Premier Predictions (Week 23)

In the middle of the two final Euro group games we have Week 23.
5 games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, 1 on Monday.

Stuttering Man City vs new improved Wolves could be interesting, a month ago it was a home banker but now not so sure.
Another possible is fired up Man Utd at Arsenal?
Just hoping West Ham have some confidence now? and avoid another defeat against the Mackems.
Can't see any definite winners this week, but would probably miss them anyway 🙄


West Ham v Sunderland
Burnley v Tottenham
Fulham v Brighton
Man City v Wolves
Bournemouth v Liverpool
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Brentford v Nottm Forest
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Arsenal v Man Utd
*
Everton v Leeds

 

Good Luck All  😀

AFCON

I don't usually watch these games, but have watched a lot this time around.
The overall standard of football was really good even from the lesser known teams, Some great games and great goals. Something that impressed me with most of the games was the lack of play acting and going down easily, although the North Africans (Morocco, Egypt, Algeria) sadly did a lot of it.
The stadiums were great, and I was surprised how much rain fell in nearly all the games.
The referees in the early stages were really good, not so much in the last few games.
VAR was nearly as slow as the English version, and did ruin a lot of moments

Senegal and Nigeria looked the best teams, but Nigeria didn't really turn up in the semi final and lost on penalties to Morocco which was a shame.

The final was fairly quiet for 90 minutes, then all hell broke loose in injury time.
Within minutes Senegal scored but was immediately disallowed because Hakimi fell over after a light touch, then Morocco get a corner and Diaz falls over after a slight touch from West Ham's Diouf and the ref gives a penalty after a VAR review. Senegal go mad and after lots of pushing and shoving they are told to walk off the pitch in protest.
Sadio Mane remains trying to act as peacemeker and eventually they come back.
The penalty is finally taken in the 24th minute of injury time by Real Madrid's Spanish striker Diaz, who tries a stupid panenka straight into Mendy's hands.
Pape Gueye scored a brilliant goal in extra time to win it for Senegal.

Premier Predictions (Week 22)

Premier League is back
After a weekend full of exciting games without dodgy VAR, it was back with a vengeance in midweek
So get ready for more wasted time being taken on forensic detail trying to disallow goals for certain teams.
7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday.
Derby week with the Manc one starting on Saturday + 2 London ones and a South coast one to finish.
Manager pressure on Carrick, Leroy's son and Tottenham reject Nuno who could buy himself some time with a win away to his old team. 🙄

Euro comps week, so a bit of player juggling expected.


Man Utd v Man City
Chelsea v Brentford
Leeds v Fulham
Liverpool v Burnley
Sunderland v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v West Ham
Nottm Forest v Arsenal
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Wolves v Newcastle
Aston Villa v Everton
Brighton v Bournemouth

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2026 (3rd Round)

FA Cup Predictions 2026 (3rd Round)     🏆

Here we go with Season no.11 of the NBTF FA Cup predictions Competition.
All welcome, just me and Paulo last year so the more the merrier 🙄

Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores at full time (90+ minutes) only (not including extra time and penalties).

Round 3 x 32 games, Round 4 x 16 games etc, So a total of 63 games.
As far as I know only the Semi's and Final clash with Premier league weekends.
Winner will be whoever scores the most at the end.

Four all P/L games at Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham and Man Utd.
Three non league teams left, Macclesfield get the big giant killing chance at home to Crystal Palace.
The other two will be disappointed with their draws Weston Super Mare go to Grimsby, and Boreham Wood play Burton.
Possible shocks at Wrexham, Derby, Charlton and West Ham, we have lost all 6 London derbies this season so playing QPR not ideal.
 
Here are the games (Copy & Paste advised),
4 on Friday, 19 Saturday, 8 Sunday and 1 Monday.

(Friday)
MK Dons v Oxford Utd
Port Vale v Fleetwood
Preston v Wigan
Wrexham v Nottm Forest
(Saturday)
Cheltenham v Leicester
Everton v Sunderland
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Shrewsbury
Boreham Wood v Burton
Burnley v Millwall
Doncaster v Southampton
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Ipswich v Blackpool
Man City v Exeter
Newcastle v Bournemouth
Salford v Swindon
Sheff Wed v Brentford
Stoke v Coventry
Bristol C v Watford
Cambridge Utd v Birmingham
Grimsby v Weston Super Mare
Tottenham v Aston Villa    
Charlton v Chelsea
(Sunday)
Derby v Leeds
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Hull v Blackburn
Norwich v Walsall
Sheff Utd v Mansfield
Swansea v West Brom
West Ham v QPR
Man Utd v Brighton
(Monday)
Liverpool v Barnsley

Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 20 + 21)

Happy New Year All  🍷 🍺 🍾 ❄ ⛄

Crazy Christmas period continues with another double week

2 game weeks with fixtures from 3rd to 8th January 2026, before the FA Cup starts again on Friday 9th January.


Week 20 - (4 games Saturday 3rd January, 6 games Sunday 4th January)

A vital week for West Ham which I'm dreading, Wolves have their best chance of a first win having already beaten us in the League Cup this season and they are starting to improve.

Arsenal will stay top whatever as they go to misfiring Bournemouth who might be without star player Semenyo? Man City take on managerless Chelsea.

Elsewhere Leeds v Man Utd is usually spicy.

Aston Villa v Nottm Forest
Brighton v Burnley
Wolves v West Ham
Bournemouth v Arsenal
Leeds v Man Utd
Everton v Brentford
Fulham v Liverpool
Newcastle v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Sunderland
Man City v Chelsea

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Week 21 - (1 game Tuesday 6th, 8 games Wednesday 7th, 1 on Thursday 8th)

The Tuesday game is vital at the bottom whatever happened on the previous Saturday, can West Ham figure a way to get the game switched to the City ground?

West London derby on Wednesday, will Chelsea have a manager by then?

Thursday should be the big game, but only if Liverpool can remember what they can do. Maybe get Darwin Nunez back on loan, he had his critics but at least he always looked like he tried.

West Ham v Nottm Forest
Bournemouth v Tottenham
Brentford v Sunderland
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Everton v Wolves
Fulham v Chelsea
Man City v Brighton
Burnley v Man Utd
Newcastle v Leeds
Arsenal v Liverpool

Good Luck All   😀

 

Mid season info table, it makes sense to me 😆