Week 23 results

Claymore go eight points clear. 

Aardvark Abacus 2 v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Athletico Phoenix 3 v 0 The Dead Parrots
Cheese Makers 3 v 1 Real Muppets
Claymore Athletic FC 4 v 1 Mega Buck Bandits

FCK2 3 v 1 Final Fantasy XI

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 0 Trusted By Millions

San Dimas High School 2 v 1 YTFIB

The Fabulous Artisans 4 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors


	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Claymore Athletic FC	23	14	6	3	67	34	33	48
2	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	23	11	7	5	52	32	20	40
3	FCK2	23	11	7	5	44	32	12	40
4	Trusted By Millions	23	12	4	7	44	35	9	40
5	Athletico Phoenix	23	12	2	9	55	38	17	38
6	Aardvark Abacus	23	11	2	10	35	50	-15	35
7	San Dimas High School	23	10	4	9	36	47	-11	34
8	Real Muppets	23	10	3	10	44	39	5	33
9	Final Fantasy XI	23	9	5	9	30	37	-7	32
10	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	23	9	5	9	42	52	-10	32
11	The Fabulous Artisans	23	9	3	11	40	45	-5	30
12	The Cow-Faced Juniors	23	7	7	9	50	48	2	28
13	Cheese Makers	23	7	7	9	32	32	0	28
14	The Dead Parrots	23	9	1	13	30	39	-9	28
15	Mega Buck Bandits	23	5	5	13	35	46	-11	20
16	YTFIB	23	3	2	18	24	54	-30	11

Clive is now five wins at most from lifting his second title in four seasons. Olivier Giroud is hitting form at the right time of the season and his brace put Claymore on track. They could even afford Wayne Rooney missing a late penalty against a Mega Bucks team who seem to have forgotten how to win. Fred's back up to second after seeing off Trusted 2-0. A very early Eden Hazard goal was followed up by a not so early Wilfried Bony effort, his first since coming back from the Africa Cup of Nations.

FCK2 have overtaken Beef's team and are now in third. Harry Kane is driving Kevin's rise up the table and notched a perhaps fortuitous hat-trick this week against Final Fantasy. (How was that second not an own goal?) Ceri not helped by a mistaken identity sending-off scenario after two minutes. Athletico are back to winning ways after a lull. Diego Costa found the Parrots net inside ten minutes from an angle but limped off later in the game with a case of international break-itis. Dean had no answer this week and two Phoenix cleans ended any hopes of a comeback.

The Aardvarks had to come back twice to earn a point against Nil Satis. Paul's team had led twice through Seamus Coleman and Bafetimbi Gomis close to the end of the game but first Glenn Murray and then a Ryan Bertrand clean for Ady shared the points. San Dimas looked beaten before a late rally too. Mame Diouf had put YTFIB in front early on but Julian's team were unable to hold out as first Simon Mignolet saved an injury time penalty and then Neil Taylor got the winning clean.

Cheese Makers appear to have woken from their slumbers recently and stopped the Muppets' recent good run. Record signing Juan Mata turning in one of his best performances for Matthew's side. The CFJs aren't usually found as far down the table as 12th but they're on a terrible run. Chris' team finding new ways to disappoint him Jason Shackell kneeing into his own net  in a heavy defeat against the Artisans. Ben's team are picking up at long last and he must be looking forward to next season (and probably has been since October).