[Albion] Apparently 8th place "still gets Europe", if...

[pigmanovich]

Whatever happens, it’s great we still have jeopardy going into the final day.

Yes, so much for all the “our season is over” takes from WEEKS ago

 

[Justice]

Palmer is available for the final. They named him in the squad for the knockout phase of the Conference League after leaving him out for the league stage.

Ever since he signed his new 20 year deal he’s been pony

 

[beefypigeon]

Why, I don't think he's injured.....

Ah... I didn't realise he was back in the squad for their knockout games!

I still think that is the biggest banana skin for us - Betis are a solid team.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Ah... I didn't realise he was back in the squad for their knockout games!

I still think that is the biggest banana skin for us - Betis are a solid team.

Won’t be an easy game but hopefully Chelsea will be spurred on from finishing 7th and knowing that winning the Conference is their only route into the Europa League. Betis are in the Europa next season no matter what.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Betis have had their game moved forward to Friday evening giving them two extra days to prepare for the final, much to Chelsea’s chagrin. Clearly the best course of action now is for them to play the kids on Sunday to make sure their senior players are well rested for the final.

 

[Official Old Man]

Can we 'loan' them Beleba, Mitoma, Howell, JPvH & Bart for one night only?

 

[Official Old Man]

Betis have had their game moved forward to Friday evening giving them two extra days to prepare for the final, much to Chelsea’s chagrin. Clearly the best course of action now is for them to play the kids on Sunday to make sure their senior players are well rested for the final.

Guaranteed Chelsea have asked to move the game, but with so much depending on the Forest game Sky will want it as the main game I'm sure.
Believe rules also dictate all games MUST KO together so as not to give another team an advantage.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Chelsea will surely be a lot more focused on the forest game unfortunately, as that has a ticket to the champions league next season, unlike winning the cup final

 

[Doug-ees-evil]

Getting our act together for the run-in, grabbing 8th, only to have Europe scuppered by Palace and Chelsea is a very, very Brighton thing to do.
(Yes, yes.. we should have nailed Europe off our own backs a long time ago... but still.. those two clubs FFS).

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Betis have had their game moved forward to Friday evening giving them two extra days to prepare for the final, much to Chelsea’s chagrin. Clearly the best course of action now is for them to play the kids on Sunday to make sure their senior players are well rested for the final.

If they (by they I mean the owners) had to choose to win only one game, it would be Forest.

Gives them Champions League football. ££££££££££££££££££££

With the Conference League (only) gives them Europa League.

 

[Bodian]

A draw will do, unless there are 4 points for a win on the final day of the season

Maybe it's double jeopardy - like Wordle on a Cup day?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

If they (by they I mean the owners) had to choose to win only one game, it would be Forest.

Gives them Champions League football. ££££££££££££££££££££

With the Conference League (only) gives them Europa League.

Yes I know, the PL is much more important for them. I was being facetious based on their moaning about Betis getting to rest for a couple of extra days when Chelsea’s focus should be elsewhere.

 

[darkwolf666]

Bringing in Martina Hingis when defending a 2-0 lead against Wolves would have been a very left field call from Hurzeler.

Bloody predictive, Hingis over THINGS when you've got fat fingers...

 

[Sorrel]

I think Forest beating Chelsea is the weak link: everything seems to depend on that and it seems unlikely to me.

 

[ac gull]

Forest could well best Chelsea - but Man Utd need to beat Villa - so Villa go 7th and Chelsea 6th - who then need to win their game in Poland ...

Plus Man City and Newcastle win all their games too

 

[saafend_seagull]

Rough scan at 50/1

I have already put in this thread. The odds are 6/1 of this HAPPENING.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Can we 'loan' them Beleba, Mitoma, Howell, JPvH & Bart for one night only?

Bart is statiscally the WORST goalkeeper in the prem this season.

 

[BevBHA]

Forest could well best Chelsea - but Man Utd need to beat Villa - so Villa go 7th and Chelsea 6th - who then need to win their game in Poland ...

Plus Man City and Newcastle win all their games too

Man Utd don’t need to beat Villa for us ?? Villa just need a draw as a minimum at Old Trafford providing forest beat Chelsea. That’s our only route to Europe there are no other methods

 

[chimneys]

Forest could well best Chelsea - but Man Utd need to beat Villa - so Villa go 7th and Chelsea 6th - who then need to win their game in Poland ...

Plus Man City and Newcastle win all their games too

Have you been drinking?!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Man Citeh v B'muff. Who needs to win tonight?