My father wasn't a gambler. For some inexplicable reason before one game, he offered me a whole two shillings if I could predict the result of Charlton's game against Sunderland and sixpence if I got the right number of goals. I knew that Sunderland would be a tough game, so I wisely chose a close result. I opted for 1-0 to Charlton. At half-time, it was still 0-0. "Charlton won't score if they play for another two hours", he advised me. He offered me the chance to change my prediction. Being a confident young lad, I refused and stuck with 1-0. Sure enough, with a few minutes left, a Charlton player was set free down the middle - I have to confess I have forgotten who it was - for some reason, I think it was Dennis Edwards, but I may be wrong. As Edwards (or whoever) rounded the keeper, I gave a knowing look at my Dad as I waited for the net to bulge. I threw my arms in the air only to realise that the ball had gone into the side netting. I was gutted. It ended 0-0, of course. I didn't speak as we walked homewards up Church Lane and Wellington Gardens.
With that in mind, I'll leave you to choose any three games from the lovely bunch of coconuts below.
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here. As ever, best of luck this week.
Premier League
Crystal Palace v Brentford (Saturday 1500)
Leeds United v Everton (Saturday 1500)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford (Saturday 1730)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur (Sunday 1400)
Arsenal v Chelsea (Sunday 1630)
West Ham United v Leicester City (Monday 2000)
Championship
Bristol City v Swansea City (Friday 1945)
Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion (Saturday 1500)
Derby County v Middlesbrough (Saturday 1500)
Luton Town v Birmingham City (Saturday 1500)
Preston North End v Peterborough United (Saturday 1500)
League One
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday (Saturday 1300)
Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United (Saturday 1500)
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic (Saturday 1500)
Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley (Saturday 1500)
Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town (Saturday 1500)
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle (Saturday 1500)
Guest fixture
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen (Scottish Premiership - Sunday 1500)
Comments
Brighton 2-1 Watford
Blackburn 1-2 WBA
Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town 1-0
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle 1-0
West Ham United v Leicester City 1 - 3
Derby County v Middlesbrough 1 - 2
Bolton v Oxford 1-1
Cafc v Wigan 0-2
Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion 0-1
Preston North End v Peterborough United 1-0
Leeds United v Everton 1-1
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford 1-1
Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town 2-1
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle 2-1
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford 2-0
Arsenal v Chelsea 0-2
Derby County v Middlesbrough 0-1
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday 1-0
Arsenal v Chelsea 0-2
Derby County v Middlesbrough 0-2
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea (Sunday 1630)
Derby County 0-2 Middlesbrough (Saturday 1500)
Luton 2 Birmingham1
Derby 1 Mboro 2
Arsenal V Chelsea 0-3
Rotherham V Sheff Wed 1-0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3
Bristol City 2 Swansea City 0
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford 2-0
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 1-0
Luton Town v Birmingham City 1-1
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 0-0
Derby v Middlesbrough 0-1
Charlton v Wigan 0-2
Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United 1-2
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle 2-1
Leeds United v Everton 2-1
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford 2-1
Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley 1-0
Crystal Palace v Brentford 1-0
Brighton v watford 2-1
Preston v peterborough 2-1
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 0-1
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen 1-1
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 1-2
Arsenal v Chelsea 1-3
Charlton v Wigan. 2-1
Shrewsbury v Plymouth. 1-0
Leeds v Everton 1-1
Blackburn v West Brom 0-2
West Ham United v Leicester City 1-2
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 2-1
Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United - 2-2
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle 1-0
Preston North End v Peterborough United 1-1