[Albion] Premier League 16-18/9/23

[Bozza]

Let seven Albion games in 23 days commence...

SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER​

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool (12:30) - TNT Sports
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Fulham v Luton Town
Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United
West Ham United v Manchester City
Newcastle United v Brentford (17:30) - Sky Sports

SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER​

AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea (14:00) - Sky Sports
Everton v Arsenal (16:30) - Sky Sports

MONDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER​

Nottingham Forest v Burnley (19:45) - Sky Sports

 

[hans kraay fan club]

2nd to 10th…

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And sort the thread title out @Bozza where are the dates?!

 

[Muzzman]

Probably be our first DRAW of the season. 1-1, Man U will be awarded their customary dodgy pen, it's in the founding laws of the PL somewhere.

 

[Bozza]

And sort the thread title out @Bozza where are the dates?!

Sorry - I did that last time too!

I start the thread title, and then I flick over to see which days have fixtures and then should finish the thread title appropriately. I forgot the second bit.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

By my reckoning, for us to drop to 10th Manchester United would need to beat us by at least five goals, or by four goals but a scoreline of 8-4 or higher. So I'm optimistic that we'll end Monday in 9th or higher.

Respect (and hopes for a substantial lottery win or other windfall) to everyone who's planning to do all seven games.

 

[Milano]

2nd to 10th…

Villa and Palace are playing each other so we cannot drop to 10th, or have I been whooshed?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Villa and Palace are playing each other so we cannot drop to 10th, or have I been whooshed?

Not whooshed - you've just got your maths wrong.

Its its BECAUSE Villa play Palace (so they couldn't both overhaul us) that the lowest we can drop IS 10th (rather than 11th).

 

[jcdenton08]

Mac Allister booked within 4 minutes after hauling down his man, following a poor pass in a dangerous area

 

[Krafty]

GOAL: WOLVES 1-0 Liverpool (Hwang Hee-Chan, 7")

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Liverpool need defenders badly.

 

[Sheebo]

Even Mac looks a shadow of the player with us. Players need to learn to stay a lot longer. It’s nuts.

 

[Triggaaar]

By my reckoning, for us to drop to 10th Manchester United would need to beat us by at least five goals, or by four goals but a scoreline of 8-4 or higher.

By my reckoning, you're wrong. They'd need to beat us by 5. How can 8-4 or 9-5 change that?

 

[jcdenton08]

Very sorry to say this, but apart from
One lovely slide rule pass, Mac Allister is having a nightmare this half

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Even Mac looks a shadow of the player with us. Players need to learn to stay a lot longer. It’s nuts.

More like teams need to look at why players are good for us rather than just buying them as they are good. He is not and never was a holding midfield player. He thrived as part of a double pivot with a world class holding midfielder. He likes to play as a 10. But the deepest midfielder role is not him.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Don't think I have seen an attempted diving header hit the player in the groin before.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Neto is unplayable at the moment

 

[dwayne]

Very sorry to say this, but apart from
One lovely slide rule pass, Mac Allister is having a nightmare this half

Reminds me of the level he was for about a year with us. Gash.

 

[jcdenton08]

The thing is I still really I like Alexis, and bear him absolutely no ill will. Thought he was tremendous for us, especially in that final season. I’ll forever be grateful to our World Cup winner for his attitude, grace and skill while with us.

But he looks like a competition winner out there today, he’s lost the ball more than anyone else on the pitch, has the second lowest pass completion, and has skinned about six times. Worst player on the pitch and would be astonished if he’s back out for the second half, Liverpool have been dire.

 

[Jim in the West]

The thing is I still really I like Alexis, and bear him absolutely no ill will. Thought he was tremendous for us, especially in that final season. I’ll forever be grateful to our World Cup winner for his attitude, grace and skill while with us.

But he looks like a competition winner out there today, he’s lost the ball more than anyone else on the pitch, has the second lowest pass completion, and has skinned about six times. Worst player on the pitch and would be astonished if he’s back out for the second half, Liverpool have been dire.

They were saying on R5L that he only arrived back from Argentina on Thursday, after a 12 hour flight. His body is probably still on Argentinian time (ie, ko was 8.30am!).
Possibly a bit of a gamble starting him.