Premier League crowd round-up: Gameweek 9 beats the season average
A week above the usual standard, with just enough surprises to keep the group chat honest. The crowd finished Gameweek 9 with 46% result accuracy, ahead of its 42% season average. Exact scores improved too: 11% against a season benchmark of 9%. Across 9 completed Premier League games, there was something to smile about on both measures. These figures include every player.
Results called right
46%
Up 4 points on the season (42%)
Exact scores nailed
11%
Up 2 points on the season (9%)
Confidence rewarded
The strongest backing among this week’s best calls belonged to Tottenham Hotspur FC. With 83% behind the winning result, their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace gave the crowd a proper told-you-so moment.
Chelsea FC followed closely, with 81% backing the outcome as they beat Manchester United 2-0. There was another successful call at Brentford, whose 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest matched the result backed by 73%.
A recurring scoreline, then, but those backing figures are for the results rather than exact scores. Getting the winner right is one thing. Getting every goal right is where the extra bragging rights live.
Crowd vs reality
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-0 Crystal Palace
Chelsea FC 2-0 Manchester United
Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
Manchester City FC 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Coventry City FC 3-1 Sunderland
The results that kept us humble
Only 3% backed the draw between Aston Villa and Fulham, which finished 1-1. Of the upsets highlighted this week, that was the outcome with the least crowd support. Not much room for a collective victory lap there.
Manchester City FC losing 0-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion was another awkward one for the consensus, with 10% backing the winning result.
Then came Coventry City FC, who beat Sunderland 3-1. That outcome had 29% support. A reminder that an above-average week can still leave plenty of calls needing a quiet rethink.
A split decision, settled level
Hull City AFC against Ipswich Town FC was the most divided fixture. The crowd split was 46% for Hull City AFC, 42% for the draw and 12% for Ipswich Town FC.
The match finished 2-2, rewarding the draw call rather than the most popular choice. There was no overwhelming agreement beforehand, and the result gave the sizeable draw camp its moment. Sometimes sitting on the fence is simply the right call.
Where the crowd rates them
The crowd table also offers a talking point beyond the weekend’s results. Manchester United and Nottingham Forest are rated lower by the crowd, while Hull City AFC and Brighton & Hove Albion are rated higher.
Put those alongside the successful calls and the surprises, and there is plenty for mates to disagree about. The overall accuracy improved, but this was hardly a week where the crowd had everything worked out.
On to Gameweek 10
There are no most-backed teams listed for Gameweek 10 yet, so there is no early crowd favourite to flag. For now, the challenge is simple: carry this week’s above-average accuracy into the next round. Get your mates involved and make your calls.