Premier League Sweepstake 2026/27 - Discussion

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 6,532 Championing

    Good day for Ashton Villa my team. They won their first game of the season against Spurs 3-2.

    Hopefully this is just the start.

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 227 Empowering
    edited September 19

    Coo heck - Arsenal beaten 3-0 by Brighton!

    First loss of the season for my team Arsenal, but kudos to Brighton for the win!

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 698 Empowering

    brighton are on a roll, they beat my actual team during the week

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 385 Empowering

    I’ve got Tottenham and they’re rubbish 😂

    I don’t really understand. With their manager and the attacking players they bought, I really thought they’d play so expansively this season and overwhelm teams. With no European football they should be in better shape than others on weekends. It isn’t happening, it’s odd. I keep thinking they’ll suddenly wake up one weekend but they’re not

    I really enjoy Brentford again this season. So great watching them on Friday night, I’d love to go to their stadium for a match

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,651 Online Community Programme Lead
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1149966#Comment_1149966

    I try not to read too much into it with Spurs (and I won't be shedding any tears about their abysmal start to the season - COYG!) but all their recent managers indicate there's a big issue with the club and I tend to think that's going to take more than just a string of new managers and nearly £400 million in new players to fix!

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,651 Online Community Programme Lead
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1149884#Comment_1149884

    Brighton played brilliantly but that was also one of the worst Arsenal performances in some time, to be honest. It could be that Brighton just made them look absolutely useless as well though.

    I'm doing my best not to worry too much about it, but it definitely ruined my Saturday! 😁😢

    Hopefully after the international break they'll be back to racking up the wins against Leeds.

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,651 Online Community Programme Lead
    edited September 21

    Premier League Sweepstake Update - Five Games In

    We're now five games into the Premier League season and the league is pausing for the international break until 10th October, which seems like a good time to check in on our sweepstake and Race Within The Race competitions.

    It's still very early days, but we've already seen a few surprises, some strong starts, and a couple of teams whose supporters might already be nervously looking at the Down We Go badge!

    Current standings as of game week 5:

    1. Manchester City - @andrewkuk
    2. Arsenal - @Scooby222
    3. Brighton - @Anhedonia2
    4. Brentford - @Mr_Shoes_Tied
    5. Leeds United - @Mary_Scope
    6. Liverpool - ?
    7. Everton - @justj74
    8. Hull - @LilMissOops
    9. Newcastle - @h3len
    10. Chelsea - @kreacher
    11. Ipswich - @SlowMode
    12. Manchester United - @Tony60
    13. Nottingham Forest - @scouseblue
    14. Sunderland - ?
    15. Crystal Palace - @Richard_Scope
    16. Aston Villa - @Bluebell21
    17. Bournemouth - @Yani09
    18. Coventry - @Emilee
    19. Fulham - @Journeyman
    20. Tottenham - @yellowpineapple84

    Race Within The Race leaders

    Title Race
    Manchester City - @andrewkuk

    European Race
    Brighton - @Anhedonia2

    Mid-Table Race
    Leeds United - @Mary_Scope

    Survival Race
    Hull - @LilMissOops

    Of course, with most of the season still to play, everything could look completely different by our next update. So, good luck everyone. There's still a long way to go, and plenty of badges up for grabs! A special mention to anyone who has already developed an unexpected emotional attachment to a club they knew nothing about five weeks ago.

    A few questions for everybody:

    • How are you feeling about your team so far?
    • Have they exceeded your expectations or tested your patience?
    • Which team has surprised you most this season?
    • If badges were handed out today, which one would you be winning?

    And for those who don't normally follow football, have you found yourself keeping an eye on your team's results yet?

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 698 Empowering

    i think spurs are facing a survival race again this season

  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 87 Empowering

    it's nice to be at the top but a long way to go! As a Spurs fan football is painful watching 👀 at the moment.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Online Community Team

    I'm not a football fan but it's interesting to see that Spurs are not a great team at the minute. I remember when they were really good, or was it just my boyfriend at the time that convinced me of that? 😂

  • Yani09
    Yani09 Community Member Posts: 147 Empowering

    Let’s go Bournemouth. 😅

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 385 Empowering

    Very disappointed in Tottenham. Very confused too. Their manager usually starts off very well and overwhelms teams with attacking football. His teams eventually burn out by year two-three but this time they’re already struggling and it’s just bizarre. The players they bought in the summer are all good players and on paper they look like they should be battering teams


    Brighton and Hull and Leeds are the three teams that have impressed me the most and been most surprised by! Man Utd are making me laugh 😂

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 385 Empowering

    Brentford are my favourite team though and I don’t really support Brentford I just like their manager, how he comes across and the way their home games go. They battle hard and also play some good stuff, getting the ball up field quickly. A lesson that England should learn who I will not be watching in this international window. Had enough of England 👎

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 698 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1150172#Comment_1150172

    man utd are making me groan and wonder whats going on

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 385 Empowering

    I don’t really know what Man Utd are doing 😂 Maybe other teams have simply worked out that they should just give Man Utd the ball in the knowledge that they’re not very good at using it

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 698 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1150403#Comment_1150403

    i had just had some water before reading this and nearly spat it out, due to laughing

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 385 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1150404#Comment_1150404

    😂😂

  • Emilee
    Emilee Community Member Posts: 159 Empowering

    I still think Coventry will finish top 10! Wishful thinking maybe but I believe in them 😂

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 6,181 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Woo go on Leeds! I don't follow football so does anybody know their chances of winning it?😅

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 227 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1150485#Comment_1150485

    After their great start to the season, their chances of winning it are probably a lot better than they were two months ago!

    I'm still not sure that I'd put any money on them winning it though. 😁 Well, no more than a couple of quid, anyway.

    I am certainly no expert though.... 😊

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