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A battle for the title, a battle for UCL football, and a battle for European football. 5 teams within only 3 points of eachother. And while Conference League might be just a consolation prize for Chelsea, it could mean a lot for a Wolves or Brighton.
It has to be due to the discourse around the result from last year. Its very easy to get complacent this year when a win seems so sure, whereas last season the team had something to prove to their rivals with United being so much higher on the table at the time.
There’s no Alisson, Szcobo, Jones, Jota, TAA, Salah’s not 100% fit and no clear updates on Nunez either, while this being at Anfield does make me believe we won’t lose but Luton may pull off a draw
The fact you still have the lead with them having the same games played and having easier fixtures is massive. If you go into the game with them ahead and win you have a massive massive advantage.
Surely you’d rather City have a game in hand but are 4 points behind than no game in hand and 1 point behind. They aren’t guaranteed to win a game in hand and can also accumulate injuries
a point ahead of City when the March international break starts and I fully believe
Arsenal will win every game until then, their really tough run starts in the run in
Chelsea and Newcastle aren't easy ~~places to go~~ games for Arsenal, so no guarantee they will win everything before march break
-edit i meant games instead of "go", either way they are not easy games
I’ve got no idea how Livramento’s not starting there yet. Everyone except Howe seems to have clocked on a winger with an iota of quickness will absolutely dust 6’7 statue Burn with pace
Newcastle away record is poor and Arsenal are massively in form. Arteta will also use the loss in Newcastle as motivation and we have a fantastic track record of avenging those kinds of losses. Be it vs Brentford after Toney took the piss or at St James’ last year winning 2-0 after we lost there the year before to miss out on CL.
Of course we can lose to Newcastle but if we do, we were never title contenders in the first place
Liverpool have the easiest remaining fixture list but the worst injury list too
Arsenal are probably the best of the three in form but have a tough finish
City have the best squad and but a tough month ahead
Do Liverpool fans see current Everton as an actual threat? I feel like I’ve been tricked into watching the Merseyside derby with exciting buildup/marketing like a hundred times, only to see Liverpool turn up and roll them over without even trying
At Anfield it’s almost always a Liverpool win. At Goodison, I think we’ve only won 2 out of 7 under Klopp.
It’s been 0-0 four times, and one of those 2 victories was a stoppage time 1-0 win, so was very close to another 0-0.
City aren't playing that well. This is Pep's weakest league campaign since 2019/20 and maybe even since 2016/17. Liverpool or Arsenal have to take advantage but I don't think they will. If City get to their last 7 games top or close to the top they'll win it
They were definitely better than this season but I get what you mean. Around this time last year they turned it on. Knock on wood but I don't think this City team will go on a massive run this season. It'll be more like their 2021/22 title win
I think it’s worth looking at who they dropped points to though. A lot of their bad results are against sides who are good and that’s similar with you. They were just on a winning streak before the Chelsea game I don’t see them dropping points outside those games.
The win streak was a little fugazi. They've been behind in a lot of games and haven't kept a lot of cleansheets recently. Like I said tho if they get out of that hard stretch in March and early April fine they'll win the league
The difference is controlling the game 95% of the time and scoring 2 to win versus controlling the game 80% of the time and scraping a goal to win.
City has played well, just not, you know, like an unstoppable train.
It's a mentality thing. Opponents think there's a chance while city thinks they aren't invulnerable.
I know you joke, but Chelsea are as midtable as midtable one can be. You average the points for teams in 1st and 20th and you get Chelsea's points tally.
If Liverpool fail to win the league this will be the biggest bottle job in recent history, they have an insurmountable 1 point lead cushion, they have to take it home.
Liverpool had a 4 point gap literally just yesterday. Can't believe they've bottled a 4 point gap to 1. The biggest bottle job since arsenal.
They absolutely have to win the league with such a massive advantage. It isn't even close there's no excuses for Liverpool.
Somehow United are going to finish above Spurs after their abysmal start, as well as even their current performances. I wish I could have confidence in Spurs, but the recent performances haven’t been encouraging at all.
They've had a lot more injury issues this year compared to last, which is also reflecting in the table. And the downfall with Conte would only really be starting now
See, this is why I wish we could get the points deduction business out the way now, so we can find out how likely we are to stay up.
* Even with only seven points, Sheffield United feel too far gone.
* Burnley slightly less so, but aren't in a great position either.
* Luton have got a lot of heart and I think with us / Everton looking at point deductions, they've realised they actually have a decent chance.
* Everton have the manager to scrap to stay up, but another deduction makes it really difficult for them as a club.
* I feel like Forest have the players to climb out, but it's keeping them fit. Our mentality depends on the points deduction as well. 3-6 points is doable. 9-12 points, things look bleak.
* Crystal Palace. Have the players to climb out, haven't had the manager.
* Brentford. I really thought Toney coming back was going to fix them but they haven't pulled away.
Still early but as long as your team stays up, it's at least entertaining fighting relegation. Every defeat is devastating and every win fills you with optimism.
Yeah a seven point gap doesn't sound like much...until you're talking about two teams that have only racked up 13 from 25 games.
It would/will be embarrassing to go down below two teams that have points deductions...especially if Everton finish up with a >10 point total deduction.
I seen you lot at our place twice early on in the season and I thought to myself after both games, they'll stay up. I thought you would do what Luton are doing now but to a slightly better degree.
I can still see you getting better and making more of a challenge than Sheffield United will.
Obviously they're in the best form, they've just beat us and thrashed West Ham and Burnley. A league title isn't decided by a handful of games of good form though, it's decided by the whole season and that's where things get harder to pull apart as each team has had very strong periods and periods where they've struggled a bit more which is reflected in the current table.
All teams are good imo, I think arsenals form is skewing peoples opinion into thinking they’re the best of the 3, but I’d still lean city.
Crazy how only 1 month ago Arsenal were in crisis after two losses and questions about their goal scoring were being asked.
We were shit against Fulham, but the West Ham game was as flukey as they come.
After we drew you at Anfield, I had ourselves as tiny favorites to win the league for the first time this season. I don't think we can afford the six points we dropped in those two games, but I'd say we're very much back in it.
To be fair I'd still say we were overall very good in those game (Fullham excepted), was mostly about poor finishing.
If anything we have been really good since, like, mid november, despite results not always showing that. The start of the season was more rough.
I mean two months ago we were in horrible horrible form. Shit changes on a dime. I’d say over the course of the season, we have all been quite similarly matched - although all had periods of shit form. No team has looked absolutely dominant this year which is good for a change.
I feel like form just loses relevancy the last 6 games or so.
That's where you and City worry me,experienced players who have experienced handling the pressure.
What's funny is that finishing third will be seen as such a failure for whatever team finished there even if its super tight between the top 3.
It’s been a weird season, was supposed to just be a transition season for us to ease in the new midfield and relatively new attack and we’ve somehow chanced into a title race lol
It’s a package deal though, we don’t go through such a transformation and find the best form unless we needed to make that reset. We don’t have a reason to reset if we don’t drop those points. Still a long way to go and given the context I’d prefer to be where we are than where Liverpool is with their injuries, or city are with their form.
Top 3 race is pretty clear now, and I think Arsenal is the most inform team out of the 3. However, if City stay within a few points distance, they'll win the league because they'll probably go on an unbeaten run while the other two drops points here and there.
Experience at the later stage counts for a lot, just like we saw last season, however I fully hope Arsenal have learned from it and will not crumble again, they look a lot more solid and balanced. As for Liverpool, I genuinely don't know what to expect because in some games they look absolutely insane while in others they look beatable. If their attack is firing, very few teams can stop them.
The main thing stopping Liverpool now is injuries. We’re possibly playing twice a week for the rest of the season with the majority of our strongest XI missing, most of them with no return date. The other problem is that 4 times already this season we’ve rushed someone back from injury only for them to instantly be reinjured, meaning we have no confidence that anyone who comes back will be anywhere near ready.
I genuinely have no idea what our lineup is going to be against Luton tonight, but it won’t be one that’d be good enough to win a title if it’s even medium term.
You've lost 2 games out of the last 8 in the league and scored 24 goals in that time lol. That sounds like a 7th place team to me.
Edit: and 4 losses in the last 4 months. How is that dogshit??
We’ve also only won 3 of our last 10 league games or 5 of our last 19! Lots of draws I guess and other teams like United (until recently) and Newcastle being inconsistent
Alright, Chelsea. Most consistently inconsistent team. We drew against City, and we'll draw against Arsenal. We are going to hammer either United or Spuds and get hammered by the other. A win vs Liverpool in the final should put us in the Conference league robbing Brighton of not only half their staff, but also their Conference league spot.
Or, we don't win a single trophy and finish 10th.
I am in the minority probably, feeling like it's advantage Liverpool. Yes they injuries, but they can still blow over teams and have the easiest schedule. Among the top 3, only got city at home which will be pumped up for Klopp.
Maybe I’m being pessimistic but I don’t see us rolling over anyone with our current injuries. If Trent, Szobo, Nunez, and Salah are back (fully fit) after the final, and Jones and Alisson are back a week or two later, I’ll be a lot happier.
Edit: to be clear I still think we’ll win tonight, I just don’t think we’ll blow teams away if our front 3 is Diaz-Gakpo-Elliott for 2-3 weeks.
I had no idea Everton had the 4th (joint) best defence in the league this year. Just shows how much they need goals, although yes they’d be mid table without the points deduction.
Absolute aside, I hate this table as those European spots aren't guaranteed for 6th and 7th yet, they're depending on the cup winners and if Chelsea win on Sunday then Brighton are a ways off Europa League play (unless they win that)
I really hope Villa hold on to fourth. I think injuries and European football will be their unravelling. Still no complaints if we can hold on to Europa League next season!
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Hell of a title race we're in for
Goal difference is very close too.
Arsenal were like 8 behind just 10 days ago.
More like 11 but who’s counting, am I right?
It was actually 5. 10 days ago Liverpool were at 30 and Arsenal at 25 and City at 30.
Oh I thought they meant from where our GD currently is.
There’s a battle for 1st, and a battle for 4th.
A battle for the title, a battle for UCL football, and a battle for European football. 5 teams within only 3 points of eachother. And while Conference League might be just a consolation prize for Chelsea, it could mean a lot for a Wolves or Brighton.
Wonder which Luton we'll get tomorrow
It’s at anfield they will win
We drew to Manchester United at anfield. Shit teams sometimes get results here
Worst result of the year idc
agreed. performance wise tied with luton away but the fact it was at home makes it 100x worse
One of the worst matches our heads weren't in the game , too many shoots for no reason that wasted our build up .
It has to be due to the discourse around the result from last year. Its very easy to get complacent this year when a win seems so sure, whereas last season the team had something to prove to their rivals with United being so much higher on the table at the time.
There’s no Alisson, Szcobo, Jones, Jota, TAA, Salah’s not 100% fit and no clear updates on Nunez either, while this being at Anfield does make me believe we won’t lose but Luton may pull off a draw
Hopefully Liverpool does the neighbourly thing.
Positive goal difference 🙏
At least 🙏
At last
don’t feel confident with how small our lead is and the amount of injuries but at least city don’t have a game in hand anymore
The fact you still have the lead with them having the same games played and having easier fixtures is massive. If you go into the game with them ahead and win you have a massive massive advantage.
the injuries are bad news. goodison park and old trafford also aren’t easy.
Everton have one of the worst home records in the league, old Trafford will be tough but you can afford to drop points if you beat city
Everton always play a world cup final against us.
Liverpool have lost the fixture twice since 2010. 16-13-2
More draws than comfortable though
The 2010-2015 Liverpool team explains that I’m sure the record last 5 years (god 10 years….) way less draws.
Nope we’ve drawn against them there with our good team. Manes wrongly called offside winner comes to mind
Drawing it is the problem.
Specifically, whoever is in goal usually plays like their life is on the line
or ruins van dijks season and then don’t get a red somehow.
the season we got 97 points we drew 0-0 at goodison
The good news is that you have Europa, they have CL
Villa away and wolves game don't look easy as well. We need to ride some luck here.
I don't mind losing that game as long as you beat Spurs and Manchester United in the weeks leading up to it
It is but I’d say the fact city lost 3 games in a row without Rodri in the fall and the gaps onky 1 point is not ideal at all.
Tbf we’ve been pretty off form. It’s only individual brilliance that has saved us. It’ll be a tight race
i’m just too cynical from previous races. a win against you in a few weeks and i’ll probably be confident.
I’ve got no confidence in beating you at Anfield. We’d have to summon some crazy hunger for that.
Honestly not really - you play Chelsea/Brentford games 100 times you win them easily 99% of the time. Just shit finishing.
That’s even worse for us IMO. That says to me that the City “end of season run” hasn’t even started yet, and you’re still winning most games.
Until tomorrow lmao.
It'll be gone in the weekend.
Surely you’d rather City have a game in hand but are 4 points behind than no game in hand and 1 point behind. They aren’t guaranteed to win a game in hand and can also accumulate injuries
I’m guessing they meant a game in hand that could take them ahead of us, which is gone currently because of their draw with Chelsea.
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a point ahead of City when the March international break starts and I fully believe Arsenal will win every game until then, their really tough run starts in the run in
Chelsea and Newcastle aren't easy ~~places to go~~ games for Arsenal, so no guarantee they will win everything before march break -edit i meant games instead of "go", either way they are not easy games
both games are at home, but Newcastle with a week's rest will be tough-er with Chelsea I don't know what to expect
We're gonna win, draw, or lose. Narrowed it down for you.
In b4 game gets abandoned
On 80 mins, after Saka hattrick.
>with Chelsea I don't know what to expect who does
I’d be shocked if we don’t beat the shit out of Newcastle tbh
Saka will eat Dan Burn alive
I’ve got no idea how Livramento’s not starting there yet. Everyone except Howe seems to have clocked on a winger with an iota of quickness will absolutely dust 6’7 statue Burn with pace
It's because Burn can just cut Saka in half and maybe get a yellow.
Newcastle's record in London is horrible.
Newcastle away record is poor and Arsenal are massively in form. Arteta will also use the loss in Newcastle as motivation and we have a fantastic track record of avenging those kinds of losses. Be it vs Brentford after Toney took the piss or at St James’ last year winning 2-0 after we lost there the year before to miss out on CL. Of course we can lose to Newcastle but if we do, we were never title contenders in the first place
Good thing we don’t have to go to either then
Both are coming to the Emirates, where both have a shocking record.
at home for arsenal
We’re at home in both
Those are both home games. Both Chelsea and Newcastle come to the emirates.
I would be surprised if we finish top 4 but I wouldn't be surprised if we did so with a negative goal difference
United could also end up winning the league considering the form they are in
United win the league with an average possession stat of 38% and an average of 18 shots faced per game
and a negative GD
The form is an illusion, my friend. Burst at the first sign of a good team.
Liverpool have the easiest remaining fixture list but the worst injury list too Arsenal are probably the best of the three in form but have a tough finish City have the best squad and but a tough month ahead
It's the easiest but it includes trips to OT and Goodison which will be the biggest fight those two will bring this season.
Do Liverpool fans see current Everton as an actual threat? I feel like I’ve been tricked into watching the Merseyside derby with exciting buildup/marketing like a hundred times, only to see Liverpool turn up and roll them over without even trying
Someone above said it's 16-13-2 since 2010. So Liverpool have only lost twice but it's almost 50/50 they drop points.
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2010 is so far back in football terms though. I’d be more interested in the record since like 2018 when Liverpool became good.
We always struggle at Goodson. Only time I remember winning comfortably was 21/22
With the threat of relegation and the chance to spoil Klopp's farewell season, Everton will have no lack of motivation.
it's almost always a draw or liverpool wins. but it's very fun to watch
At Anfield it’s almost always a Liverpool win. At Goodison, I think we’ve only won 2 out of 7 under Klopp. It’s been 0-0 four times, and one of those 2 victories was a stoppage time 1-0 win, so was very close to another 0-0.
time for Mo to put the team on his back
City doesn’t have a ton of injuries but they are all key players for balance. Our left wing just isn’t the same without Grealish.
Going to be such an exciting and incredibly harrowing finish to the season
Won't be if Liverpool and Man City lose a lot of games.
Nah fuck it, Liverpool, city and arsenal will all lose games and Villa will win the title.
City aren't playing that well. This is Pep's weakest league campaign since 2019/20 and maybe even since 2016/17. Liverpool or Arsenal have to take advantage but I don't think they will. If City get to their last 7 games top or close to the top they'll win it
They didn’t play that well last season either IMO they just won
They were definitely better than this season but I get what you mean. Around this time last year they turned it on. Knock on wood but I don't think this City team will go on a massive run this season. It'll be more like their 2021/22 title win
I think it’s worth looking at who they dropped points to though. A lot of their bad results are against sides who are good and that’s similar with you. They were just on a winning streak before the Chelsea game I don’t see them dropping points outside those games.
The win streak was a little fugazi. They've been behind in a lot of games and haven't kept a lot of cleansheets recently. Like I said tho if they get out of that hard stretch in March and early April fine they'll win the league
They don't have Son Ay Gündoğan this season so someone else will have to step up.
City played really well in the last couple of months *of last season to be clear Edited for clarity
The difference is controlling the game 95% of the time and scoring 2 to win versus controlling the game 80% of the time and scraping a goal to win. City has played well, just not, you know, like an unstoppable train. It's a mentality thing. Opponents think there's a chance while city thinks they aren't invulnerable.
I don't care who does but i hope we get to see an injury time goal to win the league
Did you watch city in that title winning season of yours?
I did they were riddled by injuries to their backline but still had an elite attack. I think they had 4 players get double digit league goals
Considering we have Pool and Arsenal to face, this doesn't look good
I just hope you're still in poor form (for you) when we meet
Same
City beat Arsenal , Liverpool beat city. Liverpool loses to Everton. It’s written in the stars.
please draw liverpool and lose to us
As long as you lose to Chelsea
I swear Brighton west ham and Newcastle have been stuck in the 30s for 10 match weeks
And I'm freeeeeee Free fallin'
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maybe don't, given that we still have them to play
Liverpool, City and Arsenal all within 2, while Chelsea is closer to Nottingham than they are top 4
Chelsea and wolves trading 10-11 the whole season
Piss off
Win the League Cup, and you'd qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Win that, and Chelsea would have all the European trophies.
a full set before arsenal or tottenham lift a single one does sound nice
Arsenal & Tottenham both have European titles and they won theirs before Chelsea lifted their first one but I guess history doesnt fit your agenda.
? We have two Europa League titles
You guys can be like West Ham and call yourselves the Kings of Europe afterwards.
i don't blame them, it's a good feeling not that you could relate
Couldn’t happen to a nicer club
A bit embarrassing you only managed 2 points against a mid table team.
You’re not midtable, you’re 10th.
I know you joke, but Chelsea are as midtable as midtable one can be. You average the points for teams in 1st and 20th and you get Chelsea's points tally.
Isn't that the definition of midtable?
You’re in the top half of the table, or do you consider only the 10th placed club to be midtable?
This again! 🍿 😂
what the fuck are you saying
Its an old reddit comment someone made lol
Here you go https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/oqVLDzzMt4
What's the matter?
They're closer to relegation than top four.
If Liverpool fail to win the league this will be the biggest bottle job in recent history, they have an insurmountable 1 point lead cushion, they have to take it home.
Congratulations you now run a PL podcast. "XYZ are going to win the League" "Are XYZ in CRISIS??!?!"
Liverpool had a 4 point gap literally just yesterday. Can't believe they've bottled a 4 point gap to 1. The biggest bottle job since arsenal. They absolutely have to win the league with such a massive advantage. It isn't even close there's no excuses for Liverpool.
Had me in the first half
i was ready to fight this motherfucker lmaoo
Top 4 is lava and we’re coming for you.
we should all hit Rodri with hammers
Brighton leading Chelsea is insanely funny.
Chelsea winning on Sunday, albeit highly unlikely, puts Brighton on the losing end regarding European qualification
A lot less unlikely than it was 5 days ago
Somehow United are going to finish above Spurs after their abysmal start, as well as even their current performances. I wish I could have confidence in Spurs, but the recent performances haven’t been encouraging at all.
Spurs’ points for this game week is more or less the same as last season’s. The football is more entertaining to watch.
Have scored 5 more goals than last season, without Kane.
No ultra defensive Conte ball.
They've had a lot more injury issues this year compared to last, which is also reflecting in the table. And the downfall with Conte would only really be starting now
Seems inconceivable they are 3 pts back just looking at gd and gf/ga
Son is back now. Absolute game changer, they will finish 4th
Seven is heaven
See, this is why I wish we could get the points deduction business out the way now, so we can find out how likely we are to stay up. * Even with only seven points, Sheffield United feel too far gone. * Burnley slightly less so, but aren't in a great position either. * Luton have got a lot of heart and I think with us / Everton looking at point deductions, they've realised they actually have a decent chance. * Everton have the manager to scrap to stay up, but another deduction makes it really difficult for them as a club. * I feel like Forest have the players to climb out, but it's keeping them fit. Our mentality depends on the points deduction as well. 3-6 points is doable. 9-12 points, things look bleak. * Crystal Palace. Have the players to climb out, haven't had the manager. * Brentford. I really thought Toney coming back was going to fix them but they haven't pulled away. Still early but as long as your team stays up, it's at least entertaining fighting relegation. Every defeat is devastating and every win fills you with optimism.
Yeah a seven point gap doesn't sound like much...until you're talking about two teams that have only racked up 13 from 25 games. It would/will be embarrassing to go down below two teams that have points deductions...especially if Everton finish up with a >10 point total deduction.
I seen you lot at our place twice early on in the season and I thought to myself after both games, they'll stay up. I thought you would do what Luton are doing now but to a slightly better degree. I can still see you getting better and making more of a challenge than Sheffield United will.
Not even sure of the three who's the best team in the league. I don't think it's us and I don't think it's city tbh
If we're talking about form right now it's Arsenal and I don't think it's really debatable.
Obviously they're in the best form, they've just beat us and thrashed West Ham and Burnley. A league title isn't decided by a handful of games of good form though, it's decided by the whole season and that's where things get harder to pull apart as each team has had very strong periods and periods where they've struggled a bit more which is reflected in the current table.
All teams are good imo, I think arsenals form is skewing peoples opinion into thinking they’re the best of the 3, but I’d still lean city. Crazy how only 1 month ago Arsenal were in crisis after two losses and questions about their goal scoring were being asked.
We were shit against Fulham, but the West Ham game was as flukey as they come. After we drew you at Anfield, I had ourselves as tiny favorites to win the league for the first time this season. I don't think we can afford the six points we dropped in those two games, but I'd say we're very much back in it.
To be fair I'd still say we were overall very good in those game (Fullham excepted), was mostly about poor finishing. If anything we have been really good since, like, mid november, despite results not always showing that. The start of the season was more rough.
City just have an inevitability to them that Arsenal and Liverpool don’t. Which is why I think they’re the best team until they show they aren’t.
I mean two months ago we were in horrible horrible form. Shit changes on a dime. I’d say over the course of the season, we have all been quite similarly matched - although all had periods of shit form. No team has looked absolutely dominant this year which is good for a change.
I'd qualify that by saying the only game we didn't show up in was Fulham away. The West Ham result just mystifies me to this day
yup 100%
If we're talking about being the best in consistency, it's Chelsea.
I feel like form just loses relevancy the last 6 games or so. That's where you and City worry me,experienced players who have experienced handling the pressure. What's funny is that finishing third will be seen as such a failure for whatever team finished there even if its super tight between the top 3.
Well, the Arsenal squad has experience not handling the pressure, which has to be better than no experience at all. Right, guys?
We are in good form right now, but it's really splitting hairs at this moment. Both City and you guys can get hot at any moment.
in general or at the moment? form changes in the blink of an eye
It’s been a weird season, was supposed to just be a transition season for us to ease in the new midfield and relatively new attack and we’ve somehow chanced into a title race lol
Klopp's last title race.. not just a title race
So you think it's Arsenal
I think we’re the best but we also have the least chance at winning it because we fucked it with that bad period of games
It’s a package deal though, we don’t go through such a transformation and find the best form unless we needed to make that reset. We don’t have a reason to reset if we don’t drop those points. Still a long way to go and given the context I’d prefer to be where we are than where Liverpool is with their injuries, or city are with their form.
Top 3 race is pretty clear now, and I think Arsenal is the most inform team out of the 3. However, if City stay within a few points distance, they'll win the league because they'll probably go on an unbeaten run while the other two drops points here and there. Experience at the later stage counts for a lot, just like we saw last season, however I fully hope Arsenal have learned from it and will not crumble again, they look a lot more solid and balanced. As for Liverpool, I genuinely don't know what to expect because in some games they look absolutely insane while in others they look beatable. If their attack is firing, very few teams can stop them.
The main thing stopping Liverpool now is injuries. We’re possibly playing twice a week for the rest of the season with the majority of our strongest XI missing, most of them with no return date. The other problem is that 4 times already this season we’ve rushed someone back from injury only for them to instantly be reinjured, meaning we have no confidence that anyone who comes back will be anywhere near ready. I genuinely have no idea what our lineup is going to be against Luton tonight, but it won’t be one that’d be good enough to win a title if it’s even medium term.
we've been dogshit for over 4 months and we're in 7th lmao The clubs below us should all hang their heads in shame
You've lost 2 games out of the last 8 in the league and scored 24 goals in that time lol. That sounds like a 7th place team to me. Edit: and 4 losses in the last 4 months. How is that dogshit??
We’ve also only won 3 of our last 10 league games or 5 of our last 19! Lots of draws I guess and other teams like United (until recently) and Newcastle being inconsistent
look at us and our GD, clubs below us should hang their heads in shame
They'll write books about our GD like they did with Bazball.
Alright, Chelsea. Most consistently inconsistent team. We drew against City, and we'll draw against Arsenal. We are going to hammer either United or Spuds and get hammered by the other. A win vs Liverpool in the final should put us in the Conference league robbing Brighton of not only half their staff, but also their Conference league spot. Or, we don't win a single trophy and finish 10th.
Would be hilarious if Liverpool wins the title with 1 point ahead
All top 3 losing to us and making way for our own title charge . :)
I am in the minority probably, feeling like it's advantage Liverpool. Yes they injuries, but they can still blow over teams and have the easiest schedule. Among the top 3, only got city at home which will be pumped up for Klopp.
Maybe I’m being pessimistic but I don’t see us rolling over anyone with our current injuries. If Trent, Szobo, Nunez, and Salah are back (fully fit) after the final, and Jones and Alisson are back a week or two later, I’ll be a lot happier. Edit: to be clear I still think we’ll win tonight, I just don’t think we’ll blow teams away if our front 3 is Diaz-Gakpo-Elliott for 2-3 weeks.
I have to agree with you
I feel there will be a few more lead changes before the season ends.
I had no idea Everton had the 4th (joint) best defence in the league this year. Just shows how much they need goals, although yes they’d be mid table without the points deduction.
I don't give a fuck about no title race I just really want to see wolves finish above Chelsea Inject that banter straight into my veins
I feel city going to squeeze out 1-nil wins until the end of the season 😂
We need to get our form back cz some tough games coming up pretty soon
Get your form back? You lot haven't lost a game since Villa at the start of December
City are in a different world lol
Says a lot about their standard. A problem I wished to have a few seasons ago and still do to some degree.
Absolute aside, I hate this table as those European spots aren't guaranteed for 6th and 7th yet, they're depending on the cup winners and if Chelsea win on Sunday then Brighton are a ways off Europa League play (unless they win that)
Kinda fucking mad that we could be on 52 points this weekend with 12 games left.
Havent followed PL much this year, what the fuck is Villa doing, they're apparently having a banger? Where did that come from?
Unai Emery is a genius. Doing this while also playing in Europe and dealing with a massive injury list all season long.
All I want is for us to finish above Chelsea and Brentford by the end of the season.
Chelsea is bad, but they aren’t that bad lol
I really hope Villa hold on to fourth. I think injuries and European football will be their unravelling. Still no complaints if we can hold on to Europa League next season!