The week in football

In this week's The Week in Football we discuss all kinds of stuff including David Beckham's return to the England fold, Graham Poll's retirement and his blast at the FA, as well as Italy with Gabriele and Spain with Luigi.

Just to let you know that unlike other podcasts we won't be taking summer holidays (they have us chained to our microphones) so there'll be an episode every Thursday for you.

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still a couple of days to get your team of the season in. See this post for more details and we'll go through them on this week's podcast. 

Further to this week's podcast (soon to be uploaded) we're looking for your team of the season from the Premiership.

Playing in a 4-4-2 formation who are the 11 you'd pick? Please leave a comment here and we can discuss them in next week's show.

As it's 1-1 overall someone can win the whole season with last week's results. Here we go then.

Spurs 1-2 Blackburn: We both went for Spurs, a point each. Note, this game was last Thursday night. 1-1.

Blackburn 3-3 Reading: Tom Thom(p)son said Blackburn would win. I went for a draw. Get in. 2-1.

Bolton 2-2 Villa: He said Bolton, I said Villa. They said 'draw'. No points.

Chelsea 1-1 Everton: We both thought it'd be a draw. And it was. 3-2.

Liverpool 2-2 Charlton: As we both thought Liverpool would win no points here.

Man United 0-1 West Ham: I thought United would win, but I forgot West Ham's powers of staying up on the last day. He thought it'd be a draw so no points.

Boro 3-1 Fulham: Boro for me, Fulham for him. Haha. 4-2 to me.

Portsmouth 0-0 Arsenal: He thought Arsenal would win and he has Julio Baptista to thank for his lack of points. A bit like Arsenal themselves. I thought Pompey would win so no change.

Sheffield United 1-2 Wigan: We both got it wrong, predicting a United victory. Sorry Mr Warnock, we jinxed you.

Spurs 2-1 Man City: We both predicted a Spurs win so a point each. 5-3

Watford 1-1 Newcastle: No points here as we both went with Watford.

So, at the season's end it means I, John Johnson, am the winner while he, Tom Thom(p)son is the l-l-l-l-looooooser.

Ha!

We'll be discussing the final day of the Premiership and the relegation battle, Manchester City, Newcastle and Allardyce, La Liga, Serie A, there'll be more first aid with Robbie Keane and lots more besides.

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Christian Vieri's goal for Atlanta v Siena 

So who was the Premiership predictinator this week? Tom Thom(p)son (booo) and John Johnson (yay)?  Here's how this week's matches panned out.

Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield United: We both went for a Villa win. 1-1.

Everton 3-0 Portsmouth: Silly Thom(p)son went for Pompey while I figured it'd be a home win. 2-1 to me.

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool: No points here as Fulham surprised us both. 

Man City 0-1 Man United: Again no points as we both went for draws.

Newcastle 0-2 Blackburn: Thom(p)son draws level as I had the Toon. 2-2.

Reading 0-2 Watford: Both us had Reading. Watford played with gay abandon.

West Ham 3-1 Bolton: Into the lead I go as the Hammers keep up their good form and Bolton's typical end of season slump continues. 3-2.

Wigan 0-1 Boro: We both went for Boro here. 4-3.

Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea: It's all square again as Tom went for a draw and I thought Arsenal would win. 4-4.

Charlton 0-2 Spurs: Damn his oily hide. He goes ahead because he picked Spurs. What was I thinking? 5-4.

Chelsea v Man United: It's still to be played but as we both went for a draw this means Tom Thom(p)son is this week's prediction winner.

Boooo!

Final predictions of the season on this week's podcast.

As well as all your usual favourite stuff (quiet, you) this week I'll be talking to Phil Hay from the Yorkshire Evening Post about what's happened to Leeds United.

How is a club that was contesting the semi-finals of the Champions League only 6 years ago now on the brink of relegation to League 1 and what does the future hold for them with the threat of administration looming large?

Find out on The Week in Football this Thursday.