Sutton's opening-weekend predictions v The Courteeners frontman Liam Fray

A caller season, and a caller situation for BBC Sport's prediction master Chris Sutton.

Sutton faced disconnected against a impermanent for each of nan 38 crippled weeks successful 2023-24 and triumphed 21-10 (with 7 draws) to unafraid his 2nd predictions title successful a row.

He will person a impermanent each week this clip too, but now you tin find retired if you tin do immoderate better.

You tin make your ain people predictions below, and past spot which scoreline is nan astir popular. That will beryllium utilized to cipher your points full to comparison pinch Sutton and his guests.

"I americium hoping to get much of a situation from you lot," Sutton said. "Last play it turned into a spot of a canter for maine - I've conscionable been excessively good."

A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop last people earns 40 points.

Sutton's force for nan opening information of games is The Courteeners frontman Liam Fray.

Liam is simply a Manchester United instrumentality who is emotion excited astir nan caller play nether Erik 10 Hag.

"We person been truthful unlucky to prime up much injuries, but pinch these caller signings we look for illustration we mean business," he told BBC Sport.

"What we person done successful nan transportation marketplace feels a batch much master and thought retired than it has done successful erstwhile years. The only rumor is that everyone other looks bully too!

"Look, we person to amended connected eighth spot from past year, we simply person to, but location are a batch of teams who for illustration america are vying for 4th spot truthful it is going to beryllium very difficult.

"We arguably sewage distant pinch eighth because of nan number of precocious goals we scored - we had Scott McTominay to convey for a fewer of those, and I really dream he stays.

"But we person decidedly sewage capable value now and nan return of Jadon Sancho is going to beryllium absorbing arsenic well.

"There is simply a very bully subordinate there, and we person not really seen it astatine United. You ne'er cognize - if Ten Hag starts playing him and it clicks for Sancho past we person sewage different talented attacker successful our squad.

"On nan ground of past year, and I person to beryllium honest, my bosom says we tin make nan apical 4 this time, but my caput says no.

"But let's see. I americium ever optimistic and we will find retired much erstwhile nan play starts, we get players backmost from wounded and we spot really it each fits together."

The first play of nan play is ever tricky to foretell for various reasons, and pinch Manchester United I really don't cognize what to expect. I americium not going to springiness them a triumph conscionable because they are Manchester United and person had immoderate awesome teams successful nan past, put it that way.

They won nan FA Cup last pinch a bully capacity against Manchester City, but they vanished eighth successful nan Premier League and their head Erik 10 Hag will beryllium nether unit from nan off.

I retrieve their commencement to past play erstwhile they hit Wolves successful their first crippled but were very unconvincing, and this clip performances are really important for Ten Hag, arsenic good arsenic results.

Fulham sold Joao Palhinha to Bayern Munich successful nan summer, and nan likes of Tosin Adarabioyo, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Willian and Tim Ream person each near too.

They had a beautiful decent play past clip retired and, though their results did driblet disconnected successful nan past mates of months of nan campaign, they won astatine Old Trafford successful February.

I tin spot them getting thing this time, too. I tin only guidelines these predictions connected what I spot and I person not seen capable bully performances from United nether Ten Hag to person immoderate assurance successful them playing well.

Ten Hag has made a fewer caller signings but they will miss injured striker Rasmus Hojlund up front, and they request to show they tin power this benignant of crippled astatine home.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Liam's prediction: I americium going, and it will beryllium bully to get backmost successful location and perceive everyone singing. It is simply a large rustle to beryllium without Hojlund who had really recovered his shape astatine nan extremity of past season, and looks truthful fearless. I still deliberation we will triumph though, and I don't really attraction really - getting 3 points is nan astir important thing. 2-0

Liam connected Ten Hag: I really for illustration him and I americium gladsome he stayed. I would for illustration to deliberation that moreover if results are not awesome to statesman with, nan owners who stuck by Ten Hag successful nan summertime will return into information nan injuries we person sewage and springiness him immoderate time.

I emotion nan occupation Ipswich leader Kieran McKenna has done, pinch back-to-back promotions, and they person brought a fewer players in, including goalkeeper Arijanet Muric from Burnley. Kalvin Phillips is group to motion connected indebtedness for nan play too.

The measurement they commencement nan play is going to beryllium truthful important to get immoderate assurance and a foothold successful nan apical flight, arsenic it is pinch each nan promoted clubs, and Ipswich person sewage it reliable because aft facing Liverpool they spell to nan Etihad Stadium adjacent weekend.

Liverpool person not signed anyone yet nether caller leader Arne Slot but their firepower is unthinkable and I don't spot Ipswich keeping them out.

Ipswich were really brave pinch their playing style successful nan Championship but this is different measurement up, and it is simply a large one. I reckon they will score, but Liverpool will get more.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

Liam's prediction: I've heard Ipswich are rather gung-ho and a bully watch, but I don't cognize really that will activity retired for them successful nan Premier League. I can't spot thing different than a Liverpool win. 0-2

Many group are tipping Arsenal to triumph nan Premier League and successful immoderate ways I understand why, but their title hopes really travel down to what Manchester City do, and if they dip aliases not.

Mikel Arteta's broadside tin not do overmuch much than past season, erstwhile they took nan title title to nan last day, but they really request to get disconnected to a flyer. I deliberation they will.

Wolves were different squad who faded severely successful nan last fewer weeks of past play but their manager, Gary O'Neil, still exceeded expectations aft taking complaint only days earlier it started.

He has sewage immoderate activity to do connected his squad because they still request to switch Pedro Neto and Max Kilman, who some near successful nan summer, and this is simply a reliable crippled for them to footwear disconnected with.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Liam's prediction: A fewer group look to deliberation it is going to beryllium Arsenal's twelvemonth this year, but I tin ne'er spot past Manchester City. Like City, Arsenal mightiness beryllium missing a fewer players who are conscionable backmost successful training aft nan Euros but they should triumph this one. 2-1

Everyone will beryllium watching this to spot what marque of shot Brighton play nether their caller head Fabian Hurzeler, and if he has tweaked it compared to their style nether Roberto de Zerbi.

If nan Seagulls players are still settling into a caller strategy past it decidedly helps Everton. We cognize that they will beryllium battle-hardened nether Sean Dyche and I conscionable wonderment if nan Toffees will person excessively overmuch nous for them.

Dyche ever seems to person been fighting fires since taking complete but without past season's points deductions they would person been successful mid-table for astir of nan run and that's wherever I deliberation they will extremity up this time.

This is Everton's past play astatine Goodison Park, and I americium expecting them to commencement it pinch a location win.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Liam's prediction: I americium mates pinch Everton keeper Jordan Pickford truthful I person sewage to backmost them here, he won't beryllium happy if I don't! I emotion watching him for England but he encapsulates his nine truthful overmuch because he has sewage truthful overmuch characteristic and spirit, truthful I dream for his liking they get disconnected to a half-decent start. 2-1

This is different reliable crippled for 1 of nan promoted sides.

Newcastle person sewage immoderate value players and they are besides specified a powerful, beingness and relentless outfit.

Southampton will cognize what is coming, but I americium not judge they will beryllium capable to extremity it happening.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Liam's prediction: I heard a Southampton instrumentality talking precocious astir whether they would alternatively beryllium astatine nan apical of nan Championship aliases successful nan Premier League getting trounced each week and he said he preferred to beryllium successful nan Championship. I tin understand why - I person gone for Newcastle to triumph this rather easy and it won't beryllium overmuch nosy for Southampton if it turns retired for illustration this each nan clip - hopefully it won't. 3-0

I was wondering really Bournemouth would switch Dominic Solanke's goals and past nan news collapsed astir them bringing successful Brazil striker Evanilson from Porto, which is an breathtaking signing for their fans.

Things person been comparatively quiet astatine Nottingham Forest compared to what usually happens pinch nan ins and outs location each summer, and hopefully location will beryllium little play erstwhile nan play starts too.

I supported Forest arsenic a boy truthful I ever want them to do well, and I do deliberation they will ace nan Premier League eventually, and person a smoother ride. Maybe it will beryllium this year.

Bournemouth won 3-2 astatine nan City Ground successful December, pinch Solanke completing his hat-trick pinch a stoppage-time victor aft Forest had been reduced to 10 men conscionable 23 minutes into Nuno Espirito Santo's first crippled arsenic Forest boss.

I don't spot this crippled having rather truthful galore thrills and spills, and I americium going for Forest to separator it.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Liam's prediction: Forest are going to beryllium bobbing astir nan relegation area again and I fancy an distant triumph here. Bournemouth will miss Solanke but they played immoderate bully shot past season. 1-2

I for illustration what West Ham person done successful nan transportation marketplace this summertime and I americium really excited astir seeing Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug successful nan Premier League.

Fullkrug is an old-fashioned, throwback, type of striker but he tin finish.

Style-wise, nan Hammers will beryllium backmost to nan 'West Ham way' nether caller leader Julen Lopetegui, which is what their fans wanted. Expectations are precocious truthful let's spot really they get on.

For Aston Villa, nan mobility is whether they tin deed nan heights of past play again.

It is going to beryllium difficult for them to harvester a top-four situation pinch Champions League shot erstwhile that gets started, and location mightiness beryllium immoderate bumps successful nan road.

This is simply a difficult 1 to telephone because location are reasons to backmost some teams, truthful I americium going to spell pinch a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Liam's prediction: I for illustration watching Villa - I deliberation John McGinn is superb - but some of these teams are going to person bully seasons. 1-2

England striker Ivan Toney is still astatine Brentford and who knows really that will cookware out.

They will beryllium good if Toney does leave, because they carried a threat for truthful agelong without him past play anyway, and I for illustration nan equilibrium successful their team.

Crystal Palace ended past play really good nether Oliver Glasner but I americium not judge really they will style up this time.

Jean-Philippe Mateta has been astatine nan Olympics, Michael Olise has left, while Marc Guehi and Joachim Anderesen could beryllium sold arsenic good - truthful we could beryllium seeing a very different Palace.

We will person to hold to spot really things settee down for some sides but, successful nan meantime, this is different crippled pinch tie written each complete it.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Liam's prediction: I deliberation some teams will beryllium beautiful attacking truthful I tin spot a fewer goals. 2-2

Several of Manchester City's stars won't play astatine all, because they only returned to training this week, but nan likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Bernado Silva will beryllium capable to play much minutes aft featuring arsenic precocious substitutes successful nan Community Shield.

I person nary thought what to expect from Chelsea, and I don't moreover cognize what nan nine is trying to do anymore.

Is their privilege to build a squad to triumph trophies, aliases is location immoderate different business strategy going on?

Chelsea person sewage immoderate talented players and Cole Palmer will person a opportunity again against his erstwhile club, but I still deliberation City will find a measurement to triumph it.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Liam's prediction: It pains maine to opportunity it but I can't spot thing different than different City victory. They are conscionable truthful strong. 0-2

I americium proceeding a batch of delirium astir Tottenham and really their head Ange Postecoglou 'needs a bully start' to nan caller campaign. I don't understand why he is nether unit now astatine nan commencement of his 2nd season.

The Spurs fans were saturated and fed up each play nether Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, but they were entertained past play and almost made nan apical 4 excessively - each without Harry Kane.

Nobody tin reason that Ange did not make progress, truthful why is he being questioned? It feels for illustration group are waiting for him to fail, and I deliberation that is profoundly unfair.

I don't deliberation it will fuss Postecoglou, though. He will conscionable plough done it. He has managed for a agelong clip and has had immense success.

I americium expecting Spurs to person different bully play nether him, particularly now they person signed Solanke, which looks for illustration an astute spot of business.

Leicester will beryllium well-organised nether Steve Cooper, and they astir apt guidelines nan champion chance of staying up retired of nan 3 promoted clubs, but I deliberation Spurs will beryllium excessively beardown for them.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

Liam's prediction: I for illustration Ange a batch and I emotion watching James Maddison too. Maybe Solanke could bring nan champion retired of Son Heung-min again, and I spot Spurs arsenic being a large threat to United getting fourth. 0-2