Week 8: All change at the top, No change at the bottom

A very strange week in the Premier League this weekend....

I'd thought that with my low odds, that it was going to be a reasonably high scoring week, but it was all over the place! The strange thing is that there were no real massive shocks, so those that scored below par should be disappointed.

Looking at some of the "betting slips" that you post, there were very few away wins predicted - just as well really as only Bolton won away.

To business then:

This week, 14 people played

Most popular predicted result: Arsenal WIN (13/14 93% concordance)

Most disputed result: Liverpool vs Man Utd (surprise surprise - 5-4-5 split) - A lot of "fan" predicting here

Longest odds: Ryan Wain 23811.80/1 (more on this later...)

Best predictor: Will O'Doherty & Feneley - 8/10

Worst Predictor: Ryan Wain - 2/10 (there's a reason his odds were so high....)

I scored a respectable 7/10 - a joint PB for me!

Best predicted result: Arsenal WIN (13/14)

Worst predicted result: Bolton WIN (2/14)

No villain of the week this week, no great controversies of any importance to the result of a game (in my view - I'm sure Man Utd fans will disagree over the foul for Gerrard's goal...)

Full breakdown below:

Massive changes to the leaderboard this week. Remember, only those players who have played >2/3 of available games (currently 6/8) qualify for the leaderboard to be fair and show genuine consistency/talent - rather than one good score and refusing to play again. A new top 3 with Will O'Doherty and Feneley regaining their status at the top, and Dan Davis continuing his steady rise. I've jumped to midtable and Ryan Wain has stayed at the bottom, and actually gone backwards. The gap from top to bottom has expanded from ~1.5 to ~2 matches, but worryingly for Ryan, he's getting further away from the man above him. Still...30 games to go...anyone can still win it...(as all Gooners are still hoping....).

I'll be sticking the new set of matches up early this week as I've got a busy week, which gives loads of time for everyone to get involved next week, including those who've disappeared for a bit....if you know them, remind them to make this part of their weekly football regime! Have a great week, will be back in a few days!