I don't think it's anything other than coincidence we've nearly always had a local match for a vast majority of these quick turn around in the reverse fixture taking place.
Take for example this season, the reverse fixtures from the game week we played Palace away in December will take place...
Happens most seasons there is at least 1 team we play both matches against very close together. Last season it didn't happen cause of the mid-season World Cup but in 2021-22 we played Chelsea on December 29th and then again on January 18th. Previous season it was Fulham, we went there on...
Is that right that Newcastle were expecting 0 points from their first 5 games if so maybe their start hasn’t been as bad as it’s being made out in certain quarters of the press and they’ve actually had a tough run of fixtures start to the season.