In Week 33, Rich scored 6 points, Geoff 8 points, and Lawro 7 points. Lawro’s lead has been extended to 12 points. Can he afford to relax? This week we have a reduced league programme but include the two FA Cup semi-finals where we forecast the scores after 90 minutes.
Also, this week I had a look at the league table that was formed by Lawro’s predictions this season. The team at the top of the league were Liverpool. What a surprise! It just goes to show that even when you are being paid to make predictions the bias shows. I am the same, although I am not being paid. I am just an optimist!
The same is true of the pundits on TV. Their lack of neutrality shows through. I even recently heard an ex-Liverpool player when giving his thoughts on a Liverpool game constantly saying “we”. Personally I would prefer to hear the views of neutrals, but I guess I am in the minority as broadcasters always seem to want to involve ex-players of the clubs involved in a particular game. And, anyway, there are probably more ex-Liverpool players doing the pundit job than those from other clubs.
In this challenge we award one point for a correct result, and a further two points (making three in total) if the score prediction is spot on.
We now proceed to week 34.
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Rich |
Geoff |
Lawro |
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Total after 32 weeks |
250 |
196 |
261 |
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Score in week 33 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
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Total after 33 weeks |
256 |
204 |
268 |
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Predictions – Week 34 |
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Rich |
Geoff |
Lawro |
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Saturday |
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Bournemouth v Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
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Hull v Watford |
2-0 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
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Swansea v Stoke |
1-0 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
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West Ham v Everton |
2-1 |
2-2 |
1-1 |
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Chelsea v Tottenham S/F 90 minutes |
0-1 |
1-4 |
1-1 |
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Sunday |
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Burnley v Manchester United |
1-2 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
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Liverpool v Palace |
3-1 |
4-2 |
2-0 |
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Arsenal v Man City S/F 90 minutes |
2-2 |
3-4 |
0-2 |
Under The Hammers 