Saturday football

[Coffee]

"FULHAM vs MANCHESTER UNITED (1230) Three wins, three defeats in their last six – what’s going on with Man U? Fulham are in their customary zone and appear as inconsistent as their visitors. Ten Hag’s woes will intensify if they don’t get at the very least a point from this. Away win. BRENTFORD vs WEST HAM UNITED (1500) Although a place below us in the table, Brentford surely start as favourites. They’ve ended a wobbly few weeks with two straight victories and look to have regained the winning ways that have so successfully defied expectations in the last two seasons. Which, as you may remember, includes four straight victories over us. The Carabao win over Arsenal, meanwhile, should have given us a welcome shot in the arm and help to improve our recent miserable record of four points from the last six games. Like us, Brentford are good at soaking up pressure and waiting for opportunities to break and score. It’s hard to think of that as a recipe for an entertaining game, but with Kudus and Antonio up front (until the 67th minute when Soucek replaces Antonio), who knows? Draw. BURNLEY vs CRYSTAL PALACE (1500) The day’s most boring game, on paper anyway. Draw. EVERTON vs BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500) The Seagulls are experiencing a blip with no wins in their last four games while the Toffees have alternated victory and defeat in their last six. If those records continue, both sides will lose. Away win. MANCHESTER CITY vs BOURNEMOUTH (1500) City go cherry picking and return to the top for a couple of hours, goal difference suitably boosted. Home win. SHEFFIELD UNITED vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (1500) The Blades still have just one point to show for their efforts in the first 10 games back in the big time. Wolves have 12, level with Chelsea, and are showing great endeavour under the impressive Gary O’Neil. Expect a lot of huff and puff at Bramall Lane. Away win. NEWCASTLE UNITED vs ARSENAL (1730) The other game of the day pits sixth against second. Both sides have won four and lost two of their last six and with home advantage, the Magpies may start as slight favourites. A good game in the offing, you’d think. Draw. *SUNDAY* NOTTINGHAM FOREST vs ASTON VILLA (1400) Forest’s home form has been their salvation of late, but Villa are in a rich vein of form and won’t be done for by relegation fodder. Away win. LUTON TOWN vs LIVERPOOL (1630) The Reds return to the top four. Away win. *MONDAY* TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs CHELSEA (2000) Spurs started the weekend top of the table, while big-spending Chelsea found themselves in the bottom half. It will be a huge surprise if that status is unchanged at the end of this game. An unhappy return to the Spud Stadium for Poch. Home win. *CHAMPIONSHIP* Let’s start with Millwall, down from the verge of the play-off places to 17th. Yuk. Today they host Southampton, now 14 places above Wall and firmly in the play-off places yet just seven points above their hosts. That’s a measure of this division. On Friday, runaway leaders Leicester surrendered their winning run with a surprise home defeat to Leeds. A great chance for second-placed Ipswich to eliminate their five-point deficit with a winning game in hand and take over the division’s leadership. Today the Tractor Boys visit Wayne Rooney’s Birmingham who have also tumbled down the rankings since he took over. Sheffield Wed, QPR and Rotherham still make up the bottom three, with an unhealthy gap of five points having emerged either side of the dotted line. It’s all to play for in the fizzy pop."

[Sydney_Iron]

Expecting a bucket full of added time at Luton! Just hope they hang on and beat the whinging scouse……

[Leatherhead Hammer]

"Why the fuck did they feel the need to do a VAR check for the goal? It was like the authorities were doing what they could to disallow the goal for the benefit of the ""big"" team"

[lowlife]

"Liverpool screaming for a penalty when the ball is headed into Barkley’s arm from close range, and he’s not even facing the ball. Twats."

[ragingbull]

Fomb Eric Morecome.

[lowlife]

Luton 1 up against the victims. 10 minutes left. Expecting lots of injury time and some dubious decisions. Klopp booked for being a complaining twat.

[terry-h]

Ex Hammers Upson Macanuff and Konchesky all on duty at Charlton this evening as co-commentator and pundits!

[Huggie]

"Both Villa and Forest at home teams with poor away records. Not saying it will be easy next week, but Forest away from the City ground and Villa away from Villa Park are completely different."

[pdbis]

Forest getting into form for our game.

[Manuel]

"Good game of football this, Forest will give us a game next week, but it's worth noting that their away record is awful. Doubt Villa will be as bad second half."

[Manuel]

"Good game of football this, Forest will give us a game next week, but it's worth noting that their away record is awful. Doubt Villa will be as bad second half."

[Burnhammeronsea]

Nice to see Forest having a go at Villa and testing their high line defence. Couple of very close decisions goen against them. Why couldn't we have done this last week? Oh yes we were playing defensive most of the time.

[Fauxstralian]

It was an incredible incident but I think the ref & VAR came to the right (if difficult) decision. Nothing conclusive about the ball out of play so cant give it .... remember that World Cup goal by Japan (i think) where the ball looked clearly out but the cameras showed the ball hanging over the line. Compare that to the Man U goal at London Stadium during COVID when the clearance up the line went directly over the heads of the managers so it was clearly 2yds out of play ... not given. The 'foul' ... thought Joelinton did have hands in his back but would have been soft to give. Did the ball hit Joelinton's hand? ... No clear evidence Was Gordon offside? ... Cant tell. No clear evidence On the other incidents. Havertz was off his feet and out of control. To me was dangerous and should have been RED Bruno Gimp loses his head and smacks Jorginho across the head. Deliberate and obvious. Cant see how thats anything but a RED

[Mike Oxsaw]

"Stevethehammer 5:30 Sun Nov 5 I suspect that the FA are preparing the path for them to send a referee or two, plus a contingent of suits on a free jolly, to Saudi Arabia in 2034."

[Ron Eff]

"I thoroughly enjoyed the Arteta meltdown, and don’t really see the issue. He was asked time and again which of the decisions he was unhappy with and he wouldn’t answer. Just ranted its a disgrace instead. The ball being out of play scenario has been seen before. It’s based on the entire circumference of the ball, i.e, from a birds eye view. Was it? Who knows. It’s inconclusive therefore on field decision stays. Was it a foul? Absolutely not. Was it offside? It’s absolute margins, but again, seen plenty of times before. Inconclusive. Move on. He can be frustrated but ultimately they looked at any possible way to be able to disallow it and couldn’t do so. I’m sick of this bouncing up and down entitled prick to be honest."

[Stevethehammer]

Funny how Newcastle seem to be getting the big calls go in their favour ever since they come into money. Almost as if the league is corrupt

[Manuel]

"Like most, not a fan of Arteta, but maybe it's a good thing that he's come out and said what he has. I haven't seen the goal yet, but as he said a lot of work goes into prepping for a game and there is too much at stake just for the officials to decide the outcome. Who knows what the answer is though."

[LeroysBoots]

"Agreed, the standard of officiating in this country is the worst in Europe Our Ref's are fucking shocking Prem clubs should get together at the end of the season and demand the sacking of Webb and to overhaul the quality of the blokes who ref"

[twoleftfeet]

"Guimares literally would have to stab an opposition player to death before he gets sent off. He could have had 5 yellow cards today, it really pisses me off the standard of refereeing in this country."

[Sydney_Iron]

Not a great day for Arsenal :-) as also their U18 team mistakenly drove to Bournemouth instead of Brighton..............LOL. How the fuck do you even make a mistake like that?

[New Jersey]

"Why don't they have a live microphone to explain their decisions? That smash to the face was a blatant red card, fuck knowscwhy it wasn't picked up?"

[paul6565]

Football is fucked.. Two players should have been red carded and no way should that goal had stood. Wankers

[kylay]

"Fuck VAR. I don't have a dog in this, and it just ruins the game."

[lowlife]

They've not even bothered looking at that forearm swing from Guimares. Agreed that Atwell is shit. There's so many shit refs nowadays.

[kylay]

Atwell is such a shit ref. Havertz comes in on a potential ankle breaking tackle and gets yellow (probably not red) but tempers flaring everywhere and gives 3 newcastle players yellows but none for arsenal. hardly justice done.

[lowlife]

Ref and VAR losing control of Newcastle Arsenal. Havertz lucky to stay on the pitch IMO.