31st August – 1st September

29 players were still standing for Round 9. Seven different teams were picked in this round—no one could pick Manchester City.

On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Crystal Palace faced West Ham at Selhurst Park—Andy Burns, Andrew Wilkinson, and Gemma Jackson had picked the Eagles but a 2-0 defeat sees them drop out. Fulham welcomed Leicester City to Craven Cottage—18 players had picked the Cottagers and they go through with a 2-1 win. Southampton had Premier League football back at St Mary’s as they hosted Nottingham Forest—Josh Wignall was hoping for a Forest win and was rewarded with a 1-0 win. Tottenham welcomed Everton to the Tottenham stadium—Olly Woodward, Pauline Jackson, and Sandra Emmett were the only players left who could pick Spurs, and they played that card here and eased through with a 4-0 win.
On Sunday, in the 2pm games, Bournemouth hosted Newcastle at the Vitality Stadium—Neil Metcalf was the only player left who could pick the Magpies but he drops out after a 1-1 draw. Wolves played Chelsea at Molineux—Kevin Robinson had picked the Londoners and he was rewarded with a 6-2 win. In the final game of the weekend, Liverpool faced Brentford at Anfield—Joey O’Brien and Lisa Mensah had picked the Reds and a 2-0 win puts them through.

4 players drop out after this round – leaving 25 players still standing for Round 10. Deadline for Round 10 is Friday 30th August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		ROUND 9
		24-AUG to 25-AUG
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Crystal Palace
2	Andy Burns	Crystal Palace
3	Chris Grierson	Fulham
4	Chris Mowles	Fulham
5	Dan Milton	Fulham
6	Dave Brown	Fulham
7	Dave Nicholls	Fulham
8	Dave Phillips	Fulham
9	David Hayhoe	Fulham
10	Ewan White	Fulham
11	Gemma Jackson	Crystal Palace
12	Gerry Doherty	Fulham
13	Jack Horsler	Fulham
14	Jackie Milton	Fulham
15	James Murphy	Fulham
16	Joey O'Brien	Liverpool
17	Josh Wignall	Nottingham Forest
18	Kevin Robinson	Chelsea
19	Lauren Haigh	Fulham
20	Lisa Mensah	Liverpool
21	Martin Grierson	Fulham
22	Martin McShane	Fulham
23	Michael Thomas	Fulham
24	Neil Metcalf	Newcastle United
25	Olly Woodward	Tottenham
26	Pauline Jackson	Tottenham
27	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
28	Steve Smith	Fulham
29	Tony Smith	Fulham

TEAM	PICKS	%
Chelsea	1	3%
Crystal Palace	3	10%
Fulham	18	59%
Liverpool	2	7%
Newcastle United	1	3%
Nottingham Forest	1	3%
Tottenham	3	10%
	37	32%

ROUND 10
Saturday 31 August 2024
Arsenal 12:30 Brighton
Brentford 15:00 Southampton
Everton 15:00 Bournemouth
Ipswich 15:00 Fulham
Leicester 15:00 Aston Villa
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Wolves
West Ham 17:30 Man City
Sunday 1 September 2024
Chelsea 13:30 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 13:30 Spurs
Man Utd 16:00 Liverpool