New Years Day Games

2018 has started off well for most of our Golden Goals teams that have played on New Year’s Day.

In the English Premiership BOURNEMOUTH drew 2-2 away to Brighton to take their goals tally to 29 while it’s 50 goals for LIVERPOOL as they win 2-1 away to Burnley. MANCHESTER UNITED won 2-0 away to EVERTON which now gives them a total of 52 goals. Everton have picked up their eighth blank and now just one goal in their last four games. LEICESTER CITY won 3-0 at home to Huddersfield and they gives them a total of 44 goals. After a two game dry spell for goals and just three goals in their last five games, NEWCASTLE are now on 22 goals as they win 1-0 away to Stoke.

In the Championship ASTON VILLA won 5-0 at home to Bristol City and with their highest score of the season they are now on a total of 44 goals. It’s 30 goals for BOLTON as they win 1-0 at home to HULL. Hull look in trouble now, being fourth from bottom and now just two goals in their last five games. They have now had a total of seven blank score sheets this season. SHEFFIELD UNITED drew 1-1 away to Derby and that was goal number 44 for them. LEEDS UNITED picked up their second blank score sheet as they drew 0-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. Leeds have now had a total of seven blanks over the season. NORWICH won 2-1 at home to Millwall and they are now on 37 goals while MIDDLESBROUGH are on 41 as they win 3-2 away to Preston. After a two game dry spell for goals, QUEENS PARK RANGERS are now on 30 goals as they win 2-1 at home against CARDIFF. Cardiff are now on a total of 39 goals. We have not had a big score from BURTON ALBION for a long while but they won 3-0 away to Sheffield Wednesday and they are now on 26 goals. It’s another blank for SUNDERLAND as they lost 1-0 at home to Barnsley. That was Sunderland’s eighth blank of the season and now just three goals in their last six games.

In League One After a two game dry spell top of the table WIGAN won 1-0 away to Northampton to take their goals total to 59. SOUTHEND lost 1-0 away to AFC Wimbledon and that is their ninth blank of the season. PORTSMOUTH lost 2-1 away to Bristol Rovers and that is goal number 34. CHARLTON are on 39 goals as they lost 2-1 at home to Gillingham. BRADFORD are on 49 as they win 2-1 away to FLEETWOOD who are now on 42 goals. MK DONS lost 3-1 away to Oxford and they are now on 38 goals. PETERBOROUGH drew 1-1 at home against DONCASTER and they are now on 56 goals to Doncaster's 43. PLYMOUTH won 1-0 at home against Walsall and they take their goals tally to 28. BLACKBURN have extended their goals run to fourteen games as they drew 1-1 away to Rotherham and taken their goals tally to 55. SCUNTHORPE won 1-0 at home against Bury and that is their 41^st goal of the season.

In League Two top of the table LUTON won 4-2 at home to LINCOLN CITY and that now gives them a total of 68 goals to Lincolns 36. COVENTRY have moved into third place after they win 1-0 at home against Chesterfield. Coventry are now on 34 goals. COLCHESTER picked up blank number eight and now two in a row after they drew 0-0 at home to Cambridge Utd. FOREST GREEN are on 30 goals as they lost 2-1 at home to Wycombe. MANSFIELD won 3-1 at home to Carlisle and that now gives them a total of 44 goals. EXETER are on 44 goals but lost 2-1 away to Newport. PORT VALE picked up their ninth blank score sheet after they lost 1-0 away to Notts County.