LMS Season 2 Gameweek 1 Preview

GW1 is about to start shortly and at the time of writing this is how it stands….

19 people have backed Man United who are at home to Luton. United have suffered five defeats in 10 home fixtures this season, their worst start to a campaign at Old Trafford since 1930-31 when they also lost five of 10 and were relegated from the top flight. The Hatters are yet to keep a clean sheet in 11 Premier League matches, conceding 21 goals.

17 people have backed Arsenal who are at home to Burnley. The Gunners have dropped points in four of their five league games against the Clarets under Mikel Arteta. The Clarets have lost nine of their opening 11 league fixtures this season, equalling a club record set in the second tier in 1904.

8 people have backed Brighton who are at home to Sheffield United. Brighton have only won one of the 12 most recent league meetings, and none of the last six since they beat the Blades at Bramall Lane in the Championship in January 2005.

4 people have backed Aston Villa who are at home to Fulham. Aston Villa are on a run of four straight home wins against Fulham: two in the Premier League and two in the Championship. Fulham's only league victory in their past 19 visits to Villa Park came in April 2014 (D7, L11). They have lost on all four subsequent trips. It still hasn’t stopped one LMS’r backing them!

3 people have backed Liverpool who are at home to Brentford. Liverpool have won all five of their home league fixtures this season by an aggregate score of 14-2. The Bees haven't kept a clean sheet in 16 meetings with Liverpool in all competitions since a goalless top-flight draw in April 1936.

1 person has backed Man City who are away to Chelsea. Manchester City have won 1-0 in each of the past four Premier League meetings. The Blues are looking to avoid five consecutive league defeats against a specific opponent since a run of seven at the hands of Blackburn between 1993 and 1996.

1 person has backed Wolves who are at home to Tottenham. Spurs will be without the suspended Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie, while fellow defender Micky van der Ven is out with a hamstring injury. Midfielder James Maddison could be out until the New Year with a serious ankle injury and Richarlison is recovering from minor groin surgery. Maybe this pick doesn’t look that mad after all!

WHO WILL BE THE LAST MAN STANDING!

LMS Season 1 Gameweek 11 Preview

Gameweek 11 is about to start and at the time of writing this is how it stands....

Allan Woodman, Tom Bracey, Jonathan Spoors and Tony Pound have backed Wolves who are away to Sheffield United. The Blades have lost three of their past five home league games against Wolves, as many defeats as in the previous 22 meetings at Bramall Lane (W10, D9). This game comes too soon for Anel Ahmedhodzic and Oli McBurnie, meaning Sheffield United are expected to be without nine players through injury or illness. Wolves winger Pedro Neto is unavailable after injuring his hamstring against Newcastle.

Ross Jeffries has backed Brentford who are at home against West Ham. Brentford have won all four of their top-flight matches against West Ham, including the last three by a 2-0 scoreline. The Hammers' only Premier League goal against the Bees was scored by Jarrod Bowen in a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium in October 2021. Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard, Josh Dasilva and Keane Lewis-Potter are back in training but are not yet ready for a first-team return. Rico Henry, Kevin Schade and Ivan Toney are long-term absentees.

West Ham are without Lucas Paqueta and Edson Alvarez, who both serve a one-match suspension.

Emerson Palmieri is available after a ban but Kurt Zouma faces a fitness test on the injury that saw him miss the win over Arsenal in midweek.

WHO WILL BE THE LAST MAN STANDING!!??

LMS Season 1 Gameweek 10 Preview

We are now down to the last 5 players! (Guess who's in Valencia? :)

GW 10 is about to start shortly and at the time of writing all votes are in and this is how it stands….

Tom Bracey is on Arsenal

Allan Woodman, Ross Jefferies, Tony Pound and Jonathan Spoors are on Villa!

Sorry for the brevity but I've had a couple of beers and nobody reads this anyway 😂

Good Luck!