Week 21 Results - Top five all win

Aardvark Abacus 2 v 3 The Wateringhole Society

Cheese Makers 2 v 0 YTFIB

Markian United 1 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gdg XI

Mega Buck Bandits 0 v 3 The Fabulous Artisans

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC

The Cow-Faced Juniors 4 v 1 Real Muppets

Trusted by Millions 3 v 0 Stanley Athletic FC

Wheel Madrid 1 v 1 San Dimas High School

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Wateringhole Society	21	13	5	3	54	31	23	44
2	Trusted By Millions	21	13	3	5	53	33	20	42
3	Claymore Athletic FC	21	13	1	7	52	34	18	40
4	The Cow-Faced Juniors	21	12	2	7	44	29	15	38
5	The Fabulous Artisans	21	11	2	8	46	41	5	35
6	Aardvark Abacus	21	10	1	10	48	36	12	31
7	San Dimas High School	21	8	7	6	34	28	6	31
8	Cheese Makers	21	8	6	7	28	33	-5	30
9	Real Muppets	21	9	2	10	44	48	-4	29
10	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	21	8	4	9	36	39	-3	28
11	Stanley Athletic FC	21	8	4	9	34	43	-9	28
12	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	21	8	4	9	26	36	-10	28
13	Mega Buck Bandits	21	6	3	12	30	40	-10	21
14	Wheel Madrid	21	5	5	11	30	37	-7	20
15	Markian United	21	4	5	12	19	38	-19	17
16	YTFIB	21	5	0	16	19	51	-32	15

The Wateringhole Society continue at the top after a 3-2 win at the Aardvarks. Dejan Kulusevski looks another shrewd Kiran signing and put the Society ahead on 15 minutes but his side were on the back foot late in the second half. Ollie Watkins, on 64 minutes, and Son Heung-Min, five minutes from time, both raced on to through balls to score and put Ady ahead. Kiran’s team earned the win with cleans from Ruben Dias and Ezri Konsa. Trusted are still hot on the leaders’ heels after a 3-0 win over Stanley. All the goals came in the first half. Jeff Schlupp opened the scoring on nine minutes, poking in from six yards, Che Adams hooked in from even closer on 36 minutes before an unmarked Joe Willock smacked high into the net a minute from the break.

Claymore are two points further behind after beating Evertonian rivals Nil Satis 3-1. Matt Doherty arrived at the far side of the box to fire Paul S ahead on 10 minutes but the lead only lasted seven minutes before Matty Cash smacked in off the post from the edge of the box to bring Clive level. There were no more goals but Claymore took the win through cleans from Cash and John Stones. Another two points back are the CFJs who beat the Muppets 4-1 to keep their title hopes alive. Tomas Soucek stuck out a leg to steer a cross in and put the Cows ahead just before the hour but Ryan’s team were level eight minutes from time when Phil Foden reacted quickest to a loose ball to score from close in. Three cleans from Tino Livramento, Jan Bednarek and Aymeric Laporte delivered the win to Chris and Co.

The Artisans are nine points behind but not completely out of the picture after a 3-0 win at Mega Bucks. Clean sheets all the way for Ben this week with Mohammed Salisu, Victor Lindelof and Emil Krafth on the scoresheet. San Dimas drew 1-1 with Wheel Madrid to stay seventh. Joelinton (best midfielder in Europe right now?) delivered a towering far post header to put me ahead after 33 minutes but I couldn’t finish the game off and a Raphael Varane clean meant the points were shared. 

Cheese Makers are back in the top half following a 2-0 win over YTFIB. It was cleans for Andrew Robertson and Tyrone Mings that saw Matthew home. Fred edged Markian 2-1 and the Gardeners are slowly climbing the table. Ian went ahead when Harry Kane steered a volley across the keeper after 27 minutes. The lead lasted until 83 minutes when Pepe controlled with his right foot, pirouetted and finished with his left before Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s clean gave Fred all three points. 

Week 20 Results - Trusted gain ground

Cheese Makers 0 v 4 Trusted by Millions

Claymore Athletic FC 3 v 4 Stanley Athletic FC

Fred West Landscape Gdg XI 2 v 2 The Wateringhole Society

Markian United 2 v 0 Wheel Madrid

Mega Buck Bandits 1 v 0 Aardvark Abacus

Real Muppets 2 v 0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 2 The Cow-Faced Juniors

YTFIB 1 v 2 San Dimas High School

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Wateringhole Society	20	12	5	3	51	29	22	41
2	Trusted By Millions	20	12	3	5	50	33	17	39
3	Claymore Athletic FC	20	12	1	7	49	33	16	37
4	The Cow-Faced Juniors	20	11	2	7	40	28	12	35
5	The Fabulous Artisans	20	10	2	8	43	41	2	32
6	Aardvark Abacus	20	10	1	9	46	33	13	31
7	San Dimas High School	20	8	6	6	33	27	6	30
8	Real Muppets	20	9	2	9	43	44	-1	29
9	Stanley Athletic FC	20	8	4	8	34	40	-6	28
10	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	20	8	4	8	25	33	-8	28
11	Cheese Makers	20	7	6	7	26	33	-7	27
12	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	20	7	4	9	34	38	-4	25
13	Mega Buck Bandits	20	6	3	11	30	37	-7	21
14	Wheel Madrid	20	5	4	11	29	36	-7	19
15	Markian United	20	4	5	11	18	36	-18	17
16	YTFIB	20	5	0	15	19	49	-30	15

Last season’s champions held this season’s leaders to a 2-2 draw to close the top of the table up again. Kiran made the perfect start in the fourth minute when January signing Dejan Kulusevski rolled the ball in from the edge of the area and the lead stayed intact until first half injury-time when Bruno Fernandes headed home. Mo Salah raced onto an assist from the Gardeners’ keeper to make it 2-1 to Fred on 67 minutes but a Malang Sarr clean seven minutes later earned the Society a point. Trusted are up to second after shutting out Cheese Makers at Le Stade. Robin Koch’s early clean had Beef in front and the lead was doubled just before the break when Joe Willock hooked in his first of the season. Raphinha slid in the third after the break and a perfect day for Trusted was complete when record signing Luis Diaz got on the scoresheet late on.

Claymore dropped a place after ending up on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller v Stanley. Wout Weghorst’s 16-yard first time strike put Clive ahead but headers from Craig Dawson and Harry Maguire had turned the game in Aaron’s favour before the break. A deflected effort from Milot Rashica and a low Stuart Armstrong shot made it 4-1 within seven minutes of the re-start and though Claymore hit back through Daniel Podence and Hakim Ziyech it wasn’t enough to grab a point. The CFJs beat the Artisans 2-1 to close to within six points. Ben’s team went in front three minutes after half time when Emile Smith Rowe finished off a solo run with a well-placed shot. The Cows were level five minutes later when Rodrigo Moreno’s cross deceived the Artisans keeper and the away side took the points thanks to a Jan Bednarek clean.

The Aardvarks stay sixth after going down 1-0 in the 'Bevan Derby’. Ruben Neves settled this one in Dave’s favour after just nine minutes with a controlled half volley from the edge of the D. San Dimas are seventh, a point behind, after late goals brought me a 2-1 win at YTFIB. Ilkay Gundogan had latched on a keeper error to put Julian ahead are 33 minutes and my team only grabbed an equaliser with two minutes to go when Anthony Elanga found space to place through the keeper’s legs and two minutes into injury time Riyad Mahrez smashed a penalty high into the net for the winner.

The Muppets beat Nil Satis 2-0 with cleans from Andrea Christensen and Ben Johnson to take their opponents place in the top half. Markian beat Wheel Madrid 2-0 to climb off the bottom of the table. A second half Harry Kane brace made it eight without a win in the league for Paul W whose team are getting sucked into the scrap at the wrong end of the table.