The PinkSATURDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2026Opinion & readers · Page 13
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From the terraces
What supporters said after the whistle, as published by the outlets named.
“It's disgraceful from the players. Not Carrick. The players.”
“This result is entirely on Carrick. It has been obvious for some time that Martinez does not have the stature or mentality for the Premier League.”
The Pools Panel
What the chances said should have happened, from expected goals (xG) in the match data, against what did. The panel agreed with 24 of 36 results.
| Match | xG | Panel | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham | 1.9-2.3 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace | 3.3-0.2 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds | 1.3-0.7 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Brentford 2-0 Nott'm Forest | 0.5-0.9 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Coventry 3-1 Sunderland | 0.8-1.9 | Away | Home | ✗ |
| Hull City 2-2 Ipswich | 0.9-1.1 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Man City 0-1 Brighton | 1.7-1.0 | Home | Away | ✗ |
| Chelsea 2-0 Man Utd | 2.7-1.2 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Bolton 2-3 Bristol City | 1.4-3.4 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Burnley 0-0 Portsmouth | 2.0-0.3 | Home | Draw | ✗ |
| Middlesbrough 3-0 Charlton | 1.8-0.5 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Southampton 4-1 QPR | 1.3-0.8 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Swansea 4-0 Blackburn | 2.8-0.5 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| West Ham 1-3 West Brom | 0.9-2.1 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Wolves 3-0 Cardiff | 1.7-1.0 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Lincoln 1-3 Birmingham | 1.6-2.1 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Norwich 3-2 Watford | 1.2-1.0 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Stoke City 2-0 Preston | 2.2-0.2 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Barnsley 1-1 Oxford Utd | 0.9-2.7 | Away | Draw | ✗ |
| Leicester 2-2 Stevenage | 2.1-1.2 | Home | Draw | ✗ |
| Mansfield 0-2 Notts Co | 1.6-1.1 | Home | Away | ✗ |
| MK Dons 6-1 Doncaster | 4.0-0.7 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Peterboro' 0-2 Luton | 1.0-1.4 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Stockport 2-1 AFC Wimbledon | 2.9-1.0 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Wycombe 2-0 Burton | 1.3-0.9 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Bradford 0-3 Huddersfield | 0.9-1.7 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Orient 3-0 Cambridge | 2.1-2.0 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Plymouth 0-0 Reading | 0.9-1.1 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Colchester 1-3 Walsall | 2.7-2.2 | Home | Away | ✗ |
| Crewe 1-1 Barnet | 0.9-0.5 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Oldham 0-1 Crawley | 1.0-1.9 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Salford 2-1 Exeter | 1.2-0.9 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Shrewsbury 1-2 Gillingham | 2.1-1.9 | Draw | Away | ✗ |
| Swindon 2-1 Rotherham | 1.1-0.4 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Grimsby 5-2 York | 2.9-0.4 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Port Vale 4-2 Rochdale | 3.2-0.8 | Home | Home | ✓ |