Gold Coast football figures provide their predictions for the English Premier League season

AS English Premier League teams prepare to do battle on the opening weekend of the season, the Bulletinhas asked five Coast football figures to provide their predictions for the season ahead.

WITH the English Premier League kicking off today, the Bulletinhas asked five Gold Coast football figures to provide their predictions for the season ahead.

TEGAN FOSTER

(SOUTHPORT MIDFIELDER)

Favourite Team: Liverpool

Team to Beat: Liverpool

The Dark Horse: Arsenal

Player to Watch: Demarai Gray (Leicester City)

Relegation Certainty: Cardiff City

What excites you most? Liverpool being a big contender for the title. I also find it exciting when the top teams are close in points and I feel that could be the case this season.

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Southport’s Tegan Foster.

ADAM POWELL

(BROADBEACH MIDFIELDER)

Favourite Team: Liverpool

Team to Beat: Manchester City

The Dark Horse: Wolverhampton

Player to Watch: Reuben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)

Relegation Certainty: Cardiff City

What excites you most? Watching teams try to emulate the football Man City and Liverpool played last season. It’s fast, exciting and loads of goals.

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Broadbeach’s Adam Powell.

CASSANDRA ZAFFINA

(GC UNITED GOALKEEPER)

Favourite Team: Man United

Team to Beat: Liverpool

The Dark Horse: Fulham

Player to Watch: Alisson (Liverpool)

Relegation Certainty: Southampton

What excites you most? Seeing how Matt Ryan and Aaron Mooy go this season. They’ve had one season in the EPL and absolutely smashed it but can they back it up?

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Gold Coast United’s Cassandra Zaffina. Picture: Glenn Hampson

MICHAEL THWAITE

(FORMER SOCCEROO)

Favourite Team: Liverpool

Team to Beat: Manchester City

The Dark Horse: Everton

Player to Watch: Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool)

Relegation Certainty: Wolverhampton

What excites you most? Watching Mohamed Salah get Liverpool to the Champions League again.

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Former Socceroo Michael Thwaite. Picture: Pasco Rogato

JEMIMA LOCKLEY

(MUDGEERABA STRIKER)

Favourite Team: Man United

Team to Beat: Manchester City

The Dark Horse: Arsenal

Player to Watch: Alexis Sanchez (Man United)

Relegation Certainty: Fulham

What excites you most? Definitely interested to see how Arsenal goes this season with some talented new signings.

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Mudgeeraba’s Jemima Lockley. Picture: Richard Gosling