August 5th to 7th - Arsenal kicked off the new season with a trip to Crystal Palace on Friday night. Their preseason optimism continued with a two-nil victory to kick start their campaign. Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal of the new campaign and victory was sealed when Marc Guehi scored an own goal with five minutes to go.

Liverpool were twice behind at newly promoted Fulham but came away from Craven Cottage with a point. Aleksander Mitrovic took his goal scoring form from the Championship to the Premier League as he scored twice. Darwin Nunez came off the bench to equalise once and then set up a second equaliser for Mo Salah. The Egyptian has now scored on the opening day for six consecutive seasons.

The three o'clock games on Saturday saw Bournemouth pick up three points after a two-nil win at home to Aston Villa - Jefferson Lerma and Kiefer Moore scored the goals. Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest by the same scoreline - second half goals from Fabien Schar and Callum Wilson earned Eddie Howe's side the three points. Tottenham's season started with a four-one win at home to Southampton. The Saints were ahead with a James Ward-Prowse strike but Antonio Conte's side served notice of their intentions for the season with goals from Sessegnon, Dier, Kulusevski and an own goal. Chelsea opened with a one-nil win at Everton - Jorginho scored the only goal from the spot in first half injury time.

Sunday's games saw history made as Brighton won for the first time ever at Old Trafford. Two first half goals from Pascal Gross were enough to spoil Erik Ten Hag's managerial debut. Those pre-season victories already seem a distant memory. No such problems for the champions Man City - they started the defence of their title with a two-nil win at West Ham. Erling Haaland scored a goal in each half for Pep Guardiola's side. Sunday's other game saw the points shared at the Walker Stadium - Leicester were two goals ahead but two second half goals saw Brentford earn a point - Josh Da Silva scored the leveller with just five minutes left.

The first leaderboard of the season sees two people joint top on 51 points - Dylan Delaney and John Brophy. Anastas Popov is two points further back in third with five people sharing fourth place, including defending champions Jonathan Fox - full details below:

 


August 13th and 14th - Only two teams ended the weekend with a 100% record. Man City made it two wins from two with a straightforward four-nil win at home to Bournemouth. The goals came from Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden and an own goal. That's six scored and none conceded as the champions made a very solid start to the defence of their title.

Arsenal also made it two wins from two. An entertaining game at home to Leicester finished four-two in favour of Mikel Arteta's side. Gabriel Jesus marked his home debut with two goals to kick start his Arsenal career. Chelsea and Tottenham played out a two-all draw on Sunday in a game which had everything. Chelsea lead twice through Koulibaly and James before equalisers from Hojbjerg and Kane (in the 96th minute). Both managers then ended up receiving red cards - an initial skirmish after the first equaliser was followed up by more handbags on the final whistle. Anthony Taylor, who loves a card, sent both managers off to round off the entertainment.

Man United finished Saturday evening bottom of the table. Just when you think things can't sink any lower, they go and lose four-nil at Brentford. All the goals came in the first thirty-five minutes - Jensen, Toney, Da Silva and Mee had the Bees in dreamland. Erik Ten Hag looked bemused in the dugout while Gary Neville had yet another hissy fit on the sidelines about the owners. All in all, a very enjoyable Saturday evening!

The Saturday morning clash between old rivals Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard ended in a two-one victory for Aston Villa. Villa were two up following goals from Ings and Buendia. Everton rallied late on but were unable to complete the comeback after Lucas Digne scored an own goal against his former side.

The game between Brighton and Newcastle finished scoreless as both teams moved onto four points and remain unbeaten. Further along the South Coast, the points were shared between Southampton and Leeds. Two Rodrigo goals sent the visitors two up but goals from Joe Aribo and Kyle Walker Peters ensured the Saints picked up their first point of the season. Wolves and Fulham shared the points after a nil-all draw at Molineaux. Aleksander Mitrovic could have made it two wins from two for Fulham but he missed a late penalty. Nottingham Forest's first home game back in the top division ended in a one-nil win. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the winner in first half injury time. Former Ireland international Declan Rice missed a second half penalty for the hammers.

Plenty of movement in the standings this weekend - Anastas Popov leads the way on 96 points and is 3 clear of Joe Behan in second place. Keith Ryan has climbed to third place with Lionel Knott and Gary McGurk completing the early top five. Finally, if anyone has any doubts about the integrity of the competition, scroll down to the bottom of the table. You can call me Erik from now on....

  


August 20th and 21st - Arsenal headed the table on Sunday night after a third consecutive win. They scored three without reply at Bournemouth to record maximum points from their first three games since the 2004-2005 season. Man City's 100% record came to an end with a three-all draw at Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. City went ahead early on through Ilkay Gundogan but were stunned when the hosts went three-one up with goals from Almiron, Wilson and Trippier. However, Pep Guardiola's side fought back to earn a point with goals from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva.

Leeds recorded their second victory of the season with a comprehensive three-nil win at home to Chelsea. Eduardo Mendy's mistake allowed Brendon Aaronsen to open the scoring. A second followed through Rodrigo and third from Jack Harrison secured the points late on. That win sent Jesse Marsch's side third in the table. Tottenham continued their good start to the season with a one-nil win at home to Wolves. A hard fought game was settled by Harry Kane's second half strike. Fulham are still unbeaten too. Brentford looked to have earned a point after coming from two goals down at Craven Cottage but Aleksander Mitrovice scored a last minute winner for Marco Silva's side.

Everton needed a last minute equaliser from Demarai Gray to earn their first point of the season. Brennan Johnson had earlier given Nottingham Forest the lead at Goodison Park. Crystal Palace got their first win of the season when they came from behind to beat Aston Villa. Steven Gerrard's side were ahead early on but two goals from Wilfried Zaha and one from Matata saw Patrick Vieira come out on top of the former midfielder's managerial battle.

Leicester are in the bottom three after losing two-one at home to Southampton. All the goals at the King Power Stadium came in the second half - James Maddison opened the scoring but the Saints scored twice through Che Adams to earn the points. Ahead of the big game on Monday night, Man Unirah fans saw their team move off the bottom when West Ham lost two-nil at home to Brighton - the goals which saw David Moyes' side drop to last place on goals scored came from McAllister and Trossard.

A score of 25 points was enough to allow Joe Behan to swap places with last week's leader, Anastas Popov and move into first place. Keith Ryan remains in third place. David Cooney was one of the high climbers this week - his score of 39 points saw him move into joint fourth spot alongside Gerry Moore and James Keville. Full details below:

  


August 27th and 28th - The leaders Arsenal had to come from behind to maintain their 100% start to the season. Aleksander Mitrovic's fourth goal of the season had Fulham ahead at the Emirates but goals from Odegaard and Gabriel made it four wins from four for Mikel Arteta's revitalised side. Three teams are just two points behind. They include Man City who came from two down at home to Crystal Palace to win four-two. Palace were the victims of a very dubious disallowed goal to go three up before a goal from Bernardo Silva and a hat trick from Erling Haaland completed the comeback for the champions.

Harry Kane scored both goals and missed a penalty as Spurs won two-nil at Nottingham Forest on Sunday evening. They're joined on ten points by Brighton. Graham Potter's side recorded a one-nil win at home to Leeds - Pascal Gross scored the only goal in the second half.

Two wins in a week have the Man Unirah fans chirping again - a two-one win at home to Liverpool on Monday night was followed up with a one-nil win at Southampton. Bruno Fernandes scored his first goal of the season in the win at St Marys. Liverpool finally recorded their first win of the season at the fourth time of asking. Bournemouth were on the receiving end of a nine-nil backlash as Jurgen Klopp's side fiound their scoring boots. Among the goals were Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino who both scored twice.

Chelsea ended the game with ten men but still had too much for Leicester. Brendan Rodgers is under pressure after Raheem Sterling's double, despite Conor Gallagher's red card in the first half. West Ham's first goal of the season through Pablo Fornals was enough to give them their first points of the season and beat Aston Villa. Steven Gerrard is also another manager feeling the early season pressure.

The weekend's other games saw two matches end in one-all draws. Everton were ahead at Brentford from Anthony Gordon's farewell goal before Vitaly Janelt equalised. Wolves and Newcastle also drew-one all. Allan Saint-Maximin's fine equaliser cancelled out Ruben Neves's opener.

Some excellent scores were posted over the weekend - none moreso than Philip Jordan who picked up 78 points, the highest this week. Heading into the midweek programme, which will decide the monthly winner, he leads by seven points from three people - James Keville, Keith Ryan and Sean Cleary. Sean was another excellent scorer this week - he picked up 72 points. Last week's leader, Joe Behan, is now in fifth place. Full details below:

  


August 30th and 31st - A full midweek programme rounded off the August competition. Arsenal made it five wins from five with a two-one win at home to Aston Villa. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring before Douglas Luiz equalised. The leaders weren't to be denied though as Gabriel Martinelli scored the winner. Mikel Arteta's side have scored 13 goals in their five games so far with 7 of those coming from players called Gabriel! Man City are second after putting Nottingham Forest to the sword at the Etihad. Erling Haaland had scored his second hat-trick of the season by half-time. Their other new signing, Julian Alvarez, scored twice in an ominous sign for the rest of the league.

Spurs remain third but were pegged basck by West Ham who earned a point through Tomas Soucek's equaliser. Brighton's first defeat of the season came in a two-one loss at Fulham - Aleksander Mitrovic scored his fifth goal of the campaign in that one.

There was late drama at Anfield when Fabio Carvalho scored a winner for Liverpool in the eighth minute of injury time. Just reward for all Newcastle's time wasting during the game. Eddie Howe's side had lead the way with a debut goal from Aleksander Isak but Roberto Firmino's equaliser paved the way for the late winner.

Everton are still without a win. They were held one-all by Leeds. Chelsea's second defeat of the season came at Southampton. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for the visitors but goals from Lavia and Armstrong earned the Saints their second win of the season. The two other midweek games ended in draws - one-all between Crystal Palace and Brentford and nil-all between Bournemouth and Wolves.

August ended with a three-way tie at the top of the table - debutants James Keville and Rory Ellard shared top spot with Paul Moore. Just five points separated first from seventh at the end of the month - Anastas Popov and Roisin Joyce completing the top five:

  


Premier League 2022-2023 - August Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 2 1 James Keville Doesn't Mata 205 164 41





2
 9 7 Paul Moore TAA - The Scouser In Our Team 205 159 46
3
 10 7 Rory Ellard Ipspich 205 154 51
4
 6 2 Anastas Popov Super Strong Saints 204 159 45
5
 12 7 Roisin Joyce WAW 202 151 51
6
 3 -3 Keith Ryan Ain't No Mountain High Enough 200 164 36
7
 4 -3 Sean Cleary Sean's Superstars 200 164 36
8
 1 -7 Philip Jordan Frankie's Army 197 171 26
9
 7 -2 Darragh Kenny Fox Hunters 195 159 36
10
 17 7 Ciaran O'Hart Riverchapel Plate 193 147 46
11
 8 -3 David Cooney Tuchel Says It's Chilly 190 159 31
12
 20 8 Gary McGurk Darwin Innit! 190 144 46
13
 14 1 Graham Pierpoint Klopp's Kops 190 149 41
14
 11 -3 Robert Hynes Georgia Best 188 151 37
15
 19 4 Phil Doyle FC Muertos Errantes 186 145 41
16
 52 36 Dave McGinley Clucko > Seanie O'Shea 185 129 56
17
 43 26 Gerry Moore A Hat Trick of Gabriels 183 134 49
18
 18 0 Ian McSweeney The Dread Pirate Roberts 183 147 36
19
 5 -14 Joe Behan In It To Win It I Wish 182 160 22
20
 29 9 Dean Kelly Drean Team 180 139 41
21
 62 41 Frank McSweeney Pool Abu 180 119 61
22
 15 -7 John Brophy Carrig ABU 180 149 31
23
 22 -1 Joseph Kavanagh Cherry Orchard Thieves 180 144 36
24
 30 6 Eoghan Farrelly Definitely Last Chance Saloon! 175 139 36
25
 21 -4 Gavin Goodwin Gorey United FC 175 144 31
26
 60 34 Richard Johnston If All U Have Is A Hammer Then Everything Is…. 175 124 51
27
 45 18 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 175 134 41
28
 34 6 Brian Prendergast Up The Arsenal 173 136 37
29
 23 -6 David Lavelle Black & Amber 172 141 31
30
 61 31 Jenny Behan Offside Again 171 121 50
31
 49 18 Andy Dunne Steve McMahon's Tackle 170 129 41
32
 25 -7 Bobby Hynes Dancing In The Dark 170 139 31
33
 13 -20 Dylan Delaney Only Kruls and Horses 170 149 21
34
 31 -3 Gary Fitzpatrick Werner's Originals 170 139 31
35
 41 6 Gavin Morgan Seventeenth Season Syndrome 170 134 36
36
 16 -20 Jonathan Fox For Fox Sake, Not Again 170 149 21
37
 35 -2 Chris Keohan Chicken Tikka Mo Salah 167 136 31
38
 27 -11 Con McSweeney Coola_Boolas 165 139 26
39
 28 -11 Craig Calvert Ten Fags Army 165 139 26
40
 42 2 Gerry Draper Everton 10 165 134 31
41
 32 -9 Sean O'Mairtin Creweless 165 139 26
42
 55 13 Derek McDonald Closet Scouser 163 126 37
43
 36 -7 Gary Donnelly GarWin Nunez 163 136 27
44
 33 -11 Lionel Knott The Best Redabbey Reds 163 138 25
45
 24 -21 Aidan Scanlon St Pats 160 139 21
46
 58 12 Aidan White The Ings vs Watkins Conundrum 160 124 36
47
 51 4 Ciaran Healy I Forgot Again This Week 160 129 31
48
 40 -8 Ciaran Rooney Wax On Wax Off 160 134 26
49
 44 -5 Micheal Joyce Marsching On 160 134 26
50
 68 18 Simon Scanlon Braygulls Utd Celtic 160 109 51
51
 56 5 Javier Suarez Cafu Con Leche 157 126 31
52
 37 -15 John Massey Geezers On Tour 157 136 21
53
 38 -15 Ronan Rafferty Ragballrovers 157 136 21
54
 48 -6 John Hempenstall Real SoSo Bad 156 130 26
55
 50 -5 Cathal Thornton Game of Stones 155 129 26
56
 59 3 Gareth Pierpoint Allison Wonderland 155 124 31
57
 53 -4 Niall Carroll Rubber's Magic Bus 155 129 26
58
 26 -32 Brian Haughton Jurgen's Mighty Reds 154 139 15
59
 64 5 Dylan O'Riordan Yurty Ahearn's Golden Spoon 152 116 36
60
 57 -3 Ralph Goodwin Hunt Down The Foxes 152 126 26
61
 54 -7 Caroline Carroll Carrie's Crusaders 151 126 25
62
 39 -23 Niall Gregory Yid Army 151 135 16
63
 46 -17 Shane Hempenstall Ham Salah 150 133 17
64
 47 -17 Brendan Maguire Cantthinkofone 148 131 17
65
 63 -2 Conor MacMahon Fu@#ing Cowboys Ted 143 116 27
66
 72 6 Sarah Coward Nancy's Army 143 103 40
67
 71 4 Shane Finnan Interlocking Spurs 141 106 35
68
 65 -3 Gerard McCluskey Breffni_Blues 140 113 27
69
 70 1 Ciara Walsh Kirvin Kicks 138 106 32
70
 77 7 Colm Cahill COYS FC 129 92 37
71
 69 -2 Andrew Keohan Allstar Assholes 128 107 21
72
 67 -5 Monica Collins Monica's Legs Eleven 128 109 19
73
 75 2 Johno Percy Mo Money Mo Salah 127 96 31
74
 66 -8 Liam Keohan Artekkers 125 113 12
75
 74 -1 Christina Morgan Mwahahahaha 124 99 25
76
 76 0 Paul Prendergast The Untouchables 122 96 26
77
 73 -4 Joe Turner What Would Jan Molby Do? 121 101 20
78
 78 0 Brian Mullen Boris Cuts His Hair With A Knife And Fork 120 83 37
79
 79 0 Kieran Killeen Wanderers 105 78 27