Premier League 2011/12 Gameweek 3 Results

Having staked £100 on the 10 Premiership games in gameweek 3, I achieved a loss of £33.

Gameweek 1: £96
Gameweek 2: £53
Gameweek 3: -£33
Total: £116

Premier League 2011/12 - Gameweek 3

Aston Villa-Wolves -- Draw @ 12/5
Wigan-QPR -- Draw @ 23/10
Blackburn-Everton -- Draw @ 23/10
Chelsea-Norwich -- Norwich @ 19/1
Swansea-Sunderland -- Draw @ 23/10
Liverpool-Bolton -- Draw @ 18/5
Newcastle-Fulham -- Draw @ 12/5
Tottenham-Man City -- Draw @ 12/5
West Brom-Stoke -- Draw @ 12/5
Man Utd-Arsenal -- Draw @ 7/2

Ten games this matchday, £10 stakes on each, total stake £100.

Premier League 2011/12 Gameweek 2 Results

Having staked £100 on the 10 Premiership games in gameweek 2, I achieved a profit of £53.

Gameweek 1: £96
Gameweek 2: £53
Total: £149

Premier League 2011/12 - Gameweek 2

Sunderland-Newcastle -- Draw @ 23/10
Arsenal-Liverpool -- Arsenal @ 13/8
Aston Villa-Blackburn -- Draw @ 13/5
Everton-QPR -- QPR @ 15/2
Swansea-Wigan -- Draw @ 5/2
Chelsea-West Brom -- West Brom @ 23/2
Norwich-Stoke -- Draw @ 23/10
Wolves-Fulham -- Draw @ 23/10
Bolton-Man City -- Draw @ 13/5
Man Utd-Tottenham -- Draw @ 3/1

Ten games this matchday, £10 stakes on each, total stake £100.

Madness Masks Mourinho's Madrid Magic

The brawl at the end of the Spanish Super Cup Second Leg was a shame, as it masked the clear improvement in Mourinho's side. Efficiency was the only thing that held back Real Madrid from victory last night, Barcelona on the other hand were relatively ruthless.

The facts of the match state that Real Madrid took the majority of possession in both games, Real Madrid created the most chances in both games, and Real Madrid were the better side in both games. The difference some have argued was Leo Messi and perhaps that is the only difference between Barcelona and the other teams in the world. Only a 2-3 month injury to Messi will provide enough evidence for that theory.

Mourinho pushed his team up, especially during Barcelona goal kicks. Forcing Valdes to kick long and lose the ball to the taller Madrid midfielders. This was remarkably effective in stifling Barcelona's passing style, there was never enough space.

The gap has closed and Madrid ought to get a lot more points against the other 18 teams than they did last year.

Weaknesses in Madrid's side consist of wastefulness, poor discipline and a keeper who can't kick a football.

Sergio Aguero - Great debut, but...

Sergio Aguero stole a lot of headlines from Cesc Fabregas' Barcelona move due to Kun's dominant display, 2 goals and an assist for the increasingly popular David Silva.

A great debut? Yes, but coming on with your team leading at home with 30 minutes to go against a side that are the favourites to be relegated in their first Premier League game is hardly the toughest test a debutant has ever had.

The league and the footballing world is full of 'flat-track bullies', but teams need match winners. In the short term Man City have a tough test at Bolton and an even tougher test at Tottenham, we'll learn a lot more about Aguero's credentials as a match winner in these games.

Premier League 2011/12 Gameweek 1 Results

Having staked £90 on the opening 9 Premiership games, I achieved a profit of £96.

Bets Placed: 9
Bets Won: 5
Bets Lost: 4
Total Profit: £96
Return: 106.67%

Premier League 2011/12 - Gameweek 1

£10 on each game to be a draw:
Blackburn-Wolves @ 12/5
Fulham-Villa @ 5/2
Liverpool-Sunderland @ 17/5
QPR-Bolton @ 23/10
Wigan-Norwich @ 12/5
Newcastle-Arsenal @ 5/2
Stoke-Chelsea @ 14/5
West Brom-Man Utd @ 10/3
Man City-Swansea @ 5/1

Nine £10 bets, so £90 staked in total.