Follower Fred rang me up this week and in no uncertain terms told me that he was fed up with following the previous week's high scorer. "Why the heck, do they all do so badly after getting the highest score?" he asked. "Do they get too big for their boots?" he enquired. I assured Fred that it's too early to make rash decisions when the Prediction League has only been running for eight weeks. As I explained to Fred, "who in their right mind thinks Charlton will struggle in League One this year when it's only early October? It just takes time" Fred hit me with a stony silence. Seconds after putting the phone down, Hopeful Harriet called. "I keep predicting that Charlton will win 2-0, but I've read the thread on CL,
Why Can We Not Build On Taking The Lead?. I feel as though I have no chance in the Prediction League. I'm thinking of getting some advice from Pessimist Pete". I consoled Harriet and promised to keep in contact. No sooner had I sat down to relax for the evening than the phone rang again. It was Pessimist Pete. "You'll lose 2-0 at Lincoln, Palace and Millwall will both win 2-0 this week", he chirruped. I cut Pete off abruptly and turned off my phone. It's not easy running the Prediction League, you know.
If you missed last week's results, you can find them
here.
As usual, just pick any three from this lovely bunch.
Premier League
AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City (Saturday 1500)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday 1730)
Crystal Palace v Leeds United (Sunday 1400)
West Ham United v Fulham (Sunday 1400)
Arsenal v Liverpool (Sunday 1630)
Everton v Manchester United (Sunday 1900)
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (Monday 2000)
Championship
Queens Park Rangers v Reading (Friday 2000)
Birmingham City v Bristol City (Saturday 1500)
Swansea City v Sunderland (Saturday 1500)
West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town (Saturday 1500)
Huddersfield Town v Hull City (Sunday 1200)
League One
Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United (Saturday 1500)
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic (Saturday 1500)
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers (Saturday 1500)
Shrewsbury Town v Milton Keynes Dons (Saturday 1500)
Guest fixtures
AC Milan v Juventus (Italian Serie A Saturday 1700)
Comments
West Ham United v Fulham 1-0
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 1-1
West Ham v Fulham 2-1
Lincoln v Charlton 1-2
West Ham United 2-0 Fulham (Sunday 1400)
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Reading (Friday 2000)
Queens Park Rangers v Reading 2-0
Crystal Palace v Leeds United 1-1
West Ham United v Fulham 2-1
Palace v Leeds 2-0
Arsenal v Liverpool 2-1
Everton v Manchester United 2-1
West Ham United v Fulham 2-0
Crystal Palace v Leeds United 1-0
Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
AC Milan 2 juventus 1
swansea v sunderland 1-1
huddersfield v hull 1-1
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic (Saturday 1500) 1-1
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers (Saturday 1500) 2-0
Huddersfield Town v Hull City 2-0
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic 1-1
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic 2-1
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 1-1
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic 1-1
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 2-1
Brighton V Tottenham 1-2
Lincoln v Charlton 1-1
Crystal Palace v Leeds United 1-1
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic 2-1
QPR v Reading 2-1
AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City 1-2
Birmingham v Bristol City 1-1
Huddersfield v Hull 1-1
Everton v Manchester United 1-2
AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City 1-2
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 1-1
Shrewsbury Town v Milton Keynes Dons 2-1
Shrewsbury Town v Milton Keynes Dons 1-0
AC Milan v Juventus 2-1
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 0-2
West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town 1-1
West ham 1 Fulham 0
Qpr 1 reading 0
Queens Park Rangers v Reading 1-0
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 1-0
Oxford v Wycombe. 2-0
Shrewbury v MK Dons 3-2
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Luton Town
AC Milan 2-1 Juventus
West Ham United v Fulham 2-0
Lincoln v Charlton 1-1
Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
Mac Milan 2- 1 Juventus.
Oxford v Wycombe 1-1
Lincoln v Charlton 2-0
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 1-3
Arsenal v Liverpool 1-2