February 2nd to 7th - Man City are odds on to regain the title after a week in which they kept their heads while their title rivals lost theirs. A four-one win at Anfield on Sunday leaves them five points clear of the rest with a game in hand. Ilkay Gundogan put a missed penalty behind him to score two second half goals. Phil Foden's late strike was the icing on the cake for Pep Guardiola's side who now look to be cruising towards the title. For Liverpool, it's three home defeats in a row in the league for the first time since 1963. Their priority now has to be a top four finish to retain their Champions League status. Man United are second after a late Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal denied them 3 points at Old Trafford. The Toffees struck late for a three-all draw. Old Trafford was the ground for goals this week as United had put 9 goals past Southampton earlier in the week - the second nine-nil defeat for the Saints in two seasons. Leicester remain third after drawing nil-all at Wolves. Chelsea's good run of form since appointing Thomas Tuchel continued with two wins on the road. They won one-nil at Spurs on Thursday night and two-one at Sheffield United on Sunday night. The winner in both games came from Jorginho spot kicks. It looks like the relegation race might be done too. Fulham are third from bottom, eleven points from safety despite a useful point at home to West Ham. West Brom and Sheffield United look doomed too. Sam Allardyce's side lost two-one at Bramall Lane on Tuesday night and two-nil at Tottenham on Sunday. It already looks very difficult to see how those bottom three teams might make up the gap to fourth from bottom Burnley. A few teams still have top four finish ambitions. Aston Villa bounced back from a midweek defeat at home to West Ham with a one-nil win against faltering Arsenal. The Hammers themselves are just one point outside the champions league spots. Everton's two games in hand could leave them nestled inside the top four too. The first leaderboard for February sees David Cooney lead the way on 87 points. He's three points clear of January's winner, Gerry Draper, who has started strongly again this month. The top five for February so far is completed by Philip Jordan, Brendan Maguire and Robert Manley - full details below: |
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February 13th and 14th - Man City beat Tottenham three-nil on Saturday evening to cement their title ambitions. Ilkay Gundogan was on the scoresheet again - scoring twice to take his total for the season to eleven. Rodri had opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half. City's lead is seven points with a game in hand after Man United came from a goal down to earn a point at West Brom. The Baggies were a goal up in two minutes but Bruno Fernandes equalised on the stroke of half time. If Man City win their game in hand at Everton midweek then they'll be ten points clear. Liverpool capitulated in the final quarter at Leicester as the champions lost for the sixth time this season. Mo Salah had opened the scoring but a combination of VAR and defensive errors saw Brendan Rodgers record his first victory over his old side since leaving Anfield in 2015. Everton missed out on a chance to replace their neighbours in the top ten when they lost two-nil at home to Fulham on Sunday night. Josh Maja, star of Sunderland Till I Die, put in another Oscar winning performance, scoring twice in what turned out to the Cottagers first ever league win at Goodison Park. Arsenal moved above Leeds into tenth place after winning an entertaining clash four-two at the Emirates. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick for the hosts as they recorded a much needed victory. Burnley are twelve points clear of the relegation zone after picking up a very useful three points with a three-nil win at Crystal Palace. Goals from Gudmundsson and Rodriguez ahd them two up after ten minutes with Matt Lowton scoring a third in the second half. Wolves came from behind to win two-one at Southampton - gaining a swift revenge for their FA Cup defeat on Thursday night. Saturday's other game saw Brighton and Aston Villa play out a scoreless draw the Amex. Philip Jordan has taken the lead in the February competition. He has a one point lead over Robert Manley in second place. Last week's leader, David Cooney, is now in third place, level on points with Gerry Draper. Brendan Maguire completes the top five: |
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February 19th to 21st - Wins for the top three means it's a case of as you were at the top of the table. Man City made it thirteen league wins in a row (eighteen in all competitions) with a hard fought one-nil win at Arsenal. Raheem Sterling, with a rare header, scored the only goal for Pep Guardiola's side. Man United stayed ten points behind with a three-one win over Newcastle on Sunday night. Goals from Rashford, James and Fernandes saw United retain second place. Leicester are third on goal difference - goals from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes saw them over the line despite Bertrand Traore's second half strike. Two wins since our last update leaves West Ham sitting pretty in fourth place in the table. A three-nil home win over Sheffield United on Monday night was followed by a very significant two-one win at home to Spurs on Sunday afternoon. David Moyes' side are now on 45 points, two clear of Chelsea. The Blues dropped points for the first time under Thomas Tuchel when they were held to a draw by Southampton on Saturday. Takuri Minamino opened the scoring for the Saints but Mason Mount earned a point for the visitors in the second half. Liverpool's season continues to crash around them as Everton won at Anfield for the first time since 1999. Ricarlison opened the scoring in the third minute and Evertonian nerves were settled late on when Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a penalty in the final ten minutes to settle matters. The Toffees are now level on points with their local rivals with a game in hand. At the bottom of the table, Fulham closed to within four points of Newcastle with a one-nil win at home to Sheffield United. Ademola Lookman scored the winner in the second half as Scott Parker's side continued their battle against the drop. West Brom picked up a point after a nil-all draw at Crystal Palace but they remain eleven points from safety. David Cooney has a six point lead heading into the final week in February. Eamon Fox is second with last week's leader, Philip Jordan, now in third place. The top five for February is completed by Robert Manley and Brendan Maguire. |
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February 27th and 28th - Man City's cruise towards another league title was boosted with their nearest rivals dropping points this weekend. City were first up this weekend and picked up another three points with victory over West Ham. Dias and Stones scored the goals with Michail Antonio equalising inbetween. Manchester United failed to score at Chelsea, drawing nil-all, and falling twelve points off the lead. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left to complain about the content on the Chelsea website after that one - I hope he never reads this website..... Leicester stumbled to defeat at home to Arsenal on Sunday. A Youri Tielemans goal had them ahead early on but goals from David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe saw the Gunners pick up a very useful three points. Liverpool are back within touching distance of the top four again. A run of four league defeats came to an end with a two-nil win at Sheffield United. Second half goals from Curtis Jones and a deflected Roberto Firmino strike set the Reds up nicely for Chelsea's visit next Thursday night. Elsewhere, Tottenham beat Burnley four-nil at home. Jose Mourinho got over himself long enough to pick Gareth Bale who scored twice. Aston Villa's European ambitions were boosted by a one-nil win at Leeds - if they win their two games in hand they'll be knocking on the door of the top four. Not too many changes to report at the bottom - Fulham are still battling for their lives after picking up a point at Crystal Palace. They've a game in hand on both Newcastle and Brighton who sit four points above them. Newcastle conceded a late equaliser at home to Wolves while Brighton slipped to their second defeat this week, losing one-nil at West Brom. It's congratulations to David Cooney who held on to win the monthly prize for February. He finished with 198 points, just two ahead of Gavin Goodwin. Dave McGinley and Philip Jordan were just three points further back. The top five for the month was completed by Eamon Fox - full details below: |
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Premier League 2020-2021 - February Leaderboard |
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No. |
Lst | Chg | Name |
Team Name |
Pts |
Lst |
Chg |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
David Cooney |
Frank's Silvalinings |
198 |
171 |
27 |
|
2 |
7 |
5 |
Gavin Goodwin |
Gorey United |
196 |
157 |
39 |
|
3 |
13 |
10 |
David McGinley |
Reservoir Dubs |
193 |
146 |
47 |
|
4 |
3 |
-1 |
Philip Jordan |
Frankie's Army |
193 |
163 |
30 |
|
5 |
2 |
-3 |
Eamon Fox |
Goals Very Important In Life |
192 |
165 |
27 |
|
6 |
12 |
6 |
George McGettigan |
Right Up The Jimmy |
189 |
149 |
40 |
|
7 |
6 |
-1 |
Darragh Kenny |
The Sporting Wing |
187 |
160 |
27 |
|
8 |
4 |
-4 |
Robert Manley |
Alisson Wonderland |
187 |
162 |
25 |
|
9 |
10 |
1 |
Con McSweeney |
Dowtcha_Boys |
185 |
155 |
30 |
|
10 |
8 |
-2 |
Niall Murray |
Book Ake |
184 |
157 |
27 |
|
11 |
9 |
-2 |
Gerry Draper |
Everton10 |
183 |
156 |
27 |
|
12 |
14 |
2 |
Kris Stainton |
Da Love Be Beek |
182 |
145 |
37 |
|
13 |
5 |
-8 |
Brendan Maguire |
Cantthinkofone |
180 |
160 |
20 |
|
14 |
22 |
8 |
Aidan Scanlon |
Kilflynn Santos |
179 |
137 |
42 |
|
15 |
25 |
10 |
Cathal Thornton |
Horse's Heroes |
177 |
135 |
42 |
|
16 |
24 |
8 |
Niall Carroll |
19 |
177 |
137 |
40 |
|
17 |
19 |
2 |
Roisin Joyce |
Roisin Joyce |
175 |
140 |
35 |
|
18 |
23 |
5 |
Bobby Hynes |
Born To Run |
174 |
137 |
37 |
|
19 |
30 |
11 |
Brian Haughton |
Klopp's Achievers |
174 |
132 |
42 |
|
20 |
11 |
-9 |
Gary Fitzpatrick |
Timo Werner Is A Hurensohn |
174 |
152 |
22 |
|
21 |
18 |
-3 |
Kev Dalton |
Show Me De Mane |
170 |
140 |
30 |
|
22 |
29 |
7 |
Anastas Popov |
Strong Saints |
169 |
132 |
37 |
|
23 |
36 |
13 |
Paul Prendergast |
The Untouchables |
169 |
127 |
42 |
|
24 |
42 |
18 |
Ciaran O'Hart |
Riverchapel Plate |
168 |
121 |
47 |
|
25 |
15 |
-10 |
Brian Mullen |
Mothers Milk |
167 |
142 |
25 |
|
26 |
43 |
17 |
Wayne Donovan |
Sixth Senseless |
166 |
121 |
45 |
|
27 |
21 |
-6 |
Brian Prendergast |
Mista Dobalina |
165 |
138 |
27 |
|
28 |
17 |
-11 |
Jonathan Fox |
Kilppety Klopp All The Way To The Top |
165 |
140 |
25 |
|
29 |
20 |
-9 |
Craig Calvert |
Proper FC |
164 |
139 |
25 |
|
30 |
31 |
1 |
Gavin Morgan |
Bristol Fashion |
164 |
132 |
32 |
|
31 |
35 |
4 |
Joe Turner |
#blocklivesmatter |
164 |
127 |
37 |
|
32 |
27 |
-5 |
Liam Keohan |
Invincibles |
164 |
134 |
30 |
|
33 |
33 |
0 |
Kevin Philpott |
Phillys Phylers |
163 |
131 |
32 |
|
34 |
16 |
-18 |
Davy Doyle |
FC Twente Benson |
162 |
140 |
22 |
|
35 |
38 |
3 |
Phil Doyle |
FC Muertos Errantes |
162 |
125 |
37 |
|
36 |
28 |
-8 |
Ciaran Nelson |
Nelson Utd |
160 |
133 |
27 |
|
37 |
32 |
-5 |
Micheal Joyce |
Pure Whites |
157 |
132 |
25 |
|
38 |
45 |
7 |
Alan White |
Al White XI |
155 |
118 |
37 |
|
39 |
53 |
14 |
Joseph Kavanagh |
Joey's Invincibles |
154 |
112 |
42 |
|
40 |
37 |
-3 |
Victoria Reid |
Tristan's Titans |
153 |
126 |
27 |
|
41 |
49 |
8 |
Gareth Pierpoint |
Alisson Wonderland |
152 |
117 |
35 |
|
42 |
39 |
-3 |
Eoghan Farrelly |
Last Chance Saloon |
151 |
124 |
27 |
|
43 |
47 |
4 |
Richard Johnston |
The Corporation Lads FC |
150 |
118 |
32 |
|
44 |
40 |
-4 |
John Brophy |
Carrig United |
148 |
123 |
25 |
|
45 |
34 |
-11 |
David Lavelle |
Gers Abu |
145 |
128 |
17 |
|
46 |
46 |
0 |
Dean White |
Armchair 11 |
145 |
118 |
27 |
|
47 |
41 |
-6 |
Aidan White |
Saved By A Goalline Technology Failure |
144 |
122 |
22 |
|
48 |
48 |
0 |
Christina Morgan |
Return of the Red Dwarf |
144 |
117 |
27 |
|
49 |
50 |
1 |
Gerard McCluskey |
Breffni Blues |
142 |
117 |
25 |
|
50 |
56 |
6 |
Andy Dunne |
Peter Crouch Rangers |
141 |
109 |
32 |
|
51 |
26 |
-25 |
Frank McSweeney |
Poolabu |
137 |
135 |
2 |
|
52 |
44 |
-8 |
Graham Goodwin |
2021 Pls |
137 |
120 |
17 |
|
53 |
55 |
2 |
Ralph Goodwin |
Sky Blue Champions |
137 |
112 |
25 |
|
54 |
60 |
6 |
Caroline Carroll |
Prince |
135 |
105 |
30 |
|
55 |
51 |
-4 |
Lionel Knott |
Red Abbey Reds |
135 |
115 |
20 |
|
56 |
52 |
-4 |
Sean O'Mairtin |
Creweless |
135 |
115 |
20 |
|
57 |
61 |
4 |
Robert Hynes |
Charlton |
133 |
103 |
30 |
|
58 |
63 |
5 |
Gerry Moore |
Mikel's Maestros |
132 |
97 |
35 |
|
59 |
57 |
-2 |
Derek Brady |
Liverpool |
130 |
108 |
22 |
|
60 |
58 |
-2 |
Paul Moore |
Bobby Dazzler |
129 |
107 |
22 |
|
61 |
59 |
-2 |
Fiachra O'Brolachain |
Tallacticos |
128 |
106 |
22 |
|
62 |
66 |
4 |
Gary McGurk |
This Is Our Year |
127 |
90 |
37 |
|
63 |
54 |
-9 |
Liam Geraghty |
Is There Any Hope? |
127 |
112 |
15 |
|
64 |
64 |
0 |
Calvin McGettigan |
Average Joe 1.0 |
125 |
95 |
30 |
|
65 |
62 |
-3 |
Trevor Byrne |
Noddy's 11 |
125 |
100 |
25 |
|
66 |
65 |
-1 |
Joe Behan |
MT-09 |
120 |
93 |
27 |
|
67 |
67 |
0 |
Niall Cannon |
TAA Very Much |
108 |
83 |
25 |
|
68 |
68 |
0 |
Javier Suarez |
Hendo's Boys |
101 |
74 |
27 |
|
69 |
69 |
0 |
Callum Dunne |
The Keita Success |
41 |
41 |
0 |
|
70 |
70 |
0 |
John O'Driscoll |
The Botchments |
37 |
35 |
2 |
|
71 |
72 |
1 |
Ben Creasey |
#1 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
|
72 |
71 |
-1 |
Drew Armstrong |
Army's All Stars |
16 |
14 |
2 |
|
73 |
73 |
0 |
Michael Kenaney |
Expected Toulouse |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
74 |
75 |
1 |
Gary Donnelly |
Audrey's + 1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
75 |
74 |
-1 |
Patrick Mifsud |
Red & Black Brigade |
6 |
6 |
0 |