November 2nd and 3rd - Bournemouth's recent good run continued as they followed their home win over Arsenal with a two-one win at home to Man City. Semanyo and Evanilson fired the south coast side into a two goal lead before Guardiola pulled one back for the champions. Andoni Iraola's side held out though to add another scalp to their growing collection. That defeat allowed Liverpool to move back to top spot - they had to come from behind to record their second victory of the week over Brighton. Goals in a two minute spell from Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah gave Arne Slot an eighth victory from ten games so far.

Nottingham Forest are proving to be the surprise package of the season - they're third in the table after beating West Ham three-nil at the City Ground. Chris Wood was among the scorers again in that one. Arsenal slipped out of the top four after a one-nil defeat at Newcastle - Alexander Isak scored the only goal of the game. Mikel Arteta's side have already dropped twelve points this season after picking up just one point from nine since the last international break.

Chelsea remain in the top four - they picked up a point at Old Trafford. Moises Caicedo cancelled out Bruno Fernandes' opener for the mid-table side who remain thirteenth in the table. A good week for Spurs saw them score four goals in the second half to beat Aston Villa four-one - Dominic Solanke scored twice in that one.

Southampton picked up their first win of the season - Adam Armstrong's late goal giving them a one-nil win over Everton. The visitors had a Beto equaliser ruled out by VAR late on. Ipswich were denied their first win of the season by Jordan Ayew's injury time equaliser for Leicester City. Wolves remain bottom of the table. All the goals at Molineaux came in the second half as Gary O'Neil's side drew two-all with Crystal Palace.

The early leaderboard for November sees Christina Morgan and Ciaran O'Hart lead the way on 42 points. They have a two point lead over Derek McDonald and Ralph Goodwin whose joker scorelines handed them both 40 points this weekend. Niall Gregory completes the top five a further couple of points back. Full details below:

  


November 9th and 10th - Liverpool head into the international break with a five points lead at the top of the table. Goals from Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah helped the Reds to a two-nil at home to Aston Villa on Saturday night. The Anfield crowd was buoyed by the result which came in from Brighton before kick-off. Man City had lost their fourth consecutive game - the first time in Pep Guardiola's career. It looked like City had turned a corner when Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the Amex but goals inside fifteen minutes from Joao Pedro and Matt O'Riley turned the game on its head as the champions slipped to their second defeat of the season.

Chelsea and Arsenal are both on nineteen points after their one-all draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening. Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring but Joao Pedro's fine strike ensured it ended honours even. Nottingham Forest's good run came to an end - despite opening the scoring they ended up losing at home to Newcastle United.

Wolves recorded their first win of the season - a two-nil win at home to Southampton saw them move ahead of their opponents who drop to the bottom of the table. Crystal Palace dropped into the relegation zone after losing two-nil at home to Fulham. The Cottagers are just a point outside the top four after their second win of the week.

Ipswich Town were this week's couponbusters - goals from Sammie Smodzics and Liam Delap saw them beat Tottenham two-one away from home. It was also the Tractor Boys first win of the season. Ruud van Nostrilboy's stint in charge of Man United came to an end with a fine three-nil win at home to Leicester City. Brentford picked up another entertaining win - they beat Bournemouth three-two. The only goalless game of the weekend came at the London Stadium where West Ham and Everton couldn't muster a goal between them in the David Moyes Derby.

Our recent Euro 2024 predictions league winner, Ciaran O'Hart, has more silverware in his sights. He leads the monthly competition by seven points heading into the international break. Christina Morgan is now in second place with husband Gavin up to third place. Frank McSweeney has climbed to fourth with Aaron Nealon completing the top five. Full details below:

  


November 23rd and 24th - Mo Salah's one man crusade to bring the title back to Anfield continued on Sunday. Liverpool showed they can win ugly when they came from two-one down to beat Southampton three-two at St Marys. The bottom side were on course for only their second win of the season but two goals inside the final quarter sent Liverpool eight points clear at the summit. Man City were aiming for five-in-a-row this season but a fifth defeat in a row leaves them faltering in the title race. This time it was Spurs who stunned the champions winning four-nil at the Etihad - two James Maddison goals did the damage in the first half with Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson adding the gloss as Guardiola's kryptonite struck again in.

Only one point separates City in second from Brighton in fifth. Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton all won and are only a point behind City on 22 points. Chelsea won two-one at Leicester City, a game which ended up being Steve Cooper's last game in charge. Arsenal scored three without reply at home to Nottingham Forest. Brighton came out on top in a hard-fought South Coast Derby, winning two-one at Bournemouth.

Ruben Amorim's first game in charge saw Man United earn a point in a relegation six pointer at Portman Road. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring inside two minutes but Omari Hutchinson earned a point for the Tractor Boys, levelling up matters just before half-time. Next up for United will be Everton who drew nil-all at home to ten-man Brentford despite twenty-seven attempts on goal.

Wolves followed up their first win of the season last time out with an unexpected four-one win at Fulham. Unexpected on my weekend accumulator anyway... Crystal Palace were denied a win at Aston Villa when Ross Barkley headed home a late equaliser for Unai Emery's side.

Ciaran O'Hart looks a good bet to win the November competition - with just seven games left in the month he has a seventeen point lead over Aaron Nealon in second place. Christina and Gavin Morgan share third spot with Jason Maloney and Monica Collins sharing fifth place - full details below:

  


November 30th - Arsenal moved up to second place with a five-two win at West Ham on Saturday evening. All the goals at the London Stadium came in the first half. The Gunners had five different scorers with Bukayo Saka scoring one and assisting twice. For West Ham it was back to the drawing board after a good win at Newcastle on Monday night.

Justin Kluivert created history becoming the first person to score a hat-trick of penalties in one game since the Premier League started in 1992. They came in Bournemouth's four-two win at Wolves. Southampton are four points adrift at the bottom of the table despite picking up a decent point at Brighton. The game finished one-all with Flynn Downes cancelling out Kaoru Mitoma's opener for the hosts.

Kevin Schade also took home the match ball on Saturday - he scored a hat-trick in Brentford's four-one win at home to Leicester. That win sent Thomas Frank's side up to seventh in the table on Saturday night. The final game on Saturday saw the points shared between Crystal Palace and Newcastle - Daniel Munoz headed home a leveller for the Eagles in the fourth minute of injury time.

As expected, there was no catching Ciaran O'Hart at the top of the monthly leaderboard. His margin of victory was 24 points in the end. Roisin Joyce finished the month strongly in second place. Third place was shared by four people - Bobby Hynes, Brian Haughton, Joe O'Brien and myself. Wonders never cease...

Premier League 2024-2025 - November Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 1 0 Ciaran O'Hart Riverchapel Plate 148 123 25

2
 26 24 Roisin Joyce Heroes For Just One Day! 124 92 32
3
 8 5 Bobby Hynes Prove It All Night 122 97 25
4
 19 15 Brian Haughton Poolabu 122 92 30
5
 11 6 Joe O'Brien Explowy Joey 122 97 25
6
 24 18 Joe Turner Slot's Machines 122 92 30
7
 4 -3 Gavin Morgan Row Z 119 102 17
8
 21 13 Graham Pierpoint Jammie Dodgers 117 92 25
9
 12 3 Sean Cafferkey Hugh O'Neills 117 97 20
10
 13 3 Sean Cleary Quadzilla 117 97 20
11
 2 -9 Aaron Nealon Backstreet Moyes 116 106 10
12
 16 4 Ralph Goodwin Hollyfort Hackers 116 94 22
13
 5 -8 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 115 100 15
14
 30 16 Carl Toner COYI 114 89 25
15
 3 -12 Christina Morgan I'll Try 2-1 This Year 114 102 12
16
 10 -6 Derek McDonald Erik Ten Bob 114 97 17
17
 7 -10 Frank McSweeney Poolabu 114 99 15
18
 22 4 Helen Fadian Keel West Kats 114 92 22
19
 31 12 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 114 89 25
20
 25 5 Liam Keohan Havertz Your Way 114 92 22
21
 18 -3 Brendan Maguire Cantthinkofone 112 92 20
22
 9 -13 Darragh Kenny We Go Again 112 97 15
23
 20 -3 Finbarr Corkery Firies FC 112 92 20
24
 38 14 Johno Percy Konate Be Serious 111 86 25
25
 6 -19 Monica Collins Collins Crusaders FC 110 100 10
26
 29 3 Paul Prendergast The Untouchables 110 90 20
27
 45 18 James Keville Doesn't Mata 109 84 25
28
 55 27 Michael O'Reilly Micknato 109 79 30
29
 32 3 Niall Carroll Jossy's Giants 109 89 20
30
 34 4 Eamonn Gallagher Gally's Hoops 108 88 20
31
 27 -4 Caroline Carroll Seagulls 107 90 17
32
 23 -9 Jimmy Toner Hammerheads 107 92 15
33
 14 -19 Andy Dunne Borussia Mo Salah 105 95 10
34
 15 -19 Javier Suarez Kings of Europe 105 95 10
35
 47 12 Paul Foley Foley's Sublime 11 104 84 20
36
 48 12 Philip Jordan Frankies Army 103 83 20
37
 17 -20 Aidan Scanlon St Pats 102 92 10
38
 60 22 John Cafferkey Beach Boys 102 77 25
39
 35 -4 Kieran Killeen Old Gold Glamour 102 87 15
40
 36 -4 Robert Foley RodneyafterDave 102 87 15
41
 37 -4 Eamon Fox Deus Ex Machina 101 86 15
42
 40 -2 Craig Calvert Borussia Teeth 100 85 15
43
 41 -2 Dylan O'Riordan Friday Night Slots 100 85 15
44
 28 -16 Jack Draper Monaghan 100 90 10
45
 42 -3 Paul Moore TAA - The Scouser On Our Team 100 85 15
46
 43 -3 Tommy Hamill Omeath Allstars 100 85 15
47
 44 -3 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 99 84 15
48
 59 11 John Brophy Carrig Anybody But City (Or United) 99 77 22
49
 56 7 Patrick Mifsud ColePalmerIsInsane 99 79 20
50
 33 -17 Robert Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 99 89 10
51
 73 22 Martin Kimmins Bada Bing Appreciation Society 98 71 27
52
 52 0 Darren O'Gorman Pass N Move 97 80 17
53
 51 -2 Tommy Walsh Toon Army 96 81 15
54
 39 -15 Anastas Popov Super Saints 95 85 10
55
 84 29 Gerry Moore Riccardo - Arteta's Italian Masterpiece 93 61 32
56
 66 10 Eoghan Farrelly No More Chances 92 72 20
57
 57 0 Gary Fitzpatrick Arne Army!! 92 77 15
58
 58 0 Gerry Draper Everton10 92 77 15
59
 49 -10 Joe Behan I Must Be Mad 92 82 10
60
 67 7 Jonathan Fox Too Slot To Handle 92 72 20
61
 61 0 Robert Hynes George Best 92 77 15
62
 70 8 Simon Scanlon Van The Man 92 72 20
63
 71 8 Aidan White The Emery Board 91 71 20
64
 50 -14 Craig Whelan Arne Slot's Men 91 81 10
65
 81 16 Dylan Delaney Bruno Dos Tres 91 66 25
66
 72 6 Gary McGurk Rolestown Slots 91 71 20
67
 53 -14 Peter Lavelle Lavfavs 90 80 10
68
 86 18 Richard Johnston Close Encounters 89 60 29
69
 64 -5 Shane Horan Arne's Army 89 74 15
70
 77 7 Niall Gregory Yid Army 88 68 20
71
 65 -6 Dave McGinley 115 Problems Plus The Grealish One 87 72 15
72
 69 -3 Lisa Donnelly 60 Grand 87 72 15
73
 54 -19 Lionel Knott Abbeytown Reds 86 79 7
74
 62 -12 David Lavelle Ger's Abu 85 75 10
75
 75 0 Gareth Pierpoint Saka Potatoes 85 70 15
76
 63 -13 Sean O'Mairtin Creweless 85 75 10
77
 87 10 Brian Gray Rocky Rovers 84 59 25
78
 88 10 Brian Mullen Plumb It Up There Lad 84 59 25
79 46 -33 Kevin Lawless Delays FC 84 84 0
80 68 -12 Kev Dalton Obi 1 Kenobi 0 82 72 10
81 79 -2 Kevin Nolan Arne Slots It 82 67 15
82 83 1 Rhea Suarez Behan Rhea Rules!! 82 65 17
83 74 -9 Billy McGinley TopTenBrighton 80 70 10
84 76 -8 Keith Ryan Gonna Be A Winner 79 69 10
85 78 -7 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewels 77 67 10
86 85 -1 Keith Nerney Bellerin Than Out! 76 61 15
87 82 -5 Phil Doyle FC Muertos Hastiados 75 65 10
88 89 1 Con McSweeney Coolla Boollas 74 59 15
89 93 4 Gary Donnelly Brass Back In The Neck 74 54 20
90 80 -10 Thomas Nolan Teenage Mutant Ninja Skrtels 72 67 5
91 92 1 David Cooney Clearlake Creche 71 56 15
92 90 -2 David King South Stand Collective 67 57 10
93 91 -2 Micheal Joyce Sionnach Attack 11 62 57 5
94 94 0 Michaela O'Malley Swords XI 61 51 10
95 95 0 James Cotter Queens Park Raisins 12 12 0
96 96 0 Gavin Goodwin Gorey United 4 4 0