I TELL YAH INVITATIONAL LEAGUE

SEASON TWELVE

WEEK 16

This week in the Premier League. In the last game of the week, Man Utd and Bournemouth produced the game of the season so far with a 4-4 thriller at Old Trafford. Man City eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 away. An own goal settled the first Tyne-Wear derby in almost a decade as Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 at home.

Notts Forest brushed Spurs aside 3-0 at home. Aston Villa came from behind twice to beat West Ham 3-2 away. Fulham also won away 3-2 at Burnley. Chelsea were comfortable 2-0 winners at home to Everton.

Liverpool eased past Brighton 2-0 at home. Arsenal needed two late own goals to beat bottom club Wolves 2-1 at home, and Leeds drew 1-1 at Brentford.

In the ITYFL, after a few weeks where his top spot was starting to become seriously threatened, former champ  (ahem) Charles Denton, responded in the best way possible as he produced a superb 94 point weekly score, the third-highest this season, making him this week’s Highest Scorer. Doing the business were captain Saka (22) Wilson (16) Haaland (13) Foden (11) Chalobah (9) Roefs (9), and Gvardiol (8).

Moving up to second place, just eight points behind, is my old football club mate Darren Micheal, with an excellent weekly score of 90 points, the fifth-highest this season, thanks to captain Haaland (26) Ekitike (13) Foden (11) Saka (11) Cucurella (6) O’Reilly (6) Sanchez (6), and Semenyo (6).

Just three points behind in third is my oldest son, under his alias Tommy Devito, with a decent 83 point week, due to captain Haaland (26) B.Fernandes (13) Foden (11) Chalobah (9) Gvardiol (8), and Neto (6).

This sees coach Simz, Simeon Edwards move down, but remaining in a Champions League place in fourth, just five points behind, following a 71 point weekly score. His contributions came from captain Haaland (26) Ekitike (13) Foden (11), and Saka (11).

My longtime bredrin Francis Norville moves up to fifth, thanks to a decent 80 point week, with captain Haaland (26) Rogers (15) Foden (11) Saka (11), and Chalobah (9). Owen Barnes is down to sixth, due to 68 point weekly score. His main contributions came from captain Haaland (26) B.Fernandes (13) Foden (11), and Semenyo (6).

Tommy Lee remains in seventh place, despite a disappointing 32 point weekly score where he can only look at captain Kudus (4) Bowen (8) Murillo (6), and Gibbs-White (3). My OldSkool mate Derick Frederick moves up to eighth place, with a decent weekly core of 80 points, due to captain Haaland (26) Ekitike (13) Foden (11) Chalobah (9) Roefs (9) Cucurella (6), and Enzo (3).

Moving up into joint ninth is my youngest son and former champ Latrell Oscar, just two points behind, due to a decent bench boost 78 point weekly score, following captain Thiago (4) Rogers (15) Foden (11) Virgil (6) Thiaw (3) and from off the bench Haaland (13) Gvardiol (8) Sanchez (6) and Anderson (3).

This week’s Highest Mover was Nordin Gharib, who moves up five places from 14th to joint 9th, thanks to a decent 85 point week and contributions from captain Saka (22) Haaland (13) Foden (11) Calvert-Lewin (9) Chalobah (9) Cucurella (6) O’Reilly (6), and Szoboszblai (3).

Full steam ahead to week 17. We are about to enter the busy Christmas period, make it count y’all.