The first LMS game of the season kicked off this weekend. I had missed an entry on the first update (Paul Allman) so we now have 107 entries for this game, meaning a prize pot of £535. All ten fixtures featured with twelve different teams picked in this opening round.
Friday night saw the opening game at Selhurst Park between Crystal Palace and Arsenal – Gareth Hamilton, Jack Lockley and Sandra Emmett had picked the Gooners and go through with a 2-0 win. Saturday lunchtime game saw newly promoted Fulham taking on the Liverpool, at Craven Cottage – 17 players had picked the Reds to make a winning start but a 2-2 draw sees them become the first players to exit this game. In the 3pm games, Bournemouth welcomed Aston Villa to the Vitality Stadium on their return to the top flight – Jenny Rothwell had picked Bournemouth, while Kyle McLellan, Peter Donnelly Snr and Lee Abbott had picked Villa – a 2-0 win for Bournemouth sees Jenny through and an exit for Kyle, Peter and Lee. Leeds took on Wolves at Elland Road – Gary Donely had picked the Yorkshire men with Dave Weston and Greg Roberts both fancying Wolves – it’s Gary who goes through after a 2-1 win for Leeds. Newcastle faced Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park – 20 players tipped the Geordies to kick off with a win and they go through after a 2-0 win. Tottenham played Southampton at the Tottenham Stadium – 43 players made Spurs the favourites in this round – a convincing 4-1 win saw them safely through. In the Saturday evening game, Everton faced Chelsea at Goodison Park – Andy Burns had tipped Chelsea to win here and goes through after a 1-0 win. Onto Sunday, Leicester entertained Brentford at the King Power Stadium – Neil Metcalf, Elliot Mitchell, Nick Breakspear and Lisa Mensah had picked the Foxes to win but a 2-2 draw sees them go out. Manchester United started the Ten Haag era with a vist to Old Trafford from Brighton – 9 players had picked United here but a 2-1 win for the Seagulls takes them out as well. The final game of the opening weekend saw West Ham host the champions, Manchester City, at the London Stadium – Ste Matthews and Vikki Darby had picked City and both go through after a 2-0 win.
So, 35 players exit at the first hurdle, leaving 72 players still standing for Round 2. Deadline for Round 2 is NOONon Friday 12th August.
The third round of matches in the League Cup took place over the weekend of 18/19 October. The next round of games will take place this coming weekend, 25/26 October, for the three groups containing 7 teams (Groups A-C). Next round of games for everyone will be the weekend of 1st November.
85 players had made it through to Round 2. Seven different teams were picked
in this round.
On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Arsenal welcomed Everton to
the Emirates – 24 players had picked the Gunners. No selection was received from
Lee Jones or Paul Hallett so they also got Arsenal, by default – a goalless draw
sees them all drop out. Liverpool returned to action as Fulham visited Anfield –
15 players had picked the league leaders but a 2-2 draw saw them head for the
exit. Newcastle faced Leicester at St James’ Park – 18 players had picked the
Magpies and a 4-0 win sees them ease through to the next round. On Sunday
afternoon, Brighton had their derby with Crystal Palace – Dan Wei, Jack Smith,
Lisa Mensah, Mark James and Ste Wilkinson had picked the Seagulls but a 3-1 puts
them out. Later in the evening, Chelsea hosted Brentford at Stamford Bridge – 14
players had picked the Blues and they progress with a 2-1 win. Bottom of the
table Southampton took on Tottenham at St Marys – Cameron Green, Carl Jackson,
Gisela Mowles and Marie Robinson had picked Spurs and a 5-0 win puts them
through. We then had to wait for Monday night as Bournemouth welcomed West
Ham to the Vitality stadium – Anthony Donafee, Ian O’Brien and Tony Smith had
picked the Cherries but a 1-1 draw sees them also drop out.
In total, 49 dropped out in this round, leaving 36 players still standing. Deadline for
Round 3 is Friday 20th December
at noon. A full update can be viewed
here.
Just a quick footnote – a couple of people have mentioned they are on
holiday. If anybody wants to send me selections in advance, then feel free to do
so – a couple of people already do this anyway. You can always change your
selection before the deadline is reached (or an update has already been sent
out!).
ROUND 2
14-DEC to 16-DEC
1
Abi Donafee
Arsenal
2
Adam Dealing
Chelsea
6
Allan Jones
Newcastle United
7
Alex Ramsden
Chelsea
8
Andrew Carter
Newcastle United
9
Andy Burns
Chelsea
10
Anthony Donafee
Bournemouth
12
Becci Morton
Newcastle United
15
Cameron Green
Tottenham
16
Carl Jackson
Tottenham
17
Carl Jackson Snr
Liverpool
18
Charlie Folksman
Arsenal
19
Chris Grierson
Chelsea
20
Chris Mowles
Chelsea
21
Dan Milton
Arsenal
22
Dan Wei
Brighton
23
Dave Brown
Liverpool
25
Dave Latham
Arsenal
26
Dave Nicholls
Arsenal
27
Dave Phillips
Chelsea
28
Dave Rogers
Newcastle United
29
Dave Weston
Newcastle United
30
David Hayhoe
Arsenal
31
David Hegarty
Arsenal
33
Ewan White
Arsenal
35
Gary Nelson
Arsenal
36
Gary Storer
Arsenal
39
Gerry Doherty
Liverpool
40
Gisela Mowles
Tottenham
41
Graeme Tinker
Liverpool
42
Harry Dealing
Chelsea
44
Ian O'Brien
Bournemouth
45
Jack Horsler
Chelsea
46
Jack Smith
Brighton
47
Jackie Milton
Newcastle United
49
James Grierson
Liverpool
50
James Murphy
Newcastle United
51
Janet Carr
Chelsea
54
Joel Wilkinson
Newcastle United
56
John Lamming
Newcastle United
57
John Roberts
Newcastle United
58
Jonny Trash
Liverpool
59
Josh Cheal
Newcastle United
61
Kevin Murphy
Arsenal
62
Kevin Robinson
Newcastle United
63
Lauren Haigh
Liverpool
64
Lee Abbott
Newcastle United
65
Lee Jones
Arsenal
66
Lin Maiden
Liverpool
68
Lisa Mensah
Brighton
71
Marie Robinson
Tottenham
72
Mark James
Brighton
73
Martin Emmett
Newcastle United
74
Martin Grierson
Arsenal
76
Matthew Saveall
Arsenal
77
Melvin Pool
Newcastle United
79
Michael Grierson
Newcastle United
80
Michael Thomas
Chelsea
81
Neil Metcalf
Arsenal
82
Nick Carr
Newcastle United
83
Olly Woodward
Liverpool
84
Pat Boddy
Chelsea
85
Paul Allman
Chelsea
87
Paul Boddy
Arsenal
88
Paul Conway
Arsenal
89
Paul Giles
Liverpool
90
Paul Hallett
Arsenal
91
Paul Maiden
Liverpool
92
Paul Murphy
Liverpool
94
Peter Carroll
Chelsea
96
Phil Haigh
Arsenal
97
Ralph Dealing
Arsenal
98
Richard Dixon
Liverpool
99
Richie Gibbons
Liverpool
100
Rob Pollock
Newcastle United
101
Robin Horsler
Arsenal
102
Ross Milton
Arsenal
105
Sean Hale
Chelsea
106
Sean Woodward
Arsenal
110
Ste Wilkinson
Brighton
112
Steve Smith
Arsenal
113
Steve Watson
Liverpool
115
Tony Raybould
Arsenal
116
Tony Smith
Bournemouth
117
Trevor Faulkner
Arsenal
TEAM
PICKS
%
Arsenal
26
31%
Bournemouth
3
4%
Brighton
5
6%
Chelsea
14
16%
Liverpool
15
18%
Newcastle United
18
21%
Tottenham
4
5%
85
100%
ROUND 3
Saturday 21 December 2024 Aston Villa 12:30 Man City Brentford
15:00 Nott’m Forest Ipswich 15:00 Newcastle West Ham 15:00 Brighton
Crystal Palace 17:30 Arsenal Sunday 22 December 2024
Everton 14:00 Chelsea Fulham 14:00 Southampton Leicester 14:00 Wolves
Man Utd 14:00 Bournemouth Spurs 16:30 Liverpool
85 players made it through to Round 2. Seven different teams have been picked
in this round.
On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Arsenal welcome Everton to
the Emirates – 24 players have picked the Gunners. No selection was received
from Lee Jones or Paul Hallett so they also get Arsenal, by default. Liverpool
return to action as Fulham visit Anfield – 15 players have picked the league
leaders. Newcastle face Leicester at St James’ Park – 18 players have picked the
Magpies. On Sunday afternoon, Brighton have their derby with Crystal Palace
(no, I don’t get that either!) – Dan Wei, Jack Smith, Lisa Mensah, Mark James
and Ste Wilkinson have picked the Seagulls. Later in the evening (7pm kick offs
on a Sunday – what’s that all about?!), Chelsea host Brentford at Stamford
Bridge – 14 players have picked the Blues. Bottom of the table Southampton take
on Tottenham at St Marys – Cameron Green, Carl Jackson, Gisela Mowles and Marie
Robinson have picked Spurs. We then have to wait for Monday night as
Bournemouth welcome West Ham to the Vitality stadium – Anthony Donafee, Ian
O’Brien and Tony Smith have picked the Cherries.
Good luck everyone! Deadline for
Round 3 is Friday 20th December
at noon. A full update can be viewed
here.
ROUND 2
14-DEC to 16-DEC
1
Abi Donafee
Arsenal
2
Adam Dealing
Chelsea
6
Allan Jones
Newcastle United
7
Alex Ramsden
Chelsea
8
Andrew Carter
Newcastle United
9
Andy Burns
Chelsea
10
Anthony Donafee
Bournemouth
12
Becci Morton
Newcastle United
15
Cameron Green
Tottenham
16
Carl Jackson
Tottenham
17
Carl Jackson Snr
Liverpool
18
Charlie Folksman
Arsenal
19
Chris Grierson
Chelsea
20
Chris Mowles
Chelsea
21
Dan Milton
Arsenal
22
Dan Wei
Brighton
23
Dave Brown
Liverpool
25
Dave Latham
Arsenal
26
Dave Nicholls
Arsenal
27
Dave Phillips
Chelsea
28
Dave Rogers
Newcastle United
29
Dave Weston
Newcastle United
30
David Hayhoe
Arsenal
31
David Hegarty
Arsenal
33
Ewan White
Arsenal
35
Gary Nelson
Arsenal
36
Gary Storer
Arsenal
39
Gerry Doherty
Liverpool
40
Gisela Mowles
Tottenham
41
Graeme Tinker
Liverpool
42
Harry Dealing
Chelsea
44
Ian O'Brien
Bournemouth
45
Jack Horsler
Chelsea
46
Jack Smith
Brighton
47
Jackie Milton
Newcastle United
49
James Grierson
Liverpool
50
James Murphy
Newcastle United
51
Janet Carr
Chelsea
54
Joel Wilkinson
Newcastle United
56
John Lamming
Newcastle United
57
John Roberts
Newcastle United
58
Jonny Trash
Liverpool
59
Josh Cheal
Newcastle United
61
Kevin Murphy
Arsenal
62
Kevin Robinson
Newcastle United
63
Lauren Haigh
Liverpool
64
Lee Abbott
Newcastle United
65
Lee Jones
Arsenal
66
Lin Maiden
Liverpool
68
Lisa Mensah
Brighton
71
Marie Robinson
Tottenham
72
Mark James
Brighton
73
Martin Emmett
Newcastle United
74
Martin Grierson
Arsenal
76
Matthew Saveall
Arsenal
77
Melvin Pool
Newcastle United
79
Michael Grierson
Newcastle United
80
Michael Thomas
Chelsea
81
Neil Metcalf
Arsenal
82
Nick Carr
Newcastle United
83
Olly Woodward
Liverpool
84
Pat Boddy
Chelsea
85
Paul Allman
Chelsea
87
Paul Boddy
Arsenal
88
Paul Conway
Arsenal
89
Paul Giles
Liverpool
90
Paul Hallett
Arsenal
91
Paul Maiden
Liverpool
92
Paul Murphy
Liverpool
94
Peter Carroll
Chelsea
96
Phil Haigh
Arsenal
97
Ralph Dealing
Arsenal
98
Richard Dixon
Liverpool
99
Richie Gibbons
Liverpool
100
Rob Pollock
Newcastle United
101
Robin Horsler
Arsenal
102
Ross Milton
Arsenal
105
Sean Hale
Chelsea
106
Sean Woodward
Arsenal
110
Ste Wilkinson
Brighton
112
Steve Smith
Arsenal
113
Steve Watson
Liverpool
115
Tony Raybould
Arsenal
116
Tony Smith
Bournemouth
117
Trevor Faulkner
Arsenal
TEAM
PICKS
%
Arsenal
26
31%
Bournemouth
3
4%
Brighton
5
6%
Chelsea
14
16%
Liverpool
15
18%
Newcastle United
18
21%
Tottenham
4
5%
85
100%
ROUND 2
Saturday 14 December 2024 Arsenal 15:00 Everton Liverpool 15:00
Fulham Newcastle 15:00 Leicester St. James’ Park, Newcastle Wolves
15:00 Ipswich Nott’m Forest 17:30 Aston Villa Sunday 15 December
2024 Brighton 20:00 Crystal Palace Man City 16:30 Man Utd Chelsea 19:00
Brentford Southampton 19:00 Spurs Monday 16 December 2024 Bournemouth 14:00 West Ham
The 3rd LMS game of the season kicked off with 118 players taking part, hoping to win the prize pot of £590. Nine different teams had been picked in this opening round. Brentford v Newcastle was the only game that didn’t feature.
Things were meant to kick off with a Saturday lunchtime derby as Everton were due to welcome Liverpool for the last ever league derby at Goodison Park – Allan Jones, Dave Nicholls, Jack Smith, Paul Boddy and Paul Hallett had picked the Reds – the game was postponed due to storm Darragh and they progress to the next round, as per rule 10. In the 3pm games, Aston Villa played bottom of the table Southampton at Villa Park – 73 players had picked Villa (this is the most picks in any round ever) and they went through with a 1-0 win. Crystal Palace hosted Manchester City at Selhurst Park – 9 players had been hoping for a City win but a 2-2 draw saw them drop out (including Game 2’s winner, Ken Nelson). In the teatime game, Manchester United faced Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford – 8 players had picked United but the new manager bounce has gone and a 3-2 defeat sees them exit. On Sunday, Fulham played Arsenal at Craven Cottage – 13 players had picked the Gunners but a late VAR decision meant that this game finished 1-1 and they exit. Ipswich took on Bournemouth at Portman Road – Becci Morton, Carl Jackson, Lisa Mensah and Martin Grierson had picked the Cherries and a 95th minute winner to make it 2-1 just about edges them through. Leicester faced Brighton at the King Power stadium – Ben Donafee, Gary Donely and Gemma Jackson had picked the Seagulls and, despite leading 2-0, they drop out after a 2-2 draw. The late Sunday game saw a London derby as Tottenham hosted Chelsea at the Tottenham stadium – David Hegarty had picked Chelsea. It came to light after the deadline that he thought this new game kicked off with last week’s midweek game and thought he had picked Chelsea to beat Southampton!However, despite going 2 goals down, a 4-3 win puts him through (pay more attention next time! On Monday night, West Ham played Wolves at the London stadium – Michael Grierson and Tony Smith had picked the Hammers and a 2-1 win puts them through.
In total, 33 players drop out at the first hurdle, leaving 85 players still standing for Round 2. Deadline for Round 2 is Friday 13th December at noon. A full update can be viewed here.
ROUND 1
7-DEC to 9-DEC
1
Abi Donafee
Aston Villa
2
Adam Dealing
Aston Villa
3
Adam Rawes
Manchester United
4
Adele Ward
Manchester City
5
Alfie Robinson
Arsenal
6
Allan Jones
Liverpool
7
Alex Ramsden
Aston Villa
8
Andrew Carter
Aston Villa
9
Andy Burns
Aston Villa
10
Anthony Donafee
Aston Villa
11
Andrew Wilkinson
Arsenal
12
Becci Morton
Bournemouth
13
Ben Donafee
Brighton
14
Bill Murphy
Manchester United
15
Cameron Green
Aston Villa
16
Carl Jackson
Bournemouth
17
Carl Jackson Snr
Aston Villa
18
Charlie Folksman
Aston Villa
19
Chris Grierson
Aston Villa
20
Chris Mowles
Aston Villa
21
Dan Milton
Aston Villa
22
Dan Wei
Aston Villa
23
Dave Brown
Aston Villa
24
Dave Goodall
Manchester City
25
Dave Latham
Aston Villa
26
Dave Nicholls
Liverpool
27
Dave Phillips
Aston Villa
28
Dave Rogers
Aston Villa
29
Dave Weston
Aston Villa
30
David Hayhoe
Aston Villa
31
David Hegarty
Chelsea
32
Eilish Doherty
Arsenal
33
Ewan White
Aston Villa
34
Gary Donely
Brighton
35
Gary Nelson
Aston Villa
36
Gary Storer
Aston Villa
37
Gemma Jackson
Brighton
38
Georgia O’Driscoll
Arsenal
39
Gerry Doherty
Aston Villa
40
Gisela Mowles
Aston Villa
41
Graeme Tinker
Aston Villa
42
Harry Dealing
Aston Villa
43
Hayley Beaton
Arsenal
44
Ian O’Brien
Aston Villa
45
Jack Horsler
Aston Villa
46
Jack Smith
Liverpool
47
Jackie Milton
Aston Villa
48
James Donafee
Arsenal
49
James Grierson
Aston Villa
50
James Murphy
Aston Villa
51
Janet Carr
Aston Villa
52
Jason Harrison
Manchester City
53
Jenny Rothwell
Manchester United
54
Joel Wilkinson
Aston Villa
55
Joey O’Brien
Manchester City
56
John Lamming
Aston Villa
57
John Roberts
Aston Villa
58
Jonny Trash
Aston Villa
59
Josh Cheal
Aston Villa
60
Ken Nelson
Manchester City
61
Kevin Murphy
Aston Villa
62
Kevin Robinson
Aston Villa
63
Lauren Haigh
Aston Villa
64
Lee Abbott
Aston Villa
65
Lee Jones
Aston Villa
66
Lin Maiden
Aston Villa
67
Linda Beaumont
Manchester City
68
Lisa Mensah
Bournemouth
69
Luke Taylor
Arsenal
70
Lynn Storer
Manchester United
71
Marie Robinson
Aston Villa
72
Mark James
Aston Villa
73
Martin Emmett
Aston Villa
74
Martin Grierson
Bournemouth
75
Martin McShane
Manchester United
76
Matthew Saveall
Aston Villa
77
Melvin Pool
Aston Villa
78
Michael Agnew
Manchester City
79
Michael Grierson
West Ham
80
Michael Thomas
Aston Villa
81
Neil Metcalf
Aston Villa
82
Nick Carr
Aston Villa
83
Olly Woodward
Aston Villa
84
Pat Boddy
Aston Villa
85
Paul Allman
Aston Villa
86
Paul Barlow
Manchester United
87
Paul Boddy
Liverpool
88
Paul Conway
Aston Villa
89
Paul Giles
Aston Villa
90
Paul Hallett
Liverpool
91
Paul Maiden
Aston Villa
92
Paul Murphy
Aston Villa
93
Pauline Jackson
Arsenal
94
Peter Carroll
Aston Villa
95
Peter Carter
Manchester United
96
Phil Haigh
Aston Villa
97
Ralph Dealing
Aston Villa
98
Richard Dixon
Aston Villa
99
Richie Gibbons
Aston Villa
100
Rob Pollock
Aston Villa
101
Robin Horsler
Aston Villa
102
Ross Milton
Aston Villa
103
Sandra Emmett
Arsenal
104
Sean Ginnelly
Arsenal
105
Sean Hale
Aston Villa
106
Sean Woodward
Aston Villa
107
Shaun Magee
Manchester City
108
Ste Matthews
Arsenal
109
Ste Milton
Manchester United
110
Ste Wilkinson
Aston Villa
111
Steve Rogers
Arsenal
112
Steve Smith
Aston Villa
113
Steve Watson
Aston Villa
114
Tony Ainsworth
Manchester City
115
Tony Raybould
Aston Villa
116
Tony Smith
West Ham
117
Trevor Faulkner
Aston Villa
118
Zac Robinson
Arsenal
TEAM
PICKS
%
Arsenal
13
11%
Aston Villa
73
61%
Bournemouth
4
3%
Brighton
3
3%
Chelsea
1
1%
Liverpool
5
4%
Manchester City
9
8%
Manchester United
8
7%
West Ham
2
2%
118
100%
ROUND 2 Saturday 14 December 2024 Arsenal 15:00 Everton Liverpool 15:00 Fulham Newcastle 15:00 Leicester St. James’ Park, Newcastle Wolves 15:00 Ipswich Nott’m Forest 17:30 Aston Villa Sunday 15 December 2024 Brighton 20:00 Crystal Palace Man City 16:30 Man Utd Chelsea 19:00 Brentford Southampton 19:00 Spurs Monday 16 December 2024 Bournemouth 14:00 West Ham
The 3rd LMS game of the season sees 116 players taking part, hoping to win the prize pot of £580. Nine different teams have been picked in this opening round. Brentford v Newcastle is the only game that doesn’t feature.
Things kick off with a Saturday lunchtime derby as Everton welcome Liverpool for the last ever league derby at Goodison Park – Allan Jones, Dave Nicholls, Jack Smith, Paul Boddy and Paul Hallett are hoping the Reds make it a miserable experience for the Blues. In the 3pm games, Aston Villa play bottom of the table Southampton at Villa Park – 71 players have picked Villa (this equals the most picks in any round ever – Liverpool were picked 71 times when they played Bournemouth at Anfield in the 23/24 season). Crystal Palace host Manchester City at Selhurst Park – 9 players are hoping for a City win. In the teatime game, Manchester United face Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford – 8 players have picked United. On Sunday, Fulham play Arsenal at Craven Cottage – 13 players have picked the Gunners. Ipswich take on Bournemouth at Portman Road – Martin Grierson has picked the Cherries. Leicester face Brighton at the King Power stadium – Ben Donafee, Gary Donely and Gemma Jackson have picked the Seagulls. The late Sunday game sees a London derby as Tottenham host Chelsea at the Tottenham stadium – David Hegarty has picked Chelsea. On Monday night, West Ham play Wolves at the London stadium – Michael Grierson and Tony Smith have picked the Hammers.
Good luck everyone! Deadline for Round 2 is Friday 13th December at noon. A full update can be viewed here.
ROUND 1
7-DEC to 9-DEC
1
Adam Dealing
Aston Villa
2
Adam Rawes
Manchester United
3
Adele Ward
Manchester City
4
Alfie Robinson
Arsenal
5
Allan Jones
Liverpool
6
Alex Ramsden
Aston Villa
7
Andrew Carter
Aston Villa
8
Andy Burns
Aston Villa
9
Anthony Donafee
Aston Villa
10
Andrew Wilkinson
Arsenal
11
Becci Morton
Bournemouth
12
Ben Donafee
Brighton
13
Bill Murphy
Manchester United
14
Cameron Green
Aston Villa
15
Carl Jackson
Bournemouth
16
Carl Jackson Snr
Aston Villa
17
Charlie Folksman
Aston Villa
18
Chris Grierson
Aston Villa
19
Chris Mowles
Aston Villa
20
Dan Milton
Aston Villa
21
Dan Wei
Aston Villa
22
Dave Brown
Aston Villa
23
Dave Goodall
Manchester City
24
Dave Latham
Aston Villa
25
Dave Nicholls
Liverpool
26
Dave Phillips
Aston Villa
27
Dave Rogers
Aston Villa
28
Dave Weston
Aston Villa
29
David Hayhoe
Aston Villa
30
David Hegarty
Chelsea
31
Eilish Doherty
Arsenal
32
Ewan White
Aston Villa
33
Gary Donely
Brighton
34
Gary Nelson
Aston Villa
35
Gary Storer
Aston Villa
36
Gemma Jackson
Brighton
37
Georgia O’Driscoll
Arsenal
38
Gerry Doherty
Aston Villa
39
Gisela Mowles
Aston Villa
40
Graeme Tinker
Aston Villa
41
Harry Dealing
Aston Villa
42
Hayley Beaton
Arsenal
43
Ian O’Brien
Aston Villa
44
Jack Horsler
Aston Villa
45
Jack Smith
Liverpool
46
Jackie Milton
Aston Villa
47
James Donafee
Arsenal
48
James Grierson
Aston Villa
49
James Murphy
Aston Villa
50
Janet Carr
Aston Villa
51
Jason Harrison
Manchester United
52
Jenny Rothwell
Manchester City
53
Joel Wilkinson
Aston Villa
54
Joey O’Brien
Manchester City
55
John Lamming
Aston Villa
56
John Roberts
Aston Villa
57
Jonny Trash
Aston Villa
58
Ken Nelson
Manchester City
59
Kevin Murphy
Aston Villa
60
Kevin Robinson
Aston Villa
61
Lauren Haigh
Aston Villa
62
Lee Abbott
Aston Villa
63
Lee Jones
Aston Villa
64
Lin Maiden
Aston Villa
65
Linda Beaumont
Manchester City
66
Lisa Mensah
Bournemouth
67
Luke Taylor
Arsenal
68
Lynn Storer
Manchester United
69
Marie Robinson
Aston Villa
70
Mark James
Aston Villa
71
Martin Emmett
Aston Villa
72
Martin Grierson
Bournemouth
73
Martin McShane
Manchester United
74
Matthew Saveall
Aston Villa
75
Melvin Pool
Aston Villa
76
Michael Agnew
Manchester City
77
Michael Grierson
West Ham
78
Michael Thomas
Aston Villa
79
Neil Metcalf
Aston Villa
80
Nick Carr
Aston Villa
81
Olly Woodward
Aston Villa
82
Pat Boddy
Aston Villa
83
Paul Allman
Aston Villa
84
Paul Barlow
Manchester United
85
Paul Boddy
Liverpool
86
Paul Conway
Aston Villa
87
Paul Giles
Aston Villa
88
Paul Hallett
Liverpool
89
Paul Maiden
Aston Villa
90
Paul Murphy
Aston Villa
91
Pauline Jackson
Arsenal
92
Peter Carroll
Aston Villa
93
Peter Carter
Manchester United
94
Phil Haigh
Aston Villa
95
Ralph Dealing
Aston Villa
96
Richard Dixon
Aston Villa
97
Richie Gibbons
Aston Villa
98
Rob Pollock
Aston Villa
99
Robin Horsler
Aston Villa
100
Ross Milton
Aston Villa
101
Sandra Emmett
Arsenal
102
Sean Ginnelly
Arsenal
103
Sean Hale
Aston Villa
104
Sean Woodward
Aston Villa
105
Shaun Magee
Manchester City
106
Ste Matthews
Arsenal
107
Ste Milton
Manchester United
108
Ste Wilkinson
Aston Villa
109
Steve Rogers
Arsenal
110
Steve Smith
Aston Villa
111
Steve Watson
Aston Villa
112
Tony Ainsworth
Manchester City
113
Tony Raybould
Aston Villa
114
Tony Smith
West Ham
115
Trevor Faulkner
Aston Villa
116
Zac Robinson
Arsenal
TEAM
PICKS
%
Arsenal
13
11%
Aston Villa
71
61%
Bournemouth
4
3%
Brighton
3
3%
Chelsea
1
1%
Liverpool
5
4%
Manchester City
9
8%
Manchester United
8
7%
West Ham
2
2%
116
100%
ROUND 1 Saturday 7 December 2024 Everton 12:30 Liverpool Aston Villa 15:00 Southampton Brentford 15:00 Newcastle Crystal Palace 15:00 Man City Man Utd 17:30 Nott’m Forest Sunday 8 December 2024 Fulham 14:00 Arsenal Ipswich 14:00 Bournemouth Leicester 14:00 Brighton Spurs 16:30 Chelsea Monday 9 December 2024 West Ham 20:00 Wolves
The 2nd Round of games in the Knockout Cup took place on the weekend of 23rd November. 7 ties finished 4-4 – the replays of these ties were completed last weekend (30th November) – all ties now complete. Updated scored and the draw for the 3rd Round can be viewed here. The 3rd Round will take place over the weekend of 29th December.
The 6th round of games in the League Cup took place last weekend, 30th November. Results and tables can be viewed here. Next round of games is the weekend of 14th December.
The 8th round of games took place last weekend – 30th November. Results and updated tables can be viewed here. Next round of games takes place this weekend, 7th December.
Just 2 players were still standing for Round 7. They both picked different teams for this round – neither of them could pick Arsenal, Liverpool, either Manchester club or Tottenham.
On Wednesday night, Southampton hosted Chelsea at St Mary’s – Ken Nelson was the only one left who could pick Chelsea and he eased through with a 5-1 win. Ken then had a nervous wait to see if he had won the pot until Thursday night, when Fulham faced Brighton at Craven Cottage, as Nick Carr had picked the Seagulls. A 3-1 win for the Cottagers meant that Nick drops out – leaving Ken as the winner of the pot!
Congratulations to Ken – £550 on the way to him! This is Ken’s 2nd LMS win, after winning £215 in Game 1 of the 2017/18 season. Commiserations to Nick!
A reminder that game 3 starts this weekend – deadline is 6pm. Currently got 55 confirmed entries – expecting the usual late rush before deadline!
Just 2 players are still standing for Round 7. They have both picked different teams for this round – neither of them could pick Arsenal, Liverpool, either Manchester club or Tottenham.
On Wednesday night, Southampton host Chelsea at St Mary’s – Ken Nelson was the only one left who could pick Chelsea and he has done that. We then have to wait for Thursday night when Fulham face Brighton at Craven Cottage – Nick Carr has picked the Seagulls.
Either manager could win the pot if results go their way – good luck to them both!
Deadline for Round 8 is Friday 6th December at noon. Game 3 will also start next weekend – a separate mail has been sent out on Sunday about that new game. A full update can be viewed here.
ROUND 7
3-DEC to 5-DEC
1
Ken Nelson
Chelsea
2
Nick Carr
Brighton
TEAM
PICKS
%
Brighton
1
50%
Chelsea
1
50%
2
100%
ROUND 7 (deadline noon – Tuesday 3rd December) Tuesday 3 December 2024 Ipswich 19:30 Crystal Palace Leicester 20:15 West Ham Wednesday 4 December 2024 Everton 19:30 Wolves Man City 19:30 Nott’m Forest Newcastle 19:30 Liverpool Southampton 19:30 Chelsea Arsenal 20:15 Man Utd Aston Villa 20:15 Brentford Thursday 5 December 2024 Fulham 19:30 Brighton Bournemouth 20:15 Spurs
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