Football Predictions League Week 40

[Stinky Dad]

Premier League

 

Arsenal 3 v 0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 1 v 1 Leicester City
Everton 2 v 1 Norwich City
Manchester United 2 v 0 Bournemouth
Newcastle United 1 v 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 2 v 0 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 1 v 1 West Ham United
Swansea City 2 v 1 Manchester City
Watford 1 v 1 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 1 v 2 Liverpool

 

League One play-off semi-final, first leg

 

Barnsley 1 v 1 Walsall (Saturday 5:30pm)
Bradford City 1 v 0 Millwall (12:15pm)

 

League Two play-off semi-final, first leg

Wimbledon 0 v 2 Accrington Stanley (Saturday 7:30pm)

 

La Liga

 

Athletic Bilbao 1 v 1 Sevilla (Saturday 6:30pm)
Atlético Madrid 3 v 1 Celta Vigo (Saturday 6:30pm)
Deportivo La Coruña 0 v 2 Real Madrid (Saturday 4pm)

Granada 1 v 3 Barcelona (Saturday 4pm)
Rayo Vallecano 0 v 1 Levante (6:30pm)
Real Betis 1 v 0 Getafe (6:30pm)
Sporting Gijón 2 v 2 Villarreal (6:30pm)

 

German Bundesliga (Saturday 2:30pm)

 

Darmstadt 1 v 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hoffenheim 1 v 1 Schalke
Mainz 0 v 0 Hertha Berlin
Werder Bremen 0 v 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Wolfsburg 1 v 1 VfB Stuttgart

 

Serie A

 

AC Milan 2 v 2 Roma (Saturday 7:45pm)

Lazio 1 v 1 Fiorentina (7:45pm)
Napoli 2 v 0 Frosinone (Saturday 7:45pm)
Palermo 1 v 0 Hellas Verona (7:45pm)
Sassuolo 0 v 2 Internazionale (Saturday 7:45pm)
Udinese 2 v 1 Carpi (7:45pm)

 

Ligue 1 (Saturday 8pm)

 

Angers 1 v 2 Toulouse
Guingamp 0 v 1 Nice
Lorient 2 v 1 Ajaccio
Monaco 1 v 0 Montpellier
Reims 1 v 2 Olympique Lyonnais

[RoryFice]

Premier League
Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City
Everton 2-1 Norwich City
Manchester United 2-0 Bournemouth
Newcastle United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 1-1 West Ham United
Swansea City 0-2 Manchester City
Watford 0-0 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Liverpool

League One play-off semi-final, first leg
Barnsley 1-0 Walsall (Saturday 5:30pm)
Bradford City 1-0 Millwall (12:15pm)

League Two play-off semi-final, first leg
Wimbledon 1-0 Accrington Stanley (Saturday 7:30pm)

La Liga
Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Sevilla (Saturday 6:30pm)
Atlético Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (Saturday 6:30pm)
Deportivo La Coruña 0-4 Real Madrid (Saturday 4pm)
Granada 0-4 Barcelona (Saturday 4pm)
Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Levante (6:30pm)
Real Betis 2-1 Getafe (6:30pm)
Sporting Gijón 1-0 Villarreal (6:30pm)

German Bundesliga (Saturday 2:30pm)
Darmstadt 1-2 Borussia Mnchengladbach
Hoffenheim 1-1 Schalke
Mainz 2-1 Hertha Berlin
Werder Bremen 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Wolfsburg 1-0 VfB Stuttgart

Serie A
AC Milan 1-0 Roma (Saturday 7:45pm)
Lazio 1-0 Fiorentina (7:45pm)
Napoli 1-0 Frosinone (Saturday 7:45pm)
Palermo 1-0 Hellas Verona (7:45pm)
Sassuolo 1-0 Internazionale (Saturday 7:45pm)
Udinese 1-0 Carpi (7:45pm)

Ligue 1 (Saturday 8pm)
Angers 0-2 Toulouse
Guingamp 1-1 Nice
Lorient 2-1 Ajaccio
Monaco 2-1 Montpellier
Reims 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais

[TUFCfan]

Premier League

Arsenal 2 v 1 Aston Villa
Chelsea 1 v 1 Leicester City
Everton 2 v 1 Norwich City
Manchester United 2 v 1 Bournemouth
Newcastle United 1 v 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 2 v 1 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 1 v 1 West Ham United
Swansea City 1 v 2 Manchester City
Watford 1 v 1 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 1 v 1 Liverpool

 

League One play-off semi-final, first leg

Barnsley 1 v 1 Walsall (Saturday 5:30pm)
Bradford City 1 v 1 Millwall (12:15pm)

 

League Two play-off semi-final, first leg
Wimbledon 1 v 0 Accrington Stanley (Saturday 7:30pm)

 

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao 2 v 1 Sevilla (Saturday 6:30pm)
Atlético Madrid 2 v 1 Celta Vigo (Saturday 6:30pm)
Deportivo La Coruña 1 v 2 Real Madrid (Saturday 4pm)

Granada 1 v 2 Barcelona (Saturday 4pm)
Rayo Vallecano 1 v 1 Levante (6:30pm)
Real Betis 1 v 2 Getafe (6:30pm)
Sporting Gijón 2 v 1 Villarreal (6:30pm)

 

German Bundesliga (Saturday 2:30pm)

Darmstadt 1 v 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hoffenheim 2 v 1 Schalke
Mainz 2 v 1 Hertha Berlin
Werder Bremen 1 v 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Wolfsburg 2 v 1 VfB Stuttgart

 

Serie A

AC Milan 1 v 1 Roma (Saturday 7:45pm)

Lazio 1 v 1 Fiorentina (7:45pm)
Napoli 2 v 1 Frosinone (Saturday 7:45pm)
Palermo 2 v 1 Hellas Verona (7:45pm)
Sassuolo 1 v 1 nternazionale (Saturday 7:45pm)
Udinese 2 v 1 Carpi (7:45pm)

 

Ligue 1 (Saturday 8pm)

Angers 1 v 2 Toulouse
Guingamp 1 v 2 Nice
Lorient 1 v 1 Ajaccio
Monaco 2 v 1 Montpellier
Reims 1 v 2 Olympique Lyonnais

[seph]

Harvey, sort your AC Milan pick out

 

Premier League

Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 0-2 Leicester City
Everton 1-2 Norwich City
Manchester United 2-0 Bournemouth
Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 1-2 West Ham United
Swansea City 0-3 Manchester City
Watford 1-1 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Liverpool

 

League One play-off semi-final, first leg

Bradford City 0-2 Millwall (12:15pm)

 

League Two play-off semi-final, first leg
Wimbledon 2-0 Accrington Stanley (Saturday 7:30pm)

 

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Sevilla (Saturday 6:30pm)
Atlético Madrid 3-1 Celta Vigo (Saturday 6:30pm)
Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Levante (6:30pm)

Real Betis 1-2 Getafe (6:30pm)
Sporting Gijón 1-2 Villarreal (6:30pm)

 

Serie A

AC Milan 3-0 Roma (Saturday 7:45pm)

Lazio 1-2 Fiorentina (7:45pm)
Napoli 2-0 Frosinone (Saturday 7:45pm)
Palermo 3-0 Hellas Verona (7:45pm)
Sassuolo 0-3 Internazionale (Saturday 7:45pm)
Udinese 1-0 Carpi (7:45pm)

 

Ligue 1 (Saturday 8pm)

Angers 0-2 Toulouse
Guingamp 0-1 Nice
Lorient 2-0 Ajaccio
Monaco 3-2 Montpellier
Reims 0-3 Olympique Lyonnais

 

All games kick off on Sunday and at 3pm unless stated.

[Harvey Dent]

Seph has very kindly pointed out I've fucked up my AC Milan score (p is not a number of goals). I'll just add it here to avoid editing my post as some games have already taken place.

 

AC Milan 0 - 1 Roma

[Fog Dude]

Had it actually ended p-1, I'd have had to award you a thousand bonus points!

[Fog Dude]

Owing to the ultimately unnecessary evacuation of Old Trafford, the results didn't go into the opening post until Tuesday night. This is standard procedure for games that are called off but expected to be rearranged in short order. Had it been played any later than last Tuesday, the match would've been void for FPL purposes.

 

Partly due to the delay (but also because of an unexpectedly busy week at my end), the table wasn't calculated until Thursday, and was only uploaded here last night. It is still a normal weekly snapshot of the standings for the moment. The final version will be embedded in a follow-up post later this week. Since there were a lot more matches than usual, there is far greater scope for me to make a mistake, so I'd be grateful if everyone could double check that I've got their score right and added it up correctly. 

 

Anyway, it all ended rather neatly with the new champion, MVP RULZ, being the top scorer on 31 points, to win by a clear 40 when all was said and done. Many congratulations to him. 

There's a rarely-invoked rule that states everyone else should get a bonus point when the leader gets 4 or more scorelines spot on, but that doesn't apply during a bumper round for obvious reasons. 

Things were just as tidy at the other end, as second-bottom Glenryck was the lowest scorer among those who bet on time, whilst late picker Seph was outright worst performer on 17 points, meaning he finishes a full 18 further back from what we'll call the 'wooden spoon runner-up' spot.

 

With an average haul of 24.78 and everybody managing to bag at least one three-pointer each and easily making it into double figures, there was understandably a lot of movement around the middle of the classification. The two most significant shifts were Bradyisgod22 squeaking a (virtual) bronze medal at the death ahead of Two-Face, alongside ZKM narrowly dropping back to third last behind yours truly.

 

A lot of the results must have been fairly obvious for scores to be that high, so we won't go through all the outcomes individually. The most notable coupon busters deserve a mention, however, as they threw a few spanners in the works. Clearly nobody thought Spurs would concede 5 at 10-man relegated Newcastle, nor that Reims would comfortable see off Lyon. Away wins for Roma and Fiorentina caught a few participants out, as did five-goal thrillers in relegation battles at Palermo, Angers and Guingamp. 

 

Basically everything else went as people would've been inclined to guess beforehand, as sides who needed to win generally did so, unless they had a Cup final to look forward to in midweek or this weekend (or both in the case of Sevilla). The meaningless meetings and play-off clashes in England were a bit of a mixed bag. 

[Harvey Dent]

A strong season only to let it fall away and end up 4th... who knew.

 

Thanks as always to Foggy for running the show.

[MVP RULZ]

Thanks for Running the league FogDude

 

Another Top job this season from you

 

I've reclaimed my trophy and happy to be champ for the 2nd time in 3 years, getting my D2D correct is what ultimately won it for me, seemed like I was top forever though the lead did start to shrink towards the end of the year

 

Look forward to next season and the battle to defend my crown.

[ultimo the great]

Nowhere near winning the league but win the cup. Seems appropriate #GGMU

Congrats to MVP RULZ and well done to Fog Dude for putting this all together.
 

[seph]

Thanks for running it again, Foggy

[Vegeta]

Thanks for running it fogdude

[Fog Dude]

I've reclaimed my trophy and happy to be champ for the 2nd time in 3 years, getting my D2D correct is what ultimately won it for me, seemed like I was top forever though the lead did start to shrink towards the end of the year

 

Look forward to next season and the battle to defend my crown.

You've done yourself a bit of a disservice there, I reckon. You beat TildeGuy by 40 points and got 44 more bonus points, but they weren't all from your own D2D round. Former champ TUFCfan got the second-highest number of bonuses, but he was never really in contention to win the whole thing. Anyhow, here it all is in embedded format for those who don't normally click on the link: 

 

 

Drink it in etc... 

 

I think we had a decent season despite the cakewalk it turned into for the eventual champion. It's a bit of a step into the unknown for us in the next campaign. For the first time in 9 years, there'll be an innovation that wasn't either my idea or suggested openly by someone who takes part.

 

We don't need to worry about that for the moment, mind. A sign-up thread won't appear this side of Euro 2016, so I hope you all enjoy that. The Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Gibraltarian clubs will have begun – and it many cases quite possibly finished – their European adventures in the meantime as well.

 

Without further ado, I hereby draw another FPL season to a close. I'd again like to express my gratitude to everybody who played or showed interest over the past 10 months. To all those who thanked me for running this thing I say: you're welcome, and the pleasure is all mine. Good picking again, everyone.