Geddes expert Football Tips

Arsenal are clear favourites to win this match. They are the current champions against a newly promoted team. Arsenal are one of the favourites to retain the Premier League trophy, and I feel they will start the season at home with a positive win. They will be far too strong for Coventry in every aspect, and I expect a comfortable home victory.

Man Utd are likely set to get off to a good start this season. They have a much better squad than Hull and will likely dominate this match from start to finish. United are likely to field a very strong team, and I feel this will be too much for Hull. I feel Man Utd will go on to a comfortable win.

Everton have beaten Crystal Palace at home in three of the last four occasions. Everton have quite hard fixtures following this match, so I feel they will need to pick up three points against Palace as they may find it hard to pick up any more points in the games to come. This will likely be a tight match, but I slightly edge Everton to win.

I feel this could be a slight banana skin for City playing Bournemouth in their first game of the season. These two teams drew towards the end of the season, and City have shown over previous seasons that they start slowly into seasons and don't always get off to the best starts. From this, I predict a draw in this match.

This is the first game of the season for both teams. I feel both sides will spend most parts of the match feeling the other team out and not commit going forward too much. I feel both teams will be reserved, and this will make for a slow, ponderous match. From this, I predict a draw in this match.

Newcastle are notoriously known for being hard to beat at home. Liverpool have scraped victories at St James' Park in recent seasons but haven't looked good doing so. Newcastle have lost some key players, but I still think they will give Liverpool a run for their money. I feel this will be a tight match with very little separating the two clubs, and when it's all said and done, this fixture will end in a draw.

Chelsea are down to one game a week this season. This will be the first competitive match under their new manager. Chelsea have beaten Fulham in two of the last three meetings between the teams. I feel Chelsea will be extra motivated to win this match to get off to a good start under their manager, and I believe they will win the match.