LMS – Game 1 – Round 2 Results

118 players were still standing as we entered Round 2 of this game. Nine different teams were picked in this round—two of them in the same game, so we were guaranteed to lose at least one player!

On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, Brighton took on Manchester United at the Amex—Lynn Storer had picked the Seagulls while Zac Robinson had picked United,the Seagulls’ 1-0 win sees Lynn progress and Zac drop out In the 3pm games, Crystal Palace had a London derby with West Ham at Selhurst Park—James Murphy had picked the Eagles but drops out after a 2-0 defeat. Fulham faced Leicester at Craven Cottage—11 players had picked the Cottagers and they progressed with a 2-1 win. Manchester City welcomed Ipswich to the Etihad—47 players picked City in this one and ease through with a 4-1 win. Tottenham faced Everton at the Tottenham stadium—35 players were hoping for a Spurs win and a 4-0 win puts them through (including a good number of blues with mixed emotions!). In the teatime game, Aston Villa faced Arsenal at Villa Park—Marie Robinson had picked the Gunners. No entry was received from Anthony Donafee, so he got Arsenal by default. A 2-0 win for Arsenal sees them both progress.

On Sunday, in the early games, Chelsea headed up to Molineux to play Wolves—Carl Jackson, Dave Rogers, and Jordan Laite had picked the Londoners and ease through after a 6-2 win. The final game of this round saw Liverpool host Brentford at Anfield—17 players were hoping for another Reds win and progress after a 2-0 win.

Just 2 players drop out leaving 116 players still standing for Round 3. Deadline for Round 3 is Friday 30th August at 12pm.  A full update can be viewed here.