Premier Predictions (Week 14 + 15)

The first double week of the season.

Week 14 starts on Friday night, with 6 games on Saturday and 3 local derbies on Sunday.

Cardiff v Wolves
Crystal Palace v Burnley
Huddersfield v Brighton
Leicester v Watford
Man City v Bournemouth
Newcastle v West Ham
Southampton v Man Utd

Chelsea v Fulham
Arsenal v Tottenham
Liverpool v Everton

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Week 15 has 4 games on Tuesday and 6 on Wednesday.

Bournemouth v Huddersfield
Brighton v Crystal Palace
West Ham v Cardiff
Watford v Man City

Burnley v Liverpool
Everton v Newcastle
Fulham v Leicester
Wolves v Chelsea
Man Utd v Arsenal
Tottenham v Southampton

Predictions before kick off's and Good Luck To All 😁

Premier Predictions (Week 13)

Back again 😎
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday.
The 3 unbeaten teams all have tricky away games, although I'm probably dreaming if I think we will get anything from Man City, but Tottenham could give Chelsea problems.
Fulham v Southampton is the big relegation game and welcome back to the Tinkerman 😀

Brighton v Leicester
Everton v Cardiff
Fulham v Southampton
Man Utd v Crystal Palace
Watford v Liverpool
West Ham v Man City
Tottenham v Chelsea
Bournemouth v Arsenal
Wolves v Huddersfield
Burnley v Newcastle


Good Luck All :)

England

England into the Nations Cup Semi Final's 😃
Brilliant result but didn't look likely until a great double substitution near the end bringing on Lingard and Sancho.
Bright start but we couldn't take the chances, and almost inevitable that Croatia would snatch the lead.
Dier and Walker still looking like liabilities and not really sure how Delph gets in the team?
Lingard didn't do much, just scored and cleared one off the line 😉
Sancho doesn't seem phased with anything at the moment and stepped right in and caused Croatia more problems at a time we were struggling.
Nice goal and a assist from Kane who didn't have the best of games but came alive at the vital moments.
At the end it's the result that matters and I'll take this 😀

Not So Pointless

Well I was wrong 😀
After a dodgy start in the Nations League, we suddenly have a chance of winning the group and going to a Semi Final against Portugal and France/Holland and Belgium/Switzerland in Portugal next year.
Thanks to Croatia's last minute winner against Spain we now have the chance to either win, stay or get relegated from the top league in Europe.
Hopefully we can avenge the World Cup defeat and grab a bit of glory?

Watched the USA friendly and thought we looked really good, even if it was against pretty poor opposition.
I think Rooney did very well when he came on and think it's a shame he wasted the last 2 years under Mourinho and Allardyce as he could of still have been a viable candidate for a place.
From what I've seen he's been playing really well for DC in the States.

So fingers crossed for this afternoon, it doesn't look like it's on the box but should be available on the net somewhere.

Premier Predictions (Week 12)

Week 12, the last week before yet another International break.
England have to play Rooney's America and Croatia in the pointless cup.
In the Premier league it's 6 games on Saturday and 4 on Remembrance Sunday.
Big game is the Manc derby where City would love to keep up their 6 goals a game record, but will pray they don't lose at home as they did last season.
The other games all look straightforward but surprises happen every week 😃

Cardiff v Brighton
Huddersfield v West Ham
Leicester v Burnley
Newcastle v Bournemouth
Southampton v Watford
Crystal Palace v Tottenham

Liverpool v Fulham
Chelsea v Everton
Arsenal v Wolves
Man City v Man Utd

Good Luck All 😊
The season will finally get going after the break, with no more Internationals until March 👏

Premier Predictions (Week 11)

7 Games on Saturday from 12:30 till 19:45, 2 games on Sunday and the relegation battle at Huddersfield on Monday.
Arsenal v Liverpool probably the big game of the weekend, although the rest all have interesting sub plots.
The Hammers v Burnley brings up bad memories of last season especially after the latest pitch incident :(

Bournemouth v Man Utd
Cardiff v Leicester
Everton v Brighton
Newcastle v Watford
West Ham v Burnley
Arsenal v Liverpool
Wolves v Tottenham

Man City v Southampton
Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Huddersfield v Fulham

Good Luck All :)

Sad

Really sad news that the helicopter carrying the Leicester owner crashed last night 😢
Unlike a lot of football chairman he seems to have been a really popular figure supporting local charities and hospitals as well as the team, and certainly brought them success since taking over in 2010.
I'm not sure of the full story at this time, but like any family members and Leicester supporters I'm deeply saddened about this tragedy 😢

Premier Predictions (Week 10)

Week 10, into the second quarter of the season already.
6 Games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday and one on Monday.
Top game should be Tottenham v league leaders Man City who were pretty awesome in midweek.

Brighton v Wolves
Fulham v Bournemouth
Liverpool v Cardiff
Southampton v Newcastle
Watford v Huddersfield
Leicester v West Ham
Burnley v Chelsea
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
Man Utd v Everton
Tottenham v Man City

Took me 12 games to get a win last season, getting close again :(

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 09)

Back for another 4 weeks of Premier action before the next International break.
8 Games on Saturday and one each on Sunday and Monday.
West Ham v Tottenham should be good, and Mourinho back at Stamford bridge is always a good story :)

Chelsea v Man Utd
Bournemouth v Southampton
Cardiff v Fulham
Man City v Burnley
Newcastle v Brighton
West Ham v Tottenham
Wolves v Watford
Huddersfield v Liverpool
Everton v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Leicester

Good Luck All :)

Here's the all singing and dancing full predictions table so far :)

Premier Predictions (Week 08)

After the Lord Mayor's show?
Back early this week with a Friday night game.
6 games on Saturday, 3 more on Sunday then it's another international week :(
Liverpool v Man City is the big game of the week on Sunday.

Brighton v West Ham
Burnley v Huddersfield
Crystal Palace v Wolves
Leicester v Everton
Tottenham v Cardiff
Watford v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Newcastle
Fulham v Arsenal
Southampton v Chelsea
Liverpool v Man City

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 07)

Can anyone stop the Paulo runaway train :)
8 (that's a great number) games on Saturday and one each on Sunday and Monday.
Chelsea v Liverpool is the game of the weekend, and hopefully West Ham v Man U will be a cracker as well.

West Ham v Man Utd
Arsenal v Watford
Everton v Fulham
Huddersfield v Tottenham
Man City v Brighton
Newcastle v Leicester
Wolves v Southampton
Chelsea v Liverpool
Cardiff  v Burnley
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

Good Luck All :)

United

No wonder Man Utd lost, they always say Mourinho doesn't trust young players :)

Thanks BBC Sport for that :)

Premier Predictions (Week 06)

This week there are 8 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
Chelsea and Liverpool still haven't dropped a point, although Chelsea should drop 3 on Sunday :)

Fulham v Watford
Burnley v Bournemouth
Cardiff v Man City
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Leicester v Huddersfield
Liverpool v Southampton
Man Utd v Wolves
Brighton v Tottenham
West Ham v Chelsea
Arsenal v Everton

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 05)

Back again, the International break was as dull as a dull thing :)
Should have been the first game at the new White Hart Lane but their cowboy builders still haven't finished, so another Wembley appearance for Liverpool.
Chelsea have the best chance of continuing the 100% records, Watford have Man U and West Ham go to Everton :(
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and a South coast clash on Monday.

Tottenham v Liverpool
Bournemouth v Leicester
Chelsea v Cardiff
Huddersfield v Crystal Palace
Man City v Fulham
Newcastle v Arsenal
Watford v Man Utd
Wolves v Burnley
Everton v West Ham
Southampton v Brighton

Good Luck All :)

Summer Transfers 2018

A little bit of an addiction for me, grabbing all the info on where the Premier league cash was splashed during the summer break.
A bit weird this year with the Premier league transfer window shutting before the season started, but players still being allowed to move to Foreign and non Prem teams until Friday.

So here we go info based on the best sources I could find (no sensationalist newspaper figures), includes squad and youth players .
Several Undisclosed figures (mainly for youth players) which I've counted as free transfers.
Spending is down this year, although still over a Billion pounds changed hands.

The Chart:

Total Spend - £1,296,060,000
Most Players In - Brighton 17, Wolves 15, Fulham 12
Most Players Out - Chelsea 50, Man City 45, Wolves 41
Most Money Paid - Liverpool £179.03m, Chelsea £123.3m, Leicester £98.87m
Most Money Received - Leicester £77.22m, Chelsea £54.17m, Watford £50.22m
Largest Profit - Watford £24.77m, Newcastle £11.12m, Tottenham £2.48m
Largest Defecit - Liverpool -£163.46m, Fulham -£94.05m, West Ham -£81.92m

Largest Fees Paid

Kepa Arrizabalaga [Athletic Bilbao - Chelsea] £72m
Alisson [Roma - Liverpool] £66.8m
Riyad Mahrez [Leicester - Manchester City] £61.02m
Naby Keita [RB Leipzig - Liverpool] £54m
Fred [Shakhtar Donetsk - Man Utd] £53.1m
Jorginho [Napoli - Chelsea] £51.3m
Fabinho [Monaco - Liverpool] £45m
Richarlison [Watford - Everton] £40.5m
Felipe Anderson [Lazio - West Ham] £34.2m
Thibaut Courtois [Chelsea - Real Madrid] £31.5m *OUT*
Yerry Mina [Barcelona - Everton] £27.23m
Jean Michael Seri [Nice - Fulham] £27m
Lucas Torreira [Sampadoria - Arsenal] £27m
Jefferson Lerma [Levante - Bournemouth] £25.2m
Bernd Leno [B Leverkusen - Arsenal] £22.5m
Issa Diop [Toulouse - West Ham] £22.5m
James Maddison [Norwich - Leicester] £22.5m
Jannik Vestergaard [B Monchengladbach - Southampton] £22.5m
Andre Zambo Anguissa [Marseille - Fulham] £22.37m
Diogo Dalot [Porto - Man Utd] £19.8m
Caglar Soyuncu [Freiburg - Leicester] £19m
Lucas Digne [Barcelona - Everton] £18.18m
Aleksandar Mitrovic [Newcastle - Fulham] £18.18m
Terence Kongolo [Monaco - Huddersfield] £18m
Ricardo Pereira [FC Porto - Leicester] £18m

Premier Predictions (Week 04)

Week 4, last games before the first International break of the season.
2 of the 4 teams on 3 wins play each other Watford v Tottenham.
West ham really need 3 points this week as the following six games are all tough :(
7 Games on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.

Leicester v Liverpool
Brighton v Fulham
Chelsea v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Everton v Huddersfield
West Ham v Wolves
Man City v Newcastle
Cardiff v Arsenal
Burnley v Man Utd
Watford v Tottenham

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 03)

Week 3, can anyone stop Gibbo?
Games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday this week.
Big relegation six pointer at the Emirates, and Man U v Tottenham on Monday look like the big games.
Hopefully Longy will put in an appearance after playing for the last 8 years?

Wolves v Man City
Arsenal v West Ham
Bournemouth v Everton
Huddersfield v Cardiff
Southampton v Leicester
Liverpool v Brighton
Watford v Crystal Palace
Fulham v Burnley
Newcastle v Chelsea
Man Utd v Tottenham

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 02)

Week 2 already, games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The pressure could be on the new Arsenal manager already if they lose to Chelsea, and hopefully the Hammers can calm the nerves at home to Bournemouth.

Cardiff v Newcastle
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Tottenham v Fulham
West Ham v Bournemouth
Chelsea v Arsenal
Burnley v Watford
Man City v Huddersfield
Brighton v Man Utd
Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Will do my yearly transfer round-up once all the Premier league teams have shifted their dead wood out to Europe before the end of the month.

Anyway Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 01)

It's that time again 😁
Premier Predictions 2018-19 is up and running.
Premier league is back on Friday (why Friday? 💩), so only about 75 hours to go.

T&C's - Usual rules apply
3 Points for a correct score, 1 Point for a correct result.
Predictions League will be decided on weekly wins first, if 2 or more people share a weekly win that will be classed as a draw, if at the end things are still level the toal points for the season come into play.
Predictions in the comments please :)

Hopefully the regular players will be back and anyone reading this blog is welcome to join in at any point, just let me know a name and club supported.
Obviously predictions will only count if they are made before the kick offs.

Anyway, here's the first fixtures of the new season.
Games being played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10th to 12th August.

Man Utd v Leicester
Newcastle v Tottenham
Bournemouth v Cardiff
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Huddersfield v Chelsea
Watford v Brighton
Wolves v Everton
Liverpool v West Ham
Southampton v Burnley
Arsenal v Man City

All welcome, good luck all 😎

Fantasy Football 18 19

That time again, please join my fantasy football leagues.
All welcome.