I am going to start this week by being boring. (Yes, alright, I always start by being boring). A few things to note about this final week of the 2023-24 Prediction League:
- Kick-off times are all over the place this week. Particularly, the Championship games kick off at 12.30 on Saturday. Predict in good time!
- If you pick a Cup Final, the score at the end of normal counts - if you correctly predict that Bromley will beat Solihull Moors 5-4, but it's after extra time, you won't get any points!
- When the Prediction League started in 1892, there was a rule that you needed to make predictions to score any points in the last week—you could not claim the average for the week even if it was the first time you had not made a prediction. This rule still stands.
- If two or more competitors tie on points at the top of the Premier League, the title will be shared. All other positions will be based on alphabetical order (next year, it's reverse alphabetical order)
- Finally, as the competition ends with a game kicking off at 16.30 on Sunday, I will try to publish the final League Tables on Sunday evening rather than Monday.
Right, that's enough admin for one week. It's a good time to say that it's been a fantastically close competition this season. Since the fifth week of the season, eight competitors have held the top spot. They are:
@Chippycafc (12 weeks),
@Chris_from_Sidcup (6 weeks),
@thecat (5 weeks),
@Covered End (3 weeks),
@barstool (2 weeks),
@WestSussexAddick,
@AFKABartram and
@Sonicstud85 (1 week). It is still quite possible that someone who has never been top will win this year's competition. Good luck to everyone this week, particularly to those competing at more humble levels.
If you missed last week's results and the current League tables, you can find them
here.
Luton Town v Everton (Friday 2000)
Brentford v Fulham (Saturday 1500)
Burnley v Newcastle United (Saturday 1500)
Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest (Saturday 1500)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (Sunday 1400)
Chelsea v West Ham United (Sunday 1400)
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (Sunday 1630)
Championship
Birmingham City v Norwich City (Saturday 1230)
Leeds United v Southampton (Saturday 1230)
Plymouth Argyle v Hull City (Saturday 1230)
Stoke City v Bristol City (Saturday 1230)
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday (Saturday 1230)
Swansea City v Millwall (Saturday 1230)
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End (Saturday 1230)
League One
Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers (Play-off Semi-Final 1st Leg Friday 1930)
Oxford United v Peterborough United (Play-off Semi-Final 1st Leg Saturday 1945)
Guest fixtures
Cliftonville v Linfield (Northern Ireland Cup Final Saturday 1430)
Montrose v Queen of the South (Scottish League One Saturday 1500)
Bromley v Solihull Moors (National League Play-off Final Sunday 1500)
Comments
WBA 2 Preston 1
Liverpool 2 Spurs 1
Barnsley 1 Bolton 2
Bromley 2 Solihull 1
Chelsea v West Ham United 2-0
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 1-0
Burnley v Newcastle 1-2
Plymouth Argyle v Hull City 1-2
Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers 1-2
Oxford United v Peterborough United 2-1
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa 0-1
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 1-0
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
Leeds United v Southampton 2-1
Brentford v Fulham 1-1
Burnley v Newcastle United 1-3
Barnsley 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
Bromley 3-2 Solihull Moors
Burnley v Newcastle Utd 0-2
Luton v Everton 1-1
Oxford v Peterborough 1-1
Sheff Utd v Nottingham Forest 0-2
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
Swansea City v Millwall 2-0
Leeds United v Southampton 2-0
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 2-0
Oxford United v Peterborough United 2-2
Birmingham City v Norwich City 1-2
Burnley v Newcastle United (Saturday 1500)1-2
Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest (Saturday 1500) 1-0
Montrose v Queen of the South 2-1
Bromley v Solihull Moors 2-0
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday 1-2
Cliftonville v Linfield 1-3
Chelsea v West Ham United 2-1
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 2-0
Swansea City v Millwall 0-0
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa 2-1
Chelsea v West Ham United (Sunday 1400) 3-1
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (Sunday 1630) 3-1
Bromley v Solihull Moors (National League Play-off Final Sunday 1500) 2-1
Plymouth Argyle v Hull City 2-1
Bromley v Solihull 2-0
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday 0-2
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 1-0
Plymouth Argyle v Hull City 1-0
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 2-0
Leeds United v Southampton 2-0
Luton Town v Everton 1-0
Leeds v Southampton 2-1
Sheffield United v Nottingham forest 1-2
Chelsea v West Ham. 3-2
Liverpool v Spurs. 2-1
Luton v Everton 1-0
Chelsea v West Ham 3-1
Leeds 3 Southampton 0
Oxford 2 Peterborough 0
Chelsea v West Ham United 2-0
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End 2-0