Week 16 results
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
Good luck everybody.
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