Saturday football

[Coffee one sugar]

EVERTON vs MANCHESTER UNITED (1230)
The media have already started getting all excited over this, and specifically over David Moyes. Remember him? One point separates the two sides, and who’d have thought that just a few weeks/months ago? Should be a tight and decent game. Draw.

BOURNEMOUTH vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (1500)
The Cherries are within spitting distance (take my word for it) of a Champions League finish while Wolves are within similar distance of an unwanted bottom three spot. Momentum, form and home advantage together point to just one possible outcome. Home win.

ARSENAL vs WEST HAM UNITED (1500)
Don’t know what to say. Paqueta’s joined the non-walking wounded. There’s a stronger sense of by how many than of who. You figure out the rest. Home win.

FULHAM vs CRSYTAL PALACE (1500)
Two consecutive wins have put Fulham back on course for now, although Palace can point to three wins in their last six so they’re unlikely to be pushovers. Tight but probably inevitable. Home win.

IPSWICH TOWN vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (1500) 
Spurs’ last win at Portman Road saw Jurgen Klinsmann score twice in a 3-1 victory. The visitors must be yearning for another Klinsmann to boost their flagging campaign. Away win.

SOUTHAMPTON vs BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500)
It must be excruciatingly painful being a Saints supporter these days. There’s really no way to talk up their prospects against any opposition, so let’s just say it as it is. Away win.

ASTON VILLA vs CHELSEA (1730)
Probably the game of the day. It’s been six games since Villa last won a league fixture and this one offers little in the way of hope to remedy that. The visitors have won two, drawn two and lost two in the same period. Hmm. Draw.


SUNDAY

NEWCASTLE UNITED vs NOTTINGHAM FOREST (1400)
Home advantage will tip the balance even against high-flying Forest. Just. Home win.

MANCHESTER CITY vs LIVERPOOL (1630) 
The game of the weekend. There’s little to add. Away win.


TUESDAY

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs BOURNEMOUTH (1930)
The south coast is busy. Draw.

CRYSTAL PALACE vs ASTON VILLA (1930)
Hmm, there’s little on form to distinguish these two. Draw.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS vs FULHAM (1930)
Wolves’ main concern is what lies beneath, lest it be them. Fulham are in the happier position of having to focus on what’s above. Away win.

CHELSEA vs SOUTHAMPTON (2015)
Oh dear. Home win.


WEDNESDAY

BRENTFORD vs EVERTON (1930)
Home win.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs IPSWICH TOWN (1930)
Home win.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST vs ARSENAL (1930)
Tight one. Away win.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs MANCHESTER CITY (1930)
Away win.

LIVERPOOL vs NEWCASTLE UNITED (2015)
Home win.


THURSDAY

WEST HAM UNITED vs LEICESTER CITY (2000)
Home win.

[Ron Eff]

Fuck me that’s a UFC knock out head kick. Awful stuff. To be fair to the keeper he waved for help straight away but that was an insane challenge no keeper should make. You’ve got to hope Mateta isn’t seriously hurt. 

Got to say Millwall chanting ‘let him die’ is fucking disgusting as well. 

Agree how on earth can the ref not instantly send him off for that? Not even a yellow card? He should get a demotion for his inaction there. It’s not like he didn’t have a view of the incident. Only possible thing is that he knew VAR would cover his arse and he didn’t want to send anyone off after 5 mins. 

Oliver didn’t even see it as a foul

England’s best ref

[Fauxstralian]

Understand the Millwall captain promised the ref the team would bum him in the change room after the match if he didn’t give a red card
Tactic they often use
FACT

[cholo]

Millwall will always be classless dirty cunts. Fans and players alike

[El Scorchio]

Fuck me that’s a UFC knock out head kick. Awful stuff. To be fair to the keeper he waved for help straight away but that was an insane challenge no keeper should make. You’ve got to hope Mateta isn’t seriously hurt. 

Got to say Millwall chanting ‘let him die’ is fucking disgusting as well. 

Agree how on earth can the ref not instantly send him off for that? Not even a yellow card? He should get a demotion for his inaction there. It’s not like he didn’t have a view of the incident. Only possible thing is that he knew VAR would cover his arse and he didn’t want to send anyone off after 5 mins. 

[stewey]

Was that cantona in goal

[Fauxstralian]

Millwall bottling it again
Hopefully Palace smash in another 3 or 4 to humiliate the cunts

[goose]

RIP Mateta

[zebthecat]

Cracking finish that.

[cholo]

If there's var certain refs with just take the easy way out.

Outrageous challenge and completely amateurish.

[happygilmore]

How does the Ref, Michael Oliver, need VAR to tell him that is a red card challenge by the Millwall  GK?

[BRANDED]

The gap between the Premier League and Championship is so great now that all 3 sides promoted will have their year of glory and go straight back down again.

None (NONE) of the current top 3 in the Championship are "Big" clubs.

Leeds WERE big when I (and I suspect many on here) started following the game, but they've not been able to claim that status for at least a decade, maybe two.

Burnley? They're just winding the string in on their Yo-yo and as for Sheffield United?

Well they'll have to play us twice, so quite probable that they won't finish on "nul point".

Leeds have top US owners. It depends on their ambition. 

[only1billybonds]

There was a bloke on Arsenal tv a while back saying that the Queen dying cost them the league that year. His thinking was that they were due to go to City on the weekend of the Queens death on the back of 6 straight wins. All football was cancelled that weekend and this disruption stopped an unstoppable train.

[Mike Oxsaw]

The gap between the Premier League and Championship is so great now that all 3 sides promoted will have their year of glory and go straight back down again.

None (NONE) of the current top 3 in the Championship are "Big" clubs.

Leeds WERE big when I (and I suspect many on here) started following the game, but they've not been able to claim that status for at least a decade, maybe two.

Burnley? They're just winding the string in on their Yo-yo and as for Sheffield United?

Well they'll have to play us twice, so quite probable that they won't finish on "nul point".

[El Scorchio]

Forum has been quite quiet in that respect these last few days, whether that be down to us winning at the weekend or the mods doing a little ‘tidying up’. 

The forum's always louder after we lose.

Not quite what I was getting at!

[Coffee one sugar]

Forum has been quite quiet in that respect these last few days, whether that be down to us winning at the weekend or the mods doing a little ‘tidying up’. 

The forum's always louder after we lose.

[Manuel]

It's become a big of a joke with these promoted sides now, utter fucking gash. I hope Leeds and whoever else comes up makes a better fist of it.

[Sydney_Iron]

Liverpool play Man City & Haaland isn’t in the squad
Now it’s Newcastle & Isak is out

 

Liverpool fans are always seen as being the victims, but Arsenal fans have to take this particular award this season, they are carrying on about this coincidence

Even have Arteta whinging about balls, refs, VAR, the weather blah blah blah to keep them encouraged!

Im enjoying it!

[El Scorchio]

Forum has been quite quiet in that respect these last few days, whether that be down to us winning at the weekend or the mods doing a little ‘tidying up’. 

[MaryMillingtonsGhost]

Spurs were unlucky, thought they were great. Proper stadium, proper players and proper fans. I wish we were like them

 

 

[twoleftfeet]

Forest vs Arsenal was such a poor game, £500m spent and no trophies won. 

[twoleftfeet]

Spurs were unlucky, thought they were great. Proper stadium, proper players and proper fans. I wish we were like them

[Fauxstralian]

Liverpool play Man City & Haaland isn’t in the squad
Now it’s Newcastle & Isak is out
Reckon they will finish 20 points ahead of Arsenal 

[only1billybonds]

City have been very wasteful, should have been at least 3 up by ht.

[Sydney_Iron]

C,mon you Tractor Boys, 3-2 down but ManU down to 10 men!The Greasy Haired One is a fraud, even if he wins this. 

[Fauxstralian]

Yes, pace & athleticism in our midfield particularly needs to be addressed in the summer

Palace are on a roll now as we saw recently up close 
Had a really poor start where I think they struggled to cope with the loss of Olise (astonished the big Premier League clubs didn’t take him) but are back on track now. 
There are smaller clubs like Palace, Fulham , Bournemouth, Brighton & Brentford that are ahead of us because they have a plan
Its not being arrogant but we SHOULD be out performing them