BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Bank of Dave 2 stars Rory Kinnear and Dave Fishwick with his predictions for this week's midweek Premier League fixtures.
Nottingham Forest are already this season's Premier League surprise package but could they upset leaders Liverpool again in Tuesday's top of the table clash?"Forest - who I may have mentioned before were my boyhood team - are absolutely flying with seven straight wins in all competitions. Of course they will think they can get something out of this game too."
"He still supports Hibs, and we have been to a few Hibs-Celtic games together, so it now provides a nice little rivalry within the family."for Radio 4 when the Three Lions reached the final of Euro 2020 and Euro 2024, but he admits his international allegiances are "complicated"."I support Scotland over England, Ireland over England and, if Ireland and Scotland play each other, I want it to be a draw.
He is now an investor in the Championship club and is friends with the Clarets' American owner, Alan Pace. "He said he had his shorts on and I said, well you will look good in them then. I told him to bring a football, and there he is. He's in it, how cool is that?" Manchester City, meanwhile, are starting to build some better form again, and their big win over Salford City at the weekend was their third in a row.
It was a masterstroke from myself, and my assistant, because he scored twice in their last Premier League game against West Ham. Bournemouth, who have gone eight league games unbeaten, are in much better form and I feel like I have doubted them too often when I have made my predictions this season. Graham Potter's aim will be to win his first home game as West Ham boss, but I am not sure where his side's goals are going to come from.
The Forest defence has been formidable and 'The Wood Chopper' up front has been superb. The likes of Morgan Gibbs-White have really impressed me as well. This might be a period where they do stumble a bit but the teams below them are going to have to really sustain their push. With Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton have got players who can hold them together at the back, but Moyes' conundrum is to increase their attacking threat, and that is going to be a struggle, especially in these early days.
It won't be easy for the Foxes. Crystal Palace have been much improved in the past few weeks and have built a bit of momentum after only losing one of their past nine league games. Arsenal have had a bad week and right now it looks like Tottenham have a better chance of winning a trophy this season than they do.
Of course this derby is really important to Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham in their situation, but the expansive way they play means it is tall order to expect an unfamiliar defence and new goalkeeper to step up again. It goes without saying their home form has not been great but after beating Bristol Rovers on Sunday they have now won their past two match at Portman Road, which will give them a bit more confidence for this game too.The Seagulls put four goals past the Canaries at Carrow Road in the FA Cup at the weekend - I was right about that prediction even if it pained me to say it - and I have a feeling their eight-game winless run in the league ends here.
I don't want to devalue what United did against Arsenal or Liverpool but they were games where the expectation was not on them to get results.
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