S13M12: VARception

 Another week. Another controVARsy. What's the point? 

It's embarassing (for the Premier League & the PGMOL) how often this happens. I think back to the Rugby World Cup last month and how video can be so beneficial and think - why did you need to reinvent the wheel? And then, instead of making it round, decide a triangle was a better shape.

Whatever. We aren't rehashing this. 

Man Utd got a late goal to get their jammy win to prolong the lifespan of the ETH regime. Good if you ask me. The only match they've won by more than an odd goal was in the league cup, and many of those narrow wins were gritted teeth and squeaky bums riding a heap of luck. Absolutely awful team, long may it continue.

Brentford showed character to beat West Ham from behind, Palace beat relegated Burnley and Man City spanked Bournemouth 6-1 without significant Haaland intervention. FF losses all round. Everton dropped 2 points late on when Ashley Young scored an OG for Brighton, and relegated Sheff Utd managed to get the latest of late wins against Wolves with one of the aforementioned VAR issues. 

Newcastle ended Arsenal's unbeaten start with the other VARce this weekend. Notts Forest beat Villa on the Sunday before Luis Diaz scored super late to rescue a point for Liverpool at Luton - Darwin with the miss of the season in that one.

And finally - to Monday - aka as Invincibles Day as the final unbeaten record was ended in spectacular fashion. Mate.

Chelsea - the only team to win 4-1 and look bad doing so.

Let's get statty...

This week, 23 people played
Most popular predicted results: Man City WIN (23/23)
Most disputed prediction: Fulham vs Man Utd (6-6-11 split)

Highest odds: Aron Kleiman (2440/1)
Lowest odds: Fenely (690/1)
Average odds: 1373/1

Best predictor: EDI (5/10)
Worst predictor: Loads of you (2/10)
Average score: 3.04/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (23/23)
Worst predicted results: Sheff Utd WIN & Luton vs Liverpool DRAW (0/23)

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Good luck!