The Soares Cup: Semi-Final First Leg

Greetings amigos,

The first legs produced 2 closely fought encounters and ensured that there's all to play for in the return encounters that will take place next month.  In SF1 I edged past Adam 6-5, whilst SF2 saw Ben defeat Theo L 6-3 to take a slightly bigger cushion into the return leg.

All to play for - the return legs will take place on the weekend of 4th and 5th April.

Take it easy,

Danny

SF1:  Danny  6 v 5  Adam

SF2:  Ben  6 v 3  Theo L

Results (21st & 22nd March)

Greetings amigos,

This weekend produced a wide range of scoring, with the leading scorers walking away with hefty tallies whilst the lower performers were left disappointed by their return.  Mr O'Callaghan and myself top scored with 13 points apiece, which had the impact of lifting Adam off the bottom of the table (at Mr McClay's expense, who notched 6 points this time around) and adding a much needed injection of urgency into my season - I'm now in 5th place and 7 points off top spot.  Mr Raistrick is starting to show signs that he's very capable of retaining his title as he scored 11 points to jump to second in the table.  Mr Moore was a point behind on 10, securing the Match MotM Award (the 14th of his career and amazingly, his first in 5 years) in the process - congratulations amigo!  Mr Luke scored a solid 8 points, which was sufficient to take him into top spot as Mr Crinnion scored 5.  Finally, Mr Stewart-Jones and Mr West scored 6 points apiece.

Any mistakes let me know, fixtures to follow.

Take it easy,

Danny

Theo L

Man City v West Brom 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea 1-0  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal 0-2  1-2 (1pt)

Southampton v Burnley 1-0  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace 1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester 3-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland 1-0  1-0 (3pts)

Liverpool v Man Utd 1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea 0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton 1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 8 points.

SJ

Man City v West Brom    2-0  3—0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea    2-1  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal    1-3  1-2 (1pt)

Southampton v Burnley    1-0  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace    1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester     3-1  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland   2-0  1-0 (1pt)

Liverpool v Man Utd    1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea    0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton     1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 6 points.

Ben

Man City v West Brom 2-1  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea 1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal 1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Southampton v Burnley 2-1  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace 1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Tottenham v Leicester 2-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland 2-0  1-0 (1pt)

Liverpool v Man Utd 2-2  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea 1-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton 1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Total: 2 spot-ons; 11 points.

Dave

Man City v West Brom 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea 2-1  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal 2-1  1-2 (0pts)

Southampton v Burnley 1-0  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace 1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester 3-1  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland 1-0  1-0 (3pts)

Liverpool v Man Utd 0-0  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea 2-2  2-3 (0pts)

QPR v Everton 2-1  1-2 (0pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.

Nick

Man City v West Brom 2-1  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea  0-2  0-1 (1pt)

Newcastle v Arsenal  1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Southampton v Burnley  2-1  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace  1-0   1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester  2-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland  1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man Utd  2-2  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea  0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton  1-1  1-2 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 5 points.

Adam

Man City v West Brom 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea  1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal  0-1  1-2 (1pt)

Southampton v Burnley  2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Stoke v C Palace  1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester  2-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland  1-0  1-0 (3pts)

Liverpool v Man Utd  1-0  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea  0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton  1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Total: 3 spot-ons; 13 points.

Phil

Man City v West Brom 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea 1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Newcastle v Arsenal 1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Southampton v Burnley 3-0  2-0 (1pt)

Stoke v C Palace 2-0  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester 3-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland 2-0  1-0 (1pt)

Liverpool v Man Utd 3-2  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea 0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton 1-3  1-2 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 10 points.

Theo W

Man City v West Brom n/a

A Villa v Swansea 2-0  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal 1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Southampton v Burnley 1-1  2-0 (0pts)

Stoke v C Palace 0-2  1-2 (1pt)

Tottenham v Leicester 2-2  4-3 (0pts)

West Ham v Sunderland 2-0  1-0 (1pt)

Liverpool v Man Utd 2-0  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea 1-1  2-3 (0pts)

QPR v Everton 1-3  1-2 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.

Danny

Man City v West Brom  2-0  3-0 (1pt)

A Villa v Swansea  1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Newcastle v Arsenal  1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Southampton v Burnley  2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Stoke v C Palace  2-1  1-2 (0pts)

Tottenham v Leicester  2-0  4-3 (1pt)

West Ham v Sunderland  2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Liverpool v Man Utd  0-0  1-2 (0pts)

Hull v Chelsea  0-2  2-3 (1pt)

QPR v Everton  1-2  1-2 (3pts)

Total: 3 spot-ons; 13 points.

Results (14th & 15th March)

Greetings amigos,

Mr Moore produced his best weekly performance for a while with an impressive 10 point haul, made even more impressive by the fact that the rest of us struggled to amass points last weekend.  The door was left well and truly ajar for someone to leap to the top of the table - Mr Luke and Mr Crinnion scored 3 apiece but the chasing pack didn't make as much of this as they no doubt would have liked.  Mr West scored 2 points, Mr Raistrick 6 and Mr Stewart-Jones 4, meaning that the top 5 managers have become even more congested at the top - just 6 points separate them.  Elsewhere I scored 6 points, Mr O'Callaghan 5 and Mr McClay failed to submit predictions.

Any mistakes let me know - results and tables for this weekend to follow shortly.

Take it easy,

Danny

Theo L

C Palace v QPR 1-0  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham 1-1  3-0 (0pts)

Leicester v Hull 0-2  0-0 (0pts)

Sunderland v A Villa 0-2  0-4 (1pt)

West Brom v Stoke 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Burnley v Man City 0-2  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton 1-0  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle 0-0  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Tottenham 2-2  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool 1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 3 points.

Ben

C Palace v QPR 2-1  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

Leicester v Hull 1-1  0-0 (1pt)

Sunderland v A Villa 0-1  0-4 (1pt)

West Brom v Stoke 2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Burnley v Man City 1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton 1-0  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle 1-2  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Tottenham 2-2  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool 1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 6 points.

SJ

C Palace v QPR 2-1  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham 3-1  3-0 (1pt)

Leicester v Hull 1-0  0-0 (0pts)

Sunderland v A Villa 0-1  0-4 (1pt)

West Brom v Stoke 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Burnley v Man City 0-2  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton 1-0  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle 1-1  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Tottenham 1-1  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool 0-2  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.

Phil

C Palace v QPR  2-1  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham  3-0  3-0 (3pts)

Leicester v Hull  2-1  0-0 (0pts)

Sunderland v A Villa  0-1  0-4 (1pt)

West Brom v Stoke  1-0  1-0 (3pts)

Burnley v Man City  1-3  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton  3-1  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle  2-1  3-0 (1pt)

Man Utd v Tottenham  1-1  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool  1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 2 spot-ons; 10 points.

Adam

C Palace v QPR  2-0  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham  2-0  3-0 (1pt)

Leicester v Hull  1-0  0-0 (0pts)

Sunderland v A Villa  0-0  0-4 (0pts)

West Brom v Stoke  0-1  1-0 (0pts)

Burnley v Man City  0-2  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton  2-1  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle  1-1  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Tottenham  1-2  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool  0-1  0-1 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 5 points.

Nick

Crystal Palace v QPR 1-1  3-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v West Ham 2-0  3-0 (1pt)

Leicester v Hull 1-1  0-0 (1pt)

Sunderland v Aston Villa 1-0  0-4 (0pts)

West Brom v Stoke 2-0  1-0 (1pt)

Burnley v Man City 0-3  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton 1-2  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle  0-1  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Spurs  1-2  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool   1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 3 points.

Theo W

Crystal Palace v QPR  Void

Arsenal v West Ham  Void

Leicester v Hull  Void

Sunderland v Aston Villa  Void

West Brom v Stoke  Void

Burnley v Man City  Void

Chelsea v Southampton 2-0  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle 1-0  3-0 (1pt)

Man Utd v Spurs  2-2  3-0 (0pts)

Swansea v Liverpool   1-3  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 2 points.

Danny

C Palace v QPR  2-0  3-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v West Ham  2-0  3-0 (1pt)

Leicester v Hull  1-1  0-0 (1pt)

Sunderland v A Villa  0-1  0-4 (1pt)

West Brom v Stoke  0-0  1-0 (0pts)

Burnley v Man City  0-2  1-0 (0pts)

Chelsea v Southampton  2-1  1-1 (0pts)

Everton v Newcastle  2-2  3-0 (0pts)

Man Utd v Tottenham  2-1  3-0 (1pt)

Swansea v Liverpool  1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 6 points.

Results (28th February & 1st March)

Greetings amigos,

A reduced set of fixtures produced a predictably low scoring week, which was music to the ears of Mr O'Callaghan, who comfortably held onto his lead in the monthly race with a 4 point haul to notch his first silverware of the season and the 15th MotM Award of his career to date - congratulations amigo!  Mr Raistrick was the top scorer this time around on 9 points, putting him within striking distance of the top of the table.  Those above Ben will be disappointed with their weekly performances as Mr Luke and Mr Crinnion (both 6), Mr West (2) and Mr Stewart-Jones (5) all left the door open for our reigning champion to gain ground - just 9 points separates the top 5 managers, meaning that it's shaping up to be the most open title race in Predictio history.  To complete the weekly picture, Mr Moore scored a solid 8 points whilst I was 2 behind on 6 and Mr McClay scored 3.

Any mistakes let me know, fixtures to follow.

Take it easy,

Danny

Adam

West Ham v C Palace 2-1  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea 1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Man Utd v Sunderland 2-1  2-0 (1pt)

Newcastle v A Villa 0-1  1-0 (0pts)

Stoke v Hull 0-0  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton 0-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 4 points.

Theo L

West Ham v C Palace 0-1  1-3 (1pt)

Burnley v Swansea 0-2  0-1 (1pt)

Man Utd v Sunderland 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Newcastle v A Villa 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Stoke v Hull 0-2  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 1-0  2-0 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.

Phil

West Ham v C Palace 0-1  1-3 (1pt)

Burnley v Swansea 0-1  0-1 (3pts)

Man Utd v Sunderland 2-1  2-0 (1pt)

Newcastle v A Villa 1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Stoke v Hull 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton 1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Total: 2 spot-ons; 8 points.

SJ

West Ham v C Palace                1-0  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea                2-1  0-1 (0pts)

Man Utd v Sunderland                2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Newcastle v A Villa                1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Stoke v Hull                        2-0  1-0 (1pt)

West Brom v Southampton        1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City                2-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton                3-1  2-0 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 5 points.

Ben

West Ham v C Palace 2-2  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea 1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Man Utd v Sunderland 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Newcastle v A Villa 2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Stoke v Hull 2-1  1-0 (1pt)

West Brom v Southampton 0-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Total: 2 spot-ons; 9 points.

Theo W

West Ham v C Palace 2-0  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea 3-1  0-1 (0pts)

Man Utd v Sunderland 3-0  2-0 (1pt)

Newcastle v A Villa 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

Stoke v Hull 0-0  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton 0-1  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 1-0  2-1 (1pt)

Arsenal v Everton 2-2  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 2 points.

Dave

West Ham v C Palace 2-2  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea 1-2  0-1 (1pt)

Man Utd v Sunderland 3-0  2-0 (1pt)

Newcastle v A Villa 2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Stoke v Hull 1-1  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton 1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City 0-0  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 2-2  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 3 points.

Nick

West Ham v Crystal Palace 1-1  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea 0-2  0-1 (1pt)

Man Utd v Sunderland 2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Newcastle v Aston Villa  2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Stoke v Hull  1-1  1-0 (0pts)

West Brom v Southampton  1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City  1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton 2-1  2-0 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.

Danny

West Ham v C Palace  2-1  1-3 (0pts)

Burnley v Swansea  1-1  0-1 (0pts)

Man Utd v Sunderland  2-0  2-0 (3pts)

Newcastle v A Villa  2-1  1-0 (1pt)

Stoke v Hull  2-0  1-0 (1pt)

West Brom v Southampton  1-2  1-0 (0pts)

Liverpool v Man City  1-2  2-1 (0pts)

Arsenal v Everton  3-1  2-0 (1pt)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.