Matchweek 25 - Results 

Back into Premier League action this weekend and after the magic of the FA Cup (not to mention the re-introduction of VAR), it was back to reality with a bang for some (insert crying emoji here).

Regardless of the fact Wolves prevented LiVARpool from having a single shot on target for the whole second half of their game, for the first time in 45 years if statisticians are to be believed, we still allowed them to score one more than us in the first half unfortunately, final score 2-1.

Relegation battle wannabees Spurs and Man U faced off in North London, the visitors sent home with their tails between their legs, courtesy of a 13th minute goal by James Maddison, a result that rockets Spurs up to 12th and leaves The Red Devils languishing in 15th place, final score 1-0 Spurs.

Facing a 3rd defeat on the bounce, The Seagulls of Brighton & Hove hosted Chelsea by the seaside and turned on possibly their best performance of the season so far, taking all 3 points, with 3 goals and a clean sheet.  Their first from Mitoma showed the rest of the world why 'route 1' is sometimes the best option, rather than expecting your goalkeepers to play out from the back, a tactic that provides us with howlers on an almost weekly basis, saying that, Mitoma's first touch isn't exactly something every player can pull off, an absolute stunner from the Japanese international.

The hapless Foxes of Leicestershire, went down 2-0 to The Gunners and 'cometh the hour.....cometh the man'......with all of Arsenal's regular strikers now injured (Kai Havertz managed to tear his hammy whilst on a 'training break' in Dubai), up stepped midfielder Mikel Merino with a brace on his debut up front.

In a couple of juicy local Derby games, East End, cockney wankers West Ham were left crying into their jellied eels by The Bees of Brentford, going down 1-0 and down on the ever so slightly chilly South Coast, the high flying Cherries of Bournemouth, thumped Championship fodder Southampton 3-1 in their own backyard.

Keeping it South side, the newly invigorated Toffee's of Everton continued their march up the table (now one point ahead of Man Utd), courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace and in a tricky one to pick, Fulham turned over very high flying Notts Forest 2-1, a great game for the neutral and our very own Chris Wood adding another to his tally, unfortunately not enough to win the game this week.

Finally (well almost), there's a new boy in town.......well, in the City and his name is Omar Marmoush, I don't know what they put in the baby formula in Egypt, but this guy single handedly toor (none too shabby) Newcastle with a home debut hattrick, final score 4-0.  A little too late for City's title hopes, but crikey, they looked good.

And finally (really this time.....), The Tractor Boys of Ipswich must have though they were in for a drubbing, having gone down to 10 men in the 40th minutes, but never fear, you're playing The Villa and even with their superstar strikers Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford, you know you're good for at least a draw and that's exactly where it finished, 1-1.................Champions League, you're having a laugh !!!

Kudos to Connor for picking the Villa draw, you were the only one to do so (why I don't know), but this means no full house this week, in fact 7 points takes the spoils this week and only two managed to get there, so please stand and take bow, this weeks victors, Mr Christopher Mumford and Marcus Watson Esq.......nice one fellas, we salute you !!

Top 5 below, head to the website for the full leaderboard and next week's picks, which don't kick off until Wednesday, so you can chill for a few days, for those who fancy a laugh, hopefully at Villa's expense, they face up against LiVARpool tomorrow (which you've already put your picks in for.......don't panic).  I'm hoping for a 6-6 draw, purely for entertainment value.

How many teams have won the FA Cup?

Answer: 44. (Mark mentioned it in his email before this week to test if you read it.)