S4M23:D is for...

2 weeks have passed since the last round of PL fixtures, and in my ecstasy at Arsenal's removal of a dorsal monkey I may have forgotten to write down the ECI predictions and now they're lost to the internet ether. I didn't see us winning even when they didn't have Aguero and Kompany...so doubly surprised when they turned out to be fit! Although I missed the game as I was working nights, I've spent the time since perfecting the Santi dance, which I think we can all agree is time well spent.

Other monkeys removed that weekend:

• Liverpool beat Villa. The most unusual of bogey teams
• Palace continued the Pardew honeymoon but Burnley must be pretty gutted to have lost from 2-0 up
• A late Bojan strike cemented Leicester to the bottom - he's out for the rest of the season now though...what impact will that have on the Stoke attack?#
• Man Utd struggled to a 2-0 win, before (and I have to mention this here) losing 0-0 to Cambridge (badeehadeeha)
• Chelsea got back on their little horse and galloped home from Wales with all the points and all the goals. The little horse then got reined in by a cock for the second time in January. Top farmyard comedy, I'm sure you'll agree. Also badeehadeeha no.2
• Spurs did the whole late winner thing again for the millionth time this season.
• Southampton got their impressive run of form back with a win in one of my favourite fixtures...the long schlep from South to North. The return is also a favourite. As is the time 12:34pm.
• West Ham spanked a sorry Hull. They've been very good this year. Hull have not.
• Pulis effect in evidence at WBA, although Everton are hardly the Harlem Globetrotters when it comes to attacking flair.

The negative of the weekend is that Chelsea are now unlikely to give up a significant lead yet again this season which will likely see Mourinho going the full Pardew in smugness come May. 

In any case - We are all dancing Santis.

Let's get statty:

This week, 19 people played

Most popular predicted result: Man Utd WIN (18/19)

Most disputed results: Leicester vs Stoke and Man City vs Arsenal (7-8-4 split and 8-4-7 split respectively)

Highest odds: AFM (obvs) 176,227/1

Highest odds excluding AFM: Sam Ruback 4574/1

Lowest odds: Doron Salomon 1956/1

Average score: 32,207/1 (3403/1 without AFM)

Best predictor: Steven Daniels (9/10). He's been very proud of this for a while now.

Worst predictors: The Feneleys - mother & son with 3/10

Average score: 5.79/10

Best predicted result: Man UTD WIN (18/19)

Worst predicted result: Crystal Palace WIN (3/19)

Everyone's score:

League table, as ever, the qualification criterion is to have played >2/3 of weeks (15/22)

Tarek's in a Feneley sandwich down the bottom of the table. Doron's great week gives him some daylight, and in fact, sees him challenge for lower mid-table. Good clustering in the 4.90s and at 5.00. Josh Gaon still way out in front though. 

To this week's predos:

Hull vs Newcastle - DRAW

Crystal Palace vs Everton - CRYSTAL PALACE

Liverpool vs West Ham - DRAW

Man Utd vs Leicester - MAN UTD

Stoke vs QPR - STOKE

Sunderland vs Burnley - BURNLEY

WBA vs Spurs - DRAW

Chelsea vs Man City - CHELSEA

Arsenal vs Aston Villa - ARSENAL

Southampton vs Swansea - SOUTHAMPTON

Total odds: 3820/1 (PaddyPower)

Good luck guys!