Midweek Fixtures (01/02/03 Apr).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tuesday, 1st April 2025
Arsenal v Fulham, 19:45
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United, 19:45
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png

Wednesday, 2nd April 2025
Bournemouth v Ipswich Town, 19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Vila, 19:45
Manchester City v Leicester City, 19:45
Newcastle United v Brentford, 19:45
Southampton v Crystal Palace, 19:45
Liverpool v Everton, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Thursday, 3rd April 2025
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

[Letters]

Come on Everton and Leicester, I guess.
And come on giant meteor on Thursday.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Come on Fulham and Leicester, I guess.
And come on giant meteor on Thursday.
:gp:

[Mac76]

And come on giant meteor on Thursday.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wolves: Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Semedo, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Bellegarde, Strand Larsen.
Subs: Johnstone, Bueno, Traore, Hee-Chan, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Nasser Djiga, Lima.

West Ham: Areola, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Mavropanos, Kilman, Paqueta, Guilherme, Bowen, Wan-Bissaka, Ferguson, Scarles
Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Coufal, Fullkrug, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Todibo, Soucek, Emerson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forest 1-0 Man Utd, Elanga.

Wolves 1-0 West Ham, Strand Laarsen.

[Letters]

Forest 1-0 Man Utd, Elanga.

Wolves 1-0 West Ham, Strand Laarsen.

Which is how both games finished.
Utd :lol:

[LDG]

Some Lols and some highs there

[Letters]

:lol:

Mostly lols

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City 1-0 Leicester, Grealish

[HCZ_Reborn]

Southampton 1-0 Palace Onouachu

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:wacko:

[HCZ_Reborn]

This is the 10th time Southampton have scored the opening goal in league games this season, and unfortunately for them they’ve gone on to get only six points from the previous nine games

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 2-0, Marmoush.

[HCZ_Reborn]

In another, all but relegated twist. Ipswich take the lead at Bournemouth

Broadhead

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bournemouth 0-1 Ipswich, Broadhead.

[HCZ_Reborn]

This is the 10th time Southampton have scored the opening goal in league games this season, and unfortunately for them they’ve gone on to get only six points from the previous nine games

Southampton are on average able to hold onto a lead for 20 minutes

[HCZ_Reborn]

Newcastle leading Brentford. No prize for guessing who

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How hasn't Beto scored?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Southampton beat their average for holding onto a lead and lead 1-0 at the break. Win tonight and they won’t go down as the worst premier league team (Derby 2007/2008 still hold that title)

[HCZ_Reborn]

How hasn't Beto scored?

If that had been three months ago, I’d be tearing my hair out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 1-1 Villa, Rashford and then Adingra.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Rashford scores for Villa against Brighton, but Adingra equalises within four minutes

[HCZ_Reborn]

Ipswich double their lead at Bournemouth, Delap

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Rashford scores for Villa against Brighton, but Adingra equalises within four minutes

VAR scrubbed the equaliser so it remains 0-1

[HCZ_Reborn]

Evanilson gets a goal back for Bournemouth 1-2

[HCZ_Reborn]

Brentford equalise at Newcastle. Mbeumo pel

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Liverpool 1-0 Everton, Jota.

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Newcastle 2-1 Brentford, Tonali.

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Brighton 0-2 Villa, Asensio.

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Southampton 1-1 Palace, Franca

[HCZ_Reborn]

Southampton can’t hold on against Palace 1-1 Franca

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Brighton 0-3 Villa, Malen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 1-0 Everton, FT.

[Letters]

It's just possible we won't win the title now.

[dazthegooner]

What makes you think that? Stranger things have happened not to Arsenal though but.... Nah your right maybe next year with our big shiny new striker <_<

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Tbh I still do think there are more twists in this than a twisty turny thing.

Obviously I am an absolute pessimist, but performance-wise we're still looking flat (Gakpo coming back, Diaz and Jota looking more lively will help the funk, but naturally the big one is Salah, if he gets back into form then even I'm not worried) and we have enough games coming up that have potential to be slip ups; Fulham are a good team on their day, Spurs often raise themselves in big games, Chelsea are shit but again, will raise themselves, Arsenal, Brighton again on their day and let's not even get into Palace.

Obviously the big elephant in the room is you needing to win every game but who knows what will happen if the points gap starts to drop.

[Marc Overmars]

Not a chance in hell that a 12 point gap is overhauled in 8 games.

Enjoy it man, you’ve absolutely cruised to this title without even a hint of jeopardy.

[Letters]

Spurs often raise themselves in big games.
:haha:

Have you been watching them this season?
It's done, fella.

I think a few things have gone for you this season (not last night - holy shit how was that not a red card?!), but you've clearly been the best team.
There has been no title race this year, it's been a procession. It was done before February was out.
Had we not had the injuries we might have been closer although it's been a slog all season even before those, so gut feel is you'd have won it anyway.
Had you had a big injury to Salah that could have changed things.

TL;DR - it's done. Same time next season?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:haha:

Have you been watching them this season?

:haha: I was thinking that as I was typing. I think what I meant is they seem to play abit better against the bigger teams in that their style of play is more suited t..... Or I could just chatting shite.

Logically everything you and MO have said is right, but still

[HCZ_Reborn]

The title race such as it ever was, was over before mid February when we lost Havertz for the season. I think it’s probably unlikely we would have caught up with you if he had stayed fit

Whilst I sincerely believe this Liverpool side is not as good as our team when fully fit, I think it’s shown remarkable resilience in that you’ve managed 19 points from games when you’ve gone behind


Arsenal, Forest, Newcastle, Everton, Southampton x 2, Brighton, Villa, Leicester, Man United, Fulham


Compare that to Arsenal who have managed only 12 points when going behind


You’ve dropped only 8 points from winning positions, we’ve dropped 12

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Tbf I am the type of misery, we could be 3-0 up with 5 minutes left and I'd be thinking "well they only need to get one, then they'd be one away from only needing one to equalise".

Obviously, roles reversed then it's done. But until it's done, it's not done.

[Letters]

Tbf I am the type of misery, we could be 3-0 up with 5 minutes left and I'd be thinking "well they only need to get one, then they'd be one away from only needing one to equalise".

Obviously, roles reversed then it's done. But until it's done, it's not done.

I hear ya, there's always a bit of nervousness in a title run in. But 12 points at this stage, you'd have to completely fall off a cliff AND we'd have to basically win every game to have any chance. Neither of those will happen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SiB has convinced me, it's on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer Sancho, Neto; Jackson.
Subs: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Madueke, Nkunku, Dewsbury-Hall, James, George, Acheampong.

Tottenham Vicario; Udogie, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bergvall, Maddison, Bentancur; Odobert, Solanke, Son.
Subs: Kinsky, Bissouma, Tel, Gray, Johnson, Porro, Sarr, Davies, Moore.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jackson should've scored after 50 seconds.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

SiB has convinced me, it's on!

:tiphat:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Spurs have won once in their previous 32 visits to Stamford Bridge

Losing 20 and drawing 11 times


Teams that have won more than once at Stamford Bridge in the PL

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackburn
Bournemouth
Brentford
Charlton
Crystal Palace
Leeds
Leicester City
Liverpool
Man City
Man United
Norwich
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
Sunderland
West Ham
Wimbledon


Not for everyone though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham, Fernandez.

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2-0 Caicedo. Holy shit what a strike.

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And it is disallowed.

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-1 Sarr

[HCZ_Reborn]

Though this might get chalked off too

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Sarr. Oh it's disallowed too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very good save from Sanchez to deny Son.

[Letters]

Spurs have won once in their previous 32 visits to Stamford Bridge

Losing 20 and drawing 11 times
:haha:

Holy shit that’s a hilariously awful record :lol:

Happy St Totteringham’s Day, everyone!

[HCZ_Reborn]

12 minutes of added on time

I don’t mind admitting I’d like to see a spurs equaliser

Mainly because of my hatred for Chelsea but also keeps them well away from us in the table

[McNamara That Ghost...]

12 added minutes. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT. Happy St. Totteringham's Day!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Interesting stat, Spurs have lost 9 times on the road. Yet only once have they lost by more than a single goal (0-2 away at Fulham)


0-1 Bournemouth
2-3 Brighton
1-2 Arsenal
0-1 Chelsea
0-1 Palace
0-1 Forest
1-2 Newcastle
2-3 Everton

[Marc Overmars]

16 league defeats is horrific.

[Mac76]

16 league defeats is horrific.

I think you mean hilarious? :lol:

[Letters]

I think you mean hilarious? :lol:

:gp:

Spurs :haha:

Everywhere they go

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Told you they raised their game :unsure:

[Letters]

:lol: They probably did. They're just shit.

34 points after 30 games :haha:

They're lucky the bottom 3 are properly awful this year, otherwise they'd be looking over their shoulders a bit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's just who we are mate.