Predictions 2023/24

The full final predictions table

 

 

Congratulations to Myself, but some good winning streaks by Paul, Gibbo and Biopunk closed the gap over the last few weeks leaving me sweating.

Paulo having a bad season but sure he'll bounce back.

 

A lot of freak results this season, so we didn't do too bad.

 

Chris Sutton earning his salary by getting more points than us amateurs, but only just. 

This is the table if I'd treated everyone equally, Sutton and Guests included.

Fantasy Football 2023/24

The end of season "Nothing Better Than Football" Fantasy Football tables

 

FPL (Fantasy Premier League)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Mike with his 3rd win in 5 years, he's going to have to think of a new team name next season.

All pretty close at the end, 

I was in 3rd with 4 weeks to go within about 20 points but made a couple of big errors,

picking Ake over Gvardiol and captaining Haaland in the wrong weeks cost me.

Overall the first 7 were all in the top 5% of World players, and the first 15 in the top 10%.

Paul finished 26th with 2024 points, and well done to Quizland Dave who I persauded to join in for the 1st time who finished 27th with 2012 points. He's a Tottenham fan so knows nothing about football 😁

and only used transfers once and had Cancello in his team for the whole season.

 

TFF (Telegraph Fantasy Football)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Sean who snatched the win in the last week, although level on points they use goals scored to pick winner.

Commiserations to Colin who for the second season running was pipped at the end after leading 2/3rds of the season.

I had a rubbish season, started ok but faded badly

End Of Season

Premier League over but still lots of football to come.

Leicester and Ipswich promoted, with one from Leeds and Southampton.
So the 3 teams promoted last year were all relegated, and the 3 teams previously relegated are all still in with a chance of coming straight back ... yo-yo football  😀

2 European finals still to come, no English teams involved for a change.
Atalanta very impressive in beating 'unbeatable' Leverkusen.

Once all the European finals, English play-offs, FA cup is over it's International time.
European Championship - 14th June to 14th July
Copa America - 21st June to 15th July

Loads of manager changes already

Klopp leaving by choice, replaced by Slot
Moyes leaving probably not by choice? replaced by Lopetegui
Pochettino leaving a bit of a shock, but it's Chelsea  🙄
De Zerbi leaving because he believes he's an elite manager, this season shows he's just average.
Kompany possibly going to Bayern Munich?

Ipswich up next season might be losing manager McKenna, who could be the new Graham Potter at Chelsea? Even if it does happen and he actually wins something, a year seems to be the limit at Chelsea.

Before all this it's FA Cup weekend
Last season was the first ever all Manchester final, now it's another one.

So for anyone still interested, here's the final FA Cup prediction

Man City v Man Utd

Premier Predictions (Week 38)

Here we go, the final week of the 2023/24 season.
All game kick off on Sunday at 4pm.

The title still up for grabs, although even a die hard Hammers fan won't be expecting us to get any points at Man City.
Although it would make a great story if we did pull of a miracle, and then Sean Dyche put the kybosh on Arsenal with a defensive masterclass  😜

Top 4 sorted,
with Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Man Utd squabbling over the minor European places.
If Tottenham lose to Sheff Utd (unlikely), Chelsea could grab 5th and Man Utd would need to win the FA Cup to take the 2nd Europa League spot.

At the bottom it is still mathematically possible for Luton to overtake Nottm Forest, although they need a 12 goal swing and I can't imagine Burnley beating anyone by more than 6 goals, or Luton doing the same.

Whoever survives it will be a record low points tally to stay up.
Current record is 34 points, Forest have 29 at the moment.
The 3 promoted teams have been awful, Luton have done better than expected but the other two have been really bad.


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

Good Luck All  😀

Thanks to all the regulars for playing along again  👍

One more FA Cup prediction to come to wrap that up next week.

Will do a Euro 24 predictions in June to keep me occupied, if anyone wants to play along?

VAR

The points made by Wolves, leading to the Premier League voting on the scrapping of VAR.

 

                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Hard to disagree, the first point the main one for me

it seems nearly every time I see a goal, I'm waiting for the VAR check to rule it out for some minor infringement in the build up, or the strikers toenail being offside.

 

Remember it spoiled the enjoyment of Bowen's winning goal in last season Cup win, as it wasn't obvious on first glance if he was onside? meaning I was waiting for the inevitable VAR check.

Despite European VAR being much quicker than the English version.

When it was used in the 2018 World Cup it seemed it was a really good thing, but since putting it in the hands of our referee's it has become a nightmare.

Identical incidents are now being looked at for several minutes and being judged differently according to the opinion of the ref / VAR official at the time.

I don't think they will get rid of it, but surely time to take it out of the hands of those currently responsible?

Premier Predictions (Week 37)

Week 37, just 2 weeks and 23 league games left in the season.

 

NBTF title still up for grabs, Paul needs two more wins to deny me  😟 

8 Games on Saturday, 1 each on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 2 on Wednesday.

At the top Liverpool need Arsenal and Man City to lose all their remaining games, so unlikely to happen.

Arsenal go to Man Utd (not sure they would like to help City, although form says they won't have the chance to)

Man City go to Fulham, which might be difficult?

Then they go to Tottenham which recent history says might be a hard game (but will Tottenham do Arsenal a favour?).

At the bottom it's almost decided, Luton and Burnley need 2 wins each to stand a chance but looks unlikely.

Not sure what is going to happen at West Ham? news that David Moyes is being replaced by the Spanish David Moyes might cheer up some of the players, or maybe not?  🙄

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


Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 36)

No time to think week 36 straight up, Friday night start
1 game Friday, 5 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, 1 on Monday

Top 3 have winnable home games, probably too late for Liverpool.
Tottenham have to win at Liverpool to stand any chance of top 4.
At the bottom any 2 from 3 to go down, Luton have to beat now safe Everton, Burnley have a tough game at Newcastle, Forest go to relegated Sheffield.
West Ham go to Chelsea in the battle for 8th place 🙄


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


Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 35)

One bonus game this week
7 games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday and a re-arranged game not till Thursday?
Which is the same night the last English team in Europe play. (annoying as week 36 starts on Friday)

The title contenders are all away.
Looks like any 2 from 3 at the bottom, a Burnley and Luton win makes it interesting.

The curse of being in my FPL team seems to have hit Salah and Nunez, would like to take them out but worry they'll find form on Saturday?

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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 34)

Squeaky Bum time at the top of the tables.  🌕
Premier League, Championship, and more importantly the NBTF Predictions league.

A mixed week with 3 games postponed due to the FA Cup, and 6 re-arranged games.
As I normally do at this time of year the Cup games are included (90 minute rule applies)
So apologies to those allergic to Cup games.  🏆

4 games on Saturday, 5 games on Sunday, 1 on Tuesday, 4 on Wednesday and 1 on Thursday.

Liverpool and Arsenal both have 2 league games before Man City play again.
Tottenham don't play this week.
At the bottom Luton need a win to put pressure on Everton and Forest who play each other on Sunday.
* First kick off 3pm Saturday *

Brighton v Chelsea (Postponed)
Man Utd v Newcastle (Postponed)
Tottenham v Man City (Postponed)
*
Luton v Brentford
Sheff Utd v Burnley
Man City v Chelsea (FAC)
Wolves v Arsenal
*
Everton v Nottm Forest
Aston Villa v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v West Ham
Coventry v Man Utd (FAC)
Fulham v Liverpool
*
Arsenal v Chelsea
*
Wolves v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Everton v Liverpool
Man Utd v Sheff Utd
*
Brighton v Man City
*

Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 33)

Six weeks to go, getting tight at the top.
6 Games Saturday, 3 on Sunday, 1 on Monday
Top 3 all at home, maybe Arsenal have the hardest game vs Villa before the trip to Munich next week?
At the bottom Burnley and Sheffield still looked doomed, probably Luton Forest and Everton most likely to join them. Luton at Man City gives the others chance to pull away?

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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 32)

Quick turnaround, 7 match weeks to go
7 games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday
Midweek Euro games for Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, West Ham and Villa
Top 3 all have awkward away games before those Euro ties so might not be able to rest players.
The Sean Dyche derby the big one at the bottom.


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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 31)

Midweek fixtures for Week 31
5 games on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday, 2 on Thursday
Arsenal and Liverpool should trade places at the top?

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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 30)

Lots of games coming up in the next month.
Week 30 is 8 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
Top 3 all play on Sunday

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

(Week 31 starts on Tuesday, so will post again by Monday)

Good Luck All  😀

Tables and Things

As it's a short break due to more Internationals, I give you some current tables  😁

Full Premier League Prediction Table

After Paul's good start in weeks 1-12 "I'm going to win by Christmas" I reigned him back in with 5 wins in 6 weeks, then Biopunk had a run of 3 wins in 6.

Now Gibbo is on a charge with 4 wins in 6 weeks.

Shaping up nicely, just need Paulo to go on a run 😀

 

Fantasy Premier League (FPL)

Working my way up the table slowly, missed an opportunity this week due to a last minute change 😒 had put Muniz in then decided Brentford were more likely to score against Burnley so went for Wissa?

Still time for change as Tommy was nearly 100 points clear only a few weeks ago now 2nd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telegraph Fantasy Football (TFF)

Need to pull my finger out here, last season Colin led most of the season but fell away right at the end so still in with a shout?

Premier + Cup Predictions (Week 29)

Time for the annual mixed up League and Cup week
Just 4 league games so padded out with 4 Cup games.
(only counting the 90+ minute score in the cup games, No extra time etc.)

In the league the big one is at the bottom with Luton v Forest
Aston Villa and Tottenham (hopefully) have hard games in the 4th place battle.
Cup games have obvious favourites in each.

First match 12:15 Saturday (5:15 am for Biopunk)

Wolves v Coventry (FAC)
Burnley v Brentford
Luton v Nottm Forest
Fulham v Tottenham
Man City v Newcastle (FAC)
*
Chelsea v Leicester (FAC)
West Ham v Aston Villa
Man Utd v Liverpool (FAC)

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 28)

Getting in early for this week
A bonus game this week with the re-arrangement of the Cherries Luton game which was abandoned due to Tom Lockyer's heart attack.
5 games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, 1 Monday, 1 Wednesday

Big game on Sunday with Liverpool at home to Man City both have Euro games this midweek, also the 4th place battle between Villa and Tottenham.
Burnley and Sheffield Utd's relegation looking certain now as even if Everton and Forest get 10 point deductions they would still be above those two.
But suprise team Luton still have a chance of staying up.
Enough waffle here are the games.


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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 27)

week 27, already ¾ of the way through the season
Still a 3 way race at the top, Liverpool and Arsenal away to teams needing the points at the bottom.
Manchester derby might be close?

7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and 1 on Monday.
Euro week next week so probably some squad rotation.

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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 26) + FA Cup 5th Round

A mixed bag this week
Just 8 Premier league games this week so I've added the League Cup Final (as I always do),
Meaning 6 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, 1 on Monday.
(Full time score for the Cup game, not including Extra time or penalties).

Man City and Arsenal have the chance to reduce Liverpool's lead
Palace v Burnley the big one at the bottom
West Ham play Brentford on Monday, who have beaten us all 5 times we've played in the PL 😒

Our table tightening up with Biopunk's surge 😉

Aston Villa v Nottm Forest
Brighton v Everton
Crystal Palace v Burnley
Man Utd v Fulham
Bournemouth v Man City
Arsenal v Newcastle
Wolves v Sheff Utd
Chelsea v Liverpool (LCF)
West Ham v Brentford

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Totally separate competition

For anyone still playing the Cup competition (Just Me and Paulo probably)
Here are the fixtures for that, 1 game Monday, 3 games on Wednesday, 4 on Thursday)

FA Cup 5th Round  🏆
(90+ minute score only, so draw is possible)

Coventry v Maidstone
Bournemouth v Leicester
Blackburn v Newcastle
Luton v Man City
Chelsea v Leeds
Nottm Forest v Man Utd
Wolves v Brighton
Liverpool v Southampton


Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 25)

Week 25, a 12 game week
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday,
1 each on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Liverpool v Luton game pulled forward 3 days as Liverpool play in the League cup final next weekend, the City v Brentford game re-arranged from just before Christmas.

Big week for Brentford who could do Arsenal a favour against the top 2.
Everton v Palace the big one at the bottom, will Hodgson still be there?
West Ham go to Forest, and I hate to say it's a must win. 😟


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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 24)

Week 24 (7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, 1 on Monday)

Man City could go top for 2½ hours until Liverpool play.
West Ham hoping for a treble over Arsenal, current form says unlikely but you never know?
At the bottom Sheff Utd and Burnley look down with either Everton, Luton, Forest, Brentford or Palace looking most likely to join them.

The weekend has the 2 International Cup finals
Africa - Ivory Coast v Nigeria
Asia - Qatar v Jordan
+ Man City play in Europe on Tuesday away to Copenhagen.


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

Good Luck All  😀