Week 5 results
BARNSLEY 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 1
Davis Keillor-Dunn marked his Barnsley debut with a goal to help his new side to this win. A ginormous 15 got this spot-on, in what was the weeks most predicted score, and a further 7 had the outcome.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 ROTHERHAM UNITED 1
Liam Kelly ended Rotherham’s run of eight away league games without a goal but they were unable to get a first away win since November 2022 as Charlton hit back to draw. Only Tropical_Us and Colukev had this spot-on, and only Moor_Pinot got the outcome. The other 22 predicted a win for Charlton.
WREXHAM 3 SHREWSBURY TOWN 0
Wrexham eased to victory in their early-season League One derby against Shrewsbury to take over at the top of the table. 3 got this spot-on, and another 19 had the outcome.
BARROW 1 SWINDON TOWN 1
Danny Butterworth scored a 98th-minute equaliser to earn Swindon a dramatic draw, in a game where both teams had a player sent off. That late goal was good news for the 3 who had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Barrow.
NEWPORT COUNTY 1 PORT VALE 4
Nine-man Newport endured a miserable afternoon as Vale returned to winning ways in emphatic style. Nobody got this spot-on, but 3 did have the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Newport.
NOTTS COUNTY 2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 0
A brace from David McGoldrick ensured County’s unbeaten start to the season extended from four games to five with this victory. A cool 4 had this spot-on, and a further 17 got the outcome.
Due to it being an International break, there was a limited number of games left to pick from, but they turned out to be ones that looked good for the home teams, with 123 (82%) of the weeks 150 predictions going for the hosts. Of couse predicting football matches is never that easy, and only three obliged. At least they did their part in making this a good week, with a decent 27 spot-ons in total. The stand out performances came from blueeagle, who got the wins for Barnsley and Notts County, and the Barrow 1-1 spot-on, and one outcome, to make him the weeks top scorer, with a superb 10 points. Just missing out on that honour was wessex_exile, who also got three 3 pointers, the wins for Barnsley, Wrexham and Notts County, to give him an excellent 9 points. Three members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from Colukev, who had the Barnsley 2-1 to go with the Charlton 1-1, and two outcomes, to give him a very decent 8 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer were Tropical_Us, with the Charlton 1-1, and Lewis_1, who had the Barnsley 2-1. They each also got three outcomes, to give them both a decent 6 points.
In the Premier I said last week blueeagle had made a scorching start to the season. After his top scoring performance this week, he has gone up a notch to red-hot, after he got his third double-figure score this season. Two 3 pointers, the wins for Wrexham and Notts County, helped thrillseeker to stay in contention, though now 8 points back. Only outcomes for basher2010 and unitedwhites, but they remain third and fourth. Having the Barsley 2-1 spot-on made sure of oxfcolu remaining fifth. Also getting the Barnsley win spot-on moved Sector4 and mfb_cufc up a place to sixth and seventh, as they move above ghughes11, who had three outcomes. Having the Barnsley 2-1 spot-on keeps RSCOSWORTH out of the bottom three. The relegation zone remains the same, though burnsieespana moved up a place after having the wins for Barnsley and Wrexham spot-on. A solid 5 points for Daniel and concordman, that included having the Barnsley win spot-on, was not enough to stop them occupying the bottom two places. Though with only 7 points separating 3rd to 12th, outside the top two things couldn't be any closer.
Footnote: I had look through the last ten season records to see if anyone had got more than the 39 points achieved by blueeagle in the first 5 weeks, and indeed there is. In the 2020/21 season a certain ghughes11 managed to get 43 points. He was in Division One at the time, and he also had a lead of 8 points. By the end of the season he only finished fifth, and got promtion through the play-offs. So there is still hope for the rest of the Premier, that this may not last.
In Division One The lead has changed again, with the decent week for Tropical_Us finally taking him to the top, after waiting in the wings since Week 1. Having the Barnsley win spot-on was enough for last weeks leader durham_exile to take the other automatic place. The excellent week for wessex_exile moved him up seven places into third, and within a point of the top two. This means bwildered and Blue4U2 both drop a place to fourth and fifth, despite each getting the Barnsley 2-1 spot-on. The decent week for Lewis_1 moved him up three places, and into the final play-off spot for the first time this season. He replaces BFG, who drops out of the top six for the first time, despite getting a good four outcomes. It is status quo for noah4x4, as he remains eighth, despite having the Barnsley win spot-on. Having the Notts County 2-0 spot-on doesn't stop gerry_us dropping a couple of places. Two outcomes for Madeira163 means he drops five places. A first 3 pointer this season for Moor_Pinot, the Barnsley 2-1, though he remains unmoved. The final member this week to get the Barnsley win spot-on was Jorash63, but he also remains unmoved. The very decent week for Colukev was not enough for him to relinquish the wooden spoon.
THE TABLES (34 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 6 Fixtures
FULHAM v WEST HAM UNITED
LIVERPOOL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
BLACKBURN ROVERS v BRISTOL CITY
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v QUEENS PARK RANGERS
BLACKPOOL v EXETER CITY
CARLISLE UNITED v FLEETWOOD TOWN
Good luck everybody.
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