Title Race

[moron]

3 teams are in the title race, the same as it's been since August.

Rest are fighting for 4th, top 6 etc.

I thibk there is only 2 in the title rice, Arsenal and Man City and the later only because of what we know they can and have done in the past. I cant look at us this season and say so far we are convincing or consistent in the positive sense. Seriously, I would say we are delusional if we think we can sustain this.

 

[StevieM]

I thibk there is only 2 in the title rice, Arsenal and Man City and the later only because of what we know they can and have done in the past. I cant look at us this season and say so far we are convincing or consistent in the positive sense. Seriously, I would say we are delusional if we think we can sustain this.

Your Top Top Top Red status has been revoked.

I’m not sure about your Arsenal & City Top Top Fan status.

 

[rurikbird]

Interesting stat. Really seems like this will be the season of one of the lowest points totals to win the title.

 

[Brizzle]

One of the really good things in our favour is that there are a lot of teams capable of taking points off those we are up against in the title race. The unfortunate thing is they are also capable of taking points off us.

We are only about 4 games away from getting Robbo back. If he slots straight back in, and we get good performances from Gomez & Quansah I think we can have a chance but we are going to be so stretched across all competitions.

 

[Modo]

Will losing Salah to the AFCON cost us the league title?

 

[Richey]

Will losing Salah to the AFCON cost us the league title?

How many games does he miss? 4, is it?

If we can keep the other forwards fit and they remember how to score then in theory we should be okay.

 

[Modo]

How many games does he miss? 4, is it?

If we can keep the other forwards fit and they remember how to score then in theory we should be okay.

That's 12 points, it's a lot.

 

[binomial]

Will losing Salah to the AFCON cost us the league title?

Ask again after the Burnley game at home.

 

[Woland]

Everyone's away form seems shit.

City have only lost/dropped points away.
As have we.
As have Arsenal
As have Villa

City dropped points at home

 

[Frogfish]

Everyone's away form seems shit.

City have only lost/dropped points away.
As have we.
As have Arsenal
As have Villa

Actually City have drawn twice at home. How quick you forget! 1-1 Liverpool and 3-3 Spurs. Overall 10 wins. 4 draws. 2 defeats.

 

[binomial]

Actually City have drawn twice at home. How quick you forget! 1-1 Liverpool and 3-3 Spurs. Overall 10 wins. 4 draws. 2 defeats.

Ok well dropped more points then.

Let me then rephrase to everyone's away form is a lot worst than then at home.

Does everyone in the top 4 currently have an unbeaten home record this season?

 

[Brizzle]

Salah at AFCON would clash with these if Egpyt go deep into the tournament:

Bournemouth (A)
Chelsea (H)
Arsenal (A)
Burnley (H)

I wouldn't be surprised if we play Szob as the RW for those games, but I think the two home games would be great opportunities to get Doak on the pitch. We might also have Jota back by then (hopefully) so there might be a world where we try Nunez on the right and Jota/Gakpo down the middle.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Let me then rephrase to everyone's away form is a lot worst than then at home.

Isn't that pretty much always the case?

 

[Hansern]

We'll most likely play Mbappe at RW for those 4 games, so we'll win with ease.

 

[Dreambeliever]

We have ridden our luck a fair amount. Well most likely come unstuck more than we have so far.

 

[binomial]

Isn't that pretty much always the case?

For the top clubs only or anyone in the league? I know Palace & Everton have picked up more points on the road so far and Spurs have picked up the same away as they have at home, the rest of the league I'm not sure on.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

For the top clubs only or anyone in the league? I know Palace & Everton have picked up more points on the road so far and Spurs have picked up the same away as they have at home, the rest of the league I'm not sure on.

For pretty much everyone, there's always some exceptions, but for the most part most do better at home than anyway.

 

[bluebell]

Everyone's away form seems shit.

City have only lost/dropped points away.
As have we.
As have Arsenal
As have Villa

The only teams with 100% Home form is Villa and Liverpool, City have dropped 4pts at home, the same with the Arse. The Surprise is Everton amongst the mix
Away table

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GF​

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GA​

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GD​

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1​

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9​

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5​

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1​

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3​

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18​

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11​

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16​

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2​

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{td}Arsenal{/td}
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8​

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5​

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1​

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2​

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13​

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7​

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+6​

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16​

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3​

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{td}Liverpool{/td}
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9​

{/td}
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4​

{/td}
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4​

{/td}
{td=center}

1​

{/td}
{td=center}

15​

{/td}
{td=center}

10​

{/td}
{td=center}

+5​

{/td}
{td=center}

16​

{/td}
{/tr}
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4​

{/td}
{td}Tottenham{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}
{td=center}

4​

{/td}
{td=center}

3​

{/td}
{td=center}

1​

{/td}
{td=center}

18​

{/td}
{td=center}

12​

{/td}
{td=center}

+6​

{/td}
{td=center}

15​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
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5​

{/td}
{td}Everton{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

4​

{/td}
{td=center}

1​

{/td}
{td=center}

2​

{/td}
{td=center}

10​

{/td}
{td=center}

11​

{/td}
{td=center}

-1​

{/td}
{td=center}

13​

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L​

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GF​

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GD​

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Pts​

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1​

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{td}Aston Villa{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

25​

{/td}
{td=center}

5​

{/td}
{td=center}

+20​

{/td}
{td=center}

24​

{/td}
{/tr}
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2​

{/td}
{td}Liverpool{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

21​

{/td}
{td=center}

5​

{/td}
{td=center}

+16​

{/td}
{td=center}

21​

{/td}
{/tr}
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3​

{/td}
{td}Newcastle Utd{/td}
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8​

{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

1​

{/td}
{td=center}

19​

{/td}
{td=center}

4​

{/td}
{td=center}

+15​

{/td}
{td=center}

21​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td=center|bcolor:#f0f0f0}

4​

{/td}
{td}Arsenal{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}
{td=center}

6​

{/td}
{td=center}

2​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

20​

{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}
{td=center}

+12​

{/td}
{td=center}

20​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td=center|bcolor:#f0f0f0}

5​

{/td}
{td}Manchester City{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

5​

{/td}
{td=center}

2​

{/td}
{td=center}

0​

{/td}
{td=center}

20​

{/td}
{td=center}

7​

{/td}
{td=center}

+13​

{/td}
{td=center}

17​

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[binomial]

The only teams with 100% Home form is Villa and Liverpool, City have dropped 4pts at home, the same with the Arse. The Surprise is Everton amongst the mix
Away table

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1​

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9​

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{td=center}

5​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

3​

{/td}

{td=center}

18​

{/td}

{td=center}

11​

{/td}

{td=center}

+7​

{/td}

{td=center}

16​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td=center|bcolor:#f0f0f0}

2​

{/td}

{td}Arsenal{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}

{td=center}

5​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

2​

{/td}

{td=center}

13​

{/td}

{td=center}

7​

{/td}

{td=center}

+6​

{/td}

{td=center}

16​

{/td}
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3​

{/td}

{td}Liverpool{/td}
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9​

{/td}

{td=center}

4​

{/td}

{td=center}

4​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

15​

{/td}

{td=center}

10​

{/td}

{td=center}

+5​

{/td}

{td=center}

16​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
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4​

{/td}

{td}Tottenham{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}

{td=center}

4​

{/td}

{td=center}

3​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

18​

{/td}

{td=center}

12​

{/td}

{td=center}

+6​

{/td}

{td=center}

15​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
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5​

{/td}

{td}Everton{/td}
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7​

{/td}

{td=center}

4​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

2​

{/td}

{td=center}

10​

{/td}

{td=center}

11​

{/td}

{td=center}

-1​

{/td}

{td=center}

13​

{/td}
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1​

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8​

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8​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

25​

{/td}

{td=center}

5​

{/td}

{td=center}

+20​

{/td}

{td=center}

24​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
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2​

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7​

{/td}

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7​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

21​

{/td}

{td=center}

5​

{/td}

{td=center}

+16​

{/td}

{td=center}

21​

{/td}
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3​

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{td}Newcastle Utd{/td}
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8​

{/td}

{td=center}

7​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

1​

{/td}

{td=center}

19​

{/td}

{td=center}

4​

{/td}

{td=center}

+15​

{/td}

{td=center}

21​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td=center|bcolor:#f0f0f0}

4​

{/td}

{td}Arsenal{/td}
{td=center}

8​

{/td}

{td=center}

6​

{/td}

{td=center}

2​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

20​

{/td}

{td=center}

8​

{/td}

{td=center}

+12​

{/td}

{td=center}

20​

{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td=center|bcolor:#f0f0f0}

5​

{/td}

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7​

{/td}

{td=center}

5​

{/td}

{td=center}

2​

{/td}

{td=center}

0​

{/td}

{td=center}

20​

{/td}

{td=center}

7​

{/td}

{td=center}

+13​

{/td}

{td=center}

17​

{/td}
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Always gonna be 1 surprise somewhere, our away form (considering we should really still be unbeaten) is definitely not as bad as it looks especially when you take into account the teams we've faced. All tricky aside from Luton & Sheffield.

We're a few games away now from being halfway through the season and we've proven to be the hardest team in the league to beat, we should be taking great confidence from that.

 

[Tinto]

We have ridden our luck a fair amount. Well most likely come unstuck more than we have so far.

Did you not see the Spurs game?

 

[dee]

Did you not see the Spurs game?

OF COURSE he watched Spurs!

 

[tombrown]

He missed the VAR screw up as he was too busy licking his TV screen when the cameras focused on Ange

 

[The Nomad]

Salah at AFCON would clash with these if Egpyt go deep into the tournament:

Bournemouth (A)
Chelsea (H)
Arsenal (A)
Burnley (H)

I wouldn't be surprised if we play Szob as the RW for those games, but I think the two home games would be great opportunities to get Doak on the pitch. We might also have Jota back by then (hopefully) so there might be a world where we try Nunez on the right and Jota/Gakpo down the middle.

I actually think it might be Elliott we unleash on the right during AFCON.

 

[dee]

I actually think it might be Elliott we unleash on the right during AFCON.

Elliott prime for me

 

[rurikbird]

 

[Dreambeliever]

Did you not see the Spurs game?

Doesn’t change the fact we’ve been very lucky to win as many games as we have.

 

[dee]

Crikey he won’t be getting Xmas cards from Lavia or Caicedo

 

[StevieM]

Will losing Salah to the AFCON cost us the league title?

Depends whether Darwin remembers were the back of the net is or not.

 

[King Binny]

 

[Tinto]

Doesn’t change the fact we’ve been very lucky to win as many games as we have.

Just pointing out we've been unlucky too