2018/19 Premier League & General Football Discussion

[Jezza819]

3 players finally hit the $50,000 NBC Sports Predictor contest this past weekend. They correctly picked the scores of all 5 of the games selected for the weekend and Monday for perfect scores of 50pts. I had 2 correct picks for Liverpool vs. Tottenham & Arsenal vs. Newcastle and I had 28 total points for my best result since I started playing. But no money

 

[andrea]

 

[Phoenix]

In all fairness, it should have been Jones' own goal.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Fulham are Relegated after getting hammered 4-1 against Watford.

As for United....Dear God!

 

[andrea]

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/the...aunting-fans-amid-/18norow4jjzf91j967o67sachp

“Kean knows that when he scores a goal, he has to focus on celebrating with his teammates. He knows he could’ve done something differently too," Bonucci told Sky Sports Italia .

“There were racist jeers after the goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. I think the blame is 50-50, because Moise shouldn’t have done that and the Curva should not have reacted that way.”

Think Bonucci needs to be removed from the gene pool.

In all fairness, it should have been Jones' own goal.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Shameful from Bonucci, he is Kean's captain and he should be supporting him not blaming him, the Cagliari captain was more supportive than Bonucci was.

I'm not really surprised that this has happened in Italy again as they always seem to have a racism problem there, they were cheering for Kean when he scored for Italy last week.

 

[andrea]

What a time to be italian.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Chelsea 3-0 Brighton
Man City 2-0 Cardiff
Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace

Routine home wins for three of the 'big six'.

 

[andrea]

Help

 

[Phoenix]

Legendary Jones being legendary.

 

[88GTA]

Where is his nose going?

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So there is a Premier League game tomorrow night, so here are the games for this weekend.

Friday Night
Southampton v Liverpool (8pm Sky)

Saturday
Bournemouth v Burnley
Huddersfield v Leicester
Newcastle v Crystal Palace

Sunday
Everton v Arsenal (2.05 Sky)

Monday Night
Chelsea v West Ham (8pm Sky)

Reduced schedule because its also the FA Cup semi final this weekend too.

 

[Famine]

Gordon Strachan on Sky Sports "The Debate" mused that if fans aren't allowed to shout racial abuse ("the racist situation") at black players, they also shouldn't be allowed to shout abuse at convicted child rapist Adam Johnson should he choose to return to football...

 

[Famine]

With that in mind, I must do my promotion/relegation thread. Ridiculous to think it's not even April yet and we've got a team poised to change divisions...

I can't be bothered making a thread for it, so instead I'll put it here.


Premier League
Bottom three relegated

Relegated
18. Cardiff City - P37, 31pt
19. Fulham - P37, 26pt
20. Huddersfield Town - P37, 15pt


Championship
Top two promoted, next four enter playoffs for one promotion place
Bottom three relegated

Promoted
1. Norwich City - P46, 94pt
2. Sheffield U****d - P46, 89pt

Play-Offs
3. Leeds United - P46, 83pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
4. West Bromwich Albion - P46, 80pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
5. Aston Villa - P46, 76pt - Promoted
6. Derby County - P46, 74pt - Eliminated in Final

Relegated
22. Rotherham United - P46, 40pt
23. Bolton Wanderers - P46, 32pt*
24. Ipswich Town - P46, 31pt


League 1
Top two promoted, next four enter playoffs for one promotion place
Bottom four relegated

Promoted
1. Luton Town - P46, 94pt
2. Barnsley - P46, 91pt

Play-Offs
3. Charlton Athletic - P46, 88pt - Promoted
4. Portsmouth - P46, 88pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
5. Sunderland - P46, 85pt - Eliminated in Final
6. Doncaster Rovers - P46, 73pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final

Relegated
21. Plymouth Argyle - P46, 50pt
22. Walsall - P46, 47pt
23. Scunthorpe United - P46, 46pt
24. Bradford City - P46, 41pt


League 2
Top three promoted, next four enter playoffs for one promotion place
Bottom two relegated

Promoted
1. Lincoln City - P46, 85pt
2. Bury - P46, 79pt
3. MK Dons - P46, 79pt

Play-Offs
4. Mansfield Town - P46, 76pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
5. Forest Green Rovers - P45, 74pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
6. Tranmere Rovers - P45, 73pt - Promoted
7. Newport County - P46, 71pt - Eliminated in Final

Relegated
23. Notts County - P46, 41pt
24. Yeovil Town - P46, 40pt

National League
Top team promoted; next two enter playoff semi-finals, next four enter playoff qualifiers, for one promotion place

Promoted
1. Leyton Orient - P46, 89pt

Qualified to Play-Offs
2. Solihull Moors - P46, 86pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final
3. Salford City - P46, 85pt - Promoted
4. Wrexham - P46, 84pt - Eliminated in Eliminator
5. Fylde - P46, 81pt - Eliminated in Final
6. Harrogate Town - P46, 74pt - Eliminated in Eliminator
7. Eastleigh - P46, 74pt - Eliminated in Semi-Final


Playoffs
May 1 - National League Eliminator A - Fylde 3-1 Harrogate Town
May 2 - National League Eliminator B - Wrexham 0-1 Eastleigh - After Extra Time
May 4 - National League Semi-Final 1 - Solihull Moors 0-1 Fylde
May 5 - National League Semi-Final 2 - Salford City 1-1 Eastleigh - Salford City win 4-3 on penalties after Extra Time
May 9 - League Two Semi-Final A Leg 1 - Newport County 1-1 Mansfield Town
May 10 - League Two Semi-Final B Leg 1 - Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
May 11 - League One Semi-Final B Leg 1 - Sunderland 0-1 Portsmouth
May 11 - Championship Semi-Final A Leg 1 - Derby County 0-1 Leeds United
May 11 - Championship Semi-Final B Leg 1 - Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
May 11 - National League Playoff Final - Fylde 0-3 Salford City
May 12 - League One Semi-Final A Leg 1 - Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Charlton Athletic
May 12 - League Two Semi-Final A Leg 2 - Mansfield Town 0-0 Newport County - After Extra Time, 1-1 on aggregate; Newport County win 5-3 on penalties
May 13 - League Two Semi-Final B Leg 2 - Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Tranmere Rovers - Tranmere Rovers win 2-1 on aggregate
May 14 - Championship Semi-Final B Leg 2 - West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa - After Extra Time, 2-2 on aggregate; Aston Villa win 4-3 on penalties
May 15 - Championship Semi-Final A Leg 2 - Leeds United 2-4 Derby County - Derby County win 4-3 on aggregate
May 16 - League One Semi-Final B Leg 2 - Portsmouth 0-1 Sunderland - Sunderland win 1-0 on aggregate
May 17 - League One Semi-Final A Leg 2 - Charlton Athletic 2-3 Doncaster Rovers - After Extra Time, 4-4 on aggregate; Charlton Athletic win 4-3 on penalties
May 25 - League Two Playoff Final - Newport County 0-1 Tranmere Rovers; Tranmere Rovers promoted
May 26 - League One Playoff Final - Charlton Athletic 2-1 Sunderland; Charlton Athletic promoted
May 27 - Championship Playoff Final - Derby County 1-2 Aston Villa; Aston Villa promoted


Timeline of promotion/relegation
30th March - Huddersfield Town relegated (Premier League to Championship); P32, 14pt
2nd April - Fulham relegated (Premier League to Championship); P33, 17pt
13th April - Ipswich Town relegated (Championship to League One); P42, 28pt
13th April - Lincoln City promoted (League Two to League One); P42, 84pt
19th April - Bolton Wanderers relegated (Championship to League One); P43, 32pt
19th April - Bradford City relegated (League One to League Two); P43, 36pt
22nd April - Lincoln City Champions (League Two); P44, 85pt
27th April - Leyton Orient promoted, Champions (National League); P46, 89pt
27th April - Rotherham United relegated (Championship to League One); P45, 40pt
27th April - Yeovil Town relegated (League Two to National League); P45, 39pt
27th April - Norwich City promoted (Championship to Premier League); P45, 91pt
28th April - Sheffield U****d promoted (Championship to Premier League); P45, 88pt
30th April - Luton Town promoted (League One to Championship); P45, 91pt
30th April - Barnsley promoted (League One to Championship); P45, 91pt
30th April - Bury promoted (League Two to League One); P45, 78pt
4th May - Notts County relegated (League Two to National League); P46, 41pt
4th May - MK Dons promoted (League Two to League One); P46, 79pt
4th May - Scunthorpe United relegated (League One to League Two); P46, 46pt
4th May - Walsall relegated (League One to League Two); P46, 47pt
4th May - Plymouth Argyle relegated (League One to League Two); P46, 50pt
4th May - Luton Town Champions (League One); P46, 94pt
4th May - Cardiff City relegated (Premier League to Championship); P37, 31pt
5th May - Norwich City Champions (Championship); P46, 94pt
11th May - Salford City promoted (National League to League Two); Playoff winners
25th May - Tranmere Rovers promoted (League Two to League One); Playoff winners
26th May - Charlton Athletic promoted (League One to Championship); Playoff winners
27th May - Aston Villa promoted (Championship to Premier League); Playoff winners

*Brentford awarded 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers after original match postponed due to player strike

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Full times.

Southampton 1-3 Liverpool (last night)
Huddersfield 1-4 Leicester
Bournemouth 1-3 Burnley
Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

Good day for the away teams!

 

[Famine]

By managing Wednesday in a defeat to Villa at Hillsborough, Steve Bruce has set an unusual record in managing both sides to defeat in games between the teams in the same season...

 

[andrea]

ahhhhhhh now onto Wednesday

 

[88GTA]

Bayern are back on top of the Bundesliga after crushing Dortmund 5-0 yesterday. Crazy season in Germany.

AC Milan are rumored to have offered Pochettino the manager position and a £300 million transfer budget. He'd be crazy to take it though. That team is far from competitive now and even with that much money, he would be looking at another year or two of building before they could challenge Juventus.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Race for the top 4 in the Premier League takes another twist as Arsenal lost 1-0 to Everton, Jagielka with the only goal in a match in which he was originally playing in, Arsenal were bad, passive and uninspired.

 

[Vegard]

Jones Smalling OG

They're an iconic duo for better or worse:

 

[andrea]

Encroyable

 

[Vegard]

Encroyable

I've seen that happen far too often to agree

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Chelsea beat West Ham 2-0 with both goals from Hazard, the first was a goal of the season contender...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Games this weekend.

Tonight
Leicester v Newcastle (8pm Sky)

Saturday
Brighton v Bournemouth
Burnley v Cardiff
Fulham v Everton
Man United v West Ham (5.30 BT)
Southampton v Wolves
Tottenham v Huddersfield (12.30 Sky)

Sunday
Crystal Palace v Man City (2.05 Sky)
Liverpool v Chelsea (4.30 Sky

Monday night
Watford v Arsenal (8pm Sky)

Tuesday night
Brighton v Cardiff (7.45 Sky)

 

[Jezza819]

Cardiff really needs some points from these two games to have some hope,

 

[Famine]

Today's upsy-downsies:

Premier League
None

Championship
If Ipswich Town do not beat Birmingham, they are relegated.

League One
None

League Two
If Lincoln City beat Cheltenham, they are promoted (due to Mansfield playing MK Dons on May 4).
If Lincoln City beat Cheltenham, and Mansfield Town (Northampton), MK Dons (Tranmere), and Bury (Colchester) all fail to win, they are champions.

National League
None

 

[Famine]

Championship
If Ipswich Town do not beat Birmingham, they are relegated.

1-1, Ipswich relegated.

Edit: I had to think about it for a while, but Lincoln's 1-1 gets them promoted too - the first promoted team in the English professional game - because the other teams that could catch them all drew and MK Dons and Mansfield still have to play each other. That means that only one of those two teams (Mansfield on points, MK Dons can level and will need a 13 goal difference swing), plus Bury, can pass them.

 

[Jezza819]

Man United won but barely. 2 goals off of penalty shots and David De Gea being great again saved them, West Ham really out played United almost the whole game.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Horrible performance by United, so lucky to win and it didn't feel like a win afterwards, I felt a bit deflated after the game.

Brighton v Cardiff is now a must win for both after both lost yesterday.

Edit: Man City just beat Palace 1-3, over to you Liverpool!

 

[andrea]