Summary Review: Round 2 (18/08/2009 and 19/08/2009) 20 August, 2009

Biggest result of the round was definitely Burnley's win over Manchester United. United saw more of the ball, had chances to score (a penalty, no less). and would not be undeserved had they left Turf Moor with a point or three. However, most crucially, they did not score, and Burnley can take heart from their performance and the three points; they might just continue to prove their critics wrong and stay in the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur continued their good start to the season by putting five past Hull City. They are starting to look a very balanced and formidable side. Palacios is doing brilliantly in the middle while on the flanks, Modric and Lennon are providing plenty of penetration.

Liverpool got their season kick started with a solid home win over Stoke City while Chelsea had to come from behind once again, this time against Sunderland. The two remaining matches of a reduced fixture round saw the other two promoted teams - Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City - post their first wins, against Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth respectively.

Predictions

Sunderland - Chelsea
Prediction: 0 - 1
Result: 1 - 3

Wigan Athletic - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Prediction: 2 - 0
Result: 0 - 1

Birmingham City - Portsmouth
Prediction: 2 - 1
Result: 1 - 0

Hull City - Tottenham Hotspur
Prediction: 1 - 2
Result: 1 - 5

Burnley - Manchester United
Prediction: 1 - 3
Result: 1 - 0

Liverpool - Stoke City
Prediction: 3 - 1
Result: 4 - 0

Round 2 Tally: 6 Predictions; 0 Correct Scores; 4 Correct Outcomes
Season Tally: 16 Predictions; 0 Correct Scores; 8 Correct Outcomes

Betting

Wigan Athletic - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bet: £20 on Home Win at 1.72
Result: Away Win (Lost £20.00)

Birmingham City - Portsmouth
Bet: £20 on Home Win at 2.10
Result: Home Win (Won £22.00)

Hull City - Tottenham Hotspur
Bet: £20 on Away Win at 2.00
Result: Away Win (Won £20.00)

Round 2 Tally: £60.00 in Bets; £22.00 in Takings
Season Tally: £150.00 in Bets; -£15.60 in Takings

Fantasy Football

Another poor gameweek saw my team take just 30 points. Franck Queudrue (clean sheet), Aaron Lennon (assists and bonus) and Darren Bent (goal) were the only significant scorers for the team (i.e. they got more than just the one or two points for being involved in a match).

Petr Cech still failed to get a clean sheet, Yuri Zhirkov still have yet to recover from injury, and Wayne Rooney - my captain for the gameweek - did not make a goalscoring contribution against Burnley as I had hoped (why didn't he take that penalty instead).

From last season's experience, to be in a chance of taking any prize, a team has to score an average of at least 60 to 70 points each gameweek. After two gameweeks, my team has got just a total score of 61 points.