2017/18 Benchmark Thread

[CRFC Hammer]

Let’s kick this thread off for this season; hopefully there will be more positive things to comment on. Last season, we were only ahead of the previous season’s points on one occasion after beating Bournemouth in the 2nd game. The worst was -21 after defeat to Arsenal at the beginning of April

Last season’s results (Newcastle = Hull, Brighton = Middlesbrough and Huddersfield = Sunderland)

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 2 Southampton 1-3 West Ham United
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gameweek 10 Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 11 West Ham United 0-4 Liverpool
Gameweek 12 Watford 1-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 13 West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City
Gameweek 14 Everton 2-0 West Ham United
Gameweek 15 Manchester City 3-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 16 West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea
Gameweek 17 West Ham United 1-5 Arsenal
Gameweek 18 Stoke City 0-0 West Ham United
Gameweek 19 West Ham United 1-0 Newcastle United
Gameweek 20 Bournemouth 3-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 21 Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 22 West Ham United 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Gameweek 23 Huddersfield Town 2-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 24 West Ham United 1-0 Bournemouth
Gameweek 25 West Ham United 3-0 Crystal Palace
Gameweek 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United
Gameweek 27 West Ham United 2-4 Watford
Gameweek 28 Liverpool 2-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 29 Swansea City 1-4 West Ham United
Gameweek 30 West Ham United 1-0 Burnley
Gameweek 31 West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United
Gameweek 32 West Ham United 0-3 Southampton
Gameweek 33 Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 34 West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City
Gameweek 35 Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United
Gameweek 36 West Ham United 0-4 Manchester City
Gameweek 37 Leicester City 1-0 West Ham United
Gameweek 38 West Ham United 0-0 Everton

[CRFC Hammer]

Into negative territory after 1 game

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt

Next 5 games
Gameweek 2 Southampton 1-3 West Ham United
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

[CRFC Hammer]

On a positive note, our benchmark can’t get any worse in the next match

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts

Next 5 games
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City


Statto time -
Of the 19 games played so far, 7 (37%) have produced the same result. Newcastle and Huddersfield have had 2 out of 2 and Chelsea, Liverpool, Southampton, Watford, Burnley, Brighton and ourselves have had 0

[the pink palermo]

Thank you for doing this CRFC, it's a cracking thread

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Benchmark Preview – Week 3 (last season’s result in brackets)

Bournemouth v Manchester City (0-2)
Crystal Palace v Swansea City (1-2)
Huddersfield Town v Southampton (0-4)
Manchester United v Leicester City (4-1)
Newcastle United v West Ham United (2-1)
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion (0-0)
Chelsea v Everton (5-0)
Liverpool v Arsenal (3-1)
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley (2-1)
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City (1-0)

[CRFC Hammer]

Like most people, I wasn't expecting a performance like that yesterday but no further damage done to our benchmark tally.

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts

Next 5 games - 4 wins and a defeat last season, a repeat looks light years way.
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

Statto time -
Of the 30 games played so far, 15 (50%) have produced the same result. Newcastle and Everton have had 3 out of 3 and Southampton and Burnley, have had 0. Points wise, Stoke are 4 points better off with Watford and Burnley on 3. Tottenham are 5 worse off, then it’s us on -4 and Arsenal and Crystal Palace on -3

This weeks results with last years result in brackets

Bournemouth v Manchester City (0-2) 1-2
Crystal Palace v Swansea City (1-2) 0-2
Huddersfield Town v Southampton (0-4) 0-0
Manchester United v Leicester City (4-1) 2-0
Newcastle United v West Ham United (2-1) 3-0
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion (0-0) 0-0
Chelsea v Everton (5-0) 2-0
Liverpool v Arsenal (3-1) 4-0
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley (2-1) 1-1
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City (1-0) 1-1

[kayahammer]

A stellar effort CRFC.

Makes for interesting reading, and ultimately a dull aching headache (because of our results, not your lovely stats)

[CRFC Hammer]

Benchmark Preview – Week 4 (last season’s result in brackets)

Arsenal v Bournemouth (3-1)
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion (1-1)
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (1-1)
Leicester City v Chelsea (0-3)
Manchester City v Liverpool (1-1)
Southampton v Watford (1-1)
Stoke City v Manchester United (1-1)
Burnley v Crystal Palace (3-2)
Swansea City v Newcastle United (0-2)
West Ham United v Huddersfield Town (1-0)

I'll take that result right now

[CRFC Hammer]

A chance to improve our benchmark score at the weekend though I expect Pullis to be wanting a reaction after their defeat at Brighton.

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0) -4 pts]

Next 5 games
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Benchmark Review – Week 4 (last season’s result in brackets)
Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth (3-1)
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 West Bromwich Albion (1-1)
Everton 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur (1-1)
Leicester City 1-2 Chelsea (0-3)
Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool (1-1)
Southampton 0-2 Watford (1-1)
Stoke City 2-2 Manchester United (1-1)
Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace (3-2)
Swansea City 0-1 Newcastle United (0-2)
West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0)

Statto time -
Of the 40 games played, 21 (53%) have produced the same result. Newcastle have had 4 out of 4 and Southampton have had 0. Points wise, Watford are 5 points better off with Manchester City and Stoke on 4. We are 4 worse off, then Tottenham, Arsenal and Crystal Palace on -3

[CRFC Hammer]

Benchmark Preview – Week 5 (last season’s result in brackets)

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion (4-0)
Crystal Palace v Southampton (3-0)
Huddersfield Town v Leicester City (2-1)
Liverpool v Burnley (2-1)
Newcastle United v Stoke City (0-2)
Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City (5-0)
Watford v Manchester City (0-5)
West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United (4-2)
Chelsea v Arsenal (3-1)
Manchester United v Everton (1-1)

[CRFC Hammer]

The 1st positive benchmark result of the season, we’ll be flying high if we match the next 5 from last season.
Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0) -4 pts
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 0-0 West Ham United (4-2) -3 pts

Next 5 games
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gameweek 10 Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United

Statto time -
Of the 50 games played, 23 (46%) have produced the same result. Newcastle and Bournemouth have had 4 out of 5 and Southampton still have had 0. Points wise, Watford are 5 points better off with Manchester City, Manchester United and Burnley on 4. Crystal Palace are 6 worse off then Tottenham on -5 and then us and West Brom on -3.

Benchmark Review – Week 5 (last season’s result in brackets)
Bournemouth 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (4-0)
Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton (3-0)
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Leicester City (2-1)
Liverpool 1-1 Burnley (2-1)
Newcastle United 2-1 Stoke City (0-2)
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Swansea City (5-0)
Watford 0-6 Manchester City (0-5)
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 West Ham United (4-2)
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal (3-1)
Manchester United 4-0 Everton (1-1)

[CRFC Hammer]

Benchmark Preview – Week 6 (last season’s result in brackets)

Burnley v Huddersfield Town (4-1)
Everton v Bournemouth (6-3)
Leicester City v Liverpool (3-1)
Manchester City v Crystal Palace (5-0)
Southampton v Manchester United (0-0)
Stoke City v Chelsea (1-2)
Swansea City v Watford (0-0)
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur (1-0)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United (1-0)
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion (1-0)

[CRFC Hammer]

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0) -4 pts
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 0-0 West Ham United (4-2) -3 pts
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur (1-0) -6 pts

Next 5 games
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gameweek 10 Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 11 West Ham United 0-4 Liverpool

Statto time -
Of the 59 games played, 27 (46%) have produced the same result. Newcastle and Bournemouth have had 5 out of 6 and Southampton still have had 0. Points wise, Watford are 7 points better off with Manchester United on 6 and Manchester City 4. Crystal Palace and us are 6 worse off then West Brom on -3.

Benchmark Review – Week 6 (last season’s result in brackets)
Burnley 0-0 Huddersfield Town (4-1)
Everton 2-1 Bournemouth (6-3)
Leicester City 2-3 Liverpool (3-1)
Manchester City 5-0 Crystal Palace (5-0)
Southampton 0-1 Manchester United (0-0)
Stoke City 0-4 Chelsea (1-2)
Swansea City 1-2 Watford (0-0)
West Ham United 2-v Tottenham Hotspur (1-0)
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Newcastle United (1-0)

Still to be played
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion (1-0)

[CRFC Hammer]

Benchmark Preview – Week 7 (last season’s result in brackets)

Bournemouth v Leicester City (1-0)
Chelsea v Manchester City (2-1)
Huddersfield Town v Tottenham Hotspur (0-0)
Manchester United v Crystal Palace (2-0)
Stoke City v Southampton (0-0)
West Bromwich Albion v Watford (3-1)
West Ham United v Swansea City (1-0)
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion (0-0)
Everton v Burnley (3-1)
Newcastle United v Liverpool (2-0)

[CRFC Hammer]

No damage to our benchmark tally at the weekend.

Results so far

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0) -4 pts
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 0-0 West Ham United (4-2) -3 pts
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur (1-0) -6 pts
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City (1-0) -6 pts

Next 5 games
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gameweek 10 Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 11 West Ham United 0-4 Liverpool
Gameweek 12 Watford 1-1 West Ham United

Statto time -
Of the 70 games played, 30 (43%) have produced the same result. Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth have had 5 out of 7 and Southampton still have had 0. Points wise, Watford are 8 points better off with Manchester City on 7 and Manchester United 6. Crystal Palace and us are 6 worse off then West Brom, Everton and Chelsea on -5.

Benchmark Review – Week 7 (last season’s result in brackets)

Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester City (1-0)
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City (2-1)
Huddersfield Town 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur (0-0)
Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace (2-0)
Stoke City 2-1 Southampton (0-0)
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Watford (3-1)
West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City (1-0)
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (0-0)
Everton 0-1 Burnley (3-1)
Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool (2-0)

[dodger]

Thanks as ever CRFC.

Been worrying so far comparing last season's results with this, but I see from the second half of November to mid-January, our results from last season in those fixtures would be:
W 1
D 3
L 7

So if there's anytime to do a bit of making up (or hopefully overtaking) of last season it's then.

[CRFC Hammer]

Agree Dodger,

The remainder of this seasons fixtures month by month compared to the corresponding result last year
October = 3 games - 7 points
November = 4 games - 1 point
December = 7 games - 4 points
January = 4 games - 8 points
February = 3 games - 4 points
March = 4 games - 6 points
April = 4 games - 1 point
May = 2 games - 1 point
All is not lost on the Benchmark front

[CRFC Hammer]

Benchmark Preview – Week 8 (last season’s result in brackets)

Burnley v West Ham United (1-2)
Crystal Palace v Chelsea (0-1)
Liverpool v Manchester United (0-0)
Manchester City v Stoke City (0-0)
Swansea City v Huddersfield Town (3-0)
Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth (4-0)
Watford v Arsenal (1-3)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton (0-0)
Southampton v Newcastle United (0-0)
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion (1-2)

[CRFC Hammer]

Another 2 points lost but an opportunity to recover on Friday

Gameweek 1 Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United (1-1) -1 pt
Gameweek 2 Southampton 3-2 West Ham United (1-3) -4 pts
Gameweek 3 Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United (2-1) -4 pts
Gameweek 4 West Ham United 2-0 Huddersfield Town (1-0) -4 pts
Gameweek 5 West Bromwich Albion 0-0 West Ham United (4-2) -3 pts
Gameweek 6 West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur (1-0) -6 pts
Gameweek 7 West Ham United 1-0 Swansea City (1-0) -6 pts
Gameweek 8 Burnley 1-1 West Ham United (1-2) -8 pts

Next 5 games
Gameweek 9 West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gameweek 10 Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 11 West Ham United 0-4 Liverpool
Gameweek 12 Watford 1-1 West Ham United
Gameweek 13 West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City

Statto time -
Of the 80 games played, 35 (44%) have produced the same result. Newcastle and Bournemouth have had 6 out of 8 and Southampton and Burnley have had 1. Points wise, Watford are 11 points better off with Manchester City on 9 and Manchester United and Burnley 6. Chelsea and us are 8 worse off then West Brom on -7.

Benchmark Review – Week 8 (last season’s result in brackets)
Burnley 1-1 West Ham United (1-2)
Crystal Palace 2-1 Chelsea (0-1)
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United (0-0)
Manchester City 7-2 Stoke City (0-0)
Swansea City 2-0 Huddersfield Town (3-0)
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Bournemouth (4-0)
Watford 2-1 Arsenal (1-3)
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Everton (0-0)
Southampton 2-2 Newcastle United (0-0)
Leicester City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion (1-2)

[James P]

Given how disappointing last season was it's really something that after nine games we are now nine points worse off. Will we end up dreaming wistfully of a return to the results of 16/17?