FA Cup 4.6: Tarek's Tekkers

Some of you have started with the comments in your predictions - I'm a big fan of this interaction, even if I don't reply individually. It lets me get a little window into your lives, and therefore slowly allows me to leach onto your souls get to know you better, dear reader.

For example, Mr Najm decided to go all tactical this round to try and get himself into a cash worthy position, and boy did it pay off. He's only gone and bought himself a share of the lead. Booya.

Other comments have made comparisons between your odds and other events happening. I'm interested to see the degree of inventiveness and research in these analogies - keep them coming!

Footballingwise, the only unanimously predicted result - Arsenal to progress against Hull was also the only game needing a replay. Hubris from the Gunners? Or just a quirk of fate. Spurs managed to shed one competition from their workload, as did Man City in spectacular fashion. Both Reading & Man Utd continue their recent fairytale runs in the cup - yay for the underdog.

In the upcoming round, Reading are the only lower league team left, who face Crystal Palace in the Coppell Derby. Chelsea's season hinges on their game against Everton on the Sunday, whilst Arsenal welcome training ground neighbours Watford to the Emirates on Sunday. Periscope sales have gone up in Hertfordshire apparently... 

The round is completed with West Ham's trip to Old Trafford, and one of my favourite footballing memories comes back to me with that fixture - the Barthez failed psych out of Di Canio with the pretend offside claim. Superb.

Let's get statty:

Full house last round -  13 played

Most popular predicted result: Arsenal to progress (13/13)

Most disputed result: Reading vs WBA (7-6 split)

Best predictor: Tarek Najm (8/8)

Worst predictor: Joe Miller (3/8)

Best predicted result: Arsenal WIN (13/13)

Worst predicted result: Crystal Palace WIN 4/13

Everyone's results:

Round 6 predos:

Reading vs Crystal Palace: CRYSTAL PALACE

Everton vs Chelsea: CHELSEA

Arsenal vs Watford: ARSENAL

Man Utd vs West Ham: WEST HAM

Good luck guys. No PL game this week as too few fixtures to be fair.