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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 4 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 23rd August 15.00
at 23:05 16 Aug 2025
Week 3 results
SUNDERLAND 3 WEST HAM UNITED 0
Sunderland made a winning start to their first Premier League campaign since 2016-17. Nobody got this spot-on, but 8 did have the outcome.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 BURNLEY 0
Two goals from Richarlison, including a stunning scissor kick, helped Thomas Frank win his first Premier League match in charge of Tottenham. 4 had this spot-on, and a further 19 got the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
BRISTOL CITY 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0
Bristol City and Charlton played out a bore draw, in a game which saw the sides register only three shots on target between them. Nobody got this spot-on, though 3 did have the outcome. 19 predicted a win for City.
SWANSEA CITY 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0
Swansea picked up their first win of the Championship season as they made it two defeats from two for United who fail to have a shot on target. 3 had this spot-on, and another 5 got the outcome.
BLACKPOOL 3 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2
Ten-man Blackpool claimed their first win of the season as they saw out victory over previously unbeaten Huddersfield. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 5 did have the outcome.
LEYTON ORIENT 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY 2
Leyton Orient came from two goals down to snatch a draw with a goal in the 93rd minute. Well done to Jorash63 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 8 (who all had 1-1) got the outcome.
Still very early days in the new season, so it is not surprising results are proving hard to predict. On such a tough week, well done to those members who had a 3 pointer, especially Jorash63, who was the only one to get two, the Tottenham 3-0 to go with the good Orient 2-2 prediction. He also got the Swansea outcome to give him an excellent 7 points. Though he had to share the honour of being the weeks top scorer, as NME_cufc also got an excellent 7 points for being best of those who had one 3 pointer, the Swansea 1-0, and four outcomes. Only failing to get the Sunderland win to give him a full house.
In the Premier We have a new leader, as the top scoring performance from Jorash63 moved him up a couple of places to the top, Just one outcome for last weeks leader concordman, but he holds on to the other Charity Shield place. Just two outcomes for bwildered, and he also drops a place. Up three places to fourth is blueeagle after he got the Tottenham 3-0 spot-on. Two outcomes was enough for thrillseeker to move up a place to fifth. By being the only other member to have a 3 pointer in this division, with the Tottenham 3-0, Lewis_1 moved up four places, to take him off the bottom. The battle to avoid the drop could not be any closer at this early stage, as the bottom four all have 7 points. They are headed by mfb_cufc, who is ahead of unitedwhites and ghughes11 on the first to post rule. With all three ahead of RSCOSWORTH on the most 3 pointer rule.
In Division One Three outcomes was enough for BFG to remain top for the third week, but his lead was reduced to just 2 points by noah4x4, after his decent week, that included having the Swansea 1-0 spot-on. The top scoring performance from NME_cufc moved him up three places to third. Having the Tottenham 3-0 spot-on, helped to move Tropical_Us up a place to fourth. Another two outcomes for durham_exile, to give him more of them than anyone in either division, could not stop him dropping two to fifth. A good four outcomes for wessex_exile, moves him up a place into the final play-off spot, just ahead of gerry_us on the most 3 pointer rule. The final one to get a 3 pointer in this league was Madeira163, with the Swansea 1-0, and that moved him up a couple of places.
THE TABLES (18 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 4 Fixtures The first guest pick 10 week this season, and as is tradition they are picked by last seasons Premier champ mfb_cufc.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
BRENTFORD v ASTON VILLA
ARSENAL v LEEDS UNITED (17.30)
BIRMINGHAM CITY v OXFORD UNITED
SOUTHAMPTON v STOKE CITY
WEST BROMWICH ALBION v PORTSMOUTH
WREXHAM v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
PORT VALE v DONCASTER ROVERS
BRISTOL ROVERS v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
COLCHESTER UNITED v BARROW
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 3 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 16th August 15.00
at 20:12 9 Aug 2025
Week 2 results
NORWICH CITY 1 MILLWALL 2
Macaulay Langstaff bagged only his second Millwall goal seven minutes from time to earn the Lions their first victory over Norwich at Carrow Road since 1968. No points for anyone from this game, as 21 predicted a win for Norwich, with an incredible 15 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most prdicted score.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 PRESTON NORTH END 1
Milutin Osmajic's superbly-taken equaliser prevented Julian Stephan making a winning start as QPR boss. A super 6 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. The other 17 predicted a win for QPR.
AFC WIMBLEDON 2 LINCOLN CITY 0
Goals in either half from Matty Stevens and Nathan Asiimwe secured AFC Wimbledon's first league win of the season over 10-man Lincoln. Well done to basher2010 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 7 had the outcome.
STEVENAGE 1 ROTHERHAM UNITED 0
A Jamie Reid goal made it two wins from two in League One for Stevenage. 3 had this spot-on, and another 9 (who all predicted a 2-1) got the outcome.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 CHESTERFIELD 2
Second-half goals from Lewis Gordon and Dylan Duffy secured Chesterfield a comfortable victory to maintain their winning start to the League Two season. 3 got this spot-on, and a further 10 had the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 1 WALSALL 0
Bradley Dack proved the difference as Gillingham clinched a win to extend the club's unbeaten run under Gareth Ainsworth to 11 games. 4 had this spot-on, and another 5 got the outcome.
A tough start to the week with Millwall gettting their first win at Carrow Road in 57 years. Nobody was expecting that, but at least all the other games produced a 3 pointer, to give us a respectable 17 in total. For the second week running BFG came up with a top scoring performance, as he had the wins for Chesterfield and Gillingham spot-on, and the Wimbledon outcome, to give him a superb 7 points. After last week he said every dog has its day. Well this one has had another good day. Though he has to share that top scoring honour with Sector4 who also got two 3 pointers, the QPR 1-1 and the Gillingham 1-0, and the Stevenage outcome, to give him a superb 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was durham_exile who got the QPR 1-1, and 3 outcomes, to give him a decent 6 points.
In the Premier By having the QPR 1-1 spot-on, with a rare draw prediction, former champ concordman takes over at the top from last weeks leader bwildered, who has to settle for second after getting the Chesterfield 2-0 spot-on. Up a place to third is Jorash63, after he had the Stevanage 1-0 spot-on, though it is only on the first to post rule from Sector4 who top scoring performance moved him up six places, and Daniel, who also got that Stevenage 1-0 spot-on. They all in turn edge out thrillseeker on the most 3 pointer rule. Despite getting the Gillingham 1-0 spot-on, blueeagle drops into the bottom half. Up two places are unitedwhites, who had the QPR 1-1 spot-on, and mfb_cufc, who got the Gillingham 1-0 spot-on. Dropping into the bottom three at this early stage are ghughes11 and RSCOSWORTH, who after just two weeks, is the only one without a 3 pointer in this division, as Lewis_1 got his first Premier league one with the Chesterfield 2-0.
In Division One An excellent start to the season for BFG, that has seen top score both weeks, has already given him a 5 point lead. He has been fast out of the blocks the last two seasons, and then faded. He will be hoping to keep it going for 38 weeks this season. Holding on to the other automatic spot is noah4x4, after he had three outcomes, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from durham_exile, after his decent week moved him up five places. After getting the QPR 1-1 spot-on, gerry_us moved up three places to fourth. Just two outcomes for Tropical_Us, and he drops to fifth. It is status quo for NME_cufc, as he remains in the final play-off place, after having the Stevenage 1-0 spot-on, though only on the first to post rule from wessex_exile, who got the QPR 1-1 spot-on. The final 3 pointer in this league came from basher2010, with that good Wimbledon 2-0 prediction, and that was enough to take him off the bottom.
THE TABLES (12 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 3 Fixtures
SUNDERLAND v WEST HAM UNITED
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v BURNLEY
BRISTOL CITY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
SWANSEA CITY v SHEFFIELD UNITED
BLACKPOOL v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
LEYTON ORIENT v STOCKPORT COUNTY
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 2 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 9th August 15.00
at 20:20 2 Aug 2025
Week 1 results
BRADFORD CITY 2 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1
Bradford made a winning return to League One after a six-year absence with this victory. A massive 11 got this spot-on, in what was equally the weeks most predicted score, and a further 4 had the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 1 EXETER CITY 0
Luke Molyneux's 88th minute penalty ensured Doncaster marked their return to League One with a victory, in a game they dominated, as Exeter only have a mere 2 shots with none on target. 4 had this spot-on, and another 12 got the outcome.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 BARNSLEY 3
Tom Cleverley's first game as Plymouth head coach ended in a controversial loss to 10-man Barnsley. Nobody got this spot-on, and only oxfcolu had the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Plymouth.
BARNET 0 FLEETWOOD TOWN 2
Barnet's seven-year wait for EFL football ended in defeat, as they fail to score at home for the first time since last November. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 4 got the outcome.
GRIMSBY TOWN 3 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
Crawley were given a sobering re-introduction to League Two as Grimsby ran out resounding victors. Nobody got this spot-on, but 16 did have the outcome.
SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 BROMLEY 0
Shrewsbury's return to the fourth tier of English football resulted in a bore-draw, as both sides could only manage a mere 2 shots on target. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 8 did get the outcome.
It is good to see all the members from last season have returned again. Thank you all for that, and your kind messages. A shame we have no new members, just a name change with NME_cufc replacing Moor_Pinot.
A tricky set of fixtures to start with, though aren't they all on the first day of the season, but they produced a number of decent weeks for members, mainly thanks to the Bradford 2-1, that gave us 11 of the weeks 18 total spot-ons. It was having this Bradford win spot-on, along with the Fleetwood 2-0 spot-on, that produced the weeks top performers. By also getting the Grimsby outcome, bwildered and noah4x4 both got a superb 7 points. But the honour of being the weeks top scorer goes to BFG, as he had the Doncaster and Grimsby outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. The other member to get a superb 7 points was concordman, as he got the wins for Bradford and Doncaster spot-on, and the Fleetwood outcome. Best of those to have one outcome were thrillseeker, Jorash63 and Tropical_Us, who each got the Bradford 2-1 and three outcomes, to give them all a decent 6 points.
In the Premier The superb week for bwildered on his Premier debut, takes him to the top on the first to post rule from concordman, who also had a superb start. Just a point further back are thrillseeker and Jorash63 after their decent weeks, with the former having the advantage on the first to post rule. The top half is completed by blueeagle, who had the Bradford 2-1 spot-on, and Daniel, who got the Doncaster 1-0 spot-on, as they are alo separated by the first to post rule. Heading the bottom half is ghughes11, as he had the Bradford 2-1 spot-on. At the bottom, it was not the start Lewis_1 was looking for on his Premier debut. Not a good start either for current champ mfb_cufc.
In Division One The top scoring performance from BFG naturally takes him to the top. In the other automatic spot is noah4x4 after his superb start. A point further back is Tropical_Us, after his decent week. Then it is Madeira163 and Blue4U2, who both had the Bradford 2-1 spot-on, with the former having the advantage on the first to post rule. In the final play-off place is NME_cufc, who was another to get the Bradford 2-1 spot-on. Just losing out on the top six are gerry_us and durham_exile, who both had a good four outcomes each. The final one to have the Bradford 2-1 spot-on was wessex_exile. By coincidence the bottom three places are occupied by the three members who were relegated from the Premier last season.
THE TABLES (6 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 2 Fixtures
NORWICH CITY v MILLWALL
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v PRESTON NORTH END
AFC WIMBLEDON v LINCOLN CITY
STEVENAGE v ROTHERHAM UNITED
CHELTENHAM TOWN v CHESTERFIELD
GILLINGHAM v WALSALL
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 2nd August 15.00
at 15:21 16 Jul 2025
A warm welcome to all members old and new, as the Happy League is about to start its 23rd season. Recently there have been a number of new members to the site, who are posting on a regular basis. If any of you are reading this, I would like to take this opportunity to say you are all very welcome to join. It is a free to enter competition with prizes. Details of the four competions are below.
There is no need to register for the coming season, as any member who took part last season, will automatically be registered for this season. Just post your predictions to confirm your registration. For any new members thinking about joining, you can join just by posting you predictions for Week 1 on this thread.
The four competitions are:-
Happy League This is a 38 Week season. Fixtures will be 25 weeks of 6 games, and 13 of guest pick 10 games, making 280 fixtures in total. There are two divisions, with 12 members in the Premier, and all other members (including newcomers) in Division One. Three to be relegated from the Premier, and three promoted from Division One (the top two automatically, and one from the play-offs). A personalised Colchester United clock for the Premier Champion. The season will start on Saturday 2nd August. For any newcomers it is 3 points for a correct score, and one point for a correct outcome. Fixtures can be found below.
After last seasons promotion and relegation the two leagues as they stand at the moment are (In alphabetical order):-
Happy Cup This is a knockout competition, with all the fixtures coming from the FA Cup. There will be replays for drawn games. The 1st Round would ideally have 32 members. If we fail to get this, then to have 16 members for the 2nd Round, there will be three member games where required, with the two top scorers going through. The competition will start with FA Cup 1st Round fixtures on Saturday 1st November. The winner will get a personalised Colchester United mug. All details will be in the Happy Cup thread sometime in October.
Charity Shield This is an end of season competition, where the Premier Champion will play the Happy Cup winner in one semi-final, and the Premier runner-up will play the Division One Champion in the other semi-final. The winners to play in the final, where the winner will get a personalised shield.
U'sual Champions League The qualification for this competition will be decided on 29th December (Week 22). Last seasons winner Sector4 will qualify automatically, the other eleven qualifiers will be the highest point scorers over the two divisions on the aforementioned date. The competition will start on Tuesday 10th March, when the Champions League Round Of 16 begins. The winner will get a personalised replica Champions League trophy.
A reminder of a rule, mainly for any newcomers. That is anybody failing to post their predictions four weeks in a row, will be dismissed from all Happy League competitions. There is no need for this to happen. If you are not going to be around to post your predictions any week, just let me know in advance what default score you require, e.g. all 1-0's, 2-1's etc. Anybody failing to post anything at all will receive no points for that week.
Week 1 Fixtures A strange start to the season, with the first week only having fixtures from League's 1 & 2. Some tricky ones to kick-off with, as they all contain teams that were either promoted or relegated last season.
BRADFORD CITY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
DONCASTER ROVERS v EXETER CITY
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v BARNSLEY
BARNET v FLEETWOOD TOWN
GRIMSBY TOWN v CRAWLEY TOWN
SHREWSBURY TOWN v BROMLEY
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 - Season round-up
at 22:33 21 May 2025
Honours List for the 2024/25 season
Premier Champion mfb_cufc. A sixth Premier title for him. Runner-up blueeagle. To give him his highest ever finish.
Happy Cup Winner noah4x4. A first win for him in this competition. Runner-up mfb_cufc.
Charity Shield Winner Lewis_1. Runner-up mfb_cufc.
Division One Champion Lewis_1. Runner-up bwildered. Promoted through the play-offs Jorash63. All three playing in the Premier for the first time.
U'sual Champions League Winner Sector4. Runner-up noah4x4. 3rd place Daniel
This is how the leagues will look for the 2025/26 season (In alphabetical order)
How did the 2024/25 games finish? Remarkably it was almost a replica of the 2021/22 season, with just 2 less aways and 2 more draws.
2014/15 Home wins 131 (43.67%) Away wins 94 (31.33%) Draws 75 (25.00%)
2015/16 Home wins 107 (35.66%) Away wins 119 (39.67%) Draws 74 (24.67%)
2016/17 Home wins 129 (43.00%) Away wins 91 (30.33%) Draws 80 (26.67%)
2017/18 Home wins 138 (46.00%) Away wins 88 (29.33%) Draws 74 (24.67%)
2018/19 Home wins 123 (41.00%) Away wins 94 (31.33%) Draws 83 (27.67%)
2019/20 Home wins 126 (42.00%) Away wins 97 (32.33%) Draws 77 (25.67%)
2020/21 Home wins 124 (41.33%) Away wins 105 (35.00%) Draws 71 (23.67%)
2021/22 Home wins 118 (39.33%) Away wins 100 (33.33%) Draws 82 (27.33%)
2022/23 Home wins 123 (41.00%) Away wins 104 (34.67%) Draws 73 (24.33%)
2023/24 Home wins 128 (42.67%) Away wins 102 (34.00%) Draws 70 (23.33%)
2024/25 Home wins 118 (39.33%) Away wins 98 (32.67%) Draws 84 (28.00%)
In the 11 seasons of my administration the 3300 games have ended with:-
Home wins 1365 (41.36%) Away wins 1092 (33.09%) Draws 843 (25.55%).
What was the total number of goals scored? At the end of the 2023/24 season I was commenting on what difference the extended added time had on games that season, and not surprisingly there were more goals scored compared to previous seasons, but not a lot. It was a trend expected to continue, so it was a shock to find the 2024/25 figure was the lower than any of the previous 10 seasons, especially as there was a number of times in the season with goals in added time. After looking at the number of goals scored in the four English divisions, I found they were also down overall on last season. Premier - 1115 (1246 last season), Championship - 1353 (1480), League 1 - 1427 (1427), League 2 - 1377 (1645). Could this be down to better game management, more teams relying on defence, or as seem in the table below, not so many high scoring games.
2024/25 748 goals (2.49 average goals per game)
2023/24 823 goals (2.74 average goals per game)
2022/23 794 goals (2.65 average goals per game)
2021/22 780 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
2020/21 768 goals (2.56 average goals per game)
2019/20 780 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
2018/19 790 goals (2.63 average goals per game)
2017/18 778 goals (2 59 average goals per game)
2016/17 826 goals (2.75 average goals per game)
2015/16 778 goals (2.59 average goals per game)
2014/15 781 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
The results The 1-1 comes out on top again, with the 1-0 back as best for a home, and the 0-1 back as best for an away win again. As I mentioned above, less goals in games overall could be down to scores like 2-2, 1-3 and 3-2 well down on the previous season.
(Only including the main results for the last 10 seasons)
The 2025/26 EFL fixtures are due out on the 26th June, and details for the new Happy League season will follow soon afterwards. New and former members are most welcolme to join next season. It is a free to enter competitions with prizes.
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2025 Final & 3rd PO - Deadline Sat 31st May 20.00
at 14:42 19 May 2025
A recap on how the Semi-finals finished
Semi-final !st leg results
ARSENAL 0
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 1
Dembele (4)
BARCELONA 3
Yamal (24) Torres (38) Sommer (65 og)
INTER MILAN 3
Thuram (1) Dumfries (21, 63)
Semi-final 2nd leg results
INTER MILAN 3
Martinez (21) Calhanoglu (45+1 pen) Acerbi (90+3) Frattesi (99 ET)
BARCELONA 3
Garcia (54) Olmo (60) Raphinha (87)
Inter Milan won 4-3 AET and won 7-6 on Agg.
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2
Ruiz(27) Hakimi (72)
ARSENAL 1
Saka (76)
PSG won 3-1 on Agg
Final scores
Daniel 5 (1) noah4x4 6 (1)
bwildered 4 Sector4 1 5 (1)
U'sual Champions League 2025 Final
noah4x4 v Sector4
3rd place play-off
Daniel v bwildered
The Champions League Final
31/05/2025 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN v INTER MILAN (Kick-off 20.00)
Predictions There are nine categories to predict. For categories C-G, as usual there will be 2pts if spot-on, and one point for whoever is closest (or 1pt each if equidistant). Note that for the final alone, a spot-on result will not count towards the tie-break, it's just the total points scored. All predictions will be for the normal time match, extra-time or penalties will not count. The only questions you can't match exactly on are (A), (B) and (TB), so whilst there is no tie-break advantage to predicting first, predicting last may mean not having the options preferred available. Deadline for all predictions is Saturday 31st May 20.00.
(A) Result - 5pts spot-on, 2pts for the outcome.
(B) Goal scorer - pick one. Get 1pt for each goal they score (including own goals).
(C) Attempts on target - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(D) Attempts off target - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(E) Corners - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(F) Fouls - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(G) Yellow cards - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(H) Red cards - 1pt for spot-on only.
(TB) The tie-break is the minute for the first substitution, closest (either side) wins. In the unlikely event that there are no substitutions, this will be counted as 0 (zero) minutes. Substitutions in injury-time will be counted as 45' or 90
All stats will be taken from the BBC Sport website, just in case there are discrepancies elsewhere.
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Thread | Club Statement
at 15:19 6 May 2025
Colchester United Chairman Confirms Advanced Talks with US Consortium
Colchester United Chairman Robbie Cowling has today confirmed that he is in advanced discussions to sell the football club to a United States based consortium, Lightwell Sports Group, led by businessman Tim Foley.
Cowling, who has owned Colchester United since August 2006, stated: "After nearly two decades at the helm of this wonderful football club, I can confirm that I am relatively close to finalising a deal to pass ownership to a US-based consortium led by Tim Foley."
"These discussions have been ongoing for some time, during which time I have grown to believe that the prospective new owners not only share my passion, and respect for the community, but are much better placed than I am to take Colchester United forward.
"It has been an incredible journey, and I remain committed to ensuring a smooth transition that secures the best possible future for the club, its supporters, and everyone connected with Colchester United. I will provide further updates as soon as I am able to."
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Thread | HL 2024/25 Charity Shield & Div One Play-off Final - Deadline 10th May 15.00
at 22:13 3 May 2025
Semi-finals results
BRISTOL CITY 2 PRESTON NORTH END 2
Bristol City came back from two goals down to draw with Preston as they earned a place in the Championship play-offs for the first time in 17 years while the visitors secured their status in the division for next season.
COVENTRY CITY 2 MIDDLESBROUGH 0
Coventry beat Middlesbrough to book a Championship play-off spot thanks to two goals from midfielder Jack Rudoni.
DERBY COUNTY 0 STOKE CITY 0
Both teams avoided relegation from the Championship with an anticlimactic bore draw.
PORTSMOUTH 1 HULL CITY 1
Hull achieved Championship survival on the final day of the season with this draw.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5 LUTON TOWN 3
Luton suffered a second successive relegation and will play in League One next season after slumping to defeat. Poor old Bloomfield.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 LEYTON ORIENT 4
Leyton Orient made sure of a play-off place as they ran out convincing winners.
READING 2 BARNSLEY 4
Reading fell at the final hurdle in their gallant bid to reach the League One play-offs.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 0 CHESTERFIELD 1
Will Grigg scored the vital goal as Chesterfield snatched the final play-off spot in League Two.
CARLISLE UNITED 2 SALFORD CITY 2
A spirited comeback from Salford was in vain as they missed out on a League Two play-off place after this draw.
GRIMSBY TOWN 0 AFC WIMBLEDON 1
Wimbledon made the League Two play-offs and Grimsby missed out as the visitors won.
Another difficult set of results to predict, with eight games failing to have a 3 pointer, and the other two only having three between them. This is how those Semi-finals finished:-
Charity Shield Semi-finals
mfb_cufc 6 noah4x4 4
The defining result for mfb_cufc was getting the Wimbledon 1-0 spot-on.
blueeagle 2 Lewis_1 3
In a game of outcomes it was Lewis_1 who squeezed through to the final.
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
Moor_Pinot 2 Tropical_Us 8
A strong performance from Tropical_Us by getting the Portsmouth 1-1 spot-on, and five outcomes, puts him through to the final.
Jorash63 8 noah4x4 4
A strong performance also from Jorash63, as he also had the Portsmouth 1-1 spot-on, and five outcomes, to put him through.
That makes the two finals as being:-
Charity Shield final
mfb_cufc v Lewis_1
Division One Play-off final
Tropical_Us v Jorash63
For these finals, there will be a replay for any drawn games. It will be for the Premier League fixtures on Sunday 25th May. The tie-breaker rules will only apply for any replay if needed. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent, and all 10 games to be posted at the same time please.
The Fixtures 10 games from the Premier League over two days.
FULHAM v EVERTON
IPSWICH TOWN v BRENTFORD
SOUTHAMPTON v MANCHESTER CITY
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v ASTON VILLA (17.30)
NEWCASTLE UNITED v CHELSEA (Sun 12.00)
MANCHESTER UNITED v WEST HAM UNITED (Sun 14.15)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v LEICESTER CITY (Sun 14.15)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v CRYSTAL PALACE (Sun 14.15)
LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL (Sun 16.30)
Good luck to you all.
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2025 SF 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 6th May 20.00
at 11:41 1 May 2025
Semi-finals 1st leg results
ARSENAL 0
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 1
Dembele (4)
BARCELONA 3
Yamal (24) Torres (38) Sommer (65 og)
INTER MILAN 3
Thuram (1) Dumfries (21, 63)
Predicting results in this seasons Champions League continue to be difficult, and nobody even had an outcome, but some goalscorers were found, and they are what defines the latest scores.
Daniel 1 noah4x4 1
They go into the 2nd leg equal, as Daniel gets the Dembele goal for PSG, and noah4x4 draws level with a Torres goal for Barcelona.
bwildered 2 Sector4 1
A slight advantage for bwildered who had the Dembele goal for PSG, and they both got the Thuram goal for Inter.
Semi-finals 2nd leg Fixtures Both kick-off at 20.00
Tuesday 6th May
INTER MILAN v BARCELONA
(Agg 3-3)
Wednesday 7th May
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN v ARSENAL
(Agg 1-0)
The scoring Keeping with the format for this stage of the competition, in addition to score predictions, please predict two goal-scorers from each game as well, these can of course be two from the same side. Four points, to put more emphasis, for a spot-on score prediction, one point for the correct outcome, and one point for each goal scored (including own goals) by either of your nominated goal-scorers. As there is an advantage posting first regarding goal scorers, the member posting second can have up to two predictions the same.
Tie-break If competitors can't be separated by number of spot-ons, for a tie-break please also predict the minute of the first substitution in the Paris Saint Germain v Arsenal fixture. Your tie-break prediction must be made before that match kicks off.
As always, half-time subs are 46th minute, and injury-time substitutions will be either 45 or 90 minutes. If there are no substitutions at all, closest to zero will win
Score, goal-scorer and substitute tie-break predictions will be for the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count.
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Thread | HL 2024/25 Charity Shield & Div One Play-off SF - Deadline Sat 3rd May 12.30
at 14:37 27 Apr 2025
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
mfb_cufc (Premier Champ) v noah4x4 (Happy Cup Winner)
blueeagle (Premier Runner-up) v Lewis_1 (Division One Champ)
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
Moor_Pinot v Tropical_Us
Jorash63 v noah4x4
These are one off games, no replays. The usual tie-breaker rules apply, most 3 pointers, and then more importantly the first to post. Finally, no more than four predictions the same as your opponent, please.
The Fixtures 10 games involving teams with something still to play for. Don't forget it is an early start, with the deadline 12.30.
BRISTOL CITY v PRESTON NORTH END (12.30)
COVENTRY CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH (12.30)
DERBY COUNTY v STOKE CITY (12.30)
PORTSMOUTH v HULL CITY (12.30)
WEST BROMWICH ALBION v LUTON TOWN (12.30)
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v LEYTON ORIENT
READING v BARNSLEY
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v CHESTERFIELD
CARLISLE UNITED v SALFORD CITY
GRIMSBY TOWN v AFC WIMBLEDON
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 The Final Tables
at 23:21 26 Apr 2025
Week 38 results
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 LEICESTER CITY 0
A comfortable win for Wolves, as they equalled a club record by making it six straight top-flight wins for the first time since 1970. Only oxfcolu and Lewis_1 got this spot-on, and a further 21 had the outcome.
LUTON TOWN 1 COVENTRY CITY 0
Shandon Baptiste's 90th-minute winner secured a dramatic victory for Luton, in a fiery match that saw both teams finish with 10 men. Nobody had this spot-on, but 3 did get the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
Cardiff will play in the third tier of English football for the first time in 22 years next season after their relegation from the Championship was confirmed with this bore draw. Nobody got this spot-on, though 5 did have the outcome.
HULL CITY 0 DERBY COUNTY 1
Derby moved out of the relegation places and sent Hull into the drop zone in their place with a dramatic and possibly season-defining victory. Only Lewis_1 and BFG had this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
MIDDLESBROUGH 0 NORWICH CITY 0
Jack Wilshere marked his debut in interim charge of Norwich by putting a dent in the Championship promotion hopes of former England teammate Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough after this bore draw. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Middlesbrough, with a massive 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MILLWALL 1 SWANSEA CITY 0
George Saville's close-range finish proved decisive for Millwall, as Swansea's run of five successive wins came to an end, A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome.
EXETER CITY 3 HUDDERSFIELD 1
Exeter signed off in style as they came from behind to win their final home League One game of the season, and inflict a fifth successive defeat on Huddersfield. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 6 did have the outcome.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 3 LINCOLN CITY 2
Substitute Isaac Olaofe's goal completed the comeback for Stockport, as they came from two goals down to win. A goal and two assists for ex-U's Jayden Fevrier. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, though 19 did get the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 2 BRADFORD CITY 1
Doncaster won promotion to League One with this victory, ending a three-season stay in the fourth tier. The two goals in added time was good news for the 9 who got this spot-on, and another 3 had the outcome.
SALFORD CITY 4 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
Salford moved into the League Two play-off positions after a dominant victory over rivals Colchester. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 6 did get the outcome.
We went into the final week of the season with some issues still to be decided, especially the Premier title, and Division One promotion. Just like the penultimate 10 game week of the season, it turned out to be another one of indifferent results, with five games failing to have a 3 pointer again, and it was left to the wins for Millwall and Doncaster to give us 16 of the total 21 spot-ons. With 3 pointers hard to come by, it was a great performance from Lewis_1 to be the only one to have three, the wins for Wolves, Derby and Millwall, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with a fantastic 11 points. Three members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from BFG, who got the wins for Derby and Millwall, and four outcomes, to give him a brilliant 10 points. Also oxfcolu, who had the wins for Wolves and Doncaster, and Moor_Pinot, who got the Millwall 1-0 and the good Middlesbrough 0-0 prediction. They each also had two outcomes, to give them both an excellent 8 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer were mfb_cufc, RSCOSWORTH and basher2010, who each had the Doncaster 2-1, and six outcomes, to give them all an excellent 9 points.
In the Premier After going into the final week with a precarious one point lead, mfb_cufc produced an excellent week to take him to the magic 200 points, and give him a sixth Premier title. After holding a 19 point lead at Week 10, blueeagle will probably be disappointed not to have held on, but after getting the Doncaster 2-1 spot-on he equalled the record for most 3 pointers in a season with his 39, and his second place was his best ever finish, and he still has a chance of honours in the Charity Shield. A good second-half to the season for unitedwhites gave him his best ever finish in third. He was also only one short of equalling his own record for 3 pointers, he jointly held after winning Division One in the 2020/2021 season. Another consistent season for thrillseeker, where he was never out of the top five, ended with him matching last seasons fourth place finish. An excellent final week for RSCOSWORTH moved him up a place to fifth. His highest position since Week 12. A decent final week for concordman moved him a place to sixth. A satisfactory seasons high finish for him, after spending most of the season trying to avoid the drop. After spending a number of weeks flirting with relegation, ghughes11 was also fairly comfortable in the end, with a seventh place. After an uncomfortable start to the season, Daniel picked up to be challenging in third after Week 23, before making the fifth place his own for 13 weeks. Just two outcomes in the final week saw him drop three places to finish eighth. After being bottom for the first two weeks, Sector4 recovered to spend a number of weeks in mid-table. Then spent the final eight weeks trying to avoid the drop, until two decent weeks to end the season got over the line in ninth. A decent final week was not enough to stop oxfcolu from being relegated, after spending two seasons in the Premier. It is an instant return to Division One for the other two in the bottom three after their promotion last season. After spending the first 14 weeks of the season in either 2nd or 3rd, it was a surprise that basher2010 fell away so bad to get relegated. As for burnsieespana, he spent most of the season avoiding the drop, but after two brilliant weeks in Week 30 & 31, that took him up to seventh, things looked good. But it proved to be a false dawn.
In Division One As usual this league has been another closely fought one, with the lead changing on numerous occasions throughout the season. The final one to take over at the summit in Week 35 was Lewis_1, and he stayed there to the end, by winning the title in style with his fantastic final week. It is probably fitting he is joined in the Premier by bwildered, as he has spent 18 weeks of the season in that top spot. He has gone one better after reaching the play-offs last season. After being relegated last season, Moor_Pinot has struggled most of this season, until a fantastic final few weeks has seen him rise to finish a season high third, just one point short of the automatics. Another to struggle early doors was Jorash63, but a strong second-half has seen him spend 7 weeks in the other automatic spot. But only three outcomes in the final week means he has to settle for finishing fourth. I made noah4x4 the pre-season favourite, due to his record of winning the Division One title twice in the past, as well as two Premier titles, and at the times he looked like backing my prediction, as he had 12 weeks in the automatics through the seaon. But just like in last seasons relegation, it was a lack of 3 pointers that let him down, and he ended by finishing fifth. For the second season running the final play-off place is occupied by Tropical_Us, after his excellent final week. A brilliant final week for BFG was not quite enough for him to make the play-offs for the second season running, and he finished a point short in seventh. After spending many weeks in the top six, wessex_exile ends the season just like the U's, by falling short in eighth. It looked good for most of the season for durham_exile, until an unfortunate missed week knocked him back, and he never recovered to finish ninth. It was a season of just being on the peripherals of the play-offs for Blue4U2, without ever making them, and he finished tenth. Even though he was fourth after Week 2, gerry_us never scaled those heights again, and he ended matching last seasons eleventh place. A rare poor season for Madeira163, but the wooden spoon goes to Colukev for dropping out.
THE FINAL TABLES (280 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
mfb_cufc (Premier Champ) v noah4x4 (Happy Cup Winner)
blueeagle (Premier Runner-up) v Lewis_1 (Division One Champ)
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
Moor_Pinot v Tropical_Us
Jorash63 v noah4x4
Full details for the above games will be on a separate thread tomorrow (Sunday). |
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2025 SF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 29th April 20.00
at 15:09 22 Apr 2025
A recap on how the Quarter-finals finished
Quarter-finals 1st leg results
ARSENAL 3 REAL MADRID 0
BAYERN MUNICH 1 INTER MILAN 2
BARCELONA 4 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 0
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 3 ASTON VILLA 1
Quarter-finals 2nd leg results
ASTON VILLA 3 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2
(Agg 4-5)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3 BARCELONA 1
(Agg 3-5)
INTER MILAN 2 BAYERN MUNICH 2
(Agg 4-3)
REAL MADRID 1 ARSENAL 2
(Agg 1-5)
Results don't get much tougher than that to predict, and Daniel was the only one to have a 3 pointer with the PSG 3-1 in the 1st leg.
THE GROUPS (8 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers and then the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Monday 21st April)
Sector4 won the tie-break.
noah4x4 won the tie-break.
That makes the draw for the Semi-finals as:-
Daniel v noah4x4
bwildered v Sector4
Semi-final 1st leg Fixtures
Tuesday 29th April
ARSENAL v PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (20.00)
Wednesday 30th April
BARCELONA v INTER MILAN (20.00)
The scoring Keeping with the format for this stage of the competition, in addition to score predictions, please predict two goal-scorers from each game as well, these can of course be two from the same side. Four points, to put more emphasis, for a spot-on score prediction, one point for the correct outcome, and one point for each goal scored (including own goals) by either of your nominated goal-scorers. As there is an advantage posting first regarding goal scorers, the member posting second can have up to two predictions the same.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 38 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 26th April 12.30
at 21:30 18 Apr 2025
Week 37 results
MIDDLESBROUGH 2 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1
Tommy Conway scored a 93rd-minute penalty as Middlesbrough maintained their Championships play-off hopes against bottom side Plymouth. A magnificent 7 got this spot-on, and a further 12 had the outcome.
BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
League One champions Birmingham failed to put their Vertu Trophy sorrows behind them in this bore draw. Nobody had this spot-on, and only Blue4U2 got the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Birmingham.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1
Matty Godden's 18th goal of the season helped Charlton secure their place in the League One play-offs with this win. A magnificent 7 got this spot-on, and another 15 had the outcome.
READING 0 LINCOLN CITY 1
Reading's League One play-off hopes suffered a major setback after they were beaten by a James Collins goal for Lincoln. Nobody had this spot-on, and only Blue4U2 got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Reading
ROTHERHAM UNITED 3 MANSFIELD TOWN 3
Mansfield battled back from two goals down to earn a draw. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 5 did have the outcome.
STEVENAGE 1 BLACKPOOL 3
Rob Apter's hat-trick in 12 second-half minutes handed Blackpool a win to keep their outside play-off hopes alive. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, though 14 did get the outcome.
AFC WIMBLEDON 0 CHESTERFIELD 0
This was an incident-free bore draw, where Chesterfield failed to have a shot on target. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 6 had the outcome. The other 17 predicted a win for Wimbledon.
MILTON KEYNES DONS 0 NEWPORT COUNTY 0
A game between two teams searching for a first win in six games, ground out a bore draw, as either side failed to find a goal spark. Well done to durham_exile for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 4 got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for MK Dons
SALFORD CITY 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2
Accrington took a big stride towards League Two survival as Ben Woods' breathtaking free-kick earned them a hard-fought victory. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and only BFG had the outcome. The other 22 predicted a win for Salford.
TRANMERE ROVERS 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 3
Luke Molyneux scored a hat-trick as Doncaster continued their promotion push with a comfortable win, and take their unbeaten run to eight games. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 19 did get the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
There has been a number of weeks this season with indifferent results, and plenty of "good things" failing to deliver, but it is fair to say this week has trumped them all. Five games fail to have a 3 pointer, three more only had one, and was left to the 2-1 wins for Middlesbrough and Charlton to stand out like a beacon, as they produced more than half of the weeks points between them. Three members did well to get two 3 pointers each, but it was Blue4U2 , who did best of those to have one 3 pointer, who turned out to be the weeks top scorer, as he had the Charlton 2-1 spot-on, and an impressive six outcomes, to give him a excellent 9 points. The three members to have two 3 pointers were concordman and Sector4, who both got the 2-1 wins for Middlesbrough and Charlton, and Moor_Pinot, who had those good predictions stated above. They each also got two outcomes, to give them all a superb 8 points. A special mention for Jorash63, who also had an impressive six outcomes.
As we come to the final 10 games of the season, I know it is a cliche to say it only seems like 5 minutes since the season started, but to me it has gone quick, especially since the turn of the year. It is good that once again there is still plenty to play for in this final week, especially for both the league titles, that couldn't be much closer.
In the Premier As we come to the final week of the season, I don't think the battle for the Premier title has ever been this close. By having that late winner for Middlesbrough spot-on, mfb_cufc takes over at the top again, but his lead is only a point over blueeagle, who had the Charlton 2-1 spot-on, to give him 38 for the season, just one short of the all time record. Also having the Middlesbrough 2-1 spot-on were unitedwhites and thrillseeker, and they remain third and fourth. The former may have too much to do to break into the Charity Shield places, but he is now only two 3 pointers short of the all time record. Four outcomes were enough for Daniel to remain fifth. But after having that position to himself for the last 13 weeks, he is under pressure to hold onto it for one more week, as thee members move to within a point of him. Leading that trio is RSCOSWORTH, who moved up a place, and back into the the top half again, after his decent week had the Middlesbrough 2-1 spot-on. Current champ concordman finally dispelled any chance of being relegated, as his superb week moved him up a place to seventh. His highest position this season. This means ghughes11 drops a couple of places to the rear of that trio. The superb week for Sector4 has given him a good chance of avoiding the drop now, with 5 points and a better 3 pointer score in hand. A solid week for oxfcolu, that included having the Charlton 2-1 spot-on, moved him up place, but along with burnsieespana and basher2010, is going to require a decent final week to have any chance of escaping the drop.
In Division One This league has been close all season, with the lead changing on numerous occasions, and as we approach the final week, I would say any of the top five could still take the automatic spots. Three outcomes were enough for Lewis_1 to remain top for the third week running, but his lead has been cut to 2 points, as an impressive six outcomes has moved Jorash63 up a place, and back into the other automatic spot once again. Three outcomes for bwildered couldn't stop him dropping to third, as his 16 week run in the automatics comes to an end. A decent week for noah4x4, that included getting the Charlton 2-1 spot-on, keeps him fourth, just 3 points off the top two. The superb week for Moor_Pinot keeps him in fifth place, but only 4 points from the automatics. The closest he has been to them all season. A decent week for Tropical_Us, with the Charlton 2-1 spot-on, moves him up a place, and back into the final play-off place. As the U's go back into the play-offs again, wessex_exile drops out, but only a point away. Four outcomes keep BFG in contention, along with durham_exile, whose decent week had that good MK Dons bore draw prediction. The top scoring performance from Blue4U2 is needing to be repeated if is to stand any chance of making the top six.
THE TABLES (270 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 38 Fixtures We are off to the City for the seasons final fixtures. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v LEICESTER CITY
LUTON TOWN v COVENTRY CITY (12.30)
CARDIFF CITY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
HULL CITY v DERBY COUNTY
MIDDLESBROUGH v NORWICH CITY
MILLWALL v SWANSEA CITY
EXETER CITY v HUDDERSFIELD
STOCKPORT COUNTY v LINCOLN CITY
DONCASTER ROVERS v BRADFORD CITY (12.30)
SALFORD CITY v COLCHESTER UNITED
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2025 QF Tie-break - Deadline Monday 21st April 12.30
at 00:00 17 Apr 2025
It would be an understatement to say predicting the Champions League Quarter-finals was difficult. They only produced the one 3 pointer, the 3-1 win for PSG in the 1st leg, that Daniel did well to predict. With outcomes also thin on the ground, we are left with the farcical situation of five members now having a tie-break to decide who qualifies for the Semi-finals. I have decided that tie-break should be to predict the total number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Easter Monday 21st April, with the deadline 12.30.
In Group A the tie-break will be between unitedwhites and Sector4, with the winner joining Daniel in the Semi-finals.
In Group B the tie-break will be between noah4x4, Lewis_1 and basher2010, with the winner joining bwildered in the Semi-finals.
If nobody gets the total number of goals spot-on, the nearest to the total goals will win. If that fails to produce an outright winner, as an additional tie-break, could you also predict the total number of bookings in the League 2 programme on Easter Monday. Could all five members involved in the tie-break please send your predictions to me in a PM sometime before the deadline. |
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 37 (of 38) - Deadline Good Friday 18th April 15.00
at 22:30 12 Apr 2025
Week 36 results
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0 OXFORD UNITED 1
Sam Long scored the only goal as Oxford boosted their Championship survival hopes with this victory, to inflict Wednesday with a fifth consecutive home loss in the league, Well done to BFG for being the only one to get this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and ghughes11 had the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Wednesday.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 WATFORD 1
West Brom held on to end their five-match winless run and boost their flagging play-off bid with this victory. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and a further 11 got the outcome.
BRISTOL ROVERS 1 EXETER CITY 2
A sixth straight defeat for Rovers means they slip into the League One relegation zone. 3 got this spot-on, and 3 also had the outcome.
CRAWLEY TOWN 1 LEYTON ORIENT 3
Charlie Kelman scored two goals in two second-half minutes to boost Orient's play-off challenge, as they came from behind to win at relegation threatened Crawley. Only Daniel and durham_exile had this spot-on, and another 15 got the outcome.
HARROGATE TOWN 2 GRIMSBY TOWN 2
Kieran Green's wonder goal from inside his own half could not inspire League Two play-off hopefuls Grimsby to victory as Harrogate struck twice in the 85th and 87th minutes to salvage an unlikely draw, and take their unbeaten home run to nine games. Well done to Madeira163 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and 5 more had the outcome.
NEWPORT COUNTY 0 COLCHESTER UNITED 2
Colchester scored goals in the 88th and 94th minutes to earn a dramatic victory, and to move within a point of Grimsby in the final play-off spot, as Newport are now winless in five. Only unitedwhites and wessex_exile had this spot-on, and a further 15 got the outcome, with 10 going for a 1-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
Late goals, late goals, we just love late goals. Well you certainly do, if like most on this site do, support Colchester. Late goals put a different complexion on results almost every week, but probably never so much as they did this week. The late goals from Harrogate and Colchester changed a 5 point deficit to the play-offs for the U's, to a single point in the blink of an eye. Despite bringing the U's play-off hopes back to life, late goals didn't do some members any favours, with the Orient 3rd goal stopping the 8 who went for 2-1 getting 3 points. The Colchester 2nd goal stopped the 10 who went for a 1-0 having a spot-on, and the Harrogate equaliser foiled the 4 who predicted Grimsby to win 2-1. For the second time in five weeks we had the rare occurrence of every game having a 3 pointer, but only 14 in total. Those 3 pointers were shared out with 14 members getting one each. Only two of them had three outcomes, to share the honour of being the weeks top scorer, with a decent 6 points each. They were concordman, who got the Exeter 2-1, and BFG who had that good Oxford 1-0 prediction.
With just 20 games left to the season, here is a final look to how the season has gone so far. The 260 games have ended with 106 (40.77%) home wins, 83 (31.92%) away wins, and 71 (27.31%) draws. Considering random fixtures are chosen every week, all seasons come out virtually the same, and this one is no different. The top result remains the 1-1 with 40, and is certain to be top once again, as it is 11 ahead of the 1-0. The top result for an away is the 0-1 with 22.
In the Premier The late goals mentioned in the games above had a real influence on the top two, and it ended with blueeagle taking over at the top again, after he got the West Brom 2-1 spot-on. It was looking even better for him as he also had 2-1 wins for Orient and Grimsby. He takes over on the most 3 pointer rule from mfb_cufc, who also missed out by having 2-1 wins for Orient and Grimsby, as well as 1-0 for Colchester, but has to settle for just four outcomes instead. With everyone else bar one scoring either 3 or 4, there is no other change in this division. The bar one being concordman, and his top scoring performance has increased his chances of avoiding the drop.
In Division One There is no change with the top two both having the West Brom 2-1 spot-on, and one outcome, that means Lewis_1 maintains his 3 point lead over bwildered. Three outcomes for Jorash63, and he remains third. Just the one outcome for noah4x4, but it is enough for him to remain fourth. Another to get the West Brom 2-1 spot-on was Moor_Pinot, and he moves up a place to fifth. In Week 31 wessex_exile commented "As with the U's, I'm looking for a late run into the play-offs (or back into the play-offs in my case) - fingers-crossed!". Well he has kept his side of the bargain by moving up a place into the final play-off spot, after he had the U's 2-0 spot-on. Still 20 games for him to stay there, and lets hope it is an omen for the U's. Just the two outcomes for Tropical_Us, and he drops out of the play-off places for only the second time this season. The last time being in Week 12. The top scoring performance from BFG has put him right back into the play-off picture once again, to just within 2 points. A solid 5 points for durham_exile, that included having that Orient 3-1 spot-on, keeps him in contention for a top six finish. Just one outcome for Blue4U2 leaves him with a lot to do now.
THE TABLES (260 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 37 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest Daniel. He has gone for another excellent theme, that adds to all the good ones we had this season. As we're chasing the final play-off spot, he has picked the games featuring the teams that finished 7th in League 2 over the past 10 seasons. Don't forget this weeks fixtures are on Good Friday.
MIDDLESBROUGH v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
BIRMINGHAM CITY v CRAWLEY TOWN
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
READING v LINCOLN CITY
ROTHERHAM UNITED v MANSFIELD TOWN
STEVENAGE v BLACKPOOL
AFC WIMBLEDON v CHESTERFIELD
MILTON KEYNES DONS v NEWPORT COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v ACCRINGTON STANLEY
TRANMERE ROVERS v DONCASTER ROVERS
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