EPL Week 5

(TT)vaches de chier
Dirk Kuyt (@CHE, NUF)
Picked him over the Pompey trio. After impressing against PSV, Kuyt should be champing at the bit.
Unlucky not to score early on. Encouraging performance.
Delivers against Newscastle. Long way to go for him though.

Shola Ameobi (@WHU, @LIV)
Replaces Saha. Gets two games to score.
Should've gotten Martins.
Should definitely have gotten Martins.

Andrew Johnson (WIG)
Chose him over Anelka. Everton should continue their good form.
Good decision. Takes over from where he left off at Crystal Palace.

Steven Gerrard (@CHE, NUF)
Must impose himself and be greedier. Picked him over Barry and Petrov.
Again, terribly unlucky.
Still unlucky. Upstaged by Alonso.

Scott Parker (@WHU, @LIV)
Captain Marvel. Replaces Ashley Young.
Did ok.
Captain's performance.

Tim Cahill (WIG)
Supporting Johnson in McFadden's absence. Fabregas goes cos he's playing United.
Fabregas scored better but my heart wouldn't've been in it. Should've done better.

Damien Duff (@WHU, @LIV)
Has impressed on the left wing. Replaces Ronaldo.
Scores his first goal.
Much more subdued.

Stephen Warnock (@CHE, NUF)
Gut feel that he'll get a game with Riise missing. Replaces Unsworth.
Booked early and faded out.
No game.

Nicky Shorey (@SHE)
Reading might just get a clean sheet.
Could and should've been much better.

Fabio Aurelio (@CHE, NUF)
Will definitely play with Riise missing. Replaces Matt Taylor.
Why didn't he start?
Much better.

Jose Manuel Reina (@CHE, NUF)
A chance to redeem himself. Replaces van der Sar.
Did ok but generally Chelsea didn't test him enough to score well. Too protected by Agger and Carragher.
Redeems himself.

Total points: 136.5
Predicted points: 117.3

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The Group of Death III

Well done all!

Week 5 has just passed.

Aaron (472.5 pts) secures 1st place with the highest score of 136.5 pts, thanks to Damien Duff, Steven Gerrard, Jose Manuel Reina, Dirk Kuyt, Fabio Aurelio and Scott Parker.

The gap is now 54.5 pts as Ben (418 pts) drops to 2nd place with 81 pts and is 48.5 pts ahead of Jasmine, thanks to Gerrard, Kuyt and Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Jasmine (369.5 pts) gets 3rd place with the 2nd-highest score of 104.5 pts, thanks to Gerrard, Reina, Aurelio and Parker.

Hsu (353 pts) gets 5th place with the 3rd-highest score of 89 pts, thanks to Petr Cech, Aurelio and Andrew Johnson.

At the other end, Zikai (262 pts) does himself no favours as he drops to 15th place with the low score of 29.5 pts, no thanks to the negative Michael Ballack and Luis Boa Morte, and the scoreless Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steed Malbranque and Edwin van der Sar.

See you next week!