Week 24 Results - Decisive move from the Artisans?

Aardvark Abacus 4 v 2 Trusted By Millions 

Cheese Makers 5 v 1 Markian United

Mega Buck Bandits 1 v 2 Garth Crooks' Team of the Week

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0 v 1 Claymore Athletic FC 

San Dimas High School 2 v 2 The Cow-Faced Juniors

Stanley and Gracie United 3 v 2 Real Muppets 

The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 0 The Wateringhole Society

YTFIB 4 v 1 Wheel Madrid

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Fabulous Artisans	24	17	4	3	54	29	25	55
2	Real Muppets	24	15	3	6	57	36	21	48
3	The Wateringhole Society	24	15	1	8	63	43	20	46
4	Cheese Makers	24	11	6	7	55	43	12	39
5	Aardvark Abacus	24	11	6	7	46	35	11	39
6	Stanley and Gracie United	24	11	6	7	50	42	8	39
7	The Cow-Faced Juniors	24	11	5	8	54	44	10	38
8	Claymore Athletic FC	24	11	3	10	45	39	6	36
9	San Dimas High School	24	7	10	7	33	41	-8	31
10	Trusted By Millions	24	8	5	11	41	41	0	29
11	Garth Crooks' Team of the Week	24	8	4	12	34	45	-11	28
12	Mega Buck Bandits	24	8	3	13	36	50	-14	27
13	Markian United	24	7	5	12	36	42	-6	26
14	YTFIB	24	6	5	13	34	50	-16	23
15	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	24	6	5	13	27	53	-26	23
16	Wheel Madrid	24	2	5	17	19	51	-32	11

Four more wins*. That’s what the Artisans will need at the most to bag their first title after this week’s results. Ben’s team dealt a huge blow to Kiran’s chance of catching him with a 1-0 win courtesy of Milos Kerkez reading an ill-thought out back-header and lobbing the Wateringhole keeper. At the same time the Muppets were slipping to a 3-2 defeat to SGU. It all happened in the second half as SGU led twice through Zian Flemming and Harry Wilson, only to be pegged back by first Ryan Christie and then Iliman N’diaye - all in the space of 17 minutes. Ola Aina’s clean got the winner for Aaron and puts him very much in the mix for fourth place.

And what a mix that is with five teams covered by three points. Cheese Makers currently occupy fourth spot after another big win, 5-1 over Markian. Anthony Gordon punished an early defensive error to set Matthew on his way, Nico O’Reilly bagged a quick second half brace before a James Hill own goal pulled it back it 3-1. The ever-reliable Raul Jimenez converted from the spot for the Cheese and Nikola Milenkovic’s clean made it the fourth time Matthew had scored five or more in the last five games. The Aardvarks are behind the Cheese on goal difference after a 4-2 win over Trusted. Beto twice gave Beef’s team the lead only for Igor Jesus and Ollie Watkins to level. Cleans from Jayden Bogle and Lewis Dunk from the bench gave Ady the win.

The CFJs are in seventh, a point off fourth after a 2-2 draw with San Dimas. Danny Welbeck loves scoring against his former club and got two more to put the Cows ahead. I’m grateful to Emi Martinez and Sepp van den Berg for the cleans that earns me a point. Claymore are in eighth spot after a battle with Nil Satis that Jaka Bijol’s clean won for Clive.

GC TotW jumped up to 11th with a 2-1 win at Mega Bucks. An unmarked Morgan Gibbs-White got Ollie’s first just after the hour and Brian Brobbey doubled the lead at the second attempt in the last minute. Dave got a consolation clean from Lucas Digne. If the top spot isn’t quite sorted then bottom spot just got a bit closer to being decided. YTFIB beat Wheel Madrid 4-1 to leave’s Paul’s team 12 points adrift. It was Wheels that took the lead too, John McGinn finishing an excellent set-piece routine. Julian turned it round with four clean sheets. Collins, Smith, Williams and Justin got those despite sounding like they're a claims management company with qualifications from an online university of dubious merit.

* All of Ben’s final six opponents are currently in the bottom half too.