GW7: The Gaffer's Verdict

Right, GW7, let's have it.

Ten points on the board and I'll take that all day long, especially with the slop served up at the weekend.

Best call? Has to be the Hammers job. Two-one I said, four-one it ended, but I had West Ham battering Ipswich from the off and that's exactly what unfolded. Anyone with eyes could see Ipswich were ripe for a tonking and my mob in claret and blue were due a proper afternoon. Honourable mention for City beating Fulham 3-2 against my 3-1, because Pep's lot always make it harder than it needs to be and I priced that in. And the Arsenal job at three-nil, well, southampton came down with a parachute strapped to their backs and the Emirates was always ending in tears for them.

“Ten points is bang average dressed up as decent.”

Worst miss? Aston Villa nil-nil with United. I had Villa winning two-one, thought Emery would carve up that shambles of a back four, and instead we got ninety minutes of absolute dishwater. My excuse: I assumed United would actually try to play football, more fool me.

Honestly though, the week kicked me in the shins a few times. Everton-Newcastle one-two ending goalless, that's a result that makes you want to chuck the remote through the telly. Chelsea-Forest one-one when I had the Blues edging it, fair play to Nuno's lot, they're a proper side. And Brighton three-two against Spurs when I had the draw, well, Spurs being Spurs cost me there, defending like a pub team after closing time.

Overall verdict: ten points is bang average dressed up as decent. Five scorelines out of ten I read correctly in flavour, even if the maths didn't quite land. The misses were all draws I called as wins or wins I called as draws, which tells me my gut's right but my fingers are heavy on the trigger. Need to trust the boring nil-nils more in a league where half these managers would rather lose their hair than lose a point.

Next week I want a seven out of ten weekend, none of this scraping the barrel for twos. Sharpen up, Gaffer. Onwards.