ESPNsoccernet - England - Premier Showdown - Jan 30

ESPNsoccernet: England

Monday, February 1, 2010
Premier Showdown - Jan 30 - Feb 1

Dale wiped the floor with the opposition in the midweek round of Showdown, scoring more points than Tommy and the Rest of the World put together.

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What do we have in store this weekend?

We're welcoming back Peter W. Eisenhammer for another crack at the game this weekend. That's because he was due to play on the weekend of January 9, which was decimated by the weather. It's only fair he gets a proper go.

Peter told us back then: "Hi, I live in Perth, Western Australia and I am a huge Bayern Munich fan first, though I also have a soft spot for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

"I have my own business in the courier industry and absolutely love football. I am 57 years young and my wife hates the weekends because "there's never anything other than football on the telly" ... A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do ... and that's watch football! Bring it on!"

Bring it on, indeed.

Soccernet's Premier League Editor, Dale Johnson, and ESPNsoccernet Press Pass pundit Tommy Smyth take up the test.

They, along with the challenger, cast their eyes over weekend's top flight fixtures in England and predict how they think each game will turn out.

Points are then awarded as follows:
• Three points for a correct result and scoreline
• One point for a correct result

After the weekend's scores are in and the result has been worked out, the winning pundit receives three points for their season's total. Should the challenger win, the total is added to the 'Rest of the World's' tally. In the case of a draw, the points are shared between those level on points.

	Dale's prediction	Tommy says	Peter's pick	Result
Birmingham v Tottenham Hotspur	1 - 0	1 - 2	1 - 1	1 - 1
Fulham v Aston Villa	1 - 1	1 - 1	1 - 2	0 - 2
Hull City v Wolves	2 - 1	1 - 1	0 - 2	2 - 2
Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers	2 - 0	2 - 0	3 - 1	2 - 0
West Ham v Blackburn Rovers	0 - 0	2 - 2	2 - 2	0 - 0
Wigan Athletic v Everton	1 - 2	1 - 3	1 - 3	0 - 1
Burnley v Chelsea	0 - 4	0 - 3	0 - 3	1 - 2
Manchester City v Portsmouth	4 - 0	2 - 0	4 - 0	2 - 0
Arsenal v Manchester United	2 - 2	1 - 2	2 - 2	1 - 3
Sunderland v Stoke City	1 - 0	2 - 1	2 - 1	0 - 0
POINTS TOTAL >>>	9	11	9

No points from the Monday night game so it's more joy for Tommy who is having his best season ever!

Table After Round 24
Dale: 34
Tommy: 23.5
Rest of the World: 14.5

Best week's total of season: 13, Dale Johnson and John Butler.

So do you think you can beat the best of the best? Now is your chance to find out!

Send us your picks for the weekend's fixtures, along with your name and a few details about yourself. We'll select one person each week to take on our experts for the right to be crowned the weekly winner!

Then log on to Soccernet on Monday morning to find out who's taken the points.

Submit your entry for Premier Showdown:

Name:

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City:

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Entry:	Liverpool v Everton Bolton Wanderers v Fulham Burnley v West Ham United Hull City v Manchester City Man United v Portsmouth Stoke City v Blackburn Sunderland v Wigan Athletic Tottenham v Aston Villa Birmingham v Wolves Chelsea v Arsenal Remember, tell us a bit about yourself - who you support, your job, your age etc... You stand a better chance of being selected from the hundreds of entries we receive!