Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[hilariousetc]

That first Arsenal goal that was disallowed was an interesting situation. De Gea went down, play went on, Arsenal scored and then the ref blew the whistle as if to disallowed it. Not sure why he did that. Maybe he thought it was a foul on him but the replay showed it was a Man U player that stood on his foot. De Gea went down rolling around with the amateur dramatics as footballers do and ultimately paid the price for it. Glad it was given.

Yeah, I'm not trying to insinuate the conspiracies surrounding the vaccines. Like I said, this has definitely happened in stadiums before, I've personally seen someone collapse on a game day inside the stadium, though that was acted upon quickly by the stewards, and was quite far away from me so not quite sure what the cause was.

They probably happen more than people think and previously they probably could have gone largely unnoticed or reported. There's a lot of people at football games and a lot of people have heart attacks so they will happen from time to time. Regarding the vaccines, I do find it interesting that in the UK they don't seem to be aspirating the needles which is the way they're meant to be given. This should be done to ensure it's not gone into a vein as doing so can be very dangerous. You really shouldn't be mainlining this stuff as it obviously goes straight to your heart which could be causing a lot of these heart issues that people have been reporting after vaccination.

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[LFC_Bitcoin]

I’ve been doing a bit better lately, probably not good enough to get near a prize spot at the end of the season but it’s made me more motivated to put more effort in to my predictions. Just submitted mine for the weekend, good luck boys.

[icopress]

Guys, who knows how the winner of the round is determined when two participants have absolutely identical results?

[...] Chelsea had big problems with injuries. They were playing long time without Lukaku, their only real striker, and Kovačić who looked really good in the middle. Added to that they had a lot of injuries in defense, first Azpi, now Chilwell and James.

But Tuchel has coped with it, although Che had fairly easy opponents in the last five rounds. I'm more worried about tomorrow's away game, as WestHam feels great on the 4th line, + Antonio hasn't scored for a long time. If Che wins then with a narrow margin, so tomorrow it will be clear what color London will be.

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[...] Chelsea had big problems with injuries. They were playing long time without Lukaku, their only real striker, and Kovačić who looked really good in the middle. Added to that they had a lot of injuries in defense, first Azpi, now Chilwell and James.

But Tuchel has coped with it, although Che had fairly easy opponents in the last five rounds. I'm more worried about tomorrow's away game, as WestHam feels great on the 4th line, + Antonio hasn't scored for a long time. If Che wins then with a narrow margin, so tomorrow it will be clear what color London will be.

high-intensity pressing is very demanding. they've been playing like that for almost a year, of course, fatigue will occur. we only remember the previous season of Liverpool, where they looked too tired after two fantastic seasons. frequent injuries are just a consequence.
as far as I saw Lukaku did not bring them much improvement, have quite good results without them.

[LTU_btc]

Guys, who knows how the winner of the round is determined when two participants have absolutely identical results?
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Here is article from Superbru explaining how yellow cap is given:
https://www.superbru.com/help#reamaze#0#/kb/tournaments/scores-are-tied-for-the-yellow-cap-how-was-the-yellow-cap-allocated

In the event of a score tie, our standard tie-breaking rules apply for the sport in question. If the tie cannot be broken, two or more players share the Yellow Cap.

Tie-breaking

In the event of points ties on a pool leaderboard, position is allocated on the basis of higher WP total, then higher MP total, then lower TDM. If scores are still tied after these criteria are applied, the players are adjudged to be tied. TDM is Total Distance from Margin: the sum of the differences between a player's margin predictions and the actual margins.

So, in this case Hoody Hoo got yellow cap because of tie-breaker.

[Joca97]

I’ve been doing a bit better lately, probably not good enough to get near a prize spot at the end of the season but it’s made me more motivated to put more effort in to my predictions. Just submitted mine for the weekend, good luck boys.

This is still a long season we arent even at the halfway mark. Anything can happen,for me its good that i am picking up pace and i am really close to that top 10 spot and even first place is just 11 points far and that can change in 1-2 rounds. I hope this week i can reach top 10

[Betwrong]

what a shitty round, Liverpool beat us to 1:4, ~

Tell me about it, mate. Yet again, being a Liverpool fan, I wasn't confident enough in my favourite team. I predicted 1-3 for their away win. Only one guy from our pool



was exactly right with his prediction.

[...] It's not even first week December and already the scores are all over the place. I'd love to still finish top by Boxing Day but it's a long road ahead.

You should try harder and make your predictions more carefully as some of us are on your tail. For example, this week I went up by 10 points at once, taking the 12th line ~

Congrats, @icopress! With this pace you can find yourself in the top 3 in no time. I'm rooting for you, mate!

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This is still a long season we arent even at the halfway mark. Anything can happen,for me its good that i am picking up pace and i am really close to that top 10 spot and even first place is just 11 points far and that can change in 1-2 rounds. I hope this week i can reach top 10

Why not? All of you guys in the top 15 are super close to each other, and in a round or two anyone can be in the top 3. And my goal is to be in the top 30 in a round or two.

[buwaytress]

Yeah well done hoody hoo for yellow cap. I am barely hanging on to my spot, but to be fair I knew December would be tough and after 14th match day to still be there is good enough for me. Draws are what kill me and despite making allowances for them this season, still haven't really been smart enough on the tight games. I do hope to see fewer or no draws this 15th match day...

By the way, Prime live coverage was thoroughly enjoyable... Too bad it will not be for all games so today I don't see coverage, back to boring Dutch commentary and lack of pre and post match scenes... Which I always enjoy.

Best for me this weekend would be City and Chelsea dropping points. Don't mind losing points on pool of my hedge bets win (plus my Liverpool outright at the end of season). Can't say it isn't fun to see the top four so close, though!

[Joca97]

That late goal by Brighton took away my easy 1.5 points. Just shocked that there was 10 additional minutes in this match could have been high up on the table for this week. Also i think everyone lost points on Chelsea. That mistake by the goalkeeper costed them the points

[Trofo]

That late goal by Brighton took away my easy 1.5 points. Just shocked that there was 10 additional minutes in this match could have been high up on the table for this week. Also i think everyone lost points on Chelsea. That mistake by the goalkeeper costed them the points

That late goal gave me exact score and 3 points so it went in my favor for once. Feel like I deserved it, since I had a lot of otherwise winning tickets destroyed in last minutes this past week. Hopefully this will be a change in my luck which will last at least until Monday. Daddy needs some winning tickets and correct scores

[Harkorede]

Chelsea had big problems with injuries. They were playing long time without Lukaku, their only real striker, and Kovačić who looked really good in the middle. Added to that they had a lot of injuries in defense, first Azpi, now Chilwell and James.

I'm still surprised at how they've been able to grind out results despite this.

Today is the first time this season in all competitions that they'd concede two or more goals, despite not being as clinical in front of goal as they were earlier in the season, their defensive effort has been effective too, I don't understand why Lukaku has not been starting game though after returning from injury about 2-3 weeks ago.



Man City are dismantling Watford right now, they just scored the 3rd unanswered goal and are back to the top of the league, all thanks to West Ham.

[buwaytress]

Phew. 3 points on the final game, City's winning this league, really.

But whoa Big G, way to smash the West Ham result and keep yourself up. But tumi: 1:0 Newcastle and 1:1 on Maupay's last minute goal? That's how you take top!

On a regular season, Hammers would have been my prediction, but I'm generally sticking with the form teams now (though Chelsea's form, as I've thought, is wholly unsustainable and Tuchel himself warned their lack of teeth up front would come and bite them in the ass).

Well done to the 4 of you who braved that upset, but I'm just so happy for the Liverpool Origi-take-your-time-do-something-special win!!!

[casperBGD]

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That late goal gave me exact score and 3 points so it went in my favor for once. Feel like I deserved it, since I had a lot of otherwise winning tickets destroyed in last minutes this past week. Hopefully this will be a change in my luck which will last at least until Monday. Daddy needs some winning tickets and correct scores

me too, exact score on Southampton due to late goal, seems deserved

London was blue or red, but now it is Claret and Blue, since West Ham hammered Chelsea
Liverpool and City got their points, with Newcastle won their first match this season, 7,5 points so far, solid result, hope to keep up tomorrow as well

[swogerino]

I got two correct scores with Southampton and Manchester City and a point from Liverpool game but seeing the rankings seems everyone is having a pretty good week so far with today results.I was surprised by West Ham win against Chelsea but Chelsea just showed that it lacks consistency and it is not a real candidate for the title,I see more fit Liverpool and Manchester City for this task.They both won today and are leading although the points distance is really small between the top three.These tight schedule shows which team is physically fit to take more points than others and can be a big plus for the title win.

[buwaytress]

So United's new look gegenpressing seems to be getting them immediate results stat-wise. 7 corners to the one for Palace, and a number of close calls. They do look tired heh, but if they continue the second half in this fashion, should get the win -- but I hope Viera's got a plan and hope Palace snatch a counter as they're typically able to do.

Sort of flattering to see another team try to do that, no surprise with Rangnick at the helm, the surprise is seeing him start Penaldo and him running back to defend ha!

[Trofo]

Sort of flattering to see another team try to do that, no surprise with Rangnick at the helm, the surprise is seeing him start Penaldo and him running back to defend ha!

We will see how long will that last. Still a new manager so Ronaldo has to feel the situation a bit and see what will be tolerated to him and what not

Finally one good round for me, no mater how it finishes in the end I am happy, don't remember last time I managed to get 3 correct scores in a round.

Who is Tumi on Superbru? I see he has taken the lead and was up there in the money whole time and I have no idea who he is.

[NotATether]

Why not? All of you guys in the top 15 are super close to each other, and in a round or two anyone can be in the top 3. And my goal is to be in the top 30 in a round or two.

I seem to be making good progress at that. I was denied exact points by Brentford and today now on the brink by Aston Villa. Almost denied by Wolves too (but Origi saved the day). But it's been better than past weeks for sure.

[casperBGD]

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I seem to be making good progress at that. I was denied exact points by Brentford and today now on the brink by Aston Villa. Almost denied by Wolves too (but Origi saved the day). But it's been better than past weeks for sure.

yeah, seems that Brentford took points from a lot
solid round for me, seven results, two exact scores, cannot complain about it, and on the brink of top5

it is a really close race, nevertheless, top10 in less than 10 points, and we are already 15 rounds in the season, last season was not that intense, differences were lot more

[Harkorede]

I was denied exact points by Brentford and today now on the brink by Aston Villa. Almost denied by Wolves too (but Origi saved the day). But it's been better than past weeks for sure.

Brentford actually gave me 1.5 points from that fixture,l.

Despite having just 10.5 points, I think it's the best I've gotten in over a month, which led to my huge fall in the standings, I decide to putting a couple of draws this time around and it proved quite effective.

[rdbase]

Tottenham I knew would eventually snap out of their losing streak and Manchester United with the win did bod well for most who had them on their betslips. Leicester city & Aston Villa was the exact opposite. Not sure why they decided to sit out Vardy for the first half, then put him on in the second expecting him to salvage a win. As it was the only one of my predictions I didn't get a result for.