And it’s not great news for Newcastle

Match of the Day’s sourest pundit has managed to raise himself again from his weary, seen-it-all-before slouch to post his predictions for the weekend’s Premier League games on the BBC. Say what you like about the saracastic old moaner, he does some pretty fancy work when it comes to picking winners. This week he nailed seven of the ten games.

This week he’s going for Sunderland to win at Derby, United at Fulham, Chelsea at West Ham and Liverpool at Bolton; City to beat Wigan and Boro to beat Reading, then Arsenal/Villa; Birmingham/Tottenham, Newcastle/Blackburn and Everton/Pompey to end in draws.

I’m going Sunderland to win at Derby, United to win at Fulham, West Ham to beat Chelsea (what with Chelsea all stirred up and all), Liverpool to win at Bolton, City over Wigan, Boro/Reading draw, Arsenal over Villa, Birmingham over Tottenham, Blackburn over Newcastle, Everton over Pompey.

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The BBC’s most bitter pundit reckons Birmingham are going to have their way with Arsenal. Agree?

The BBC’s very own Nostradamus of football, mystic Mark Lawrenson, has had his palms crossed with silver again, and after placing his enormous jewelled turban squarely on his head, has issued his weekly vision of the Premier League results. To his credit, he has broken with the pundits’ code of utter conformity, and has dared suggest Birmingham will turn Arsenal over. Most audacious, your All-Seeingness!

If you’d like to have a go at outwitting the sour one, here are his “visions.” Leave your thoughts in the comments box.

Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1

Fulham 1 West Ham 1

Liverpool 2 Boro 0

Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 0

Wigan 2 Derby 0

Newcastle 0 Man Utd 2

Reading 2 Villa 1

Blackburn 2 Bolton 1

Man City 1 Everton 0

(Carling Final) Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0