North London derby offers little hope to prediction paupers

October 30, 2009

It’s that time of the week again. Yes time to humiliate ourselves by hopelessly trying to guess which Liverpool side will turn up, how many players will be out with swine flu and whether Dimitar Berbatov will actually resemble the good player he is supposed to be.

Apart from Mitch Phillips, who downright cheated, last weekend’s Premier League predictions contest was a sad tale of woe for all and this time it looks just as tricky.

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur is always a feisty affair, just ask any North Londoner (not that there will be many on the pitch).

Even avid Spurs fans (you know who you are) would be hard pressed to deny that Arsenal play the most beautiful football in England but Tottenham are seriously threatening to break into that top four this term and what better way to show your worth that to win away at the Gunners.

The derby will be our double pointer for this week. Remember one point for the correct result and a massive five for the correct score.

Below are the running scores for our not-so-expert panel at Reuters Soccer Blog Heights followed by this weekend’s fixtures and our predictions. Please play along in the comments and see if you can rival our top contributors like Chipking, Sean and maid.

Reuters Soccer Blog panel: Patrick Johnston 92, Mitch Phillips 81, Paul Radford 79, Simon Evans 71, Mike Collett 70, Kevin Fylan 66, Miles Evans 63, Julien Pretot 59, Mark Meadows 50, Asia Sports Desk 48, Neil Maidment 44, Justin Palmer 36, Martyn Herman 10, Soxley (newbie) 2

Playing Saturday:

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-2, Paul Radford, Simon Evans 1-2, Mike Collett 2-3, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 3-1, Julien Pretot 3-1, Mark Meadows 1-1, Asia Sports Desk 3-1, Neil Maidment 2-1, Justin Palmer 2-2, Martyn Herman 3-1, Soxley

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 1-1, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 1-2, Mike Collett 0-2, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 2-2, Julien Pretot 0-2, Mark Meadows 1-2, Asia Sports Desk 1-3, Neil Maidment 0-2, Justin Palmer 1-1, Martyn Herman 0-2, Soxley

Burnley v Hull City: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-1, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 3-2, Mike Collett 4-1, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 1-1, Julien Pretot 1-1, Mark Meadows 2-0, Asia Sports Desk 1-2, Neil Maidment 2-0, Justin Palmer 1-1, Martyn Herman 2-1, Soxley

Everton v Aston Villa: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 1-1, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 1-2, Mike Collett 1-2, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 2-2, Julien Pretot 1-1, Mark Meadows 1-1, Asia Sports Desk 1-2, Neil Maidment 1-1, Justin Palmer 2-0, Martyn Herman 2-2, Soxley

Fulham v Liverpool: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-2, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 0-1, Mike Collett 1-2, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 0-1, Julien Pretot 1-2, Mark Meadows 1-1, Asia Sports Desk 1-4, Neil Maidment 1-2, Justin Palmer 2-3, Martyn Herman 2-1, Soxley

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-0, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 2-2, Mike Collett 2-1, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 1-2, Julien Pretot 1-0, Mark Meadows 0-0, Asia Sports Desk 0-1, Neil Maidment 1-2, Justin Palmer 0-0, Martyn Herman 1-1, Soxley

Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-0, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 2-1, Mike Collett 1-1, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 4-1, Julien Pretot 2-1, Mark Meadows 1-1, Asia Sports Desk 1-1, Neil Maidment 3-1, Justin Palmer 3-1, Martyn Herman 0-0, Soxley

Sunderland v West Ham United: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-0, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 2-1, Mike Collett 3-1, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 1-2, Julien Pretot 2-0, Mark Meadows 2-2, Asia Sports Desk 1-1, Neil Maidment 2-2, Justin Palmer 0-1, Martyn Herman 1-2, Soxley

Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 3-1, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 5-0, Mike Collett 3-0, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 2-0, Julien Pretot 4-0, Mark Meadows 2-0, Asia Sports Desk 3-0, Neil Maidment 3-0, Justin Palmer 3-0, Martyn Herman 1-0, Soxley

Playing on Sunday:
Birmingham City v Manchester City: Patrick Johnston , Mitch Phillips 2-1, Paul Radford , Simon Evans 0-2, Mike Collett 1-1, Kevin Fylan , Miles Evans 1-2, Julien Pretot 2-2, Mark Meadows 1-2, Asia Sports Desk 0-3, Neil Maidment 1-3, Justin Palmer 1-2, Martyn Herman 0-3, Soxley

PHOTO: Robbie Keane (L) of Tottenham Hotspur is tackled by Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London February 8, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

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