Bollocks. What a nightmare. The effort is there but sadly the quality is just a little off still. Too many unforced errors and a lack of creativity around the box. At least all the Harry Kane fanboys will be happy but I don't get him at all. He does nothing. The only reason he scores goals is because of Son. He certainly doesn't exactly run around or trackback.....anyway.....let's get on with it.....

@nathen007's Prediction

This is the big game of the weekend I guess and it looks like a close one to me. Chelsea and City sit on the same points just 3 places apart in the table but City have a huge 2 games in hand. City despite their position are playing well and Chelsea are playing well at home but struggling away. The other factor here is Covid with a number of City players excluded due to being in quarantine. A tricky one to call but I'm going for 2-2 draw with Chelsea's Timo Werner popping up to end his goal drought.

Simply write the name of the FIRST GOALSCORER and the CORRECT SCORE as a comment. Competition closes 5 minutes before kick-off which is 16.30 GMT.

EARLY KICK-OFF - GET YOUR PREDICTIONS IN EARLY

The Small Print

In the first goalscorer competition, own goals do not count. In the correct score competition, it's the score after 90mins. Extra time and penalties do not count and the pot for each competition will roll-over if there is no winner. If more than one person chooses the same first goalscorer or correct score, the prize is shared and everyone gets a little upvote! It seems I also need to add, one entry per person. Don't forget the new rule that only people with a rep of 45 or above are eligible to enter unless they have been approved. The bonus will be added to any winnings ONLY if Leeds United win and/or Man U lose and all payouts will never exceed 50% of post payout. Other bonuses paid out at my discretion.

And the winners were.....

All the Harry Kane fanboys of which there were a few of you all sharing the 5000 Pot! No one actually predicted the 3-0 scoreline however so that pot rolls upwards!
Well done to @amr008.sports, @hykss.sports, @marvinix, @bitandi and @anderssinho who all got Kane and pick up 1500 each including their appearance fees.
500 token appearance fees go to @lebey1, @jfang003, @monsterbuster, @friendlymoose and new player @hirohurl .
@chrisparis missed the team bus but gets a 100 bonus anyway!

That's it for today's post, team. It's really brilliant to see more new players joining in. As always, good luck tonight and a huge thank-you for creating some engagement and playing along. Have a wonderful New Year and stay healthy and happy.

Marching On Together (to Crawley in the FA Cup on Saturday)

@nathen007