Take on our experts

Premier Showdown - Aug 13-15

August 15, 2011

Premier Showdown is back for another season - as each week one reader attempts to show our pundits they know more about the Premier League fixtures.

Tommy Smyth is our current champion after holding on to win the title on the final day from Dale. Can you help the ROTW return to former glories after two poor seasons?

Taking on our so-called experts this weekend is Mark Bassant as we make a very rare visit to Trinidad for Showdown.

Mark tells us: "I am 34 years old and I am a Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist and a huge fan of the English Premier League as well as the Spanish and Italian leagues.

"I read every and anything that encompasses football on a golbal scale. Manchester United has always proven itself as a cut above the rest. Hence the reason I follow them so passionately.

"I certainly believe there will be some surprises on the opening weekend with some draws. If I had to call it no doubt the team that starts off having it the easiset is Manchester City and they'll certainly be hoping to put as many as they can past Swansea into that old onion bag, as Tommy says."

For each round of matches we invite someone to represent the Rest of the World and take on Press Pass' Tommy Smyth and ESPNsoccernet journalist Dale Johnson in our predictions game.

Points are then awarded as follows:
• Three points for a correct result and scoreline
• One point for a correct result

After the weekend's scores are in and the Showdown result has been worked out, the winning pundit receives three points for their season's total. Should the challenger win, the total is added to the Rest of the World tally. In the case of a draw, the points are shared.

Match Dale Tommy Mark Result
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 2-1 1-1 1-2
Fulham v Aston Villa 2-1 2-2 2-2 0-0
Liverpool v Sunderland 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-1
Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers 2-1 0-2 2-1 0-4
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton n/a n/a n/a P-P
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City 2-2 1-1 3-1 1-1
Newcastle United v Arsenal 3-2 0-2 2-2 0-0
Stoke City v Chelsea 1-1 0-3 1-1 0-0
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United 0-2 0-4 1-3 1-2
Manchester City v Swansea City 4-0 3-0 4-0 4-0
POINTS --> --> --> 9 7 7

Sergio Aguero super show helps Dale win the first round of the new season!

Table after Round 1
Dale: 3
Tommy: 0
Rest of the World: 0

Final table 2010-11
Tommy: 46.5
Dale: 45
Rest of the World: 22.5

Best week's total of season: 13, Tommy Smyth (from eight fixtures).

So do you think you can beat the best of the best? Now is your chance to find out!

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