S9M22: The chat is back

Finally, we can catch our breath after a few weeks of non-stop fixtures, and in my case, chocolate eating. It is very generous of people to leave tub after tub of confectionery lying around, but once in a while, maybe a fruit basket...

Or a nice bottle of something Scotch & fiery, like hot sauce. Yep, gave that one the old sliperoo like Alireza Jahanbaksh did to Willian in the box on Saturday. See what I did there. Segue is my middle name. Cracking finish, 2 in 2 for him there. Points shared. Bosh.

In yet another Claret & Blue Derby (CBD, nobody's taken that acronym yet), Villa came away with maximum points making Sean Dyche pull out his tattered excuse-bingo card from his voluminous jacket. This week was *does some actual research and looks at post-match interview* - VAR!!!! Anyone win a prize? You can win a Moorhouse selection sixpack** if you get them all before the end of the season...

Next up was a Leicester victory over Newcastle , which was predictable and also not exciting. Ayoze Perez coming up with the inevitable goal against his former fans in front of the Gallowgate and did a sort of half celebration which missed the whole point of not celebrating in my opinion. Commit either way.

From North to South, our whistlestop review heads for Southampton where Danny Ings improved his chances of an England call up immeasurably by scoring and then relying on the butterfly effect to injure Harry Kane. Genius. Wonderful piece in The Athletic about Mourinho eating all the Dairy Milks out of a tub of Heroes. Would have thought he'd have been more of a Double Decker fan.

Vicarage Road is our next stop and the Nige show*** keeps on tooting, with a good win over Wolves. Man City derailed the Ancelotti train though, keeping that pressure on like a lumbar massage from a toddler. Tried it. Average.

Norwich & Palace drew in a game that I've run out of jokes about, before we turn our gaze to the Redemption (part 2) of the Moyesiah. Redeemed in the Redknapp/Defoe Derby.

Sky Sports Nostalgia's Super Sunday happened on a Wednesday with the 2 titans of the last millennium came head to head at the Emirates.  San Mikel again showing why David Moyes is a false Messiah and why we should all be worshipping at the Temple of San Sebastian. Apparently, everyone in the Basque Country has outrageous hair. It's like a good North Korea.

Finally. Liverpool won. We're all shocked.

** No you can't. Buy your own beer. That's 2 sets of research in one gag about 1 game. I'm not doing everything for you. Fun fact: apparently Burnley has quite a lot of specialised aerospace manufacturing. This surprised me as someone who thinks there are dragons in that part of Lancashire

***Brexit result, 50.3% leave. Therefore, it's probable that Pearson is the most popular Nigel in all of Watford.

Let's get statty:

This week, 25 people played
Most popular predicted results: Liverpool & Man City WINS (24/25)
Most disputed prediction: Norwich vs Crystal Palace (9-9-7 split respectively)

Highest odds: Aron Kleiman (55,724/1)
Lowest odds: Feneley (630/1)
Average odds: 12,200/1 (1319/1 without AK)

Best predictor: Tarek Najm (7/10)
Worst predictor: Loads of you (3/10)
Average score: 4.76/10

Best predicted result: Liverpool & Man City WINS (24/25)
Worst predicted result: Southampton WIN (1/25 - well done Nick Taylor-Collins)

Everyone's results:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 15/21)

This week's predos:

Good luck all