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TRANSFER IN - HEUNG-MIN SON As I said, a seasoned vet! A small fee given the 4-star rating he has, he can play on the left or right wing or even up top if needed.

2026/27 SEASON - DECEMBER RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLE SO FAR... Another really positive group of results throughout December. 8 games played, 7 wins and the one draw on the last game of the year - that one was a frustrating one to take as well - we should have won. A massive game up on January 2nd now as we welcome Man City to Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium. We remain in qualifications places for the knockout rounds in the Champions League table, with two challenging fixtures still to come in January. We have a Carabao Cup Semi-Final to look forward to against West Ham United as well as an FA Cup 3rd round tie against Burnley (A). 9 games in January should be interesting for us. We do have a signing coming in upon the transfer window opening - a seasoned vet at this point but still has a lot to offer a team like ours and we have shipped out Demarai Gray to make room for him - keep an eye out!

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 31 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS SOUTHAMPTON Really, really, really disappointed with this result. We had almost our complete first team on the team sheet for this one - Branthwaite stepping in at CB for Gvardiol and had a poor game unfortunately. We conceded in the 95th minute to drop 2 points when we were defensive to keep hold of it and a set piece let us down. It is what it is and we remain 7 points clear at the top of the league for now as we finish off 2026. Notable poor performances: Jarrad Branthwaite: 6.4 & Ryan Gravenberch: 6.4. Standout performances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 7.8.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 30 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS ASTON VILLA The return fixture saw us travel to Villa Park with a similar outcome just one goal short of Saturday's result. Aside from a mental individual effort from Ezri Konsa that ended with him smashing a deflected shot into someone and it looping over Pickford - we dominated this game. 17 games unbeaten now - 1st in the Premier League after 20 games have been played and we currently have a 9 point lead over 2nd placed Liverpool. Notable poor performances: Romeo Lavia: 6.5. Standout performances: James Ward-Prowse: 8.6 & Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 8.4.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 29 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS ASTON VILLA We took on Aston Villa at home in the Premier League in the first of our back to back meetings with the opposition. A really solid performance again, only conceding the one via a penalty - Pickford dived the right way again and came close but it wasn't enough to keep Maximiliano Gomez' effort out. On the plus side though, we are now 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League after this result, we didn't have our strongest team available in this one again either so really good to see the other boys stepping in and performing just as well! We travel to Villa Park next to take on Aston Villa mid-week in the Premier League. Notable poor performances: Filippo Terracciano: 6.5. Standout performances: Dwight McNeil: 8.6, Pedro Neto: 8.2 & Ryan Gravenberch: 8.1.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 28 - CARABAO CUP - HOME VS CHELSEA Up next we took on Chelsea at home in the Carabao Cup Quarter Final. A brilliant early start with two goals scored inside 7 minutes thanks to Pedro Neto & Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Fofana scored as he latched onto a cross from a corner to peg us back but that wasn't enough to bring them back into the game firmly as our outstanding left back Ajayi managed to smash home our 3rd goal before half time and that was enough for us to hold onto as we made some changes when tired legs became a problem and kept Chelsea to minimal efforts on goal. Notable poor performances: Nathan Patterson: 6.5 & Josko Gvardiol: 6.5. Standout performances: Angelo: 8.1 & Obinna Ajayi: 7.8.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 27 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS NORWICH CITY Surprisingly, Norwich City were 3rd in the table before this game. It was a tightly fought contest where we rang in the changes quite a lot here - but we managed to score a nice goal with Zvonarek assisting Zaracho with a nice pull back to the edge of the box from out wide, Zaracho then nestling an effort past the Norwich keeper from the edge of the 18 yard box. We remain 5 points clear at the top of the league - we clinch another clean sheet - and that now stretches us to 14 games unbeaten in all competitions!!! Notable poor performances: Pedro Neto: 6.4, Angelo: 6.5 & Rafael Santos Borre: 6.5. Standout performances: Matias Zaracho: 8.1.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 26 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - HOME VS AJAX We remain unbeaten in the Champions League so far this season after this result at home vs Ajax. Jordan Pickford with ANOTHER penalty save in the 2nd minute from Horta. Agoume chipping in with a goal again after a cagey start to give us the lead, we let them back into the game after conceding from a deep cross which was finished by James Gomez. Angelo came on from the bench to latch onto another subs (Santos Borre) tidy through ball to finish and gift us all 3 points once again. Notable poor performances: Amadou Onana: 6.3. Standout performances: Angelo: 7.9 & Jordan Pickford: 7.6.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 25 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS CHELSEA Another huge result after Dominic Calvert-Lewin bagged himself a hat-trick means we take another 3 points in a huge game! Jordan Pickford clung onto our clean sheet with a massive penalty save when the score was at 3-0 as well! 5 points clear at the top of the table as things stand now! Notable poor performances: N/A Standout performances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 9.6, Jordan Pickford: 8.2 & Pedro Neto: 8.0.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 24 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS ARSENAL Our first game in December 2026 came against Arsenal, currently in 8th place so far this season but they usually cause us some problems. We took a 2-0 lead from DCL scoring in the 59th minute and McNeil scoring shortly after - Pickford gave us a scare by absolutely gifting Gabriel Jesus a goal to get back into the game and really start to put some pressure on us but we managed to hand on at the Emirates and another 3 points under the belt for us to keep our 3 point lead at the top of the table. Plenty of tough tests still to come.... Notable poor performances: Vitaliy Mykolenko: 6.5. Standout performances: Dwight McNeil: 8.0.

2026/27 SEASON - NOVEMBER RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLE SO FAR... Another really positive month of results for us in all competitions sees us go unbeaten for the month of November & continue our unbeaten form to 10 games since our 2-1 loss back in October against West Ham United. We are getting a lot of different players chipping in with goals and assists, looking less troubled at the back, keeping goals down and getting regular clean sheets. Top of the table going into a hectic December fixture schedule now where we face some of our hardest tasks yet with Arsenal (A) & Chelsea (H) to start us off in the same week, we then play Ajax (H) as the third game in the opening week of December so a big ask to get 3 points in all of those games to start us off. We then take on Norwich (A) in the Premier League before taking on Chelsea (H) again in the Carabao Cup Quarter Final & finish up the month with back to back games against Aston Villa before taking on Southampton on boxing day. Should be an interesting month!

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 23 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS Another nice win to nil here against Wolves sees us now 3 points clear of 2nd placed West Ham United after 15 games have been played as we finish the month of November. DCL adding another goal to his tally as our top scorer so far this season & Gravenberch chipping in as well to get his goal tally up to 3 for the campaign. Notable poor performances: Josko Gvardiol: 6.5. Standout performances: Ryan Gravenberch: 8.3.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 22 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - HOME VS FC KOBENHAVN Dwight McNeil's first goal of the season gives us another win in the Champions League. A tidy performance throughout but we couldn't find any more goals after McNeil's effort. To win another game in europe though, and get a clean sheet along the way is a big positive. Notable poor performances: Rafael Santos Borre: 6.4, Jarrad Branthwaite: 6.5 & Kaio Jorge: 6.5. Standout performances: Dwight McNeil: 7.6.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 21 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS MANCHESTER UNITED An away day at Old Trafford for game day 21. A huge game to test ourselves in given how we've started the season - and we managed to come out on top! A narrow victory in the end, DCL bagging a brace in a big game for us is no shock but for it to happen against Manchester United was brilliant! Casemiro helped our chances with his sending off on the 65th minute but even with going to what was a defensive 5-4-1 to cling onto the lead, Umar Sadiq managed to give us a scare on the 83rd minute. But, we managed to keep hold of all three points and that now puts us top of the Premier League after 14 league games have been played! Notable poor performances: Kaio Jorge: 6.4, Josip Sutalo: 6.5, Josko Gvardiol: 6.5, Jarrad Branthwaite: 6.5 & Dwight McNeil: 6.5. Standout performances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 9.0.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 20 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS NEWCASTLE UNITED Back to winning ways against Newcastle on game day 20. This now makes it 7 games unbeaten in all competitions, this time with another clean sheet under our belts as well! We move to 2nd in the league with these 3 points for the time being, with a difficult Manchester United test up next at Old Trafford to see if we really are title contenders! Notable poor performances: Ryan Gravnberch: 6.5. Standout performances: Nathan Patterson: 7.7.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 19 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - AWAY VS AC MILAN First up in November we took on the tough task of facing AC Milan away at the San Siro. The opening ten minutes could've gone a lot better - finding ourselves 2-0 down that early away from home in europe usually wouldn't end well! While a draw isn't the result we hoped for, given the circumstances after those first 10 minutes, we definitely take that and after gaining that point, we are still in the automatic qualification places for the knockout rounds. Notable poor performances: Josko Gvardiol: 6.3. Standout performances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 7.7.

2026/27 SEASON - OCTOBER RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLE SO FAR... Despite the early loss to West Ham - we bounced back from that to win five games on the bounce - only conceding two goals in that time and only of those against PSG in the Champions League. A positive month once again leaves us in 3rd place in the Premier League and 2nd place in the Champions League. We have some more tough tests coming up now in November but if we can continue playing the way we have been recently then we should be able to compete with all teams involved!

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 18 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS LEICESTER CITY We finish off the month of October with another dominant win, this time against a 20th placed Leicester City. Another clean sheet - DCL getting on the goal trail once again, Ward-Prowse nabbing a goal on his first game back after resting him for a week due to fatigue & Josip Sutalo scoring an immense looping header from the edge of the box after latching onto a deep cross. Notable poor performances: N/A Standout performances: Josip Sutalo: 8.1, Pedro Neto: 8.6, Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 8.8 & Obinna Ajayi: 8.9.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 17 - CARABAO CUP - AWAY VS SHEFFIELD UNITED A really nice result in the Carabao Cup against Sheff Utd, scoring a load of goals and keeping a clean sheet, all while giving some of the lesser used players so far this season some game time. Onto the Quarter Finals - where we could face any of the below teams: Liverpool, Man City, QPR, West Ham, Brighton, Watford or Chelsea. Notable poor performances: N/A Standout performances: Dwight McNeil: 8.0, Kaio Jorge: 8.5 & Vitor Roque: 8.6.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 16 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS WATFORD Next up we returned to Premier League action at home against 19th placed Watford. A solid performance, would have been nice to have kept the clean sheet but we can't have it all! Another win under the belt and 3 more points on the board for us. Next up we take on Sheffield United in the Carabao Cup & I will be looking to change some of the starters up from the usual starting 11 to spread the game time out and avoid any injuries. Notable poor performances: Rafael Santos Borre: 6.4. Standout performances: Lucien Agoume: 7.7, Vitaliy Mykolenko: 7.8 & Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 8.3.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 15 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - HOME VS PSG Awesome performance from the team, Angelo had an absolute stormer for us here when needed against a top, top opponent. This means we've now won 3 games from 3 in the Champions League which is a perfect start for us despite some difficult tests - with more to come! Notable poor performances: N/A Standout performances: Angelo: 8.4 & Pedro Neto: 8.1.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 14 - PREMIER LEAGUE - HOME VS BRIGHTON An improvement by getting the 3 points in this one but I didn't think we had the best game, Santos Borre came on late in the game and managed to put an effort away in the 80th minute. A clean sheet as well - with the defence playing well is a positive. Notable poor performances: Vitor Roque: 6.4. Standout performances: Nathan Patterson: 8.1 & Rafael Santos Borre: 7.7.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 13 - PREMIER LEAGUE - AWAY VS WEST HAM UNITED Not the start we wanted, losing out to the team immediately below us in the league table. However, away from home, against a good side, and staying competitive throughout, isn't the worst thing in the world - although conceding in the 90th minute is a bit of a kick in the teeth. Hopefully we can improve going further into the month of October with our busy schedule. Notable poor performances: Romeo Lavia: 6.4, Pedro Neto: 6.4 & Dwight McNeil: 6.4. Standout performances: Vitor Roque: 7.3.

2026/27 SEASON - SEPTEMBER RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLE SO FAR... We had another really positive month of results in September, only dropping points in the one away fixture in the Premier League vs title contenders Manchester City. Two huge wins in the Champions League & clean sheets in both games are big positives for us, especially with PSG coming up as our next opponent in mid-October. Next month sees 3 home games and 3 away games in a continuing congested fixture schedule, with the team competing in the Premier League, Champions League & Carabao Cup. We are currently sitting in 3rd place in the Premier League as well, just 3 points behind top of the table Man City which means our loss to them gave them that 3 point lead on us as things stand. I have also included the Champions League table as we will face some really tough tests in the coming weeks/months but we've started well & hopefully we can kick on from there to gain automatic qualification to the round of 16 - however, we do face PSG, AC Milan, FC Kobenhavn, Ajax, FC Barcelona & Juventus so it won't be easy.

2026/27 SEASON - GAME DAY 12 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - AWAY VS FC PORTO We took on another tough away test in the Champions League in game day 12 as we travelled to Estadio do Dragao to take on FC Porto. Porto lost their first match up against AC Milan where they lost 5-0 at the San Siro so were looking to improve and get something from this one to fight for their Champions League status. We managed to go ahead quite late into proceedings through our marksman Dominic Calvert-Lewin & with David Carmo getting sent off late on when Porto were probably pushing hard for an equaliser, that definitely helped us over the line as we tightened things up to keep our vice grip on all 3 points. Notable poor performances: Josko Gvardiol: 6.2, Obinna Ajayi: 6.2 & Pedro Neto: 6.4. Standout performances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 8.2.