June 17th to 21st - After an enforced break of just over three months, the Premier League finally returned. Arsenal returned in pre-season mode, losing two games on the road. David Luiz came on as sub, gave away a penalty and then got sent off as the Gunners lost three-nil at Man City. Things looked to be improving on Saturday as they lead one-nil at Brighton late on. However, goals in the final quarter from Lewis Dunk and Neal Maupay consigned Mikel Arteta's side to another defeat.

Watford picked up a point in their battle against relegation at home to Leicester on Saturday. In a game historically famed for late drama, the points were shared after two injury time goals - Ben Chilwell fired the Foxes into the lead but Craig Dawson equalised straightway for the hosts. Wolves moved level on points with Man United in the battle for the European places. They won two-nil at West Ham with goals from Raul Jiminez and Pedro Neto. United picked up a point at Tottenham when Bruno Fernandes converted a late penalty to cancel out Steven Bergwijn's opener.

Chelsea opened up a five point gap in the race for fourth place on Sunday. They scored twice in two minutes through Pulisic and Giroud to overturn a deficit and win at Aston Villa. John Egan's second yellow card for Sheffield United provided Newcastle with the catalyst to go on and win three-nil at St James Park - goals from Saint-Maximin, Ritchie and Joelinton saw Newcastle climb to thirteenth in the table and move within touching distance of safety.

Sunday's final game saw Liverpool move to within five points of the title after the Merseyside Derby finished scoreless. Like most of the returning games it was a cagey affair with little to shoult about. Everton nearly won it late on when Tom Davies hit the post but in the end the points were shared...

Gary Fitzpatrick is fast out of the traps in June - he leads on 59 points. He's ten clear of Aidan White and Daragh Kenny who share second place. Paul Moore and David Cooney complete the top five so far....
 

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June 22nd to 28th - Liverpool are the champions after a thirty year wait. A four-nil win at home to Crystal Palace coupled with Man City's defeat at Chelsea on Thursday night confirmed the Anfield side's nineteenth title. Goals from Alexander-Arnold, Salah, Fabinho and Mane proved the Reds had blown off the cobwebs of the enfirced break. City had to win at Stamford Bridge to keep their very slim hopes alive. However, Willian's late penalty following Fernandinho's red card was cheered long and loudly across the Red half of Merseyside (and in Block 102 headquarters too). At the end of the storm there's a golden sky as the ghosts of Macheda, that slip and 2018-19 were laid to rest.

Chelsea's win also boosted their Champions League hopes. They're two points clear of Wolves who won twice in the week - they beat Bournemouth two-nil and then won the Midlands Derby one-nil at Aston Villa. A win for Chelsea in their game in hand will restore their five point advantage again. Antony Martial scored a hat-trick for Man United in their three-nil win at home to Sheffield United on Wednesday night. They're also five points behind Frank Lampard's side in the battle for the top four.

The relegation battle is still up in the air. Aston Villa are in big trouble after their defeat to Wolves - with games against Man United and Liverpool to come. West Ham's defeat to Spurs on Tuesday night means they're only sitting outside the drop zone on goal difference. Sunday's one game saw Southampton win three-one at Watford to move onto the magical fourth points mark. Only one point separate four of the bottom five but with two of those teams (Bournemouth and West Ham) having a game in hand, that could change quickly.

With two matches to go in the monthly competition we still have a number of contenders for the monthly prize. Karl Boland has moved into the lead with 106 points, three ahead of last week's leader Gary Fitzpatrick. Con McSweeney and Paul Moore are just a further two points back suggesting the June prize won't be decided until Brighton beat Man United on Tuesday night : )

 


June 29th and 30th - The month ended with two away victories. Ben Mee scored the only goal in the second half as Burnley won one-nil at Crystal Palace. Man United won again, three-nil away at Brighton this time to move into top four contention. Bruno Fernades scored twice after Mason Greenwood had opened the scoring.

Karl Boland held on to win the monthly prize with a score of 111 points. That was enough to beat Paul Moore by five points. Third place was shared by three people - Darragh Kenny, Gary Fitzpatrick and Jonathan Fox. You can see the final leaderboard for June below:



Premier League 2019-2020 - June Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
1
0
Karl Boland
Boaty McBoatface FC
111
106
5





2
4
2
Paul Moore
TAA LAA
106
101
5
3
5
2
Darragh Kenny
Luca Connell CSC
103
98
5
4
2
-2
Gary Fitzpatrick
Sun's Out Gunn's Out
103
103
0
5
6
1
Jonathan Fox
Klopp Of The League
103
98
5
6
7
1
Aidan White
Return of the Villans
101
96
5
7
3
-4
Con McSweeney
Dowtcha Boys
101
101
0
8
14
6
Graham Goodwin
Pochettino's Parrot
101
86
15
9
13
4
Ciaran O'Hart
Riverchapel Plate
96
86
10
10
8
-2
Simon Scanlon
Taking It Serious This Year
96
91
5
11
9
-2
Victoria Reid
Tristan's Titans
96
91
5
12
12
0
Philip Jordan
Frankie's Army
94
87
7
13
10
-3
Dave McGinley
Reservoir Dubs
93
88
5
14
17
3
Damien Martin
Rath Rovers
91
84
7
15
15
0
Javier Suarez
Tika Taka
91
86
5
16
16
0
Trevor Byrne
Noddys 11
91
86
5
17
18
1
Anastas Popov
Super Saints
88
83
5
18
11
-7
David Cooney
Lifeafterhazard
87
87
0
19
20
1
Brian Mullen
Where's Tony Galvin Now?
86
81
5
20
22
2
Joe Behan
Melchester Rovers
86
79
7
21
21
0
Ralph Goodwin
Gorey Celtic Stars
86
81
5
22
19
-3
Declan O'Neill
Athletico Spurs
83
83
0
23
24
1
Mai-Ly Turner
Mo The Magnificent
83
78
5
24
25
1
Roisin Joyce
LCR FC
83
78
5
25
26
1
Craig Calvert
United Manchester FC
80
75
5
26
38
12
Aidan Scanlon
Kilflynn Santos
79
69
10
27
27
0
Eamon Fox
It's Never Over, Never Really Over
79
74
5
28
29
1
Brian Haughton
The Wexicans
78
73
5
29
30
1
Frank McSweeney
Poolabu
78
73
5
30
23
-7
Gerry Draper
Everton10
78
78
0
31
31
0
Joe Turner
The Joy of Six
78
73
5
32
32
0
Kevin Philpott
Kevlaar
78
73
5
33
37
4
Kris Stainton
Ole's Revolutionaries
78
71
7
34
33
-1
Liam Geraghty
What Shade of Blue?
78
73
5
35
34
-1
Niall Carroll
Dejan 6
78
73
5
36
35
-1
Bobby Hynes
Born To Run
76
71
5
37
36
-1
Gerard McCluskey
Breffni Blues 2019
76
71
5
38
28
-10
Gerry Moore
Unai Has The Pepe In His Step
74
74
0
39
39
0
Sean O'Mairtin
Creweless
73
68
5
40
40
0
Gary McGurk
Origi In Madrid
71
66
5
41
41
0
Micheal Joyce
At Last 2019
71
66
5
42
42
0
Wayne Donovan
Deprive The Five
71
66
5
43
43
0
Gavin Morgan
Aimless Wanderers
68
63
5
44
50
6
Liam Keohan
Irish Gunner
68
58
10
45
45
0
Phil Doyle
FC Muertos Errantes
68
63
5
46
46
0
Richard Johnston
Ba Mhaith Liom Cupan Tae
68
63
5
47
48
1
Brendan Maguire
Cantthinkofone
66
59
7
48
49
1
Caroline Carroll
Mane 10
63
58
5
49
44
-5
Paul Prendergast
The Untouchables
63
63
0
50
47
-3
Andy Dunne
Matipswich Town
61
61
0
51
52
1
Eoghan Farrelly
Last Chance Saloon
54
49
5
52
51
-1
Matthew Lynch
The Village Idiots
51
51
0
53
54
1
Brian Prendergast
Magical Mustafi
46
41
5
54
53
-1
John Brophy
Carrig Combo
46
46
0
55
55
0
Callum Dunne
Seattle Sound Lads
43
38
5
56
56
0
Anthony Michaels
Offside Ref
8
8
0
57
57
0
Barry McGoldrick
The Blarney Pilgrims
8
8
0
58
58
0
Chris Keohan
Moves Like Agger
8
8
0
59
59
0
Gary Donnelly
Storm A Brewstering….
8
8
0
60
60
0
Aiden Desch
NumNuts
6
6
0