Final result leaves the groups like this: Line up for the knockout stages: Musty Frog vs JakartaToon Alberts Chip Shop vs HungDrawn & Quartered AndraTuttoBene vs East Stand Heckler GeordieHalfbreed vs InBiscanWeTrust Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace vs Everton Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Southampton vs Manchester City Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Tiebreak Question: Total Number of Yellow Cards in the four Games. Straight Red counts as 0. 1. Same points for result, score etc but now need prediction for first scorer, with 3pts available for correct name (and first initial if necessary!). 2. If any matches go to extra time and penalties you are predicting the score at the end of extra time so a draw is possible. 3. If points are level after all 4 games tie will be awarded to contestant who is closest on the total number of yellow cards.
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 2 Everton 1 Zaha Middlesbrough 1 Chelsea 2 Havertz Southampton 1 Manchester City 3 Foden Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 2 Mane Total Number of Yellow Cards: 10
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 2 Everton 0 Zaha Middlesbrough 1 Chelsea 2 Havertz Southampton 1 Manchester City 3 Sterling Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 3 Salah Total Number of Yellow Cards: 11
Palace 1 Everton 1 - Rondon Boro 0 Chelski 3- Havertz Saints 0 City 1- De Brune Forest 1 Dippers 2- Mane Cards 14
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 2 Everton 0 Zaha Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 2 Werner (havertz if Werner doesn’t start) Southampton 1 Manchester City 3 Mahrez (or Jesus if mahrez doesn’t start, or de bruyne if neither) Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 2 Jota or Firmino if Jota doesn’t start Total Number of Yellow Cards: 12
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 2 Everton 2 Gallagher Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 3 Werner Southampton 1 Manchester City 3 Sterling Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 3 Salah Total Number of Yellow Cards: 13
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 1 v 0 Everton (Zaha) Middlesbrough 0 v 2 Chelsea (Pulisic) Southampton 0 v 2 Manchester City (Mahrez, (KDB if M doesnt start) Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 0 v 2 Liverpool (Jota) Cards - 12
Was quite tempted to copy 100% except for the Liverpool game in the hope that IBWT would be cheering on Forest to score by the end... Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 1 Everton 2 DCL (Zaha if DCL doesn't start) Middlesbrough 1 Chelsea 2 Werner (Havertz if Werner doesn’t start) Southampton 0 Manchester City 3 de Bruyne (or Jesus if DB doesn’t start, or Mahrez if neither) Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 3 Jota or Salah if Jota doesn’t start or Mane if neither or Firminio if none of the above Total Number of Yellow Cards: 11
Saturday 19th March Crystal Palace 1 Everton 0 Zaha Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 3 Werner Havertz Southampton 0 Manchester City 3 Foden Sunday 20th March Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 3 Salah Total Number of Yellow Cards: 15
Chippy and Trev take a narrow lead in their ties after the 2nd game. Musty retains his 4pt advantage, while Biscan extends his to 5. If any of the ties end up level it looks like the lower yellow card total will prevail.
Looks like @Albert's Chip Shop is through to the semis as both he and @Hung,Drawn and Quartered have same predictions for two last games. Of course @Hung,Drawn and Quartered could change his prediction for Nottingham Forest - Liverpool game to give himself a chance of winning.
An exciting final match sees East Stand Heckler beat Andra Tutto Bene on the Yellow Card prediction and HDQ's last minute change sees him knock Chippy out. Musty and Biscan couldn't be caught after their 5's in the first game. Semifinals Musty Frog vs East Stand Heckler Hung Drawn & Quartered vs InBiscan We Trust Games: Weekend of 16th April SEMI-FINAL Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Manchester City vs Liverpool Tiebreak: Number of Shots on Target in two games
Disappointing results all round this weekend. I was looking forward to watching the fallout from a cup final winner from Armstrong in a Trev v Jak final!
At least getting knocked out in the group stages saved me from the humiliation of forgetting the cup games were on this weekend!
