Matchweek 3 brings another busy weekend of Premier League action, with plenty of interesting fixtures to choose from.
Several teams will be looking to build on their results from the opening two games, while others are already under pressure to get points on the board.
There are some tough fixtures on the schedule this weekend, with a couple of games that could go either way. That makes picking an acca a little trickier than usual.
Still, nobody said this was supposed to be easy. After all, where would be the fun in that?
We’ve had a look through the weekend’s fixtures and picked out four teams we like the look of.
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Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
Saturday, September 5 (7:30 EST / 12:30 GMT)
Newcastle United to win
Newcastle’s start to the season has quietly been rather good, after many predicted otherwise.
A 2-2 draw with Liverpool on the opening weekend showed real character, and Matthias Jaissle followed it up with a 2-0 win at Tottenham that was as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.
Bournemouth, by contrast, have looked a tad shaky. A 2-1 defeat to Manchester City wasn’t a disgrace, but a 1-1 home draw with Everton will have been more concerning given the chances they gave away.
St James’ Park in full voice against a Bournemouth side yet to find their defensive shape looks like a home banker in the making.
Manchester City vs Coventry City
Saturday, September 5 (10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT)
Manchester City to win
Two games, two wins, seven goals scored. Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City have started the season looking just as good as the past.
There were question marks about how they would transition post-Pep, but Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki look like they’re competing to see who can enjoy themselves more.
Coventry City’s return to the Premier League has been considerably less fun.
Frank Lampard’s side have lost both their opening games, including a home defeat to fellow-promoted Hull, and arrive at the Etihad having not yet found the net.
If this were a horse race, the stewards would want a word with the bookmakers. City to win, and probably by a distance.
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Fulham vs Crystal Palace
Saturday, September 5 (10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT)
Fulham to win
This is the trickiest pick of the four, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
Fulham are without a point after two games, losing 3-2 to Chelsea before falling 1-0 at Sunderland.
Not exactly the start Alvaro Arbeloa will have wanted, and question marks over their defensive solidity are starting to build.
The good news is that Crystal Palace look even more fragile.
Pierre Sage’s side lost their opener at Everton, then shipped four at home to Manchester City, and are already being talked about as a side heading for a miserable run without a win.
Two winless teams meeting always carries risk, but Fulham have home advantage and have looked better than Palace.
Fulham to win is the pick here.
Everton vs Manchester United
Sunday, September 6 (9:00 EST / 14:00 GMT)
Manchester United to win
David Moyes’ Everton have made a solid start to the season, beating Crystal Palace on the opening weekend before drawing at Bournemouth.
Four points from two games is nothing to be sniffed at, and Hill Dickinson Stadium hasn’t lost its shine yet.
Manchester United’s season has been more of a rollercoaster.
A chastening 2-0 defeat at newly-promoted Hull City was followed by a five-goal thumping of Ipswich at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes running the show.
Michael Carrick’s side will need the version of themselves that turned up against Ipswich rather than the one that showed up at Hull.
It’s a coin flip on recent form, but United’s attacking players have shown they can hurt anyone when they click, and we’re backing them to edge a tight one on Merseyside.
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