The annual landmark that is Boxing Day football was slightly different this year, spread out over 3 days. Don't like that. It's a beautiful tradition - the simultaneous kick off all around the country after a heavy Christmas Day. I don't know if this is the first time they've ruined it - but you can be sure it won't be the last. It'll also spread to the other time this happens on the last day of the season soon enough - mark my words.
On the pitch, Big Sam marked his return to management with a point against Watford, Deeney scoring his 100th goal for Watford in that game.
Arsenal huffed & puffed and eventually blew the house down, which was a crying shame for a side who had done their utmost to waste every last second from kick off. Foster suddenly speeding up added a whole new level of enjoyment there.
Burnley won late to take 3 valuable points against 'Boro, whilst Chelsea swatted aside Bournemouth and Everton won away for the first time in ages to continue the worst title defence since last year.
Manchester United comfortably beat Sunderland, with the pick of the goals coming from Zlatan. Mkhitaryan scored a lovely flick too, but was unfortunately offside and so the highly capable officials were left with no choice but to rule it out, thus depriving the game of a gif to be played on loop forever. What's that you say?
West Ham thumped Swansea, who decided to get rid of useless Yank (TM Daily Mail) coach Bradley. 'Cos it's his fault that they bought a load of no-hopers in the summer...
Man City's wagon keeps rolling - Hull the latest team to show minimal resistance, and Liverpool decided that attack is the best form of defence, coming from behind with 4 unanswered goals to beat Stoke. The same scoreline was seen on the South coast with Poch's return to St Mary's...Delle Alli somehow beating Van Dyk to a header to score one of those goals.
Let's get statty:
This week, 24 people played
Most popular predicted results: Arsenal, Man Utd & Man City WINS (24/24)
Most disputed result: Swansea vs West Ham (5-8-11 split)
Highest odds: Doron 988/1
Lowest odds: AFM 421/1
Average odds: 687/1 (a new record)
Highest scorers: Josh Daniels & Nick Jones (9/10)
Lowest scorers: Matt Abbott, David Brickman & David Silverman (5/10)
Average score: 7/10
Best predicted results: Arsenal, Man Utd & Man City WINS (24/24)
Worst predicted result: Everton WIN (2/24)
Everyone's scores:
Ignore the FT 0, I'm trying to source their results
To the leaderboard (>2/3; 13/18)
Weekend predos:
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - BURNLEY
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - DRAW
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - DRAW
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Burnley vs Sunderland - BURNLEY
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - DRAW
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - DRAW
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Midweek predos:
Middlesborough vs Leicester - MIDDLESBOROUGH
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - DRAW
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
This is also the last blog before the FA Cup game returns - so as ever, let me know if you want to join the cash game for £ prizes. £5 remains the entry fee.
Good luck guys
22 comments:
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - SUNDERLAND
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - UNITED
Southampton vs WBA - WBA
Swansea vs Bournemouth - SWANSEA
Liverpool vs Man City - LIVERPOOL
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - DRAW
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - UNITED
Southampton vs WBA - WBA
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - LIVERPOOL
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Weekend predos:
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - SUNDERLAND
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - DRAW
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - SOUTHAMPTON
Swansea vs Bournemouth - SWANSEA
Liverpool vs Man City - LIVERPOOL
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Midweek predos:
Middlesborough vs Leicester - LEICESTER
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UNITED
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - DRAW
Weekend predos:
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - DRAW
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - LEICESTER
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - DRAW
Swansea vs Bournemouth - DRAW
Liverpool vs Man City - DRAW
Watford vs Spurs - DRAW
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Midweek predos:
Middlesborough vs Leicester DRAW
Everton vs Southampton EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd DRAW
Bournemouth vs Arsenal ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford DRAW
Spurs vs Chelsea CHELSEA
Weekend predos:
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - SUNDERLAND
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - DRAW
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - DRAW
Swansea vs Bournemouth - DRAW
Liverpool vs Man City - LIVERPOOL
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - DRAW
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - LEICESTER
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - DRAW
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - DRAW
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
1325/1
Midweek to follow...
Hull vs Everton - Everton
Burnley vs Sunderland - Sunderland
Chelsea vs Stoke - Chelsea
Leicester vs West Ham - Draw
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - Man Utd
Southampton vs WBA - WBA
Swansea vs Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Liverpool vs Man City - Draw
Watford vs Spurs - Spurs
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - Arsenal
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - BURNLEY
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - DRAW
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - UTD
Southampton vs WBA - SAINTS
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - LIVERPOOL
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - BURNLEY
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - Southampton
Swansea vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Liverpool vs Man City - Liverpool
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - BURNLEY
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - LEICESTER
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - MAN UTD
Southampton vs WBA - SOUTHAMPTON
Swansea vs Bournemouth - DRAW
Liverpool vs Man City - DRAW
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Middlesborough vs Leicester - Draw
Everton vs Southampton - Everton
Man City vs Burnley - Man City
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Liverpool
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - Draw
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - Crystal Palace
Stoke vs Watford - Stoke
Spurs vs Chelsea - Chelsea
Hull vs Everton - EVERTON
Burnley vs Sunderland - Burnley
Chelsea vs Stoke - CHELSEA
Leicester vs West Ham - Draw
Man Utd vs Middlesbrough - UNITED
Southampton vs WBA - Draw
Swansea vs Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Liverpool vs Man City - Draw
Watford vs Spurs - SPURS
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - ARSENAL
Middlesborough vs Leicester - Draw
Everton vs Southampton - Draw
Man City vs Burnley - Man City
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Liverpool
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - Draw
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - Crystal Palace
Stoke vs Watford - Stoke
Spurs vs Chelsea - Spurs
Middlesborough vs Leicester - DRAW
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - SPURS
467/1
Midweek:
Middlesborough vs Leicester - LEICESTER
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WEST BROM
West Ham vs Man Utd - DRAW
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - SWANSEA
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Middlesborough vs Leicester - Leicester
Everton vs Southampton - Everton
Man City vs Burnley - Man City
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LiverpooL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - Man Utd
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - Crystal Palace
Stoke vs Watford - Stoke
Spurs vs Chelsea - Chelsea
Middlesborough vs Leicester - Leicester
Everton vs Southampton - Draw
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - draw
West Ham vs Man Utd - West ham
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Middlesborough vs Leicester - MIDDLESBOROUGH
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - DRAW
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Middlesborough vs Leicester LEICESTER
Everton vs Southampton EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd DRAW
Bournemouth vs Arsenal ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea SPURS
Middlesborough vs Leicester - MIDDLESBOROUGH
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Sorry for not participating in the New Year's round. I was thrown by the Friday kick off and an on call weekend. Especially sorry to AFM who got the predictions to me way before the deadline and would have scored 7/10 #offspringsabotage. Assuming she forgives me, we'll take joint part as always in the FA Cup competition.
AF
Middlesborough vs Leicester - DRAW
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - DRAW
West Ham vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - SPURS
441/1
AFM
Middlesborough vs Leicester - LEICESTER
Everton vs Southampton - EVERTON
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - WEST HAM
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - WATFORD
Spurs vs Chelsea - SPURS
3772/1
Middlesborough vs Leicester - Draw but too late
Everton vs Southampton - Draw
Man City vs Burnley - MAN CITY
Sunderland vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
WBA vs Hull - WBA
West Ham vs Man Utd - Draw
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Swansea - CRYSTAL PALACE
Stoke vs Watford - STOKE
Spurs vs Chelsea - Draw
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