2022/23 Premier League & General Football Discussion

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United owners the Glazer family are considering selling a minority stake in the club according to Bloomberg, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly serious about buying a stake which could potentially lead to a majority stake, Ratcliffe is Britain's richest man having set up and owning Ineos, Ratcliffe also owns Ligue Un team Nice and had a late bid rejected to buy Chelsea. And he is a United fan.

United are reportedly going back in for Ajax winger Anthony, interested in a loan move for Chelsea's Pulisic, have been linked with Keeper Yann Sommer, Ronaldo was cautioned by Merseyside police for slapping a young fans phone out of his hand at Everton last season, he will give an interview in two weeks, don't know why!

So much has happened this week...and its only Wednesday night/Thursday morning, my head is spinning...

 

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Here are this weekends games.

Saturday.
Bournemouth v Arsenal (5.30 Sky)
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Everton v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Brentford
Leicester v Southampton
Tottenham v Wolves (12.30 BT)

Sunday.
Leeds v Chelsea (2pm Sky)
West Ham v Brighton (2pm)
Newcastle v Man City (4.30 Sky)

Monday.
Man United v Liverpool (8pm Sky)

Man United close to agreeing deal to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid for around £50 million plus add-ons, he actually wants the move! Might have something to do with the wage increase we are giving him. United have had another bid rejected by Ajax for winger Antony for £67 million.

Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal with Wolves for midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White for £25 million and Wolves have broken their transfer record to sign Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon for £42.2 million.

 

[Famine]

Man United close to agreeing deal to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid for around £50 million plus add-ons, he actually wants the move! Might have something to do with the wage increase we are giving him

Wait, have I got this right? United are paying - what's now reported as - £70 million and £350k a week for a 30-year old who literally doesn't fit into either their usual system or anything ten Hag has ever played?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Wait, have I got this right? United are paying - what's now reported as - £70 million and £350k a week for a 30-year old who literally doesn't fit into either their usual system or anything ten Hag has ever played?

But that's how Man United do player signings, and that's why they're bottom of the league.

 

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Fulham 3-2 Brentford
Palace 3-1 Villa
Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
Spurs 1-0 Wolves
Leicester 1-2 Southampton
Everton 1-1 Forest

Dominant Arsenal display sees them top the table with three wins from three, and last season they had 0 points from their first three games. all three goals were good with two goals from Odegaard and a sublime strike from Saliba. Palace had a great comeback win over Villa in a VAR-interrupted game, Fulham continued their impressive start with a win over Brentford in a great game. Everton needed a 88th minute equalizer from Gray.

I think the majority of United fans are happy with the Casemiro signing because we are finally signing a DM after a five year wait.

 

[Jezza819]

In other league news, Borussia Dortmund were up 2-0 at home against Werder Bremen in the 88th minute AND LOST!! A goal in the 89th minute another at 90'+3 and the winner at 90'+5.

 

[Touring Mars]

In other league news, Borussia Dortmund were up 2-0 at home against Werder Bremen in the 88th minute AND LOST!! A goal in the 89th minute another at 90'+3 and the winner at 90'+5.

My mate was at that game - he even posted a brag about them being better than Liverpool on Facebook, aimed at a mutual friend who is a Liverpool supporter...

 

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Leeds 3-0 Chelsea
West Ham 0-2 Brighton
Newcastle 3-3 Man City

Two games with two teams upsetting the odds started off with an excellent Leeds performance, Mendy with a calamity in the Chelsea goal led to Aaronsen getting Leeds first and his first for the club, Rodrigo got his fourth of the season with a header from a Harrison free kick and Harrison poked home himself for the third in the second half, Koulibaly sent off for two yellows late on for Chelsea in a terrible day for them. Leeds were superb.

Breathless game between Newcastle and Man City just finished, Newcastle were 3-1 up before the hour mark! Gundogan put city ahead on the 5 minute mark but Almiron and Wilson made it 2-1 at half time, Trippier scored a great free kick for 3-1 but then Haaland and Bernardo Silva both scored in four minutes for 3-3 and that's how it finished, much like Leeds Newcastle were excellent.

West Ham's poor start to the season continues, debutant defender Kehrer hacked down Welbeck in the box for a penalty which Mac Allister converted and Trossard got their second, West Ham now bottom of the table.

 

[Jimlaad43]

I am still unsure exactly what happened in this clip, but why wasn't play stopped for the keeper stepping out of the box while holding the ball.

Of course when the Tweet is by an "Out of Context" page it can be difficult to work out what exactly happened.

 

[andrea]

Somebody needs to subtitle ETH in interviews god damn

 

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Man United 2-1 Liverpool.

Where did that come from?!!? We were brilliant and it was the worst I have seen Liverpool in a while, Sancho put United 1-0 with some nice footwork and composure, Rashford made it 2-0 in the second half with a great finish on the counter, Salah got one back to make it a nervy last 10 mins or so, United showed much more fight and spirit with Varane and Martinez superb at the back, Liverpool just lacked everything, no creativity in midfield and Van Dijk was suspect for the first goal, United up to 14th with Liverpool down in 16th.

Casemiro deal was done before the game and he was unveiled at the ground before kick off, there was a big protest march and lots of anti-Glazer signs and chants during the game but nothing that could cause disruption to the match.

 

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Second round of the League cup is tonight and tomorrow.

 

[Famine]

Second round of the League cup is tonight and tomorrow.

This match report from Sky Sports begins with words I've never heard in the same sentence:



And we just signed Mallik Wilks from Hull.

It'll just be embarrassing if we don't go up this year - our squad was nuts last season but took a while to click. It's just a Championship squad now and with Championship depth - maybe midtable, but still Championship standard.

We're P7 W5 D1 L1 so far (including stamping on Sunderland, who beat us in the playoff semi last year and got promotion), and haven't conceded in any of the five we won (3-3 with Portsmouth, 0-2 to Peterborough - who should both be up there this year)... and all five were crosses from the right to a free man in the middle.

 

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....are you...actually optimistic?!?!

 

[Famine]

....are you...actually optimistic?!?!

Nope. I'm entirely prepared for the embarrassment.

 

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You had me worried there for a minute!

Not too much to mention from the Cup last night, the big shock was Crawley knocking out Fulham 2-0 and there are 83 places between them, every other PL team went through relatively comfortably apart from Leicester who needed penalties to beat Stockport and Bournemouth needed penalties to beat Norwich.

Four more games in the Cup tonight plus the third round draw, Newcastle one of the teams in action and they have just announced a huge deal to sign Alexander Isak from Soceidad for a club record £58 million.

 

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Carabao Cup third round draw.

Leicester v Newport
West Ham v Blackburn
Wolves v Leeds
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham
Man United v Aston Villa
Bournemouth v Everton
Liverpool v Derby
Burnley v Crawley
Bristol City v Lincoln
Man City v Chelsea
Stevenage v Charlton
MK Dons v Morecambe
Newcastle v Crystal Palace
Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal v Brighton
Brentford v Gillingham

Man City v Chelsea.....

 

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Games this weekend.

Saturday.
Arsenal v Fulham (5.30 Sky)
Brentford v Everton
Brighton v Leeds
Chelsea v Leicester
Liverpool v Bournemouth
Man City v Crystal Palace
Southampton v Man United (12.30 BT)

Sunday.
Aston Villa v West Ham (2pm)
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham (4.30 Sky)
Wolves v Newcastle (2pm Sky)

Thomas Tuchel will serve his one-match touchline ban against Leicester for the shenanigans with Conte, he lost his appeal against it.

Newcastle have completed the deal for Alexander Isak for a club record £60 million, great move for Newcastle as he is a fantastic striker.

Man United have had yet another bid for Antony rejected by Ajax, this time its for 90 million Euros!

 

[Famine]

It'll just be embarrassing if we don't go up this year - our squad was nuts last season but took a while to click. It's just a Championship squad now and with Championship depth - maybe midtable, but still Championship standard.

We're P7 W5 D1 L1 so far (including stamping on Sunderland, who beat us in the playoff semi last year and got promotion), and haven't conceded in any of the five we won (3-3 with Portsmouth, 0-2 to Peterborough - who should both be up there this year)... and all five were crosses from the right to a free man in the middle.

Wilks only on for the last ten and nearly scored, and we're third in the table now.

 

[sirjim73]

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Wilks only on for the last ten and nearly scored, and we're third in the table now.

How's the nosebleed?

 

[Famine]

How's the nosebleed?

Well... technically there's still half the professional football pyramid above us (46/92 clubs), so we're really mid-table.

 

[Jimlaad43]

It may only be 4 games in, but I don't think I've ever seen a new player to the Premier League live up to the hype so quickly like Haaland is. He's been a sensation already, 6 goals in 4 games so far. He's the kind of striker City have needed for years since Aguero started to get too many injuries.

 

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Southampton 0-1 Man United
Liverpool 9(nine!)-0 Bournemouth
Man City 4-2 Palace
Chelsea 2-1 Leicester
Brighton 1-0 Leeds
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

So Liverpool then...well they were 5-0 up at half time, Firmino scored twice and got three assists, Diaz got two, Trent scored a banger, Van Dijk, Elliot and Carvalho all got one and there was an own goal from Mepham, Salah unbelievably didn't score or get an assist and he played the whole game! obviously Liverpool's record PL win and it equals the PL record for biggest win, four 9-0's. Not much to say on Bournemouth to be honest!

Palace were 0-2 up against City at half time but City roared back in the second half with a Haaland hat-trick, Gallagher was sent off for Chelsea in the first half but Sterling scored twice in a win for them, hard fought wins for Arsenal and Man United.

 

[Jimlaad43]

So Liverpool then...well they were 5-0 up at half time, Firmino scored twice and got three assists, Diaz got two, Trent scored a banger, Van Dijk, Elliot and Carvalho all got one and there was an own goal from Mepham, Salah unbelievably didn't score or get an assist and he played the whole game! obviously Liverpool's record PL win and it equals the PL record for biggest win, four 9-0's. Not much to say on Bournemouth to be honest!

9 goals, and Salah got none of them, or any assists. He was my only Liverpool player in my Fantasy team and scored a measly 3 points from that game

 

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I've got him as my captain!

 

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Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Forest 0-2 Spurs

Good game between Wolves and Newcastle with great strikes from Neves and Saint-Maximin, West Ham are up and running in the league this season with their first points against Aston Villa and Fornals getting the only goal there, Kane scored twice and had a penalty saved by Henderson, it was a hard fought win as Forest were very good, Forest just lacking a bit of quality right now, for all their new signings the squad still has a bit of Championship about, they need those signings to bed in quick.

There are Premier League games in mid-week this week, all games are on BT. I can post the games on here tomorrow as I am away, it will be Tuesday afternoon some time.

 

[Sureboss]

This match report from Sky Sports begins with words I've never heard in the same sentence:



And we just signed Mallik Wilks from Hull.

It'll just be embarrassing if we don't go up this year - our squad was nuts last season but took a while to click. It's just a Championship squad now and with Championship depth - maybe midtable, but still Championship standard.

We're P7 W5 D1 L1 so far (including stamping on Sunderland, who beat us in the playoff semi last year and got promotion), and haven't conceded in any of the five we won (3-3 with Portsmouth, 0-2 to Peterborough - who should both be up there this year)... and all five were crosses from the right to a free man in the middle.

You've just added Alex Mighten on loan from us, he'll be excellent in League One.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Looks like my FPL name for next season is sorted

 

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Premier League games this week.

Tonight.
Crystal Palace v Brentford (7.30)
Fulham v Brighton (7.30)
Southampton v Chelsea (7.45)
Leeds v Everton (8pm)

Wednesday.
Bournemouth v Wolves (7.30)
Arsenal v Aston Villa (7.30)
Man City v Nottingham Forest (7.30)
West Ham v Tottenham (7.45)
Liverpool v Newcastle (8pm)

Thursday.
Leicester v Man United (8pm)

All games are live on BT Sport.

Bournemouth sacked Scott Parker this morning after that 9-0 defeat by Liverpool on Saturday, it seems quite harsh as they won the first game of the season against Villa but whilst they lost the next three those games were against Arsenal, City and Liverpool. Three points from opening four games isn't bad for a newly promoted team. Parker eluded to problems bringing in new players in his post match interview on Saturday so I wonder if this is just about the results.

Man United have confirmed and agreement with Ajax to sign winger Antony for £85.4 million, he has passed a medical and just waiting on a visa and work permit.
United are also signing goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on loan from Newcastle with a £5 million option to buy.
West Ham have signed midfielder Lucas Paqueta from Lyon for initial £36.5 million rising to more than £50 million, which could be a club record fee.
Brazil right-back Renan Lodi has joined Forest on loan from Atletico Madrid.
Sergio Reguilon has joined Atletico from Spurs on loan.
Callum Hudson-Odoi has joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Chelsea
Ross Barkley has had his contract terminated by Chelsea.

 

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Palace 1-1 Brentford
Fulham 2-1 Brighton
Leeds 1-1 Everton
Southampton 2-1 Chelsea

First half comeback from Southampton after Sterling put Chelsea in front, Romeo Lavia scored his first goal for the Saints with a great strike before Stuart Armstrong got the eventual winner, Chelsea were sloppy.

Zaha scored a fantastic goal in Palace's draw with Brentford, Fulham have ended Brighton's unbeaten start with Mitrovic getting his fifth goal so far. Anthony Gordon scored again for Everton despite the interest from Chelsea.