{"id":14647,"date":"2023-12-28T17:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T22:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/premier-league-festive-predictions-chris-sutton-v-future-islands-frontman-and-everton-fan-samuel-t-herring\/28\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T22:23:26","slug":"premier-league-festive-predictions-chris-sutton-v-future-islands-frontman-and-everton-fan-samuel-t-herring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/premier-league-festive-predictions-chris-sutton-v-future-islands-frontman-and-everton-fan-samuel-t-herring\/28\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League festive predictions: Chris Sutton v Future Islands frontman and Everton fan Samuel T Herring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manchester United’s defeat at West Ham on Saturday was their 13th of the season, so is it still a surprise when Erik ten Hag’s side are beaten?<\/span><\/p>\n

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BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton predicted a Hammers victory and, from a total of 45,000 votes, so did 47% of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“I get a load of grief every time I say Manchester United will lose,” said Sutton.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t understand why, because it keeps happening. You can probably guess how I think they will get on against Aston Villa on Tuesday, too.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the fixtures over the festive period on 26, 27 and 28 December, he takes on <\/span>Samuel T Herring, frontman of Baltimore-based synth-pop band Future Islands and an Everton fan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Future Islands’ new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, is released on 26 January.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Future Islands have released six previous studio albums. Their most recent, 2020’s As Long As You Are, reached number 10 in the charts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

American Herring <\/span>has been an Everton fan since 2013<\/span><\/a> when he started watching the Premier League. <\/span><\/p>\n

One of the reasons he chose the Toffees is because he wanted to follow a team without an ego, and he feels manager Sean Dyche has reinforced that identity since taking charge at the start of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There is no pretention about the way we play, which is probably quite a rare thing in the game,” Herring explained. “Although I guess that also comes with most teams who are fighting at the bottom of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It just feels like Dyche is the kind of manager who gets people to tick all the boxes – the players know they have to do this and work hard every day if we are going to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We don’t have superstars – Romelu Lukaku was probably the last guy who had that aura, but even then he was just a kid when he was with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

“More recently Richarlison had a bit of that ego, but he was also still a fighter – and without ego you have to create a team where everyone is on the same level, to build upwards, and Dyche has done that so well.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s all so positive. We are so well drilled now, it feels like Dyche has brought in this militaristic routine for the team – the kind of set-up where players get docked wages if their shoe laces are tied the wrong way and stuff like that.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sometimes I think it’s easy to forget as a fan when you get mad at a player for not doing something right that they are just a 22-year-old kid – these are young men and women who are still need in guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n

“And I just see Dyche as a fantastic guide. The sort of guy who would be telling his players that they need to make their bed and brush their teeth when they get up, because that’s how you start the day right.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is those kind of things that took me until I was 26 or 27 to figure out – that if I want to be a productive human, I have to start the day productively. You know, tidy up, don’t leave the dirty dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That’s the kind of message Dyche is getting to the team to get the best out of them in every way.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Herring, who is well known for his extravagant dance moves on stage, made his acting debut this year opposite LaKeith Stanfield in Apple TV series The Changeling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dyche is known for his eclectic musical tastes and love of a live gig, so Herring is hoping he comes to see Future Islands when they are back in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everton legend Leighton Baines is already a fan, along with the club’s former head of medicine, Danny Donachie.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are going to start touring differently to how we have toured in the past,” Herring added. “We are not going to be playing as many shows because we are getting old and I can’t do high kicks for an hour and a half any more, five times a week.<\/span><\/p>\n

“So there are going to be less shows, but Dyche definitely needs to come to one of them. If he wants to bring like a plus-20 with him too, then that is fine!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Herring is hoping to be back at Goodison soon himself too. His last visit was for the <\/span>dramatic draw with Tottenham<\/span><\/a> in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I got to go on the pitch beforehand, for an interview, and Danny [Donachie] introduced me to some of the training staff and I got to go over to the dugout too,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I didn’t get to meet any of the players because they were all warming up but I still felt like a little kid. I was just beaming.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Then I got to watch the game with Danny and he was laughing at me the whole time because I was yelling, ‘it’s a foul’ and he was just saying ‘no, it’s definitely not!’. It was great fun – he was calling me Ted Lasso because I was using the wrong terms when I was talking about the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Danny knows the game so well, because he grew up in it, so I learned a lot. When Abdoulaye Doucoure got sent off, he was telling me that Harry Kane was going to score and break all our hearts and then five minutes later he put away a penalty. I was like, ‘I hate that you knew that would happen!’.<\/span><\/p>\n

“But right at the end Michael Keane scored late for us – from deep, very deep! The whole place went crazy and it was the perfect way to finish an amazing day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Sutton and Samuel T Herring were speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
When?<\/span><\/td>\nResult<\/span><\/td>\nSutton<\/span><\/td>\nSam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TUESDAY, 26 DECEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n
Newcastle v Nott’m Forest<\/span><\/td>\n1-3<\/span><\/td>\n2-0<\/span><\/td>\n2-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bournemouth v Fulham<\/span><\/td>\n3-0<\/span><\/td>\n2-1<\/span><\/td>\n2-2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheff Utd v Luton<\/span><\/td>\n2-3<\/span><\/td>\n1-0<\/span><\/td>\n0-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burnley v Liverpool<\/span><\/td>\n0-2<\/span><\/td>\n0-3<\/span><\/td>\n1-0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Man Utd v Aston Villa<\/span><\/td>\n3-2<\/span><\/td>\n0-1<\/span><\/td>\n2-3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WEDNESDAY, 27 DECEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n
Brentford v Wolves<\/span><\/td>\n1-4<\/span><\/td>\n2-0<\/span><\/td>\n1-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea v Crystal Palace<\/span><\/td>\n2-1<\/span><\/td>\n2-1<\/span><\/td>\n1-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Everton v Man City<\/span><\/td>\n1-3<\/span><\/td>\n1-1<\/span><\/td>\n2-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THURSDAY, 28 DECEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n
Brighton v Tottenham<\/span><\/td>\n4-2<\/span><\/td>\n2-3<\/span><\/td>\n2-2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal v West Ham<\/span><\/td>\n0-2<\/span><\/td>\n3-0<\/span><\/td>\n3-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth <\/span>10<\/strong> points. The exact score earns<\/span> 40<\/strong> points.<\/span><\/p>\n

SUTTON’S PREDICTIONS<\/h3>\n

All matches kick off at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

TUESDAY, 26 DECEMBER<\/h3>\n

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Newcastle 1-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h3>\n

Eddie Howe needs a win here because Newcastle’s run of results is becoming a worry. Including their defeat on penalties to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, they have lost five of their past six games in all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not quite the case where they need to stop the rot, but fighting on a few fronts has clearly taken its toll.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their home form in the Premier League is still strong, however, and I am sure being back at St James’ Park will help them out again.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s going to be interesting to see how quickly new boss Nuno Espirito Santo can make his mark at Forest because they could soon find themselves in the thick of the relegation scrap.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sutton’s prediction: <\/strong>2-0<\/span><\/p>\n

Samuel’s prediction:<\/strong> Forest have got Nuno, but they are still kind of depleted though… but then so are Newcastle. 2-1<\/span><\/p>\n

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