Premier League Prediction Thread 2019 / 2020

Tuesday 14th July 2020

Chelsea 3 Norwich 0

Wednesday 15th July

Burnley 2 Wolves 1
Man City 3 Bournemouth 0 (J)
Newcastle 0 Tottenham 2
Arsenal 1 Liverpool 2

Thursday 16th July

Everton 2 Aston Villa 0
Leicester 2 Sheffield Utd 1
Southampton 3 Brighton 0
Crystal Palace 1 Man Utd 2

Friday 17th July

West Ham 2 Watford 1

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Saturday 18th July

Norwich 0 Burnley 2

Sunday 19th July

Bournemouth 1 Southampton 2
Tottenham 2 Leicester 0

Monday 20th July

Brighton 2 Newcastle 0
Sheffield Utd 2 Everton 0
Wolves 2 Crystal Palace 0

Tuesday 21st July

Watford 0 Man City 3 (J)
Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 2

Wednesday 22nd July

Man Utd 3 West Ham 0
Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1

Tuesday 14th July 2020

Chelsea 4 Norwich 1

Wednesday 15th July

Burnley 1 Wolves 2
Man City 4 Bournemouth 0
Newcastle 1 Tottenham 2
Arsenal 1 Liverpool 2

Thursday 16th July

Everton 2 Aston Villa 0
Leicester 1 Sheffield Utd 0
Southampton 2 Brighton 0
Crystal Palace 1 Man Utd 2

Friday 17th July

West Ham 2 Watford 1 (J)

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Saturday 18th July

Norwich 1 Burnley 2

Sunday 19th July

Bournemouth 1 Southampton 2
Tottenham 1 Leicester 1

Monday 20th July

Brighton 1 Newcastle 1
Sheffield Utd 1 Everton 0
Wolves 2 Crystal Palace 0 (J)

Tuesday 21st July

Watford 0 Man City 3
Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 2

Wednesday 22nd July

Man Utd 3 West Ham 1
Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1

Hi everyone, here's the updated overall standings after 35 rounds:-

CS = correct score, CR = correct result; CSJ = correct score with joker

1. The Special Juans - CS = 35; CR = 140; CSJ = 4 = TOTAL 269 points
2. dionnelover09 - CS = 33; CR = 138; CSJ = 5 = 267 points
3. jumbo _ jim - CS = 31; CR = 116; CSJ = 8 = 257 points
4. circles_o_o_o - CS = 28; CR = 155; CSJ = 2 = 251 points
5. lancealot790 - CS = 29; CR = 143; CSJ = 3 = 248 points
6. HLO - CS = 32; CR = 133; CSJ = 3 = 247 points
7. littlebig - CS = 28; CR = 126; CSJ = 6 = 246 points
8. kyadillah - CS = 30; CR = 137; CSJ = 3; 245 points
9. goatman222 - CS = 26; CR = 130; CSJ = 4 = 232 points
10. Charlemagne - CS = 33; CR = 113; CSJ = 3 = 230 points
11. Kingsmind - CS = 26; CR = 133; CSJ = 3 = 229 points
12. love life - CS = 22; CR = 144; CSJ = 2 = 222 points
13. fazzer77 - CS = 27; CR = 139; CSJ = 0 = 220 points
14. Stillroom Rock - CS = 24; CR = 133; CSJ = 2 = 217 points
15. lovebabes56 = CS = 23; CR = 121; CSJ = 2 = 202 points
16. 2015watcher - CS = 19; CR = 125; CSJ = 3 = 200 points
17. SOCATOA - CS = 29; CR = 101; CSJ = 2 = 200 points
18. winsaw - CS = 22; CR = 73; CSJ = 2 = 151 points
19. davetherave57 - CS = 17; CR = 70; CSJ = 2 = 133 points
20. ste-boro - CS = 13; CR = 51; CSJ = 2 = 102 points
21. whorelover - CS = 6; CR = 25; CSJ = 0 = 43 points
22. poo - CS = 1; CR = 4; CSJ = 0 = 7 points
23. mikey564 - CS = 0; CR = 7; CSJ = 0 = 7 points
24. sando85 - CS = 0; CR = 5; CSJ = 0 = 5 points

Rounds 36 and 37 Results

A tremendous amount of high scoring in the penultimate rounds has set things up nicely ahead of the final day on Sunday. I thank you all for your continued participation and support in what has been a unique season for so many reasons.

We've experienced the surreal, the bizarre, the tragedy, the highs and lows, the uncertainty and the hope for the future and you guys have made it very worthwhile. It has been a pleasure to run the competition this season and, if you guys are happy to allow me to, I will confirm my return to run the competition for a third time next season.

For now though, on to the results ahead of the home stretch on Sunday...

Full Times

Round 36

Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
Burnley 1-1 Wolves
Chelsea 1-0 Norwich
Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United
Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
Leicester 2-0 Sheffield United
Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth
Newcastle 1-3 Tottenham
Southampton 1-1 Brighton
West Ham 3-1 Watford

Round 37

Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton
Brighton 0-0 Newcastle
Liverpool 5-3 Chelsea
Manchester United 1-1 West Ham
Norwich 0-2 Burnley
Sheffield United 0-1 Everton
Tottenham 3-0 Leicester
Watford 0-4 Manchester City
Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace

Combined Scoring - Rounds 36 and 37

Top scorers are Kingsmind and love life, both with 19 points.
There are four successful jokers, all of them coming in round 37. The recipients are Kingsmind, 2015watcher (both 4th overall), The Special Juans and goatman222 (both 5th overall).
Almost everyone achieved double figures scoring across the two rounds.

The figures in this table are CS = correct score, CR = correct result and CSJ = correct score with joker -

=1. Kingsmind - CS - 2; CR - 7; CSJ - 1 --- TOTAL 19 points
=1. love life - CS - 4; CR - 7 --- TOTAL 19 points
=3. 2015watcher - CS - 1; CR - 9; CSJ - 1 --- 18 points
=3. dionnelover09 - CS - 3; CR - 9 --- 18 points
=5. The Special Juans - CS - 0; CR - 11; CSJ - 1 --- 17 points
=5. circles_o_o_o - CS - 2; CR - 11 --- 17 points
=7. Charlemagne - CS - 3; CR - 7 --- 16 points
=7. fazzer77 - CS - 3; CR - 7 --- 16 points
=7. lancealot790 - CS - 2; CR - 10 --- 16 points
=10. goatman222 - CS - 1; CR - 6; CSJ - 1 --- 15 points
=10. kyadillah - CS - 2; CR - 9 --- 15 points
12. lovebabes56 - CS - 1; CR - 11 --- 14 points
=13. jumbo_jim - CS - 1; CR - 8 --- 11 points
=13. littlebig - CS - 0; CR - 11 --- 11 points
15. HLO - CS - 0; CR - 7 --- 7 points

That's enough for now. I'll make a separate post tomorrow on my return from work which will include the latest overall standings and the fixture list for the final round on Sunday. Thanks everyone.

Updated overall standings after 37 rounds -

CS = correct score, CR = correct result, CSJ = correct score with joker

1. The Special Juans - CS = 35; CR = 151; CSJ = 5 --- TOTAL 286 points
2. dionnelover09 - CS = 36; CR = 147; CSJ = 5 --- 285 points
=3. jumbo _ jim - CS = 32; CR = 124; CSJ = 8 --- 268 points
=3. circles_o_o_o - CS = 30; CR = 166; CSJ = 2 --- 268 points
5. lancealot790 - CS = 31; CR = 153; CSJ = 3 --- 264 points
6. kyadillah - CS - 32; CR = 146; CSJ = 3 --- 260 points
7. littlebig - CS = 28; CR = 137; CSJ = 6 --- 257 points
8. HLO - CS = 32; CR = 140; CSJ = 3 --- 254 points
9. Kingsmind - CS = 28; CR = 140; CSJ = 4 --- 248 points
10. goatman222 - CS = 27; CR = 136; CSJ = 5 --- 247 points
11. Charlemagne - CS = 36; CR = 120; CSJ = 3 --- 246 points
12. love life - CS = 26; CR = 151; CSJ = 2 --- 241 points
13. fazzer77 - CS = 30; CR = 146; CSJ = 0 --- 236 points
14. 2015watcher - CS = 20; CR = 134; CSJ = 4 --- 218 points
15. Stillroom Rock - CS = 24; CR = 133; CSJ = 2 = 217 points
16. lovebabes56 - CS = 24; CR = 132; CSJ = 2 --- 216 points
17. SOCATOA - CS = 29; CR = 101; CSJ = 2 = 200 points
18. winsaw - CS = 22; CR = 73; CSJ = 2 = 151 points
19. davetherave57 - CS = 17; CR = 70; CSJ = 2 = 133 points
20. ste-boro - CS = 13; CR = 51; CSJ = 2 = 102 points
21. whorelover - CS = 6; CR = 25; CSJ = 0 = 43 points
22. poo - CS = 1; CR = 4; CSJ = 0 = 7 points
23. mikey564 - CS = 0; CR = 7; CSJ = 0 = 7 points
24. sando85 - CS = 0; CR = 5; CSJ = 0 = 5 points

Round 38 Fixtures - FINAL DAY - Sunday 26th July

There's a few things left to decide in the league on the final day. I thought it might be fun to list the various permutations relating to the ups and downs still in the mix. You may or may not choose to use this information to influence your final set of predictions - it's up to you.

European qualification

At the top, congratulations to Liverpool who have long been confirmed as champions. Manchester City's successful appeal against their ban for breach of FFP means they will compete in the Champions League. The other two teams finishing in the top four will come from Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester. It's winner takes all at the King Power clash between Leicester and United and Chelsea will qualify by beating Wolves. Their superior goal difference means a draw will also probably be enough for Leicester if Chelsea lose. Edit:- Wolves and Spurs are battling to achieve 6th place which would mean Europa League qualification. Wolves will get it with victory at Stamford Bridge but if they lose, Spurs may only need a point at Palace to get 6th. If Spurs finish seventh, they'll need Chelsea to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final.

Relegation

Norwich are relegated. Aston Villa will be safe with victory at West Ham and by bettering Watford's result at Arsenal. Bournemouth have the hardest task - they must win at Everton, hope that Villa and Watford both lose and they will also probably need a swing of at least 5-6 goals to get above their two rivals.

So, for the final time this season, it's over to you. Remember your jokers and choose them carefully - final placings could be crucial and the six points a successful joker brings could be the difference.

Good luck!

All matches kick-off at 4pm on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal v Watford
Burnley v Brighton
Chelsea v Wolves
Crystal Palace v Tottenham
Everton v Bournemouth
Leicester v Manchester United
Manchester City v Norwich
Newcastle v Liverpool
Southampton v Sheffield United
West Ham v Aston Villa

Sunday 26th July

Arsenal 2-0 Watford
Burnley 2-1 Brighton
Chelsea 1-0 Wolves
Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham
Everton 2-0 Bournemouth
Leicester 1-3 Manchester United
Manchester City 7-0 Norwich
Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool
Southampton 1-1 Sheffield United Joker
West Ham 1-1Aston Villa

Charlemagne has sent me his predictions as he is away for the final round:-

Arsenal 2 v 0 Watford
Burnley 2 v 0 Brighton
Chelsea 2 v 0 Wolves
Crystal Palace 1 v 1 Tottenham
Everton 2 v 0 Bournemouth
Leicester 1 v 1 Manchester United
Manchester City 4 v 0 Norwich
Newcastle 0 v 2 Liverpool
Southampton 1 v 1 Sheffield United
West Ham 1 v 0 Aston Villa (J)

Arsenal v Watford 3-1
Burnley v Brighton 1-0
Chelsea v Wolves 2-2
Crystal Palace v Tottenham 1-1
Everton v Bournemouth 1-2
Leicester v Manchester United 2-1
Manchester City v Norwich 5-2
Newcastle v Liverpool 1-0
Southampton v Sheffield United 2-1 (J)
West Ham v Aston Villa 1-1

Sunday 26th July

Arsenal 3-1 Watford (J)
Burnley 1-1 Brighton
Chelsea 1-1 Wolves
Crystal Palace 0-2 Tottenham
Everton 2-1 Bournemouth
Leicester 2-2 Manchester United
Manchester City 5-0 Norwich
Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool
Southampton 2-1 Sheffield United
West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa

Round38 - Sunday 26th July
Arsenal 3 - 2 Watford
Burnley 0 - 1 Brighton
Chelsea 3 - 0 Wolves
Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Tottenham
Everton 2 - 2 Bournemouth
Leicester 0 - 3 Manchester United
Manchester City 4 - 0 Norwich
Newcastle 1 - 3 Liverpool (J)
Southampton 2 - 1 Sheffield United
West Ham 1 - 2 Aston Villa