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