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

Well I'm back from a very satisfying afternoon in Kent

Now it's time to set the matches for next weekend. For obvious reasons the embargo on Arsenal and ManU matches has been lifted for this round


Man Utd v Arsenal
Newcastle v Man City
Norwich v Everton
Crystal Palace v West Brom
Bradford City v Sheffield Wednesday


Much like the last time I picked an Arsenal match, there is an extra bonus point up for grabs. What I want you to predict is the name of the first player to be sent off at Old Trafford on Sunday.

All selections to be in by 12noon on Saturday, 23rd October.

Where are all these League Two matches that we were promised several weeks ago, hmm?

B

Whatever my PC has been doing, it has _not_ been watching Everton and Norwich matches...

Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal (Henry)
Newcastle 3-0 Man City (Shearer)
Norwich 2-3 Everton (Mulryne)
Crystal Palace 2-1 West Brom (Kolkka)
Bradford City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Cadamarteri)

B

I might go walkabout in some of the lower leagues at some point. Riotact has asked for a couple of foreign games to be thrown into the mix, and I'm sure Demon Drawer would like something non-English at some point.

I'll keep an eye out on the Premiership fixture list, and when there is a week that looks particularly dull, that will be the one where I branch out. OK?

So if you correctly predict that no-one gets sent off then you get an extra point?

....thinking cap on now we got a Wednesday game !!

Oh good grief, you've gone and changed your name again

So what's so special about the 19th October then?

Good point from me{Andy]g there - is '(no sending off)' a valid prediction? And what if there's a punch-up on the pitch and two or more players get sent off together? Will you be checking the reports to see which combatant the ref turned to with the red card first?

If there is no sending off, then there will be no bonus.

If there is a mass sending off, then the bonus point will be for the first to be shown the card.

Man U 2 Arsenal 1 Van Nistelrooy
Newcastle 3 Man City 0 Bellamy
Norwich 0 Everton 2 Gravesen
Crystal Palace 0 WBA 0 (-)
Bradford 2 Sheffield Wed 1 Adebole

Man Utd v Arsenal 2-2 (reyes)
Newcastle v Man City 3-1 (kluivert)
Norwich v Everton 1-1 (huckerby)
Crystal Palace v West Brom 0-0
Bradford City v Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 (proudlock)

andy

a wee little tip wednesday seem to do better on the road

And I'm sitting 21st or 18th= out of 64 in my clubs SPL prediction league.

Toughest thing is being realistic about your teams changes every week.

Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal (Giggs)
Newcastle 1-2 Man City (Shearer)
Norwich 1-3 Everton (Mulryne)
Crystal Palace 1-1 West Brom (Kanu)
Bradford City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday (Cadamarteri)

Got to predict a Wednesday win seeing as our floor at Hallam has adopted them as our "can't get to see Leeds/Spurs/Liverpool so lets go to Hillsborough" team.

... and there are plenty of seats to choose from. Thousands and thousands and thousands to be precise

I'm saying, Paul Sturrock will be the salvation of that club. And they don't deserve him.

My bonus pick is...

ASHLEY COLE

Man Utd 1-2 Arsenal (Henry scores, Keane walks)
Newcastle 2- Man City (Kluivert)
Norwich 0-2 Everton (Osman)
Crystal Palace 1-0 West Brom (Johnson)
Bradford City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Windass)

Man Utd 1-2 Arsenal (Henry scores, Rooney sent off)
Newcastle 1-2 Man City (Anelka)
Norwich 0-1 Everton (Osman)
Crystal Palace 1-1 West Brom (earnshaw)
Bradford City 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday (Steven Schumacher)

Bonus pick: Gary Neville

B

Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal (Pires) [Keane to go]
Newcastle 2-0 Man City (Bellamy)
Norwich 0-2 Everton (Gravesen)
Crystal Palace 2-2 West Brom (Koumas)
Bradford City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Adebola)


btw Psycorp, Cadamarteri plays for the other team in Sheffield