I TELL YAH INVITATIONAL LEAGUE

SEASON TWELVE

WEEK 31

This week in the Premier League. Sunderland came from behind to score in the last minute and beat Newcastle away in the Tyne-Wear derby, and did the double over Newcastle.  Notts Forest plunged Spurs deeper into relegation trouble while boosting their own with a 3-0 away win.

Everton boosted their European hopes while denting Chelsea’s Champions League prospects with a 3-0 win at home. Brighton boosted their European hopes while inflicting more misery on Liverpool with a 2-1 home win.

Aston Villa strengthened their Champions League hopes and left West Ham in trouble with a 2-0 home win. Fulham beat a struggling Burnley 3-1 at home. Bournemouth came back twice to draw 2-2 at home to Man Utd, and Leeds drew 0-0 at home with Brentford.

In the ITYFL. Going into the last international break of the season. We have a real title race on our hands. My old football club mate Darren Micheal has worked his way back to the top of the table, following a very decent 60 point week. Thanks to captain B.Fernandes (26) Gordon (10) Wilson (9) Anderson (4) Dewsbury-Hall (4), and Virgil (4).

After thirteen weeks at the top, coach Simz Simeon Edwards now sees himself in second place, looking up, but just seven behind after a modest weekly score of 46 points. Mainly due to captain B.Fernandes (26) Kelleher (9), and Szoboszlai (3).

My long-time bredrin Francis Norville has clawed his way into the title picture and made it a three-horse race. He now sits just seventeen points off the top, thanks to his superb 66 point weekly score, with contributions from captain B.Fernandes (26) Gordon (10) Martinez (6) Rogers (6) Tarkowski (6) Thiago (4), and Virgil (3).

Staying in a Champions League place in fourth and not completed out of it is former champ, (ahem) Charles Denton, following his superb free hit weekly score of 68 points, with captain Gordon (20) B.Fernandes (13) Kelleher (9) Wilson (9) Cunha (6) Thiago (4) Szoboszlai (3) and Virgil (3).

My oldest son, under his alias Tommy Devito, has moved up to fifth, due to a 49 point week and contributions from captain triple captain Joao Pedro (6) B.Fernandes (13) Wilson (9) Pickford (7) Tarkowski (6), and Thiago (4). This sees Tommy Lee down to sixth, due to a disappointing 34 point weekly score and main contributions from captain Bowen (4) Gibbs-White (8) Pickford (7) Collins (6), and Thiago (4).

Owen Barnes stays in seventh, following a steady weekly score of 49 points, due to vice captain Rogers (12) B.Fernandes (13) Pickford (7) Garner (6) Pau (6), and Thiago (4). Up to joint seventh is my middle son, Jahsiah Tobierrie, thanks to his decent 60 point week. With captain Wilson (18) B.Fernandes (13) Gibbs-White (8) Lewis-Potter (6) Rogers (6) Thiago (4), and Leno (3).

Also in joint seventh, my youngest son and former champ Latrell Oscar, following a decent 58 point weekly score. His main contributions came from captain Ekitike (2) B.Fernandes (13) Ndiaye (10) Wilson (9) Gibbs-White (8) Kayode (6), and Thiago (4). Consolidating a top ten place is my OldSkool mate Derick Fredericks, with a steady weekly score of 50 points, due to captain B.Fernandes (26) Truffert (4) Thiago (4) Dewsbury-Hall (3) Stach (3), and Virgil (3).

This week’s Highest Scorer was my daughter, The OG Nea, who notched an excellent free hit 75 point week. Doing the business were captain B.Fernandes (26) Watkins (9) Gibbs-White (8) Pickford (7) Van den Berg (6) Kroupi (5) Thiago (4), and Virgil (3). This week’s Highest Mover was my old workmate, Mr James. He moved up there places from 18th to 15th, thanks to his very decent 64 point weekly score, with captain Wilson (18) B.Fernandes (13) Gordon (10) Lewis-Potter (6) Rodon (6), and Thiago (4).

Unfortunately, we arrive at a two-week Premier League break due to internationals and the FA Cup. Then we will hit the final stretch and the business end of the season.