WOL 2 – 0 BUR
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