This Weekend's Fixtures & Two Others (13/14/15/18/19 Jan)

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Friday, 13th January 2023
Aston Villa v Leeds United, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Saturday, 14th January 2023
Manchester United v Manchester City, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/hISMgBT.jpg]
Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool, 15:00
Everton v Southampton, 15:00
Nottingham Forest v Leicester City, 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United, 15:00
Brentford v Bournemouth, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Sunday, 15th January 2023
Chelsea v Crystal Palace, 14:00
Newcastle United v Fulham, 14:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal, 16:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Wednesday, 18th January 2023
Crystal Palace v Manchester United, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Thursday, 19th January 2023
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

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As it stands:

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Villa 1-0 Leeds, Bailey!

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Looks like a dislocated shoulder for Digne.

Went off for Moreno.

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Moreno cleared off the line to deny Rodrigo.

What a save from Martinez now.

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Disallowed goal for Rodrigo!

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Villa 2-0 Leeds, Buendia! VAR awards it. Leeds have been much the better side in between the two goals

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Villa 2-1 Leeds, Bamford!

Gnonto has been so good.

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Meslier is so lucky there to get away with only a yellow.

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Villa 2-1 Leeds, FT!

Not a clue how, Villa were crap.

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Man Utd: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw, Malacia; Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen; Fernandes, Martial, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Martinez, Antony, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo

Man City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Foden

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Gundogan, Grealish, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer Lewis

[Mac76]

anyone know where i can watch this ;)

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Fernandes puts one wide.

[dazthegooner]

anyone know where i can watch this ;)

Think it might be on SkyManUSports :unsure:

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This has been proper shit.

[Mac76]

Think it might be on SkyManUSports :unsure:

'sok i found it :)

[Mac76]

This has been proper shit.

I'd give the first half hour to Utd on points - they've broken up Citeh's moves quite well for the most part

[Mac76]

Utd should have done better with that opportunity

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Ederson. :haha:

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Although Ederson does better this time.

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Mahrez. :haha:

Citeh look hopeless.

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Rashford has pulled up.

[Mac76]

close from Walker

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Firm strike from Walker but wide it goes.

Only the worldie against us that I remember him scoring.

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0-0 HT.

Make it FT pls.

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Martial off for Antony.

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Foden hauled off, Grealish on.

I'm not really sure what Foden does exactly?

[Mac76]

Foden off Grealish on - one stupid haircut for another

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Man Utd 0-1 Man City, Grealish!

[Mac76]

Grealish is such a diver

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Eriksen off, Garnacho on.

[Mac76]

Silva's been absolute toilet today

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Disallowed goal for Fernandes.

Will that be given?

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Looks fine to me.

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Man Utd 1-1 Man City, FERNANDES!!!

[Mac76]

surely Rashford's interfering with play though?

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Not as far as the law is concerned.

I mean you could argue he is somewhat shielding the ball but I don't think anyone was that particularly near him.

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Man Utd 2-1 Man City, Rashford!

Wow.

[Mac76]

2-1 :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

I think it’s time to consider United in the title race.

:sick:

[Mac76]

I think it’s time to consider United in the title race.

:sick:

yeah not sure them winning is actually good news, as there's then a bigger chasing pack...

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Five added minutes.

[Mac76]

5 mins ET :popcorn:

[Mac76]

MacGuire coming on - does Ten Hag want to lose ? :lol:

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Man Utd 2-1 Man City, FT!

Citeh. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

yeah not sure them winning is actually good news, as there's then a bigger chasing pack...

If we lose tomorrow we’re in trouble

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Vieira to destroy them midweek. :bow:

[Letters]

If we lose tomorrow we’re in trouble

It’s definitely a “must not lose”.
And our Utd game has become a bit of a 6 pointer :sick:

[Xhaka Can’t]

anyone know where i can watch this ;)

Subscribe to Paramount - get a free trial. Use a VPN - switch to Mexico and you can stream all games live.

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Everton 1-0 Southampton, Onana! Southampton on for seven defeats in a row in the league.

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Brighton 1-0 Liverpool, March!

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Everton 1-1 Southampton, Ward-Prowse!

Wolves 1-0 West Ham, Podence!

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Brighton 2-0 Liverpool, March again!

:haha:

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Forest 1-0 Leicester, Johnson!

Calvert-Lewin hits the bar!

[Mac76]

Brighton 2-0 Liverpool, March again!

:haha:

This league is mad this year

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Everton 1-2 Southampton, Ward-Prowse!

Another freekick. :bow:

[Mac76]

3-0 Welbz :haha:

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Brighton 3-0 Liverpool, Welbeck! Wow.

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Forest 2-0 Leicester, Johnson with his second!

Rodgers. :haha:

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Brighton 3-0 Liverpool, FT.

:haha:

[GP]

Flopp :lol:

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Wolves 1-0 West Ham, FT

Everton 1-2 Southampton, FT. They were pissed at Goodison before the match. :lol:

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Brentford 1-0 Bournemouth, Toney pelanty!

[Letters]

Brighton 3-0 Liverpool, FT.

:haha:

They are hilariously inept this season :lol:

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Brentford 2-0 Bournemouth, Jensen!

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Chelsea: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile; Gallagher, Mount, Jorginho, Chukwuemeka, Hall; Ziyech, Havertz.
Subs: Bettinelli, Kovacic, Aubameyang, Loftus-Cheek, Koulibaly, D. Fofana, Azpilicueta, Cucurella, Humphreys.

Crystal Palace: Guaita; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Schlupp, Doucoure, Eze; Olise, Ayew, Zaha.
Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Edouard, Richards, Ozoh.

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Newcastle: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn, Guimaraes, Willock, Longstaff, Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson.
Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Isak, Manquillo, Wood, Murphy, Lewis.

Fulham: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Kurzawa, Reed, Palhinha, Pereira, Decordova-Reid, Mitrovic, Willian.
Subs: Rodak, Tosin, Wilson, Cairney, Solomon, Chalobah, James, Vinicius, Harris.

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Both games 0-0 at HT.

Guimaraes off injured for Newcastle, Saint-Maximin on.

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Schar freekick hits the post!

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Diop stood up well to Almiron's run there.

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VAR review for the second one!

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Pelanty to Fulham!

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Double touch, has to retake it!

[LDG]

Nah, ruled as a free kick to Newcastle :lol:

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Sky are lying to me. No retake. :haha:

Mitrovic fucking hell.

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Chelsea 1-0 Palace, Havertz.

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Newcastle 1-0 Fulham, Isak!

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Five added minutes were added, four of them played and I don't remember the ball being in play much of that.

[Marc Overmars]

Barcodes just won’t go away.

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1-0 FT. Newcastle doing well.

[Letters]

Not as far as the law is concerned.

I mean you could argue he is somewhat shielding the ball but I don't think anyone was that particularly near him.

You're right, but it's a bloody stupid law.
How is Rashford not affecting the play there? The defender lets Rashford go, knowing he's offside, and then Fernandez nips in as Rashford is right next to the ball. I'd have been bloody fuming had that goal been given against us. The offside rule is insane these days, no-one understands it and it's so subject to interpretation. Rashford's run and offside position clearly affects how the defenders and 'keeper play.

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I mean really things like this need to be given as offside, I agree.

It's daft that it isn't.

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Crystal Palace: Guaita, Clyne, Richards, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Hughes, Olise, Edouard, Zaha, Mateta.
Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Schlupp, Riedewald, Ozoh.

Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford, Weghorst.
Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, Fred, Pellistri, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho.

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Casemiro misses the game with us if he gets a yellow. :popcorn:

Fred too but is on the bench.

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Casemiro misses the game with us if he gets a yellow. :popcorn:

Fred too but is on the bench.

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Guehi dealt with Rashford well there.

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Rashford was offside, should've left that one.

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Well struck by Shaw but wide it goes.

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Thought Antony was going to hook that in.

He didn't.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Palace. They’ve been useless this season though so I’m expecting a routine United win.

Casemiro booking hopefully.

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Antony and Fernandes having a verbal joust. :lol:

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What a save from De Gea to stop Edouard!

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0-1 Fernandes.

Palace fell asleep there.

[GP]

Palace are so shit.

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0-1 HT. :doh:

[LDG]

Shocking from Palace. Whenever we go there its all blood and thunder. Utd show up and it’s a shit show

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Lisandro Martinez booked.

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Mateta off, Eze on.

They needed something. Been total shit.

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Someone has run on to the pitch to take a selfie with Casemiro and he obliged.

[LDG]

Zaha proving exactly why he doesn’t deserve a move to a top club. Fucking awful.

And that ploker (no.7) is woeful

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Casemiro has been really good.

[GP]

Someone has run on to the pitch to take a selfie with Casemiro and he obliged.

Should have booked him for that

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Rancid first touch from Edouard.

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Weghorst hauled off, McTominay on.

Antony off, Garnacho on.

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De Gea saves from Guehi!

[LDG]

Casemiro booked!!

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Casemiro booked!

:haha:

[LDG]

Come on palace….

[LDG]

Fred on for a booking

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Fred coming on to get a yellow too? :popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

We had Partey out for the game at Old Trafford, so it’s only fair Casemiro misses the return. :popcorn:

[LDG]

YEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[LDG]

Get the fuck in!!

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Palace 1-1 Man Utd, OLISE!!

HOLY SHIT!!

[LDG]

Casemiro fucks the open goal :haha:

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How did that not go in? :lol:

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Zaha is bollocks.

[LDG]

1-1 full time!

Get in!

Olise. Always said he was good

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Palace 1-1 Man Utd, FT. :lol:

[GP]

Football eh? Bloody hell.

[Marc Overmars]

Great result. Dropped points and a Casemiro suspension.

Hopefully Spurs get a result tomorrow.

[Letters]

Everything’s coming up Arsenal :cool:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Great result. Dropped points and a Casemiro suspension.

Hopefully Spurs get a result tomorrow.

I too, hope Spurs get a result.

But this has got to be the biggest no lose match for an Arsenal fan in the history of the game.

Spurs getting a result does us a massive favours.

Spurs getting whupped gives us a big laugh.

[LDG]

My God Zaha is thick.

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Vieira. :bow:

Still an Arsenal legend.

[Mac76]

I too, hope Spurs get a result.

But this has got to be the biggest no lose match for an Arsenal fan in the history of the game.

Spurs getting a result does us a massive favours.

Spurs getting whupped gives us a big laugh.

By 'result' i assume you mean a draw? Short of it being the last game of the season and our needing them to win to enable us to win the league I could never wish for a Spuds victory :sulk:

But yes, a fiesty card-and-injury-ridden draw would be good :)

[Letters]

By 'result' i assume you mean a draw? Short of it being the last game of the season and our needing them to win to enable us to win the league I could never wish for a Spuds victory :sulk:

But yes, a fiesty card-and-injury-ridden draw would be good :)

If there's going to be a winner then I'd rather it be Spurs, it's just simple logic. We need City to drop points more than we do Spurs who are increasingly an irrelevance to us this season.
But a draw would be ideal.

[Mac76]

If there's going to be a winner then I'd rather it be Spurs, it's just simple logic. We need City to drop points more than we do Spurs who are increasingly an irrelevance to us this season.
But a draw would be ideal.

We need to keep winning regardless and if they go on like this there's a real chance Spuds won't even quailfy for European football this year :lol: so I'd prefer they fell away altogether

[Marc Overmars]

Spurs win would be great. It would be mean at worst we’d be 5 points clear come Sunday whatever happens.

Let’s face it though, City will probably hammer them and they’ve also got Wolves at home on Sunday. So the chances are we’ll only be 2 points ahead come kick off with United.

[Letters]

As Gary says, any result would be good for different reasons.
There's part of me that likes the idea of the knuckle-draggers leaping around after a Spurs winner before the cogs of their Neanderthal brains slowly tick round, they realise what just happened and think "Oh...shit!"
:d

[HCZ_Reborn]

Spurs have a good record against City

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a draw tonight

[Letters]

They do have a good record, but they are also a bit shit, so...
But then City have slipped on a few banana skins this year.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Spurs win would be great. It would be mean at worst we’d be 5 points clear come Sunday whatever happens.

Let’s face it though, City will probably hammer them and they’ve also got Wolves at home on Sunday. So the chances are we’ll only be 2 points ahead come kick off with United.

I'm not sure Citeh will beat the Spuds by more than a goal, in fact a draw or even going away with all 3 points seems likely to me.

Going to check the odds on that.

[Globalgunner]

City will beat Spuds.

Im pretty sure of it. Spuds are rancid. No dives, no goals, no win. City will be well up for it at home

[Letters]

City will beat Spuds.

Im pretty sure of it. Spuds are rancid. No dives, no goals, no win. City will be well up for it at home
This does seem the most likely outcome tbf

[Marc Overmars]

City always tend to bounce back quickly from bad defeats but hopefully Spurs man up.

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Man City: Ederson; Stones, Akanji, Ake, Lewis, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Alvarez, Haaland, Grealish.

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Dias, Phillips, Cancelo, Laporte, De Bruyne, Silva, Foden.

Spuds: Lloris; Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Perisic, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
Subs: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Richarlison, Sessegnon, Tanganga, Sarr, Lenglet, Bissouma

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COYS. :sick:

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Agent Haaland keeps missing. :bow:

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Dive from Haaland. :lol:

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Mahrez has been booked.

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Son did not look up to see Kane was free.

Utter shit.

[Xhaka Can’t]

City are absolutely battering Spurs

[HCZ_Reborn]

COYS. :sick:

Don’t blaspheme please

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Why isn't that a yellow for Bentancur? Such bizarre refereeing.

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Don’t blaspheme please

What's the appropriate level of excitement if the Spuds score today?

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Hojbjerg booked.

Oof that would hurt.

[Xhaka Can’t]

What's the appropriate level of excitement if the Spuds score today?

I think not shouting, “FOR FUCK’S SAKE!” will be sufficient.

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Ederson saves from Son, good chance.

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I think not shouting, “FOR FUCK’S SAKE!” will be sufficient.

Seems fair.

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Lloris saves from Lewis!

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Haaland clears another one!

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Oh Akanji.

[Marc Overmars]

Kulusevski!!

Ederson :lol:

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0-1 Kulusevski! What was Ederson doing?!

[HCZ_Reborn]

No exclamation marks from me

I did allow myself a small go on

[Marc Overmars]

0-2!!!

:haha:

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0-2 Emerson!

:haha:

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How can Sky continue to say Man City are not better or worse than last season, they're just...different?

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0-2 HT. Boos!

[GP]

Emerson Quarter Pounder :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Funnily enough a below par league campaign might mean they’ll win the CL this season. Then Pep will finally bugger off.

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I'm not sure Citeh will beat the Spuds by more than a goal, in fact a draw or even going away with all 3 points seems likely to me.

Going to check the odds on that.

:haha:

Not even watching the game, unfortunately been on the laptop doing work.

Clearly we all need to appreciate how good our boys have been....watched the highlights of our game with them again yesterday, and honestly Ramsdale really saved our arses.

[Letters]

:haha:

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They play each other again in 2 weeks. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

I might be ok with it if Spurs do some more damage to City’s goal difference

[LDG]

1-2! Alvarez

[Marc Overmars]

1-2 Alvarez pubs it in

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1-2 Alvarez!

Spursy.

[LDG]

This has all the hallmarks of a Rofling Lolspurs

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BTTS locked in...thank you Citeh :)

...now do not score again!

[Marc Overmars]

2-2 Haaland

Spursy

[LDG]

2-2 Haaland

[LDG]

Neville really upset :lol:

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2-2 Haaland.

Spurs. :haha:

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

BTTS locked in...thank you Citeh :)

...now do not score again!

Oh well...2-2

[Marc Overmars]

Spurs have shat the bed.

[Xhaka Can’t]

This has 5-2 written all over it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds have conceded their now ordinary two goals in a game, now they're still in it and go on again.

[LDG]

Checklist if you can be a Premier League Ref:

1) Bald
2) Wanker
3) If not bald, Wanker

[LDG]

Peresic :lol:

Hits the bar!

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Perisic so nearly making it 2-3!

[Marc Overmars]

Should be 2-3

Perisic shot blocked and hits the bar

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When you play through Man City, it's only going to result in a chance.

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Kane. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

3-2 Mahrez :rolleyes:

[LDG]

3-2 Mahrez!

Spurssssy

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 Mahrez. Spurs. :lol:

[LDG]

Hugo Lolmiss

[Xhaka Can’t]

It’s almost as if Spurs don’t want us to win the league

[Marc Overmars]

Shite from Lloris again.

[GP]

Useless twats

[Letters]

It’s almost as if Spurs don’t want us to win the league

:lol:

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

This has 5-2 written all over it

:doh: can't they ever get anything right.

[Marc Overmars]

Another chance or two in this for Spurs if they can be bothered to try.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perisic off, Sessegnon on.

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Romero. :haha:

[LDG]

Spurs bringing strength off the bench….sorry, stench

[Marc Overmars]

No penalty?

[Letters]

Spurs be like…


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91eIDu6Aw-8

[Marc Overmars]

4-2 Mahrez

Useless

[LDG]

Spurs :haha:

[dostoy]

Arsenal can win the league without any help from those Spuds.

I'm glad that Man City are winning.

I want Spuds out of the top 4 then Kane and Conte will leave although Tuchel will be the new manager.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-2 Mahrez. Spurs. :lol:

[GP]

Spurs fucking suck.

[LDG]

Absolutely ways to get at City though. Spurs midfield is fucking awful

[dostoy]

Good.

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4-2 FT.

It's the history of the Tottenham.

[LDG]

Early Tottering?

[Letters]

Ah well. Let’s all laugh at Tottenham then, I guess.
Useless twats.
St Totts’ day could be early this year.

[Letters]

Early Tottering?

Bother :lol:

[LDG]

Bother :lol:

Said nobody since a church housewife in 1972

[Letters]

:lol:

And Winnie the Pooh :p

[Mac76]

Ah well. Let’s all laugh at Tottenham then, I guess.
Useless twats.
St Totts’ day could be early this year.

Tottenham get battered everywhere they go :) fuck Spuds, we can't expect Citeh to drop points every time

[Letters]

Wonder when the DVD of the first half is coming out.

[Letters]

Tottenham get battered everywhere they go :) fuck Spuds, we can't expect Citeh to drop points every time

True, but Spurs have been a bit of a bogey team for them and what with being 2-0 down…
Ah well. Need a result on Sunday.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guardiola saying his players have lost the fire and passion.

Wants his home fans back too. :blink:

[Mac76]

Wonder when the DVD of the first half is coming out.

:lol:

[Mac76]

Ah well. Need a result on Sunday.

We'll get one - no problem :)

[Letters]

Lloris is properly hopeless. Chucked one in last night and got done far too easily at his near post last night. #spursy

[Mac76]

https://twitter.com/MarcWilliams22/status/1615834182852255767

:lol: