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Coffee 10:07 Sat Feb 6
Saturday football
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ASTON VILLA vs ARSENAL (1230 ko)
A bog-standard mid-table clash of teams whose seasons risk dissolving into a luke-warm glass of hyphenated mediocrity. The visitors will field a weakened defence, courtesy of two reds last time out, and will do well to avoid defeat. Draw.
BURNLEY vs BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500)
There can be few less likely conquerors of Liverpool on the Reds’ own patch than these two. But with both managers emphasising discipline and method in their players, there are also few teams less likely to create a spectacle of compelling, flamboyant football. Burnley, you’d think, have the edge, though not by much. Draw.
NEWCASTLE UNITED vs SOUTHAMPTON (1500)
After their 0-9 defeat last season, the Saints lost to a late goal in their next game at Man City, then started a run that saw them draw with Arsenal and beat Watford, Norwich, Villa, Chelsea, Spurs and Leicester in two months. The Barcodes aren’t flying and will be wise not to approach this game with reckless presumption. A wounded tiger is a dangerous beast. Cosmic revenge beckons, or something like that. Away win.
FULHAM vs WEST HAM UNITED (1730) *Live on three Sky channels.*
With every point that the hosts labour to collect, the more those above them also accumulate and the more entrenched Fulham find themselves in the bottom three. With a strong whiff of inevitability about the whole thing, they remain eight points from the dotted line and have not won since November. Meanwhile, we go into this on the back of an almost complete victory at Villa that warmed the cockles of many an Irons heart. A victory would see us bump up a place into fourth, at least until tomorrow and possibly – with Liverpool facing Man City on Sunday – beyond. Moyes has the happy dilemma of what to do with Fornals and Bowen and is likely to again start with both on the bench. Fuelled by a particularly potent East European potato salad, Messrs Soucek and Coufal continue to contribute substantially to security in defence and expectation in attack. It’s been a long time since one could say – without a hint of rose-tinted exaggeration – that every player utterly deserves his place in the team. Happy times. Away win.
MANCHESTER UNITED vs EVERTON (2000)
Both sides have had a bit of a rollercoaster season to date, which makes the outcome of this a tricky one to predict. Draw.
**SUNDAY**
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs WEST BROMWICH ALBION (1200)
Deeper and deeper are West Brom in the mire and less and less likely are they to finish the season with Premier League status intact. Speaking of doom and gloom, Spurs’ tumble down the table seems curiously correlated with Kane’s tumble in the pleasingly vain hope of another ill-gotten penalty. BFS will hope to annoy Jose by parking the bus once again, but Spurs should be good enough for all three points to bring them level, briefly, with Chelsea. Home win.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS vs LEICESTER CITY (1400)
Wolves have lost that winning feeling of last season while Leicester, in third, continue to have their sights focussed on the top two. A win for the hosts would put Leicester just one point above us, assuming we beat Fulham yesterday. Draw.
LIVERPOOL vs MANCHESTER CITY (1630)
Can Liverpool conspire to lose three home games on the trot? There’s every chance, with City looking to continue their tremendous run of form and consolidate their position at the top of English football. This has all the makings of a cracking encounter, although an excess of caution and mutual respect may put the mockers on a classic. Away win.
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs CHELSEA (1915)
Both these teams find themselves in a stunningly good vein of form, but for both it may be too late to make a consequential difference to their seasons. Chelsea can look to this season as a stepping stone to next, while the Blades – 11 points adrift of safety – have long since got used to the prospect of second tier football from August. But make no mistake, this will be tough for Tuchel’s men. Away win.
**MONDAY**
LEEDS UNITED vs CRYSTAL PALACE (2000)
When both these sides put their respective minds to it, they’ll give a game to anyone. Home win.
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crystal falace
10:23 Sat Feb 6
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With the fixtures the teams around us have over the next 2 weeks we could realistically be sat in 3rd after 24 games and hopefully build a cushion from 7th downwards.
I dont like this feeling of such optimism, it usually comes with crushing disappointment with west ham. But this team does feel a bit different.
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Coffee
10:24 Sat Feb 6
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cf
Enjoy it while it lasts. These times don't come around very often and early 2021 will become a happy memory in the years ahead. Don't spoil it by saying what we all feel deep down. :)
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Ronald_antly
10:34 Sat Feb 6
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" These times don't come around very often and early 2021 will become a happy memory in the years ahead."
Yeah, empty stadia, and players paying fealty to a Marxist organisation before every game.
GOOD TIMES!
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Coffee
10:38 Sat Feb 6
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Well, at least you didn't moan about weekend, Sunday, etc!
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Manuel
10:58 Sat Feb 6
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Sitting on the fence with any tight games again, I see. Go on, be a devil, stick your gregory out!
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happygilmore
11:13 Sat Feb 6
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This week's review, reminds me of Brut. No fancy +*, just what it says on the labe.
Solid
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With Kind Regards
11:35 Sat Feb 6
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Thank you Coffee. This is always appreciated.
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Coffee
11:49 Sat Feb 6
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Cheers, WKR.
happygilmore :-)
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the exile
1:02 Sat Feb 6
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I wouldn't be surprised if West Brom cause an upset at Spurs. That would be superb. Jose will claim his players were distracted by the smell of fish.
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ted fenton
1:15 Sat Feb 6
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Cheers Coffee
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Faux Bare
1:25 Sat Feb 6
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I wouldn’t be surprised to see all the small-minded clowns on here rooting for the teapot lids on Sunday just to see Big Sam lose.
Pathetic really.
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twoleftfeet
1:39 Sat Feb 6
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Spurs vs West Brom has 0-0 written all over it.
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I.want.that.one
2:05 Sat Feb 6
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Fancy sheff Utd to get something against a powder puff Chelsea and the way Spurs are playing, if they go behind I think they will lose
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fraser
2:25 Sat Feb 6
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Hope. BFS parks the bus and gets his last points of the season.
I think Newcastle will beat Southampton
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fraser
2:29 Sat Feb 6
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Villa 1 up
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RBshorty
2:29 Sat Feb 6
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Arsenal. O dear.!
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El Scorchio
2:30 Sat Feb 6
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Villa already one up!
Quite funny though that they were just praising Watkins finish while barely acknowledging it only went in because of a huge deflection. It was straight at the keeper otherwise.
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El Scorchio
2:33 Sat Feb 6
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Concussion subs come into play today. Wonder how long it’ll take someone to abuse the system and players will be faking concussion to cover other injuries or to get an extra change after normal subs are used up?
At least the oppo gets an extra change as well if one is used.
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twoleftfeet
3:05 Sat Feb 6
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I sure Keown is a bit slow?
He described Watkins finish as “ emphatic “
Well the game I was watching saw Watkins shoot straight at the keeper but then the ball took a horrible deflection off a defender and left Ryan wrong footed.
So not sure how that is emphatic? Geoff Hursts hat trick goal in 66 was emphatic.
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