h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This is the last week of the season, and to celebrate this event you're getting all 10 matches in the Premiership. Yes that's right, after a break of some considerable time, you once again can all pick Henry as Arsenal's scorer


Man City v Everton
Portsmouth v Middlesborough
Wolves v Spurs
Arsenal v Leicester
Aston Villa v Man Utd
Blackburn v Birmingham
Bolton v Fulham
Charlton v Southampton
Chelsea v Leeds United
Liverpool v Newcastle


But wait, there's more! There is a bonus point competition this week

With a nod in the direction of WILD-BIRIYANI's idea about times that goals are scored. What I want you to do is tell me in which game out of the ten you think that the first goal will be scored. All correct predictions will attract a bonus of TWO points

I'll be using the BBC Live Vidiprinter page as the definitive source for timings. If there are two or more games where the time as listed as the same, I will then defer to the appropriate Live Text Commentary pages to get the times.

Is that all clear? Good


Closing date, as ever, 12noon on Saturday 15th May.

And the best of luck to you all

(particularly todd )

Man City 2-1 Everton (leon osman)
Portsmouth 1-0 Middlesborough (Lomano LuaLua)
Wolves 3-2 Spurs (Henri Camara)
Arsenal 1-1 Leicester (Jose Antonio Reyes)
Aston Villa 2-0 Man Utd (juan pablo angel)
Blackburn 1-2 Birmingham (mikael forsell)
Bolton 3-1 Fulham (Youri Djorkaeff)
Charlton 0-0 Southampton
Chelsea 5-1 Leeds United (Eidur Gudjohnsen)
Liverpool 2-3 Newcastle (Michael owen)

And the first goal will be scored in the Chelsea-Leeds game. You don't want the minute as well, do you?

No I don't want the minute. Thanks

Right, good. I can now safely forget about this thread then.

Well, I hope you'll come back next weekend to see how you did!

well, maybe. And if B overtakes me I can take solace in the fact that he owes me a tenner on account of Scunthorpe beinmg crapper than Everton.

You don't expect B to pay up, do you, Egon? I'm currently growing old waiting for the fiver he owes me!

Ah, but if we both attend the enxt east midlands meet, I can prise the tenner from his cobwebbed wallet.

Travelling to the East Midlands to collect a fiver might not be very cost-effective. But perhaps I'll see him in London in July.

And you can charge him interest as well. Just rob his wallet, that should do it.

Man City v Everton 2-2 (rooney)
Portsmouth v Middlesborough 2-1(sheringahm)
Wolves v Spurs 1-2(keane)
Arsenal v Leicester 3-1 (reyes)
Aston Villa v Man Utd 1-2(van nistleroy)
Blackburn v Birmingham 2-2(savage)
Bolton v Fulham 2-1 (djorkaef)
Charlton v Southampton 1-1(philips)
Chelsea v Leeds United 3-2(lampard)
Liverpool v Newcastle 2-1(gerrard)

and my prediction is liverpool newcastle match as first match

andy

Last I heard, the E Midlands meet was being cancelled.

B

I bet you arranged that just so you could avoid paying Egon his tenner.

No I think it's something to do with Felonius Monk's Dad (?) being ill

Monk's Dad is currently very ill with cancer.

Man City 2 v 0 Everton - Wright-Phillips
Portsmouth 1 v 0 Middlesborough - Quashie
Wolves 0 v 0 Spurs -
Arsenal 4 v 1 Leicester - Izzet
Aston Villa 1 v 1 Man Utd - Scholes
Blackburn 1 v 1 Birmingham - Emerton
Bolton 1 v 2 Fulham - Malbranque
Charlton 2 v 0 Southampton - Fortune
Chelsea 3 v 2 Leeds United - Smith
Liverpool 2 v 1 Newcastle - Shearer

The first goal will go in at Stamford Bridge.

Man City 3-2 Everton (Wanchope)
Portsmouth 0-2 Middlesborough (Maccarone)
Wolves 1-0 Spurs (Ganea)
Arsenal 18-0 Leicester (Henry)
Aston Villa 2-1 Man Utd (Barry)
Blackburn 0-2 Birmingham (John)
Bolton 2-2 Fulham (Davies)
Charlton 0-0 Southampton
Chelsea 1-1 Leeds United (Hasselbaink)
Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (Owen) - the traditional result, I believe.

And the first goal? Villa Park

B

Citezins 1 Toffee's 1 ( WANCHOPPE )

Pompey 1 Boro 1 (Rickets)

Wolves 3 Spurs 1 ( Camara )


Gunners 2 Foxes 0 (Pires)

Villa 2 Red Devils 2 ( Ronaldo)

Rovers 1 B/HAM 1 ( Morrison )

Trotters 2 Cottagers 1 (Pederson)

Charlton 1 Saints 1 (Euell)

Chelsea 4 Leeds 0 (Gudjohson)

Liverpool 1 Geordies 1 (HYPIEA)

1ST GOAL at Bolton !!

Man City 1-0 Everton (Anelka)
Portsmouth 1-0 Middlesborough (Sheringham)
Wolves 2-0 Spurs (Cort)
Arsenal 3-1 Leicester (Tel Henry)
Aston Villa 2-1 Man Utd (Angel)
Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham (Stead)
Bolton 2-1 Fulham (Malbranque)
Charlton 2-2 Southampton, I'm saying (Phillips)
Chelsea 1-1 Leeds United (Smith)
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle (The Amazing Mr Em)

And to hopefully confirm my stunning victory in my first season of Fantasy Football (in direct contrast to Phantasy Phootball, which I'm cack at), here's my predictions:

Man City 1-1 Everton (Shaun Wright-Phillips)
Portsmouth 0-2 Middlesborough (Maccarone)
Wolves 1-2 Spurs (Robbie Keane)
Arsenal 0-1 Leicester (Dickov) - Yes, because I don't think they'll go unbeaten! Shock horror!
Aston Villa 3-2 Man Utd (Scholes)
Blackburn 0-0 Birmingham
Bolton 2-1 Fulham (Nolan)
Charlton 1-2 Southampton (Beattie)
Chelsea 2-1 Leeds United (Gudjohnsen)
Liverpool 3-3 Newcastle (Shearer)

And the first goal of the day will come at Old Trafford.

Well, to be winning at one competition is an honour, but victory at both would just be greedy. Manchester United and Arsenal please take note

Oh, and the first goal of the day will be scored at...

*throws dart at map of the UK*

Ah. Berwick Rangers. I'd better go for the nearest ground to that, which is probably Ewood Park.