Premier League Preview: Sep 15-17th 2018

Watford vs Manchester United, 1730 (GMT +1) on Saturday

Romelu Lukaku scored twice last time out against Burnley

Watford, like Chelsea and Liverpool, have won their first four games of the season. But unlike those two giants of English football, the fact they have done so is somewhat inexplicable. A remarkable comeback win against Tottenham last time out showed that their form wasn't a flash in the pan. Eagle-eyed stats checkers have spotted that Watford's start to the season has been identical to Leicester's in the season they won the title, so make of that what you will.

Man United suffered a shocking loss to Brighton and a thumping one to Tottenham in back to back games, but seem to have righted the ship somewhat with a convincing takedown of Burnley in their last outing. However, many fans remain unconvinced by manager Jose Mourinho, who has come into a lot of criticism for his style of play. He doesn't really care about that though, and knows that he will only really be judged on results, so that is what he needs to change.

Prediction: Watford 2 - 2 Manchester United

Wolves vs Burnley, 1330 (GMT +1) on Sunday

Wolves were touted by many as serious challengers this season, with a top half finish all but assured. After failing to dispatch a ten man Everton in their opening game the heat cooled on them a little bit, and they were then beaten soundly by Leicester. Since then they've drawn at home to Man City and beaten West Ham on the road so they are starting to show signs that they're getting used to the Premier League.

Burnley had the season of their lives last year, with 7th place getting them a spot in the qualifiers for the Europa League. The qualifying campaign, during which they beat Aberdeen and Bursaspor and came close to knocking out Olympiacos in the playoff round, appeared to be taking it out of them in the domestic league, with only one point on the board so far. With that out of the way they can finally concentrate on moving up the table again, but I don't think Wolves will make it easy for them.

Prediction: Wolves 2 - 0 Burnley