S12M35: Finality Incoming

 What a cracking week in the PL.

Goals, drama and some mini-duels starting to see a result

Palace and West Ham played out a 4-3 to kick the matchday off - both teams are probably safe, if sensationally flawed. Brentford beat Forest 2-1 at home -  a later winner continuing their push for an unlikely European place, whilst depriving Forest of what might be a critical point. Also - Ivan Toney - played again, scored again - even after having admitted some of the gambling charges against him. Don't really understand that one.

Brighton then thumped Wolves 6-0 -  a Wolves side very much on the beach. Brighton now sit in 6th with games in hand on Liverpool - so really look good for a first ever European journey next season.

Comfortable wins on the Sunday for Man City, Man Utd and Newcastle pretty much showing the top 4 is locked up, and City went top for the first time in ages. Bournemouth (Safe) then thumped Leeds (not safe) who subsequently did the move du jour of sacking the new manager for a 3-play this season. Will it work Cotton?

Final game on Sunday was an Anfield where Spurs did their usual thing of conceded loads of early goals. Only the 3 this time, which they incredibly clawed back with a 93rd min equaliser from Richarlison. Absolute scenes. First goal of the season for the £60m signing. Ex-Everton. Mason Magic,

Except, as Sir Alex Ferguson once said - lads, it's Tottenham.

Liverpool kick off, ball worked back to Allison who thumps it forward, failing to pick out a teammate. Moura knocks it back to Forster to clear except...he doesn't. He hits it to Jota who fires across Forster and wins the game (that should never have been in the balance) for Liverpool. Sensational. Spurs slump. Klopp goes mad and pulls a hammy. Scandal as Jota had connected with Skipp's head 10 minutes earlier and calls for a red fell on deaf ears. Just very very funny stuff.

Sack the interim to the interim I say.

Bank Holiday Monday saw the true relegation 6 pointer which of course ended up in a draw between Leicester and Everton.

I'm calling it now. Southampton are down. Everton also just look awful. And the third.....Forest.

Final matchday of the round was at the Emirates where Arsenal ended their title-run-ending rut by thumping the most abject Chelsea side in living memory. Sensational stuff from Super Frank. 

Sack the interim I say. Actually don't. Give him a 10 year ironclad contract.

Let's get statty:

This week, 18 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (18/18)
Most disputed prediction: Crystal Palace vs West Ham (3-6-9 split)

Highest/Lowest odds: Steven Daniels (1802/1)
Average odds: work it out

Best predictors: ECI, Nick Taylor-Collins & Eli Daniels (9/10)
Worst predictor: Raffi Kleiman (1/10)
Average scores: 7.16/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (18/18)
Worst predicted result: Crystal Palace WIN (3/18)

Everyone's results:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 23/33)

This week's predos:

Good luck all!