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  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 23)

Fixtures coming thick and fast, here's Week 23

5 games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, 1 on Monday
Obvious stand out game is the 1st v 2nd match on Sunday, Liverpool at Arsenal.
Man City away at Brentford on Monday which is not a given.
At the bottom I can't believe Chris Wilder saying Sheffield don't get anything from refs? obviously had his eyes shut against West Ham 😂

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

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 22)

I was going to do a double week post, but I'll settle for just the midweek games to avoid confusion.
The week 22 games are spread over 3 days.
5 on Tuesday 30th Jan, 3 on Wednesday 31st Jan, 2 on Thursday 1st February.

Liverpool will stay top but Man City, Arsenal and maybe Villa and Tottenham are all breathing down their necks.

At the bottom at least 8 teams are still involved in the relegation battle.
The 3 promoted teams have surprised me, Luton are better than expected while Burnley and Sheffield are worse.
Forest and Everton might be hit with more points deductions, Crystal Palace's chances seem to be dependant on Olise and Eze being fit.
Brentford should bounce back when their front 3 return.

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

As always Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2024 (4th Round)

For anyone still playing it's FA Cup time again  🏆

The 4th Round, Spread out for telly again, first game is on Thursday
Then 4 games on Friday, 6 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday and one on Monday.

15 Premier league teams left, sadly West Ham the only ones to lose to lower league opposition. 😢
One non league team left, Maidstone.

Bournemouth v Swansea
Bristol City v Nottm Forest
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Sheff Wed v Coventry
Tottenham v Man City
Ipswich v Maidstone
Everton v Luton
Leeds v Plymouth
Leicester v Birmingham
Sheff Utd v Brighton
Fulham v Newcastle
West Brom v Wolves
Watford v Southampton
Liverpool v Norwich
Newport v Man Utd
Blackburn v Wrexham

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 21)

Week 21 runs over 11 days from Friday 12th to Monday 22nd
Supposed to be a winter break but 7 teams have FA Cup replays in the middle.

First game is Friday night 12th
with 2 games on Saturday 13th, and 2 on Sunday 14th
Then 2 games on Saturday 20th, 2 on Sunday 21st, and finally 1 on Monday 22nd


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

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2024 (3rd Round)

FA Cup Predictions 2024 (3rd Round)      🏆   ⚽   🏆

Here we go with Season no.9 of the NBTF F.A Cup predictions Competition.

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).
As far as I know there are still replays for the 3rd and 4th Rounds?

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.

Here are the games (Copy & Paste advised), 

1 on Thursday, 3 on Friday, 19 Saturday, 8 Sunday and 1 Monday.

 

(Thursday)

Crystal Palace v Everton

(Friday)
Brentford v Wolves
Fulham v Rotherham
Tottenham v Burnley

(Saturday)
Coventry v Oxford
Maidstone v Stevenage
Millwall v Leicester
Wimbledon v Ipswich
Sunderland v Newcastle
Blackburn v Cambridge Utd
Gillingham v Sheff Utd
Hull v Birmingham
Newport v Eastleigh
Norwich v Bristol R
Plymouth v Sutton Utd
QPR v Bournemouth
Southampton v Walsall
Stoke v Brighton
Watford v Chesterfield
Chelsea v Preston
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Sheff Wed v Cardiff
Swansea v Morecambe

(Sunday)
Luton v Bolton
Man City v Huddersfield
Nottm Forest v Blackpool
Peterborough v Leeds
Shrewsbury v Wrexham
West Brom v Aldershot
West Ham v Bristol City
Arsenal v Liverpool

(Monday)
Wigan v Man Utd

 

Good Luck All   😀

African And Asian Cups

If selected or fit?
these Premier league players will not be available while the African and Asian Cups are being played
January 12th to February 11th (+ a week either side possibly?)
Premier League weeks 21-24 plus many FA Cup and League Cup games.


Arsenal: Mohamed Elneny, Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu
Aston Villa: Bertrand Traore
Bournemouth: Antoine Semenyo, Dango Ouattara, Hamed Traore (Injured)
Brentford: Yoane Wissa, Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Kim Ji-soo. Bryan Mbeumo (Injured)
Brighton: Tariq Lamptey, Simon Adingra, Kaoru Mitoma, Samy Chouchane
Burnley: Lyle Foster, Anass Zaroury, Basilio Rieno
Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson
Crystal Palace: Jordan Ayew, Cheick Doucoure, Jeffrey Schlupp
Everton: Idrissa Gueye, Abdoulaye Doucoure
Fulham: Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Fode Ballo-Toure
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah, Wataru Endo, Joel Matip (Injured)
Luton: Issa Kabore, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Man City:
Man Utd: Andre Onana, Sofyan Amrabat, Amad Diallo, Hannibal Mejbri
Newcastle:
Nottm Forest: Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare, Ola Aina, Cheikhou Kouyate, Moussa Niakhate, Emmanuel Dennis, Taiwo Awoniyi (Injured)
Sheff Utd: Anis Ben Slimane, Ismaila Coulibaly, Yasser Larouci, Benie Traore
Tottenham: Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Heung-Min Son
West Ham: Mohammed Kudus, Nayef Aguerd, Maxwell Cornet, Said Benrahma
Wolves: Boubacar Traore, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Hwang Hee-Chan, Justin Hubner

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AFCON African Cup (Ivory Coast) 13/01/24 to 11/02/24

Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau        
Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique   
Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia       
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola   
Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia   
Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania

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AFC Asian Cup (Qatar) 12/01/24 to 10/02/24

Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Lebanon
Australia, Uzbekistan, Syria, India
Iran, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Palestine
Japan, Indonesia, Iraq, Vietnam
South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain
Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Oman

Premier Predictions (Week 20)

Week 19 still playing as I post this.

But getting in early for the new year fixtures in week 20, before it's FA Cup 🏆 time again.

These 10 are spread over 4 days with 6 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, and one each on Monday and Tuesday.

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

 

Good Luck All  😀 

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