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87 players were still standing for Round 3. Nine different teams were picked in this round. Wolves v Manchester United was the only game not to feature.

On Tuesday night, Nottingham Forest hosted Arsenal at the City Ground – Alfie Robinson and Hayley Beaton had picked the Gunners and go through with a 2-1 win. Fulham played Everton at Craven Cottage – Dave Hegarty, Martin Grierson, Michael Grierson, Paul Hallett and Steve Rogers have picked the Cottagers but drop out after a goalless draw. Luton hosted Brighton at Kenilworth Road – Owen Donnelly, Paul Giles and Vikki Darby had picked the Seagulls but crash out after a 4-0 win for the Hatters. Crystal Palace welcomed Sheffield United to Selhurst Park – 10 players had picked the Eagles and they progress after a 3-2 win. The final game on Tuesday saw Aston Villa playing Newcastle at Villa Park – Adam Dealing, Janet Carr, Josh Cheal and Martin McShane had picked Villa but a 3-1 win for the Geordies saw then also exit.
On Wednesday night, Manchester City entertained Burnley at The Etihad – 32 players were expecting a win for City and a 3-1 sees them through. Tottenham took on Brentford at the Tottenham stadium – 27 players had picked Spurs and they go through after a 3-2 win. There was a dress rehearsal for the Carabao Cup final as Liverpool welcomed Chelsea to Anfield – Gary Storer, Paul Boddy and Ross Milton were looking for a Reds win and they were rewarded with a 4-1 win.
Finally, on Thursday night, West Ham faced Bournemouth at the London Stadium – Tony Ainsworth had picked the Hammers but he drops out after a 1-1 draw.

		Round 3
		30-Jan to 1-Feb
1	Adam Dealing	Aston Villa
2	Adele Ward	Manchester City
3	Alexander Ramsden	Manchester City
4	Alfie Robinson	Arsenal
5	Allan Jones	Tottenham
6	Andrew Crosson	Tottenham
7	Andrew Emmett	Crystal Palace
8	Andrew Wilkinson	Crystal Palace
9	Andy Burns	Tottenham
10	Ben Donafee	Manchester City
11	Bill Murphy	Manchester City
12	Chris Grierson	Manchester City
13	Chris Mowles	Tottenham
14	Craig Milton	Manchester City
15	Damian Walsh	Tottenham
16	Dan Milton	Manchester City
17	Dave Goodall	Manchester City
18	Dave Latham	Tottenham
19	Dave Nicholls	Tottenham
20	Dave Phillips	Manchester City
21	Dave Rogers	Manchester City
22	Dave Weston	Manchester City
23	David Hayhoe	Tottenham
24	David Hegarty	Fulham
25	Eilish Doherty	Manchester City
26	Emma Ainsworth	Tottenham
27	Gary Nelson	Manchester City
28	Gary Storer	Liverpool
29	Gemma Jackson	Manchester City
30	Gerry Doherty	Tottenham
31	Graeme Tinker	Tottenham
32	Greg Tarka	Manchester City
33	Hayley Beaton	Arsenal
34	Ian O'Brien	Manchester City
35	Jack Horsler	Crystal Palace
36	Jackie Milton	Manchester City
37	Janet Carr	Aston Villa
38	Jason Harrison	Tottenham
39	Jenny Rothwell	Crystal Palace
40	Joel Wilkinson	Tottenham
41	Joey O'Brien	Crystal Palace
42	John Roberts	Tottenham
43	Jonny Trash	Manchester City
44	Josh Cheal	Aston Villa
45	Josh Wignall	Crystal Palace
46	Ken Nelson	Tottenham
47	Kenny Rogers	Crystal Palace
48	Lauren Haigh	Tottenham
49	Lee Abbott	Tottenham
50	Lin Maiden	Tottenham
51	Lynn Storer	Crystal Palace
52	Martin Brown	Manchester City
53	Martin Grierson	Fulham
54	Martin McShane	Aston Villa
55	Matthew Saveall	Manchester City
56	Melvin Pool	Manchester City
57	Michael Grierson	Fulham
58	Michael Thomas	Manchester City
59	Neil Metcalf	Tottenham
60	Nick Carr	Tottenham
61	Owen Donnelly	Brighton
62	Pat Boddy	Tottenham
63	Paul Allman	Tottenham
64	Paul Barlow	Tottenham
65	Paul Boddy	Liverpool
66	Paul Giles	Brighton
67	Paul Hallett	Fulham
68	Paul Maiden	Manchester City
69	Paul Murphy	Manchester City
70	Pauline Jackson	Manchester City
71	Peter Carroll	Tottenham
72	Ralph Dealing	Manchester City
73	Rich Clayton	Crystal Palace
74	Robin Horsler	Tottenham
75	Ross Milton	Liverpool
76	Sandra Emmett	Manchester City
77	Sean Woodward	Manchester City
78	Ste Matthews	Tottenham
79	Ste Milton	Crystal Palace
80	Ste Wilkinson	Tottenham
81	Steve Rogers	Fulham
82	Steve Smith	Manchester City
83	Stuart Davies	Manchester City
84	Tony Ainsworth	West Ham
85	Tony Raybould	Manchester City
86	Trevor Faulkner	Manchester City
87	Vikki Darby	Brighton

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	2%
Aston Villa	4	5%
Brighton	3	3%
Crystal Palace	10	11%
Fulham	5	6%
Liverpool	3	3%
Manchester City	32	37%
Tottenham	27	31%
West Ham	1	1%
	87	100%

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87 players are still standing for Round 3. Nine different teams have been picked in this round. Wolves v Manchester United is the only game not to feature.

On Tuesday night, Nottingham Forest host Arsenal at the City Ground – Alfie Robinson and Hayley Beaton have picked the Gunners. Fulham play Everton at Craven Cottage – Dave Hegarty, Martin Grierson, Michael Grierson, Paul Hallett and Steve Rogers have picked the Cottagers. Luton host Brighton at Kenilworth Road – Owen Donnelly, Paul Giles and Vikki Darby have picked the Seagulls. Crystal Palace welcome Sheffield United to Selhurst Park – 10 players have picked the Eagles. The final game on Tuesday sees Aston Villa playing Newcastle at Villa Park – Adam Dealing, Janet Carr, Josh Cheal and Martin McShane have picked Villa.
On Wednesday night, Manchester City entertain Burnley at The Etihad – 32 players expect a win for City. Tottenham take on Brentford at the Tottenham stadium – 27 players have picked Spurs. There is a dress rehearsal for the Carabao Cup final as Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield – Gary Storer, Paul Boddy and Ross Milton are looking for a Reds win.
Finally, on Thursday night, West Ham face Bournemouth at the London Stadium – Tony Ainsworth has picked the Hammers.

		Round 3
		30-Jan to 1-Feb
1	Adam Dealing	Aston Villa
2	Adele Ward	Manchester City
3	Alexander Ramsden	Manchester City
4	Alfie Robinson	Arsenal
5	Allan Jones	Tottenham
6	Andrew Crosson	Tottenham
7	Andrew Emmett	Crystal Palace
8	Andrew Wilkinson	Crystal Palace
9	Andy Burns	Tottenham
10	Ben Donafee	Manchester City
11	Bill Murphy	Manchester City
12	Chris Grierson	Manchester City
13	Chris Mowles	Tottenham
14	Craig Milton	Manchester City
15	Damian Walsh	Tottenham
16	Dan Milton	Manchester City
17	Dave Goodall	Manchester City
18	Dave Latham	Tottenham
19	Dave Nicholls	Tottenham
20	Dave Phillips	Manchester City
21	Dave Rogers	Manchester City
22	Dave Weston	Manchester City
23	David Hayhoe	Tottenham
24	David Hegarty	Fulham
25	Eilish Doherty	Manchester City
26	Emma Ainsworth	Tottenham
27	Gary Nelson	Manchester City
28	Gary Storer	Liverpool
29	Gemma Jackson	Manchester City
30	Gerry Doherty	Tottenham
31	Graeme Tinker	Tottenham
32	Greg Tarka	Manchester City
33	Hayley Beaton	Arsenal
34	Ian O'Brien	Manchester City
35	Jack Horsler	Crystal Palace
36	Jackie Milton	Manchester City
37	Janet Carr	Aston Villa
38	Jason Harrison	Tottenham
39	Jenny Rothwell	Crystal Palace
40	Joel Wilkinson	Tottenham
41	Joey O'Brien	Crystal Palace
42	John Roberts	Tottenham
43	Jonny Trash	Manchester City
44	Josh Cheal	Aston Villa
45	Josh Wignall	Crystal Palace
46	Ken Nelson	Tottenham
47	Kenny Rogers	Crystal Palace
48	Lauren Haigh	Tottenham
49	Lee Abbott	Tottenham
50	Lin Maiden	Tottenham
51	Lynn Storer	Crystal Palace
52	Martin Brown	Manchester City
53	Martin Grierson	Fulham
54	Martin McShane	Aston Villa
55	Matthew Saveall	Manchester City
56	Melvin Pool	Manchester City
57	Michael Grierson	Fulham
58	Michael Thomas	Manchester City
59	Neil Metcalf	Tottenham
60	Nick Carr	Tottenham
61	Owen Donnelly	Brighton
62	Pat Boddy	Tottenham
63	Paul Allman	Tottenham
64	Paul Barlow	Tottenham
65	Paul Boddy	Liverpool
66	Paul Giles	Brighton
67	Paul Hallett	Fulham
68	Paul Maiden	Manchester City
69	Paul Murphy	Manchester City
70	Pauline Jackson	Manchester City
71	Peter Carroll	Tottenham
72	Ralph Dealing	Manchester City
73	Rich Clayton	Crystal Palace
74	Robin Horsler	Tottenham
75	Ross Milton	Liverpool
76	Sandra Emmett	Manchester City
77	Sean Woodward	Manchester City
78	Ste Matthews	Tottenham
79	Ste Milton	Crystal Palace
80	Ste Wilkinson	Tottenham
81	Steve Rogers	Fulham
82	Steve Smith	Manchester City
83	Stuart Davies	Manchester City
84	Tony Ainsworth	West Ham
85	Tony Raybould	Manchester City
86	Trevor Faulkner	Manchester City
87	Vikki Darby	Brighton

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	2%
Aston Villa	4	5%
Brighton	3	3%
Crystal Palace	10	11%
Fulham	5	6%
Liverpool	3	3%
Manchester City	32	37%
Tottenham	27	31%
West Ham	1	1%
	87	100%

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104 players are still standing as we resume the game after last week’s FA Cup action. Eight different teams have been picked in this round, which is being played over 2 weekends to accomodate a winter break. Everton v Aston Villa and Manchester United v Spurs are the only two games that were avoided.

Things kicks of on Friday night with the first game of the round as Burnley play Luton at Turfmoor – Ant Donafee, James Grierson, Jon Lamming, Neil Taggart and Shaun Magee have picked Burnley.
In the Saturday lunchtime game, Chelsea have a derby with Fulham at Stamford Bridge – with both sides smarting from Carabao Cup semi final defeats, 7 players are hoping for a Chelsea win. In the teatime game, Newcastle welcome Manchester City to St James’ Park – Gary Storer, Pat Boddy and Steve Rogers have picked City.
In the 2nd weekend, in the Saturday lunchtime game, Arsenal face Crystal Palace at the Emirates – 63 players are hoping that the Gunners can return to winning form. No entry was received from Tony Ainsworth so he gets Arsenal by default. In the teatime game, Brentford take on Nottingham Forest at the Gtech community stadium – Ben Donafee, Jenny Rothwell, Kenny Rogers and Matthew Saveall have picked the Bees.
On Sunday, in the early game, Sheffield United host West Ham at Bramhall Lane – 10 players have picked the Hammers. Later on, Bournemouth welcome Liverpool to the Vitality stadium – 9 players have picked the league leaders.
The final game of this round is the Monday night game between Brighton and Wolves, at the Amex – Shea Prendergast and Ste Turner have picked the Seagulls.

		Round 2
		12-Jan to 22-Jan
1	Adam Dealing	Arsenal
2	Adele Ward	Chelsea
3	Alexander Ramsden	Arsenal
4	Alfie Robinson	Liverpool
5	Allan Jones	Arsenal
6	Andy Burns	Arsenal
7	Andrew Crosson	Arsenal
8	Andrew Emmett	Arsenal
9	Andrew Wilkinson	Arsenal
10	Ant Donafee	Burnley
11	Ben Donafee	Brentford
12	Bill Murphy	Arsenal
13	Carl Jackson	West Ham
14	Chris Grierson	Liverpool
15	Chris Mowles	Arsenal
16	Craig Milton	Arsenal
17	Damian Walsh	Liverpool
18	Dan Milton	Arsenal
19	Dave Brown	West Ham
20	Dave Goodall	Arsenal
21	Dave Latham	Arsenal
22	Dave Nicholls	Chelsea
23	Dave Phillips	Arsenal
24	Dave Rogers	Liverpool
25	Dave Weston	Arsenal
26	David Hayhoe	Arsenal
27	David Hegarty	Chelsea
28	Eilish Doherty	Liverpool
29	Emma Ainsworth	Arsenal
30	Gary Nelson	Arsenal
31	Gary Storer	Manchester City
32	Gemma Jackson	Arsenal
33	Gerry Doherty	Arsenal
34	Graeme Tinker	Arsenal
35	Greg Tarka	Arsenal
36	Hayley Beaton	Liverpool
37	Ian O'Brien	Chelsea
38	Jack Horsler	Liverpool
39	Jackie Milton	Arsenal
40	James Grierson	Burnley
41	Janet Carr	Arsenal
42	Jason Harrison	Arsenal
43	Jenny Rothwell	Brentford
44	Joel Wilkinson	Arsenal
45	Joey O'Brien	Arsenal
46	John Lamming	Burnley
47	John Roberts	Arsenal
48	Jonny Trash	Arsenal
49	Josh Cheal	Arsenal
50	Josh Wignall	Chelsea
51	Ken Nelson	Chelsea
52	Kenny Rogers	Brentford
53	Kevin Robinson	West Ham
54	Lauren Haigh	Arsenal
55	Lee Abbott	Arsenal
56	Lin Maiden	Arsenal
57	Linda Beaumont	West Ham
58	Linda Smith	West Ham
59	Lisa Mensah	West Ham
60	Lynn Storer	Liverpool
61	Martin Brown	Arsenal
62	Martin Grierson	Arsenal
63	Martin McShane	Arsenal
64	Matthew Saveall	Brentford
65	Melvin Pool	Arsenal
66	Michael Grierson	Arsenal
67	Michael Thomas	Arsenal
68	Neil Metcalf	Arsenal
69	Neil Taggart	Burnley
70	Nick Carr	Arsenal
71	Olly Woodward	West Ham
72	Owen Donnelly	Chelsea
73	Pat Boddy	Manchester City
74	Paul Allman	Arsenal
75	Paul Barlow	Arsenal
76	Paul Boddy	Arsenal
77	Paul Giles	Arsenal
78	Paul Hallett	Arsenal
79	Paul Maiden	Arsenal
80	Paul Murphy	Arsenal
81	Pauline Jackson	Arsenal
82	Peter Carroll	Arsenal
83	Ralph Dealing	Arsenal
84	Rich Clayton	Arsenal
85	Richard Dixon	West Ham
86	Robin Horsler	Arsenal
87	Ross Milton	Arsenal
88	Sandra Emmett	Arsenal
89	Sean Woodward	Arsenal
90	Shaun Magee	Burnley
91	Shea Prendergast	Brighton
92	Ste Matthews	Arsenal
93	Ste Milton	Liverpool
94	Ste Turner	Brighton
95	Ste Wilkinson	Arsenal
96	Steve Rogers	Manchester City
97	Steve Smith	Arsenal
98	Steve Watson	West Ham
99	Stuart Davies	Arsenal
100	Tony Ainsworth	Arsenal
101	Tony Raybould	Arsenal
102	Trevor Faulkner	Arsenal
103	Vikki Darby	Arsenal
104	Zara Turner	West Ham

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	64	62%
Brentford	4	4%
Brighton	2	2%
Burnley	5	5%
Chelsea	7	7%
Liverpool	9	9%
Manchester City	3	3%
West Ham	10	10%
	104	100%

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30th December – 2nd January
108 players entered Game 3 of the season – meaning a prize of £540 for the winner. Eight different teams were picked in this opening round.

On Saturday, the lunchtime game saw Luton playing Chelsea at Kenilworth Road – Joel Wilkinson, Josh Cheal, Pauline Jackson and Steve Rogers had picked Chelsea and they go through with a 3-2 win. In the 3pm games, Aston Villa faced Burnley at Villa Park – 47 players were hoping that Villa could bounce back from their Boxing Day defeat and they did with a 3-2 win (albeit needing a late penalty!). Crystal Palace faced Brentford at Selhurst Park – Michael Grierson, Olly Woodward and Paul Barlow had picked the Eagles and they progress with a 3-1 win. Manchester City took on Sheffield United at the Etihad – 38 players had picked City and a 2-0 win sees them through. Wolves faced Everton at Molineux – Chris Grierson and Kevin Robinson were hoping Wolves would still be in a bouyant mood after their midweek win and they were, winning 3-0.
On Sunday, a London derby saw Fulham hosting Arsenal at Craven Cottage – Carl Jackson Snr, Chris Mowles, Martin Emmett and Phil Haigh had picked the Gunners but they bow out after a 2-1 defeat. Tottenham played Bournemouth at the Tottenham stadium – 6 players had picked Spurs and they go through after a 3-1 win.
Finally, on New Years Day, Liverpool welcomed Newcastle to Anfield – Andrew Emmett, Dave Nicholls, Pat Boddy and Steve Smith were hoping for a Reds win and they were rewarded with a 4-2 win.

Just four players drop out after round 1, leaving 104 players still standing for Round 2. There is now a break after this opening round due to FA Cup 3rd Round action. Round 2 is split over 2 weekends for the winter break – deadline for Round 2 is 12pm on Friday 12th January. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 1/strong>
		30-Dec to 2-Jan
1	Adam Dealing	Manchester City
2	Adele Ward	Tottenham
3	Alexander Ramsden	Aston Villa
4	Alfie Robinson	Aston Villa
5	Allan Jones	Manchester City
6	Andy Burns	Aston Villa
7	Andrew Crosson	Manchester City
8	Andrew Emmett	Liverpool
9	Andrew Wilkinson	Aston Villa
10	Ant Donafee	Aston Villa
11	Ben Donafee	Tottenham
12	Bill Murphy	Aston Villa
13	Carl Jackson	Aston Villa
14	Carl Jackson Snr	Arsenal
15	Chris Grierson	Wolves
16	Chris Mowles	Aston Villa
17	Craig Milton	Aston Villa
18	Damian Walsh	Manchester City
19	Dan Milton	Aston Villa
20	Dave Brown	Aston Villa
21	Dave Goodall	Aston Villa
22	Dave Latham	Manchester City
23	Dave Nicholls	Liverpool
24	Dave Phillips	Aston Villa
25	Dave Rogers	Aston Villa
26	Dave Weston	Aston Villa
27	David Hayhoe	Manchester City
28	David Hegarty	Manchester City
29	Eilish Doherty	Aston Villa
30	Emma Ainsworth	Manchester City
31	Gary Nelson	Aston Villa
32	Gary Storer	Aston Villa
33	Gemma Jackson	Tottenham
34	Gerry Doherty	Manchester City
35	Gisela Mowles	Arsenal
36	Graeme Tinker	Manchester City
37	Greg Tarka	Aston Villa
38	Hayley Beaton	Manchester City
39	Ian O'Brien	Aston Villa
40	Jack Horsler	Aston Villa
41	Jackie Milton	Aston Villa
42	James Grierson	Aston Villa
43	Janet Carr	Manchester City
44	Jason Harrison	Manchester City
45	Jenny Rothwell	Manchester City
46	Joel Wilkinson	Chelsea
47	Joey O'Brien	Tottenham
48	John Lamming	Manchester City
49	John Roberts	Manchester City
50	Jonny Trash	Aston Villa
51	Josh Cheal	Chelsea
52	Josh Wignall	Aston Villa
53	Ken Nelson	Manchester City
54	Kenny Rogers	Aston Villa
55	Kevin Robinson	Wolves
56	Lauren Haigh	Manchester City
57	Lee Abbott	Manchester City
58	Lin Maiden	Manchester City
59	Linda Beaumont	Manchester City
60	Linda Smith	Manchester City
61	Lisa Mensah	Aston Villa
62	Lynn Storer	Manchester City
63	Martin Brown	Aston Villa
64	Martin Emmett	Arsenal
65	Martin Grierson	Aston Villa
66	Martin McShane	Manchester City
67	Matthew Saveall	Aston Villa
68	Melvin Pool	Aston Villa
69	Michael Grierson	Crystal Palace
70	Michael Thomas	Aston Villa
71	Neil Metcalf	Aston Villa
72	Neil Taggart	Manchester City
73	Nick Carr	Manchester City
74	Olly Woodward	Crystal Palace
75	Owen Donnelly	Manchester City
76	Pat Boddy	Liverpool
77	Paul Allman	Manchester City
78	Paul Barlow	Crystal Palace
79	Paul Boddy	Manchester City
80	Paul Giles	Manchester City
81	Paul Hallett	Manchester City
82	Paul Maiden	Aston Villa
83	Paul Murphy	Aston Villa
84	Pauline Jackson	Chelsea
85	Peter Carroll	Aston Villa
86	Phil Haigh	Arsenal
87	Ralph Dealing	Aston Villa
88	Rich Clayton	Aston Villa
89	Richard Dixon	Tottenham
90	Robin Horsler	Manchester City
91	Ross Milton	Manchester City
92	Sandra Emmett	Aston Villa
93	Sean Woodward	Aston Villa
94	Shaun Magee	Manchester City
95	Shea Prendergast	Aston Villa
96	Ste Matthews	Manchester City
97	Ste Milton	Aston Villa
98	Ste Turner	Tottenham
99	Ste Wilkinson	Manchester City
100	Steve Rogers	Chelsea
101	Steve Smith	Liverpool
102	Steve Watson	Manchester City
103	Stuart Davies	Aston Villa
104	Tony Ainsworth	Manchester City
105	Tony Raybould	Aston Villa
106	Trevor Faulkner	Aston Villa
107	Vikki Darby	Aston Villa
108	Zara Turner	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	4	4%
Aston Villa	47	44%
Chelsea	4	4%
Crystal Palace	3	3%
Liverpool	4	4%
Manchester City	38	36%
Tottenham	6	4%
Wolves	2	2%
	108	100%

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30th December – 2nd January
104 players have opted to join in for Game 3 of the season – meaning a prize of £520 for the winner. Eight different teams have been picked in this opening round. Nottingham Forest v Manchester United and West Ham v Brighton are the only two games in this round that don’t feature.

On Saturday, the lunchtime game sees Luton playing Chelsea at Kenilworth Road – Joel Wilkinson, Josh Cheal, Pauline Jackson and Steve Rogers have picked Chelsea. In the 3pm games, Aston Villa face Burnley at Villa Park – even though Villa’s draw against Sheffield United caused Game 2 to end, 46 players are hoping that Villa can now bounce back from their Boxing Day defeat. Crystal Palace face Brentford at Selhurst Park – Michael Grierson, Olly Woodward and Paul Barlow have picked the Eagles. Manchester City take on Sheffield United at the Etihad – 37 players have picked City. Wolves face Everton at Molineux – Chris Grierson and Kevin Robinson are hoping Wolves will still be in a bouyant mood after their midweek win.
On Sunday, a London derby sees Fulham hosting Arsenal at Craven Cottage – Carl Jackson Snr, Chris Mowles, Martin Emmett and Phil Haigh have picked the Gunners. Tottenham play Bournemouth at the Tottenham stadium – Adele Ward, Gemma Jackson, Joey O’Brien and Richard Dixon have picked Spurs.
On New Years Day, Liverpool welcome Newcastle to Anfield – Andrew Emmett, Dave Nicholls, Pat Boddy and Steve Smith are hoping for a Reds win – although Steve won’t be too disappointed if he was to go out. 

There is a break after this opening round due to FA Cup 3rd Round action. Round 2 is split over 2 weekends for the winter break – deadline for Round 2 will be 12pm on Friday 12th January. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 1
		30-Dec to 2-Jan
1	Adam Dealing	Manchester City
2	Adele Ward	Tottenham
3	Alexander Ramsden	Aston Villa
4	Alfie Robinson	Aston Villa
5	Allan Jones	Manchester City
6	Andy Burns	Aston Villa
7	Andrew Crosson	Manchester City
8	Andrew Emmett	Liverpool
9	Andrew Wilkinson	Aston Villa
10	Ant Donafee	Aston Villa
11	Bill Murphy	Aston Villa
12	Carl Jackson	Aston Villa
13	Carl Jackson Snr	Arsenal
14	Chris Grierson	Wolves
15	Chris Mowles	Aston Villa
16	Craig Milton	Aston Villa
17	Damian Walsh	Manchester City
18	Dan Milton	Aston Villa
19	Dave Brown	Aston Villa
20	Dave Goodall	Aston Villa
21	Dave Latham	Manchester City
22	Dave Nicholls	Liverpool
23	Dave Phillips	Aston Villa
24	Dave Rogers	Aston Villa
25	Dave Weston	Aston Villa
26	David Hayhoe	Manchester City
27	David Hegarty	Manchester City
28	Eilish Doherty	Aston Villa
29	Gary Nelson	Aston Villa
30	Gary Storer	Aston Villa
31	Gemma Jackson	Tottenham
32	Gerry Doherty	Manchester City
33	Gisela Mowles	Arsenal
34	Graeme Tinker	Manchester City
35	Greg Tarka	Aston Villa
36	Hayley Beaton	Manchester City
37	Ian O'Brien	Aston Villa
38	Jack Horsler	Aston Villa
39	Jackie Milton	Aston Villa
40	James Grierson	Aston Villa
41	Janet Carr	Manchester City
42	Jason Harrison	Manchester City
43	Jenny Rothwell	Manchester City
44	Joel Wilkinson	Chelsea
45	Joey O'Brien	Tottenham
46	John Lamming	Manchester City
47	John Roberts	Manchester City
48	Jonny Trash	Aston Villa
49	Josh Cheal	Chelsea
50	Josh Wignall	Aston Villa
51	Ken Nelson	Manchester City
52	Kenny Rogers	Aston Villa
53	Kevin Robinson	Wolves
54	Lauren Haigh	Manchester City
55	Lee Abbott	Manchester City
56	Lin Maiden	Manchester City
57	Linda Beaumont	Manchester City
58	Linda Smith	Manchester City
59	Lisa Mensah	Aston Villa
60	Lynn Storer	Manchester City
61	Martin Brown	Aston Villa
62	Martin Emmett	Arsenal
63	Martin Grierson	Aston Villa
64	Martin McShane	Manchester City
65	Matthew Saveall	Aston Villa
66	Melvin Pool	Aston Villa
67	Michael Grierson	Crystal Palace
68	Michael Thomas	Aston Villa
69	Neil Metcalf	Aston Villa
70	Neil Taggart	Manchester City
71	Nick Carr	Manchester City
72	Olly Woodward	Crystal Palace
73	Owen Donnelly	Manchester City
74	Pat Boddy	Liverpool
75	Paul Allman	Manchester City
76	Paul Barlow	Crystal Palace
77	Paul Boddy	Manchester City
78	Paul Giles	Manchester City
79	Paul Hallett	Manchester City
80	Paul Maiden	Aston Villa
81	Paul Murphy	Aston Villa
82	Pauline Jackson	Chelsea
83	Peter Carroll	Aston Villa
84	Phil Haigh	Arsenal
85	Ralph Dealing	Aston Villa
86	Rich Clayton	Aston Villa
87	Richard Dixon	Tottenham
88	Robin Horsler	Manchester City
89	Ross Milton	Manchester City
90	Sandra Emmett	Aston Villa
91	Sean Woodward	Aston Villa
92	Shaun Magee	Manchester City
93	Shea Prendergast	Aston Villa
94	Ste Matthews	Manchester City
95	Ste Milton	Aston Villa
96	Ste Wilkinson	Manchester City
97	Steve Rogers	Chelsea
98	Steve Smith	Liverpool
99	Steve Watson	Manchester City
100	Stuart Davies	Aston Villa
101	Tony Ainsworth	Manchester City
102	Tony Raybould	Aston Villa
103	Trevor Faulkner	Aston Villa
104	Vikki Darby	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	4	4%
Aston Villa	46	44%
Chelsea	4	4%
Crystal Palace	3	3%
Liverpool	4	4%
Manchester City	37	36%
Tottenham	4	4%
Wolves	2	2%
	104	100%

Game 2 of this season is now concluded – congratulations to Peter Carter, who has just won £550, courtesy of Tottenham’s win over Everton (and Villa’s misfortune of drawing with Sheffield United!)!! That’s £1135 already paid out in prize money this season.

It’s now time to look ahead and start Game 3! I will be kicking this new game off this coming weekend, 30th December. Hopefully not too many people will miss this invite – not many email addresses appear to be work ones.

Most of you should know the rules by now – but for those that haven’t played before you pay £5 entry fee and have to pick a team that you think will win their game in a given round of games – if they win, you progress to the next round (lose or draw and you are out!). You can’t pick the same team more than once – the last man standing takes the prize pot. A full set of rules can be viewed here, previous games and winners can be viewed here. 

Deadline for entering this new game is Friday 29th December at 7pm. Send your entry fee across and drop me an email with your pick for Round 1 before the deadline (details at the foot of this mail). Any queries, drop me a message. First 4 rounds of fixtures are below – you can plan ahead a bit more by checking the Premier League fixtures page. Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested – more entries = a bigger pot!

ROUND 1
Sat, Dec 30
Luton 12:30 Chelsea
Aston Villa 15:00 Burnley
Crystal Palace 15:00 Brentford
Man City 15:00 Sheffield Utd
Wolves 15:00 Everton
Nott’m Forest 17:30 Man Utd
Sun, Dec 31
Fulham 14:00 Arsenal
Spurs 14:00 Bournemouth
Mon, Jan 1
Liverpool 20:00 Newcastle
Tue, Jan 2
West Ham 19:30 Brighton

ROUND 2
Saturday 13 January 2024
Chelsea 12:30 Fulham
Newcastle 17:30 Man City
Sunday 14 January 2024
Everton 14:00 Aston Villa
Man Utd 16:30 Spurs
Monday 15 January 2024
Burnley 19:45 Luton
Saturday 20 January 2024
Arsenal 12:30 Crystal Palace
Brentford 17:30 Nott’m Forest
Sunday 21 January 2024
Sheffield Utd 14:00 West Ham
Bournemouth 16:30 Liverpool
Monday 22 January 2024
Brighton 19:45 Wolves

ROUND 3
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Nott’m Forest 19:30 Arsenal
Fulham 19:45 Everton
Luton 19:45 Brighton
Crystal Palace 20:00 Sheffield Utd
Aston Villa 20:15 Newcastle
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Man City 19:30 Burnley
Spurs 19:30 Brentford
Liverpool 20:15 Chelsea
Thursday 1 February 2024
West Ham 19:30 Bournemouth
Wolves 20:15 Man Utd

ROUND 4
Saturday 3 February 2024
Everton 12:30 Spurs
Brighton 15:00 Crystal Palace
Burnley 15:00 Fulham
Newcastle 15:00 Luton
Sheffield Utd 17:30 Aston Villa
Sunday 4 February 2024
Bournemouth 14:00 Nott’m Forest
Chelsea 14:00 Wolves
Man Utd 14:00 West Ham
Arsenal 16:30 Liverpool
Monday 5 February 2024
Brentford 20:00 Man City

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21st-24th December 
11 players were still standing for Round 7. Three different teams were picked this week.

On Friday night, Aston Villa were looking to extend their home winning run to 15 games as they welcomed Sheffield United to Villa Park – 9 players had picked Villa but they crash out with a 1-1 draw.
On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Fulham hosted Burnley at Craven Cottage – Carl Jackson had picked the Cottagers but a 2-0 win for Burnley kicked Carl out. Tottenham faced Everton at the Tottenham stadium – Peter Carter was hoping that Spurs could end Everton’s winning streak, which they did with a 2-1 win!

So, Peter Carter takes the £550 prize pot – a nice little bonus on Christmas Eve!!! We were a VAR decision away from our first ever rollover jackpot but a disallowed Everton goal saw to that. I will mail separately about starting Game 3. A full update can be viewed here.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!

		Round 7
		21-Dec to 24-Dec
1	Carl Jackson	Fulham
2	David Hegarty	Aston Villa
3	Emma Ainsworth	Aston Villa
4	Kevin Robinson	Aston Villa
5	Martin Brown	Aston Villa
6	Paul Allman	Aston Villa
7	Paul Boddy	Aston Villa
8	Paul Giles	Aston Villa
9	Paul Maiden	Aston Villa
10	Peter Carter	Tottenham
11	Shaun Magee	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Aston Villa	9	82%
Fulham	6	9%
Tottenham	1	9%
	11	100%

Web Site

LMS Rules

LMS Hall of Fame

21st-24th December 
11 players are still standing for Round 7. Three different teams have been picked this week – nobody could pick Arsenal. Luton remain the only team yet to be picked. After last week’s abandoned match, a new rule (11) has been added to the rules to cover such a scenario in the future.

On Friday night, Aston Villa are looking to extend their home winning run to 15 games as they welcome Sheffield United to Villa Park – 9 players have picked Villa (and they now join Arsenal as no longer pickable).
If Villa fail to win that that leaves potential for someone to take the jackpot on Saturday. In the 3pm games, Fulham host Burnley at Craven Cottage – Carl Jackson has picked the Cottagers. Tottenham face Everton at the Tottenham stadium – Peter Carter is hoping that Spurs can ended Everton’s winning streak.

A reminder that Round 8 starts on Boxing Day – I want to be able to switch off a bit over Christmas so deadline for Round 8 will be 6pm on SUNDAY 24th December (Christmas Eve!) – which is only a couple of hours after Round 7 completes (although no-one has picked from the Wolves v Chelsea game so you should have at least 24 hours to consider your decision!). Round 9 will follow on quickly with a normal Friday lunchtime deadline. Feel free to submit multiple rounds in advance. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 7
		21-Dec to 24-Dec
1	Carl Jackson	Fulham
2	David Hegarty	Aston Villa
3	Emma Ainsworth	Aston Villa
4	Kevin Robinson	Aston Villa
5	Martin Brown	Aston Villa
6	Paul Allman	Aston Villa
7	Paul Boddy	Aston Villa
8	Paul Giles	Aston Villa
9	Paul Maiden	Aston Villa
10	Peter Carter	Tottenham
11	Shaun Magee	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Aston Villa	9	82%
Fulham	6	9%
Tottenham	1	9%
	11	100%