October 4th and 5th - Chelsea made it 19 points from 21 so far this season with a two-nil victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Eden Hazard created and scored the opener, converting a penalty after a fantastic solo run into box ended with a foul by Laurent Koscielny. The second came late on as former Gunner Cesc Fabregas set up yet another goal for Diego Costa. If Chelsea can keep Costa fit then it's hard to see beyond them in the title race. Man City dug out three points scoring twice very late on at Aston Villa. Yaya Toure opened the scoring in the last ten minutes with Sergio Aguero adding a second soon after as the champions dug out an important three points.

Southampton are in third place following a one-nil defeat at Tottenham - Christian Eriksen scored the only goal at White Hart Lane. David de Gea got the plaudits at Old Trafford as he helped Man United climb to fourth place following a two-one win at home to Everton. A penalty stop from Leighton Baines was one of a string of saves as goals from Di Maria and Falcao sent the United fans home to London and Cornwall happy.

Elsewhere, Liverpool picked up a vital three points beating West Brom two-one at Anfield - Jordan Henderson scored the winner in that one. West Ham are upto seventh in the table following a two-nil win at home to QPR - not the happy homecoming Harry Redknapp was expecting.

Sunderland picked up their first win of the season - they beat Stoke three-one at the Stadium of Light with previously misfiring strikers Conor Wickham and Steve Fletcher sharing the goals. Hull are just outside the top half of the table after Steve Bruce got one over his former employers Crystal Palace, leading his current side to a two-nil win. Finally, Alan Pardew is still in a job at the time of writing after Papiss Cisse twice equalised in a two-all draw at Swansea.

The early leaderboard for October sees the lead shared between last season's winner Jonathan Fox and the August monthly winner Padraic Carney. They're both on 65 points, with five players close behind on 60:
 


Chelsea continue to set the pace....

October 18th and 19th - The twenty-one people who picked Sergio Aguero as one of their bonus point choices will be quite happy this weekend. The Argentinian striker scored all four goals as Man City beat Spurs four-one at the Etihad. There were also two missed penalties in that game - crucially, Roberto Soldado missed for the visitors with the score poised at two-one to City. Chelsea won two-one at Crystal Palace later on Saturday to maintain their five point lead at the top - Oscar and Fabregas scored for the leaders in that one, showing on ill-effects of the absence of Diego Costa through injury.

Southampton continue to defy the odds and remain in third place after hammering Sunderland eight-nil at St Marys. Gus Poyet might just have become the favourite for the sack race after that result. Sam Allardyce celebrated his 60th birthday this weekend with his West Ham side climbing to fourth in the table after beating Burnley three-one at Turf Moor.

Burnley are now the only side without a win after Newcastle beat Leicester one-nil at St James's Park. Obertan scored the winner in that one to ease the pressure on Alan Pardew. Everton also picked up a much needed win. They scored three without reply against Aston Villa at Goodison Park - the goals came from Jagielka, Lukaku and Coleman. Arsenal needed an injury time equaliser from Danny Welbeck to earn a point at home to Hull - it's one win in seven now for Arsene Wenger's side....

Sunday's early game saw Liverpool somehow win a thriller three-two at QPR. Rangers actually scored four times but two were own goals as Liverpool stole the points following a 95th minute own goal from Steven Caulker. The Reds are now in fifth place ahead of the visit of Real Madrid on Wednesday night (Jesus wept..). Stoke rounded off Sunday's action with a two-one win over Swansea. Wilfried Bony opened the scoring but goals from Charlie Adam and Jonathan Walters saw the home side emerge victorious.

Con McSweeney and Gavin Morgan now lead the October competition - they have 125 points each. They're ten clear of Fiachra Moynihan in third place - full details below:
 


Four-midable City thrash Spurs again....



Who had 8-0 in the sweep then????

October 25th and 26th - Chelsea looked to be cruising towards a six point lead at the top of the table as they entered stoppage time at Old Trafford leading the hosts one-nil. However, in a nod to the former manager, Robin van Persie struck deep in injury time to earn a point for United and cancel out Didier Drogba's opener. Those dropped points leave Chelsea four points clear of Southampton in second place. After the summer clear out at St Marys, not even the most optimistic Saints fan would have predicted this start but a one-nil win over Stoke leaves them on 19 points after nine games.

West Ham beat Man City two-one at Upton Park to consolidate fourth spot and move within one point of the visitors in third place. Goals from Amalfatino and Sakho had Sam Allardyce's side two up before David Silva pulled one back for the champions - all to no avail in the end. Alexis Sanchez scored twice at the Stadium of Light as Arsenal moved up to fifth place with a two-nil win at Sunderland.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Liverpool continued to fire blanks. On the same day Luis Suarez made his debut for Barcelona, his former side failed to muster a goal against Hull in a frustrating nil-all draw. Wilfried Bony scored both goals as Swansea beat Leicester two-nil in Wales. West Brom needed a late penalty from Sandro Berahino to earn a point in a two-all draw with Crystal Palace.

Sunday's other games saw Everton win three-one at Burnley. Samuel Eto'o scored twice in that one to leave Burnley as the only side in the four divisions in England without a win so far this season. Spurs suffered another European hangover as they lost two-one at home to Newcastle.

QPR's two-nil win against Aston Villa confirmed Con McSweeney as the monthly winner for October - full details below:
 


Sakho scores for the
sixth consecutive game....



Robin keeps the title race alive....just....

No.
Name
Team Name
Points
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1
Con McSweeney
Glassey_Alleys
170




2
David Bone
Brunton Blues
155
3
Gavin Morgan
Route One
155
4
Dave McGinley
Reservoir Dubs
150
5
Eamon Fox
Saoirkat
150
6
Alan Boyle
What For Ref?
145
7
Andy Dunne
AC Pozallo
145
8
Fiachra Moynihan
What's Another Year
145
9
Jonathan Fox
Lallanas In Pajamas
145
10
Aaron Byrne
Crash n Byrne
140
11
Brian Sotolongo
Punchin' Horses For Fun
140
12
Colin McAnaspie
AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
140
13
Gerry Draper
Everton 10
140
14
Ian Healy
Foffyz Fuzz
140
15
Padraic Carney
Sheep Shaggers
140
16
Anastas Popov
FC Botev
135
17
Joe O'Hehir
Louis De First
135
18
Paul Stainton
Don't Slip Stevie
135
19
Siobhan Murphy
Kopout
135
20
Gary McGurk
Barksdale's Crew
130
21
Maria Jordan
Ria's Rovers
130
22
Paul Moore
"We Go To Norwich"
130
23
Paul Prendergast
The Untouchables
130
24
Ralph Goodwin
Sky Blue Army
130
25
Simon Purdue
Game of Throw-Ins
130
26
Brian Mullen
Plumbers Mate
125
27
Konstantin Kulev
Benkovski Byala
125
28
Cillian Conway
Big Dick Dunne XI
120
29
Conor Horan
Ricky Lamb Legs
120
30
Jenny Ellis
Ellis Eleven
120
31
Philip Jordan
Vale 46
120
32
Brian Prendergast
Gunnersaurus
115
33
Ciaran O'Hart
Riverchapel Plate
115
34
David Byrne
In Parry I Trust
115
35
Joe Turner
While My Qatar Gently Weeps
115
36
Ray Ellis
Hodge Ball FC
115
37
Richard Johnston
Let There Be No Panic
115
38
Gerry Moore
Gunning For Title
110
39
Kevin Philpott
Kevin van Philpott
110
40
Pat Jordan
Zac Attack
110
41
Peter Behan
FC Nerazzuri
110
42
Sharon Behan
Holly's Heroes
110
43
Aidan Knight
Unaganaguna
105
44
Aidan Scanlon
Kilflynn Santos
105
45
Aiden Desch
Yid Army
105
46
Brendan Maguire
Back on Top
105
47
David Cooney
Ranaghan City
105
48
Gareth Pierpoint
Balotellitubbies
105
49
Joe Behan
Melchester Rovers
105
50
Keith Horan
Death By Football
105
51
Mike Hall
Azpilicueta We Call Him Dave
105
52
Sean O'Mairtin
Creweless
105
53
Tom McHugh
Crystal Pulis
105
54
Barry Healy
Dangleberries United
100
55
Chris Hall
Kangaroo Court
100
56
Craig Calvert
Red Van Man
100
57
Kris Stainton
Van Gaal's Galore
100
58
Liam Geraghty
All Aboard Jose's Big Blue Bus
100
59
Niall Carroll
Baker's Corner
100
60
Oisin O'Reilly
Battle Cruiser
100
61
Tiago Moreira
Moriera United
100
62
Wayne Donovan
Thy Kingdom Come
100
63
David Keavney
YaJokinArnYa
95
64
Javier Suarez Barreiro
Tiki Taka
95
65
Kevin Donohoe
LTFC
95
66
Shane Horan
ShaneyHoransFC
95
67
Terry Behan
Utd4Ever
95
68
Aidan White
Lambert's Puppet Theatre
90
69
Liam Butler
Happy Hammers
90
70
Sean Moloney
66/1 Outsider
75
71
Anthony Hughes
Tekkerslovakia
70
72
Dave Green
Hope It's This Year
70
73
Phil Doyle
FC Muertos Vivientes Goteo de Snr Z
65
74
Rhona Devlin
LFC Rhoz
65