The Official 2013/14 Premier League Predictathon Thread

[oxford drinker]

Here's the table after this week's fixtures; im top scores this week and stretches his lead at the top to 14 points. Good work if you got double figures this week!

[oxford drinker]

This weekend sees the return of the FA Cup.

This is how it works:
There are 16 games to predict, one of which is awaiting the outcome of tonight's replay. Please predict these in the normal manner.

You will be competing directly against one other predictathonner - there has been a random draw organised by yours truly and im. All you have to do to go through is get a higher score than the player you've been drawn against. What anyone else does really doesn't matter. Should there be a tie in scores, then we count back to the Round 3 predictions you all (or some of you) did to see who progresses. Should it still be tied, then the player drawn at "home" (ie first) will progress.

There will be no 4-4 forefeit this round; if you fail to predict by 19:45 on Friday then you will score ZERO points. Please note the earlier deadline due to Friday night fixtures.

FA Cup Round 4
Arsenal v Coventry City
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Birmingham City v Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town v Oxford/Charlton
Manchester City v Watford
Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion
Rochdale v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Yeovil Town
Southend United v Hull City
Sunderland v Kidderminster Harriers
Wigan Athletic v Crystal Palace
Stevenage v Everton
Sheffield United v Fulham
Chelsea v Stoke City

The "draw" will follow in a separate post

Good luck!

[oxford drinker]

And now it's over to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Draw......

This is how it turned out :


Alfahorn v hornetrider

Black Can Man v Streetm89

CIE560 v RobbieKB

Curlie467 v GTO-3R

Dan_1981 v mickk

Devilstreak v Jammy-basturd

Glenred v garrykiller

GloverMart v London424

Hammer67 v v15ben

im v lenandsons

JwVw v Keyzer Soze

Lawro v BrabusMog

Legend 83 v E31Shrew

Nicko_12345 v RedTrident

North West Tom v TheJiffleKing

Oxford Drinker v nascarrules

[oxford drinker]

The jiffle king said:

Oxford Drinker..... you clearly did not fix the draw having paired yourself with Nascarules

Yes, I should have tried harder!

I made the draw (ie 14 v 5, 18 v 31 etc) and im independently allocated nos 1-32 to the players, and that's what it threw up!

Time to concentrate on the league.....

[oxford drinker]

This is the revised draw following last night's R3 replay

b]FA Cup Round 4[/b]
Arsenal v Coventry City
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Birmingham City v Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town v Charlton Athletic
Manchester City v Watford
Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion
Rochdale v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Yeovil Town
Southend United v Hull City
Sunderland v Kidderminster Harriers
Wigan Athletic v Crystal Palace
Stevenage v Everton
Sheffield United v Fulham
Chelsea v Stoke City

[oxford drinker]

RedTrident said:

I'm going to get battered!

You actually got the second highest total for R3, so you only need a draw to go through!

[oxford drinker]

These are mine

Arsenal v Coventry City
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Birmingham City v Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town v Charlton Athletic
Manchester City v Watford
Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion
Rochdale v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Yeovil Town
Southend United v Hull City
Sunderland v Kidderminster Harriers
Wigan Athletic v Crystal Palace
Stevenage v Everton
Sheffield United v Fulham
Chelsea v Stoke City

3 0
3 0
0 3
2 1
0 2
2 1
4 1
0 1
1 1
2 0
1 2
3 1
1 0
0 2
1 0
2 0

and these are Lawro's

3 0
2 0
0 2
1 1
1 0
2 1
3 0
1 2
2 1
2 0
1 2
1 1
2 0
0 1
1 2
2 0

[oxford drinker]

The jiffle king said:

im said:

A few pages back...

oxford drinker said:

There will be no 4-4 forefeit this round; if you fail to predict by 19:45 on Friday then you will score ZERO points. Please note the earlier deadline due to Friday night fixtures.

I should have known that OD would have it under control

Too right!!!

[oxford drinker]

Not checked all who are in, but Jammy was just in time! Good luck all

[oxford drinker]

So here's the FA Cup Round 4 classified check, read by James Alexander-Gordon:

Alfahorn 10 hornetrider 0
Black Can Man 21 Streetm89 14
CIE560 0 RobbieKB 17
Curlie467 17 GTO-3R 20
Dan_1981 11 mickk 20
Devilstreak 23 Jammy-basturd 19
Glenred 0 garrykiller 22
GloverMart 10 London424 28
Hammer67 17 v15ben 9
im 17 lenandsons 13
JwVw 18 (18) Keyzer Soze 18 (0)
Lawro 15 BrabusMog 18
Legend83 15 E31Shrew 14
Nicko_12345 13 RedTrident 17
North West Tom 26 TheJiffleKing 15
Oxford Drinker 14 nascarrules 18

JwVw won on countback to R3.

So congratulations to those going through to Round 5, which takes place on 15/16 February.

Alfahorn
Black Can Man
BrabusMog
Devilstreak
garrykiller
GTO-3R
Hammer67
im
JwVw
Legend83
London424
mickk
nascarrules
North West Tom
Red Trident
Robbie KB

[oxford drinker]

It's immediately back to league action with a full midweek fixture list. So your predictions please for the following, to be posted by 1945 on Tuesday 28 January, which just happens to be my birthday. Three points at Villa would be the ideal gift, please!

Week 23
Manchester United v Cardiff City
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Southampton v Arsenal
Swansea City v Fulham
Crystal Palace v Hull City
Liverpool v Everton
Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea v West Ham United
Sunderland v Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

[oxford drinker]

These are mine:

Manchester United v Cardiff City
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Southampton v Arsenal
Swansea City v Fulham
Crystal Palace v Hull City
Liverpool v Everton
Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea v West Ham United
Sunderland v Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

3 1
1 2
2 2
1 0
1 2
2 1
1 1
3 0
2 1
1 3

and these are Lawro's

2 0
1 1
1 1
2 0
2 0
2 1
2 0
2 0
1 1
0 2

[oxford drinker]

Hammer67 said:

Has this thread got a Compliance Unit?

For those who want a head start for the weekend, here are the fixtures; predictions by midnight on Friday please.

Week 24
Newcastle United v Sunderland
West Ham United v Swansea City
Cardiff City v Norwich City
Everton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Southampton
Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Chelsea

[oxford drinker]

These are mine

Newcastle United v Sunderland
West Ham United v Swansea City
Cardiff City v Norwich City
Everton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Southampton
Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Chelsea

2 1
0 1
1 0
2 1
1 1
2 1
1 1
1 1
3 1
3 1

and these are lawro's

2 0
2 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
2 1
0 2
1 1
3 0
2 0

[oxford drinker]

Here's the table after week 24; im retains his lead, so its nine weeks at the top now. Well don London424 who top scored this week.

[oxford drinker]

And some fixtures for you.

Firstly, this weekend, predictions by midnight on Friday please

Week 25
Liverpool v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Ham United
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City v Manchester City
Southampton v Stoke City
Sunderland v Hull City
Swansea City v Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
Manchester United v Fulham

Followed closely by some midweek fixtures next Tue/Wed. Predictions in please by 1945h on Tuesday 11th February.

Week 26
Cardiff City v Aston Villa
Hull City v Southampton
West Ham United v Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
Arsenal v Manchester United
Everton v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Swansea City
Fulham v Liverpool

[oxford drinker]

And now the draw for the FA Cup Round 5; fixtures will be posted after this weekend:

Alfahorn v mickk
BrabusMog v garrykiller
Devilstreak v nascarrules
GTO-3R v JwVw
im v RobbleKB
London424 v Legend83
North West Tom v Black Can Man
Red Trident v Hammer67

Unlike the real thing, the table-toppers have been kept apart!

[oxford drinker]

These are mine

Liverpool v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Ham United
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City v Manchester City
Southampton v Stoke City
Sunderland v Hull City
Swansea City v Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
Manchester United v Fulham

1 1
2 1
3 1
1 2
1 3
3 0
2 0
1 1
2 1
1 1

And these are Lawro's

2 1
2 0
2 0
2 0
0 2
2 0
1 1
2 0
2 1
3 0

[oxford drinker]

Cardiff City v Aston Villa
Hull City v Southampton
West Ham United v Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
Arsenal v Manchester United
Everton v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Swansea City
Fulham v Liverpool

1 2
2 1
1 1
0 2
1 1
2 1
2 0
1 1
2 1
1 3

[oxford drinker]

Not able to publish the weekend's table at the moment, but it was the lowest scoring week on record this season, so nobody moved significantly up or down! Glenred's 9 was the biggest score.

Will publish both tables (last weekend and this midweek) on Thursday..

7 more need to predict before 1945h tonight.