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AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma scored as 10-man Brighton continued their best start to a top-flight season. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome.
ARSENAL 3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0 Arsenal got their title challenge back on track to secure a first win in five Premier League matches. Well done to Jorash63 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 23 got the outcome.
ASTON VILLA 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Villa twice came from behind to earn a draw, but they stretch their winless run to six in all competitions. Nobody got this spot-on, and only Daniel and Lewis_1 had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Villa, with a massive 14 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MANCHESTER CITY 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4 James Maddison scored twice as Tottenham romped to victory over a City side that has now lost five games in a row, in all competitions, for the first time since 2006. An incredible night that saw the end of City's 52-match unbeaten record at the Etihad Stadium, stretching back to just before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for City, and the other 3 predicted a draw.
MILLWALL 1 SUNDERLAND 1 Substitute Femi Azeez’s first Millwall goal in the 93rd minute rescued a point for the Lions against Sunderland, who returned to the top of the Championship. That late goal was great news for the 10 who got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 NORWICH CITY 2 The Hawthorns saw more goals today than in West Broms previous seven home games put together this season, but they got a fourth home draw in a row, as Norwich take their winless run to seven games. Nobody had this spot-on, and only Daniel got the outcome. The other 24 predicted a win for West Brom.
BOLTON WANDERERS 2 BLACKPOOL 1 Ex-U's loanee Aaron Collins scored a 94th minute winner as Bolton came from behind to beat Blackpool. That late goal was good news for the 8 who got this spot-on, and the 13 who had the outcome.
BARNSLEY 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 A first-half goal from Thelo Aasgaard was enough to give Wigan victory with their only shot on target. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only BFG got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Barnsley.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 Northampton and Cambridge played out a blustery bore draw as Storm Bert swept through Sixfields. Well done to Lewis_1 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Northampton, who only had one shot on target.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 0 Another bore draw that sends Carlisle to the bottom of League 2. A final game this week without a 3 pointer, but 5 did get the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Doncaster.
What an incredible week this was, thanks to an intriguing set of fixtures picked by this weeks guest basher2010. Though after only getting the one outcome himself, probably not the word he would have used. It was a set of fixtures that on paper had eight "good things", and they were all appropriately well supported, but only Arsenal and Bolton read the script, This lead to five games failing to have a 3 pointer, but thanks to added time goals from Bournemouth, Millwall and Bolton, we ended with a very decent 28 spot-ons in total. With the help from those late goals, Jorash63 got an amazing four 3 pointers, the wins for Brighton, Arsenal and Bolton and the Millwall 1-1 to give him a brilliant 12 points. In a week like this that should have been more than enough to be the weeks top scorer, but it only got him a share of that honour, as Daniel came out best of the eight who had two 3 pointers, with the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1, and a very impressive six outcomes, to also give him a brilliant 12 points. Most noteworthy of the others to have two 3 pointers were burnsieespana, who said "Bit like our beloved club struggling to get wins". Well on a day when the U's finally got 3 points, he goes one better by getting two, the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1. He also had three outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points. Matching that excellent total was Lewis_1, who got the Millwall and Northampton draws spot-on, and three outcomes. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was durham_exile, who got the Millwall 1-1 and three outcomes to give a decent 6 points. After going 108 games this season without one ending 2-2, just like London buses, two came along at once this week.
Happy Cup All the details for the 2nd Round are now available on the separate Happy Cup thread.
U'sual Champions League Only 5 weeks and 34 games to go before we know who this seasons qualifiers are. The member currently in that important eleventh qualifying position is Sector4 with his 68 points. But things are so tight it is only on the first to post rule from wessex_exile.
In the Premier Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on has now given blueeagle 20 of them for the season. That is halfway to the 40 he requires to create a new record, and with well over half the season still to go, that record is very much on. His lead was reduced by a couple of points as mfb_cufc got the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on. A solid 5 points, that included having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, kept thrillseeker in third. The brilliant week for Daniel moved him up a couple of places to a season high fourth, as he continued his good recent run, that has seen him get more points over the last six weeks than anyone in either division. After getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, RSCOSWORTH moves up a couple of places, and back into the top half. Another to have the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on was ghughes11, and it was enough to get him out of the relegation zone, after spending the last five weeks there. Despite getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Brighton 2-1, it couldn't stop oxfcolu dropping into the bottom three for the first time this season. The excellent week for burnsieespana moved him off the bottom after spending the lat nine weeks there. He is repaced by concordman, despite him getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Bolton 2-1.
In Division One Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on enabled noah4x4 to remain top for the second week running. The decent week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, moved him up three places, and back into the other automatic spot again. The decent week for durham_exile moved him up a place to third. The excellent week for Lewis_1 moved him up a couple of places, to equal his season high fourth. The final two play-off places are occupied by bwildered and wessex_exile. A decent week for Blue4U2, with the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, kept him in seventh, and still 2 points within the play-offs. The brilliant week for Jorash63 moved him up four places to eighth, and only 4 points from the play-offs. His highest position since Week 1. A good five outcomes moved BFG up a couple of places to ninth.
THE TABLES (116 out of 280 played) (Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 17 Fixtures It is time for the FA Cup 2nd Round. We will keep those fixtures for the Happy Cup, so it is 6 games from the Premier League and Championship.
BRENTFORD v LEICESTER CITY CRYSTAL PALACE v NEWCASTLE UNITED WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v AFC BOURNEMOUTH COVENTRY CITY v CARDIFF CITY STOKE CITY v BURNLEY SWANSEA CITY v PORTSMOUTH
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 ARSENAL 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0 ASTON VILLA 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 MANCHESTER CITY 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 MILLWALL 1 SUNDERLAND 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 NORWICH CITY 0 BOLTON WANDERERS 2 BLACKPOOL 1 BARNSLEY 2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 CARLISLE UNITED 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 2
Thanks ghughes, and all the best to you. You will be pleased to know my Cup record is nothing special. 😊 Anything can happen in a one off game, especially with the hard to predict results in the FA Cup.
BRACKLEY TOWN 0 BRAINTREE TOWN 0 AET Brackley win 5-4 on penalties Nobody got this spot-on, but 6 did have the outcome.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 Wigan win 2-0 AET Again nobody had this spot-on, and only 2 got the outcome.
EXETER CITY 5 BARNET 3 Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 0 BLACKPOOL 2 Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 9 got the outcome.
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 1 Crawley win 2-1 AET Only 2 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
PORT VALE 1 BARNSLEY 3 Only 2 had this spot-on, and another 9 got the outcome.
SOUTHEND UNITED 3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3 Charlton win 4-3 AET A final game with no 3 pointer, but 3 did have the outcome.
SWINDON TOWN 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 1 Swindon win 2-1 AET 3 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
WALSALL 2 BOLTON WANDERERS 1 3 got this spot-on, and a further 5 had the outcome.
WOKING 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1 4 had this spot-on, and another 13 got the outcome.
As usual the FA Cup games proved difficult to predict, but we did have a respectable 16 spot-ons in total. That is a lot more than we usually get in the FA Cup 1st Round.
Final Scores
Jorash63 5 Sector4 4 The difining result here was Jorash63 getting the Barnsley 3-1 spot-on, as Sector4 replied with four outcomes.
concordman 5 RSCOSWORTH 4 It was concordman having the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on being the defining result, as RSCOSWORTH also replied with four outcomes.
Two highest scorers to go through from these games
thrillseeker 6 basher2010 6 Tropical_Us 4 It was getting the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on for both thrillseeker and basher2010 that helped to put them through to the next round, as Tropical_Us was another to have four outcomes.
ghughes11 6 unitedwhites 2 BFG 1 Having the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on made sure of ghughes11 going through, and he is joined by unitedwhites, whose two outcomes proved to be enough.
Daniel 9 blueeagle 3 gerry_us 9 Going 1-1 all games proved be successful for Daniel once again, and he is joined in the next round by gerry_us, who also benefited by having the 1-1's at Maidenhead and Swindon.
noah4x4 3 Moor_Pinot 2 Lewis_1 6 The only 3 pointer in this game came from Lewis_1 with the Swindon 1-1. That was more than enough to put him through, and he is joined by noah4x4, whose three outcomes proved to be good enough.
Blue4U2 9 Madeira163 2 mfb_cufc 3 Having the Barnsley 3-1 and the Walsall 2-1 spot-on easily put Blue4U2 into the next round, and he is joined by mfb_cufc, who was another to get three outcomes to be successful.
wessex_exile 9 Colukev 3 oxfcolu 5 Getting the Walsall 2-1 and the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on enabled wessex_exile to cruise through. He is joined by oxfcolu who had the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on, that proved to be the defining result for him.
durham_exile 2 bwildered 3 burnsieespana 6 It was having the Walsall 2-1 spot-on that got burnsieespana through to the 2nd round. He is joined by bwildered who was another to only require three outcomes to be good enough.
Those underlined go through to the 2nd Round.
The draw for the 2nd Round has been made by mrs mfb. As in the 1st Round there will be a replay for any drawn games. The tie-breaker rule will apply for any replays. Any replays will be 10 matches from the following Saturday's League games. There are no replays in the FA Cup this season, so it is the score at 90 minutes that games will be settled on.
concordman v thrillseeker
Jorash63 v Daniel
noah4x4 v unitedwhites
oxfcolu v gerry_us
burnsieespana v basher2010
mfb_cufc v ghughes11
Lewis_1 v Blue4U2
bwildered v wessex_exile
2nd Round Fixtures 10 games from the 2nd Round of the FA Cup. If any matches are postponed, the games will be settled on the ones remaining. No more than 4 scores the same as your opponent please.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v SWINDON TOWN BARNSLEY v BRISTOL ROVERS CAMBRIDGE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC CRAWLEY TOWN v LINCOLN CITY EXETER CITY v CHESTERFIELD MORECAMBE v BRADFORD CITY PETERBOROUGH UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY SALFORD CITY v CHELTENHAM TOWN STEVENAGE v MANSFIELD TOWN WALSALL v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
BLACKPOOL 0 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 This bore draw was a game of few big chances as both sides pushed themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 4 had the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Blackpool.
BRISTOL ROVERS 0 CRAWLEY TOWN 0 Rovers goalkeeper Josh Griffiths pulled off a string of late saves as Crawley were unable to find a breakthrough in this bore draw. Nobody had this spot-on, and only oxfcolu and burnsieespana got the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Rovers, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 WREXHAM 0 Louie Barry's 11th goal this season boosted Stockport's promotion bid. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 4 had the outcome.
BROMLEY 1 CARLISLE UNITED 1 Dan Adu-Adjei’s 92nd minute goal earned Carlisle a draw against 10-man Bromley. That late goal was good news for the 4 who had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 NOTTS COUNTY 0 Goals from Shilow Tracey and Ryan Cooney earned 10-man Crewe a win to move them up to second in the League Two table, as County lose their undefeated away record. Well done once again to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 6 had the outcome.
HARROGATE TOWN 2 CHESTERFIELD 1 Dean Cornelius’ first goal of the season in the 91st minute earned Harrogate a victory. Well done to blueagle for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only unitedwhites got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Chesterfield.
Considering the limited number of fixtures to chose from, I never thought we would get a week that turned out to be so difficult to predict, but that was the case. The late equaliser from Carlisle had the biggest influence on things, as it was good news for the ones who got a 3 pointer from it, but terrible news for the nine members who predicted a win for Bromley, and all ended up firing blanks. That Bromley 1-1 got half of the weeks total spot-ons, but it wasn't enough to stop this being the worst 6 game week of the season so far. On such a poor week it was a great effort from Moor_Pinot to be the only one to get the Blackpool 0-0 and the Crewe 2-0 spot-on, and by also having the Stockport outcome, he is the weeks top scorer with an excellent 7 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was unitedwhites, who had the Bromley 1-1, and two outcomes to give him a solid 5 points.
Happy Cup All the details for the 2nd Round will be available early next week.
In the Premier Having that good Harrogate 2-1 prediction enabled blueeagle to increase his lead by those 3 points, as he takes advantage of his nearest pursuers firing blanks. Despite that mfb_cufc holds onto the other Charity Shild spot, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from thrillseeker, who moves up a place after getting the Bromley 1-1 spot-on. This means basher2010 drops to his lowest position this season in fourth. The only other change in this division has unitedwhites moving up a place. It continues to be be tough going for those at the bottom, as oxfcolu, concordman and burnsieespana have now all gone six weeks without a 3 pointer, and ghughes11 has only had one spot-on in the last seven weeks.
In Division One The lead changes yet again, as pre-season favourite noah4x4 takes over at the top for the first time this season, as he takes advantage of last weeks top two bwildered and wessex_exile firing blanks, and they drop to second and third. A blank week also for durham_exile and Tropical_us, but they remain fourth and fifth. The Crewe outcome was enough for Lewis_1 to remain in the final play-off place. The only other change saw the top scoring performance from Moor_Pinot move him up a couple of places, and to within 5 points of the play-offs, as he continued his good recent run, that has seen him get more points over the last three weeks than anyone in both leagues.
THE TABLES (106 out of 280 played) (Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 16 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest basher2010. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION ARSENAL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST ASTON VILLA v CRYSTAL PALACE MANCHESTER CITY v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (17.30) MILLWALL v SUNDERLAND WEST BROMWICH ALBION v NORWICH CITY BOLTON WANDERERS v BLACKPOOL (12.30) BARNSLEY v WIGAN ATHLETIC NORTHAMPTON TOWN v CAMBRIDGE UNITED CARLISLE UNITED v DONCASTER ROVERS
BLACKPOOL 2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 0 STOCKPORT COUNTY 0 WREXHAM 1 BROMLEY 1 CARLISLE UNITED 0 CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 NOTTS COUNTY 2 HARROGATE TOWN 1 CHESTERFIELD 3
SALFORD CITY 0 CARLISLE UNITED 1 Sub Ben Barclay gets an 88th winner for Carlisle, with their only shot on target. No points for anyone from this game, with 23 predicting a win for Salford, and a massive 15 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
AFC WIMBLEDON 0 GRIMSBY TOWN 1 Danny Rose’s header handed Grimsby a win and condemned Wimbledon to their first home league defeat this season. Again no points for anyone from this game, as 23 predicted a win for Wimbledon.
BARROW 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 1 Lyle Taylor struck in the 92nd minute to earn Colchester a draw. That late goal was good news for the super 6 who got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 1 BROMLEY 1 Ex-U's Omar Sowunmi’s late header earned 10-man Bromley a deserved draw. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Cheltenham.
CHESTERFIELD 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3 Chesterfield’s unbeaten home record came to an end as an early Josh Woods goal and second-half strikes from Zach Awe and Jimmy Knowles gave Accrington a much-needed victory. Nobody got this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and Blue4U2 had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Chesterfield.
DONCASTER ROVERS 1 NOTTS COUNTY 1 Doncaster substitute Joe Ironside ensured a share of the spoils, as County remain undefeated away from home. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and 5 also got the outcome.
FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 BRADFORD CITY 0 Ronan Coughlan’s early penalty was enough to give Fleetwood victory, with their only shot on target. A cool 4 got this spot-on, and 4 also had the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 1 PORT VALE 0 Jayden Clarke came off the bench to score the winning goal as Gillingham ended their run of seven games without a victory with their only shot on target, as they bring an end to Vale's five match winning run, who fail to have a shot on target. Surprisingly nobody had this spot-on, but 5 did get the outcome.
MILTON KEYNES DONS 3 SWINDON TOWN 1 MK Dons came from behind to beat Swindon, who had taken the lead with a Harry Smith goal in 20 seconds. Nobody got this spot-on, though 21 did have the outcome.
TRANMERE ROVERS 2 NEWPORT COUNTY 1 Rovers returned to winning ways with goals from Connor Jennings and Keiron Morris. Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 6 got the outcome.
As we all know anyone can beat anyone in League 2, and that point was emphasized by this weeks results from that division. With shock defeats for Salford, Wimbledon, Chesterfield and Port Vale, it meant five games failed to have a 3 pointer, but the other five made up for it, and we ended with a reasonable 22 spot-ons in total. Five members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from Tropical_Us, who had the draws for Barrow and Cheltenham, and Blue4U2, who had the Barrow 1-1, and the Fleetwood 1-0. They both also got two outcomes, to give them a share in being the weeks top scorer with an excellent 8 points each. The other three were mfb_cufc, who had the wins for Fleetwood and Tranmere, bwildered, who got the draws at Barrow and Doncaster, and Moor_Pinot, who had the Doncaster 1-1 and the Fleetwood 1-0. They each also had one outcome, to give them all a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was Jorash63, who got the Cheltenham 1-1, and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points.
U'sual Champions League With Christmas fast approaching, a first look this season to see how qualification is going for this competition. With blueeagle qualifying as current holder, the other 11 qualifiers will be the ones with the highest points total over the two divisions after Week 21. The member currently in that important eleventh place is RSCOSWORTH with his 59 points, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Lewis_1.
In the Premier Two outcomes for blueeagle sees his lead cut to 7 points. The smallest it has been since Week 4. That is now from mfb_cufc, whose decent week moved him up a place to the other Charity Shield spot. After spending the last six weeks in that second place basher2010 drops a place to third. Having the Barrow 1-1 spot-on keeps thrillseeker in fourth for the fifth week running. Getting the Tranmere 2-1 spot-on was enough for Sector4 to remain fifth. Having the Doncaster 1-1 spot-on moved Daniel up a place, and into the top half for the first time this season. After spending the last eight weeks in that top half RSCOSWORTH drops a place to seventh. Despite getting the Doncaster 1-1 spot-on, It is status quo for unitedwhites. Just outcomes for the bottom four, and it remains unaltered from last week.
In Division One It is all the sixes clickety-click in this league as the top three all have 66 points. But the lead changes once again as the decent week for bwildered takes him back to top again, after five weeks away. It is only on the most 3 pointer rule from last weeks leader wessex_exile, and last weeks second noah4x4. Having the Cheltenham 1-1 spot-on keeps durham_exile in fourth, and the excellent week for Tropical_Us keeps him fifth. Getting the Cheltenham 1-1 spot-on means Lewis_1 remains in the final play-off place. The top scoring performance from Blue4U2 moved him up three places to seventh, and within 2 points of the top 6. Having the Barrow 1-1 spot-on moved gerry_us up a place to eighth. At the botttom there is no change, but decent weeks for Jorash63 and Moor_Pinot moved them a bit closer for a possible play-off challenge.
THE TABLES (100 out of 280 played) (Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 15 Fixtures Yet another International break, so once again it is 6 games from League's 1 & 2.
BLACKPOOL v NORTHAMPTON TOWN BRISTOL ROVERS v CRAWLEY TOWN STOCKPORT COUNTY v WREXHAM BROMLEY v CARLISLE UNITED CREWE ALEXANDRA v NOTTS COUNTY HARROGATE TOWN v CHESTERFIELD
SALFORD CITY 0 CARLISLE UNITED 1 Sub Ben Barclay gets an 88th winner for Carlisle, with their only shot on target. No points for anyone from this game, with 23 predicting a win for Salford, and a massive 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
SALFORD CITY 1 CARLISLE UNITED 0 AFC WIMBLEDON 2 GRIMSBY TOWN 0 BARROW 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 0 CHELTENHAM TOWN 1 BROMLEY 0 CHESTERFIELD 2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 1 DONCASTER ROVERS 2 NOTTS COUNTY 1 FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 BRADFORD CITY 0 GILLINGHAM 0 PORT VALE 1 MILTON KEYNES DONS 2 SWINDON TOWN 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 2 NEWPORT COUNTY 1
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