Last Man Standing — GW1 Carnage at the Coventry Building Society Arena 🧍💀
Right. Gameweek 1 is in the books, and what a way to kick off. 35 of you walked into the arena. 25 walked out. Ten souls gone in week one, and yes, before anyone asks, the bloke who runs the place is one of them. More on that tragedy below. Grab a cuppa cha.
@blockchainfpl · @cryptmastern · @jrmeski · @lazzvi · @longganisan · @lumpiadobo · @r1c4rd0 · @sportsgeek · @talesfrmthecrypt · @tortangkahoy · @twicejoy · @valentin86
You live. But you've burned the Gunners in week one, so don't come crying to me in 6 weeks.
@friendlymoose · @hatdogsensei · @jaki01 · @onemanonewrite · @palomap3 · @wildlifelover
Shout-out to @onemanonewrite, last season's co-champ, back and already strolling.
@davideownzall · @niallon11 · @shitsignals · @tengolotodo · @zusi78
@sb-deebrady, take a bow. Pick of the week by a country mile. One of our onboarders @niallon11 and @talesfrmthecrypt . Any relation?
They were not grand.
@deniskj · @kingsleyy · @twicejoy-sports · and… @blanchy. Yes. Me. Out in week one, picking the team that conceded four to a promoted side. I've already updated my LinkedIn to "spectator". Moving on. 😭
Blanchy's unqualified observations:
👉 Make your GW7 pick
*— Blanchy, eliminated but not defeated** Oh and there is no free pass for gameweek 1 because I don't know how to code it.
The scoreboard
| Entered | 35 |
| Survived GW6 | 25 ✅ |
| Eliminated | 10 ❌ |
| Prize still on the table | 200 HIVE + 5,000 MEDALS |
✅ THE LIVING
The Arsenal Army (12) — Arsenal 2–1 Leeds
The crowd went Arsenal and the crowd was right, but only just. A 2–1 win in the opener wasn't exactly stress-free viewing. Twelve of you were sweating into your Saturday brunch until the final whistle.@blockchainfpl · @cryptmastern · @jrmeski · @lazzvi · @longganisan · @lumpiadobo · @r1c4rd0 · @sportsgeek · @talesfrmthecrypt · @tortangkahoy · @twicejoy · @valentin86
You live. But you've burned the Gunners in week one, so don't come crying to me in 6 weeks.
The Chelsea Cruisers (6) — Chelsea 5–1 Bournemouth
Banker of the week. Five goals, feet up, job done before half-time. Smug faces all round.@friendlymoose · @hatdogsensei · @jaki01 · @onemanonewrite · @palomap3 · @wildlifelover
Shout-out to @onemanonewrite, last season's co-champ, back and already strolling.
The Seagull Squad (5) — Sunderland 0–2 Brighton
The away pick that actually paid. Brighton went to the Stadium of Light and turned the lights off.@davideownzall · @niallon11 · @shitsignals · @tengolotodo · @zusi78
The Lone Wolf (1) — Liverpool 0–3 Man City 🐺
One player looked at the whole fixture list and said "I'll have City. Away. At Anfield." Absolute lunatic. Absolute genius. 3–0.@sb-deebrady, take a bow. Pick of the week by a country mile. One of our onboarders @niallon11 and @talesfrmthecrypt . Any relation?
The Lucky Dip (1) — Arsenal (auto-pick)
@daverick forgot to pick and got the alphabet's finest, Arsenal. Survived by doing absolutely nothing. Respect, but don't push your luck twice.❌ THE FALLEN
The Newcastle Massacre — Coventry 4–1 Newcastle (4 down)
Monday night. Last game of the week. Coventry, newly promoted, at home. "Sure Newcastle will be grand," said four people.They were not grand.
@deniskj · @kingsleyy · @twicejoy-sports · and… @blanchy. Yes. Me. Out in week one, picking the team that conceded four to a promoted side. I've already updated my LinkedIn to "spectator". Moving on. 😭
Death by Draw (5)
Remember the small print? A draw kills you. Five of you learned it the hard way.- Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford took out @doombot75, @mondoshawan (Villa) and @kraken99 (Brentford). Both ends of the same fixture knocked out together. Poetic.
- Man United 1–1 Spurs took out @reiseamateur. United being United.
- Hull 2–2 Everton took out @uwelang, who went with the Toffees away at the new boys. So close.
The Bravest Man in the Arena — Arsenal 2–1 Leeds
@dirtyleeds backed Leeds. Away. At the Emirates. In the opener. Loyalty like that can't be taught, and it can't be rewarded either. You went down swinging for 60 minutes. Anyone that watched Match of the Day would be at odds to realise that Leeds hammered Arsenal off the pitch for most of the game and they were cruising until legohead made changes and that was the difference. Legend status granted anyway for @nathan007 .🔮 GW7: here's what's waiting
Deadline Saturday 17 October, 12:15 BST (Everton v Chelsea kicks off at 12:30).| Kick-off (BST) | Match |
|---|---|
| Sat 12:30 | Everton v Chelsea |
| Sat 15:00 | Brentford v Liverpool |
| Sat 15:00 | Fulham v Hull |
| Sat 15:00 | Man City v Ipswich |
| Sat 17:30 | Newcastle v Aston Villa |
| Sun 14:00 | Bournemouth v Sunderland |
| Sun 14:00 | Brighton v Crystal Palace |
| Sun 14:00 | Leeds v Man United |
| Sun 16:30 | Nottm Forest v Arsenal |
| Mon 20:00 | Spurs v Coventry |
- Man City at home to Ipswich has "banker" written all over it. Which is exactly what everyone said about Newcastle. Just saying.
- 12 of you have already used Arsenal, so Forest away is someone else's problem. The 6 Chelsea pickers can forget about Goodison too.
- Coventry just put four past Newcastle. Spurs host them on Monday night. Do you trust Spurs? Does anyone trust Spurs?
- Leeds v Man United. Two teams that drew or lost last week. Touch at your peril.
The rules, for anyone still wobbling
- Pick one Premier League team to win each gameweek.
- Win = survive. Draw or loss = you're out.
- Each team can only be used once all season.
- No pick? You get the first unused team alphabetically. (Ask @daverick how that went.)
- Last one standing takes 200 HIVE + 5,000 MEDALS. A tie at the end means the winners split it.
👉 Make your GW7 pick
*— Blanchy, eliminated but not defeated** Oh and there is no free pass for gameweek 1 because I don't know how to code it.