Merry Christmas everyone! Due to the FA not allowing our beloved players any time with their families over the holidays, we're yet again having a DOUBLE WEEK BLOWOUT! Kinda like Arsenal's last minute blowout at Anfield *zing!* Well, everyone's probably trying to spend time with their families / frantically wrapping last minute gifts, so let's get on with it.
Scores!
Points | IKTS | |
amart612 | 14 | 2 |
hansdampf | 13 | 3 |
brownypts | 13 | 2 |
jasonmfschoming | 11 | 3 |
Captain Kirk 3 | 11 | 2 |
Le Poulain Francais | 11 | 2 |
SteakBaller | 11 | 2 |
zombiejay | 11 | 1 |
Giba140 | 10 | 3 |
seattle gooner | 10 | 2 |
Adnan Ilyas | 9 | 1 |
Browny59 | 9 | 1 |
Pukas Lodolski | 9 | 1 |
unclf14 | 9 | 1 |
gxjim | 8 | 2 |
Astar | 7 | 2 |
sluellwitz | 7 | 1 |
you gots to chill | 7 | 1 |
ramsfanindia | 7 | 0 |
George Halvatzis Jr. | 6 | 1 |
HoodRiverDuck | 6 | 1 |
Sam5001 | 6 | 0 |
PowderedDonutPancakeSurprise | 5 | 1 |
The Podium: All hail amart612! This wunderkind takes top spot again, and surely only a late start keeps him from topping the table as well. hansdampf beats brownypts to second place by a lone IKTS tally.
Clever Pick of the Week: The Southampton hype train has taken some odd twists and turns over the season, going from relegation candidates to European dreams back to midtables doldrums. zombiejay, ramsfanindia, Pukas Lodolski and Captain Kirk 3 ignored the recent grumblings and were the only ones to pick up points from the Saints' 3-0 victory over European has-beens Everton.
Crisis Pick of the Week: Title-holders Manchester City, at home, versus relegation-threatened Crystal Palace. Most of us know easy points when we see them, but you gots to chill missed out.
Wishful Thinking Pick of the Week: Pukas Lodolski picked Arsenal to win 6-0. I'm not sure which part of that is more wihful, that our "red-zone"d strikers would put up six, or that our makeshift backline would keep a clean sheet.
Season Standings:
Points | IKTS | |
Steakballer | 160 | 20 |
hansdampf | 150 | 21 |
sluellwitz | 149 | 18 |
Le Poulain Francais | 148 | 19 |
you gots to chill | 136 | 13 |
unclf14 | 133 | 15 |
brownypts | 130 | 16 |
Adnan Ilyas | 122 | 15 |
jasonmfschoming | 122 | 15 |
HoodRiverDuck | 118 | 10 |
Giba140 | 115 | 13 |
Captain Kirk 3 | 113 | 11 |
Astar | 108 | 11 |
Sam5001 | 106 | 15 |
Browny59 | 105 | 14 |
Pukas Lodolski | 99 | 14 |
ramsfanindia | 95 | 8 |
zombiejay | 91 | 9 |
AndrewMain | 81 | 6 |
gxjim | 80 | 9 |
Scrupio | 68 | 6 |
specialkevin | 55 | 8 |
George Halvatzis Jr. | 50 | 8 |
CelticPride | 44 | 3 |
PowderedDonutPancakeSurprise | 38 | 2 |
amart614 | 33 | 6 |
wychui21 | 30 | 4 |
Phil West | 30 | 3 |
danny19 | 20 | 2 |
aamir.akram.5 | 18 | 0 |
seattle gooner | 10 | 2 |
Brad Masson | 6 | 0 |
Farewell top spot, we'll always have week 15. Steakballer is making some space at the summit, while a few players are only two good weeks away from breaking into the top four. Most likely me and amart612 will have swapped places by New Year's.
Last week's scores can be found here, let me know if you find any mistakes.
Week 18 Matches (all times BST)
Friday, December 26th
12:45 Chelsea vs West Ham
15:00 Crystal Palace vs Southampton
15:00 Everton vs Stoke
15:00 Leicester vs Tottenham
15:00 Manchester United vs Newcastle United
15:00 Sunderland vs Hull
15:00 Swansea vs Aston Villa
15:00 West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester City
17:30 Arsenal vs QPR
Week 19 Matches
Sunday, December 28th
12:00 Tottenham vs Manchester United
14:05 Southampton vs Chelsea
15:00 Stoke vs West Bromwich Albion
15:00 West Ham vs Arsenal
15:00 QPR vs Crystal Palace
15:00 Aston Villa vs Sunderland
15:00 Hull vs Leicester
15:00 Manchester City vs Burnley
16:15 Newcastle United vs Everton
Monday, December 29th
20:00 Liverpool vs Swansea
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Chelsea West Ham
Burnley Liverpool
Crystal Palace Southampton
Everton Stoke
Leicester Tottenham
Manchester United Newcastle United
Sunderland Hull
Swansea Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion Manchester City
Arsenal QPR
Tottenham Manchester United
Southampton Chelsea
Stoke West Bromwich Albion
West Ham Arsenal
QPR Crystal Palace
Aston Villa Sunderland
Hull Leicester
Manchester City Burnley
Newcastle United Everton
Liverpool Swansea