Predictions Table

Transfer window closing on Monday night, and at the moment not a lot to talk about.

Newcastle, Villa and Watford doing some business but nothing too exciting.

Claudio Ranieri is the latest Watford manager to go, with Roy Hodgson in charge for a few games.

Patrick Vieira must be a bit worried as Palace are next for Norwich, who have accounted for Benitez and Ranieri.

Here's the complete predictions table so far, a bit confusing this time as everyone has missed some games.

Biopunk in prime position at the moment, but Gibbo also having a good season.

Premier Predictions (Week 23)

Friday night start for Week 23.
Then 4 games Saturday, 5 on Sunday.
The plan is that there is 11 days without football (apart from the AFCON), although I'm not sure if they will cram in some of the postponed games?

Watford v Norwich
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Everton v Aston Villa
Brentford v Wolves
Leeds v Newcastle
Man Utd v West Ham
Southampton v Man City
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Arsenal v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Leicester v Brighton
Chelsea v Tottenham

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 22)

Due to re-arranged games I'm going to have to start Week 22 early.
Just learned that more games have been added next week so it's a bumper 17 game week (Covid permitting)

Starting Tuesday 11th till Wednesday 19th

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Southampton v Brentford
Everton v Leicester (Postponed)
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West Ham v Norwich
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Brighton v Crystal Palace
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Man City v Chelsea
Burnley v Leicester (Postponed)
Newcastle v Watford
Norwich v Everton
Wolves v Southampton
Aston Villa v Man Utd
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Liverpool v Brentford
West Ham v Leeds
Tottenham v Arsenal (Postponed)
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Burnley v Watford (Postponed)
Brighton v Chelsea
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Leicester v Tottenham
Brentford v Man Utd

Good Luck All  😀

F.A Cup Predictions 2022 (3rd Round - Part 1)

F.A Cup Predictions 2022 (3rd Round - Part 1)      🏆   ⚽   🏆

Here we go with Season no.7 of the NBTF F.A Cup predictions Competition.
Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores after 90 minutes only (not including extra time and penalties).
No replays this season, if Covid gets the game postponed I will take these predictions whenever the game is played.

Round 3 x 32 games, Round 4 x 16 games etc, So a total of 63 games.
Winner will be whoever scores the most at the end.

Part 1 (3rd Round) - 32 Matches starts Friday through to Monday 7th Jan to 10th Jan
Part 2 (4th Round) - 16 Matches around the Weekend of 5th February
Part 3 (5th Round) - 8 Matches around the 2nd March
Part 4 (Q/F) - 4 Matches around the Weekend of 19th March
Part 5 (S/F) - 2 Matches around the Weekend of 16th April
Part 6 (Final) -  14th May

Here are the games (Copy & Paste advised), 1 on Friday, 21 Saturday, 9 Sunday and 1 Monday.

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Swindon v Man City
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Mansfield v Middlesbrough
Bristol C v Fulham
Burnley v Huddersfield
Coventry v Derby
Hartlepool v Blackpool
Millwall v Crystal Palace
Barnsley v Barrow
Boreham Wood v AFC Wimbledon
Kidderminster v Reading
Leicester v Watford
Newcastle v Cambridge
Peterborough v Bristol R
Port Vale v Brentford
QPR v Rotherham
West Brom v Brighton
Wigan v Blackburn
Birmingham v Plymouth
Chelsea v Chesterfield
Hull v Everton
Swansea v Southampton
Yeovil v Bournemouth
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Luton v Harrogate
Cardiff v Preston
Charlton v Norwich
Liverpool v Shrewsbury
Stoke v Leyton Orient
Tottenham v Morecambe
West Ham v Leeds
Wolves v Sheff Utd
Nottm Forest v Arsenal
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Man Utd v Aston Villa

 Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 19 + 20 + 21)

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 "So here it is Merry Christmas, it's a bumper Christmas special" sung to the Slade tune.

All 3 festive weeks of matches played over 9 days (if any of them happen?).
No idea at the moment if any are to be postponed? (Will Update as I find out)
Myself and Paulo really need to get something here 😳

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Week 19 (Sunday 26th - Monday 27th)

Liverpool v Leeds (Postponed)
Wolves v Watford (Postponed)   
Burnley v Everton (Postponed) 
Man City v Leicester
Norwich v Arsenal
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
West Ham v Southampton
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Brighton v Brentford
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Newcastle v Man Utd

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Week 20 (Tuesday 28th - Thursday 30th)

Arsenal v Wolves (Postponed) 

Crystal Palace v Norwich
Southampton v Tottenham
Watford v West Ham
Leeds v Aston Villa (Postponed) 

Leicester v Liverpool

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Chelsea v Brighton 

Brentford v Man City 

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Everton v Newcastle (Postponed)

Man Utd v Burnley

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Week 21 (Saturday 1st (Jan 2022) - Monday 3rd)

Arsenal v Man City
Leicester v Norwich (Postponed)
Watford v Tottenham
Crystal Palace v West Ham
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Brentford v Aston Villa
Everton v Brighton
Leeds v Burnley
Southampton v Newcastle (Postponed)
Chelsea v Liverpool
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Man Utd v Wolves

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Anyway after all that I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and hopefully a Happy New Year, stay safe, don't get too drunk and enjoy.

Good Luck All  😀

AFCON

For anyone interested? this Christmas period will be the last chance for over a month to see these players, who could be off to the AFCON (African Cup of Nations) from 9th Jan - 6th Feb.
Liverpool, Palace, Watford and Leicester seem hardest hit.

Potential 7 matches missed for those still in the Carabao Cup.

Arsenal: Partey, Aubameyang, Pepe, Elneny
Aston Villa: Traore, Trezeguet, Nakamba
Brentford: Onyeka, Jeanvier, Fosu
Brighton: Bissouma
Burnley: Cornet
Chelsea: Mendy, Ziyech
Crystal Palace: Kouyate, Ayew, Schlupp, Zaha
Everton: Iwobi, Gbamin
Leicester: Iheanacho, Ndidi, Amartey, Mendy
Liverpool: Salah, Mane, Keita
Man City: Mahrez
Man Utd: Bailly, Diallo
Southampton: Djenepo, Salisu
Watford: Etebo, Dennis, Troost-Ekong, Louza, Masina, Sarr
West Ham: Benrahma
Wolves: Boly, Saiss

Leeds, Newcastle, Norwich and Tottenham shouldn't lose anyone, unless they sign someone during the transfer window.

Premier Predictions (Week 18)

Covid chaos ongoing, many games already postponed.
* Edit - 5 games now off *
The plan was 6 games on Saturday and 4 on Sunday.
If any games go ahead the Top 3 are all away on Sunday, I guess Newcastle might want a postponement?

Man Utd v Brighton (Postponed)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Southampton v Brentford (Postponed)
Watford v Crystal Palace (Postponed)
West Ham v Norwich (Postponed)
Leeds v Arsenal

Everton v Leicester (Postponed)
Wolves v Chelsea
Newcastle v Man City
Tottenham v Liverpool

Good Luck and a Merry Christmas to all, stay safe 😀

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Premier Predictions (Week 16 + 17)

Another double week with games over the next week (see below).
Top 3 all have 2 home games, while West Ham get 2 away 😧

Possibility that their might be some Covid postponements? with Tottenham and Leicester having outbreaks. 💉😷 

Highlights probably Gerrard going to Anfield, and Dean Smith taking on Villa. Chelsea v Leeds always throws up a memory of 1970 😄
Could be a bad week for the teams at the bottom?

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Week 16 (Friday 10th - Sunday 12th)
1 game Friday, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday

Brentford v Watford

Man City v Wolves
Arsenal v Southampton
Chelsea v Leeds
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Norwich v Man Utd

Brighton v Tottenham
Burnley v West Ham
Leicester v Newcastle
Crystal Palace v Everton

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Week 17 (Tuesday 14th - Thursday 16th)
3 games on Tuesday, 4 on Wednesday, 3 on Thursday

Brentford v Man Utd
Norwich v Aston Villa
Man City v Leeds

Brighton v Wolves
Burnley v Watford
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Arsenal v West Ham

Leicester v Tottenham
Chelsea v Everton
Liverpool v Newcastle

Good Luck All  😀   🎄 🎅  😷

Premier Predictions (Week 15)

Just a single week this time before the crazy Christmas period, although it's European games for some.
5 games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday and one on Monday night.

Early game is Hammers v Chelsea, Lukaku back fit just in time to get his usual goal against us 😟 a few players need to get some form back as the top 4 place is slipping away.
All the top 3 are away, at the bottom Newcastle have another 6 pointer as they try not to become the richest club in the Skybet (was funnier when it was the fizzy pop league).
Norwich unbeaten in 4 go to Tottenham.

West Ham v Chelsea
Newcastle v Burnley
Southampton v Brighton
Wolves v Liverpool
Watford v Man City

Leeds v Brentford
Man Utd v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Norwich
Aston Villa v Leicester
Everton v Arsenal

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 13 + 14)

Double header this week.
With 6 full Premier weeks plus European and Caribou cup games to cram in before 🎄 Christmas, it's going to get busy. West Ham, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool and Tottenham have 9 games in 30 days.
Not feeling over confident about the Hammers trip to Man City just 3 days after a trip to Lockdown Austria, but will be hoping for the best 👍 Chelsea face Olé free Man U, don't expect much to change.

In week 14 reunion's week it's the Benitez derby, Ranieri v Chelsea and Grealish back at Villa.

Also the first big relegation six pointer.

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Week 13 (Saturday 27th November - Sunday 28th November)

Arsenal v Newcastle
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Southampton
Norwich v Wolves
Brighton v Leeds

Brentford v Everton
Burnley v Tottenham
Leicester v Watford
Man City v West Ham
Chelsea v Man Utd

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Week 14 (Tuesday 30th November - Thursday 2nd December)

Newcastle v Norwich
Leeds v Crystal Palace

Southampton v Leicester
Watford v Chelsea
West Ham v Brighton
Wolves v Burnley
Aston Villa v Man City
Everton v Liverpool

Tottenham v Brentford
Man Utd v Arsenal
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Good Luck All  😀

The full predictions table so far

Premier Predictions (Week 12)

Managerial merry go round over for a few weeks, new bosses at Villa, Newcastle, Norwich and Tottenham. Interesting to see if Kane can do it for Tottenham after 7 goals in 2 games for England? (Leeds are a bit better than San Marino).

8 games on Saturday, 2 games on Sunday.

Leicester v Chelsea
Aston Villa v Brighton
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v Brentford
Norwich v Southampton
Watford v Man Utd
Wolves v West Ham
Liverpool v Arsenal

Man City v Everton
Tottenham v Leeds


Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 11)

Friday night start this week.

Villa go to Southampton in the Friday game, 5 games on Saturday and 4 on Sunday before another International week 😒

The Manchester derby is the Saturday lunchtime game, should be an away win but you don't know what you'll get from either of these?

Ex Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's 1st league game is away at Everton, so him and his wig should survive a few weeks?

The big game is Sunday with 2 of the big 4 facing off, hopefully better than last year when we had our worst performance of the season 😭

Southampton v Aston Villa

Man Utd v Man City
Brentford v Norwich
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Wolves
Brighton v Newcastle

Arsenal v Watford
Everton v Tottenham
Leeds v Leicester
West Ham v Liverpool

Good Luck All  😀

A highlight of every week (even if we lose) is the West Ham clips game review (hopefully the Prem won't ban me?)  

Warning ** Some offensive language ** 😁

 

Premier Predictions (Week 10)

Better late than never!! The weeks keep flying by without me noticing, 

although still buzzing after Wednesday nights match 😁  ⚒ 

7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday this week.

Leicester v Arsenal
Burnley v Brentford
Liverpool v Brighton
Man City v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v Chelsea
Watford v Southampton
Tottenham v Man Utd

Norwich v Leeds
Aston Villa v West Ham
Wolves v Everton

Good Luck All  😀

Happy Halloween  🎃

Premier Predictions (Week 09)

Posting this early this week in case I forget in a football filled week.
It's another of those Friday night starts, with 6 games on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.
6 of the top 7 play each other this week, which is good news for Chelsea as they have Norwich at home.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Chelsea v Norwich
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Everton v Watford
Leeds v Wolves
Southampton v Burnley
Brighton v Man City

Brentford v Leicester
West Ham v Tottenham
Man Utd v Liverpool

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 08)

Back to business after another uninspiring International week.
7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday night.
Opening game sees Ranieri back as Watford sack another manager, probably worth a bet he won't be there at the end of the season.
Big game of the week is probably the West London derby?

Watford v Liverpool
Aston Villa v Wolves
Leicester v Man Utd
Man City v Burnley
Norwich v Brighton
Southampton v Leeds
Brentford v Chelsea

Everton v West Ham
Newcastle v Tottenham
Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 07)

All the games on Saturday and Sunday this week, ahead of another International break. 6 games Saturday, 4 games Sunday.
The big one in the title battle is on Sunday, Man City have had 3 away games in a week against top class opposition, great against Chelsea, rubbish against PSG and who knows against Liverpool? although if results go a certain way on Saturday both could be out of the top 4 before they play 😜

Man Utd v Everton
Burnley v Norwich
Chelsea v Southampton
Leeds v Watford
Wolves v Newcastle
Brighton v Arsenal

Crystal Palace v Leicester
Tottenham v Aston Villa
West Ham v Brentford
Liverpool v Man City

Good Luck All  😀

*hope this posts, as my internet speed has died today?*

Premier Predictions (Week 06)

7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday night.
The first game should help show who's going to be the title favourites this season, Chelsea looking really good so far, Man City a bit hit and miss so far.

Chelsea v Man City
Everton v Norwich
Leeds v West Ham
Leicester v Burnley
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Watford v Newcastle
Brentford v Liverpool
Southampton v Wolves
Arsenal v Tottenham
Crystal Palace v Brighton

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 05)

Quick turnaround this week with a Friday game.
6 games on Saturday and 3 more on Sunday.
Six of the top nine play on Sunday.


Newcastle v Leeds

Wolves v Brentford
Burnley v Arsenal
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Man City v Southampton
Norwich v Watford
Aston Villa v Everton

Brighton v Leicester
West Ham v Man Utd
Tottenham v Chelsea

Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 04)

Back to normality after an extra busy international break, a lot of clubs not knowing whether their players will be available due to quarantines and bans for not going?
8 games on Saturday and one each on Sunday and Monday.
Euro games kick off next week so players could be rested making it a nightmare week for fantasy football managers.

Crystal Palace v Tottenham
Arsenal v Norwich
Brentford v Brighton
Leicester v Man City
Man Utd v Newcastle
Southampton v West Ham
Watford v Wolves
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Leeds v Liverpool
Everton v Burnley

Good Luck All  😀

Summer Transfers 2021

Summer 2021 transfer window now shut so here's where the Premier league cash was splashed this season.
(Info based on the best sources I could find, includes squad and youth players).
Overall spending is down from last season but still over a billion.
Many Undisclosed figures, but mainly for youth players so the figures shouldn't change much.

Arsenal the big spenders, but not sure those brought in will turn them into challengers (might keep them up) 😁
Man Utd have added a few decent players but not sure if they are good enough to challenge Man City and Chelsea.
Norwich have bought the most players in, which is a change of strategy from their last Premier league attempt.
Chelsea bringing in Lukaku looks the best signing of the summer.
West Ham have added some squad depth but didn't get a striker, wondering if Vlasic can be used there?
Everton only spent £1.8m but have picked up 3 decent players.

The Chart:

Total Spend - £1,263,439,000,000
Most Players In - Norwich 15, Aston Villa 14, Watford 13
Most Players Out - Watford 52, Chelsea 48, Man City 44
Most Money Paid - Arsenal £149.04m, Man Utd £126m, Man City £112.5m
Most Money Received - Chelsea £144.89m, Aston Villa £114.75m, Southampton £57.74m
Largest Profit - Chelsea £36.89m, Aston Villa £19.71m, Southampton £17.37m
Largest Defecit - Arsenal £121.23m, Man Utd £98.12m, Tottenham £73.28m

Largest Fees Paid (£20m +)

Jack Grealish [Aston Villa - Man City] £105.75m
Romelu Lukaku [Inter Milan - Chelsea] £103.5m
Jadon Sancho [Borussia Dortmund - Man Utd] £76.5m
Ben White [Brighton - Arsenal] £52.65m
Cristian Romero [Atalanta - Tottenham] £42.5m (Reported?)
Ibrahima Konate [RB Leipzig - Liverpool] £36m
Raphael Varane [Real Madrid - Man Utd] £36m
Tammy Abraham [Chelsea - Roma] £36m *
Emiliano Buendia [Norwich - Aston Villa] £34.56m
Danny Ings [Southampton - Aston Villa] £31.68m
Martin Odegaard [Real Madrid - Arsenal] £31.5m
Kurt Zouma [Chelsea - West Ham] £31.5m
Leon Bailey [Bayer Leverkusen - Aston Villa] £28.8m
Nikola Vlasic [CSKA Moscow - West Ham] £27m
Patson Daka [Red Bull Salzburg - Leicester] £27m
Joe Willock [Arsenal - Newcastle] £26.46m
Fikayo Tomori [Chelsea - AC Milan] £26.28m *
Daniel James [Man Utd - Leeds] £26.19m
Aaron Ramsdale [Sheff Utd - Arsenal] £25.20m
Bryan Gil [Sevilla - Tottenham] £22.5m
Emerson Royal [Barcelona - Tottenham] £22.5m
Marc Guehi [Chelsea - Crystal Palace] £21m
Enock Mwepu [RB Salzburg - Brighton] £20.7m

Oddest transfers?

Sima from Slavia Prague was being talked about as a £20m+ striker option for West Ham during the window? ends up signing for Brighton (who are short of strikers) for £9m who then loan him to Stoke for the season?

Former Hull, West Brom, Reading and Hi-De-Hi star Paul McShane signing for Man Utd.