Win, Lose & Draw - Week 1 - 7th-8th August

Welcome everyone to the 4th season of Win, Lose & Draw. We had 20 players last season - it would be great if we could have even more this year.

To remind you how it works ...

Every week I’ll list 10 fixtures and all you need to do is to pick one home team to win, one to lose and one to draw. You can only select from the home teams. We don’t need scorers, goal times or actual scores.

The scoring is pretty simple.
- You get 2 points for each correct prediction.
- You can nominate one team as a joker and you’ll get a bonus point if you get their result right.
- Finally you get a bonus point if you get all 3 predictions right.
So the maximum score is 8.

We also have goal difference to split people on the same number of points. It is calculated based on the teams you predicted to win and lose. For example:
- If the team you predict to win end up winning 3-1 you get a goal difference of +2. If they lose 1-0 you get a goal difference of -1. If they draw you get a goal difference of 0.
- If the team you predict to lose end up losing 2-1 you get a goal difference of +1. If they win 4-1 you get a goal difference of -3. If they draw you get a goal difference of 0.

So here are the first week’s 10 matches, taking place on 7th & 8th August.
- Blackburn v Swansea
- Bristol City v Blackpool
- Cardiff v Barnsley
- Derby v Huddersfield
- Luton v Peterborough
- Preston v Hull
- Stoke v Reading
- Sheff Utd v Birmingham
- Fulham v Middlesbrough
- Coventry v Forest

Remember, all I need is 3 home teams:
- One you think will win
- One you think will draw
- One you think will lose
- And pick one of the 3 as your joker.

So an entry might look like this:
Win: Luton
Lose: Stoke (J)
Draw: Coventry

Entries by 1pm on Saturday 7th August please.

Good luck and enjoy!