Premier Predictions (Weeks 18 + 19 + 20)

Here we go with a festive bumper edition of the prediction competition.
Lots of good games to come while we all eat and drink ourselves stupid :)

Usual rules - post before the scheduled kick offs (Paulo if you still can't get it working just e-mail me), if any game is postponed due to heavy snow!! it's forgotten about not carried over.

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Week 18 -
Monday 26th (8 Games), Tuesday 27th (1), Wednesday 28th (1)

Watford v C Palace
Arsenal v West Brom
Burnley v Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Bournemouth
Leicester v Everton
Man Utd v Sunderland
Swansea v West Ham
Hull v Man City
Liverpool v Stoke
Southampton v Tottenham
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Week 19 -
Friday 30th (1), Saturday 31st (7), Sunday 1st January (2)

Hull v Everton
Burnley v Sunderland
Chelsea v Stoke
Leicester v West Ham
Man Utd v Middlesbrough
Southampton v West Brom
Swansea v Bournemouth
Liverpool v Man City
Watford v Tottenham
Arsenal v C Palace
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Week 20 -
Monday 2nd (6), Tuesday 3rd (3), Wednesday 4th (1)

Middlesbrough v Leicester
Everton v Southampton
Man City v Burnley
Sunderland v Liverpool
West Brom v Hull
West Ham v Man Utd
Bournemouth v Arsenal
C Palace v Swansea
Stoke v Watford
Tottenham v Chelsea
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Good Luck All and a Very Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this :)

Special FA Cup edition coming up early January, and the regular competition will be back before the 14th January.

Leagues Update

First we have the all singing, all dancing version of the current Predictions table :)

Next up it's the FPL Fantasy game, the NBTF league has just 4 players but it has been tight for most of the season.

Next the TFF Fantasy game, I have 111 teams in the NBTF but nearly half of them are mine so should be doing better. The league itself is in a sorry 149th so hopefully everyone can kick on in the 2nd half of the season.

Premier Predictions (Week 17)

Straight on with this weekends fixtures, the last set before the Christmas program.
6 Games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday and the Merseyside derby on Monday night.
Can Chelsea make it 11 on the trot at Palace? City v Arsenal should have been the big game apart from a couple of bad defeats for both in the last week.
Can West Ham build on the thrashing of Burnley :) and pull away from the bottom 3?

C Palace v Chelsea
Middlesbrough v Swansea
Stoke v Leicester
Sunderland v Watford
West Ham v Hull
West Brom v Man Utd

Bournemouth v Southampton
Man City v Arsenal
Tottenham v Burnley

Everton v Liverpool

Good Luck All and a Very Merry Christmas :)

I will try and sort out the Christmas / New Year games this week, which will probably cover weeks 18, 19 and 20 played over a 10 day period.

Peter Brabrook R.I.P

Sad to hear that former West Ham, Chelsea and England winger Peter Brabrook died over the weekend aged 79 :(
According to John (last years prediction winner) who said he knew him as Peter used to live in Barking, he was a really nice fella.

He probably didn't get as much credit as he deserved as he played a small part in Chelsea's first title win (in pre-Roman days) and then was a member of West Ham's team during our glory period in the mid 60's.
He also won 3 caps for England.

Premier Predictions (Week 15 + 16)

One of those double weeks this time, competitions kept seperate.

Week  15 - Sat 10th + Sun 11th
First off week 15 with 6 games on Saturday and 4 on Sunday.

Watford v Everton
Arsenal v Stoke
Burnley v Bournemouth
Hull v C Palace
Swansea v Sunderland
Leicester v Man City

Chelsea v West Brom
Man Utd v Tottenham
Southampton v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v West Ham

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Week 16 - Tues 13th + Wed 14th
2 Games on Tuesday and 8 on Wednesday.

Bournemouth v Leicester
Everton v Arsenal

Middlesbrough v Liverpool
Sunderland v Chelsea
West Ham v Burnley
C Palace v Man Utd
Man City v Watford
Stoke v Southampton
Tottenham v Hull
West Brom v Swansea

Good Luck All :)
Hopefully the new comments procedure will work ok?

Premier Predictions (Week 14)

The games are spread over 3 days this week with 7 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday.
The biggie is the first match on Saturday lunchtime with Chelsea off to face Man City.
Hoping that the Hammers can raise their game against the Gooners but sadly we are looking really average this season :(

Man City v Chelsea
C Palace v Southampton
Stoke v Burnley
Sunderland v Leicester
Tottenham v Swansea
West Brom v Watford
West Ham v Arsenal

Bournemouth v Liverpool
Everton v Man Utd

Middlesbrough v Hull

Good Luck All :)
Can we stop Mystic Paulo? :)

Chapocoence

I knew of them but had never seen them play, but I am incredibly sad at the news of the terrible plane accident that happened early this morning.

I know there are people dying somewhere every minute of the day, but as a football fan this seems more personal :(
Virtually the whole team gone, it has just saddened me as if I knew them.
Best wishes for the survivors, the families of those who are gone and the fans and residents of Chapeco.

Premier Predictions (Week 13)

Another week has flown past and here we go with another selection of games.
A third of the season gone already :(

6 Games on Saturday and 4 on Sunday.
Game of the week probably at Stamford Bridge where new leaders Chelsea take on Tottenham.
I'm guessing Sunderland's winning streak might end away to Liverpool, and I'm hoping for a decent Hammers performance away to Man U?

Burnley v Man City
Hull v West Brom
Leicester v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Sunderland
Swansea v C Palace
Chelsea v Tottenham 

Watford v Stoke
Arsenal v Bournemouth
Man Utd v West Ham
Southampton v Everton

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 12)

Back to weekly games for a while after the third International break (yawn!!) of the season.
Big games of the week, Wenger meets Mourinho and West Ham go to Tottenham.
3 days of games with 8 on Saturday and one each on Sunday and Monday.
.... and yep I nearly forgot again :)

Man Utd v Arsenal
C Palace v Man City
Everton v Swansea
Southampton v Liverpool
Stoke v Bournemouth
Sunderland v Hull
Watford v Leicester
Tottenham v West Ham

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

West Brom v Burnley

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 11)

Here we go with another selection before yet another International break.
5 Games on Saturday and 5 more on Sunday (not Friday?). Big game is the North London derby.

Bournemouth v Sunderland
Burnley v C Palace
Man City v Middlesbrough
West Ham v Stoke
Chelsea v Everton

Arsenal v Tottenham
Hull v Southampton
Liverpool v Watford
Swansea v Man Utd
Leicester v West Brom

Good Luck All :)

Premier Predictions (Week 10)

Woo Hoo that's the battle won on the pitch :) I'm guessing the headlines will be what happens in the next hour or so around the Olympic park?

But on with the weekend and the next exciting installment of Premier League predictions :)
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday this week.
Only Tottenham of the top 5 have a home games so it should shake things up again :)

Sunderland v Arsenal
Man Utd v Burnley
Middlesbrough v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Leicester
Watford v Hull
West Brom v Man City
C Palace v Liverpool

Everton v West Ham
Southampton v Chelsea

Stoke v Swansea

Premier Predictions (Week 09)

8 Games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday this week.
Sunday's games look the best of the bunch, although Mourinho might bring his new red bus to Stamford bridge?
Mike Phelan must be glad he got his contract signed as a defeat to Stoke will put the pressure on already.

Bournemouth v Tottenham
Arsenal v Middlesbrough
Burnley v Everton
Hull v Stoke
Leicester v C Palace
Swansea v Watford
West Ham v Sunderland
Liverpool v West Brom

Man City v Southampton
Chelsea v Man Utd

Good Luck All :)

Current standings in the Predictions league

Premier Predictions (Week 08)

4 Weeks of games before yet another International break, here goes with the first.
Seven games on Saturday, two on Sunday and Klopp vs Mourinho on Monday.

Chelsea v Leicester
Arsenal v Swansea
Bournemouth v Hull
Man City v Everton
Stoke v Sunderland
West Brom v Tottenham
C Palace v West Ham
Middlesbrough v Watford
Southampton v Burnley
Liverpool v Man Utd

Good Luck All :)

Just for the record, here's a snap of my spreadsheet for this week, replace John with Paul's model program.

Fantasy Leagues Update

About time I posted the state of the NBTF leagues.

First off here's the current Fantasy Premier League table, once again just 4 of us with 3 regulars and my son who lives in the US of A.
Fairly even so far as I was leading 2 weeks ago, now I'm last :(




Next the Telegraph Fantasy League, the NBTF has 111 teams this season although I've put all mine in which accounts for about 40% of them. Currently having a very slow start to the season but have heaps of transfers left to improve things (hopefully). Here's the current Top 10.

Premier Predictions (Week 07)

Another early start this week with a game on Friday night, followed by 5 Games on Saturday and 4 more on Sunday.
The following week is yet another International break where the England team for the games with Malta and Slovenia might be decided on a lucky dip??

Everton v C Palace

Swansea v Liverpool
Hull v Chelsea
Sunderland v West Brom
Watford v Bournemouth
West Ham v Middlesbrough

Man Utd v Stoke
Leicester v Southampton
Tottenham v Man City
Burnley v Arsenal

Good Luck All :)

The Wright Choice?

Now that Pratt Sam has shot himself in the foot and we don't have an England manager again maybe it's time for a complete change of direction?
They have coaching staff for all the practical stuff, but an international manager just needs to select a team and inspire the players picked to do what they do for their teams every week.
I vote for Ian Wright :) could he be any worse?

New England Manager?

If what I've just read is true? Sam Allardyce's reign as England boss could be over after one game.
Looks like he's fell for a press sting and totally stitched himself up

Premier Predictions (Week 06)

Now that West Ham have thrashed Accrington Stanley 1-0 I can safely post this weeks predictions :)

8 Games on Saturday, 1 on Sunday and the big Sky game on Monday.
This weeks star games are Chelsea going to Arsenal and the champs trying to inflict a 4th straight defeat on Mourinho's lot :)

Man Utd v Leicester
Bournemouth v Everton
Liverpool v Hull
Middlesbrough v Tottenham
Stoke v West Brom
Sunderland v C Palace
Swansea v Man City
Arsenal v Chelsea

West Ham v Southampton
Burnley v Watford

Good Luck All :)

Cheslea?

I guess the BBC's spellchecker had gone home? :)

The Money Go Round

At the end of the transfer window the Premier league clubs have spent £1.2 billion of the new TV money.
I've trawled around the internet to get all the fees paid and with the exception of the Traore/Adomah deals at Middlesbrough and Jones from Burnley one, the figures are all available.
The Manchester clubs have been the big spenders with City shelling out £180m (that includes the Gabriel Jesus deal which won't be official till January), and United blowing £157m although their best deal for Ibrahimovic was a free transfer.
Chelsea spent £120m on a small handful of players, recouping £35m on the 35 players that have left.
The two Merseyside clubs have had a good window with Klopp bringing in £68m of players but getting rid of the chaff for £70m, Koeman likewise has made a profit while improving his team.
Southampton once again have made a large profit on transfer deals this season but just maybe they have left themselves short.
Watford's spinning door policy has seen 21 players leaving and 13 coming in, it worked last season so who knows.
West Ham have added 12 players but I'm not sure if they will improve us much?

Most spent - Man City £180.93m, Man Utd £157.25m, Chelsea £120.11m
Most sold - Liverpool £70.37m, Southampton £64.48m, Everton £47.26m
Largest profit - Southampton £20.35m, Swansea £6.91m, Liverpool £2.45m
Biggest outlay - Man City £168.3m, Man Utd £149.09m, Chelsea £85.26m
Most players in - Watford 13, Middlesbrough 12, West Ham 12
Most players out - Chelsea 35, Liverpool 25, C Palace, Man City, Watford 21

Top 20 Transfers
Paul Pogba (Juventus - Man Utd) £89.25m
John Stones (Everton - Man City) £47.26m
Leroy Sane (Schalke - Man City) £42.5m
Granit Xhaka (B Monch'bach - Arsenal) £38.25m
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (B Dortmund - Man Utd) £35.7m
Sadio Mané (Southampton - Liverpool) £35.02m
Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia - Arsenal) £34.85m
Michy Batshuayi (Marseille - Chelsea) £33.15m
David Luiz (Paris St Germain - Chelsea) £32.73m
Eric Bailly (Villarreal - Man Utd) £32.3m
N'Golo Kante (Leicester - Chelsea) £30.43m
Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle - Tottenham) £29.75m
Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras - Man City) £27m **
Christian Benteke {Liverpool - C Palace) £26.52m
Islam Slimani (S Lisbon - Leicester City)  £25.5m
Yannick Bolasie (C Palace - Everton) £24.57m
Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle - Liverpool) £23.38m
Ilkay Gündogan (B Dortmund - Man City) £22.95m
Andre Ayew (Swansea - West Ham) £20.49m
Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar - Tottenham) £18.79m

The final table in outlay order.