lancyclaret
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- Jan 10, 2014
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As a neutral, I feel the Seagulls have been presented with a fabulous opportunity to pile the pressure on their rivals for a play-off place and maybe eliminate some from contention before the final day of the season.
Playing on Friday night against Yeovil could prove to be a huge advantage.
On paper, Brighton should beat Blackpool on Monday and Yeovil on Friday - the six points putting them on 71 points with a healthy GD and an eight-day rest before the final game at Forest.
Maximum points on Monday/Friday would mean that the best any of the other play-off hopefuls could reach before next Saturday would be 67 (Ipswich and Reading). This could be less if Ipswich drop points against Bournemouth and Reading against Middlesbrough.
Watford, with a game in hand, are my dark horses but they face tough away games against QPR/Derby/Charlton before a final day encounter against Huddersfield.
Get yourselves on 71 points and it only needs Reading and Ipswich to draw one of their next 2 games to leave the Seagulls maybe being able to afford losing on the final day such is their superior goal difference.
On Saturday night, it could look like:
6 Brighton 71
7 Reading 68
8 Ipswich 68
9 Blackburn 68
10 Forest 68
11 Watford 66*
*Game in hand for Watford but it is hard to see them winning at BOTH QPR and Derby.
Playing on Friday night against Yeovil could prove to be a huge advantage.
On paper, Brighton should beat Blackpool on Monday and Yeovil on Friday - the six points putting them on 71 points with a healthy GD and an eight-day rest before the final game at Forest.
Maximum points on Monday/Friday would mean that the best any of the other play-off hopefuls could reach before next Saturday would be 67 (Ipswich and Reading). This could be less if Ipswich drop points against Bournemouth and Reading against Middlesbrough.
Watford, with a game in hand, are my dark horses but they face tough away games against QPR/Derby/Charlton before a final day encounter against Huddersfield.
Get yourselves on 71 points and it only needs Reading and Ipswich to draw one of their next 2 games to leave the Seagulls maybe being able to afford losing on the final day such is their superior goal difference.
On Saturday night, it could look like:
6 Brighton 71
7 Reading 68
8 Ipswich 68
9 Blackburn 68
10 Forest 68
11 Watford 66*
*Game in hand for Watford but it is hard to see them winning at BOTH QPR and Derby.