Friends in fútbol,

First, make sure you get your UCL Bracket picks in before Feb. 13.

How UCL Bracket works:

• You pick the 8 clubs to advance from the Round of 16.
• Once the Final 8 draw happens, you pick a classic bracket from the quarters through the Final.
• Points per correct pick, per round: 3, 5, 8, 13

As for EPL Matchday 23, it was draw city. SEVEN of our OAD picks earned a single point...

LAST MATCHDAY'S RESULTS

What happened, in one paragraph

Three of our top four picks drew, continuing an early half 2 theme of a TON of draws. (We had five draws in M21 and two more in M22.) Newcastle (54 picks) and Luton played to a thrilling 4-4 draw, while Bournemouth (30 picks) and Forest (2) ended 1-1 after a Bournemouth red card. Third pick Villa (18) blasted Sheffield, while Chelsea (7) was our biggest pick to lose (at home to Wolves). 

EPL "All 20" One-and-Done

• Weekly performance: 1.32 points per pick. This was easily our lowest output of our three matchdays so far. We've gone 1.89, 2.22, 1.32. We had 107 picks end in a draw
• Winning picks: 30 of us bagged 3 points (20.7%), with Villa accounting for more than half that total (18 picks)
• Overall Leader(s): 11 at 9 points. We are QUICKLY moving toward nobody being perfect. But for now, 11 of us have bagged a win in all three weeks
• Best Squad(s): Happy endings! and Soccer Imma Kick It (23 points). Perfect would be 27 (top 3 all at 9 points), so 23 is pretty damn good!

UPCOMING FÚTBOL POOLS

UCL Bracket starts Feb. 13
UCL Final Props starts Jun. 1

Yours in show dives,
The Commish