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IKTS Week 17: Wrecking Ralph Hasenhüttl...

With the surprise defeat of Manchester City among other unexpected outcomes, scores were lower, but who cares when Torreira scores a spectacular winner late in the game?

Scores for week 16:

sammy dog 11 (2)
ClevelandJames 11 (1)
inthekcmix 9 (2)
Geaux_HR 6 (0)
hansdampf 6 (0)
Ray from Norfolk 6 (0)

Star of the week: sammy dog scores 11 points (along with 2 correct IKTS predictions) while ClevelandJames is also on 11 (and one correct IKTS prediction) with inthekcmix completing the podium on 9 points (with 2 correct IKTS predictions) ahead of a trio of uninspired followers on an identical total of 6 points for this week.

Clever pick of the week: Only sammy dog had the correct score of 1-0 for Burnley at home to Brighton.

Crisis pick of the week: A collective crisis, as all participants predicted wins for Manchester City and for Everton.

After week 16:

hansdampf 160 (22)
sammy dog 145 (24)
Ray from Norfolk, Virginia 141 (19)
ClevelandJames 136 (16)
Geaux_HR 126 (15)
unclf14 104 (14)
inthekcmix 93 (10)
Captain Kirk Three 26 (2)

While hansdampf is at an exact average of 10 points per week, sammy dog reclaims second place at the expense of Ray from Norfolk.

Cup game: Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag. Only sammy dog had an exact score resulting in 3 points (and one correct IKTS prediction) while ClevelandJames, Geaux_HR, hansdampf, inthekcmix, and Ray from Norfolk all score a single point for a correct outcome but incorrect score or goal difference.

Cup standings:

Ray from Norfolk, Virginia 9 (1)
inthemix 9 (0)
sammy dog 7 (1)
Geaux_HR 7 (0)
ClevelandJames 6 (0)
hansdampf 5 (1)
unclf14 4 (0)
Captain Kirk Three 3 (0)

Week 17: Saturday December 15 and Sunday December 16:

Manchester City – Everton
Crystal Palace – Leicester
Huddersfield – Newcastle
Tottenham – Burnley
Watford – Cardiff
Wolverhampton – Bournemouth
Fulham – West Ham
Brighton – Chelsea
Southampton – Arsenal
Liverpool – Manchester United

Cup game: Carabao Cup game on Wednesday December 19:

Arsenal – Tottenham

COYG!