Thread for the topic that will engross us for the next 2 months: Team PTS /GD 1 Arsenal 64 / 46 2 Liverpool 64 / 39 3 Man City 63 / 35 LFC FIXTURES Sun, Mar 31 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Thu, Apr 4 Sheffield United (H) Sun, Apr 7 Manchester United (A) Apr 11 Atalanta (H) (Europa) Apr 14 Crystal Palace (H) Apr 18 Atalanta (A) (Europa) Apr 20 Fulham (A) Apr 27 West Ham (A) May 4 Tottenham Hotspur (H) May 11 Aston Villa v Liverpool (A) May 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) TBD @ Everton (A) ARSE Mar 31 Manchester City (A) Apr 3 Luton Town (H) Apr 6 Brighton (A) Apr 9 Bayern Munich (H) (CL) Apr 13 Aston Villa (H) Apr 17 Bayern Munich (A) (CL) Apr 20 Wolverhampton (A) Apr 27 Tottenham Hotspur (A) May 4 AFC Bournemouth (H) May 11 Manchester United (A) May 19 Everton (H) (TBD Chelsea Make Up Game (H)) ABU DHABI 115 Mar 31 Arsenal (H) Apr 3 Aston Villa (H) Apr 6 Crystal Palace (A) Apr 9 Real Madrid (A) (CL) Apr 13 Luton Town (H) Apr 17 Real Madrid (H) (CL) Apr 20 Chelsea (FA CUP) Apr 27 Nottingham Forest (A) May 4 Wolverhampton (H) May 11 Fulham (A) May 19 West Ham United (H) TBD @ Brighton There will probably be a bit more shuffling depending on the European ties.
the guardian has done the math. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ue-teams-toughest-run-ins-arsenal-villa-luton We’ve taken the average ranking of each Premier League team’s 10 remaining opponents to see who has the easiest run-in, and who faces the biggest challenge in the season’s final couple of months. Arsenal will need to keep up their recent form and remain at their very best to stay top, with our model suggesting they have the most difficult run-in of the three title contenders. Mikel Arteta’s side still face difficult trips to Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United, as well as potential banana skins at home to Chelsea and Aston Villa and on the road against Brighton and Wolves. While neither City nor Liverpool have a particularly easy run-in, both have more favourable schedules. City’s is slightly more difficult than Liverpool’s, largely because of their home game against Arsenal at the end of the month, as well as a trip to Tottenham. Liverpool have to go to rivals Everton and Manchester United, both of whom will be desperate to stop them winning the title, but otherwise their biggest challenges are a home game against Tottenham and a trip to Villa Park on the penultimate day of the season. The Opta supercomputer is still backing City to win the league but the relative difficulty of the three teams’ remaining fixtures helps put the title race into perspective.
So - this weekend brings a chance... Abu dhabi @ Palace - where they seem to have trouble. Arsenal @ Brighton - Brighton have been playing better of late. Liverpool @ Manure - Cup final for Manure.
Man palace had 2 really good chances to retake the lead. I'm not wasting my time with the second half - have so many better things to do.* *ok ok I don't - other than driving my kids to games.
Good thread. Don't think anyone will be balking this weekend; I predict wins for all 3 title contenders. Villa are conceding goals... but also scoring them. It's hard to predict they will be able to hold an Arsenal or City, conceded 3 to Brentford today.
We can only hope (that word again) that Emery has unfinished business with the Arse and Luiz won’t be a huge loss.
Liverpool vs Manchester City: Doku makes the slightest contact with the ball and assaults Mac Allister with a boot to the chest. No penalty. Brighton vs Arsenal: Lamptey makes clear contact with the ball, and follows through to make contract with Jesus. Penalty.
For what it’s worth, I think Arsenal should have a penalty there. But it just makes it more clear that Liverpool should have had one against City. If you go by the absurd explanation for why Liverpool didn’t get one, there is no way Arsenal should have one there.
Arsenal defense aren't giving up much, I've been half paying attention but Brighton just don't look threatening. Arsenal haven't looked amazing in attack either, but are clearly dangerous in comparison.
Doku isn't same level as this, much more of a coming together. I think another ref would/could have given it, but almost every ref is giving this IMO. Clear trip impedes the attacker from continuing.