August 15th to 18th - Champions Liverpool kicked off their title defence with a hard-fought 4-2 win at home to Bournemouth on Friday night. The Reds looked to be cruising to victory with goals from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo giving them a two goal lead shortly after half-time. Howver, Bournemouth fought back to level from two Antoine Semanyo goals. Federico Chiesa came off the bench to score before Mo Salah's customary opening day goal ensured the champins opened with a win.

Man City are the early table toppers after a four-nil win at Wolves - two Erling Haaland goals were supplemented with strikes from Tijani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki. Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur started off with a three-nil win at home Burnley - Richarlison scored twice in the one. Newly promoted Sunderland won by the same scoreline on their return to the top division - they beat West Ham three-nil at the Stadium of Light.

Perennial runners-up, Arsenal, started their campaign with a one-nil win at Man United. Ricardo Califiori headed the only goal at Old Trafford. United's strategy of sacking the tea ladies and spending big on attackers has yet to pay off. Nottingham Forest started where they finished off last season. Chris Wood scored twice in their three-one win over Brentford. The 34 of you who picked Keith Andrews in the sack race will have enjoyed that one.

Saturday's early game finished nil-all between Aston Villa and Newcastle. Chelsea and Crystal Palace also failed to muster a goal between them - Palace were unlucky not to score when Eberechi Eze's free-kick was ruled out for an infringement. Rodrigo Munez scored a late equaliser for Brighton to deny Fulham an opening day win at the Amex Stadium. Leeds United were the second of the promoted clubs to open their new campaign with a home win. Lukas Nmecha scored a late penalty as Everton were beaten one-nil at Elland Road on Monday night...

Kieran Killeen tops the first leaderboard of the season. He scored an excellent 49 points to open his campaign for the season. Six people are then just three points further back, a rogues gallery comprising Anastas Popov, Bobby Hynes, Finbarr Corkery, John Brophy, Jonathan Fox and Richard Johnston:

  


August 22nd to 24th - It's a North London one-two at the top of the table after this weekend's games. Arsenal hit Leeds United for five at the Emirates to lead the way on goal difference. The 39 people who picked Victor Gyokeres as one of their strikers picked up four bonus points as the Swede scored a double on his home debut. Spurs also made it two wins from two - they beat Man City two-nil at the Etihad with goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha. Despite Spurs having a great record against Man City, nobody predicted that result - the first game this season to record zero points in the competition. The two North London teams are the only teams to win their first two games - Liverpool could join them with a win in the Alexander Isak playoff on Monday night...

Chelsea came from a goal down to beat West Ham five-one on Friday night. The crisis deepens for Graham Potter's side who have lost both opening games and shipped eight goals in the process. They're joined on four points by Nottingham Forest who drew one-all at Crystal Palace on Sunday - Callum Hudson-Odoi cancelling out Ismaila Sarr's opener.

Eleswhere, Everton's first competitive game at the Hill-Dickinson Stadium saw them beat Brighton two-nil. It was the same score at Turf Moor where Burnley beat Sunderland in an early season meeting of two of the promoted clubs. Bournemouth and Brentford both recovered from opening day defeats with one-nil wins at home. The Cherries beat Wolves and Keith Andrews' side defeated an out-of-sorts Aston Villa. Man United are in the familiar position of sixteenth in the table - they drew one-all at Fulham. An own goal had them ahead early in the second half but Emile Smith-Rowe earned a point for the home side.

A score of 44 points this weekend sends Joseph Kavanagh to the top of the standings. He's three points clear of Richard Johnston in second place. Kieran Killeen is in third place. Fourth place is shared by Bobby Hynes, Craig Whelan and Peter Lavelle - full details below:

  


August 30th and 31st - Liverpool are the only team to have won their first three games. Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free kick was the difference as the champions saw off challengers Arsenal at Anfield. His goal was one of the few moments of pure quality in the game as Mikel Arteta's gameplan of leaving with a point came unstuck in the final ten minutes. Chelsea remain unbeaten after a controversial two-nil at home to Fulham. The Cottagers had a decent looking goal ruled out by VAR before goals from Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez either side of half time gave Enzo Maresca's side a second win of the season.

Crystal Palace are the third of three teams unbeaten heading into the international break. They stunned Aston Villa with a three-nil win at Villa Park with goals from Mateta, Guehi and Sarr. Unai Emery's side are second from bottom with one point and no goals from three games. Tottenham's 100% start to the season came to a disappointing end. They were beaten one-nil at home by Bournemouth. The only goal came in the first five minuntes when Evanilson scored for the Cherries. The South Coast side finished Saturday seventh in the table.

Jack Grealish continues to look a shrewd acquisition by Everton. The loanee provided another two assists as David Moyes' side won three-two at Wolves. Kieran Dewsbury-Hall's goal proved to be the winner as the Midlands' side lost their third consecutive game at the start of the season. Man City lost for the second time in three games - they let a one goal lead slip at Brighton as Brajan Gruda scored a last minute winner in a two-one win for the Seagulls.

Sunderland will hope their strong home form might be a valuable asset in their fight to stay in the top division. They came from behind to beat Brentford two-one at the Stadium of Light. Wilson Isidor celebrated becoming a father this week with a winner in the 96th minute. West Ham eased the pressure on Graham Potter with a three-nil win at Nottingham Forest. The goals all came late on with Bowen, Pacqueta and Wilson giving the Hammers a first win of the season.

Newcastle remain without a win - their need for a new striker was illustrated by a second scoreless draw in three games. They drew nil-all at Leeds and sit only a couple of places outside the bottom three. Man United won the early-season relegation six-pointer at Old Trafford. Burnley had come from behind twice before Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty deep into injury time to secure a three-two victory for the under fire Reds.

A hard-fought monthly competition ended with victory for Joseph Kavanagh. He had just two points to spare over Jason Maloney who finished the month strongly but fell just short of top spot. Richard Johnston finished third with Craig Whelan and Robert Foley sharing fourth place:

  


Premier League 2025-2026 - August Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 1 0 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 110 83 27

2
 27 25 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 108 66 42
3
 2 -1 Richard Johnston Oumuamua FC 107 80 27
4
 5 1 Craig Whelan Saints 106 76 30
5
 63 58 Robert Foley Alisson Wonderland 106 56 50
6
 13 7 Chris Keohan Nancy's Warriors 105 71 34
7
 15 8 Helen Fadian Keelwestkats 105 71 34
8
 21 13 Gary Donnelly Drop It Like It's Slot 104 67 37
9
 4 -5 Bobby Hynes Born To Run 103 76 27
10
 6 -4 Peter Lavelle Lavfavs 103 76 27
11
 8 -3 Brendan Maguire Cantthinkofone 102 75 27
12
 9 -3 Brian Hearne Team Phoenix 102 75 27
13
 49 36 Caoimhin McEnteggart Macs Marvels 102 60 42
14
 20 6 Tommy Walsh Toon Army 102 68 34
15
 12 -3 Aidan White The Emery Board 101 71 30
16
 14 -2 Darragh Kenny Tony Fitz 101 71 30
17
 39 22 David King Alisson Wonderland 101 64 37
18
 3 -15 Kieran Killeen Olde Gold Gloom 99 79 20
19
 43 24 Eamonn Gallagher Gally's Prem Hoops 98 61 37
20
 31 11 Paul Moore Wirtz The Story, Morning Glory 98 66 32
21
 32 11 Thomas Nolan Sons of Pitches 98 66 32
22
 56 34 Christina Morgan I'll Try 2-1 Again This Year 97 58 39
23
 34 11 Gareth Pierpoint Wirtz A Fortune 97 65 32
24
 36 12 Greg Donaghy Champagne Super Rovers 97 65 32
25
 10 -15 Jonathan Fox He's A Lad From Portugal, Better Than Figo Don’t You Know 97 75 22
26
 11 -15 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 97 75 22
27
 22 -5 Craig Calvert Cunha Win A Few Games United? 95 66 29
28
 35 7 Gavin Morgan FC Lorem Ipsum 94 65 29
29
 23 -6 Eoghan Farrelly Maybe This Year 93 66 27
30
 24 -6 Finbarr Corkery Firies FC 93 66 27
31
 25 -6 Gavin Goodwin Gorey United 93 66 27
32
 29 -3 John Cafferkey Beach Boys 93 66 27
33
 7 -26 Aaron Nealon Backstreet Moyes 92 75 17
34
 55 21 Brian Haughton Poolabu 92 58 34
35
 17 -18 Eamon Fox Deus Ex Machina 92 70 22
36
 18 -18 Carl Toner COYI 90 68 22
37
 69 32 David Doyle Ekitike Max 90 53 37
38
 57 19 Joe Turner The Coutinho Money 89 57 32
39
 42 3 Anastas Popov Golden State Saints 88 61 27
40
 58 18 Caroline Carroll Glenview 88 56 32
41
 26 -15 Graham Pierpoint Que Salah Salah 88 66 22
42
 28 -14 John Brophy Carrig ABU 88 66 22
43
 61 18 Kevin Lawless Delays FC 88 56 32
44
 16 -28 Con McSweeney Queer-Hawks 87 70 17
45
 76 31 Darren O'Gorman Pass n Move 87 50 37
46
 52 6 Keith Nerney Now I'm A Baleba 87 60 27
47
 37 -10 Kev Dalton Don't Know Why I Bother! 87 65 22
48
 71 23 Billy McGinley Seagulls Flying High 86 51 35
49
 19 -30 David Cooney London Is Blue 85 68 17
50
 88 38 Monica Collins Monchester United 85 46 39
51
 45 -6 Javier Suarez Loseronius FC 83 61 22
52
 62 10 Paul Foley Foley's Sublime 11 83 56 27
53
 75 22 Robert Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 83 51 32
54
 50 -4 Jim Foley Ronaldo's A Cod 82 60 22
55
 51 -4 Joe Behan NC750X 82 60 22
56
 79 23 Tommy Tormey Shay Brennan's Testimonial XI 82 50 32
57
 67 10 Alain Verjans TheCoysAreBackInTown 81 54 27
58
 48 -10 Phil Doyle FC Muertos Erraticos 81 61 20
59
 90 31 Benny McCarthy Brendan's Navigators 80 45 35
60
 59 -1 Dylan O'Riordan Friday Night Slots 78 56 22
61
 30 -31 Johno Percy Moves Like Agger 78 66 12
62
 46 -16 Keith Ryan Cunha Please Hurry Up 78 61 17
63
 80 17 Roisin Joyce Joyce's Choices 78 49 29
64
 33 -31 Dave McGinley Reservoir Dubs 77 65 12
65
 77 12 Frank McSweeney Poolabu 1 77 50 27
66
 65 -1 Joseph Leppla Play Jaya Frimpong 77 55 22
67
 66 -1 Kevin Nolan Frimpong Frimpong 77 55 22
68
 38 -30 Martin Kimmins Los Pollos Hermanos 77 65 12
69
 54 -15 Shane Horan Welsh Xavi 77 60 17
70
 40 -30 Simon Scanlon Amorin's United Red Devils 77 63 14
71
 81 10 Dave Lavelle Isak Is A Red 75 48 27
72
 64 -8 Sean O'Mairtin Creweless 75 56 19
73
 70 -3 Andy Dunne Escape To Victory FC 73 51 22
74
 72 -2 Brian Mullen Are They My Feet? 73 51 22
75
 47 -28 Micheal Joyce Whiter Shade Of Pale 73 61 12
76
 74 -2 Paul Prendergast The Untouchables 73 51 22
77
 97 20 Phoebe Suarez Behan Unicorn FC 73 36 37
78
 94 16 Sean Cafferkey Yoryies 73 41 32
79 83 4 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 72 47 25
80 82 2 Lionel Knott Knott's Landing 72 48 24
81 53 -28 Micheal Munnelly The Cunning Stunts 72 60 12
82 41 -41 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 72 62 10
83 44 -39 Gary Fitzpatrick Can't Get Any Wirtz 71 61 10
84 91 7 Philip Jordan Frankie's Army 71 42 29
85 68 -17 Aidan Scanlon St Pats 70 53 17
86 87 1 Liam Keohan Stranger Wings 70 46 24
87 84 -3 Sam Calvert Samchester United 69 47 22
88 85 -3 Ciaran O'Hart Riverchapel Plate 68 46 22
89 99 10 Colin Butterly Butters FC 68 26 42
90 73 -17 Gerry Draper Everton10 68 51 17
91 86 -5 Jack Draper Always Losing 68 46 22
92 89 -3 Rhea Suarez Behan Rhea's Reds 68 46 22
93 60 -33 Gerry Moore Victor! For Mikel 66 56 10
94 93 -1 Realtin Dunne Little Stars FC 63 41 22
95 95 0 Calvin McGettigan Right Behind United 62 40 22
96 78 -18 Sean Cleary Sean's Stars 62 50 12
97 96 -1 Dylan Delaney Amorin's At The Wheel 58 36 22
98 92 -6 Derek McDonald United We Stand 57 41 16
99 98 -1 Paddy Devereux Wirtz The Story Lads 55 30 25
100 100 0 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewels 48 21 27