This Weekend's Fixtures & A Mention of Ars-Lei (20/21/22 Oct).

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Saturday, 20th October
Chelsea v Manchester United, 12:30 http://i65.tinypic.com/aey1c9.jpg
Bournemouth v Southampton, 15:00
Cardiff City v Fulham, 15:00
Manchester City v Burnley, 15:00
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion, 15:00
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur, 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford, 15:00
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool, 17:30 http://i64.tinypic.com/142wu9h.png

Sunday, 21st October
Everton v Crystal Palace, 16:00 http://i65.tinypic.com/aey1c9.jpg

Monday, 22nd October
Arsenal v Leicester City, 20:00 http://i65.tinypic.com/aey1c9.jpg

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As it stands:

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A bit early this week but I am a bit excited with the end of the international shit.

Super Sunday. :haha:

Come on Man Utd. :sick:

[Mac76]

More to the point... c'mon u Irons! :popcorn: :)

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I think the Spuds will scrote a victory there.

[Globalgunner]

I think the Spuds will scrote a victory there.

Now if only we knew which hotel they were staying. Lasagnagate pt2 is long overdue.

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Spuds shit themselves regularly without needing any help from food.

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A long article rambling about Expected fucking Goals. The most pointless stat there has ever been.

https://www.theringer.com/soccer/2018/10/19/17995886/the-premier-league-standings-are-lying-to-you

[GP]

I fucking hate that dumb stat.

Spreadsheet wankers.

[Marc Overmars]

Christ who writes that shit?

Yeah let’s judge teams on what didn’t actually happen.

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Sky's programme is on now.

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Souness, Redknapp and Nevile are pitchside.

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Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Hazard, Morata, Willian.
Subs: Caballero, Fabregas, Barkley, Pedro, Giroud, Zappacosta, Cahill.

Man Utd: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Rashford, Lukaku, Martial
Subs: Romero Bailly, Sanchez, Pereira, Fred, Herrera, Darmian.

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Sanchez. :lol:

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Neville says Mourinho doesn't park the bus anymore.

:faint:

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Football match
Football matches

Why do they all need to mention what sport it is they're talking about on Sky?

[Globalgunner]

Ashley Young is a cunt but you have to admire that he has kept his form as a cunt quite meticulously. Good professional .

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Youngy wipes Hazard out.

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Matic hacks Hazard down.

Kicking him off the pitch. :bow:

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Willian's freekick. :haha:

Woeful.

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Matic booked. :o

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Sarri smoking on the bench. :haha:

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Good clearance from Lukaku, could've been dangerous otherwise.

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Hazard ball across goal, nobody following it in.

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Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd, Rudiger!

Free header. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Rudiger strikes for Chelsea. Typical German efficiency

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Youngy takes Hazard out again, booked.

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Alonso nearly in all on his own.

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Hazard booked. Scrote.

[Globalgunner]

Hazard boots Rashford up in the air. FK

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Complete scuffer from Morata.

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Dive from Morata.

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1-0 HT. :lol:

Mourinho. :wave:

[Globalgunner]

1-0 HT
This weekends main event.

[Xhaka Can’t]

A long article rambling about Expected fucking Goals. The most pointless stat there has ever been.

https://www.theringer.com/soccer/2018/10/19/17995886/the-premier-league-standings-are-lying-to-you

Good lord, I lost the will to live very early on in that piece.

I made it to the second paragraph in the Tottenham part and gave up.

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Morata turns, shoots, easy save for De Gea.

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Hazard is dead, taken out by Youngy again.

[Globalgunner]

Hazard is dead, taken out by Youngy again.

Young is dedicated to his art.

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What's David Luiz doing up there? :lol:

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Youngy. :haha:

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Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd, Martial!

Chaos in Chelsea's defence! :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Lovely assist from Jorginho there.

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Pogba with the Hollywood contribution now his team gets him back in it.

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Lovely assist from Jorginho there.

Passmaster. :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Sustained pressure from Utd paid off there.

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Sky's computers can't handle the task of more than one goal in their televised matches.

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Hazard's pass? Deflects behind.

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Kovacic. :haha:

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What is a Lukaku?

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David Luiz with a timely intervention preventing a goal for Chelsea.

Bad news for the xG.

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Mata hacking Azpilicueta down, booked.

Mourinho even got to him.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Tried watching this.

I may go back to the expected goals article.

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Kovacic off, Barkley on.

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Barkley on to give the ball away.

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De Gea saves from Kante.

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Kante is basically Ramsey under Sarri.

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Chelsea 1-2 Man Utd, Martial!

Sarriball. :haha:

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MARTIAL!!!

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Willian hauled off, Pedro on.

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Mata off, Herrera on.

[Master Splinter]

If he leaves the club or United get a non-prehistoric manager, Martial will instantly become a 30-40 goal forward.

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Rashford wipes Barkley out, nothing given.

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Morata off, Bif on.

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Herrera was in for 1-3.

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Man City: Ederson, Kompany, Stones, Laporte, Mahrez, Fernandinho, Silva, Mendy, Bernardo Silva, Sane, Aguero.
Subs: Sterling, De Bruyne, Otamendi, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, Foden, Muric.

Burnley: Hart, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork, Lennon, Hendrick, Vokes.
Subs: Heaton, Barnes, Wood, Westwood, Bardsley, Vydra, Long.

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Rashford off, no Martial, no Rashford off.

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It is Martial off, Pereira on.

Martial is mightily pissed off and understandably.

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Rashford off, Sanchez on.

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Agent Sanchez ruins what would have been a good chance.

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West Ham: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Yarmolenko, Arnautovic, Anderson.

Spuds: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Dier, Lamela, Kane, Moura.

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Wolves: Rui Patricio, Doherty, Bennett, Neves, Jimenez, Costa, Boly, Coady, Jota, Jonny, Moutinho.

Watford: Foster, Mariappa, Masina, Cathcart, Doucoure, Hughes, Deulofeu, Femenia, Capoue, Pereyra, Success.

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Bournemouth: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Ake, Lerma, A Smith, L Cook, King, Brooks, Fraser, Wilson.

Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Bertrand, Hoedt, Ings, Austin, Elyounoussi, Lemina, Redmond, Hojbjerg.

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Ashley Young MotM from Neville.

WHAT.
THE.
FUCK.

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Bif goes down, no pelanty.

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Bif :haha:.

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Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd, Barkley!!!!

Oh dear. :haha:

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Mourinho goes mental! :haha:

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Mourinho :haha:.

Alexis came on and ruined it all.

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Chelsea fans telling Mourinho to fuck off. :haha:

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Fight fight fight!

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Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd, FT! :haha:

Mourinho. :haha:

Sanchez. :haha:

Keeps Neville in his box.

We'll be above Chelsea with a four goal win. :bow:

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Mourinho holding out three fingers to the Chelsea fans. :lol:

Everybody hates him. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

United winning and looking like the better, more dangerous side and Mourinho takes Mata and Martial off.

Sums the miserable twat up.

[Globalgunner]

I thought they liked Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. LOL

Utd are a 2nd half team

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Cardiff: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Camarasa, Arter; Murphy, Reid, Paterson.

Fulham: Bettinelli; Chambers, Odoi, Ream, Sessegnon; Le Marchand, McDonald, Seri, Johansen, Schurrle; Mitrovic.

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Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Fernandez, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Muto.

Brighton: Ryan, Saltor, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Kayal, Izquierdo, March, Murray.

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Man Utd did well with their half a goal on xG. :lol:

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Kompany booked after a minute. :lol:

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Man Utd did well with their half a goal on xG. :lol:

xG's predictions for Bergkamp, Henry, Zidane, Maradona and Messi's careers would probably have put them on a par with Cameron Jerome.

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Cardiff 1-1 Fulham, Schurrrle and then Murphy.

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Citeh 1-0 Burnley, Aguero.

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Wolves 0-2 Watford, Capoue and Pereyra.

Wolves. :rose:

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Cardiff 2-1 Fulham, Reid.

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Barcodes 0-1 Brighton, Kayal.

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Cardiff 2-2 Fulham, Sessegnon! :wacko:

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Yarmolenko injured.

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'Ammers 0-1 Spuds, Lamela. :rolleyes:

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Citeh 3-0 Burnley, B. Silva and Fernandinho.

[Master Splinter]

Lloris has made two good saves to deny Arnautovic.

West Ham just wasted another decent chance from a corner.

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Cardiff 3-2 Fulham, Paterson!

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Citeh 4-0 Burnley, Mahrez.

+1 specialist but couldn't get the winning pel last time out.

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I thought Thommo said Hernandez had scored?

He hasn't.

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Huddersfield: Lossl; Durm, Zanka, Schindler, Lowe; Billing, Hogg, Mooy, Pritchard, Hadergjonaj; Depoitre.

Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Lallana; Salah, Sturridge, Shaqiri.

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Citeh 4-0 Burnley, Mahrez.

+1 specialist but couldn't get the winning pel last time out.

Probably the best player in Europe going by xG.

[Master Splinter]

I thought Thommo said Hernandez had scored?

He hasn't.

He did.

But Arnautovic was offside earlier in the move.

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Citeh 5-0 Burnley, Sane.

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Probably the best player in Europe going by xG.

xG, where a penalty miss never is.

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He did.

But Arnautovic was offside earlier in the move.

Me. :lol:

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Cardiff 4-2 Fulham, Harris.

Jokanovic. :rose:

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Fuck off Lloris!

Denies Arnautovic again.

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Wolves 0-2 Watford, FT.

Watford back above Man Utd. :lol:

Citeh 5-0 Burnley, FT.

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'Ammers 0-1 Spuds, FT.

:sleep:

[Master Splinter]

Antonio went for glory.

Over.

0-1. FT.

Spufs are scroting disgusting narrow wins every week. Like United with LVG.

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Bournemouth 0-0 Southampton, FT.

Crap.

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Cardiff 4-2 Fulham, FT.

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Barcodes 0-1 Brighton, FT.

Rafa. :wave:

[Globalgunner]

Barcodes 0-1 Brighton, FT.

Rafa. :wave:

Rafa would probably be relieved to leave that clustercrap scene behind him

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Great vision from Sturridge.

Picked out that empty blade of grass impressively.

[Master Splinter]

They can't blame Ashley for everything.

Benitez can't even get a result at home to Brighton now FFS. He's just not very good anymore, much like Mourinho.

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Oh Alisson.

Nearly fucked it up with Del Potro closing him down.

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Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool, Salah.

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Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool, Salah.

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Van Hoijk.

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What a strike, whoever annihilated the post for Huddersfield.

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Lallana booked earlier.

Woeful control from Billing.

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Huddersfield appealing for handball, nothing given.

Playing well though.

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Disallowed goal for Pritchard.

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Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool, HT.

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Sturridge. :haha:

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Del Potro header, Alisson clasps on to it.

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Alisson scuffer. :lol:

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Salah misses, should be 0-2.

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Lallana hauled off, Fabinho on for once.

Billing off, Mounie on.

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There was another sub but fuck spelling those names.

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Sturridge booked for a bit of a blatant handball.

Milner off, Firmino on.

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What a miss from Mounie!

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Huddersfield have played well but unfortunately for them they're a bit crap and therefore will not score.

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Firmino. :haha:

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Hogg off, Diakhaby on. :unsure:

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Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool, FT.

That was shit.

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Cardiff's second goal was embarrassing all round.

Chambers should've been sent off, fucked up freekick routine, scuffed volley, Fulham letting someone in clean through from that second phase of the freekick.

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Then again so was Citeh's, offside and the ball went out of play. :lol:

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Kompany and Sane both should have been sent off too.

Refs. :lol:

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Everton: Pickford, Digne, Zouma, Keane, Coleman, Gueye, Gomes, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Walcott, Richarlison.

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Van Aaanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Wan-Bissaka, Miivojevic, Kouyate, Schlipp, McArthur, Zaha, Townsend.

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Kouyate heads on to the bar!

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Bernard falls over. :haha:

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Sigurdsson freekick, straight at the wall.

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Richarlison header, over.

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Sigurdsson digs it out but ultimately goes wide.

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0-0 HT.

Pitiful.

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Bernard crashes in to the hoardings. :sick:

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Pickford saves Miivojevic's pelanty!

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Theo should score, he doesn't.

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Bernard. :haha:

Needed the early ball across goal.

[Globalgunner]

Terrible decision by the ref. Terrible pen. Fair outcome

[Globalgunner]

Bernard. :haha:

Needed the early ball across goal.

Didn't want to risk it with Walnutt

[Master Splinter]

Bernard is brainless.

His awlful decision-making sums up why talent often never develops into substance.

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Bernard off, Tosun on.

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Woeful header from Keane.

[Globalgunner]

The laws of gravity change for Zaha when he nears the penalty box

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Andre Gomes shoots, not far wide for him.

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Tomkins and McArthur wipe each other out.

Keane nearly belts it in for an OG.

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Andre Gomes. :haha:

Sums him up.

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Great cross Theo.

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Coleman booked, Zaha nearly had his leg broken again, or so he thinks.

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Andre Gomes rightly hauled off for his pubbery, Calvert-Lewin on.

Theo off, Lookman on.

[Master Splinter]

The decision to show this on Sunday instead of an Arsenal game has paid off IMO.

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Everton 1-0 Palace, Calvert-Lewin!

[Master Splinter]

CALVERT-LEWIN!!!

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Everton 2-0 Palace, Tosun!

Woy. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

TOSUN!!!

[Globalgunner]

Wow. Hell of a substitution by the Everton manager. 2-0

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McArthur off, Wickham on.

I don't remember Wickham looking anything like that.

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Neverton have Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City in their next four away games?

Come on you bunnies. :bow:

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Everton 2-0 Palace, FT.

Softening up Palace for us next week. Their dedication to aiding our cause never ends.

Everton are up to 8th, Man Utd in 10th now. Man Utd will be hoping we avoid a defeat to keep them in the top half. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Manchester United :haha:.

Mourinho :haha:.

Alexis :haha:.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Manure 10th!? What bloody cheery news that is this evening!