Plenty of talking points this week, with Darren Bent's debut goal for Villa probably killing off City's title challenge, Chelsea's emphatic return to form and Man Utd once more pulling the irons from the fire. But one story has dominated the week. One thing is for sure, you can win as many medals as you like, but you will never beat Rupert Murdoch! It was all as inevitable as a Birmingham up and under. Speaking as someone who referees the odd match, I can honestly say there are very few men out there who actually understand the offside rule properly - or plenty of other rules! (and having heard his commentary, I include Andy Gray in that!)
Anyway, enough of that and back to another very high scoring week. It wasn't surprising with 13 games played, yet we have had the closest call yet for the weekly prize. Scott Livingstone and Phil Ashman both scored a whopping 286 pts, but the rules state that the player who has got the most "spot on" scores is the winner, and Scott's 5 beat Phil's 4 - Sorry Phil, you cannot come any closer! Lee Honeywood is one of 52 players to score 200+ has has extended his lead at the top to a healthy 105. Atb, Ciro
THIS WEEKS £50 WINNER. Well done to:
Scott Livingstone - 286 pts - who predicted the following:
| Bonus | Home Team |
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| Away Team | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | v | 0 | Wigan |
| 40 |
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| Aston Villa | 1 | v | 2 | Man City |
| -6 |
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| Blackpool | 1 | v | 2 | Sunderland |
| 50 |
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| Everton | 2 | v | 0 | West Ham |
| -6 |
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| Fulham | 1 | v | 1 | Stoke |
| -6 |
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| Man Utd | 2 | v | 0 | Birmingham |
| 11 |
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| Newcastle | 1 | v | 1 | Tottenham |
| 50 |
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| Blackburn | 1 | v | 1 | West Brom |
| -6 |
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| Bolton | 0 | v | 2 | Chelsea |
| 24 |
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| Wolves | 0 | v | 1 | Liverpool |
| 24 |
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| Wigan | 1 | v | 2 | Aston Villa |
| 50 |
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| Blackpool | 0 | v | 2 | Man Utd |
| 21 |
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| Liverpool | 1 | v | 0 | Fulham |
| 40 |
TOP 20 SCORERS
| 1 | SCOTT LIVINGSTONE | 286 |
| 2 | PHIL ASHMAN | 286 |
| 3 | JASON JOOMAYE | 272 |
| 4 | JOANNA HILL | 270 |
| 5 | JIM McNAMARA | 260 |
| 6 | GRAHAM TEECE | 260 |
| 7 | CHARLES GODSALL | 257 |
| 8 | MATT ANDREE | 244 |
| 9 | NEILL BROWN | 243 |
| 10 | ROB LEEK | 239 |
| 11 | LEE HONEYWOOD | 230 |
| 12 | NATHAN JEFFREY | 230 |
| 13 | STUART GODMAN | 227 |
| 14 | MR IAIN BAKER | 224 |
| 15 | GEOFF EMBLEY | 224 |
| 16 | RICK WAKEMAN | 224 |
| 17 | PADDY BROWN | 223 |
| 18 | SIMON COLVEN | 221 |
| 19 | JAMES AINGER | 221 |
| 20 | MARTIN WRIGHT | 217 |
THE OVERALL TOP 10
| PREV | POS | NAME | WEEK 24 | BONUS | TOTAL |
| 1 | 1 | LEE HONEYWOOD | 230 | 0 | 2512 |
| 2 | 2 | STUART FOLWELL | 127 | 0 | 2407 |
| 4 | 3 | GARETH ROSSISTER | 147 | 0 | 2386 |
| 5 | 4 | MARTIN HUNT | 167 | 0 | 2333 |
| 3 | 5 | DECLAN SHORTISS | 45 | 0 | 2316 |
| 9 | 6 | FRED ROSE | 200 | 0 | 2292 |
| 8 | 7 | KEVIN ELLIS | 121 | 0 | 2283 |
| 7 | 8 | PAUL WORSLEY | 104 | 0 | 2266 |
| 18 | 9 | PETER BEARDSLEY | 216 | 20 | 2249 |
| 6 | 10 | GARY MARTIN DUFAUR | 75 | 0 | 2241 |
BONUS TEAM
Man Utd, 3 mins v Birmingham
# Pts won: 20
# Players correct: 39
Most Popular Choice: Arsenal - 130
