Barclays Premier League Pick Em

[NJrexSoccer03]

Wolfsburg moved from the PK to -0.5.   At that point I just decided to stay away...   3 away goals, they've already punched their ticket at this point.

They easily move forward now. At -0.5 I would have ran away too. Can Madrid hang on to their 1-0? The one guy for Roma - Salah looks dangerous getting forward. He's very quick and will cause trouble.

[Off Pitch]

unofficial STANDINGS AFTER GAMEWEEK 26

                                    Wks Played   Correct   Scores    GOW        TOT           Avg/wk
Off Pitch (3)                        26               117            23          5             191           7.3
FourMoreYears (4.5)            26              113            24          5             190           7.3
lastguyoffbench (3)             26               118           21          7             188           7.2
Saint of Old  (2)                  26               107            24          6             185           7.1
Jump4Joy (3)                      26               112            21          6             181           7.0
FCGrizzliesGrad (3)             26               105            17          5             161           6.2
GoldenFan (2)                    25                104             12          3             143           5.7
Mid-Atlantic (0.5)               21                 71             15         5              123           5.9
MrRight (3)                         21                 65            10          7             102           4.9
NJrex (1)                            14                 45             10          2               82           5.9
blooter (1)                            9                 35               9          2               64          7.1
firstplaceloser                     10                 37               8          2               63           6.3

FourMoreYears and NJrex are co-winners of the week with 10 pts (4 correct picks and 2 correct scores).  After 26 weeks, the top five in the standings are separated by only 10 points.

1 point for each correct result
1 bonus point for GOW
3 bonus points for correct score

[lastguyoffthebench]

Wolfsburg moved from the PK to -0.5.   At that point I just decided to stay away...   3 away goals, they've already punched their ticket at this point.

They easily move forward now. At -0.5 I would have ran away too. Can Madrid hang on to their 1-0? The one guy for Roma - Salah looks dangerous getting forward. He's very quick and will cause trouble.

Salah was wasted at Chelsea...  I'm a fan of Nainggolan...

[Off Pitch]

WEEK 27

West Ham  2 - Sunderland  1
Leicester  3 - Norwich  0
Southampton  1 - Chelsea  0
Stoke  2 - Aston Villa  0
Watford  2 - Bournemouth  1
West Brom  1 - Crystal Palace  0
Man Utd  1 - Arsenal  1             GOW
Spurs  2 - Swansea  0

[lastguyoffthebench]

WEEK 27

West Ham  2 - Sunderland  0
Leicester  2 - Norwich  1
Southampton  0 - Chelsea  1
Stoke  2 - Aston Villa  0
Watford  1 - Bournemouth  1
West Brom  1 - Crystal Palace  1
Man Utd  1 - Arsenal  2             GOW
Spurs  2 - Swansea  0

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

WEEK 27

West Ham  1 - Sunderland  1
Leicester  2 - Norwich  1
Southampton  0 - Chelsea  0
Stoke  2 - Aston Villa  1
Watford  1 - Bournemouth  0
West Brom  3 - Crystal Palace  2
Man Utd  0 - Arsenal  2             GOW
Spurs  2 - Swansea  1

[Mr.Right]

I thought it was FA Cup wknd? Is this for the following week?

[lastguyoffthebench]

Yes, the FA Cup is this weekend...

Arsenal 2, Hull City 0
Watford 2, Leeds Utd 1
Reading 0, WBA 1
AFC Bournemouth 2, Everton 3
Blackburn 1, West Ham 3
Tottenham 1, Crystal Palace 1
Chelsea 1, Man City 0
Shrewsbury Town 0, Man Utd 3

[Mr.Right]

West Ham  1 - Sunderland  1
Leicester  1 - Norwich  1
Southampton  3 - Chelsea  2
Stoke  1 - Aston Villa  1
Watford  2 - Bournemouth  0
West Brom  1 - Crystal Palace  0
Man Utd  2 - Arsenal  3             GOW
Spurs  2 - Swansea  0

[NJrexSoccer03]

WEEK 27

West Ham  1 - Sunderland  1
Leicester  2 - Norwich  0
Southampton  0 - Chelsea  1
Stoke  2 - Aston Villa  1
Watford  1 - Bournemouth  1
West Brom  1 - Crystal Palace  2
Man Utd  1 - Arsenal  3             GOW
Spurs  2 - Swansea  1

[NJrexSoccer03]

Mr Right, FGOTB - Thoughts on today's Champions League?

I got in early on the Bayern v Juventus game and took Bayern at a PK(-150). I think this has since gone to a -0.5(+115). To me this game is more up in the air out of the two. I was surprised to see Bayern go to -0.5 but I guess the betters were hitting that PK hard.

I went with Barcelona beating Arsenal (-140). I just can not see Arsenal containing Barcelona. The worse I could see if I lose is a 1-1 result but does anyone think Arsenal can contain Barcelona to only 1 goal. They have given up 20 something goals in the Premier League which is great but Petr Cech might have to stand on his head to give up less then 2 to Barcelona. I feel like a premier league hater although I support Southampton. Heck I should support our upbringing as well since Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Calum Chambers are all past Southampton youths and first teamers(2 out of 3 should start).

[lastguyoffthebench]

Going with my heart today and not my head...

Taking Arsenal +0.5  +110 and the Draw +290  (haven't seen where the ref is from)... I like a 1-1 result.

I also like Juve +0.5 -140 and Draw +220.    Another 1-1 result.


.................Giroud.................
Sanchez........Ozil.............Ox  (Walcott sub in 70th)
.........Elneny....Coquelin........ (could see Flamini or Ramsey)  I'd think Wenger is going defensive first.  Maybe even Chambers in that role?
Monreal... Koz...Merte...Bellerin
..................Cech..................

[NJrexSoccer03]

Turkish Referee! Article on him states he has done both Arsenal and Barcelona Champions League games and he was a referee for the final last year. So we shouldn't see any issues in the middle of the park from the Ref. I see a draw in the second match as well. I just figured I would go with the PK when I had a chance. Arsenal I am sure will sit in and see about 25-35 percent possession. Considering they had 70% in the FA Cup and couldn't put that away it is a little upsetting.

2:45 I will be watching. If I get bored at work I might give my first half analysis.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Wenger going with Ramsey for counter attack option...

My opinion is now 500 wings on Barca -130.

Barca 2-1 or 3-1

[lastguyoffthebench]

stuck at work... not even sure if I should be putting a half time live play in on Barca to win...

Are they dominating the offensive third or is possession just east to west in the middle and defensive third?