This Weekend's Fixtures & Midweek Fixtures (11/12/13/14/15 May)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 11th May 2024
Fulham v Manchester City, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png
Bournemouth v Brentford, 15:00
Everton v Sheffield United, 15:00
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion, 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley, 15:00
West Ham United v Luton Town, 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Sunday, 12th May 2024
Manchester United v Arsenal, 16:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Monday, 13th May 2024
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Tuesday, 14th May 2024
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Wednesday, 15th May 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea, 19:45
Manchester United v Newcastle United, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Kite flyers FC :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Flying a kite is one of the most pointless and frustrating things ever. Most of the time the bloody thing never gets off the ground or if the wind is too strong it breaks.

And then once it’s in the air. Oh wow….its moving about in the air

It’s some bullshit

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Fulham, you took 4 points off us FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Iwobi, Palhinha, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Muniz.
Subs: Rodak, Tete, Reed, Jimenez, Wilson, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Ream.

Man City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland.
Subs: Walker, Stones, Doku, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Luiz, Bobb, Lewis.

[Marc Overmars]

Leno, Iwobi and Willian to bring it home. :pray:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Come on Fulham, you took 4 points off us FFS.

I don’t think took is a fair expression

Especially when we gift wrapped the points and put a pretty bow on

In fairness, the away game didn’t bother me so much I think they deserved to win (mainly because we were shit and looked tired, clueless and out of ideas)


It was the home game where 9 times out of ten we would have won but for a weird starting lineup/formation and failure to see out the game with a goal and a man advantage.


That along with both games against Villa (we should have won at Villa Park, and I think probably should have drawn at home…we were better side first half, they the second half) are the three games that have troubled me the most this season

[HCZ_Reborn]

In fact I would go as far as to say the only game we’ve lost in the league this season where the better side won was Fulham away.

Newcastle and Villa screwed over by VAR

West Ham and Villa at home just utterly wasteful

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darren Fletcher somehow doesn't realise we can tell there is wind by the shirts flapping.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Gvardiol. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Oh fuck off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ake off injured, Walker on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decordova-Reid has been horrendous.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss Akanji!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT.

[Marc Overmars]

The most brutal thing about this is the inevitability of it all.

There’s hardly been a game where you’ve felt some jeopardy for City dropping points.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decordova-Reid hauled off for Traore, Willian off for Wilson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Classic Traore. :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-0 Foden

[Marc Overmars]

All on tomorrow, then maybe we pray for Spurs. :lol:

Football. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This match is so dead the commentators are talking about boxing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 Gvardiol.

[Letters]

That along with both games against Villa (we should have won at Villa Park, and I think probably should have drawn at home…we were better side first half, they the second half) are the three games that have troubled me the most this season
The West Ham at home then Fulham away double header is where it all went wrong. It’s where we lost the initiative. Villa at home was disappointing but I can forgive them one slip in the run in.
Overall I don’t think we could ask much from them. It’s clearly not going to be enough. I hope we win tomorrow to take it to the last day at least.

[Letters]

0-3 Gvardiol.

:yawn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Citeh.

[HCZ_Reborn]

The West Ham at home then Fulham away double header is where it all went wrong. It’s where we lost the initiative. Villa at home was disappointing but I can forgive them one slip in the run in.
Overall I don’t think we could ask much from them. It’s clearly not going to be enough. I hope we win tomorrow to take it to the last day at least.

West Ham and Fulham we were out of form. Couldn’t score plus with West Ham just ridiculously unlucky…first goal should have been chalked off and it changed the entire game


The Fulham home game we just pissed it away despite dominating from first minute to last

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-4 Alvarez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-4 FT.

Fulham absolutely on the beach.

[Mac76]

We are so finished, there is no 'title race', Citeh are unstoppable

[HCZ_Reborn]

0-4 FT.

Fulham absolutely on the beach.

See I don’t think they were, I just don’t think they could lay a glove on city. I think they tired themselves out trying to keep city at bay for 60 minutes then just melted away

[HCZ_Reborn]

City have scored 28 goals in the last seven games.

That almost matches our 31 in 7.

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah they’ve eaten away at our goal difference and are also top scorers now too.

They couldn’t even let us have a small crumb could they.

Hopefully the lads are up for one last push tomorrow then we pray.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yeah they’ve eaten away at our goal difference and are also top scorers now too.

They couldn’t even let us have a small crumb could they.

Hopefully the lads are up for one last push tomorrow then we pray.

If we win tomorrow I think either way we’ve done well…fixtures in April were ridiculously hard. And the collapse I predicted was only really a mini collapse (and only that if you put the champions league and league fixtures together)

Defensively we’ve been pretty much spot on, we buy a striker and those games where we looked empty up front are games that should be wins. I don’t think there’s any question in terms of the league our team is second only to a bunch of miserable fucking cheats

[Letters]

Last two seasons we’ve only been second to a team built with the resources of a nation state. It remains a mystery why their “achievements” are lauded and the press don’t call them out on it.
Fuck them.

I hope we win tomorrow to take it to the last day on principle but Spurs are a mess right now. If City need to win there then they will easily.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

See I don’t think they were, I just don’t think they could lay a glove on city. I think they tired themselves out trying to keep city at bay for 60 minutes then just melted away

Well I do.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Last two seasons we’ve only been second to a team built with the resources of a nation state. It remains a mystery why their “achievements” are lauded and the press don’t call them out on it.
Fuck them.

I hope we win tomorrow to take it to the last day on principle but Spurs are a mess right now. If City need to win there then they will easily.

The press didn’t call out Chelsea either, they don’t want to admit that the integrity of the league is cheapened by mass financial doping.

[Marc Overmars]

2 titles coming our way when they’re done for cooking for books. :bow:

[Letters]

2 titles coming our way when they’re done for cooking for books. :bow:

:lol: I am warming to this idea because, as I may have said, fuck them.
But I don’t think the FA actually have the balls to deal with them.

[HCZ_Reborn]

:lol: I am warming to this idea because, as I may have said, fuck them.
But I don’t think the FA actually have the balls to deal with them.

A lot of the direct financial charges pertain to the period between 2009 and 2018

They probably have been compliant financially since 2018 but they clearly put themselves in a position to be able to do so through dishonesty.

2018-2023 they have mainly been guilty of failure to cooperate with the investigation.


The likelihood is that this time next year we will still be asking all the same questions

[HCZ_Reborn]

Luton ahead against the Ammers

And guess who the goal scorer is?

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our boy Sambi

[HCZ_Reborn]

Our boy Sambi

Until the summer at least

[HCZ_Reborn]

Brighton ahead at Newcastle. Joel Veltman

[HCZ_Reborn]

Solanke puts Bournemouth 1-0 up against Brentford

Solanke possibility for England squad ?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Bruun Larsen puts Burnley ahead at Spurs

Fucking hell. Spurs are about as convincing as OJ Simpson in court

[Letters]

Bruun Larsen puts Burnley ahead at Spurs

Fucking hell. Spurs are about as convincing as OJ Simpson in court

:haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Palace 2-0 up away at Wolves

Mateta and Olise

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bournemouth goal disallowed.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Solanke puts Bournemouth 1-0 up against Brentford

Solanke possibility for England squad ?

Goal ruled out by VAR

[HCZ_Reborn]

Doucoure scores for Everton against already relegated Blades

I have a feeling he actually might be the top scorer for Everton under Throat cancer Boy

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton 1-0 Sheffield United, Doucoure.

101 conceded is a Premier League record. :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-1 Spurs-Burnley Porro

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tottenham 1-1 Burnley, Porro.

[Letters]

Pretty sure Spurs will win today.
Absolutely certain they will lose against City

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle 1-1 Brighton, Longstaff.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Doucoure scores for Everton against already relegated Blades

I have a feeling he actually might be the top scorer for Everton under Throat cancer Boy

So just checked and he is with 11 goals

And under him they’ve just scored their 56th goal in their 55th league game

JFC what a life being an Everton fan

[HCZ_Reborn]

West Ham 1-1 Luton Ward-Prowse

[HCZ_Reborn]

West Ham 2-1 Luton Soucek

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham 2-1 Luton, Soucek!

Moyes getting a good send off. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wolves 1-3 Palace, Eze.

Palace are cooking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 West Ham, Earthy. :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-1 Spurs Van der Ven

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tottenham 2-1 Burnley, Van De Ven!

Top 4 still on? :popcorn:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Bournemouth 0-1 Brentford Mbuemo

[HCZ_Reborn]

Solanke equalises almost immediately 1-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bournemouth 1-1 Brentford, Solanke!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Brentford re-take the lead Wissa

[HCZ_Reborn]

Burnley relegated (bit of a shame, I didn’t hate this Burnley side the way it played under Kompany but it was too open)

Luton relegated if Forest avoid defeat

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-1 currently.

Baldrick scores for Chelsea

Willy Boly equalises for Forest

[Letters]

Shame if Luton go down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They aren't overturning that GD so they're down sadly.

[Letters]

Ah yes. Entirely plausible we’ll have a last day with the title and the relegation places decided.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Forest 2-1 Chelsea

Hudson-Odoi!

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-2 Bah

Sterling

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-3

Jackson

Fuck sake

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wow quite a comeback

[HCZ_Reborn]

The two championship play off games were a bundle of excitement

Two games, two nil nil draws

In theory that should favour Leeds and Southampton who play their respective second legs at home. But usually there’s a bit of a spanner in the works

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Spurs. :bow:

Even a draw would be awesome to keep us +3 ahead on GD. Though I have no doubt that could be wiped out easily by City having West Ham at home too. At least we’ve got Neverton though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Merse just said if Spurs win he'll get a Tottenham tattoo.

Wonder what it'll be.

[Letters]

It’ll be such a weird atmosphere at WHL on Tuesday :lol:

[Letters]

Merse just said if Spurs win he'll get a Tottenham tattoo.

Wonder what it'll be.
Merse. Making good decisions since 1993

[Niall_Quinn]

Merse just said if Spurs win he'll get a Tottenham tattoo.

Wonder what it'll be.

Apparently he said it'd be a cock on his ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gary Neville sitting on his lap then.

[Marc Overmars]

Also, come on Liverpool. Hopefully they smash Villa which leaves Spurs with something to play for against City.

[Mac76]

Also, come on Liverpool. Hopefully they smash Villa which leaves Spurs with something to play for against City.

This

[Letters]

Having to rely on Spurs :haha:

Head says they have no chance of getting something against Spurs.
Heart says “well, just maybe…”

[Ollie the Optimist]

Having to rely on Spurs :haha:

Head says they have no chance of getting something against Spurs.
Heart says “well, just maybe…”

City haven’t score a league goal at their new stadium……

So harland scoring 5 this time

[Mac76]

It’ll be such a weird atmosphere at WHL on Tuesday :lol:

Well it always is surely, in a huge toilet bowl full of weirdos and morons

[Mac76]

Trouble is, even if Citeh draw at Spuds they could well put eight past West Ham at home on the final day to pip us to it on GD

[Marc Overmars]

I think it will be fairly routine for City anyway. Early goal followed by complete control and then maybe another goal or two later on. The only thing that could make it interesting is if Liverpool win tonight. With the final day fixtures in their favour, Spurs could be in striking distance of Villa if they somehow beat City.

It will be quite cringe worthy though watching Spurs fans celebrate with City when the inevitable happens.

[Mac76]

I think it will be fairly routine for City anyway. Early goal followed by complete control and then maybe another goal or two later on. The only thing that could make it interesting is if Liverpool win tonight. With the final day fixtures in their favour, Spurs could be in striking distance of Villa if they somehow beat City.

It will be quite cringe worthy though watching Spurs fans celebrate with City when the inevitable happens.

so don't watch - I won't be, but then I never watch Spuds

[Marc Overmars]

so don't watch - I won't be, but then I never watch Spuds

Normally I wouldn’t bother but it’s just a very intriguing scenario. My Spud mate has no qualms telling me he hopes they’re destroyed. :lol:

[Mac76]

Normally I wouldn’t bother but it’s just a very intriguing scenario.

True and I must admit I did think about it, but I can't bring myself to break my Spuds ban, plus if it goes wrong as you say the cameras will cut to loads of spud morons celebrating and I thikn I can spare myself that...

[HCZ_Reborn]

True and I must admit I did think about it, but I can't bring myself to break my Spuds ban, plus if it goes wrong as you say the cameras will cut to loads of spud morons celebrating and I thikn I can spare myself that...

Watched Spurs a few times this season, usually in games where I’m hopeful they will lose


Watched the last twenty minutes of their game against Wolves at Molineux when they went from winning 1-0 to losing 2-1.

The Chelsea game at Spurs was utter madness and actually quite enjoyable


And obviously the games where we played them where presumably your self-imposed ban wasn’t in effect?

[Letters]

Normally I wouldn’t bother but it’s just a very intriguing scenario. My Spud mate has no qualms telling me he hopes they’re destroyed. :lol:

Think I posted this before but a mate turned down a ticket on the basis that he doesn't want to sit there watching Spurs hoping they lose.
I told him I'd go, might even stick on a Spurs shirt :scarf: :d :(

(I'm not really going, for the avoidance of doubt!)

[Letters]

True and I must admit I did think about it, but I can't bring myself to break my Spuds ban, plus if it goes wrong as you say the cameras will cut to loads of spud morons celebrating and I thikn I can spare myself that...

The sight of Spurs fans celebrating their team losing would surely have to be one of the most pathetic sights in the history of football.

[HCZ_Reborn]

The sight of Spurs fans celebrating their team losing would surely have to be one of the most pathetic sights in the history of football.

Interesting to see how they do react

In 1999 they definitely celebrated the goals by Beckham and Cole in the away end at OT

But I’m not sure what they will do if either they or City score this time around when it’s the home end and presumably you’ll have shy of 60,000 spurs fans.


If the roles were reversed (and if your God exists and he’s not an utter shit stain they never would be) what would we do as fans?

[Mac76]

Got to admit, if the choice was either we make the Cl instead of EL but also Spuds win the league, there's no way I'd want us to win - I suspect at the game if we scored I'd kind of cheer a little and clap half-heartedly but not be into it at all - I reckon a lot of people would be the same - another possibility is if it wasn't the last home game of the season, I might just opt out of going to the game

Again though, the players won't give a damn about that they will want CL football so if (as i hope) Villa lose tonight then the fat aussie and the spuds players will give that Citeh game everything

[HCZ_Reborn]

Got to admit, if the choice was either we make the Cl instead of EL but also Spuds win the league, there's no way I'd want us to win - I suspect at the game if we scored I'd kind of cheer a little and clap half-heartedly but not be into it at all - I reckon a lot of people would be the same - another possibility is if it wasn't the last home game of the season, I might just opt out of going to the game

Again though, the players won't give a damn about that they will want CL football so if (as i hope) Villa lose tonight then the fat aussie and the spuds players will give that Citeh game everything

I largely agree. And I think I’d stay away from the game. As I’d neither want to help a hated rival or celebrate my team losing

[Mac76]

It's a different scenario and I think I've mentioned it here before, but a saw a video once from the QPR end when Citeh won that first title in the last minute - all the QPR fans were shouting 'come on City' because they didn't want Moan U to win the title

ofc QPR knew by then they were safe from relegation so it was effectively a dead rubber for them but still they didn't hold back :lol:

[Letters]

Interesting to see how they do react

In 1999 they definitely celebrated the goals by Beckham and Cole in the away end at OT
I was at Highbury that day and there were, of course, celebrations when Spurs scored. But it's a bit different a home team celebrating an away goal :wacko:


But I’m not sure what they will do if either they or City score this time around when it’s the home end and presumably you’ll have shy of 60,000 spurs fans.
If the roles were reversed (and if your God exists and he’s not an utter shit stain they never would be) what would we do as fans?

It's an interesting thought experiment. The only think close I can think of was in the run in one season when Arsenal were nowhere and Newcastle came to Highbury. It might have been the "I'd love it..." season, but not sure. I really wanted Newcastle to win the title instead of ManYoo so I remember before the game thinking I wouldn't be too sorry if we lost that one. But, when it came to it, something took over and I really wanted Arsenal to win, which we did. So I think in the moment the fans probably will support their team and only afterwards think "oh...shit!" if they get something.

But the above scenario is not the same as an Arsenal win letting Spurs in for the title :sick:
It's too horrible to contemplate, I don't know how I'd feel.

[Marc Overmars]

Depends on tonight really. If Villa seal 4th then you can’t really blame Spuds for getting out the City bunting because they’ll have nothing to play for. However if there’s still a possibility of them getting 4th, to actively be urging their team to lose is weird to me. There’s no doubt Levy, Ange and the team will want 4th due to the financial boost and being part of the expanded CL.

[Letters]

I'm sure the players are whipped up for a NLD, so in that sense they "get" the rivalry. But ultimately, they want to be at the top of the game which means being in the CL, that will be their primary focus. If that's possible then they won't be holding back tomorrow. I just don't think they're good enough to stop the City juggernaut, Spurs' defence has been hilariously poor of late.

[Marc Overmars]

I'm sure the players are whipped up for a NLD, so in that sense they "get" the rivalry. But ultimately, they want to be at the top of the game which means being in the CL, that will be their primary focus. If that's possible then they won't be holding back tomorrow. I just don't think they're good enough to stop the City juggernaut, Spurs' defence has been hilariously poor of late.

Yeah that’s it really. They’ll lose because they’re shit. Nothing to do with anything else.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Six clean sheets all season, only two at home.

[Letters]

It's the irresistible force against the easily moveable object :dance:

:(

[Letters]

Utd have only scored two more goals than Luton :haha:

[Mac76]

Yeah that’s it really. They’ll lose because they’re shit. Nothing to do with anything else.

Sadly I agree, if Liverpool beat Villa tonight at least Spuds will really have something to fight for but even then I hold out very little hope

While I would look more at other games in terms of ones where we really ought to have done better, it's undoubtedly true that the Villa loss pretty much shut the door

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Tielemans, Bailey, Diaby, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Lenglet, Zaniolo, Duran, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam, Kellyman, Munroe.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Elliott, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Jones, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Bradley.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Liverpool.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez chucks it in. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa could get duffed up here.

[Mac76]

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How does Diaz keep missing golden chances?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Tielemans!

[Mac76]

Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Tielemans!

I'm not sure the exclamation mark is necessary, there's nothing exciting about that :sulk:

[dostoy]

A draw is the best result.

Spurs have to beat city then, a draw will be no good for them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm not sure the exclamation mark is necessary, there's nothing exciting about that :sulk:

It really isn't going to matter. You already think Tottenham will get their arses handed to them.

[Mac76]

1-2 Gakpo!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Gakpo!

Christ that was poor from Villa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Think it's offside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goal stands!

Emery bottlejob back on.

[Mac76]

A draw is the best result.

Spurs have to beat city then, a draw will be no good for them.

Allow me to introduce to you the concept of goal difference, Spuds' is much worse than Villa

Anyway according to you the Spuds players are going to stand there kicking it into their own net all night... :rolleyes:

[dostoy]

I never said they would kick it in their own net.

Deluded again.

[dostoy]

If it's a draw Villa would be 5 points ahead but if Spurs beat city it would be only two points.

If villa then lost to Palace and Spuds beat the worst team in the league, goal difference won't come into it.

We don't actually want Spuds to finish fourth do we.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Allow me to introduce to you the concept of goal difference, Spuds' is much worse than Villa

Anyway according to you the Spuds players are going to stand there kicking it into their own net all night... :rolleyes:

Tottenham have Sheffield United away on the final day though tbf.

But that's after the Man City game and who would give a shit then if they did the job beforehand.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Carlos. :haha:

Denied Watkins a tap-in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasty one from Diaz.

[Marc Overmars]

If it's a draw Villa would be 5 points ahead but if Spurs beat city it would be only two points.

If villa then lost to Palace and Spuds beat the worst team in the league, goal difference won't come into it.

We don't actually want Spuds to finish fourth do we.

Couldn’t care less where they finish tbh, just want them to have something to play for tomorrow night. Quite frankly if they beat City and end up finishing 4th I’ll give them a metaphorical pat on the back and we can all be one big happy North London family.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Diaby!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Couldn’t care less where they finish tbh, just want them to have something to play for tomorrow night. Quite frankly if they beat City and end up finishing 4th I’ll give them a metaphorical pat on the back and we can all be one big happy North London family.

The Spursiest thing to happen would be beat Man City tomorrow night and then still don't finish fourth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaz ruins so many attacks.

[dostoy]

Couldn’t care less where they finish tbh, just want them to have something to play for tomorrow night. Quite frankly if they beat City and end up finishing 4th I’ll give them a metaphorical pat on the back and we can all be one big happy North London family.

OMG

One big NL family will never happen.

I hope they get something tomorrow night but I do NOT want them in the CL.

[Mac76]

I hope they get something tomorrow night but I do NOT want them in the CL.

I couldn't care less if it means we win the league, also if they make CL the fat aussie's less likely to be sacked, which means another season of suicide football for us to laugh at

[dostoy]

Can't we have both?

Ange won't be sacked anyway.

I want them to finish 5th and into the Thursday night shit.

[Mac76]

3-1 to Liverpool

It's on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Quansah!

What a header.

[Marc Overmars]

Get in. :popcorn:

[Mac76]

Oh bloody hell Watkins 2-3

Might be off though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was miles offside surely.

Am I missing something.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goal disallowed.

[dostoy]

Villa are useless.

How did they beat Arsenal twice?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watkins denies Douglas Luiz now.

This game is mental.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All these Tom Hanks jokes.

I'd never Sully myself by stooping so low.

[dostoy]

Allow me to introduce to you the concept of goal difference, Spuds' is much worse than Villa

Sooooooo arrogant.

Maybe you need to have a bit more respect.

We all want the same thing after all.

[Mac76]

Oh FFS 2-3

[Letters]

Couldn’t care less where they finish tbh, just want them to have something to play for tomorrow night. Quite frankly if they beat City and end up finishing 4th I’ll give them a metaphorical pat on the back and we can all be one big happy North London family.
I don’t want them to finish 4th.
But if they do they will crash and burn spectacularly in the CL so :shrug:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Duran!

[dostoy]

They will have extra money in the summer and will have something big to attract top players.

I really don't want them in the CL.

[Mac76]

3-3 :rolleyes:

[dostoy]

BLOW THAT FUCKING WHISTLE NOW!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3. WTF Happened there. :haha:

[Mac76]

9 added minutes :faint:

We need Agent Chambers to manufacture an OG

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Nine added minutes.

[Marc Overmars]

Oh FFS.

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Alisson denied Diaby!

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Villa 3-3 Liverpool, FT. :lol:

Crazy game

[Marc Overmars]

FT

Liverpool. :doh:

At least 4th is still there for Spurs if they can be bothered.

[dostoy]

PERFECT

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT RESULT.

Spuds have to win now, they have maximum motivation.

Anything less than a win and they will not be in the CL.

[Mac76]

Oh well it means Spuds absolutely have to win tomorrow, nothing else will do, though tbh tbat could count against us if it means they don't settle for a draw if they have it

[Marc Overmars]

Oh well it means Spuds absolutely have to win tomorrow, nothing else will do, though tbh tbat could count against us if it means they don't settle for a draw if they have it

The morons will probably gung ho it and get picked off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Villa are useless.

How did they beat Arsenal twice?

Yes, they are pretty shite. But it's a pretty shite league so they are up there, floating. Absolutely, should never have dropped points to these turds but Arsenal are still very weak when teams don't allow them to play. There's still a big problem with Plan B. Arteta tends to stick with Plan A until the bitter defeat. There are signs though he's started to become a bit more inventive towards the end of the season. But then we get the Utd game and it's back to square one. A bit frustrating.

[Letters]

Yeah, Pep. It must just be coincidence that City were mid-table and worse before the oil money

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cxe88nmyr00o

[Letters]

Villa are useless.

How did they beat Arsenal twice?

They weren’t useless when we played them at Villa Park. Hadn’t they won every home game at that point? The defeat in the run in was poor but I can forgive one slip in the context of the run we’ve been on otherwise

[Mac76]

Yes, they are pretty shite. But it's a pretty shite league so they are up there, floating. Absolutely, should never have dropped points to these turds but Arsenal are still very weak when teams don't allow them to play. There's still a big problem with Plan B. Arteta tends to stick with Plan A until the bitter defeat. There are signs though he's started to become a bit more inventive towards the end of the season. But then we get the Utd game and it's back to square one. A bit frustrating.

It feels like since the Bayern games we've started sitting deeper when not in possession, we did it v Citeh too, not sure whether that's about preserving players' legs at the end of the season or trying to catch teams on the break more but it does invite pressure, it was really obvious re Man Ure and could have cost us the three points if they weren't so bad

[Marc Overmars]

It feels like since the Bayern games we've started sitting deeper when not in possession, we did it v Citeh too, not sure whether that's about preserving players' legs at the end of the season or trying to catch teams on the break more but it does invite pressure, it was really obvious re Man Ure and could have cost us the three points if they weren't so bad

I actually think it’s because we’ve learned from the mistakes of last season. Far too many games were end to end and we were going life and death to get results. We’ve been a lot more ruthless and calculated this time and of course having the confidence to defend deep with Saliba and Gabriel helps a lot too.

[Letters]

They weren’t useless when we played them at Villa Park. Hadn’t they won every home game at that point?
(Yes they had. They were P8 W8 D0 D0 at home after they played us. Overall they were 3rd, a point behind us and we were a point behind Liverpool)

[Mac76]

I actually think it’s because we’ve learned from the mistakes of last season. Far too many games were end to end and we were going life and death to get results. We’ve been a lot more ruthless and calculated this time and of course having the confidence to defend deep with Saliba and Gabriel helps a lot too.

Yes I guess that's it, it can lead to some nervy moments though

[WMUG]

Oh well it means Spuds absolutely have to win tomorrow, nothing else will do, though tbh tbat could count against us if it means they don't settle for a draw if they have it

Also means they won't be particularly bothered if they're a goal behind with a few to play.

[Mac76]

Also means they won't be particularly bothered if they're a goal behind with a few to play.

I still don't buy that, players always want to score and get a result, even just a draw

[Marc Overmars]

I still don't buy that, players always want to score and get a result, even just a draw

Not sure, if they find themselves behind I can’t see them busting a gut to get a result late on. Not because of anything to do with us but because only a win is of any use to them.

They have to score first otherwise this is going to be dampest of all squibs.

[Mac76]

Not sure, if they find themselves behind I can’t see them busting a gut to get a result late on. Not because of anything to do with us but because only a win is of any use to them.

They have to score first otherwise this is going to be dampest of all squibs.

On the first bit I know what you're saying but I still think they'd still want to show they can level things up against Citeh

On the second, yes if Citeh get one first it's going to be very tricky, although if you look at the last NLD, we were better in the second half of that game but conceded two goals

[Letters]

we were better in the second half of that game but conceded two goals
Only because we bloody gave them those goals. Spurs were never a serious threat in any other way.

[Mac76]

Only because we bloody gave them those goals. Spurs were never a serious threat in any other way.

yes absolutely we did give those goals away, but re being a serious threat, whatisname came close a couple of times for Spuds in the first half (forgotten his name but he's basically a poor man's Rodri)

[Letters]

yes absolutely we did give those goals away, but re being a serious threat, whatisname came close a couple of times for Spuds in the first half (forgotten his name but he's basically a poor man's Rodri)

First half they were better. We were a bit lucky with the offside goal (probably was, but it was of those ones so marginal that, for the sake of logical consistency, I think they should just leave).
And yeah, that bloke had a good chance and Son did near the end of the half.
Second half they offered nothing.

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Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen; Lamptey, Webster, Dunk, Igor; Gross, Gilmour; Buonanotte, Enciso, Adingra; Pedro.
Subs: Steele, Lallana, Moder, Welbeck, Barco, Baleba, Fati, Offiah, Atom.

Chelsea: Petrovic; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.
Subs: Bettinelli, Thiago Silva, Sterling, Ugochukwu, Nkunku, Chilwell, James, Colwill, Casadei.
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Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Casemiro, Evans, Wan-Bissaka, Mainoo, Amrabat, Diallo, McTominay, Garnacho, Fernandes.
Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Rashford, Eriksen, Hojlund, Antony, Kambwala, Forson, Collyer.

Newcastle United: Dubravka, Trippier, Krafth, Burn, Hall, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Anderson, J Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Schar, Dummett, Joelinton, Ritchie, Barnes, Pope, Almiron, White, A Murphy.

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Brighton 0-1 Chelsea, Palmer

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Man Utd 1-0 Newcastle, Mainoo.

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1-1 Gordon.

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2-1 Diallo.

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Brighton 0-2 Chelsea, Nkunku.

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James sent off for Chelsea.

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3-1 Man Utd, Hojlund.

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Man Utd 3-2 Newcastle, Hall!

Brighton 1-2 Chelsea, Welbeck.