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Leicester 4 Bristol City 2 Moritz on 63 minutes.
West Brom 3 Derby 1 Cummings.

Portsmouth have had Joe Thomson sentoff.

Stockport 2 Forest 0 Pojut header.

Newcastle 1 Banstead 1 Evans freekick on 65 minutes.
Leicester 5 Bristol City 2 Caceres header.
Rotterdam 1 Vitesse 0 Bergkamp.

Estudiantes 0 Boca 1 Bustos on 66 minutes.
Burnley 4 Man United 1 Balotelli.
Molde 1 Fredriks 1 Mkhitaryan.
Benfica 2 Braga 0 Andre Silva.
Motherwell 1 Celtic 1 Higuain.

Palace 2 Villa 2 Drinkwater on 67 minutes.
Stockport 3 Forest 0 Ayoze Perez header.

Sao Paulo 0 Fluminense 2 Firmino on 68 minutes.
Newcastle 2 Banstead 1 Almiron.
West Brom 4 Derby 1 Roberts.
Tranmere 4 Hartlepool 0 Paulinho Neves.
Bayern 1 Schalke 2 Mario Gomez.
Valencia 2 Sociedad 1 Pavon.

Shamrock 1 Limerick 3 Walsh-O'Loghlen on 69 minutes.
Gladbach 0 Cologne 1 Thill.
Partick 1 Inverness 4 Shea Gordon.

Santos 4 Portuguesa 0 Gabigol on 70 minutes.
Atletico 3 Bilbao 0 Destro with his hatrick.
Zaragoza 0 Real Madrid 2 Ronaldo.
Deportivo 0 Barcelona 3 Brozovic.

Newcastle 2 Banstead 2 Evans on 71 minutes.
Leverkusen 3 Karlsruhe 3 Hahn.
Dortmund 0 Frankfurt 2 Max Christiansen.

Independente 2 Velez 0 Rodrigo De Paul on 72 minutes.
Chelsea 0 Plymouth 2 Zinchenko.
Deportivo 0 Barcelona 4 Dest header.

Torminsk 0 Bate 2 Rassadkin on 73 minutes.
Derry 2 Harps 1 Salvio.
Spurs 2 Soton 1 Perisic.
Bournemouth 0 Brighton 1 Chicarito.
Cardiff 0 Portsmouth 2 Iheanacho.
Zaragoza 0 Real Madrid 3 Messi.

Man City 1 Watford 0 Rashford on 74 minutes.

Marseille 3 Lille 0 Belfodil on 75 minutes.
Derry 3 Harps 1 Lavezzi.

Mallorca 1 Sevilla 1 Diego Costa on 78 minutes.

Wigan 1 QPR 2 De Rouche freekick on 79 minutes.
Cagliari 1 Roma 1 Romagnoli header.

into the last ten minutes...

Arsenal 2 Charlton 1 Alex Pato on 84 minutes.

Derry 3 Harps 2 Lerager on 85 minutes.
Arsenal 2 Charlton 2 Salah.

Everton 2 Norwich 1 Keane header on 88 minutes.
Bayern 2 Schalke 2 Mario Gotze header.

and that is the last action from this week's games as the ref blows for fulltime. The Round up is next...

What a last 15 minutes that was.

Great to see Plymouth tackling a tough game away and delighted in Spain and Argentina. Twente beginning to rock a big which isn't good to see, though injuries haven't helped matters!

Was always gonna be a tough game against a Plymouth side who’s manager has learnt not to tinker with his side to much these days, once Chilwell was dismissed the inevitable result followed.

Braga never really stood a chance away at Benfica,our tag as best of the rest says it all, maybe look to close that gap a bit next season.

Bate March on as expected and continue in great form with an away win, the manager is possibly looking at relinquishing control of the club next season

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Everton 2 Norwich 1 Keane header on 88 minutes.
Bayern 2 Schalke 2 Mario Gotze header.

Oh, that's a painful last kick of the game!

Not a great week on the face of it, however having time to reflect always helps.

Charlton - a draw feels like dropped points with Plymouth winning every week, however a point away from home against Arsenal is always gratefully received.   Three points off the leaders with 7 games to play.  Interesting though as we have to face each other twice yet so that could probably decide it, while Man City refuse to give their challenge with a big win this week.  On the plus side, Charlton remain hard to beat and the destiny of the title is still in our own hands!

Nantes - After the Lord Mayor's show very much evident this week.  Dismantling Etienne last week lost a bit of its shine having dropped points this week letting them back in the race.  Level on points but top on goal difference means title also in our own hands but any dropped points in the last 7 games could be crucial.  End of an era approaching at Nantes, with chnages afoot at the end of the season which may let others in next season....

Wolfsburg - Tough game this week made even harder by losing both playmakers last week to injury, even more difficult when the game is against the tactical mastermind Rob.   Dropped to third after this weeks result, but still games against Leverkusen and Schalke to come means that the title is also still in my hands! Ridiculous statement in week 15 considering we didnt look like even getting promotion this time last season!

Fluminense - Another good win away from home and despite being too far off the runaway leaders for a title challenge to be realistic this season, every week that goes by looks like the players are figuring out the new system and taking to it slowly.  Optimistic for the future.


Thanks Paul for squeezing in the matches this week.

Premiership

Plymouth 36 +23
Charlton 33 +15
Man City 30 +11 Champions
Watford 27 +12
Chelsea 24 +4
Banstead 24 +0

Still only one defeat all season for the leaders away at Arsenal and they seem to have stopped conceding goals over the last few games, that cant be good for the chasing pack. Fans are hoping a lack of depth in the goalkeeping department wont cost them dearly with both their veteran keepers more prone to injury, they could maybe do with a third man. Away at Villa next week then a tough runin that involves Charlton twice, Banstead, Man United and Watford away will certainly test them...

Germany

Wolfsburg 34 +19
Leverkusen 33 +25
Schalke 33 +20 Champions
Hannover 28 +15
Bayern 25 +11
Cologne 22 +2

Top five all drew this week to maintain the status quo meaning the leaders keep up their unbeaten run which stretches back to the narrow opening day defeat at Stuttgart. And a goal for Sterling, whats going on ?...

Spain

Barcelona 45 +58
Real Madrid 39 +47
Atletico 36 +36
Valencia 33 +8
Betis 26 +10
Sociedad 16 -12

Barca's unbeaten record keeps them well in control of the title race here in Spain where they have conceded just three goals so far. They are very strong defensively and razor sharp going forward. Hard to see who will stop them this season having already won away at Real, Atletico, Valencia and Betis, take that chumps...