EPL fires off again next weekend.
Arsenal is taking on Chelsea today in a FA community shield match today.
I'm still adjusting to Chelsea changing their jersey sponsors to Yokahoma tyres from their long standing sponsor, Samsung.
Can we make this a thread for all European soccer? I've grown disenchanted with how Liverpool is managing their team, so I've thrown my lot in with Juventus
Quote from: 12th Man CHS on August 02, 2015, 09:12:58 am
Can we make this a thread for all European soccer? I've grown disenchanted with how Liverpool is managing their team, so I've thrown my lot in with Juventus
I feel the same about Liverpool... thats my team. I did see where Fox Sports 1 is covering a German game on Sundays as well now!
I think I fixed it for you.
Come cheer for Chelsea. Forget Liverpool :)
I'm kind of a EPL snob. I can't really get into the European clubs that much.
Wayne Rooney back in Everton blue today for Duncan Ferguson's testimonial match. Looks good, oughta find a way to make it stick. :)
Arsenal 1 Chelsea nill
Nothing I enjoy more than Chelsea and Man U losing
Blah.
Obviously we all root for the Star And Stripes... I can't get enough of it. We really need to get back on track. But I was thinking are their any other nations you find yourself rooting for? I am really on the Wales bandwagon with Gareth Bale. They are in the easiest UEFA World Cup qualifying group and ranked #10 in FIFA and the team on the biggest upswing so they should be going to Russia in 2018 pretty solidly. I will be following them until Russia.
Bayern took care of business against AC Milan as expected today...
Quote from: AirWarren on August 02, 2015, 09:20:22 am
I think I fixed it for you.
Come cheer for Chelsea. Forget Liverpool :)
I am making the switch from one red to the other in Man U.... that's bad of me.
Quote from: beach bum on August 04, 2015, 05:23:08 pm
Obviously we all root for the Star And Stripes... I can't get enough of it. We really need to get back on track. But I was thinking are their any other nations you find yourself rooting for? I am really on the Wales bandwagon with Gareth Bale. They are in the easiest UEFA World Cup qualifying group and ranked #10 in FIFA and the team on the biggest upswing so they should be going to Russia in 2018 pretty solidly. I will be following them until Russia.
I like Bosnia and Herzegovina
Quote from: beach bum on August 04, 2015, 05:23:08 pm
Obviously we all root for the Star And Stripes... I can't get enough of it. We really need to get back on track. But I was thinking are their any other nations you find yourself rooting for? I am really on the Wales bandwagon with Gareth Bale. They are in the easiest UEFA World Cup qualifying group and ranked #10 in FIFA and the team on the biggest upswing so they should be going to Russia in 2018 pretty solidly. I will be following them until Russia.
Israel, because I feel terrible for them. In 1974 the Asian Football Confederation (which Israel was a founding member of) voted 17-13 to ban them from all competitions after both Kuwait and North Korea refused to play games against them in the 1974 Asian Games (other Arab nations had followed Kuwait's lead in refusing to play them between the tournament and vote). So for a while they competed in the Oceanian Confederation (which includes the likes of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa...), before joining UEFA in 1994 (full membership, they'd already competed in some UEFA competitions before that). So one of the best teams on the Asian continent (they'd be third in the FIFA rankings, behind only Iran and Japan), which would almost certainly qualify for World Cups through the AFC , plays world cup qualifiers in UEFA, where 30(!) of 54 teams are ahead of them in the FIFA rankings. Complete and total injustice. I'd love to see them qualify for and win the 2022 World Cup just because of how nuts it would drive the Arab world.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on August 04, 2015, 07:28:50 pm
Quote from: beach bum on August 04, 2015, 05:23:08 pm
Obviously we all root for the Star And Stripes... I can't get enough of it. We really need to get back on track. But I was thinking are their any other nations you find yourself rooting for? I am really on the Wales bandwagon with Gareth Bale. They are in the easiest UEFA World Cup qualifying group and ranked #10 in FIFA and the team on the biggest upswing so they should be going to Russia in 2018 pretty solidly. I will be following them until Russia.
Israel, because I feel terrible for them. In 1974 the Asian Football Confederation (which Israel was a founding member of) voted 17-13 to ban them from all competitions after both Kuwait and North Korea refused to play games against them in the 1974 Asian Games (other Arab nations had followed Kuwait's lead in refusing to play them between the tournament and vote). So for a while they competed in the Oceanian Confederation (which includes the likes of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa...), before joining UEFA in 1994 (full membership, they'd already competed in some UEFA competitions before that). So one of the best teams on the Asian continent (they'd be third in the FIFA rankings, behind only Iran and Japan), which would almost certainly qualify for World Cups through the AFC , plays world cup qualifiers in UEFA, where 30(!) of 54 teams are ahead of them in the FIFA rankings. Complete and total injustice. I'd love to see them qualify for and win the 2022 World Cup just because of how nuts it would drive the Arab world.
I have always thought that was sad that religion ruins it for them because they belong playing in Asia..... and send Turkey there while they are at it. The Europeans don't like them anyway lol.
There are a lot of teams in UEFA that probably belong in the AFC, honestly; Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia...
Quote from: beach bum on August 04, 2015, 05:24:37 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on August 02, 2015, 09:20:22 am
I think I fixed it for you.
Come cheer for Chelsea. Forget Liverpool :)
I am making the switch from one red to the other in Man U.... that's bad of me.
Man U. Good gravy batman...
In case any of you never saw this when it came out, I'll just drop it here. All the differences between Man U and Man City fans: http://youtu.be/0H5ifFcCMDM
Premier League Scores for today, 8/8/15:
Manchester United 1
Tottenham Hotspur 0
FT
AFC Bournemouth 0
Aston Villa 1
FT
Everton 2
Watford 2
FT
Leicester City 4
Sunderland 2
FT
Norwich City 1
Crystal Palace 3
FT
Chelsea 2
Swansea City 2
FT
Bournemouth has to learn to take their chances at this level. They had two on the plate and fluffed their lines. I like Villa signing Gestede away from Blackburn. Big-time threat in the air.
Everton their typical slow start with a draw at home to a newly promoted team.
Bet the bookies made a lot of money on who scored the first goal of the season with it being an own goal. (no pun intended)
Been up early for the start of the EPL. EPL, college, and high school football. Nothing better.
Jose got an extension I see. :D
Bad mistake by Courtois. Wow.
Swansea equalizes on a free kick. 2-2.
Typical slow start by the Blues of Merseyside. ho-hum. Perhaps they can make another move or two by deadline day and pick up the pace.
If the season ended now, Leicester City would be the Champions. ;)
Only joking of course. Glad EPL is back!
Very disappointing first match for Chelsea.
Sunderland is patently awful. Can they be relegated like right now?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 08, 2015, 06:41:18 pm
Sunderland is patently awful. Can they be relegated like right now?
Recently, they've consistently been cellar dwellers all season and then somehow find a way to avoid relegation. It's a bit annoying, really.
Sunderland has those painful "where's Waldo" uniforms. That's dreadful enough.
What on earth is Petr Cech thinking? Two pretty soft goals let in.
What a terrible first match for Arsenal... especially at home.
:D
Premier League scores for today, 8/9/15:
Arsenal 0
West Ham United 2
FT
Newcastle United 2
Southampton 2
FT
Stoke City 0
Liverpool 1
FT
Manchester United won and Arsenal lost...
Can't think of a worse way to start off the opening weekend :-[
Barcelona held on to beat Sevilla 5-4.... what a match. The fans in Tbilisi, Georgia were great. A country like that doesn't get to watch 2 teams like that very often.
Man City and Chelsea is the highlight of the upcoming week....
Pride of London. Let's go blue!
Barclay's Premier League, Week 2:
8/14/14:
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United, FT
8/15/15:
Southampton 0-3 Everton, FT
Sunderland 1-3 Norwich City, FT
Swansea City 2-0 Newcastle United, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Stoke City, FT
Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion, FT
West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City, FT
8/16/15:
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal, FT
Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea, FT
8/17/15:
Liverpool 1-0 AFC Bournemouth, FT
THAT is the Everton I like to see! Big Rom controlled the game.
Leicester continue to surprise. Away win at West Ham. Top of the league!
In other news, Sunderland will play in the Championship starting next week. At least they should. Absolutely terrible.
LC. WOW. Is this a prelude to a cup title? Doubtful but the LC fans are probably pumped.
I'm ready for the Chelsea/city match tmrw.
Everton's new uniforms. Not a fan.
US Women's National Team faces Costa Rica tomorrow, 12:30 PM on Fox Sports 1. 8)
Quote from: AirWarren on August 15, 2015, 11:51:23 am
Everton's new uniforms. Not a fan.
I liked them even before today. But they're clearly lucky aid must be retained.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 15, 2015, 11:51:23 am
Everton's new uniforms. Not a fan.
I hated them as well.... you going to be able to watch Man City and Chelsea?..... same time as church. Chelsea doesn't need to drop this. I am saying 1-1 as my guess for a final. Its quite a big game for so early in the season.
Tottenham straight up blew it against Stoke City.... and Everton was on fire.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 15, 2015, 11:42:05 am
LC. WOW. Is this a prelude to a cup title? Doubtful but the LC fans are probably pumped.
I'm ready for the Chelsea/city match tmrw.
This LC thing could go on for a while too. Their next 4: Spurs, @ Bournemouth, Aston Villa, @ Stoke. I'd say a pretty good chance to get at least 7 points from those if they continue to play well.
Even after they play Arsenal in Week 7 the Foxes don't take on one of the really big clubs after that till Man Utd comes calling in Week 14. They could pack away a lot of points.
3-0.
Ouch!!!!!!!!
USWNT 8-0 Costa Rica, FT.
Dominance.
Liverpool 1-0 AFC Bournemouth, FT yesterday.
As much as I would like to see them stay up, and I hope I'm wrong, Bournemouth will probably be one of the three relegated teams at the end. Sunderland is likely another. Jury is out on the third one, though I have not been impressed at all with West Brom.
USWNT plays Costa Rica again tomorrow evening. I'm guessing it'll be another 8-0 beat down.
USWNT 7-2 Costa Rica, FT.
Carli Lloyd (2 goals)
Heather O'Reilly (2 goals)
Abby Wambach (1 goal)
Alex Morgan (1 goal)
1 own-goal
After 65 unanswered goals, Costa Rica finally scores their first ever goal against the U.S. after a defensive breakdown, and tacks on another in the second half.
Barclay's Premier League, Week 3:
8/22/15:
Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle United, FT
Crystal Palace 2-1 Aston Villa, FT
Leicester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Norwich City 1-1 Stoke City, FT
Sunderland 1-1 Swansea City, FT
West Ham United 3-4 AFC Bournemouth, FT
8/23/15:
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Chelsea, FT
Everton 0-2 Manchester City, FT
Watford 0-0 Southampton, FT
8/24/15:
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool, FT
Newcastle and MU 0-0 at half.
Three clean sheets for Man U.... but they can not score themselves.
Maybe they should take pointers from TSG Hoffenheim.
They have scored against Bayern Munich in EIGHT SECONDS.
AFC Bournemouth have finally capitalized! They're up 2-0 on West Ham.
Welp...
The Cherries hang on. Just. Congrats on their first PL win.
Callum Wilson with the first hat-trick of the season.
The Swans couldn't hold on and had to settle for a draw. I decided I needed a Premier League side and I was disenchanted with Liverpool, so I just chose Swansea
12th Man, Swansea's not a bad choice. Bright young manager and an exciting style of play.
They and Crystal Palace will not be an easy out for anyone. Lots of talent on those teams.
I could see Crystal Palace sneaking into a Top 5 finish this season.
Through the first two weeks, I'd say Manchester City looks like the early favorites for the title.
I chose them because I watched their match against Chelsea and enjoyed their style. I saw them as a club I could see myself supporting
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 22, 2015, 05:18:51 pm
I could see Crystal Palace sneaking into a Top 5 finish this season.
Through the first two weeks, I'd say Manchester City looks like the early favorites for the title.
Man City @ Everton is a can't miss tomorrow.
I just read where Belguim's Kevin De Bruyne is headed from Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga to Manchester City. Him, Yaya, and Aguero are going to be unstoppable. De Bruyne tore us up in the World Cup.
Everton/Man City 0-0 at half .... someone is going to get one soon in this one. I feel it.
2 second half goals seals it for Manchester City
Chelsea is going hard after Everton's John Stones. Latest offer is $47 million.
Everton desperately needs to hang on to him. They are thin on defense anyway with Baines out four months or so.
The standings with 35 left....
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html
Man united is making a run at Neymar, Jr.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 25, 2015, 10:46:44 am
Man united is making a run at Neymar, Jr.
Wow, that would be something for the ages.
I hate ManU.
At least it looks to be true that John Stones is headed from Everton to Chelsea!
Bring him on!
The Swans took down York City today in their Capital One Cup tie!
Chelsea and Manchester United.... How glorious it would be if they finished in the bottom three together.
Everton comes back from 0-2 down to tie Barnsley 3-3 at the end of regulation in a Capital One Cup game at Barnsley today. In extra time now.
Edit: Everton now lead 4-3 thanks to a Barnsley own goal in the 96th.
Everton advance 5-3.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 25, 2015, 05:51:37 pm
Chelsea and Manchester United.... How glorious it would be if they finished in the bottom three together.
Hahaha. Not a chance!
Arsenal 1-0 over Newcastle in the 55th minute.
Barclay's Premier League, Week 4:
8/29/15:
Newcastle United 0-1 Arsenal, FT
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Leicester City, FT
Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland, FT
Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace, FT
Liverpool 0-3 West Ham United, FT
Manchester City 2-0 Watford, FT
Stoke City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Everton, FT
8/30/15:
Southampton 3-0 Norwich City, FT
Swansea City 2-1 Manchester United, FT
My Swans don't play until tomorrow right in the middle of when I'll be in church
I forgot when Arsenal played this weekend and slept through the match this morning. :'(
Stoke City playing two men down against West Brom.
Always a good day when Chelsea loses
Dear lord. Crystal palace. Come on.
Wow.
Beware Crystal Palace. They're for real!
I honestly think all three of the new clubs have the capability to stay up at season's end. Yeah, Watford lost today, but they played juggernaut Manchester City. AFC Bournemouth have gotten a win and a draw the last two weeks, and Norwich has looked good as well.
Watford is only one point clear of Stoke, Newcastle, Southampton, and Sunderland, but I think they could beat any of those clubs.
Excellent reworking of a classic by Merseyside's own Blues. Money can't buy you Stones: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/highlight/evertonians-sing-brilliant-money-cant-buy-you-stones-beatles-knockoff/?utm_source=vicesportsfb
Quote from: Lionheart88 on August 29, 2015, 04:33:47 pm
Excellent reworking of a classic by Merseyside's own Blues. Money can't buy you Stones: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/highlight/evertonians-sing-brilliant-money-cant-buy-you-stones-beatles-knockoff/?utm_source=vicesportsfb
Haters gonna hate ;)
Arsenal picks up a win, while Chelsea and Manchester United lose, hahaha! Great weekend!
Swansea City becomes only the SEVENTH team in Premier League history to beat Manchester United three matches in a row. Oddly enough, Swansea's two victories over Man U last season and today's victory were all by a 2-1 scoreline.
The Premier League is now on international break until September 12th.
It's a great feeling to walk out of church and find that my Swans defeated United!
I'm always happy when united loses
City has all they have, they're top of the Prem, haven't given up a goal, and now they have picked up Kevin De Bruyne.
I guess it's good to be on the blue side of Manchester.
This was the wrong week for EPL to go on a break.... there are only like 3 college football games worth watching even >:(
Group stage finally gets started for the Champions League next week.... Man City vs. Juventus is the big game for week 1
Quote from: beach bum on September 05, 2015, 01:57:35 pm
This was the wrong week for EPL to go on a break.... there are only like 3 college football games worth watching even >:(
I agree.
Here is the Barclays Premier League schedule for Week 5:
9/12/15:
Everton 3-1 Chelsea, FT
Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City, FT
Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester City, FT
Norwich City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Watford 1-0 Swansea City, FT
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Southampton, FT
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool, FT
9/13/15:
Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa, FT
9/14/15:
West Ham United 2-0 Newcastle United, FT
What a start Everton are off to! Naismith off the bench and scores twice in 5 minutes.
Everton aren't we?
Naismith scores a perfect hat-trick (left foot, right foot, header).
The Special One has a lot of work to do.
Just finished my morning workout, now it's time to watch BPL as well as College Gameday. (Wearing my Arsenal shirt, of course.)
Love Saturdays this time of year.
Streaming the Swans until football time!
Impressive for Watford to hold on to win 1-0 being down a man.
AFC Bournemouth fails to capitalize on chances...again. They keep slipping down the table.
Norwich looks to be the best of the three promoted squads.
Not happy
What a day on Merseyside! Well done you Toffees! Career day for the Scottish Messi! ;D
Chelsea's got a lot of work to do.
What a show Leicester put on to come from 0-2 down to take all three points against Villa! A very dangerous team the Foxes.
Cristiano Ronaldo also put on a show yesterday finding the back of the net 5 times against Espanyol.
BPL Table after Week 5:
TEAM PTS P W D L GF GA GD
1. MANCHESTER CITY 15 5 5 0 0 11 0 11
2. LEICESTER CITY 11 5 3 2 0 11 7 4
3. MANCHESTER UNITED 10 5 3 1 1 6 3 3
4. ARSENAL 10 5 3 1 1 5 3 2
5. WEST HAM UNITED 9 5 3 0 2 11 6 5
6. CRYSTAL PALACE 8 5 2 2 1 8 5 3
8. SWANSEA CITY 8 5 2 2 1 7 5 2
9. NORWICH CITY 7 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1
10. LIVERPOOL 7 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3
11. SOUTHAMPTON 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 0
12. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 0
13. WATFORD 6 5 1 3 1 3 4 -1
14. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3
15. ASTON VILLA 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2
16. AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3
17. CHELSEA 4 5 1 1 3 7 12 -5
18. STOKE CITY 2 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4
19. SUNDERLAND 2 5 0 2 3 6 11 -5
20. NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 5 0 2 3 2 7 -5
Quote from: Lionheart88 on September 12, 2015, 01:25:26 pm
What a day on Merseyside! Well done you Toffees! Career day for the Scottish Messi! ;D
Chelsea's got a lot of work to do.
Chelsea is atrocious. Period.
Champions League starts today! Fino alla fine forza Juve!
I also have a soft spot for PSG because I LOVE Ibrahimovich
Chelsea wins today against Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0.
Maybe this will get them back on track in the EPL.
Never thought I'd see Chelsea with the joint worst goal difference in the EPL, at ANY point in the season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 14, 2015, 04:50:34 pm
BPL Table after Week 5:
TEAM PTS P W D L GF GA GD
1. MANCHESTER CITY 15 5 5 0 0 11 0 11
2. LEICESTER CITY 11 5 3 2 0 11 7 4
3. MANCHESTER UNITED 10 5 3 1 1 6 3 3
4. ARSENAL 10 5 3 1 1 5 3 2
5. WEST HAM UNITED 9 5 3 0 2 11 6 5
6. CRYSTAL PALACE 9 5 3 0 2 8 6 2
7. EVERTON 8 5 2 2 1 8 5 3
8. SWANSEA CITY 8 5 2 2 1 7 5 2
9. NORWICH CITY 7 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1
10. LIVERPOOL 7 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3
11. SOUTHAMPTON 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 0
12. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 0
13. WATFORD 6 5 1 3 1 3 4 -1
14. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3
15. ASTON VILLA 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2
16. AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3
17. CHELSEA 4 5 1 1 3 7 12 -5
18. STOKE CITY 2 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4
19. SUNDERLAND 2 5 0 2 3 6 11 -5
20. NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 5 0 2 3 2 7 -5
Left out Everton. Fixed it for you.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 16, 2015, 04:46:36 pm
Never thought I'd see Chelsea with the joint worst goal difference in the EPL, at ANY point in the season.
Pathetic is what it is.
AW, many are laying the blame at the feet of Ivanovic. Is that a fair statement or is the entire defense to blame?
I think you can blame the entire defense as a whole.
However, I'm wondering if over saturation of talent is taking a toll on Chelsea. Sometimes too many egos will mess up the chemistry of a team whereas a team that is less talented but mesh together as a TEAM plays better than a team of all stars. I have been fearful of that happening at Stamford bridge. Having a lot of money to buy talent can be great, but it always comes with a price. Hope that makes sense.
I also think the loss of Petr Cech and Drogba is really taking a toll. Petr was an amazing goalie.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 16, 2015, 04:52:03 pm
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 14, 2015, 04:50:34 pm
BPL Table after Week 5:
TEAM PTS P W D L GF GA GD
1. MANCHESTER CITY 15 5 5 0 0 11 0 11
2. LEICESTER CITY 11 5 3 2 0 11 7 4
3. MANCHESTER UNITED 10 5 3 1 1 6 3 3
4. ARSENAL 10 5 3 1 1 5 3 2
5. WEST HAM UNITED 9 5 3 0 2 11 6 5
6. CRYSTAL PALACE 9 5 3 0 2 8 6 2
7. EVERTON 8 5 2 2 1 8 5 3
8. SWANSEA CITY 8 5 2 2 1 7 5 2
9. NORWICH CITY 7 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1
10. LIVERPOOL 7 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3
11. SOUTHAMPTON 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 0
12. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 0
13. WATFORD 6 5 1 3 1 3 4 -1
14. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3
15. ASTON VILLA 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2
16. AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3
17. CHELSEA 4 5 1 1 3 7 12 -5
18. STOKE CITY 2 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4
19. SUNDERLAND 2 5 0 2 3 6 11 -5
20. NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 5 0 2 3 2 7 -5
Left out Everton. Fixed it for you.
Oops, thanks! I think I had them in there, and then edited the post to line up the numbers the best I could and forgot to put them back.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 16, 2015, 07:02:24 pm
I think you can blame the entire defense as a whole.
However, I'm wondering if over saturation of talent is taking a toll on Chelsea. Sometimes too many egos will mess up the chemistry of a team whereas a team that is less talented but mesh together as a TEAM plays better than a team of all stars. I have been fearful of that happening at Stamford bridge. Having a lot of money to buy talent can be great, but it always comes with a price. Hope that makes sense.
I also think the loss of Petr Cech and Drogba is really taking a toll. Petr was an amazing goalie.
Good statement about team play. Leicester and Swansea are prime examples. Not a super-superstar in the lot, but teamwork is getting the job done for both sides.
Leicester could rack up a lot of points before November as Arsenal is really the only big team they play in the first half of the season until then.
Chelsea has a big match with arsenal this weekend. Let's see if we can get back on track.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 18, 2015, 02:48:14 pm
Chelsea has a big match with arsenal this weekend. Let's see if we can get back on track.
Not this weekend, my brother. 8)
Arsenal wins by 2 goals.
We will see. Time to get it going!
Gabriel sent off for Arsenal after colliding with Diego Costa.
C'mon man!
Good call. Gabriel is a mouthy one.
HAZARD!!!!!!!!!!
2-0 Chelsea!
2-0 Chelsea over ARSENAL. Much more sweet of a victory when it's Arsenal.
Wenger is such a sap. Can't even shake hands with Jose.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 18, 2015, 09:10:47 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on September 18, 2015, 02:48:14 pm
Chelsea has a big match with arsenal this weekend. Let's see if we can get back on track.
Not this weekend, my brother. 8)
Arsenal wins by 2 goals.
Come again? :D
Barclays Premier League, Week 6:
9/19/15:
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal, FT
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland, FT
Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Newcastle United 1-2 Watford, FT
Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City FT
Swansea City 0-0 Everton, FT
Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United, FT
9/20/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Liverpool 1-1 Norwich City, FT
Southampton 2-3 Manchester United, FT
Hoping Swansea can pull it out against the Toffees
Leicester City was down 2-0 last week and stormed back to win 3-2.
Can they do it again this week? Leicester seems to have lost the edge they played with during the first 4 weeks. After their loss to Manchester City, they seem like a team who has lost all confidence (at least in the first half).
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 19, 2015, 09:50:02 am
Leicester City was down 2-0 last week and stormed back to win 3-2.
Can they do it again this week? Leicester seems to have lost the edge they played with during the first 4 weeks. After their loss to Manchester City, they seem like a team who has lost all confidence (at least in the first half).
Leicester has drawn even again for the second week in a row. Astounding!
What a win for the Hammers!
Quote from: AirWarren on September 19, 2015, 08:43:38 am
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 18, 2015, 09:10:47 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on September 18, 2015, 02:48:14 pm
Chelsea has a big match with arsenal this weekend. Let's see if we can get back on track.
Not this weekend, my brother. 8)
Arsenal wins by 2 goals.
Come again? :D
Arsenal was defeated by two goals, just like he said. ;)
Wooooooow, Manchester City. Just wow.
Good. Can't stand some MANCITY.
The U.S. Women's National Team continued their Victory Road today with an 8-0 victory over Haiti.
Next match for any U.S. National Team is October 1st. U23 USMNT will face Canada in Olympics Qualifying.
Barclays Premier League, Week 7:
9/26/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Manchester City, FT
Leicester City 2-5 Arsenal, FT
Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa, FT
Manchester United 3-0 Sunderland, FT
Southampton 3-1 Swansea City, FT
Stone City 2-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
West Ham United 2-2 Norwich City, FT
Newcastle United 2-2 Chelsea, FT
9/27/15:
Watford 0-1 Crystal Palace, FT
9/28/15:
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Everton, FT
The Spurs take it to Manchester city 4-1. Wow.
If Man City keeps losing, their going to relinquish the lead to Man United, and NOBODY wants that.
I wish both teams would lose today.
Hoping Chelsea gets back on the winning EPL track today.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 26, 2015, 10:11:29 am
Hoping Chelsea gets back on the winning EPL track today.
Well, they drew at least.
Blah.
The U-23 US Men's National Team beat Canada, 3-1, in Olympic Qualifying last night.
Scores for the Barclays Premier League, Week 8:
10/3/15:
Crystal Palace 2-0 West Bromwich Albion, FT
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Watford, FT
Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City, FT
Manchester City 6-1 Newcastle United, FT
Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City, FT
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham United, FT
Chelsea 1-3 Southampton, FT
10/4/15:
Everton 1-1 Liverpool, FT
Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United, FT
Swansea City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
I know Newcastle is pitiful but Aguero went for 5 goals and Man City is putting a whooping on them.
Good gracious. Southampton cut Chelsea to shreds in the 2nd half.
What on earth is going on at the Bridge?!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 03, 2015, 01:24:32 pm
Good gracious. Southampton cut Chelsea to shreds in the 2nd half.
What on earth is going on at the Bridge?!
I literally can not believe what I am watching when you see Chelsea this year. Is relegation calling?.... jk it won't or hasn't fallen that far.
Quote from: beach bum on October 03, 2015, 02:28:39 pm
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 03, 2015, 01:24:32 pm
Good gracious. Southampton cut Chelsea to shreds in the 2nd half.
What on earth is going on at the Bridge?!
I literally can not believe what I am watching when you see Chelsea this year. Is relegation calling?.... jk it won't or hasn't fallen that far.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Just a couple weeks back, Chelsea was in 17th place. Still a long season. They could completely turn it around, hover where they are now, or end up in the bottom 3.
#MourinhoOut?
Arsenal currently wiping Man U off the pitch 8)
3-0 in the 29th minute
Swansea drew 2-2 with the Spurs today.
Juventus took down Bologna 3-1.
PSG is currently tied 0-0 in the 29th minute.
Decent weekend for my teams.
Bye bye Brenda! So long, farewell, don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Chelsea FC. SHAMBLES.
The Republic of Ireland beat Germany, 1-0, in Euro Qualifying today in an upset for the ages.*
*-assuming Germany was full-strength. Anybody know if they were?
USMNT and Mexico tied 1-1, heading into extra time.
Mexico takes the lead :'(
Quote from: 12th Man CHS on October 10, 2015, 10:43:14 pm
Mexico takes the lead :'(
I am so angry right now.... honestly Mexico deserves this as much as I hate to say it.
GOOOOAAAALLLLL BOBBY WOOD!!!!
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW
Welp...
Vomit
Not a team I hate losing to more than Mexico...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 10, 2015, 11:12:42 pm
Not a team I hate losing to more than Mexico...
My exact thoughts.... and losing out on the Confederations Cup is huge. I know its not the World Cup but the chance to be front and center with only 7 other teams. That is huge to miss out on that.
Terrible, awful sports day
Klinsmann Out. The team's showing clear regression and he hasn't delivered on any of his promises. It's past time. No other nation in the world that's as highly ranked as we are would let a trainwreck like this continue.
We really screwed up not winning. The chance to be on an international stage with only 7 teams too. Mexico has a chance at the Confederations Cup finals IMO because its not going to be that great of one. The five teams so far are Russia, Germany, Australia, Mexico, & Chile(hosting the Copa America is why they made it). They are waiting on the Euro Cup, African Cup of Nations, and most likely New Zealand. That is Germany and the Euro Cup 2016 champs for the taking. Russia will be a tough out at home still.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 10, 2015, 11:12:42 pm
Not a team I hate losing to more than Mexico...
Amen. That was a painful finish.
US Soccer is difficult to watch right now. We have seriously gotten worse.
USMNT loses 1-0 to Costa Rica, while the U-23 squad qualifies for the Olympics with 2-0 win over Canada.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 13, 2015, 07:58:41 pm
USMNT loses 1-0 to Costa Rica, while the U-23 squad qualifies for the Olympics with 2-0 win over Canada.
We need a serious change right now with the USMNT.
I am little jealous.... my brother just went to the Argentina vs. Paraguay World Cup qualifier in Asuncion, Paraguay. Messi was obviously out with the knee injury but I have always wanted to go to a game internationally as well as an EPL game. I believe it was the first game of home and home round robin between the South American nations. 17 more to go for them now in deciding who goes to Russia.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 13, 2015, 07:58:41 pm
USMNT loses 1-0 to Costa Rica, while the U-23 squad qualifies for the Olympics with 2-0 win over Canada.
U-23 has to win a playoff against Colombia.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 13, 2015, 07:58:41 pm
USMNT loses 1-0 to Costa Rica, while the U-23 squad qualifies for the Olympics with 2-0 win over Canada.
The U-23s still have to win a playoff with Colombia to actually make the Olympics. Chances of that are....less than stellar. :-\
Barclays Premier League, Week 9:
10/17/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool, FT
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa, FT
Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham United, FT
Everton 0-3 Manchester United, FT
Manchester City 5-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Southampton 2-2 Leicester City, FT
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sunderland, FT
Watford 0-3 Arsenal, FT
10/18/15:
Newcastle United 6-2 Norwich City, FT
10/19/15:
Swansea City 0-1 Stoke City, FT
Chelsea with a good win.
FC Dallas clinch the #1 seed in the Western Conference with their win at Salt Lake tonight. Can win Supporter's Shield if things fall right with their game vs San Jose and NYRB's next two games.
Here's an abbreviated table for the Barclays Premier League through nine weeks:
Team (Points)
1. Manchester City (21)
2. Arsenal (19)
3. Manchester United (19)
4. West Ham United (17)
5. Leicester City (16)
6. Crystal Palace (15)
7. Tottenham Hotspur (14)
8. Southampton (13)
9. Everton (13)
10. Liverpool (13)
11. Stoke City (12)
12. Chelsea (11)
13. West Bromwich Albion (11)
14. Swansea City (10)
15. Watford (10)
16. Norwich City (9)
17. AFC Bournemouth: 8
18. Newcastle United (6)
19. Aston Villa (4)
20. Sunderland (3)
Notes:
-Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur are tied for the least amount of losses with just one.
-Tottenham also owns the greatest number of draws, with five.
-Manchester City has the most wins, with seven, and has the greatest goal differential, which currently stands at 16 (24 goals forced, 8 goals allowed).
-Aston Villa has the most loses, with seven thus far.
-Crystal Palace has not drawn with any opponent thus far.
-Sunderland is the only club without a win at this point in the season (record: 0W-3D-6L)
-The three new clubs, Watford, Norwich City, and AFC Bournemouth, have combined for 6 wins, 9 draws, and 12 losses, with a minus-16 goal differential.
Great post about the EPL.... Manchester Cup coming up!!
The USWNT drew with Brazil a couple days ago. Shannon (Boxx) Spearman's final appearance for the team, and she played for 41 minutes.
Farewell, Boxxy.
Barclays Premier League, Week 10:
10/24/15
Aston Villa 1-2 Swansea City, FT
Leicester City 1-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Norwich City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Stoke City 0-2 Watford, FT
West Ham United 2-1 Chelsea, FT
Arsenal 2-1 Everton, FT
10/25/15
Sunderland 3-0 Newcastle United, FT
AFC Bournemouth 1-5 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City, FT
Liverpool 1-1 Southampton, FT
I wonder if this now qualifies as a complete meltdown at Chelsea.
Has Mourinho lost the locker room?
On the other hand, West Ham and Leicester continue to surprise.
Also a good win for Watford today.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 24, 2015, 12:02:02 pm
I wonder if this now qualifies as a complete meltdown at Chelsea.
Has Mourinho lost the locker room?
On the other hand, West Ham and Leicester continue to surprise.
Also a good win for Watford today.
Chelsea is lost right now.
Swansea got a much-needed win
The wheels are officially off at the bridge.
USWNT 1-0 Brazil, 21'
Alex Morgan with a 9' goal.
Chalupny just exited the pitch for the final time as a member of the USWNT in the 20th minute.
NY Red Bulls win the MLS Supporter's Shield, FC Dallas finish runners-up at the top of the Western Conference.
DC United 2-1 New England Revolution in the first MLS elimination playoff game.
Seattle Sounders FC 3-2 LA Galaxy. Great, exciting match.
Impact de Montreal 3-0 Toronto FC, FT.
Portland Timbers 2(7)-2(6) Sporting Kansas City, FT. 12 rounds of Kicks from the Mark.
Goodness! I've coached games that went to kicks, including one that went eight rounds. Its as stressful and nerve-wracking as anything in sports. I can't imagine 12 rounds. That's gotta be likely to cause someone in the stands to blow a blood vessel.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on October 30, 2015, 01:02:20 am
Goodness! I've coached games that went to kicks, including one that went eight rounds. Its as stressful and nerve-wracking as anything in sports. I can't imagine 12 rounds. That's gotta be likely to cause someone in the stands to blow a blood vessel.
I should have added the the 12th round featured the keepers taking the kicks. Obviously, successful for Portland, not so much for Sporting KC.
KFTM are definitely a keeper's worst enemy.
Barclays Premier League, Week 11
10/31/15:
Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool, FT
Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United, FT
Manchester City 2-1 Norwich City, FT
Newcastle United 0-0 Stoke City, FT
Swansea City 0-3 Arsenal, FT
Watford 2-0 West Ham United, FT
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Leicester City, FT
11/1/15:
Everton 6-2 Sunderland, FT
Southampton 2-0 AFC Bournemouth, FT
11/2/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Aston Villa. FT
I swear. We let off the freaking gas and Liverpool takes the lead 2-1. I swear to the good lord above.
3-1. what in the world.
There's unrest at Stamford Bridge
Quote from: 12th Man CHS on October 31, 2015, 09:32:24 am
There's unrest at Stamford Bridge
That's a complete understatement. You can see it all over Jose's face that he is very unsure of his future.
I think the powers of Chelsea would be ignorant to get rid of him. But it's time for Jose to coach his way out of this hole. Wow.
Watford with another impressive victory today.
And of course...
Arsenal 8)
AFCB will now need a lot of help to stay up. Their best two strikers are on season-ending or near season-ending injuries.
What they do against the teams around them will determine their fate.
On the other hand, if Sunderland doesn't get quite a few points this month, they can start making reservations for trips to Charlton, Sheffield and Cardiff for Championship away days. They were run off the pitch by Everton today.
DC United 0-1 New York Red Bulls, FT
NYRB take the 1-0 aggregate lead into next Sunday.
Portland Timbers 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps, FT
0-0 aggregate heading into next Sunday.
Montreal Impact 2-1 Columbus Crew SC, FT
Montreal takes the 2-1 aggregate into next Sunday, but Columbus did get an all-important road goal.
Seattle Sounders FC 2-1, FT
Seattle takes the 2-1 aggregate into next Sunday, but Dallas did an an all-important road goal.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 01, 2015, 02:37:39 pm
AFCB will now need a lot of help to stay up. Their best two strikers are on season-ending or near season-ending injuries.
What they do against the teams around them will determine their fate.
On the other hand, if Sunderland doesn't get quite a few points this month, they can start making reservations for trips to Charlton, Sheffield and Cardiff for Championship away days. They were run off the pitch by Everton today.
Luckily for Bournemouth, I think Newcastle, Sunderland, and Villa (perhaps Norwich?) are all worse than them so they should be fine. Bournemouth are hosting Newcastle this weekend so we will see if I'm right!
Real Madrid & the Manchester Duo get to the knockout round today in the Champions League...
Good news: I was right about Bournemouth being better than Newcastle
Bad news: Being better doesn't always mean you win
Barclays Premier League, Week 12
11/7/2015:
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Newcastle United, FT
Leicester City 2-1 Watford, FT
Manchester United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Norwich City 1-0 Swansea City, FT
Sunderland 0-1 Southampton, FT
West Ham United 1-1 Everton, FT
Stoke City 1-0 Chelsea, FT
11/8/2015:
Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City, FT
Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace, FT
AFC Bournemouth got off so a somewhat promising start this season, but they have only earned 1 out of a possible 18 points in their last six matches.
I have a feeling, if this trend continues, they will be one-and-done in the upper ranks.
Bournemouth need to bring a striker in in January. If they can find even, say, six or seven new goals the rest of the way they'll probably stay up.
Chelsea drops yet another result, this time to Stoke City.
Quite the shocking result this morning, as Aston Villa was able to hold Manchester City to a scoreless draw.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 07, 2015, 02:11:49 pm
Chelsea drops yet another result, this time to Stoke City.
Terrible.
At least my hogs won.
And Palace sneak away from Liverpool with all three.
City and Arsenal tied with City leading on goal diff and Leicester only 1 pt back going to international break.
What a story Jamie Vardy is. As late as 2010 he was toiling at a Level 8 team called Stocksbridge Park Steels. Now he is mentioned in the same breath as Ruud van Nistelrooy as the only 2 PL players to score in nine straight matches. And the only one to do it in a single season.
New York Red Bulls 1-0 DC United, FT
NYRB advance to the Eastern Conference Finals on the 2-0 aggregate.
Columbus Crew SC 3-1 Montreal Impact, FT (Extra Time)
The Crew advances to the Eastern Conference Finals on the 4-3 aggregate.
FC Dallas 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC, heading to kicks from the mark.
Tied 3-3 on the aggregate.
FC Dallas advances to the Western Conference Finals on the 3(4)-3(2) result after kicks from the mark.
Vancouver Whitecaps 0-2 Portland Timbers, FT
Portland advances to the Western Conference Finals on the 2-0 aggregate.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 08, 2015, 09:17:26 pm
FC Dallas 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC, heading to kicks from the mark.
Tied 3-3 on the aggregate.
FC Dallas advances to the Western Conference Finals on the 3(4)-3(2) result after kicks from the mark.
What a match!
Here's an abbreviated table for the Barclays Premier League through twelve weeks:
Team (Points)
1. Manchester City (26)
2. Arsenal (26)
3. Leicester City (25)
4. Manchester United (24)
5. Tottenham Hotspur (21)
6. West Ham United (21)
7. Southampton (20)
8. Crystal Palace (19)
9. Everton (17)
10. Liverpool (17)
11. Watford (16)
12. Stoke City (16)
13. West Bromwich Albion (14)
14. Swansea City (13)
15. Norwich City (12)
16. Chelsea (11)
17. Newcastle United (10)
18. AFC Bournemouth: 8
19. Sunderland (6)
20. Aston Villa (5)
Additional Notes:
-Manchester City and Arsenal have the most victories, with 8 each.
-Sunderland and Aston Villa have the least number of wins, with 1 each.
-Tottenham Hotspur has the most draws, with 6.
-Crystal Palace has the least number of draws, with only 1.
-Leicester City and Tottenham have the least number of losses, with 1 each.
-Aston Villa has the most losses, with 9.
-Manchester City owns the greatest goal differential, which stands at 17 (26 GF, 9 GA).
-AFC Bournemouth and Sunderland have the most negative goal differential, which stands at negative-13.
-The three new clubs this season (Watford, Norwich City, AFC Bournemouth) have a combined record of 9W-9D-18L and a goal differential of negative-21.
The next playing week kicks off on November 22nd.
Soccer pundits.
Does Chelsea relegate this year?
No way
Quote from: AirWarren on November 13, 2015, 02:11:51 pm
Soccer pundits.
Does Chelsea relegate this year?
We can all hope, but I'm voting no.
No, as the season goes on their depth will tell.
So, can y'all believe St. Vincent & the Grenadines scored first on us in WC qualifying today? I don't care that it's 3-1 US as we approach half time, that's disgraceful.
I know we are not supposed to talk about "politics and society" but it is terrible to see what happened in France. The terrorists took over the pitch :( ....... I hope this never happens during a U.S. sporting event. I am only bringing it up because this isn't something we will debate(more of a chance to rally even more as humanity against what is happening and express ourselves). What a terrible thing for those fans to see that in the France vs. Germany friendly.
It's time we take Syria out.
It's gone past way too far ..... those poor innocent people today. My main thing is I hope nothing ever comes to a U.S. sporting event like that.
Hungary qualified for the 2016 Euro today. 21 out 24 are set with three playoffs left in the coming days. Bosnia vs. Ireland, Denmark vs. Sweden, and Slovenia vs. Ukraine..... Sweden and Denmark will be a good one and I will make sure to watch that one. I still can't believe the Netherlands will be absent even with an expanded field of 24 this coming summer.
I'll be pulling for Bosnia. They're my #2 team
Quote from: 12th Man CHS on November 16, 2015, 07:35:46 am
I'll be pulling for Bosnia. They're my #2 team
I think they get it done... as well as Ukraine and Sweden.
Ireland got it done today making England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland all in the same Euro. That is hard to believe. If only the Scottish could have gotten involved. I wanted BIH to win but it was nice to see the Irish fans get a win in Dublin 2-0 to win 3-1 on aggregate. Sweden and Denmark is 1:30 on ESPN2 tomorrow for anyone wanting to watch or click over from time to time.
Ukraine and Sweden pick up draws on the road today and win by one goal each on aggregrate to finish up the field for the 2016 Euro..... The 24 teams will be the host France along with England, Czech Republic, Iceland, Austria, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Wales, Romania, Albania, Germany, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Croatia, Turkey, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden, and Ukraine.
-It is quite incredible that teams like Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Albania will be there before the Netherlands. Iceland was in the same group as the Dutch and straight up outplayed them on their way to France next summer.
USMNT drew 0-0 with Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup Qualifier tonight.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 17, 2015, 08:34:51 pm
USMNT drew 0-0 with Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup Qualifier tonight.
Dumpster fire.....
Klinnsman has to go
We have to find some transitional players now too. Dempsey is getting old and Altidore used to be his wing man. Ever since Altidore became injury ridden he looks worthless. When he isn't putting goals in he literally becomes worthless out there. At least Dempsey will get other guys going too. I am still going to follow these guys til the bitter end but this is getting really awful to watch lately. I am hoping Bobby Wood really emerges in the next 2 or 3 years as a stud and Julian Green progresses as he should and stays with the U.S. since he has duel citizenship.
Green is cap tied
Quote from: 12th Man CHS on November 17, 2015, 11:04:44 pm
Green is cap tied
Good.... If those two guys don't progress into what they can become it could get really bad. I don't know what I'd even do if we somehow didn't even qualify for 2018. That would be a nightmare.
I agree...I think that CONCACAF is easy enough to qualify in, but I think we need to move past Klinnsman
Klinsmann has to go, which means Gulati has to go. Gulati wanted to hire Klinsmann as far back as 1998 according to some reports I've read. I doubt he fires him until we're eliminated from World Cup qualifying. Maybe not even then.
Barclays Premier League, Week 13:
11/21/15:
Watford 1-2 Manchester United, FT
Chelsea 1-0 Norwich City, FT
Everton 4-0 Aston Villa, FT
Newcastle United 0-3 Leicester City, FT
Southampton 0-1 Stoke City, FT
Swansea City 2-2 AFC Bournemouth, FT
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Arsenal, FT
Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool, FT
11/22/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 West Ham United, FT
11/23/15:
Crystal Palace 0-1 Sunderland, FT
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 15, 2015, 11:43:05 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on August 15, 2015, 11:42:05 am
LC. WOW. Is this a prelude to a cup title? Doubtful but the LC fans are probably pumped.
I'm ready for the Chelsea/city match tmrw.
This LC thing could go on for a while too. Their next 4: Spurs, @ Bournemouth, Aston Villa, @ Stoke. I'd say a pretty good chance to get at least 7 points from those if they continue to play well.
Even after they play Arsenal in Week 7 the Foxes don't take on one of the really big clubs after that till Man Utd comes calling in Week 14. They could pack away a lot of points.
Called it. With Liverpool rolling City right now, the Foxes will likely be top of the league. On November 21st.
You have to call them a contender now. We'll know more when Man Utd come calling at the King Power next week.
I was impressed with Watford playing close with Man U today. I was expecting something like a 3 or 4 goal game, but 2-1 has to be a confidence boost for Watford.
Columbus Crew SC 2-0 New York Red Bulls, FT
The Crew takes the 2-0 aggregate lead into leg 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals next Sunday.
Portland Timers 3-1 FC Dallas, FT
The Timbers take the 3-1 aggregate lead into leg 2 of the Western Conference Finals next Sunday.
Crazy ending at Bournemouth today. Ross Barkley scores 5 minute into stoppage time to put Everton up 3-2. Everton fans go on the pitch.
Delays the ending long enough for Junior Stanislas to score the equalizer for the Cherries.
Karma.
And the PL equivalent of the DiMaggio record now goes to Jamie Vardy all by himself. Brilliant goal against United. 11 Matches In A Row. Not bad for someone who was playing non-league football four years ago.
Barclays Premier League, Week 14:
11/28/15:
AFC Bournemouth 3-3 Everton, FT
Aston Villa 2-3 Watford, FT
Crystal Palace 5-1 Newcastle United, FT
Manchester City 3-1 Southampton, FT
Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City, FT
Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United, FT
11/29/15:
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Chelsea, FT
West Ham United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Liverpool 1-0 Swansea City, FT
Norwich City 1-1 Arsenal, FT
FC Dallas 2-2 Portland Timbers, FT
Portland advances to the MLS Cup on the 5-3 aggregate.
Arsenal could have made for a three way tie in the EPL but their draw against Norwich City ruined that.... that missed an opportunity today.
New York Red Bulls 1-0 Columbus Crew SC, FT
However, Columbus advances to the MLS Cup on the 2-1 aggregate.
Go Timbers!!
Barclays Premier League, Week 15:
12/5/15:
Stoke City 2-0 Manchester City, FT
Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland, FT
Manchester United 0-0 West Ham United, FT
Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa, FT
Swansea City 0-3 Leicester City, FT
Watford 2-0 Norwich City, FT
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Chelsea 0-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
12/6/15:
Newcastle United 2-0 Liverpool, FT
12/7/15:
Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace, FT
Murray scored in the 82nd minute to lift AFC Bournemouth over Chelsea. Upset of the season thus far if you ask me.
Chelsea needs to be relegated at this point. Just disgusting.
Megan Rapinoe has torn her ACL in training; she will likely miss the Rio Olympics.
Not to mention that Leicester City are back to the top after Man City were dominated by Stoke.
To repeat: Man City were dominated by Stoke.
Has to be one of the biggest wins ever for AFCB even if Chelsea are having major problems right now.
Leicester host Chelsea next week, a win for the Foxes there would be huge in maintaining a title push. We've seen teams like Hull and West Brom manage to be in the top 3 or so around Christmas in the past but they always fall off. With all of Arsenal's injuries, Chelsea playing so terribly, and United/Tottenham/Liverpool/City going from interested to not interested on a whim, I think they might have a real shot. January signings will be key.
Shame that Vardy couldn't score and get to 12 games, but 11 in a row is a great accomplishment. England really need to work him in for the Euros in the summer. He may only be in this form once in his life so get him in and use him while he is still hot.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 05, 2015, 01:36:08 pm
Megan Rapinoe has torn her ACL in training; she will likely miss the Rio Olympics.
Hate it for her, but I've always thought she's overrated, and runs on cult of personality even more than Wambach. They won't miss her much.
The two EPL sides that I have been super impressed with have been Leicester (obviously) and Watford. Both teams are playing together and with a passion. Leicester has more talent than the Hornets.
Bournemouth before they lost Callum Wilson would have been right with Watford IMO. They are another that falls into that category but have less talent. They could do with a recognized striker, perhaps on loan, to see them through to safety.
Aston Villa is one big train wreck. Looks like they will be renewing the Birmingham derby with their hated rivals Birmingham City in the Championship next season. That is, if Birmingham doesn't get promoted (and they sit 6th in the Championship right now.)
A big question: If the Foxes are still hanging around the top 3-4 during the January transfer window, would some fairly big name unhappy at their current club be willing to sign with Leicester? And I'm not limiting such a player to the EPL.
The USWNT match against Trinidad and Tobago scheduled for today has been cancelled due to unsafe field conditions over in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Columbus Crew SC 1-2 Portland Timbers, FT
The Timbers are the 2015 MLS Cup Champions.
Some huge games in the Champions League tomorrow and Wednesday since its the 6th and final game of group play. I am rooting for all the EPL teams to pull through. Even lowly Chelsea. The game I am watching the most is the Arsenal game. They have to go into Greece and come out with the win to advance.
In the Champions League..... Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven, Atletico Madrid, Benifica, Manchester City, and Juventus all advanced to the round of 16 in knockout stages after today with all 6 group stage games played. Manchester United will be the big absence after with its 3-2 loss to Wolfsburg to fall just short in Group B. That was a big loss today. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Zenit have all advanced even with a game left tomorrow. Five spots are still in the air tomorrow with nine teams still having a shot at those five spots.
EPL is holding strong today against solid competition. Arsenal and Chelsea up 1-0 at half!
Let's go blues! We need a win today.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 09, 2015, 02:50:20 pm
Let's go blues! We need a win today.
They are amazing me how they play so well in the Champions League but tank on the weekends??
The Frenchman, Oliver Giroud may have just sealed the deal with his 2nd goal tonight.... 2-0 Arsenal.
Quote from: beach bum on December 09, 2015, 02:50:57 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on December 09, 2015, 02:50:20 pm
Let's go blues! We need a win today.
They are amazing me how they play so well in the Champions League but tank on the weekends??
I don't understand it and it makes no sense.
It'd be hilarious is Chelsea won the UCL and got relegated in the same season.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on December 09, 2015, 03:35:52 pm
It'd be hilarious is Chelsea won the UCL and got relegated in the same season.
I keep thinking that there is zero chance at relegation. Then we lose to cutter morning star of the EPL right after I've convinced myself.
Might have to add "Football Championship" to the thread title next season
They are in 14th and there seems to be a gap from them and 15th. It looks like they are fairly safe to stay in the "safe zone"....
USWNT 6-0 Trinidad & Tobago, FT.
Lloyd, Morgan, Horan, and Press (3) scored the goals.
#2 Clemson beats #6 Syracuse 0(4)-0(1) to advance to the National Championship Game.
#8 Stanford beats #4 Akron 0-8-0(7) to advance.
Clemson vs. Stanford on Sunday.
Barclays Premier League, Week 16:
12/12/15:
Norwich City 1-1 Everton, FT
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton, FT
Manchester City 2-1 Swansea City, FT
Sunderland 0-1 Watford, FT
West Ham United 0-0 Stoke City, FT
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United, FT
12/13/15:
Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal, FT
Liverpool 2-2 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United, FT
12/14/15:
Leicester City 2-1 Chelsea, FT
I think parity has hit the Premier League.
Look where some teams are in the table:
Leicester 2nd (for now), Palace 6th, Watford 7th(!) And that Bournemouth win sent Chelsea careening down to an unthinkable 15th.
Hearing Man United has called an emergency meeting for early tomorrow. Van Gaal may get the sack.
I think it's still early in the season. IIRC, Leicester was highly ranked in the first half of last season and faded late. I'd expect the same of most clubs who haven't been in the PL for years. They haven't had the time and money to build quality depth like the big clubs have, so they look good early, but I'd expect depth to tell by March-April. That's not to say they'll all get relegated, I mean some of the traditional EPL teams are a wreck, but I doubt Watford finishes in the top half, for example.
It was the reverse. Leicester came on like a house afire at the end of last season to avoid relegation. I think it was West Ham who were sniffing around the top 3 at this point last season.
Leicester have been fortunate to avoid the injury bug so far this season. They're deep at striker. It's not just about Vardy because Mahrez is having a great season too and Ulloa is also a proven scorer. I would be concerned about injuries in the midfield, they don't seem deep there.
Villa fans, on the other hand, may as well start looking forward to away days next year in Sheffield, Preston, and Nottingham. They're headed for the Championship.
Arsenal's win today propels them to the top of the table, at least temporarily. Leicester hosts Chelsea on Monday.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, has only won 20 of their last 84 home matches.
One other thing about Leicester. They are managed by Claudio Ranieri, who was managing the Greek national team last season.
The same man who I said didn't deserve any Rice-A-Roni after Greece was beaten by the Faroe Islands.
How things change (Ranieri in charge of one of the most exciting teams in the EPL) and yet they also stay the same (Greece has since lost to the Faroes, AGAIN.)
Greece :(
The Euro 2016 is now set....
Group A Group B Group C
France England Germany
Albania Wales Poland
Switzerland Slovakia Ukraine
Romania Russia Northern Ireland
Group D Group E Group F
Spain Belgium Portugal
Czech Republic Italy Iceland
Turkey Ireland Austria
Croatia Sweden Hungary
-Group A and F are very easy for Portugal and France
-Group B and E are loaded, they better be thankful four 3rd place teams advance
-My bets are with France at home, Germany, Belgium, or an England squad with Vardy and Kane emerging as quite the duo. I think one of those four take the title
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 13, 2015, 09:26:59 am
Arsenal's win today propels them to the top of the table, at least temporarily. Leicester hosts Chelsea on Monday.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, has only won 20 of their last 84 home matches.
Chelsea needs a big win over LC.
(That just sounds ridiculous to say.)
81st minute.
LC 2
Chelsea 1
(Groan)
And Leicester are STILL top of the league. As they sing at the King Power.
A M A Z I N G!
Man......
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
TBH if anyone had told me that at this point Chelsea would be one point above the bottom three I would have asked what they were smoking.
Then to add Leicester at the top of the league?
Absolutely insane.
Imagine if Swansea had hung on to that point against City on Saturday. Chelsea would only be above the bottom three on goal difference.
The Gunners are going to eventually overtake Leicester City I believe...... Manchester City has so much potential but they are too lackluster on defense compared to Arsenal. That is why I am thinking Arsenal gets the title this year.
The worst Chelsea has ever done in the EPL is 11th. That's back in 1992. Up until this year, Chelsea FC has always been in the top 6.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 13, 2015, 09:08:01 am
It was the reverse. Leicester came on like a house afire at the end of last season to avoid relegation. I think it was West Ham who were sniffing around the top 3 at this point last season.
Leicester have been fortunate to avoid the injury bug so far this season. They're deep at striker. It's not just about Vardy because Mahrez is having a great season too and Ulloa is also a proven scorer. I would be concerned about injuries in the midfield, they don't seem deep there.
Villa fans, on the other hand, may as well start looking forward to away days next year in Sheffield, Preston, and Nottingham. They're headed for the Championship.
Hmm, I was thinking they got off to a hot start for the first month or two and were up in the top ten, then tailed off, leading to the eventual end-of-the-year scramble. I may be misremembering.
It is amazing that Chelsea is in 16th in the EPL but in the final 16 of the Champions League which the pairings were released today..... from the EPL Manchester City should advance but Arsenal and Chelsea have very steep hills to climb.
Round of 16 (home and home aggregate)
Barcelona vs. Arsenal
Chelsea vs. Paris Saint Germain
Gent(Belgium) vs. Wolfsburg
Roma vs. Real Madrid
Juventus vs. Bayern Munich
PSV Eindhoven(Netherlands) vs. Atletico Madrid
Benfica(Portugal) vs. Zenit Saint Petersburg
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Manchester City
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/14/12/2F5D74EA00000578-0-image-a-71_1450097918578.jpg)
Quote from: Lionheart88 on December 14, 2015, 06:01:14 pm
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 13, 2015, 09:08:01 am
It was the reverse. Leicester came on like a house afire at the end of last season to avoid relegation. I think it was West Ham who were sniffing around the top 3 at this point last season.
Leicester have been fortunate to avoid the injury bug so far this season. They're deep at striker. It's not just about Vardy because Mahrez is having a great season too and Ulloa is also a proven scorer. I would be concerned about injuries in the midfield, they don't seem deep there.
Villa fans, on the other hand, may as well start looking forward to away days next year in Sheffield, Preston, and Nottingham. They're headed for the Championship.
Hmm, I was thinking they got off to a hot start for the first month or two and were up in the top ten, then tailed off, leading to the eventual end-of-the-year scramble. I may be misremembering.
I looked at Leicester's placement in the table from last season. They were in last place from Thanksgiving until that furious run at the end.
Southampton was another team that had a hot start last season and tailed off late.
Maybe that's who I was thinking of.
Abby Wambach's final match kicks off in about 15 minutes on Fox Sports 1. The end of an era.
Mourinho out at Chelsea
China beat the US Women's 1-0 last night off of an own-goal in the 60th minute, ending the USWNT's 104 match unbeaten streak at home that dated back to November 2004.
We may find another Manager to lead the blues but man this stings. I can't believe they fired him. Wow.
You have to wonder if it's all a big ploy.
Let's see if Man Utd sack van Gaal and hire Mourinho. Jose has always wanted to manage at Old Trafford.
To complete the poetic justice (this won't happen), what if Chelsea now offered the caretaker position to Sven-Goran Eriksson? Sven (as a puppet) was the foil to Mourinho's puppet on Special 1 TV.
I just find it all disgusting. People think American football is cutthroat? This man had an amazing tenure at Chelsea. 9 bad games and bam, sacked. With no qualms about it.
The threat of relegation means that managerial changes are made in hyperdrive. A team can't stick with a coach through a bad year like you might see over here. They have to find a guy who can keep them above 18th.
Little Rock Rangers
Who's pumped??? I am.
http://www.thv11.com/story/life/2015/12/17/minor-league-soccer-team-coming-to-little-rock/77513140/
Y'all see Wambach's view on "foreign" players on the USMNT?
I find it funny, that a lesbian who has been extremely vocal about being treated fairly and equal rights, would make such a discriminatory claim. Mix Diskerud spoke out against it. Mix holds dual citizenship in Norway and USA. His mom is an American. I just find it distasteful. Especially from a very outspoken lesbian who "just wants to be be who she is" but has something against dual citizens. How rich.
Oh well. My soap box. Abby just needs to gracefully accept her retirement and not leave the scene like a complete donkey.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 17, 2015, 10:01:24 am
Quote from: chaoslord on December 17, 2015, 09:21:59 am
Mourinho out at Chelsea
Stupid. Stupid. Decision.
They should get rid of Diego Costa first.... I still can not believe that guy is younger than me. I got to see that real birth certificate! I just sounded too much like the Donald!!
Man. I like Diego ha
I just wonder if Chelsea maybe need to invest in defenders. Perhaps Terry and Ivanovic's best days are behind them.
Zouma has looked pretty good, but even he allowed Vardy to get out of his sight line and the Leicester striker made him pay.
John Terry is at the age of a MLS venture. He is not the Captain Terry of 5-10 years ago.
Abby Wambach looked like the north end of a south bound horse
Quote from: Stewie on December 17, 2015, 11:30:14 pm
Abby Wambach looked like the north end of a south bound horse
Which isn't all that uncommon, really. Always been a fantastic player, never been much else. heck, she basically bullied her way onto the World Cup team this past summer. I don't care how good they are, when was the last time you heard of one of the world's top teams taking a retired player to the World Cup? She hasn't played any club ball at all since 2014, but there was never really any question of Ellis leaving her out of the squad, despite having not played competitively in most of a year. In fact, rumor during the tournament was that Wambach was calling the shots and Ellis mostly just let her dictate lineups, substitutions, etc. The USWNT may actually be better off without her.
Chelsea have hired Guus Hiddink for the rest of the season. He has been down this road before, taking over from a sacked Chelsea manager (in that case Scolari) in 2008-09.
Guus on the luus!
What a start by the blues!!!!!!!!!
Drogba return? Stayed tuned.
Norwich city on top of Man U at the half 1-0. The seat is in flames at this point.
Everton and LC are tied at half.
Oscar makes it 3-0 on a penalty kick.
Sunderland closes the gap again with a strike. 3-1.
Barclays Premier League, Week 17:
12/19/15:
Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland, FT
Everton 2-3 Leicester City, FT
Manchester United 1-2 Norwich City, FT
Southampton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Stoke City 1-2 Crystal Palace, FT
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa, FT
12/20/15:
Watford 3-0 Liverpool, FT
Swansea City 0-0 West Ham United, FT
12/21/15:
Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City, FT
Norwich is up 2 now. Wow.
Being reported that the Chelsea crowd is chanting to the players "Where were you when we were s***?"
Quote from: AirWarren on December 19, 2015, 10:18:00 am
Being reported that the Chelsea crowd is chanting to the players "Where were you when we were s***?"
Is it to the tune of "I Believe That We Will Win"? :)
Chelsea wins. 3-1.
As far as the tune, who knows but good call ha.
GLORY GLORY NORWICH CITY!
Canaries' first win at Old Trafford since 1989.
Norwich beats Man U. The boos were more than audible at old trafford.
Three straights wins for Bournemouth, as well.
And there sit Leicester City. FIVE POINTS CLEAR. Of course pending Arsenal-City result Monday.
Aston Villa draws with Newcastle United, 1-1.
Villa's lone win on the season came all they way back on opening day on August 8th, which they beat Bournemouth 1-0.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 19, 2015, 10:50:44 am
Chelsea wins. 3-1.
As far as the tune, who knows but good call ha.
To be fair, even Mourinho probably couldn't have screwed up enough to lose to Sunderland. :D Definitely looks like he'd lost the locker room, though.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on December 19, 2015, 01:48:35 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on December 19, 2015, 10:50:44 am
Chelsea wins. 3-1.
As far as the tune, who knows but good call ha.
To be fair, even Mourinho probably couldn't have screwed up enough to lose to Sunderland. :D Definitely looks like he'd lost the locker room, though.
Yeah. They wanted him out.
Leicester City just keeps winning.... They go into Goodison Park today and get the 3-2 win! They are an unbelievable 3 wins ahead of Man U and Tottenham now. Man City and Arsenal are right on their tails and those two are the Monday afternoon game.
My first time watching Watford.
I completely understand why they are 7th in the table. Very impressive so far against Liverpool.
If this holds, the Hornets would only trail Man Utd, Spurs and Palace (a surprise in themselves) by one point for 4th place.
Watford close the deal. Very convincing win over Liverpool.
One thing I noticed on NBC's intro montage is that the footage of the Chelsea player (Willian?) that was shown celebrating has been replaced by footage of Vardy celebrating.
Fitting.
Barclays Premier League, Week 18:
12/26/15:
Stoke City 2-0 Manchester United, FT
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United, FT
Chelsea 2-2 Watford, FT
Liverpool 1-0 Leicester City, FT
Manchester City 4-1 Sunderland, FT
Swansea City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Norwich City, FT
Newcastle United 0-1 Everton, FT
Southampton 4-0 Arsenal, FT
Man U is going to can their coach.
Chelsea tied 1-1 with watford at half. Hand ball by ivanovich sets up a few kick by watford to tie it up.
Since we're about halfway through the season, let's look at the bottom of the Premier League table and the top of the Football League table:
Premier League Relegation Zone:
18. Newcastle United (4W-5D-9L, 17 points)
19. Sunderland (3W-3D-12L, 12 points)
20. Aston Villa (1W-5D-12L, 8 points)
Note: Norwich City is in 17th with 17 points and gets the nod over Newcastle based on goal differential.
Football League Promotion Zone: Note - top two earn promotion, next four face off in playoff matches to determine the third promoted team.
1. Derby County (13W-8D-2L, 47 points)
2. Middlesbrough (14W-4D-4L, 46 points) - note: played one less match (postponement vs. Blackburn) than others
3. Hull City (13W-5D-5L, 44 points)
4. Brighton & Hove Albion (11W-11D-1L, 44 points)
5. Burnley (10W-8D-5L, 38 points)
6. Ipswich Town (10W-7D-6L, 37 points)
Not looking good for villa.
Not looking much better for Sunderland.
Amazing how the backup keeper for the USMNT (Guzan) could (very likely will) be playing in the second-tier English league next season.
Barclays Premier League, Week 19:
12/28/15:
Crystal Palace 0-0 Swansea City, FT
Everton 3-4 Stoke City, FT
Norwich City 2-0 Aston Villa, FT
Watford 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United, FT
Arsenal 2-0 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea, FT
West Ham United 2-1 Southampton, FT
12/29/15:
Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City, FT
12/30/15:
Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool, FT
Man U and Chelsea in a 0-0 pillow fight.
Villa have already been cut adrift and Sunderland is hanging on by the thinnest of threads. Both are likely gone.
Who joins them is anyone's guess. Swansea and Newcastle not playing well, Norwich inconsistent. Hoping Bournemouth stays up. Chelsea has too much talent to go down IMO, though mid-table is probably the best they can do this season.
For promotion, it seems like one true underdog team has come up the last few years. Brighton would fit that bill perfectly and Burnley is also in the running. Brentford is just off the play-off spots and if they can make a run they could also contend.
Leicester must now be strongly considered for a CL or at least EL spot, provided they keep the Vardy/Mahrez partnership intact.
Tottenham may be playing the best of all of them right now.
Harry Kane from hot spur is finally coming into the all star shoes he was hyped to be.
I kind of hope Hull can be promoted.
Of the top six in the Football League (there's a four-point gap between 6th and 7th):
Middlesbrough
Derby County
Hull City
Brighton
Burnley
Ispwich
I'm hoping three get promoted that haven't been in the top flight in a while; so, not Burnley or Hull. It'll be great for them to get promoted back up, but I'm hoping for Any combo of the other top 4, or maybe another squad who will be able to make a run into the top 6.
Barclays Premier League, Week 20:
1/2/16:
West Ham United 2-0 Liverpool, FT
Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United, FT
Leicester City 0-0 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Manchester United 2-1 Swansea City, FT
Norwich City 1-0 Southampton, FT
Sunderland 3-1 Aston Villa, FT
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City, FT
Watford 1-2 Manchester City, FT
1/3/16:
Crystal Palace 0-3 Chelsea, FT
Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Just saw on the Premier League pregame that Manchester United had the second-worst December of all the EPL teams.
Aston Villa earned 3 points in December.
Manchester United earned 2.
Sunderland earned 0.
I think Leicester might finally be starting to run out of steam. Been up a man for half an hour and haven't been able to find the net at home against the team that has conceded the second most goals. Maybe this is Arsenal's year after all.
Quote from: chaoslord on January 02, 2016, 10:41:08 am
I think Leicester might finally be starting to run out of steam. Been up a man for half an hour and haven't been able to find the net at home against the team that has conceded the second most goals. Maybe this is Arsenal's year after all.
8)
Watford with a complete collapse against Manchester City...
City with 2 goals in 3 minutes to go up 2-1. 85th minute.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 02, 2016, 01:10:19 pm
Watford with a complete collapse against Manchester City...
City with 2 goals in 3 minutes to go up 2-1. 85th minute.
What a comeback... if Kompany were playing I believe Man City would be a comfortable favorite this year. I don't think they can do without him though.
Vardy missed a couple of sitters, and Mahrez missed a penalty. You do have to wonder.
They have Spurs at White Hart Lane twice in the next 10 days, first in the FA Cup and then in the league.
You know I always love to watch the progress of non-league teams in the FA Cup. There's only one left, Eastleigh from level 5. The Spitfires (now there's a nickname!) might have a chance to win, as they host a struggling Bolton Wanderers team that will probably be relegated from the Championship after this season.
Gah. Where's THIS Chelsea team been all season?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 03, 2016, 09:15:22 am
Gah. Where's THIS Chelsea team been all season?
Hopefully they go back to where they came from... ;)
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 03, 2016, 09:15:22 am
Gah. Where's THIS Chelsea team been all season?
Who knows. I have it DVR'd. My father in law said if Chelsea plays this way until May, they will pull themselves out of this hole. According to him, CP is now slouch either.
He's right, CP is doing well. To be fair the Glaziers (their old nickname) had a few players missing through suspension or injury. That said, I think Chelsea still wins against a full strength CP team today.
Chelsea also recalled a midfielder who was on loan at Bournemouth today. This guy will give them a little more speed.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 03, 2016, 09:26:08 pm
He's right, CP is doing well. To be fair the Glaziers (their old nickname) had a few players missing through suspension or injury. That said, I think Chelsea still wins against a full strength CP team today.
Chelsea also recalled a midfielder who was on loan at Bournemouth today. This guy will give them a little more speed.
Just watched. That strike by Willian was PHENOMINAL. Costa played great too. Very unselfish today, for him.
As big of a fan of Jose as I am, today, this team looked like a team that wants to win and is having fun while doing it.
If we play like this, we may have a chance to get out of this hole. Need Hazard to get healthy though.
Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United
Man U needed a PK in stoppage time to win.
No really big shocks in the FA Cup so far, though a few League 1 teams have ousted Championship sides.
However, several surprise replays have been forced, most notably Exeter City sending their tie with Liverpool back to Anfield. And Championship side Bolton scored in the 88th minute to deny non-league Eastleigh a very famous victory; there will be a replay at Bolton after a 1-1 draw.
Chelsea vs scunthorpe United.
Ivanovich to Costa for the score. 1-0 Chelsea in the 13th minute.
And we have the first Premier League team out to lower league opposition!
Oxford United (League Two) takes out Swansea 3-1.
As for the current game, with all due respect to Scunthorpe, Chelsea should win by as many as they care to. They named a strong lineup and are already up 1-0 through Diego Costa.
Scunthorpe is playing hard though.
Yes they are. Exemplified by the good play I just saw from the Iron. Not afraid. If they go down, they look to go down swinging.
Stepping away from the English game I did take note of the hat-trick by Leo Messi yesterday. That guy is better than anyone the EPL can offer.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 10, 2016, 08:44:10 am
Yes they are. Exemplified by the good play I just saw from the Iron. Not afraid. If they go down, they look to go down swinging.
Stepping away from the English game I did take note of the hat-trick by Leo Messi yesterday. That guy is better than anyone the EPL can offer.
I saw that. Also saw that Bale got a hat trick as well.
Loftus-cheek with his first Chelsea goal!!!!!!
2-0
Chelsea takes it 400th FA cup win and moves on.
2-0.
Bournemouth picked up a much-needed striker today by completing the transfer of Benik Afobe from Wolverhampton in tier-2. He's scored 22 goals so far this season.
That's what I said they needed. If he fits in with the Cherries' chemistry, they should be safe.
Leicester were hard done by at White Hart Lane today. That was never a penalty, Dyer wasn't even looking at the ball. At least they will get a replay at the King Power, after another trip to Spurs during the week in the league.
Barclays Premier League, Week 21:
1/12/16:
AFC Bournemouth 1-3 West Ham United, FT
Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester United, FT
1/13/16:
Chelsea 2-2 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Manchester City 0-0 Everton, FT
Southampton 2-0 Watford, FT
Stoke City 3-1 Norwich City, FT
Swansea City 2-4 Sunderland, FT
Liverpool 3-3 Arsenal, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Leicester City, FT
Let's go blues!
In the 20th, apzilicueta puts it in the net. 1-0 Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 13, 2016, 02:09:09 pm
In the 20th, apzilicueta puts it in the net. 1-0 Chelsea.
He only has 2 Premier League goals to his name and they're both against WBA. Booooooo.
Gardner ties it up 1-1. Come on Chelsea!!!
2-2 in the 90th minute. Wth man.
I hear it is snowing at the Liverpool and Arsenal match.
FT. Chelsea 2-2.
I don't think anyone can now regard Leicester as a flash in the pan, or that they have to have Vardy and Mahrez scoring all the goals.
Winning at White Hart Lane is difficult for the best of teams, and it was defender Robert Huth that won it for the Foxes.
Once again they are all square with Arsenal (the Gunners ahead on goal difference).
Everyone is saying LC will fall off the pace, but I'm beginning to doubt that now.
What a slate of games these last 2 days....
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 13, 2016, 08:05:02 pm
I don't think anyone can now regard Leicester as a flash in the pan, or that they have to have Vardy and Mahrez scoring all the goals.
...
Everyone is saying LC will fall off the pace, but I'm beginning to doubt that now.
I think you're right. I've seen West Brom be 3rd around Christmas and Hull be 2nd, but they both had started to fall off by the end of January. Leicester just got a fantastic result on the road to a Tottenham team that had everything to play for.
Leicester's season will be defined by their next five fixtures. It has a match against a team desperate for points, two matches against solid midtable sides (and a team on the rise in Liverpool's case), and two matches on the road against their title contenders. Good luck!
1/16 Aston Villa (A)
1/23 Stoke (H)
2/2 Liverpool (H)
2/6 Manchester City (A)
2/13 Arsenal (A)
Quote from: chaoslord on January 14, 2016, 07:38:39 am
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 13, 2016, 08:05:02 pm
I don't think anyone can now regard Leicester as a flash in the pan, or that they have to have Vardy and Mahrez scoring all the goals.
...
Everyone is saying LC will fall off the pace, but I'm beginning to doubt that now.
I think you're right. I've seen West Brom be 3rd around Christmas and Hull be 2nd, but they both had started to fall off by the end of January. Leicester just got a fantastic result on the road to a Tottenham team that had everything to play for.
Leicester's season will be defined by their next five fixtures. It has a match against a team desperate for points, two matches against solid midtable sides (and a team on the rise in Liverpool's case), and two matches on the road against their title contenders. Good luck!
1/16 Aston Villa (A)
1/23 Stoke (H)
2/2 Liverpool (H)
2/6 Manchester City (A)
2/13 Arsenal (A)
2 wins, 2 losses, and a draw or 2 wins, 2 draws, and a loss is what I see coming out of that. I think Arsenal is about to jump out to a 5 point cushion.
Stoke is on the rise as well especially at home. No more "boring boring Stoke". They are up to 7th place.
Other than Villa, LC won't have it easy, and you also have an FA Cup replay thrown in there against Spurs at the King Power.
Barclays Premier League, Week 22
1/16/16:
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Sunderland, FT
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Norwich City, FT
Chelsea 3-3 Everton, FT
Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham United, FT
Southampton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City, FT
1/17/16:
Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United, FT
Stoke City 0-0 Arsenal, FT
1/18/16:
Swansea City 1-0 Watford, FT
What a match between Chelsea and Everton!
Everton jumped up 2-0, Chelsea roared back to tie 2-2. Everton went up 3-2 in 90+1' and then Terry equalized in 90+7'. Although, Terry was clearly offside, but it wasn't called.
Good grief Toffees! We had them twice and let them get away. Alas.
Definitely not the result that Leicester wanted today.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 16, 2016, 10:59:05 am
What a match between Chelsea and Everton!
Everton jumped up 2-0, Chelsea roared back to tie 2-2. Everton went up 3-2 in 90+1' and then Terry equalized in 90+7'. Although, Terry was clearly offside, but it wasn't called.
Their manager even said he was offside. But nevertheless, we got the tie. Wish we could have closed it out for the win. Getting closer to a mid table team right now.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 16, 2016, 01:27:05 pm
Definitely not the result that Leicester wanted today.
Arsenal will have their hands full with Stoke at the Britannia. LC could still lead after this week, but yes you'd expect a win when you play the bottom club, either home or away.
After 22 weeks, the bottom of the Barclays Premier League table looks like this:
18. Newcastle United (21 points)
19. Sunderland (18 points)
20. Aston Villa (12 points)
As per usual, seemingly, the entire season. However, things are beginning to get more uncomfortable for the squads right above Newcastle.
15. AFC Bournemouth (24 points)
16. Norwich City (23 points)
17. Swansea City (22 points)
The top of the table is a jumbled mess as well. Looking forward to the final 16 match weeks!
The third match in the LC/Spurs series goes to Tottenham by 0-2 at the King Power in an FA Cup replay.
Might be a blessing in disguise for LC. They now can concentrate on trying to win the league. (And would I have said that in August? Umm.....no.)
Spurs just added, I would say, at least two more fixtures [maybe more] as they are drawn away to League One Colchester in the fourth round, plus their European obligations.
What a match as Norwich torch Liverpool for four goals.
Trouble was, Liverpool did Norwich for five.
A non-league team probably could have got at least two past either defense today. Exciting match but both defenses suspect.
Barclays Premier League, Week 23:
1/23/16:
Norwich City 4-5 Liverpool, FT
Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Leicester City 3-0 Stoke City, FT
Manchester United 0-1 Southampton, FT
Sunderland 1-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Watford 2-1 Newcastle United, FT
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Aston Villa, FT
West Ham United 2-2 Manchester City, FT
1/24/16:
Everton 1-2 Swansea City, FT
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea, FT
Man united. Wow.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 23, 2016, 09:06:05 am
What a match as Norwich torch Liverpool for four goals.
Trouble was, Liverpool did Norwich for five.
A non-league team probably could have got at least two past either defense today. Exciting match but both defenses suspect.
Poor Norwich. Would have been a huge win.
Changes have to come for Man Utd. And this from a non-Utd fan.
The half time score at Old Trafford has been 0-0 for ELEVEN matches in a row.
And they were sunk today by Southampton, who have now won for the 2nd year in a row at OT, with a header by Charlie Austin who was playing in the Championship at QPR this time last week.
And West Ham have just scored in the 1st minute against City, by the way.
West ham now up 2-1.
AW, I'm beginning to feel your frustration. Everton are just spinning their wheels or worse right now, and they have better talent than when they were higher in the table in the past.
Makes me wonder if it's time for a change at Everton, too.
We lost to Chelsea today....
And by that result, there Leicester stands all alone at the top of the league again.
Their three biggest matches of the season are coming up--Liverpool, at City, at Arsenal.
If they can come away with the majority of the points from those matches, LC will then have a fairly easy schedule from there on out.
A poster on the BBC minute by minute made a valid point: "Leicester seem to be the only team who WANT to win it."
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 24, 2016, 10:12:12 am
AW, I'm beginning to feel your frustration. Everton are just spinning their wheels or worse right now, and they have better talent than when they were higher in the table in the past.
Makes me wonder if it's time for a change at Everton, too.
It's painful.
However, today's win for Chelsea helps with the healing. Especially over arsenal(spit).
What is the lowest point total to ever win the league with 38 games played in a season like the Premier League? It will be close this year I imagine....
The lowest points total to win the EPL was by Man Utd in 96/97, with 75 points.
The 4th round of the FA Cup gets underway tomorrow, as Man Utd has to go on the road to Championship highflyers Derby County.
As offensively challenged as Utd has been most of this season, an upset by the Rams is not out of the question.
I'm sure Leicester are sad to not be competing in the FA Cup any more but it could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Liverpool (H), City (A), and Arsenal (A) are their next three league fixtures. Having some extra rest heading into those will be huge.
One upset and one semi upset in the FA Cup 4th round so far:
Third-tier Shrewsbury Town (yep, they're the Shrews) score two goals after the 88th minute to upend Sheffield Wednesday (2nd tier) 3-2.
And Peterborough (they're called The Posh) comes back twice at West Brom to force a replay.
The rest played out pretty much to form, though AFC Bournemouth had to have a late rally to secure a win at fourth-tier Portsmouth.
Liverpool will have a replay against West Ham
The FA cup is fun to watch.
Chelsea downs MK Dons 5-1. Oscar with the hat trick.
The big news is John Terry is leaving Chelsea FC at the end of the year. WOW.
Headed?
Quote from: Lionheart88 on January 31, 2016, 06:51:16 pm
Headed?
Well. Several pundits have said that contract negotiations are not dead. But it doesn't look good. He has stated that it won't be another EPL team.
Gotta wonder what Chelsea's leadership is thinking. I'm beginning to think Abramovich is a Jerry Jones/Frank Broyles type alas a meddler. Frank Lampard, Drogba, John Terry, Ashley Cole, and Jose Mourinho all have gotten the ax in the last 4 years. Makes you wonder.
I wonder if he might turn up in the MLS.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on February 01, 2016, 11:08:59 am
I wonder if he might turn up in the MLS.
That's my thoughts. Unless they renew his contract.
Pep Guardiola will be the manager of Manchester City starting next season.
I was really hoping he would be at Chelsea.
The first test for Leicester City: Passed with flying colors! Vardy with both goals in a 2-0 win over Liverpool.
Other games today:
Man United 3-0 Stoke City
Crystal Palace 1-2 AFC Bournemouth, a big one for the Cherries.
Sunderland 0-1 Man City
Norwich City 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 0-0 Southampton
West Ham 2-0 Aston Villa
West Brom 1-1 Swansea City
Tomorrow: Everton vs Newcastle United and Watford vs Chelsea.
I love when Liverpool loses.
I don't
Today's games:
Everton 2-0 Newcastle
Watford 0-0 Chelsea
Watford's keeper was the ONLY reason that match ended in a draw.
The table after matchday 24:
1. Leicester City 50
2. Manchester City 47
3. Tottenham Hotspur 45
4. Arsenal 45
5. Manchester United 40
6. West Ham United 39
7. Southampton 34
8. Liverpool 34
9. Watford 33
10. Stoke City 33
11. Everton 32
12. Crystal Palace 31
13. Chelsea 29
14. West Bromwich Albion 29
15. AFC Bournemouth 28
16. Swansea City 26
17. Norwich City 23
18. Newcastle United 21
19. Sunderland 19
20. Aston Villa 13
Manchester City and Leicester City. This Saturday 6:45 at the Etihad.
Who would have ever thought it would be for first place in the Prem after matchday 25.
Too bad Man City/Leicester isn't the premier (no pun intended) match in the 9:00 AM slot.
I enjoy my sleep on Saturday mornings, haha.
Draw with watford. Sigh....
Leicester City goes to the Manchester City for a 1st place battle. Bright and early at 6:45 for that one...
Manchester City are being taken apart on their own ground.
Man City 0-3 Leicester City, 60'
Leicester now six points clear. The title is theirs to lose at this point.
Dare to dream.
Man City 1-3 Leicester City.
And with a little luck the Foxes could have had SIX.
It's getting very real now.
If they hold on, they would hoist the trophy......at Stamford Bridge.
Just on top of being six points clear right now, the lack of other competitions is going to be huge.
Leicester, as currently scheduled, only have two clusters of games where they dont get about a full week rest. After this Arsenal match they have almost a full two weeks off so they can go all out against the Gunners.
Manchester City have four extra games plus having to fit a rescheduled match against Newcastle in their fixture list somewhere. Also, Man City should easily beat Kiev, so that is six extra matches, minimum, and if they draw with Chelsea in the FA Cup, having to replay them (in addition to the next round if they ultimately prevail) is going to be a lot of fatigue on that squad.
Arsenal have three extra matches but will probably exit the Champions League against Barca. Still, Hull in the FA Cup is likely a win, and although they do play a lot of youth in the Cup they do mix some older players in. Four or five extra matches can be a lot, especially when they have an 8 point gap, pending tomorrows result, to clear.
Tottenham have three extra matches currently, a two leg tie with Fiorentina and a FA Cup clash with Crystal Palace. Those are both winnable so that could easily be six matches or more extra.
Leicester have this match away at Arsenal but then their fixture list gets incredibly easy. Their next five are Norwich (H), West Brom (H), Watford (A), Newcastle (H), and Palace (A). You expect 13 points from that, really, with Palace away potentially being the tricky one, but even then they have a two week break after it so they can play all out. They could easily enter April out of sight. I hope Leicester don't start taking things for granted and slip up against these weaker teams.
Meanwhile, Manchester City host Tottenham next week in the league. If those two draw while Leicester wins against Arsenal? They'll all be in trouble. City's next league match after that is playing Liverpool away three days after playing them in the Cup final.
Arsenal might have the best chance to catch Leicester looking at the schedule and taking into account that they still have to play. They have matches away to both Tottenham (in March) and Man City (in May) as their stand out matches to worry about, but a victory against Leicester could cut the gap to 2 points if they defeat Bournemouth, too.
Tottenham have to play both of the other conetenders plus an away trip to Chelsea, who look much better under new management, in May. They're playing extremely well against Watford now but they really need to find a goal.
All of the bottom three walked away with points today.
Aston Villa got the full three with a 2-0 win over Norwich.
Newcastle got the full three with a 1-0 win over West Brom.
Sunderland got one with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool (Liverpool was up 2-0 at about the 60 minute mark; Sunderland tied it up in the 89th).
Also, Tottenham earned three points with a 1-0 win over Watford, catapulting them into 2nd place in the table.
It should also be noted that Newcastle is now one point clear of relegation with 24 points.
Norwich City has joined Sunderland and Aston Villa in the bottom three.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 06, 2016, 08:06:15 am
Manchester City are being taken apart on their own ground.
Man City 0-3 Leicester City, 60'
Love it! Watching city fans leave out like it was a fire drill was masterful.
Big game for Chelsea tomorrow.
Anyone watch the USMNT friendly last night?
I did. Canada looked solid. I like our young players. Wish we had more creativity in midfield
Hard to believe that a match between Chelsea and Man United this late in the season will have little to no bearing on the top of the league.
That is the state of the PL this season, though. Leicester has turned the league upside down.
While we're talking about unlikely league winners, we need to start taking Tottenham seriously too. Especially if they can pull off a win at City and Leicester lose at Arsenal next week.
If the Foxes gain points on their pursuers next week, it might be all but over.
And I just heard that the Arsenal-Leicester match is at 6 am next Sunday. :-* ???
And by the way, more good news for Leicester City. They have re-signed Jamie Vardy for three more years.
Six years ago, he was making 80 pounds a week at seventh-tier Halifax Town, and had a job on the outside making splints.
Now, you can add three zeroes behind that 80. And no splints in his future.
Chelsea and ManU get the tie.
If Leicester City gets the win next week at the Emirates against Arsenal take it to the bank the Foxes aren't being caught. If Arsenal gets 3 points I think Tottenham or Arsenal may be able to catch them. I think Man City has lost its chance. No American football equals English football front and center for me.
Was able to watch my recording of the Chelsea/Man united match last night(passed up the New Hampshire primary garbage and the hog basketball garbage).
That goal by Jesse Lindgard was PHENOMINAL for MANU. Anyone that says soccer players aren't athletes or anyone can play soccer needs to see that goal. Wow. And what can you say about Diego Costa. When he is on he is on. He had several opportunities to put Chelsea on top not including the goal in the 91st to tie it up. His last shot at De Gea in the 95th was an on target shot but well played by De Gea. Fabregas also had a solid attempt to put points on the board for Chelsea.
All in all, I think Chelsea is playing some decent soccer. They have to win out or keep drawing to preserve no relegation. But I think the blues are eyeing the FA cup and champions league at this point.
As far as the EPL champion, anyone but freaking Arsenal. Spit.
I'm still just really disgusted over how they are handling John Terry.
So Liverpool had thousands of people walk out of their match in the 77th minute over the weekend to protest increases in ticket prices. They went on to drop two points, being up 2-0 and finishing 2-2. Owners have decided they will instead freeze prices for the next two years. Good for the supporters.
If Leicester beat Arsenal, I think the Gunners are pretty much done. The same thing for the loser (if there is one) of City/Spurs.
Those results would leave the Foxes five points up if Spurs win, six if City win, and if there's a draw they draw seven clear of Spurs and eight from City and Arsenal. With a relatively easy schedule coming up. Trap games would be Palace (perhaps), West Ham, Southampton, Man U, Everton and the last day at Chelsea, the last three being back-to-back-to-back.
Quote from: chaoslord on February 10, 2016, 02:37:49 pm
So Liverpool had thousands of people walk out of their match in the 77th minute over the weekend to protest increases in ticket prices. They went on to drop two points, being up 2-0 and finishing 2-2. Owners have decided they will instead freeze prices for the next two years. Good for the supporters.
That would never happen in the States. I love Europeans and their views on a lot of issues. Sadly, here people will pay 100 bucks to watch amateurs from the nose bleed section( college football)..... that blows my mind people pay that much and you're not even watching professionals.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 10, 2016, 10:03:18 pm
If Leicester beat Arsenal, I think the Gunners are pretty much done. The same thing for the loser (if there is one) of City/Spurs.
Those results would leave the Foxes five points up if Spurs win, six if City win, and if there's a draw they draw seven clear of Spurs and eight from City and Arsenal. With a relatively easy schedule coming up. Trap games would be Palace (perhaps), West Ham, Southampton, Man U, Everton and the last day at Chelsea, the last three being back-to-back-to-back.
Spot on analysis... how can you not root for Leicester City. Vardy scores the most goals but Riyad Mahrez is a player growing on me. He is one of the fittest players on the planet and does a little bit of everything. He is such an all around player.
LC fan this year for sure. Could be the sports story of the year.
Quote from: beach bum on February 11, 2016, 03:28:31 pm
Quote from: chaoslord on February 10, 2016, 02:37:49 pm
So Liverpool had thousands of people walk out of their match in the 77th minute over the weekend to protest increases in ticket prices. They went on to drop two points, being up 2-0 and finishing 2-2. Owners have decided they will instead freeze prices for the next two years. Good for the supporters.
That would never happen in the States. I love Europeans and their views on a lot of issues. Sadly, here people will pay 100 bucks to watch amateurs from the nose bleed section( college football)..... that blows my mind people pay that much and you're not even watching professionals.
On the other hand, $100 is a pittance to watch some of the best soccer in the world (well, it
is Liverpool, but still). They should count themselves lucky the games are that cheap.
I'm ready for them to release some USA exhibition games. Would love to catch some EPL soccer over here in the states.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 11, 2016, 08:32:14 pm
I'm ready for them to release some USA exhibition games. Would love to catch some EPL soccer over here in the states.
MLS All-Stars will be playing Arsenal on July 16th this year...
...too bad it's in San Jose, California.
Good grief. Why can't it be in Dallas!?
Barclays Premier League, Week 26:
2/13/16:
Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United, FT
AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Stoke City, FT
Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford, FT
Everton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Norwich City 2-2 West Ham United, FT
Swansea City 0-1 Southampton, FT
Chelsea 5-1 Newcastle United, FT
2/14/16:
Arsenal 2-1 Leicester City, FT
Aston Villa 0-6 Liverpool, FT
Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
The "where's Waldo's" take down Manchester United. :D
Chelsea came to play today. Hap hazard Newcastle team though.
Pedro with 2 so far. 4-0 Chelsea.
5-0. Traore with the goal.
5-1 Chelsea. Final.
Lord, what a game!
Not the result the neutrals might have wanted, but a deserved Arsenal win, even though it came from the last chance they had.
Race on!
Arsenal defeats Leicester City with practically the last kick of the game. Objectively, taking 6 points from those 3 games is massive and I think most Leicester City fans would have absolutely taken that if offered before the start. However, the way it happened could be absolutely demoralizing. I hope they stay strong.
My father in law called this one. And he has called LC collapsing here at the end. So far, he is on the right path.
Villa(or as my father in laws accent says "viller") is hot garbage.
If City cannot get any points from games against LC and Spurs at home, they do not deserve to win the PL.
LC's manager, with no game next week, has given his players a week off. Their next two are Norwich (H) and West Brom (H), which they should win. Meanwhile, Arsenal have the little matter of a always tricky trip to Old Trafford, not to mention their Champions League and FA Cup obligations.
Can we just relegate Villa right now? On that last goal, Kolo Toure did not make any move to hit the ball. The ball hit him and the Villa keeper still couldn't stop it.
The Spurs take down city. The race is on.
Chelsea and PSG underway. 32nd minute. 0-0.
PSG goes up 1-0.
Mikel levels the match! 1-1!
Cavani scores for PSG. 2-1.
Chelsea goes down to PSG 2-1.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 16, 2016, 03:39:26 pm
Chelsea goes down to PSG 2-1.
I took a long & late lunch with my boss who I finally got watching some soccer and got to watch the whole thing and stuff myself at my favorite Mexican joint. What a great game. Out of all those PSG guys I'd love to see Cavani in the EPL....PSG however is forking out money to their guys. They are the highest paid team on average per player no matter the sport in the entire world. I think on that list 9 out of the top 10 highest paying teams were in soccer with the LA Dodgers sprinkled in and the NY Yankees right behind at 11.
PSG was a crisp team! Chelsea is lucky to get one point today. Let's get em at the bridge on March 9th!
Someone posted a list of points taken off teams left to play elsewhere:
Leicester - 32 points
Arsenal - 29 points
Man City - 23 points
Tottenham - 18 points
Doesn't tell the whole story of course because anyone they played away before they get at home now. Leicester have 7 matches left at home compared to Arsenal and Tottenham at 6 and Man City at 5.
Manchester United lost to Midtjylland today in the Europa League in Denmark today..... LOL LOL LOL ;D
That's bad. Haha
Quote from: beach bum on February 18, 2016, 03:50:49 pm
Manchester United lost to Midtjylland today in the Europa League in Denmark today..... LOL LOL LOL ;D
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*inhales deeply*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*once more, everybody this time*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Liverpool and The Spurs played to ties I believe.
Quote from: beach bum on February 18, 2016, 03:50:49 pm
Manchester United lost to Midtjylland today in the Europa League in Denmark today..... LOL LOL LOL ;D
Shrewsbury Town is now licking their chops.
In other news. Who LOVES my new avatar??!!
:D
Quote from: AirWarren on February 18, 2016, 10:18:57 pm
In other news. Who LOVES my new avatar??!!
:D
I did not know we could load our own.... give me a moment then!!
Hull. My gosh, they almost pull it off! The goalie for hull played a heck of a match.
I've always kind of liked Hull. But man, I gotta say. Those orange and black jersey's. YES!
Hull did well to force a replay. Most of the chances were Arsenal's, but Hull had theirs as well. A well deserved result for the Tigers.
The full times in the FA Cup today:
Arsenal (PL) 0-0 Hull City (Ch)
Watford (PL) 1-0 Leeds United (Ch)
Reading (Ch) 3-1 West Brom (PL)
Bournemouth (PL) 0-2 Everton (PL)
So, that's my Toffees safely to the quarterfinals! And another game Arsenal have to fit into their schedule. The folks at LC are smiling even more.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 20, 2016, 08:52:30 am
Hull did well to force a replay. Most of the chances were Arsenal's, but Hull had theirs as well. A well deserved result for the Tigers.
As long as they don't collapse they look destined back into the Premier League next year as well sitting at the top of the Football League Championship standings currently. I really like Hull City.
I'm a Hull Fan.
BUT. HOLY TOLEDO BATMAN. Did you see what Chelsea did to Manchester City? Good grief. 5-1.
In all fairness, that was a Manchester City under 21 side. Pellegrini was holding back his main players for the Champions League game against Dynamo Kyiv.
Yeah. That's ok though. Win is a win.
Controversy in the MLS as the MLS said Minnesota United and Atlanta United could not both have "United" in their name.
Atlanta, an expansion team not even in existence yet, gets to keep United and Minnesota has to re-brand before both teams enter the MLS.
Why not? I mean, both of them are just aping the style of European teams, neither is actually a union of anything. What's the rational behind allowing one and not the other?
Some lame excuse about DC United already being there and they don't want "too many United's."
Also, Manchester United pulled off the upset against Shrewsbury Town today ;)
Two monster matchups at 1:45 everybody.... Arsenal vs. Barcelona and Juventus vs. Bayern Munich
Got the DVR SET.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 22, 2016, 06:57:01 pm
Some lame excuse about DC United already being there and they don't want "too many United's."
Also, Manchester United pulled off the upset against Shrewsbury Town today ;)
Shrewsbury aka cutter morning star haha
Shrews couldn't get Leo Messi on loan for that game.
I can't believe I am saying this but this will be the first year I try to follow MLS the entire season. I will be rooting for Portland, Orlando, and Kansas City. Seattle, Columbus, and the teams from Canada will be on my list of teams I root against!
Quote from: beach bum on February 24, 2016, 02:32:47 pm
I can't believe I am saying this but this will be the first year I try to follow MLS the entire season. I will be rooting for Portland, Orlando, and Kansas City. Seattle, Columbus, and the teams from Canada will be on my list of teams I root against!
Boooo this man! Swap those. ALso add FC Dallas to your 'root for' list ;D
Just watched the Arsenal/Barcelona match.
Messi, Suarez, and Neymar Jr. Those three on one squad is just nasty.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 24, 2016, 06:19:53 pm
Boooo this man! Swap those. ALso add FC Dallas to your 'root for' list ;D
Haha I agree that you definitely can't like both and naturally a hatred will form to the rival of the one you like. Out of the new franchises I think Minnesota is going to be a big hit with soccer when they finally get going. Minneapolis is quietly one of those "hip" towns like Seattle, Portland, and Denver which usually means a soccer crowd is within the city. It doesn't get that reputation like the PNW cities but I think it will be quite the success up in the upper Midwest in the Twin Cities area.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 24, 2016, 08:58:03 pm
Just watched the Arsenal/Barcelona match.
Messi, Suarez, and Neymar Jr. Those three on one squad is just nasty.
Arsenal did a great job for 70 minutes of anytime Barcelona had an chance they would clear it out of the box or close the chance down. Then especially on the penalty the Arsenal player tried passing it in the opponents box instead of clearing it? That baffled me and seemed like a novice mistake. Arsenal had a few oppurtunities that they didn't even come close to getting a good look when they should have. Do that to the top team in the world and you will lose 2-0 like they did.
Yeah, Arsenal had 3 shots at the goal that could have very well changed the outcome of the game. But that's the difference in having messi, Suarez, and Neymar on the other side.
Quote from: beach bum on February 24, 2016, 09:53:26 pm
Haha I agree that you definitely can't like both and naturally a hatred will form to the rival of the one you like. Out of the new franchises I think Minnesota is going to be a big hit with soccer when they finally get going. Minneapolis is quietly one of those "hip" towns like Seattle, Portland, and Denver which usually means a soccer crowd is within the city. It doesn't get that reputation like the PNW cities but I think it will be quite the success up in the upper Midwest in the Twin Cities area.
Of course, they'd better have an indoor stadium or plan on playing all their games on the road for the first and last months of the season.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on February 25, 2016, 08:35:29 am
Of course, they'd better have an indoor stadium or plan on playing all their games on the road for the first and last months of the season.
I read (Internet, so take it for what it's worth) that they would be sharing the Minnesota Vikings' new dome stadium when it is completed.
FIFA's new president has been elected.
Gianni Infantino of Switzerland has been elected FIFA President until 2019.
Lots of Premier League to be seen in the next 9 days where everyone will play 3 games within that time frame..... Arsenal goes to Man U Sunday I believe. The mid week games aren't all that noteworthy as far as matchups but the following weekend the Gunners head to Tottenham for a monster matchup. Go Spurs!!
Chelsea needs some solid points to move up the rankings during the month of March.
LEICESTER LEFT IT LATE BUT THEYVE DONE IT AGAIN
I was coming here to say the dream is dead but two minutes in stoppage time remain and they'll claim a vital win against a Norwich team in danger of going down
LC. Wow. Hangin in there!!!
Chelsea got a win. Helps with moving up the rankings.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 27, 2016, 11:52:13 am
LC. Wow. Hangin in there!!!
Chelsea got a win. Helps with moving up the rankings.
I just took a look at the standings.... all the way down to Chelsea, Everton, and West Brom at 11th, 12th, and 13th still have a chance at the Europa League next year. West Ham is 5th until the Man U vs. Arsenal game is decided. There is a jumble between 5th and 13th for sure then a drop off. It is not that out of the question to see Chelsea at 7th by the end of the year potentially with a string of wins.
With the turmoil Chelsea has endured, 7th would be a massive accomplishment for the club.
Still hoping for an FA cup win and European league title.
Tottenham came from a goal down to win 2-1 and Arsenal lost to Manchester United today. I know the gap is only five points between Leicester City and Arsenal but I think this is probably a two horse race between LC and Spurs the rest of the way. If Tottenham win the league it'll be in large part thanks to Arsenal's injury time winner against Leicester. Imagine handing your biggest rival the league title like that, ha.
Quote from: chaoslord on February 28, 2016, 04:46:14 pm
Tottenham came from a goal down to win 2-1 and Arsenal lost to Manchester United today. I know the gap is only five points between Leicester City and Arsenal but I think this is probably a two horse race between LC and Spurs the rest of the way. If Tottenham win the league it'll be in large part thanks to Arsenal's injury time winner against Leicester. Imagine handing your biggest rival the league title like that, ha.
Arsenal has to win next Saturday at White Hart Lane against Tottenham. Leicister City is in a pretty easy stretch although them and Watford quietly have a pretty stout rivalry and that game at Watford could give LC trouble coming up.
LC also has a home match vs West Brom in midweek.
Given the Baggies' penchant for parking the bus in such games, it might be a bit difficult, but the Foxes should prevail.
Manchester United is a YOUNG squad.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 28, 2016, 08:58:02 pm
Manchester United is a YOUNG squad.
Rashford was born in 1997. That is unbelievable to be that young and be scoring goals in the most powerful club soccer league in the world.
It's really remarkable in his debut. His athleticism is out of this world.
Quote from: beach bum on February 28, 2016, 07:07:03 pm
Leicister City is in a pretty easy stretch
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 28, 2016, 08:28:02 pm
Given the Baggies' penchant for parking the bus
These points are exactly my worry. This weekend was just the third time they had a higher possession than their opponent this season and the first two instances were draws. The match against Norwich was well on it's way to a draw. Every game they will play from now until May will see Leicester as the favorites and with having to play a couple of relegation candidates along the way I worry that a few of those matches that should be wins will slip to draws which will open it up for Tottenham. Hopefully I am overthinking things, though.
I'm still pulling for LC. It won't be a big story here in the states but it will be one of the biggest stories in the world for them to win the title.
Chelsea beats Norwich 2-1.
WBA didn't park the bus, but attacked LC and got an equalizing goal. LC had three near misses in the last 20'. Tottenham can now take the lead, but winning at West Ham won't be easy.
My father in law is thrilled with the LC draw.
That was some exciting soccer today. Chelsea is just slowly but surely moving up, Everton does what they should and handles Villa, West Brom made things interesting with their draw against LC, and even the other two games had plenty to show. Tomorrow, Tottenham is trying to win a London Derby and take lead with 57 points as well with LC by goal differential at West Ham. That should be a splendid enviornment. I am glad to be off work tomorrow to watch that one.
Spurs. Man city. Arsenal. All lose today. Man united it tied with 10 minutes to go. That LC draw not stinging as bad today.
Chelsea is surging.
Yesterday I thought Leicester's title dream was dead after a draw with West Brom. Not so fast I guess since Spurs decided to blow their chance to take the lead and Arsenal... LOL. If Arsenal defeat Tottenham (unlikely but it's a derby so anything can happen) and LC can beat Watford, the gap will be 6 points with 9 to play. Just might be able to see it out from there.
In the 88th, man united goes up 1-0 on watford.
Quote from: chaoslord on March 02, 2016, 03:42:40 pm
Yesterday I thought Leicester's title dream was dead after a draw with West Brom. Not so fast I guess since Spurs decided to blow their chance to take the lead and Arsenal... LOL. If Arsenal defeat Tottenham (unlikely but it's a derby so anything can happen) and LC can beat Watford, the gap will be 6 points with 9 to play. Just might be able to see it out from there.
Swansea city of all people to lose to. Haha
Man I love these major soccer leagues. None of the bottom teams tanking it in the relegation format. Such good stuff. I love seeing the Swansea stuff like today. It is not out of the question to see Chelsea finish 4th if Man City continues tanking. Chelsea could clinch the final Champions League spot next year.... wow.
That's what I want to see. My father in law called Chelsea finishing 4th in the league after Jose was fired. And so far, it's looking good for the blues. And I'll take it!!
Manchester United finishes watford 1-0.
Here is hoping that Chelsea doesn't tank against Stoke this weekend ha
Quote from: AirWarren on March 02, 2016, 03:46:50 pm
Swansea city of all people to lose to. Haha
They also had a lead on Tottenham for 50ish minutes. Apparently they are a better team than the table would suggest.
There is a couple of EPL teams that I don't understand how they are as bad as their records indicates. There are some athletes on those teams.
I said it before. It doesn't seem anyone wants to win the Premier League except Leicester City.
There was a pretty big upset in the Bundesliga today.... Bayern Munich went down 2-1 to Mainz. It was only their 2nd loss of the season.
Lots of games in the EPL with teams playing each other that are very close on the table together. Also, all 10 MLS games on Sunday. The north London Derby will be great. Come on you Spurs.......
Arsenal and Spurs. What a match. Arsenal had a chance to take the lead a few moments ago. Wow.
2-2 tie. Great match.
A Leicester win over Watford later means that they will be 5 points to the good with 9 to play. Still a lot to be played though. However it would be a huge psychological advantage knowing that LC would be in the lead after both this week and next no matter what happens.
Chelsea gets the 1-1 tie. Not a good result. But they still get a point.
Watford 0-1 Leicester City. Look at those Foxes, up five with nine to go, and two matches against out-of-form teams coming up.
Spurs also have two winnable matches in the PL next (Aston Villa and Bournemouth), but also have the little matter of facing Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League. The Bournemouth match comes after the second leg and AFCB has just enough talent and works hard enough to maybe nick a draw, even at White Hart Lane.
If Mahrez is not named MVP or whatever the EPL calls it (regardless of LC winning the Prem or not) it is a travesty. The most creative player in the league. 15 goals, 11 assists, and LC got him from a second-division French team for a relative pittance.
IMO it is down to a two-team race. Arsenal and City? Wait till next year. Maybe.
Mahrez has been remarkable.
Diego Costa being out hurt Chelsea today.
Everton was so frustrating today. Up 2-0 early, but had Mirallas sent off for two yellows in the first half. They maintained the lead until the final 15 minutes, then conceded 3 goals to end up losing. So frustrating.
Let's take a peek at the Championship, to see who will replace Aston Villa and two others in the EPL next season. These are the contenders for the title and for the playoffs. Top two are promoted automatically, 3rd-6th enter a playoff.
1. Burnley 68 (+27)
2. Middlesbrough 67 (+27)
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3. Hull City 64 (+28)
4. Brighton & Hove Albion 64 (+15)
5. Derby County 60 (+17)
6. Sheffield Wednesday 55 (+14)
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7. Cardiff City 55 (+9)
8. Birmingham City 54 (+8)
9. Ipswich Town 54 (+2)
10. Preston North End 49 (+1)
Looks good for the top 5 to at least make the playoffs. 6-10 is a monumental scramble.
IMO 11 and down are too far back to challenge. (Reading and QPR are 11th/12th but with only 44 points.)
Hoping Hull gets promoted.
I'm rooting for a team that has never been in the Premier League to make it, as Swansea did a few years ago and Bournemouth did last season.
So I'd like to see Brighton punch their ticket.
Oh yeah. That would be fun for a club.
I've never understood palace. They have athletes all over the field. But still seem to under perform or find a way to lose.
My father in law told me though that CP is in a poor part of London and it all boils down to money. He compared the area to a place like Detroit. Lots of the money people have moved on out and into other areas and more low income/lazy people have moved in. With the top EPL teams, the ones with money are the ones that can sustain success. Look at Manchester city and Chelsea. Apparently, they are trying to revitalize the area of south London where CP is located, but they have a lot to overcome.
And palace makes their trademark bonehead error near the end of a match. Good grief.
Horrid call. HORRID!
But Liverpool wins 2-1. Crystal palace blows the lead late in the game. Remains winless in 12 matches. Good grief.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 06, 2016, 08:44:29 am
I've never understood palace. They have athletes all over the field. But still seem to under perform or find a way to lose.
My father in law told me though that CP is in a poor part of London and it all boils down to money. He compared the area to a place like Detroit. Lots of the money people have moved on out and into other areas and more low income/lazy people have moved in. With the top EPL teams, the ones with money are the ones that can sustain success. Look at Manchester city and Chelsea. Apparently, they are trying to revitalize the area of south London where CP is located, but they have a lot to overcome.
CP fans are among the most passionate there are. But if they keep stumbling they could get sucked into a relegation scrap.
Wednesday, Chelsea hosts PSG. All Chelsea needs is a 1-0 win. We will see what happens and we will see if Costa plays.
Upset in tier-2 yesterday. Rotherham (22nd) beat Middlesbrough (2nd) 1-0.
There have been a lot of up and down play in the first 12 minutes of Chelsea and PSG.... its been a fun start.
PSG up 1-0.
Rabiot scores and makes it 1-0 PSG. They are up 2 on aggregate now.
Diego Costa with the equalizer.
I love the Chelsea attack and counter attack today. Man! We just need to capitalize. Costa is looking fast today.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 09, 2016, 02:32:40 pm
I love the Chelsea attack and counter attack today. Man! We just need to capitalize. Costa is looking fast today.
These 2nd legs of an aggregate are great to watch . Chelsea knows they need goals and are acting like it. This is creating a lot of up and down play on both sides.
That may have sealed it. Di Maria and Ibrahmavic. Man.
Disappointing ending at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester City is carrying the torch for the EPL in the Champions League.... unless they get a lucky match up then they will be out in the quarters anyway. The three La Liga teams will not be able to play each other so I imagine Manchester City draws Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, or Barcelona in the quarterfinals if they take care of Dynamo Kyiv like they should.
Just a shame. PSG is a good good team though.
I wanted to say its been nice to have a small pack of guys on here to actually talk some soccer with from time to time because as you guys know it can be hard to find people to talk about the world sport in our daily lives in the States. We will definitely have to call ourselves as a group "Fearless Friday FC". All you guys on here are some good guys and its been a pleasure chatting about my first full season of watching club soccer. I am obviously hooked for life now on the sport.
Actually, teams from the same country can be paired with each other starting in the quarters. So you could see Barca vs Real, or Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 09, 2016, 05:32:52 pm
Actually, teams from the same country can be paired with each other starting in the quarters. So you could see Barca vs Real, or Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich.
Awesome, thank you for the clarifying. I thought it wasn't until the semis that they could play. All the powerhouses are licking their chops hoping they draw Benfica or Wolfsburg. That is not a 100% given win but makes for a much easier route to the semifinals.
Quote from: beach bum on March 09, 2016, 05:16:58 pm
I wanted to say its been nice to have a small pack of guys on here to actually talk some soccer with from time to time because as you guys know it can be hard to find people to talk about the world sport in our daily lives in the States. We will definitely have to call ourselves as a group "Fearless Friday FC". All you guys on here are some good guys and its been a pleasure chatting about my first full season of watching club soccer. I am obviously hooked for life now on the sport.
Great post. Yeah, we need our own little thing that is called Fearless Friday FC for sure! Ha.
Most on here know my story with soccer. I used to despise it. Until I met my bride. My bride's dad is from London England. Big supporter of Tottenum. Not a big supporter of Chelsea. Well, as I began to know him and form a relationship with him, he asked me one day if I liked soccer. I said no but I would like to get into it. So, I started to watch some of it. Didn't understand it, etc. On our honeymoon, we were in our cabin on the cruise ship after an excursion day. She had fallen asleep and I turned on the tv. Turned it on and there was Chelsea FC. It was the match where they won the champions league. I was like hmm, I like this team so I'll start "following" them. Plus it was my father in law's rival team because according to him, London folks don't support rival London folk teams ha. And I've been hooked every since. My wife's family sends me Chelsea stuff all the time from across the pond. My father in law and I text each other during matches. And the best part....my wife may or may not be named after the blues HA. Even though my father in law doesn't like them. However the borough where Stamford bridge is located, is a very pretty area of London. Anyways. I'm glad we have a group of guys that like to talk soccer. Let's keep it up!
My story....
I watched a few matches in the old NASL, mainly the Atlanta Chiefs because they were on then-WTBS and the Cosmos because Pele was on that team. Also caught a few highlights of the Bundesliga. Believe it or not they were on PBS. And some indoor soccer. I will never forget Juli Veee. (That was a guy.)
At that time the USMNT wasn't what they are now, so did not follow international soccer much until the US got good enough to be in the World Cup. Somewhere I have a VHS tape of the Norwegians beating Brazil in a group round of the 1998 WC.
As for my involvement with the Premier League, it came actually through a non-league team. By 2008 I had not watched soccer much (except the WC) for a while and I stumbled across the FA Cup scores. A tiny team called Havant & Waterlooville, from the sixth division known then as Conference South, had just beaten then-League 1 leaders Swansea City and therefore won the right to play Liverpool at Anfield.
The Hawks, as they were known, were the darlings of the entire soccer community in England and Manchester United allowed them to train for the match at their training center. In the match itself, Havant scored first in the 9th minute; Liverpool equalized, but then Martin Skrtel put through his own net and the Hawks led again! In the end Liverpool won 5-2, but the Hawks still were admired for their determination. I still follow H&W's fortunes to this day, and they remain in the sixth division.
So I decided to give the Premier League a try and immediately liked what I saw. When it came time to pick a team to follow I immediately discounted the so called Big 4 (at the time Chelsea, United, Arsenal, Liverpool) even though I liked Arsenal's style.
I wanted a team that could occasionally challenge for a European spot and with a little luck make the CL, and I wanted a team that represented everyman, not some bigshots. At that time, Everton fit the bill perfectly and so that's why I chose the Toffees.
A guy from Booneville. A guy from Warren. Both love soccer. What are the odds?! Ha
An Everton fan, and a Chelsea fan.
Guess who plays in the FA Cup this weekend?
Everton and Chelsea, at Goodison Park.
Even better. Go blues!!!!!!!!
As an aside, a Booneville girl got a ride to UCA a few years ago for soccer. We do not have a soccer team here. She got the ride based on her club play.
Sadly she had to give it up after a year; she got married to a Navy man (and former Bearcat football player) and moved away.
That's awesome. The soccer program in Warren in taking off.
Great stories from both you guys. For me what originally got me into soccer was finally just curiosity. I have always liked learning new things when it comes to sports and anything in life. I come from a distance running background so when I learned how much these guys were running in a game and particularly the midfielders I gained a massive respect for the fitness level these guys that play soccer have to be at. I always tell people that bash soccer they should try moving for 9 minutes at the level of a soccer game let alone 90 before they start bashing. If I ever have little ones they will undoubtedly be in soccer to build an outstanding fitness level for any sports they want to play. I first watched the 2010 World Cup only watching team U.S.A. then in 2014 I went full on watching nearly every game I could in Brazil. Now after getting through club season I am hooked on the game. It's a little disappointing my high school has soccer now. I would have loved playing as I could have transitioned right from basketball into soccer in the spring. I loved track but all that really matters is getting the state qualifying time or top 2 at district so you can still easily play soccer in the spring and run track.
Also, that Everton and Chelsea game is what I am looking forward to more than any other this weekend.
Love hearing that crowd yell CHELSEA...CHELSEA! at Stamford Bridge.
Norwich hanging on for dear life against city.
The canaries hold on. 0-0. City's title hopes heading down the drain.
I think it is down to LC and Tottenham.
Both teams should win this weekend. Leicester at home to Newcastle and Spurs have Villa away.
A big one for AFC Bournemouth as well. Home to Swansea. Win this one and one more and I think they are home free.
Is the Chelsea/Everton televised? I can't find it.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 12, 2016, 08:59:52 am
Is the Chelsea/Everton televised? I can't find it.
My TV guide has it on FS2 at 11:20
I'll follow it on the guardian's MBM. I'm at a softball tournament.
Everton 2-0 over Chelsea.
Wow.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 12, 2016, 02:24:57 pm
Everton 2-0 over Chelsea.
Wow.
Everton seems to look like the team in which their talent indicates one week then the next they will be losing a Premier League game against a lower tier team. Everton should be in the top 6 or 7 but games aren't won on paper. They could be a good team with maybe one more piece for next year and keep their young core. They need consistency. Them and Chelsea are very alike. No consistency for either club....
Chelsea's inconsistency has giving be a "bloody headache" this year. Geez.
🎼Que sera sera, whatever will be will be, we're going to Wembley, que sera sera!
Well done the Toffees!
Quote from: beach bum on March 12, 2016, 04:17:45 pm
Everton seems to look like the team in which their talent indicates one week then the next they will be losing a Premier League game against a lower tier team. Everton should be in the top 6 or 7 but games aren't won on paper. They could be a good team with maybe one more piece for next year and keep their young core. They need consistency. Them and Chelsea are very alike. No consistency for either club....
If Merseyside's Blues can finish strong and win the FA Cup (or even finish runner-up to a team already qualified for Europe), the lure of European competition and the extra money therefrom should help them next year.
UEFA changed the rules on Euro qualifications. The FA Cup runner-up no longer gets the Europa League berth if the team they lost to has already qualified. It goes to the 6th-place team in the Prem.
So Everton has to win it all to qualify. And Hull City becomes the answer to the trivia question "Who were the last FA Cup runner-up to qualify for the Europa League?"
The Europa League fair play slot is also history.
FA Cup semifinalists:
Crystal Palace
Everton
Watford
Man United and West Ham go to a replay.
Also, PSG have clinched Ligue 1 at the earliest time ever and did it with ruthlessness, with a 9-0 win.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 12, 2016, 10:54:08 pm
UEFA changed the rules on Euro qualifications. The FA Cup runner-up no longer gets the Europa League berth if the team they lost to has already qualified. It goes to the 6th-place team in the Prem.
So Everton has to win it all to qualify. And Hull City becomes the answer to the trivia question "Who were the last FA Cup runner-up to qualify for the Europa League?"
The Europa League fair play slot is also history.
Rats. Missed that change. That's fine, we can just win it all. None of the rest of those teams are that strong. :)
FA Cup Semifinal draw:
Palace v Watford
Everton v West Ham/Man Utd
LC beats Newcastle to restore their 5 point lead.
The next matches are: Leicester away to Palace; Spurs home to Bournemouth. Both potentially trap games. Palace is hard to win at and Bournemouth is in-form right now.
It then gets easier for Leicester and harder for Spurs as the three after that are:
LC: Southampton home, Sunderland away, West Ham home
Spurs: Liverpool away, Man Utd home, Stoke away
LC should exit this four game stretch with a 7-9 point lead if they play to form. It would then be all but over.
These "draws" for the Europa League and Champions League are awful. Whoever wins the Liverpool and Dortmund matchup will become the favorite. Dortmund looks fierce right now. I hate seeing teams from the same league play before the semifinals. Atletico Madrid is a bad matchup for Barcelona. They should still win but will given fits. Manchester City gets lucky and avoids Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich. PSG will be very tough but they are probably very happy to draw them.
Chelsea and west Ham fight to a 2-2 draw at the Bridge. Fabregas bailed Chelsea out big time.
Ok, I'm calling it.
If Tottenham don't beat Bournemouth tomorrow, Leicester City will win the league. They will be at least 7 points up with 7 to play. I don't see anyone coming back from that.
Nope. Let's go Bournemouth!
Spurs apparently wants it too. And City threw away what little chance they had left by losing to United.
The zillionaires at MC better watch out because little old West Ham is breathing down their necks now, not to mention United. And Southampton isn't that far back either after coming back to beat Liverpool.
International break this week. Deep breath, and then the final run-in. Let's see if Leicester carries it through!
Next three for each team
Leicester: Southampton (H), Sunderland (A), West Ham (H)
Tottenham: Liverpool (A), Man Utd (H), Stoke (A)
This is possible banana peel time for Leicester with Southampton and West Ham both fighting for that 4th Champions League spot (Southampton in particular were impressive over the weekend in their comeback against Liverpool) and Sunderland desperately fighting for their lives. However, Tottenham face a very similar problem with all three of their upcoming fixtures being against teams wanting that 4th spot, too. I would say Leicester will for sure take all 3 points against Sunderland, but I can't possibly predict the other five matches these two will be involved in.
Being on Spring Break this week, I decided to break out my 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil video game on my PS3 and created a huge tournament featuring all 203 teams. There were no set seeding match-ups or certain teams that got byes in the first round. It was all a random draw. I had to make four different brackets in order to fit all 203 teams. I'll simulate all the matches in each of the four brackets, and then do a small, four-team bracket with the four winning teams to determine the overall champion.
If you guys would like to follow along, you can go here:
Bracket 1: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462789&tclass=Bracket%201
Bracket 2: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462790&tclass=Bracket%202
Bracket 3: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462791&tclass=Bracket%203
Bracket 4: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462792&tclass=Bracket%204
The international exhibition schedule came out of the big European clubs playing here in the states in July and August. I was hoping some games were in Denver, Kansas City, or even Dallas but the two locations that are reasonable are Minneapolis and Chicago. Milan will be playing Bayern Munich in Chicago and then Milan will play Chelsea in Minneapolis. I have been looking for a reason to visit Minneapolis as well as visit the upper part of Minnesota and the Great Lakes....... and the new Vikings stadium US Bank Stadium is actually playing this Chelsea game as its first ever sporting event even before the Vikings get a crack at it. I know Bayern is better right now than Chelsea but I have Chelsea on my list of clubs I want to see so I am eyeing August 3rd as a possible vacation to Minnesota. I imagine the crowd will be nuts for the stadium's grand opening.
AW if you want an easier way than flying to London to see the Blues here is your chance. Here is a link to show what Minnesota's new stadium will look like. It looks unreal. Plus a link to the entire schedule of games. Hopefully it can be loaded on here.....
www.twincities.com/2016/03/22/us-bank-stadium-soccer-chelsea-milan/
www.internationalchampionscup.com/schedule/territory/na#8iBY2KHZDDOk86by.97
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 22, 2016, 10:07:31 am
Being on Spring Break this week, I decided to break out my 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil video game on my PS3 and created a huge tournament featuring all 203 teams. There were no set seeding match-ups or certain teams that got byes in the first round. It was all a random draw. I had to make four different brackets in order to fit all 203 teams. I'll simulate all the matches in each of the four brackets, and then do a small, four-team bracket with the four winning teams to determine the overall champion.
If you guys would like to follow along, you can go here:
Bracket 1: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462789&tclass=Bracket%201
Bracket 2: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462790&tclass=Bracket%202
Bracket 3: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462791&tclass=Bracket%203
Bracket 4: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462792&tclass=Bracket%204
Djibouti with the upset of Brazil?
August 3rd. Crap, going to to be at the beach that day.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 23, 2016, 09:47:33 am
August 3rd. Crap, going to to be at the beach that day.
They are also playing Real Madrid on July 30th.... The location is still TBA. Dallas would only be a dream scenario if they end up there.
I have plenty of vacation available but I am already going out of the country for the first time in July. I will have to find out if I can take time off so close together myself so I am in the same boat not knowing if I can go. If I can take off I am headed to the Twin Cities for some exciting soccer. It's wait and see for me. That new stadium looks incredible I will say....
I think the match at the "big house" Ann Arbor. Would love to go see that!
USMNT is getting pistol whipped by Guatemala.
I didn't see any of the match but from what I've gathered Klinsmann was playing many players out of position.
If it were England they'd be chanting "You don't know what you're doing!"
If there is a repeat of this in Columbus it would change to "You're getting sacked in the morning!"
One of the things I'm not necessarily on board with about the American Outlaws is how upbeat and positive we always are. I understand getting behind your team and showing solidarity and all that, but there comes a time when the loyal fans need to call for the coach's ouster. That time was the disastrous Gold Cup, and yet I still see fellow Outlaws being relentlessly positive and "oh, we'll turn the corner soon, just wait." I've been waiting since they fired Bob Bradley, but we've done little more than regress over Klinsmann's whole tenure.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on March 26, 2016, 07:11:52 am
One of the things I'm not necessarily on board with about the American Outlaws is how upbeat and positive we always are. I understand getting behind your team and showing solidarity and all that, but there comes a time when the loyal fans need to call for the coach's ouster. That time was the disastrous Gold Cup, and yet I still see fellow Outlaws being relentlessly positive and "oh, we'll turn the corner soon, just wait." I've been waiting since they fired Bob Bradley, but we've done little more than regress over Klinsmann's whole tenure.
I believe the tune will change if (when) we don't qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
We simply don't have the talent.... It tells you something when Bradley & Altidore tuck and run from European competition then Howard and Dempsey are just aging and it was their time to come home.
I am still confident we will qualify for the World Cup with two home matches remaning still, but after 2018 it will be time to move JK to a technical director role if possible. From what I've read it sounds like USSF is doing all the right things with the youth set up thanks to him, but JK is just not making it work as the man in charge. Between not playing people in their right spots to strange call ups (Wondo is 33 and just not good as one glaring example), I hope we are ready to move on in two years.
Also how fitting that Kane and Vardy both scored for England, showing they are not taking a break even while away from club duties.
Quote from: chaoslord on March 27, 2016, 09:43:21 am
Also how fitting that Kane and Vardy both scored for England, showing they are not taking a break even while away from club duties.
England is looking stout for the Euros and they have so many young players. They will be strong for the next 6 to 8 years..... They may finally get their "what feels like forever World Cup title" in one of the next two. It will take a lot still though but its definitely attainable.
Quote from: beach bum on March 26, 2016, 05:21:06 pm
We simply don't have the talent.... It tells you something when Bradley & Altidore tuck and run from European competition then Howard and Dempsey are just aging and it was their time to come home.
The talent pool is deeper now than it was when Arena took us to a World Cup Quarterfinal. It's deeper than it was when Bradley took us to runners-up in the Confederations Cup. And at any rate, expanding the talent pool it supposed to be one of Klinsmann's upsides. He's brought in all these Germans, and we're still regressing? All the more reason to give him the sack.
I want Jesse Marsch. Tactical genius which is where Klinsmann struggles
Quote from: Lionheart88 on March 27, 2016, 06:45:13 pm
The talent pool is deeper now than it was when Arena took us to a World Cup Quarterfinal. It's deeper than it was when Bradley took us to runners-up in the Confederations Cup. And at any rate, expanding the talent pool it supposed to be one of Klinsmann's upsides. He's brought in all these Germans, and we're still regressing? All the more reason to give him the sack.
Then if they are so deep then they should be playing Europe. I love the MLS but that is not where you see weekly top level competition to challenge yourself to be the best if you want to ever reach a certain level as a national team.
What helps a player's development more, sitting the bench on a reserve team in the Bundesliga or playing in MLS? Besides, who chooses to call up MLS-heavy squads and ignores the players we have in Europe? The coach, right?
USA USA USA.... I have been rocking my jersey all day. It brought the good mojo!
Big win for us. We needed that!
Indeed. Ugly loss by the U-23s after though. No Olympics, again. :-\
Our youth system needs a complete overhaul.
The loss on Friday ended up hurting our youth team badly. We could have played Pulisic and Yedlin there last night since we wouldn't have needed them with the senior team, and I would imagine they could have made a big difference. It was still disappointing. I was very impressed with Tim Parker on the back line, but that's about it. I though Luis Gil had some nice runs, but it's hard to get much going when you're only in for 10 minutes (although his second yellow was bogus).
Quote from: Fred Bird on March 30, 2016, 09:07:47 am
(although his second yellow was bogus).
Yeah, as much as folks want to talk about CONCACAF refs with the offside decision against the senior team, Irmatov from the AFC did not have a good day at the office in the U23s match. USA could have easily been down to 9 before Gil was sent so it wasn't like Irmatov was completely against the US or anything like that, but man. He was the one in the Brazil/Italy confederation cup game back in 2013 who gave a penalty, ball went into the net, so then he gave the goal instead of PK. FIFA likes him though.
Good result for the senior team. Just gotta take care of business in September (which shouldn't be a problem) and we can figure out the hex then.
Quote from: chaoslord on March 30, 2016, 10:53:04 am
Yeah, as much as folks want to talk about CONCACAF refs with the offside decision against the senior team, Irmatov from the AFC did not have a good day at the office in the U23s match. USA could have easily been down to 9 before Gil was sent so it wasn't like Irmatov was completely against the US or anything like that, but man. He was the one in the Brazil/Italy confederation cup game back in 2013 who gave a penalty, ball went into the net, so then he gave the goal instead of PK. FIFA likes him though.
Good result for the senior team. Just gotta take care of business in September (which shouldn't be a problem) and we can figure out the hex then.
I'm torn on the senior team because I don't want us to lose and (heaven forbid) miss the World Cup, but then again I want us to perform poorly enough to where we'll make the necessary change and get Klinsmann out. Otherwise we'll be completely embarrassed at the Centenario this summer as well as in future competitions
Women's soccer is going after higher wages... They say they don't get paid enough... They want to make what the men do.
Men on avg make: 17000 a game
Women make: 1350 a game
They absolutely deserve as much as the men, but trying to override the current CBA before it runs out is probably the wrong way to go about it. As I understand it, the current CBA runs out at the end of the year. That's when you make your play for level wages. Right now, you have to abide by the terms you signed.
El Clasico tomorrow along with some very big EPL games.... good stuff!
Chelsea is routing villa.
Couple of things. Villa is bad. I mean bad.
It was a great game to get Loftus-cheek, Matt Miazga, and Alex Pato involved in. Matt looked really comfortable out there. Just needs some more experience. Pato got his first EPL goal off a penalty kick, Loftus-cheek got his first goal in the EPL, and Pedro nailed in two of his own.
I like what I'm seeing out of Pedro. He seems to be a talent and Pato as well. His kick strength is amazing. I think Loftus-cheek has a bright future ahead of him. Wonder if Gus will keep the same roster next week against Swansea City.
Villa is so so bad.... My man Ronaldo took it upon himself and sinks the Barcelona streak! A Leicester win tomorrow will seal their league title. A loss or tie gives Tottenham the tiniest of chances.
I wouldn't call the title wrapped up quite yet as City overcame an 8 point defecit with 6 games to go in the past but it is close. This coming weekend could end it. Leicester have to play away to Sunderland. Should be easy but Sunderland are fighting for their lives. Meanwhile Tottenham host Manchester United, an in form team playing for a champions league place. It is not hard to imagine Leicester winning and Tottenham losing. A 10 point gap with 5 to play would end it.
It still very well could be over with now but it's a little soon to call it I think. They are so, so close though.
Leicester City knows how to win those 1-0 games. They have become experts at that..... reminds me of Spain doing that every game it felt like in the 2010 World Cup.
So impressed with Leicester. I found a guy at church who's a big soccer fan, and we sat down and had dinner and talked soccer for 45 minutes tonight! Glad to have people that share my enjoyment of the beautiful game.
Quote from: Fred Bird on April 03, 2016, 06:47:45 pm
So impressed with Leicester. I found a guy at church who's a big soccer fan, and we sat down and had dinner and talked soccer for 45 minutes tonight! Glad to have people that share my enjoyment of the beautiful game.
If they keep the team together they will be a tough out next year in the Champions League simply because their style. Kind of like how Atletico Madrid is against the big dogs. The EPL teams currently seem like they all try to out-finesse Barcelona, Bayern, PSG, and Real Madrid and you simply aren't going to do that. I think Leicester City can get rugged and grind out some games next year against those teams and have at least a chance.
New Chelsea FC Manager Confirmed.
Antonio Conte.
Recent teams managed: Siena, Juventus, Italy national team and now Chelsea.
Messi, ,Suarez, and Neymar on one team. Just isn't even right. What a team.
Torres went full dumbo yesterday.... Man City vs PSG today and even Liverpool vs. Dortmund in the Europa League is huge tomorrow.
Gotta go with City. Could care less about PSG ha
Quote from: AirWarren on April 06, 2016, 11:06:05 am
Gotta go with City. Could care less about PSG ha
A shocker and a slight surprise happened today in the Champions League.... Man City tied PSG in Paris 2-2 so they just need a win or even a 1-1 tie or 0-0 tie will get it done for City on away goals. Wolfsburg with the shocker 2-0 today at home against Real Madrid. It's unbelievable those two seem in the drivers seat against what were pretty heavy favorites before today.
This will be my first go at watching Dortmund for 90 minutes.... all I can say is wow to their crowd and stadium!! If Liverpool can even get a draw that would be big considering Dortmund has won or at least gotten a draw in every match in the 2016 calendar year.
Their record crowd for that ground is 83,000. Massive stadium for soccer.
Dortmund with an early 2nd half goal so its now 1-1 off the corner kick!
Europa league leg one quarterfinals went as followed....
Liverpool 1 Dortmund 1
Villarreal 2 Sparta Prague 1
Shakhtar 2 Braga 1
Sevilla 2 Atletico Bilbao 1
I could see another 1-1 game which leads to PK's in the Dortmund vs Liverpool game next week at Anfield!
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Villa are not quite down yet, but they will go down. Palace temporarily bailed them out by beating Norwich.
Newcastle are also in deep trouble after a listless 3-1 loss at Southampton.
What a season Bournemouth are having. They are up to 11th! Who would have expected that?
Chelsea should relegated after its loss to Swansea.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 09, 2016, 11:28:58 am
Chelsea should relegated after its loss to Swansea just because they are Chelsea.
Fixed it for you ;D
Three great games tomorrow. Stoke City and Liverpool should really get after it. Man U at Tottenham speaks for itself plus Leicester won't have it easy going up to the Stadium of Light because Sunderland are absolutely desperate to catch Norwich and they need a miracle to do so....
LEICESTER YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS 1-0 with 25 minutes left
VARDY PARTY!
2-0 LC full time.
TEN POINTS CLEAR. They're going to do it, aren't they?
West Ham (H)
Swansea (H)
Manchester United (A)
Everton (H)
Chelsea (A)
Win three and it is theirs. For every game Tottenham lose, that is one less Leicester have to win. Tottenhams final six: Manchester United (H, at 10:30), Stoke (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Southampton (H), and Newcastle (A). I have to imagine Chelsea will beat both of them with the form they are in, so with that assumption and a Manchester United win today, they would only need one win from the other four.
We talk a lot about Vardy, Mahrez and the LC offense but what about that defense!
Morgan, Fuchs, Huth, and Simpson have been almost impenetrable, though Rodwell should have scored today for Sunderland. But, they're Sunderland, so that.
You get past that and Schmeichel has five clean sheets in a row. What a save he made from Borini today.
United just quit. 3-0 with 12 to play.
As long as Unied roll over for Leicester like this it'll be fine I suppose
United are toothless up front right now. Having to play a just returned Ashley Young as a striker shows that.
MU will be very dangerous in a few years when their young talent matures.
But for now, they'd better watch out for West Ham and even Southampton. If the Saints draw level with MU, Southampton would own the goal difference tiebreaker.
There is a chance that MU could be left out of Europe entirely unless they win the FA Cup.
And how about Bournemouth. By my figuring, they need only earn two points from their last 5 games to remain in the Premier League for a second season. Hats off to the Cherries who I frankly didn't give much of a chance. Almost as good a story as LC.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 09, 2016, 11:02:19 am
Villa are not quite down yet, but they will go down. Palace temporarily bailed them out by beating Norwich.
Newcastle are also in deep trouble after a listless 3-1 loss at Southampton.
What a season Bournemouth are having. They are up to 11th! Who would have expected that?
That'll be a sad day. Villa are one of the 7 remaining original members of the Premier League from 1992 that have never been relegated.
The other six, if anyone's wondering, are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man U, and Tottenham.
From what I've heard, if Newcastle go down it has the chance to cause a financial meltdown.
Only two of their players have release clauses that make them free agents in the event of relegation. That means the club will be on the hook for a lot of wage bills and playing in the Championship will put a big drain on their coffers.
Yes, they would get a parachute payment for being relegated but we're not talking about, say, Burnley from last season who are a smallish club and can use it to rebuild, and in fact have a fair chance of returning to the Premier League next season.
Newcastle's payment won't even cover the $107 million they have spent on players just during the two previous transfer windows. They could be in a lot of trouble.
It looks like relegation might be set in the Sky Bet League as well.
22. Milton Keynes Dons (new team in Tier-2 this year); 9 points into the relegation zone.
23. Charlton Athletic; 10 points into relegation
24. Bolton Wanderers; 20 points into relegation.
Coming up to Sky Bet from Football League One is clear for two teams, but then a jumbled mess for teams 3-6. In Football League One:
1. Wigan Athletic leads the table with 80 points.
2. Burton Albion is in second with 76 points.
These two look to be well on their way to promotion to Sky Bet.
3. Bradford City; 70 points
4. Millwall; 69 points
5. Gillingham; 68 points
6. Walsall; 68 points
These four are jumbled together (but 7th place Barnsley is 6 points back), and will likely be the four teams in the playoff to get the third promotion slot to Sky Bet.
Ronaldo went full hero for Real Madrid today and got the hat trick to advance 3-2 aggregate on Wolfsburg.... Man City with a shocker and advancing to the semifinals of the UCL! Liverpool and Dortmund go round 2 on Thursday tied 1-1.
Glad man city beat PSG.
Ian Darke reporting that there's a good chance Klinnsman is hired as the next Everton manager
Wow. That would be interesting.
Any ideas on who would be named the next USMNT manager if so?
Quote from: Fred Bird on April 13, 2016, 08:07:00 am
Ian Darke reporting that there's a good chance Klinnsman is hired as the next Everton manager
Well, I'd sure be glad to get him away from the USMNT, but that would be the end of my Everton fandom.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 12, 2016, 12:46:46 pm
It looks like relegation might be set in the Sky Bet League as well.
22. Milton Keynes Dons (new team in Tier-2 this year); 9 points into the relegation zone.
23. Charlton Athletic; 10 points into relegation
24. Bolton Wanderers; 20 points into relegation.
Coming up to Sky Bet from Football League One is clear for two teams, but then a jumbled mess for teams 3-6. In Football League One:
1. Wigan Athletic leads the table with 80 points.
2. Burton Albion is in second with 76 points.
These two look to be well on their way to promotion to Sky Bet.
3. Bradford City; 70 points
4. Millwall; 69 points
5. Gillingham; 68 points
6. Walsall; 68 points
These four are jumbled together (but 7th place Barnsley is 6 points back), and will likely be the four teams in the playoff to get the third promotion slot to Sky Bet.
I'd love to get Millwall back to the Championship. "No one likes us! No one likes us! We don't care! We don't care!" One of my favorite teams in English football.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 13, 2016, 08:23:34 am
Wow. That would be interesting.
Any ideas on who would be named the next USMNT manager if so?
I've seen several names bounced around - mostly successful MLS managers
Atletico up 1-0 on Barcelona.
Aggregate is now 2-2.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 13, 2016, 02:23:08 pm
Atletico up 1-0 on Barcelona.
Aggregate is now 2-2.
If the score holds Atletico would advance on away goals.... COME ON!
If so, I would imagine this would be a huge upset.
WHU and MANU are playing too. 2-1 in favor of MANU.
That Griezmann header that was set up by a cross was beautiful for the 1-0 go ahead.
Suarez is a dirty mofo man!
2-2 Benfica tied with Bayern.... a goal will send them through with a huge upset. Bayern looking to hold on!
Goodnight Barcelona!!!
Quote from: Fred Bird on April 13, 2016, 09:14:09 am
I've seen several names bounced around - mostly successful MLS managers
Klinsmann has denied the reports, for what it's worth.
I mentioned in an earlier post that it was a non-league team's Cinderella story in the FA cup that started my current interest in the game.
That team, Havant & Waterlooville, is in danger of relegation from their current league, but they did get something to hang their hats on. Yesterday they won their region's cup championship.
Maybe that will propel them back up their league table; currently they are in the relegation zone on goal difference only.
UP THE HAWKS!
Everton and Crystal Palace played to a 0-0 draw in a make up Premier League game. Everton is such a waste of young talent! Man U got past West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup making it Everton vs. Man U..... and Watford vs. Crystal Palace remaining in the FA Cup.
I have to say that I've been disappointed in Everton this season. Way too many draws, and a fair amount of them from a winning position.
Maybe it is time for RM to leave before the Toffees become the next Aston Villa.
It's interesting to me the amount of credit Martinez gets. Everyone just "knows" he's a good manager, but... is he? I don't really think so.
06-07: Took over Swansea in Februrary. They finished 7th in League One.
07-08: Swansea, 2nd League One (Promoted)
08-09: Swansea, 8th Championship
09-10: Wigan, 16th Premier League
10-11: Wigan, 16th Premier League
11-12: Wigan, 15th Premier League
12-13: Wigan, 19th Premier League (Relegated), Won FA Cup
13-14: Everton, 5th Premier League
14-15: Everton, 11th Premier League
15-16: Everton, currently 12th Premier League
It's easy enough to say "Well Wigan are bottom feeders, of course he didn't get anything done there", but they had finished 10th, 17th, 14th, and 11th in the seasons before he got there. It's not great, but they weren't terrible. He shows up and they flirt with relegation his whole tenure before finally going down. I'm sure a lot of Wigan fans were happy to take being relegated to win that FA Cup but it doesn't speak to his ability to build a team. Everton were 5th, 8th, 7th, 7th, and 6th in the seasons leading to Martinez showing up. His first year he kept the team there but there was a massive falloff relative to where Everton should be finishing last year and that has happened again.
He is probably a decent manager but is very overrated in my view.
Liverpool wow just wow wow...... They go down 2-0 right away and eventually 3-1 only to come back 4-3 on one of the hottest teams in the world in Dortmund. The EPL will be even stouter next year. Leicester is so sound, Liverpool will be strong, and Man City and United will be buying everyone they can think of. Tottenham will obviously be stout too. The EPL will be great next year.
What a win for Liverpool. Anfield was rocking!
Boo! Hiss! Down with the kopites!
That was so fun! Go go you Reds! #YNWA
Man City vs Real Madrid.... and Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid
Liverpool vs Villarreal.... and Shakhtar vs Sevilla
I will go with an all Madrid final in the UCL then Liverpool vs Sevilla in the Europa League!
Everton had another listless draw with Palace during the week. They play an in-form Southampton team on the weekend.
EFC have nothing to play for in the league while Saints could still get a European berth, especially if United win the FA Cup.
RM needs to get his troops up for the battle.
Sunderland is not going down without a fight. They pick up the full three points with a 3-nil victory over Norwich City today.
Norwich is now only one point clear of relegation over Sunderland.
Looks like Crystal Palace in 16th is safe with a seven-point cushion over Norwich, while Newcastle United (25 points) and Aston Villa (16) look to be locks for relegation.
Should be an interesting race down the stretch between Norwich and Sunderland.
Here are Norwich's remaining fixtures: Arsenal (A), Manchester United (H), Watford (H), Everton (A)
Here are Sunderland's remaining fixtures: Arsenal (H), Stoke City (A), Chelsea (H), Everton (H), Watford (A)
Chelsea. Wow.
Sunderland trying their usual gut out a 16th or 17th place finish.... Its a crummy thing two great fan bases will be relegated out of Norwich, Newcastle, and Sunderland. Those fan bases have been top notch every week for them through this season!
Aston Villa's 28-year run in the top flight, one which predates the Premier League, is over after losing today to United.
Sad to see such a famous club go down but they brought it on themselves.
Don't count Newcastle out just yet. Good win over Swansea today.
Newcastle's remaining fixtures: Man City (H), Liverpool (A), Palace (H), Villa (A), Tottenham (H).
At least two chances to get some points, and if Leicester have wrapped up the league before the last week, Spurs may opt to play some reserves in that final game which would mean nothing to them, but could mean everything for the Magpies.
Things just got very interesting. LC up 1-0 but Vardy just got sent off on a second yellow for a dive (it was the right call).
Must play 33 minutes with 10 men and no Vardy vs. Swansea next week.
Don't know if I agree with the first yellow (I turned it on just before he got booked so I don't know how may fouls he was on) but that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to do while on a yellow. He might have been fine if he didn't appeal. If they don't win the league you will probably be able to trace it to that moment right there
Terrible decision. Congrats, Tottenham.
Moss is, uhhh,.... Not having a very good day
That last 10 minutes of LC-West Ham was unbelievable. A penalty given which Carroll scored, a great goal by Cresswell, a penalty not given for more of a foul on Huth than there was on Reid, and finally a penalty given to Leicester which Ulloa dispatched.
Over to you tomorrow, Spurs.
I would be surprised if Moss gets assigned to a PL game next week. He may be officiating MK Dons/Brentford in the Championship.
My analysis of the calls:
The red card on Vardy: Correct. It was a dive.
The first penalty (Morgan on Reid): Also correct. Morgan tackled him.
The non-penalty call (Ogbonna on Huth): Incorrect. If the first penalty was given, the second had to be. Ogbonna was holding Huth down.
The second penalty (Carroll on Schlupp): Probably incorrect. There was contact but I perceive it was a make-up call for missing the call on Huth. Can't do that.
Come on you Spurs....
Dallas is maintaining remarkably good form the past few weeks, considering that they're without their midfield dynamo Mauro Diaz. Were also missing team captain Matt Hedges today. Still beat KC 2-1.
If Stoke manages to get a result today it might be done and dusted now, but the simplest path to a Leicester City title at this point is
LC defeats Everton and Swansea (LC on 79 points)
Chelsea draws/defeats Tottenahm (Spurs maximum becomes 78/77)
Kane scores early... come on you Spurs!
Spurs cruised over a terrible Stoke team.
I didn't watch any of the game, but I expected better out of Stoke especially at the Britannia.
Race back on!
Just saw that Newcastle United drew with Manchester City 1-1 today.
Maybe we can't count Newcastle out of it yet...
Could theoretically see a last day of the season where a Spurs win gets them the title, a Newcastle win keeps them up, and a draw does neither team any good. Of course, I think Spurs would win that easily but it would be an interesting week leading up to it!
The Merseyside Derby is 2 o'clock on NBC Sports for anyone able to watch. I won't be able to, but can catch West Brom vs Arsenal tomorrow!
I may try to catch a little bit of it.
Just pulled up on the phone Liverpool 2-0 over Everton, Man U 1-0 over Crystal Palace, West Ham over Watford 2-0 all around halftime.... Liverpool is on fire lately. A top 5 finish is not out of the question with a strong finish however the two teams right ahead of them are winning today too. They are going to push for the title in the EPL next year I believe.
West Ham is one of the toughest, under the radar teams in the EPL.
I kind of hinted at it earlier in the thread, and I didn't watch any of the game, but I heard it was a very poor effort, and such must be laid at the feet of the manager.
With the talent Everton has, they should be challenging for at least Europa League, instead they are, while safe, in an unacceptable position for me and for many Everton fans.
Martinez out, and don't wait for the end of the season.
Origi may be out for the rest of the season.... as long as he comes back healthy in the fall that is all that matters. If so Liverpool will have scoring ability all over the field and depth!
Vardy will definitely miss the Swansea game, and possibly also Manchester United away. The second game would be because of dissent, apparently he told the ref off. That second game is pending.
I still think Liverpool can make the push to the top 4!
Alexis Sanchez scores two early for Arsenal.... 2-0 over West Brom and that is now FINAL! A 3 points Arsenal had to have at home.
Confirmed that Vardy will serve a two match ban.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 21, 2016, 03:46:32 pm
Confirmed that Vardy will serve a two match ban.
Man......way to put the pressure on LC, Vardy.
That might be the end of the dream, then. Gonna be an interesting end to the season, that's for sure.
If LC can beat Swansea, they might be able to absorb a possible loss against United.
They then host a decimated Everton team whose manager may have lost the locker room, and LC will have Vardy back for that one.
Then Chelsea at the Bridge.
Meanwhile, Spurs host WBA who have a penchant to park the bus in games vs. more talented teams. Then away to Chelsea.
After that, Southampton. This one is dangerous because Saints still have a chance to play in Europe and this could be the match that decides it.
And finally, Newcastle away. If the Magpies still have a chance to stave off relegation with a win/draw, they could be a tough nut to crack at St. James.
It will be something to watch unfold.
My prediction:
Week 1, LC and Spurs both win. LC 76 pts, Spurs 71.
Week 2, LC drops one to Utd. Chelsea wangles a draw vs. Spurs. LC 76, Spurs 72.
Week 3, LC beats Everton (sad for my Toffees). Spurs held by Southampton. LC 79, Spurs 73. It's over.
Week 4, Chelsea holds LC to a draw. Spurs edge Newcastle. LC 80, Spurs 76.
Hail the Foxes!
I kind of hope Chelsea makes it difficult for both the foxes and spurs with a Chelsea win over each in the coming weeks :D
Chelsea takes out Bournemouth 4-1.
They looked very impressive.
Other finals:
Man City 4-0 Stoke
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle....could the Magpies yet survive?
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
The first FA Cup Semi about to kick off. Everton v Man Utd. Come on you Toffees!
What a race we have in the Sky Bet League!
1. Burnley - 87 points, 33 goal differential, 2 matches to play
2. Middlesbrough - 87 points, 32 goal differential, 2 matches to play
3. Brighton & Hove Albion - 87 points, 30 goal differential, 2 matches to play
The rest of the top 6:
4. Hull City - 77 points, 29, goal differential, 3 matches to play
5. Derby County - 77 points, 24 goal differential, 2 matches to play
6. Sheffield Wednesday - 71 points, 19 goal differential, 2 matches to play
The only other squad that can catch Sheffield Wednesday is...
7. Cardiff City - 67 points, 8 goal differential, 2 matches to play
On the other end, relegation is set. Milton Keynes Dons, Charlton Athletic, and Bolton Wanderers will be dropping out of Sky Bet.
Everton 1-2 Man Utd. Much better from Everton but a goal in what was once Fergie Time sends the Red Devils through.
Not enough to save RM's job. Everton should be looking for a new manager.
It even gets better at the top of Sky Bet. Middlesbrough host Brighton on the final weekend!
But Burnley have the inside track as they play already-relegated Charlton and finish with QPR. Brighton have a tough matchup with Derby County and Middlesbrough have to visit Birmingham City before they play each other.
After falling all the way to League One, Wigan Athletic may be on course for an eventual return to the PL. They all but clinched promotion to the Sky Bet with a win today. And the Latics have one of the best player names in all of soccer in midfielder Max Power.
A dream start for Leicester! Mahrez says "Vardy, who?" And finds the net after ten minutes.
If Vardy hadn't dove the title would be wrapped up. Still, Spurs dropping any points will end it because I can't see Everton taking anything away from Leicester with how both of them have been playing. And Leicester might be able to beat United next week.
LC mauled them
It could (probably won't, but could) be over after next week.
If Tottenham fail to win against West Brom tomorrow, LC will win the Premier League should they beat Man United (or, for that matter, win any game coming in).
Let's say Spurs draw, taking them to 69. A win by LC over United takes them to 79 and Spurs have only nine points to play for. That would do it.
And WBA seem to have a knack of getting points where they shouldn't. Like at LC, where they got a 2-2 draw. Or against Spurs at West Brom, a 1-1 draw.
Tottenham 1-1 West Brom 80'.
If this holds, any Leicester win in the last three would give the Foxes the title!
The Baggies hold on!
Tottenham 1-1 West Brom FT.
Any Leicester win sees them over the line now!
They might be able to clinch it next week but you have to fancy them at home against Everton if not
I never mentioned the second FA Cup semi, which was won 2-1 by Crystal Palace over Watford.
Manchester United and Crystal Palace is the FA Cup Final.
Man City and Real Madrid today in UEFA.
Ronaldo not playing today
Man City blew an opportunity to beat Real Madrid today with two key starters out.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 26, 2016, 04:06:27 pm
Man City blew an opportunity to beat Real Madrid today with two key starters out.
0-0 isn't the worst of scenarios even at home.... 1-1 or 2-2 will do it on away goals for City. That said I think real Madrid takes it 2-1 at home!
There is nothing exciting about Atletico Madrid. They just have such a sound defensive team. They have allowed such few goals all year and keep it up today and win 1-0 over Bayern!
I didn't get to keep up with the score. I had back to back afternoon meetings. Atletico is very very very boring.
Tottenham has extended Mauricio Pochettino's contract through 2021.
That's big. He has done wonders for the spurs.
Newcastle 1-0 Palace
Stoke 1-1 Sunderland
Newcastle out of the bottom 3 and Sunderland in it.
Watford 3-2 Villa: Villa was up 2-1 after 90 but Watford get two in stoppage time.
WBA 0-3 West Ham: Convincing from the Hammers.
Everton 2-1 Bournemouth: Toffees finally secure a win.
And I'm a little down right now. My favorite little team Havant have been relegated.
Sunderland I think can get it done with an extra game with a 1-1-1 finish even if Newcastle gets 3 points against Villa then were to lose to Tottenham because Sunderland has them on goal difference. Cover your ears AW but I think Sunderland gets at least a tie against Chelsea if not a win at the Stadium of Light. Then Sunderland would have to get a win against either Everton or Watford. They have some games they can manage. However, Newcastle would be all on fire against a Tottenham team who may have nothing to play for the last week. The battle against those neighbors is going to be quite something to watch to stay in the EPL. I say Sunderland gets 6 points and Newcastle get 4 points in the final stretch. Maybe that is just wishful thinking since I like Sunderland. Anybody else have a prediction. I like hearing other views!
How LC winning the league should happen, to complete all elements of the dream season:
The Foxes win it at Old Trafford (The Theater of Dreams) in what is known as "Fergie Time" (2nd half stoppage time) with a goal by Danny Drinkwater (once of Manchester United).
Alternatively, by Marc Albrighton (an Aston Villa reject). Oh, what Villa would have given to have him this season.
On the west coast so I'm gonna have to get up at 6 am to (potentially) witness history
So excited
New to the thread. Arsenal fan. Fairly new to the soccer world. Gonna do my best to keep up with you pros! GUNNERS!
Quote from: MA on April 30, 2016, 11:14:05 pm
New to the thread. Arsenal fan. Fairly new to the soccer world. Gonna do my best to keep up with you pros! GUNNERS!
You and I will get along just fine 8)
Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City. To be fair, this was about the result I expected.
Drinkwater gets a red and will miss the match with Everton, but Leicester gets Vardy back.
It may not matter, because Spurs must beat Chelsea at the Bridge. They have not done so since.....1990.
I have mixed feelings on how I want it to end. Would like to see LC win it on the field, but that would mean Spurs have won, and Everton would be the opponents for LC. Regardless of my feelings for Martinez I remain an Everton fan.
So....I may for one day in my life be a Chelsea fan. Tomorrow.
As fun as it would be to watch LC win it on the field, if they slip up against Everton they would have to win it away to Chelsea. Much rather see Chelsea dispatch Spurs so there isn't a worry
Southampton swarmed a weakened MC side 4-2. Mane with a hat-trick.
To be fair, City were looking toward Real Madrid and Arsenal, not Southampton.
Still poor from almost everyone except Iheanacho. He is going to be something special, only 19 now, and his second goal was world class.
Just need My Blues to finish off the Spurs hopes of a title on Monday.
Quote from: MA on April 30, 2016, 11:14:05 pm
New to the thread. Arsenal fan. Fairly new to the soccer world. Gonna do my best to keep up with you pros! GUNNERS!
Welcome, I am making it through my first year following club season all the way through. We welcome all soccer counterparts and we all get along very well no matter the club we support. These guys are definitely some of my favorite on fearless. I had mixed emotions and I thought I had some teams I like and dislike when I first started in August. One of the teams I tried to hate was Liverpool and they just have grown on me no matter how hard I tried to not like them. I think I am very close to jumping on their ship and claiming them as my team. I have grown to like Phillipe Coutinho very much and Jurgen Klopp. I will make the final call very soon! Your Arsenal team is missing so little and so close to being a title winner in the EPL with the right addition.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 01, 2016, 01:32:40 pm
Just need My Blues to finish off the Spurs hopes of a title on Monday.
Chelsea has three major games to play a part in potentially... they can send Sunderland down and ruin Spurs or LC's season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 01, 2016, 01:27:37 pm
Southampton swarmed a weakened MC side 4-2. Mane with a hat-trick.
To be fair, City were looking toward Real Madrid and Arsenal, not Southampton.
Still poor from almost everyone except Iheanacho. He is going to be something special, only 19 now, and his second goal was world class.
They must hold on to that young man. They have the money to!
Quote from: MA on April 30, 2016, 11:14:05 pm
New to the thread. Arsenal fan. Fairly new to the soccer world. Gonna do my best to keep up with you pros! GUNNERS!
Arsenal. Spit. In case you didn't notice, my avatar is THE PRIDE OF LONDON, Chelsea FC!
All kidding aside. Welcome to the thread.
I will be going to the Little Rock Rangers game on Friday night. Anyone going?
Quote from: beach bum on May 01, 2016, 06:45:21 pm
Welcome, I am making it through my first year following club season all the way through. We welcome all soccer counterparts and we all get along very well no matter the club we support. These guys are definitely some of my favorite on fearless. I had mixed emotions and I thought I had some teams I like and dislike when I first started in August. One of the teams I tried to hate was Liverpool and they just have grown on me no matter how hard I tried to not like them. I think I am very close to jumping on their ship and claiming them as my team. I have grown to like Phillipe Coutinho very much and Jurgen Klopp. I will make the final call very soon! Your Arsenal team is missing so little and so close to being a title winner in the EPL with the right addition.
This is my 4th year I believe to make it through EPL play. Been fun. I have really enjoyed watching the champions league as well as the World Cups through the years. I'm really excited about the Copa America coming this summer. Hope our USMNT brings home the title.
Well, it's been disappointing recently for Liverpool.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 01, 2016, 07:18:11 pm
Arsenal. Spit. In case you didn't notice, my avatar is THE PRIDE OF LONDON, Chelsea FC!
All kidding aside. Welcome to the thread.
I will be going to the Little Rock Rangers game on Friday night. Anyone going?
I've bought tickets for all the Rangers games that occur after the high school state tournament next week. Definitely gotta check them out! One former Vilonia player and one current (not joining the Rangers until after high school is complete) are on the roster and hopefully will work their way up to the game-day roster!
Idk how you guys got hooked on soccer... For me it was video games and the last two world cups! It's been fun to get into. I'm a basketball guy first and foremost. But soccer has grown on me over the last few years! I picked Arsenal as my favorite team several months ago because I liked their name and it was the team where I had heard of the most players..... It's sad I know... But I'm a loyal guy haha I feel like the teenage girl who picks her NCAA bracket based on uniform colors. But I've read and learned as much as possible over the last few months and plan on sticking it out with the Gunners!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 02, 2016, 09:19:08 am
I've bought tickets for all the Rangers games that occur after the high school state tournament next week. Definitely gotta check them out! One former Vilonia player and one current (not joining the Rangers until after high school is complete) are on the roster and hopefully will work their way up to the game-day roster!
We will be going to our first game this Friday. Hope it's a good atmosphere.
Quote from: MA on May 02, 2016, 12:23:25 pm
Idk how you guys got hooked on soccer... For me it was video games and the last two world cups! It's been fun to get into. I'm a basketball guy first and foremost. But soccer has grown on me over the last few years! I picked Arsenal as my favorite team several months ago because I liked their name and it was the team where I had heard of the most players..... It's sad I know... But I'm a loyal guy haha I feel like the teenage girl who picks her NCAA bracket based on uniform colors. But I've read and learned as much as possible over the last few months and plan on sticking it out with the Gunners!
Father in law is from London, England. Started dating my wife and he asked me if I like soccer. Told him it wasn't my thing but I found out one particular team had the same name as my wife. Coincidently, he being a die hard Spurs fan....instinctively I had to find a team he despised.....and what better fellow London team to follow than Chelsea FC. There are two teams that my Father in law hates....that's Arsenal and Chelsea FC. London folks.....have their one team and the rest of the London teams can pee up a rope...they get serious, haha. So here we are today at 2pm. Spurs Vs Chelsea. I told him over Sunday lunch that I really want to see Chelsea end the spurs chance at that cup ha. Her family across the pond sends me Chelsea gear and Chelsea things from London. I have grown to love that team. Was riding around in WLR Saturday and saw a vehicle with a Chelsea FC crest on the back window of their car. We are certainly out there!
Spurs up 2-0. Getting nasty at the bridge.
Great story!
Chelsea storms back in the 83rd! 2-2!!!
2 minute of stoppage time. Lets go Blues!!
Eden Hazard with the equalizer in the 83rd!
6 total minutes added as stoppage time.
Chelsea will draw with the spurs....which means............
LC will win the EPL!!!!!!!!!! The sports story of the year.
Leicester have done it!!!!!!!!
That was an EXTREMELY CHIPPY soccer match. Spurs wanted the win...Chelsea refused to let Spurs claim the title as a fellow London team. I didn't get to see it, but I hear there was a big scuffle in the tunnel after the game.
Leicester City: Fairytales do have happy endings!
Well done to the Foxes! Very deserving Champions of England.
Let's see if AW's Blues can ruin Sunderland's season as well.... Sunderland needs every result they can get if Newcastle handles its business against Aston Villa.
Quote from: beach bum on May 02, 2016, 06:45:08 pm
Let's see if AW's Blues can ruin Sunderland's season as well.... Sunderland needs every result they can get if Newcastle handles its business against Aston Villa.
Chelsea's only "win" for this season is ruining other's seasons. We did that to the Spurs today. Turmoil season for the blues.
Dembele' for the Spurs. Needs to be banned for a long time. Not often can you say an EPL player acts like a thug, but he did tonight against Chelsea.
I didn't see what happened but heard he gouged Diego Costa in the eye.
His suspension should rival that of Suarez if that is so.
And among the well-earned plaudits for LC, congratulations is also in order for Burnley, who will return to the Premier League for next season. The winner of Middlesbrough and Brighton will get the other automatic spot. If there is a draw, it will go to Boro.
132 year history. First EPL title for the Foxes. Simply amazing.
Back to the March at the bridge. The officials lost complete control of that match in the second half. The Spurs are lucky they didn't get a red card that lead to a loss.
Guus hit the deck hard after a shoving match. But it was a Nasty nasty nasty match. You two about two teams that have storied hate. Yeah. This is it. GREAT SOCCER MATCH.
HATS OFF TO EDEN HAZARD. He was vocal about wanting to ruin the Spurs hopes during this game. And he came to play and sealed their fate.
It's a shame that Chelsea didn't play with the fire they played with tonight all year long.
Anyone who loves competition, should have watched this match. It was a FANTASTIC soccer match.
8 yellow cards handed out to the Spurs.
How Liverpool was one of those teams I tried so hard to hate and found I loved them.... well Tottenham is the other way around. I thought they would be one of those teams I liked when the season started. The more I watch the less I like. Their attitudes just rub me the wrong way. The have some class guys but plenty of knuckleheads too.
Martin, Dier, and Dembele should all have been dismissed from this particular London Derby. Never have I seen an EPL team act like thugs like they did.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 02, 2016, 09:10:07 pm
Martin, Dier, and Dembele should all have been dismissed from this particular London Derby. Never have I seen an EPL team act like thugs like they did.
Yea, I have never understood certain commentators that say "I want the guys with edge cause they want to win".... These are professionals who put in 6 to 8 hours per day if not more sometimes at their particular craft so it's obvious they all want to win badly, so there is no need for dirty play in my eyes ever just to "prove" how bad you want to win.
Something tells me that Leicester City will enter next season with much better odds to win the title than the 5000 to 1 they were given at the start of this season ;)
They opened at 25/1.
I read a piece that Man Utd spent more money on players this year than LC has spent on players in their entire 132 year history.
Sometimes money can't buy you the Premier League.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 03, 2016, 07:42:35 am
They opened at 25/1.
I read a piece that Man Utd spent more money on players this year than LC has spent on players in their entire 132 year history.
Sometimes money can't buy you the Premier League.
The NBC commentators were saying this LC EPL title win was right up there with the 1980 Men's US Hockey team, Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson, and the St. Louis Rams winning the super bowl in 1999. Absolutely remarkable storyline to close out the year for the foxes.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 02, 2016, 11:17:22 pm
Something tells me that Leicester City will enter next season with much better odds to win the title than the 5000 to 1 they were given at the start of this season ;)
I am predicting Tottenum, LC, and Man United to be extremely tough next year. All those teams are very young. Chelsea is going to have some soul searching to do. And I am going to be extremely disappointed if John Terry isn't retained. When he is on the field, it just seems the team functions. Like yesterday. There were times that Chelsea looked like the defending champion. Other times, not so much.
It just won't be the same without Captain John Terry on the field for Chelsea FC.
A last thought on the title race:
Tottenham had been working for years and years to be better than Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and more lately Man City.
It looks like they will finally finish higher than all five of them and most years that would win you the Premier League.
Not in this Season of the Foxes.
Great analysis.
Now on to the Copa America!
Thanks for showing me this link, AirWarren
Quote from: Go Postal on May 04, 2016, 08:53:00 am
Thanks for showing me this link, AirWarren
You bet.
Real Madrid Vs Manchester City today at 1:45 in the UEFA Champions League.
Bale with a goal for Real Madrid. It was a good one....
The speed of Real Madrid to Man City isn't even fair.
Real Madrid 1-0 over Man City.
Liverpool needs a 2-0 or 3-1 win because they did not get an away goal last week. That game starts any minute on Fox Sports. If you have Fox Sports 2 Shakhtar is at Sevilla. Shakhtar most likely needs a straight up win as they drew 2-2 last week in Ukraine. I will say Sevilla advances as well as Liverpool pulling another 2nd leg comeback at home. Liverpool 2-0!!
Liverpool scores 6 minutes in and Sevilla scores early too... predictions looking good!
Sevilla and Liverpool will be Wednesday, May 18th for the Europa League final... Anfield has had some magic these last two months on Thursdays.
LIVERPOOL TO THE FINALS! GO GO YOU REDS! #YNWA
Middlesbrough are promoted to the Premier League following their 1-1 draw with Brighton. They join champions Burnley in the automatic promotion spots.
Brighton will have to go through the playoffs. It's Seagulls vs Owls as they take on Sheffield Wednesday in a two-legged playoff, with the other playoff series being Hull City vs Derby County.
Can't believe I just watched Leicester City lift the Premier League trophy.
I don't think anyone can believe it
Nice to see you join the soccer conversation Longfellow. You better not watch too much or you will become hooked like I did. And I am very happy to see Sunderland grind out a win. One more win in their last two will keep them in the Premier League. I have learned to like Jermaine Defoe. He has done a lot for that club to help them claw and fight to stay the top division.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 07, 2016, 09:06:06 am
Middlesbrough are promoted to the Premier League following their 1-1 draw with Brighton. They join champions Burnley in the automatic promotion spots.
Brighton will have to go through the playoffs. It's Seagulls vs Owls as they take on Sheffield Wednesday in a two-legged playoff, with the other playoff series being Hull City vs Derby County.
I will take Brighton and Hull City to decide who goes to the Premier League. I'd like to see Brighton come up and add another team on the south coast!
Quote from: beach bum on May 07, 2016, 05:38:41 pm
Nice to see you join the soccer conversation Longfellow. You better not watch too much or you will become hooked like I did. And I am very happy to see Sunderland grind out a win. One more win in their last two will keep them in the Premier League. I have learned to like Jermaine Defoe. He has done a lot for that club to help them claw and fight to stay the top division.
I usually just watch the USMNT, but found myself keeping up with the EPL a lot this year. I don't really have a team I cheer for, usually just whoever plays Manchester United
Sunderland. Sunderland.
Please relegate Chelsea by default. My gosh.
Southampton!
A win at Spurs today. They have a good chance to get into the Europa League now and MAY even catch Manchester United.
And how fortunes change at football clubs in England. It took 15 years but this has happened:
At the end of 2000-01 season Aston Villa finished 8th in the Prem and qualified for Europe. Meanwhile, Burton Albion was lifting the trophy of a Level 7 league.
To begin 2016-17, both teams will be in the Championship after Burton was promoted from League One today.
I have finally seen the low-lights from Spurs vs Chelsea. My take:
1) Dembele should have--and did--get a lengthy ban. (It was 6 games.)
2) Dier's card should have been red, not yellow.
3) Lamela, who stepped on Fabregas' hand, should also have gotten at least a match ban.
4) Not that it matters, but Spurs' backup GK should have gotten a ban for instigating the fight in the tunnel.
My father in law is still in shambles over Chelsea ruining the Spurs title chances.
A lot can change as far as the Champions League/Europa League for next year as well as relegation. Although it appears Sunderland will stay unless they collapse Norwich City & Newcastle are still alive because Norwich City still has two games like Sunderland. Newcastle better get the win! Manchester United is the swing team. They could go all the way up to 3rd with wins and Arsenal/Man City losses. They could also drop to 8th if the teams below them win and Man U drops both.
It looks like Liverpool will be headed back to Europa next year. However, I like our chances to compete for the league title next season! Klopp has done a magnificent job with this team!
Farewell to West Ham's Boleyn Ground, and the Hammers send it out with a BANG!!
Winston Reid scores the winning goal in a 3-2 comeback win over Man Utd, which likely will keep the Red Devils out of the Champions League and will put West Ham in the Europa.
Ha! Awesome!! Join the rest of the miserable(Chelsea fans)Manchester United!!
I heard the game was delayed by 45 minutes due to West Ham delaying Man United's bus, throwing things out it, and shattering a few windows. I guess they were a little pumped about that last game for them on that ground.
Sunderland earned it these last two games. They get a 3-0 win over Everton today to clinch staying up. Even with Norwich City winning today it will not be enough for Norwich City on Saturday no matter what happens now......
And Newcastle are down as well.
All games this week are on Sunday.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 11, 2016, 04:13:11 pm
And Newcastle are down as well.
All games this week are on Sunday.
I had forgotten they do all ten at the same exact time in case points come into play the last week. Man City needs a point from their affair.... 6th through 8th place with West Ham, Southampton, and Liverpool will be fun to see who gets where. Man U will be hoping Man City falls on their face the last week.
The end of the season, as an Everton fan, can't come too soon.
I hope they greet Martinez at Goodison on Sunday with "You're getting sacked in the morning!"
And then I hope the Everton board follow through with it.
AW, I'm right with ya about being totally frustrated.
Sunderland pulled it off again. One thing about Norwich, at least they went down with guns blazing (4-2 win over Watford). Newcastle went down with a whimper, and Aston Villa without a sound.
Long painful EPL season.
They won't have to!
Martinez was sacked THIS morning! :) :) :)
Looking forward to a turnaround at Everton Football Club!
Sheffield Wednesday with a huge win as the 6 seed in the Championship Playoff over Brighton..... Now Brighton will need to most likely win by three goals at their stadium now. Hull City and Derby County kick off tomorrow.
It looks as if Captain John Terry got a 1 year extension at Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 13, 2016, 02:49:07 pm
It looks as if Captain John Terry got a 1 year extension at Chelsea.
After that he might end up with the LA Galaxy.... they seem to be wanting everyone.
Quote from: beach bum on May 13, 2016, 01:49:55 pm
Sheffield Wednesday with a huge win as the 6 seed in the Championship Playoff over Brighton..... Now Brighton will need to most likely win by three goals at their stadium now. Hull City and Derby County kick off tomorrow.
Hull got a 3-0 win. Gonna be tough for both Brighton and Derby to come back from their deficits. Looking like a promotion battle between Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday is imminent.
Final match day for the Premiere League season this morning and the wife and I are going to watch the LR Rangers this afternoon. Gonna be a good day.
Manchester United vs Bournemouth was abandoned. Apparently a suspicious device was found in one of the stands at Old Trafford.
If Vardy wins the golden boot off Kane today and Arsenal sneak past Spurs for second I may never stop laughing
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 15, 2016, 09:42:11 am
Manchester United vs Bournemouth was abandoned. Apparently a suspicious device was found in one of the stands at Old Trafford.
New report is saying the police are now actively searching for a second package.
Also being reported that the first device was a mobile phone strapped to a gas pipe in one of the restrooms.
My goodness, thankfully it was found before whoever put it there set it off.
I swear man. People are losing it.
Quote from: chaoslord on May 15, 2016, 09:47:40 am
If Vardy wins the golden boot off Kane today and Arsenal sneak past Spurs for second I may never stop laughing
The second part happened.
Arsenal 4-0 Villa, Newcastle 5-1 Tottenham. And Newcastle scored three after having a player sent off. Complete collapse by Spurs.
This next set also significant: Southampton 4-1 Palace and Stoke 2-1 West Ham means that Southampton will be in the Europa League and may finish FIFTH if United lose to Bournemouth in the rescheduled fixture. Meanwhile West Ham have to hope for a United win against Palace in the FA Cup to get in, and that's if United win or draw against Bournemouth.
Swansea 1-1 Manchester City means that City are in the Champions League barring a ridiculous United win. By ridiculous I mean by a ridiculous margin. It would have to be +19.
The others: Leicester 1-1 Chelsea. The new champions and last year's champions play out a draw.
Everton 3-0 Norwich, as Tim Howard closes out his Everton career with a clean sheet.
West Brom 1-1 Liverpool. Now the Reds look toward the Europa League final.
Watford 2-2 Sunderland. Watford's manager is leaving, but not sacked.
And now we wait for word on when MU-AFCB will be rescheduled. Southampton and West Ham will definitely be interested.
Liverpool now has to beat Sevilla to play in Europe. If we win, though, we make the Champions League!
With Norwich City's relegation, the trend of at least one new club to top flight being relegated in the same season as their promotion continues. It has happened every season since 2012-13.
2012-13: West Ham United (10th) and Southampton (14th) avoided relegation, while Reading (19th) did not.
2013-14: Crystal Palace (11th) and Hull City (16th) avoided relegation, while Cardiff City (20th) did not.
2014-15: Leicester City (14th) avoided relegation, while Burnley (19th) and Queens Park Rangers (20th) did not.
2015-16: Watford (13th) and AFC Bournemouth (can finish anywhere from 14th-16th) avoided relegation, while Norwich City (19th) did not.
Here are the other seasons and how the newly-promoted clubs fared:
1992-93: Middlesbrough (21st) did not avoid relegation
1993-94: Newcastle United (3rd) and West Ham United (13th) avoided relegation, while Swindon Town (22nd) did not.
1994-95: Nottingham Forest (3rd) avoided relegation, while Crystal Palace (19th) and Leicester City (21st) did not.
1995-96: Middlesbrough (12th) avoided relegation, while Bolton Wanderers (20th) did not.
1996-97: Leicester City (9th) and Derby County (12th) avoided relegation, while Sunderland (18th) did not.
1997-98: Bolton Wanderers (18th), Barnsley (19th), and Crystal Palace (20th) were all relegated.
1998-99: Middlesbrough (9th) avoided relegation, while Charlton Athletic (18th) and Nottingham Forest (20th) did not.
1999-00: Sunderland (7th) and Bradford City (17th) avoided relegation, while Watford (20th) did not.
2000-01: Ipswich Town (5th) and Charlton Athletic (9th) avoided relegation, while Manchester City (18th) did not.
2001-02: Blackburn Rovers (10th), Fulham (13th), and Bolton Wanderers (16th) all avoided relegation.
2002-03: Manchester City (9th) and Birmingham City (13th) avoided relegation, while West Bromwich Albion (19th) did not.
2003-04: Portsmouth (13th) avoided relegation, while Leicester City (18th) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (20th) did not.
2004-05: West Bromwich Albion (17th) avoided relegation, while Crystal Palace (18th) and Norwich City (19th) did not.
2005-06: West Ham United (9th) and Wigan Athletic (10th) avoided relegation, while Sunderland (20th) did not.
2006-07: Reading (8th) avoided relegation, while Sheffield United (18th) and Watford (20th) did not.
2007-08: Sunderland (15th) avoided relegation, while Birmingham City (19th) and Derby County (20th) did not.
2008-09: Stoke City (12th) and Hull City (17th) avoided relegation, while West Bromwich Albion (20th) did not.
2009-10: Birmingham City (9th) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (15th) avoided relegation, while Burnley (18th) did not.
2010-11: West Bromwich Albion (11th) and Newcastle United (12th) avoided relegation, while Blackpool (19th) did not.
2011-12: Swansea City (11th), Norwich City (12th), and Queens Park Rangers (17th) avoided relegation
The Manchester United/Bournemouth match will take place on Tuesday.
With the season wrapping up. What's your best EPL team memory? Mine is this. During our honeymoon, the Mrs and I went back to our cabin on the cruise. She took a nap and I turned on the Tv. Only thing on was "some silly soccer match". Ha. It just so happened to be may 19th 2012. Chelsea FC vs Bayern Munich in Germany for the Champions league championship. I caught the final 20 minutes of the match and I've been hooked every since. What a great finish! DROGBA!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKbyPAjdCfU
LR Rangers trail 1-0 at halftime. The Houston Regals' goal came off a corner that wasn't cleared from the area and rolled to an open man.
And the Rangers fall 1-0.
Thoroughly enjoyed my Gunners moving into 2nd yesterday! Giroud got himself a hat trick. Still think we need to add a great striker!
Quote from: AirWarren on May 15, 2016, 05:27:03 pm
With the season wrapping up. What's your best EPL team memory? Mine is this. During our honeymoon, the Mrs and I went back to our cabin on the cruise. She took a nap and I turned on the Tv. Only thing on was "some silly soccer match". Ha. It just so happened to be may 19th 2012. Chelsea FC vs Bayern Munich in Germany for the Champions league championship. I caught the final 20 minutes of the match and I've been hooked every since. What a great finish! DROGBA!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKbyPAjdCfU
Mine did not involve my team Everton, but rather occurred in a Newcastle United vs. Arsenal match Feb. 5, 2011.
Arsenal had a 4-nil lead with Robin Van Persie scoring twice within 27 minutes, but Newcastle came all the way back in the second half after the Gunners had a player sent off.
Cheick Tiote provided the equalizer with a screamer past Szczesny in the 88th minute, and the Magpies actually almost won the match in stoppage time as a Kevin Nolan shot trickled maybe a foot wide with the keeper beaten.
It was just one part of a crazy day that had such scorelines as Everton 5-3 Blackpool, Wigan 4-3 Blackburn Rovers, and bottom team Wolves 2-1 over leaders Man Utd. 41 goals in 8 matches. One of the wildest Premier League days ever.
Sheffield Wednesday made it through 3-1 on aggregate over Brighton and is likely to play Hull City at Wembley. How disappointing for Brighton that they almost qualified on the top 2 spots only to be thoroughly outplayed by Sheffield Wednesday. Hull City won 3-0 at Derby so it is almost a done deal that they advance. I am rooting for Sheffield Wednesday now come up to the Premier League. They have not been there since the 1999-2000 season where they were there for the 8 previous seasons before its current 16 year absence.
Derby County beat Hull City 2-0, but Hull advances to the promotion play-in match on the 3-2 aggregate.
Hull will take on Sheffield Wednesday on May 28th. I'll be pulling for Sheffield Wednesday in that one.
In other news, Manchester United beat AFC Bournemouth 3-1 today. United finishes 5th in the table, while Bournemouth finishes 16th.
Gotta go with hull.
I just left the gym. I had a great workout but kept glancing at the Liverpool game to see a bad result unfolding....... Sevilla wins 3-1 in the Europa League final. There will be no Champions League for Liverpool next year officially. Sevilla I believe was in 8th just like Liverpool in their league so it was their only way in too.
I stand corrected. Sevilla finished 7th however it was still their only way to the Champions League next year.
May be a blessing for LFC. That team now has no European commitments so can concentrate on the league and the domestic cups. If Klopp plays his cards right Liverpool could have a really good 2016/17 season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 18, 2016, 05:51:28 pm
May be a blessing for LFC. That team now has no European commitments so can concentrate on the league and the domestic cups. If Klopp plays his cards right Liverpool could have a really good 2016/17 season.
I agree, I have them and as much I hate to say it... Chelsea making the biggest leaps next year!
Zlatan could land in the EPL next year and he has 1 or 2 big years left and that could change the dynamic of the league.
Zlatan will land at Liverpool ;)
Quote from: Fred Bird on May 18, 2016, 08:47:11 pm
Zlatan will land at Liverpool ;)
I believe he will land at Liverpool or Arsenal.... I think it is possible! He has the ability to put a team over the top!
Crystal Palace scored in the final seven minutes to take a 1-0 lead on Manchester United in the FA Cup Final.
One minute later, Man U answers.
1-1 heading into extra time.
Man U wins its 12th FA Cup, 2-1.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 21, 2016, 01:29:13 pm
Crystal Palace scored in the final seven minutes to take a 1-0 lead on Manchester United in the FA Cup Final.
One minute later, Man U answers.
1-1 heading into extra time.
Man U wins its 12th FA Cup, 2-1.
What a game... Lingard's strike was incredible!
Unconfirmed reports are that Van Gaal is out at Man United. Jose Mourinho would be his replacement.
The Special One may finally have got the job he has coveted.
Spit.
Amazing that we are on our 17th page.
Now, a story from the lower English leagues. Forgive the length, but it's necessary to tell the whole story.
Back in the early 2000s there was a club representing Wimbledon (yes, that Wimbledon) which had been in the Premier League or its equivalent since 1986, and won the FA Cup in 1988.
In 2000 they were relegated into what would now be the Championship, and in 2002, in a highly controversial move, moved to the town of Milton Keynes. This spurred fans of Wimbledon to form their own club which they called AFC Wimbledon, or AFC for short.
This team was placed in the ninth tier of English football. Meanwhile, after the 2003-04 season, the old Wimbledon changed their name to MK Dons and in the meantime had been relegated into what is now League One.
AFC gained promotion twice in their first three years, while MK Dons was further relegated to League Two at the end of the 05-06 season. From seven tiers' difference to only three in four years.
In 07-08, both AFC and MK Dons gained promotion. AFC gained another notch in 08-09 moving to the Conference Premier, reducing the difference to two tiers.
At the end of the 2011 season AFC won another promotion; after only 9 years in existence they were now a League Two team and only one league back of MK. They have remained in League Two since. MK were promoted to the Championship in 14-15, but went right back down after this season.
This season AFC finished 7th in League Two, good enough to make the playoffs, and beat Accrington in extra time to make the finals. Which sets this up:
If AFC can beat Plymouth in the finals at Wembley on May 30, they will gain promotion to League One, and thereby will be in the same league as their predecessor team.
How fitting--and ironic--it would be.
It's now confirmed that LvG got the sack today.
Your move, Special One.
No one will ever be good enough for Manchester United as a manager.
Unless your name is Sir Alex.
I am going to be the first to predict that France will beat Spain in the Euro Final on their home soil for the title. Then in the Copa America I will take Argentina over Uruguay!
USA beats Ecuador tonight 1-0
Quote from: AirWarren on May 25, 2016, 09:29:02 pm
USA beats Ecuador tonight 1-0
That last group of guys played well together. They generated a lot of chances overall. Paraguay and Costa Rica are very solid. Colombia speaks for itself. I think we can get out of the group stage but it will be tough.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 25, 2016, 09:29:02 pm
USA beats Ecuador tonight 1-0
Ugly, boring game. Especially in the first half. Nagbe turned things around eventually. We need more of him with the USMNT. Not least because it allows Bradley to drop back into a more natural defensive role.
Very boring game. There is potential but who knows.
Let's go with our young players and drop a lot of the older ones
Quote from: Fred Bird on May 26, 2016, 09:37:34 pm
Let's go with our young players and drop a lot of the older ones
What he said..... haha.
Let's just play everyone in the right positions for once.
Bradley looked good in his defensive role.
Bedoya and nagbe(sp?) need to lead it along the way.
Hull city will be back in the EPL. GO ORANGE AND BLACK!
U.S. scores early, Mexico beats Paraguay 1-0, Real wins, Hull comes up..... what a good day so far in the soccer world to watch.
Let's go USA!
GOAL!!!!!!!! John brooks!
4-0. Good showing by a couple of young USA players.
LR Rangers drop the match at home to the Dutch Lions, 4-1.
Lions went up 1-0 early, Rangers tied it up in the 79th minute, and then the Lions got 3 in the final 11 minutes.
Welcome back to the Prem, Hull City. 1-0 winners over Sheffield Wednesday today.
USA looked great last night! All four goals scored by players under 25
Here's a breakdown of the promotions and relegations for the top 4 English football leagues:
Relegated from Barclays Premier League to Sky Bet Championship League:
1. Newcastle United
2. Norwich City
3. Aston Villa
Promoted from Sky Bet Championship League to Barclays Premier League:
1. Burnley
2. Middlesbrough
3. Hull City
Relegated from Sky Bet Championship League to English League One:
1. Charlton Athletic
2. Milton Keynes Dons
3. Bolton Wanderers
Promoted from English League One to Sky Bet Championship League:
1. Wigan Athletic
2. Burton Albion
3. Barnsley
Relegated from English League One to English League Two:
1. Doncaster Rovers
2. Blackpool
3. Colchester United
4. Crewe Alexandra
Promoted to English League One from English League Two:
1. Northampton Town
2. Oxford United
3. Bristol Rovers
4. AFC Wimbledon or Plymouth Argyle (play tomorrow)
Relegated from English League Two to National League:
1. Dagenham & Redbridge
2. York City
Tough break for Millwall. I was hoping they'd make it back up to the Championship. My favorite sub-PL team in England.
Barnsley is another story about what shouldn't happen sometimes, does. They were bottom of League 1 after 20 games this season, fired their manager and had a caretaker come in.
That caretaker has taken them back to the Championship. He should now get the job full time.
A little FA Cup history: As a Championship side, Barnsley dumped Liverpool and Chelsea out of the FA Cup in successive rounds in 2008, and the Liverpool match was at Anfield.
That was the same year that Portsmouth went on to win the Cup, on the way defeating Manchester United at Old Trafford thanks to a penalty. The goalkeeper on that occasion was Rio Ferdinand, usually a defender. Edwin Van der Sar had to go off injured at halftime and Tomas Kuszczak, his backup, was red-carded for the foul that resulted in the penalty.
AFC Wimbledon wins!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 30, 2016, 11:45:12 am
AFC Wimbledon wins!
I only like them because they have that giant Nigerian guy.... he is a beast!
And that's exactly what they call him.
I looked him up. 5-10 and listed at 220 pounds. I'd say he's a few more than that.
Zlatan has signed with Manchester United.
I am so not excited about that. Zlatan is my favorite player not on the USMNT, and I hate Man U. I'm disappointed in him
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 03, 2016, 05:33:00 pm
Zlatan has signed with Manchester United.
Manure United will still somehow tank and get 4th with him next year I hope...
Copa 100 is about to kick off!
Seems to be a big crowd. Where is this being played?
Let's go yanks!
Santa Clara?
Got a mixed lineup it looks. I was hoping to go young.
Terrible.
We need to get Jones out of there. He has thrown away so many balls tonight.
I swear. Getting ran out of town here.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 03, 2016, 09:12:52 pm
We need to get Jones out of there. He has thrown away so many balls tonight.
More than anything, we need to get Klinsmann out of there.
Looked awful in the first half and then it took Klinsmann 20 minutes into the second half to make a change? Pathetic
US Women's National Team has played Japan twice in the past few days.
First match was a 3-3 draw. Japan went up 2-0 in the first twenty minutes, our ladies battled back and took a 3-2 lead in the 89th minute, only to let up a goal 3 minutes into stoppage time.
Today's match went 2-0 in the USWNT's favor, after being stopped in the 76th minute due to lightning. Hope Solo's 99th career shutout.
USA women win on aggregate ;)
That Mexico and Uruguay match up was very entertaining.
Let's see if the USA can redeem itself and get itself in position to make a run.
I predict 0 goals vs CRC. Their defense is stout, has been since Brazil at least. Might pull a nil-nil draw if we're lucky, but I can't say I'd put money on it.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on June 07, 2016, 02:10:08 pm
I predict 0 goals vs CRC. Their defense is stout, has been since Brazil at least. Might pull a nil-nil draw if we're lucky, but I can't say I'd put money on it.
That would be a big disappointment.
Ronald Koeman (Southampton) will be announced Friday as the next manager of Everton.
IMO, an excellent appointment.
In an upset if I've ever seen one, the country of Georgia defeated Spain in an international friendly by the score of 1-0.
Let's go USA!
Already look shell shocked.
Big penalty there. Clear push in the back on Bobby Wood. We need this here.
Score USA! Demspsey with his 50th!
1-0 in the 9th.
USA is playing like mad men right now. 2-0 off a Dempsey pass to jones!
36th minute.
Bobby Wood! 3-0 USA!!! 41st!
Quote from: Lionheart88 on June 07, 2016, 02:10:08 pm
I predict 0 goals vs CRC. Their defense is stout, has been since Brazil at least. Might pull a nil-nil draw if we're lucky, but I can't say I'd put money on it.
Some days I'm glad to be wrong.
A little over 39k for the matchup. Not bad. Most EPL grounds hold 30-70k people.
Zusi!!!!!!! 4-0!!!!!
From the cellar to the penthouse. Big win by the USA.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on June 07, 2016, 07:50:43 pm
Some days I'm glad to be wrong.
I'm glad you were wrong too. I was beginning to lose hope
Just need a draw to advance to the knockout round. I would prefer we play like we did last night, however.
What a match! Go go USA!
Poor Haiti.
It is now 6-1 Brazil.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 08, 2016, 08:19:06 pm
It is now 6-1 Brazil.
If we get out of group stage it appears we will be headed to play Brazil. I like our chances here in the States against them..... especially up in Seattle which we should have a sellout crowd actually in our favor if we can make it to the knockout stage! Paraguay isn't a push over though so we will wait and see.
Quote from: beach bum on June 08, 2016, 08:48:13 pm
If we get out of group stage it appears we will be headed to play Brazil. I like our chances here in the States against them..... especially up in Seattle which we should have a sellout crowd actually in our favor if we can make it to the knockout stage! Paraguay isn't a push over though so we will wait and see.
Think it'd be an actual sellout, or the norm in Seattle (where they rope off half seats and then claim that 39,000 is a sellout in a stadium that can hold 72k)?
Should be a huge pro USA crowd. Let's know out the neck opponent first.
Great game between Ecuador vs Peru. Second half just started.
Yes sir. I turned on the nba game. Then turned it back to the Copa and it's tied. When I turned it Peru had just scored their second goal.
Wow, what a game. Too bad soccer naysayers don't see fast paced physical games like this one, they might start liking the sport. Where's a Alma Airedale fan when you need them? LOL
Quote from: Go Postal on June 08, 2016, 11:05:14 pm
Wow, what a game. Too bad soccer naysayers don't see fast paced physical games like this one, they might start liking the sport. Where's a Alma Airedale fan when you need them? LOL
Very physical game. As was the Haitians toward the brazillians. Big size difference there.
In my opinion, the two most consistent teams right now are Mexico and Brazil.
Maybe I missed it somewhere but what's the deal with the "zombie apocalypse" looking ball that they are using for Copa America?
Chicharito at it again for Mejico.
I can see why some wouldn't like chicharito. But I'm actually becoming a big fan of his.
I'd like to see him in MLS. Especially if it was Dallas that acquired him.
Quote from: Lionheart88 on June 10, 2016, 12:29:26 am
I'd like to see him in MLS. Especially if it was Dallas that acquired him.
Chelsea FC :D
Quote from: AirWarren on June 09, 2016, 10:53:21 pm
I can see why some wouldn't like chicharito. But I'm actually becoming a big fan of his.
One of my favorites...
Payet is really growing on me and France is quickly becoming my favorite international team in Europe. They had a tough match with Romania but pulled it out 2-1
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 07, 2016, 05:48:49 pm
In an upset if I've ever seen one, the country of Georgia defeated Spain in an international friendly by the score of 1-0.
And that's Spain with pretty much their full Euro 2016 team.
Yes, with Georgia ranked 137, that would be a major upset.
To put it in perspective from a English league standpoint, that's the equivalent of a Level 6 English team beating LC.
Messi showing Yankees in chi-town how to play soccer.
Quote from: Go Postal on June 10, 2016, 10:19:17 pm
Messi showing Yankees in chi-town how to play soccer.
Messi. What an athlete.
That Messi guy coming in as a sub and getting a hat trick and an assist in just over 30 minutes of play.
Now imagine if he were good enough to start for Argentina... ;)
Wales, in its first competitive tournament of any kind since 1958, picks up a 2-1 win over Slovakia. Outstanding!
I will be supporting Wales and England in the Euro!
What tv channel is the US/Paraguay match on?
FS1
Quote from: Longfellow on June 11, 2016, 04:48:32 pm
What tv channel is the US/Paraguay match on?
151 on dish.
I swear I looked on FS1 a dozen times. Good thing Buffalo Wild Wings has my back. I am very disappointed though. I'm the only person here watching the match
Sadly, this area of the world still thinks soccer is a commie sport.
USA is playing with 10 men. That's bs.
The refs have lost control of this match
Quite the interesting second half thus far.
Such a CONCACAF match. Hold on you Yanks!
How about that! Costa Rica beats Colombia 3-2, so the USMNT wins Group A!
Didn't expect that to happen!
Sorry Columbia! Ha!
Interesting enough. We were out and about tonight. Every place we went that had tv's, soccer was on.
Like a commentator said today, everyone says soccer won't make it in this country. But the top Twitter trends today were the USMNT and several of the current players for the team. He followed it up with, soccer is here folks and you might as well embrace it! 51k+ were there to watch it today.
TICOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now the USMNT gets to stay in Seattle (which will be a serious home field advantage) and play either Ecuador or Peru (likely Ecuador)
Man, Croatia should be 5-nil up.
It's their own fault if the Turks equalize.
The Croats hold on.
Meanwhile, UEFA is addressing the violence between the English and the Russian fans. They are threatening expulsion of both teams from Euro 2016 should there be a re-occurrence.
That's almost unfair to the English since the Russians were the ones inciting the violence
Poland with the 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland. Certainly not the most exciting soccer match I've ever seen, but congrats tot he Poles nonetheless.
Also, three days until the fixtures for the 2016-17 Premier League season are released!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 12, 2016, 10:42:52 am
The Croats hold on.
Meanwhile, UEFA is addressing the violence between the English and the Russian fans. They are threatening expulsion of both teams from Euro 2016 should there be a re-occurrence.
A couple of quotes were made by French citizens that just really irks me. One pizzeria owner stated in regard to the fights etc. "It's the English, what do you expect." The thug Russians were the ones that attacked the English supporters. Dang near killed one who is in critical condition. Next, several French folks attacked a couple of English supporters in a bar injuring them? But the English are the aggressors? Please. There is a handful of countries that I can't stand and Russia is one with the French as a close second.
Also. Prayers for America. Prayers for Orlando, FL for the victims.
Wake up America. These Islamic nut jobs DO NOT care what bathroom you use, who you marry, who you vote for, etc etc etc. You are a American westerner and their enemy. This is the worst mass shooting in American history. We should be flying over there right now and laying missiles on Ramadan marches in Isis populated places right now. It's just disgusting. Isis don't care who you are. It's time to wake up as a country and take back out safety.
So Costa Rica really ruined the Colombian party and what i said above ;D .... onward to Seattle where we will actually pack the house PRO Unites States.... USA USA USA!
HOLY SCHNEIKEES.
Peru has scored, but it was a handball. But the goal STANDS!
Wow, hold on Peru!!
Finally saw the replay and that is funny. That was obviously a hand ball. Well, I don't think anyone here is too concerned the Brazilians got screwed however.
Quote from: beach bum on June 12, 2016, 10:00:44 pm
Finally saw the replay and that is funny. That was obviously a hand ball. Well, I don't think anyone here is too concerned the Brazilians got screwed however.
I like Neymar but no. Could care less if Brazil got screwed. The refs were trying to screw us last night.
I don't understand a lot of Spanish, but I understand what "Escandalo Total" means.
Wow.
Poor Dunga. Historically great player, captained Brazil to two straight World Cup Finals (winning one) but just can't catch a break coaching them.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 12, 2016, 10:02:59 pm
I like Neymar but no. Could care less if Brazil got screwed. The refs were trying to screw us last night.
There was so many yellows flying that I thought I was watching a American football game played in Vilonia. LOL
Ha! That's hilarious.
I'm pumped about the Mexico match tonight. Hope my man chicharito goes off. I suppose, I'll cheer for Mejico if USA gets knocked out....
Quote from: Go Postal on June 13, 2016, 03:28:10 pm
There was so many yellows flying that I thought I was watching a American football game played in Vilonia. LOL
I'm probably the only Vilonia poster in this thread, and that joke is hilarious! It doesn't bother me at all, since I like the other football, the one that matters, a heck of a lot more. ;D
Venezuela scores early... Let the nuttiness begin again :o
Yup. I really would love to see a USA vs Mexico final. Get chicharito in!
Chicharito enters in the 67th!
In comes Chicharito.... If they don't win tonight their quarterfinal against Argentina will be a monster of a matchup and we get that winner if we win!
The Venezuelan keeper... Wow!
Amazing match. Venezuela is playing great futbol right now.
I'm still alive in a soccer survivor contest (pick one team to win each day in either the Euro or the Copa) and you can only reuse a team if you correctly predict the score of their match
What's that on Fred?
Big match for the USA Thursday. I cannot wait.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 14, 2016, 07:52:42 am
What's that on Fred?
Big match for the USA Thursday. I cannot wait.
Friend running it. I've got Chile with both of my entries today
I have a super predicament Thursday. Either watch the USMNT or go to the final night of vacation bible school at my church. This is a tough one
Stream the match at VBS
Quote from: Fred Bird on June 14, 2016, 11:21:04 am
Stream the match at VBS
Boom.
You guys remember the year Arkansas was playing Florida and we got screwed? We were in a wedding that day and I had my phone buds wired through my tux listening to the game during the wedding ha. You can do the same at VBS. Remember, the lord giveth the live streamith :D.
Quote from: Longfellow on June 14, 2016, 10:44:06 am
I have a super predicament Thursday. Either watch the USMNT or go to the final night of vacation bible school at my church. This is a tough one
I am taking it you are leading a group there I imagine? That is quite the quagmire I wouldn't want to be in haha.
Hungary scores one hour in to make it 1-0 over Austria. This will be an upset if they can hold on!
Hungary wins 2-0!
Iceland holding its own... 1-1 with 25 minutes left!
Portugal should be carpet dragging them haha
Hungary and Iceland... PRECISELY why this is the world's beautiful game!
This is what America is all about.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/us-soccer-usmnt-crashed-seahawks-practice-copa-america-nfl
I survived with Chile in both entries yesterday. Today I split my entries
Entry 1: Russia 1-0
Teams gone: Switzerland, Uruguay, Chile
Teams redeemed for picking correct score: Ecuador
Entry 2: Romania 1-0
Teams gone: Switzerland, Sweden, Chile
Teams redeemed for picking correct score: Ecuador
Alexis Sanchez is a heck of an athlete.
Welp Russia
Hope they lose. That's another country I cannot stand.
Romania keeps entry 2 alive! I can rebuy tomorrow in entry 1
Quote from: AirWarren on June 15, 2016, 09:28:06 am
Hope they lose. That's another country I cannot stand.
Same here. I hope Russia goes out in group stage in the 2018 World Cup on their home soil. They will "randomly" however have the easiest group the way FIFA works though.
The Russian and English fans clashed again after the Russian loss to Slovakia. Wonder if FIFA will follow through on their warnings.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 15, 2016, 06:29:20 pm
The Russian and English fans clashed again after the Russian loss to Slovakia. Wonder if FIFA will follow through on their warnings.
I hope Wales beats England tomorrow!
They need to. Get rid of them both.
Another thing to keep in mind:
Russia is slated to host the 2018 World Cup.
Should they be stripped of that as well if the violence continues?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 15, 2016, 08:09:20 pm
Another thing to keep in mind:
Russia is slated to host the 2018 World Cup.
Should they be stripped of that as well if the violence continues?
They should move it to Canada, Mexico, or the United States in 2018 or 2022 from the disasters they have them at right now. I'd love to make a reasonable vacation out of those three instead of where they have them now.
I hope they give us the World Cup in 2018. I've been saving for Russia for a year now, so that would cheapen things a bit
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 15, 2016, 08:09:20 pm
Another thing to keep in mind:
Russia is slated to host the 2018 World Cup.
Should they be stripped of that as well if the violence continues?
Move it. Russia is nothing but a thug country.
Bale with another free kick to go up 1-0..... its in the 47th minute now. England looks so bad in the first half!
The two subs at half create for England. Sturridge sent a ball into the box and Vardy came up with the goal out of the bunch of English and Welsh players.
Should be a fun to match to watch. Wish I would have recorded it.
USA tonight! Come on you Yanks!
It's less than 2 hours from the beginning of the match. I predict we pull it off 2-1 in extra time after a 1-1 deadlock after the first 90 minutes.
USA USA USA!!!!! Lets go RED WHITE AND BLUE!
Heard that a crowd of over 50K is expected for this match tonight. It's time to get the place rocking in Seattle. That stadium is the perfect stadium for a home field advantage.
Quote from: beach bum on June 16, 2016, 06:42:54 pm
It's less than 2 hours from the beginning of the match. I predict we pull it off 2-1 in extra time after a 1-1 deadlock after the first 90 minutes.
If it's tied after 90 it'll go straight to PKs
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL issued a blanket statement about fan behavior that was clearly directed at Mexico
Quote from: Fred Bird on June 16, 2016, 07:17:20 pm
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL issued a blanket statement about fan behavior that was clearly directed at Mexico
What went on?
Quote from: AirWarren on June 16, 2016, 07:18:55 pm
What went on?
Their fans have been chanting a word at opponents that's an extremely derogatory Spanish word for a homosexual
Not surprising.
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At my Goblin house right now...
Two TVs on Copa America. Check
FIFA 16 being played also on third TV. Check
Anticipation is high. USA, USA, USA !!
At my parents' house (where I'm living this summer since I have an internship in Fort Smith) they don't have actual cable, opting for Sling instead. So, I'll be watching tonight's game on Univision
Not feeling real confident right now. Ecuador is on us tight.
Wow. So close. Come on!!
Dempsey!!!!! Goal!!!!! Bobby wood is playing like a man on fire!!!
USA USA USA 8)
Freaking goal
Quote from: Go Postal on June 16, 2016, 08:19:29 pm
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At my Goblin house right now...
Two TVs on Copa America. Check
FIFA 16 being played also on third TV. Check
Anticipation is high. USA, USA, USA !!
I am thoroughly enjoying you finally joining us down on Soccer thread.....
I got home from vacation bible school just in time to see Clint celebrate after scoring. At least we're winning
10 vs 10 now.... Jones is out and Wood picked up a 2nd yellow of the tournament so neither will play next game. I have no idea how we could beat Argentina with both of them out. That was a horrible 2 minute span. I think Ecuador gets a goal now with a more open game. That was bad!
Well the USA just proved me wrong haha....
Quote from: beach bum on June 16, 2016, 09:50:22 pm
10 vs 10 now.... Jones is out and Wood picked up a 2nd yellow of the tournament so neither will play next game. I have no idea how we could beat Argentina with both of them out. That was a horrible 2 minute span. I think Ecuador gets a goal now with a more open game. That was bad!
Messi is my favorite international player, but I really, really hope Argentina goes down in the quarterfinals.
The red to Jones was awful
The US of freaking A
Awesome match. I was getting worried. Big losses for us with Wood, jones, and bedoya.
Guys are going to be doing a lot of moving around next game to make a line up work...
Yup. It's not ideal what happened with the suspensions.
I imagine we appeal the red to Jones (and get it overturned) and start Nagbe and Pulisic instead of Wood and Bedoya. If Jones' card isn't overturned then I imagine Zusi starts
Pyrrhic victory. We progress, but yikes we're thin without those guys.
Jones has got no argument, though. He put his fist in the guy's face. That's going to be a sending off any time, anywhere.
After a closer replay, his fist didn't even touch his face. He did in fact take a swing which isn't good. I hope it's overturned.
How about that crowd last night? It was roaring in that stadium.
August 2nd 2015.
How about this thread guys? We are up to 20 pages filled with soccer fandom. It's here USA, time to embrace it!
Quote from: AirWarren on June 17, 2016, 06:59:01 am
After a closer replay, his fist didn't even touch his face. He did in fact take a swing which isn't good. I hope it's overturned.
How about that crowd last night? It was roaring in that stadium.
On the replays I've seen it looks like he does, but even if he doesn't the fact that he appeared to at the time is probably enough. You can't second-guess every call the refs make after the fact; at some point, you have to trust their judgement and go with what they saw calling the play live, even if it turns out to be harsh later. Besides, violent conduct isn't really any less violent if you miss. The fact that he was trying to slug the guy is probably enough. I doubt it gets overturned.
The Czech Republic vs Croatia game was unreal. The Czech's storm back from 0-2 down to tie 2-2 in stoppage time. The Croatian fans I believe started throwing fiery objects on the field... They are known to be a rowdy group!
Croatian fans threw "at least ten" flares onto the pitch against the Czech Republic. Completely ridiculous.
These European nations are full of a bunch of thugs man.
The Spain vs Croatia match will be a good one. Spain is up 2-0 at half on Turkey.....
Quote from: AirWarren on June 17, 2016, 07:00:08 am
August 2nd 2015.
How about this thread guys? We are up to 20 pages filled with soccer fandom. It's here USA, time to embrace it!
Amazing what a few of us can do.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum.
I have a busy day tomorrow so won't be on here to see it crack 1,000 posts as I am about to fall asleep for the night.... but it was certainly an honor to be a part of the "Fearless Friday FC". We will have to start a new 2016/2017 thread after these tournaments are up. I took a look at the Premier League schedule today. I noticed the 3 promoted clubs open at home. Do they always let the promoted clubs open up at home as a tradition?
I have officially completed a rebuy into the contest by repaying the entrance fee to up the pot and also making three correct picks today. I bought both entries back in. My picks for tomorrow are:
Iceland 1-0
Belgium 2-0
Quote from: beach bum on June 17, 2016, 10:06:27 pm
I have a busy day tomorrow so won't be on here to see it crack 1,000 posts as I am about to fall asleep for the night.... but it was certainly an honor to be a part of the "Fearless Friday FC". We will have to start a new 2016/2017 thread after these tournaments are up. I took a look at the Premier League schedule today. I noticed the 3 promoted clubs open at home. Do they always let the promoted clubs open up at home as a tradition?
No, the schedule is on a semi-random basis. They try not to have any of the big derby matches (United-City, Everton-Liverpool, Tottenham-Chelsea) on matchday 1.
Back to the Euros, Croatia could be in serious trouble. Flares and one explosive device on the pitch. The pitch actually on fire at one point.
And, where is the French security? Do they just turn the other way?
People can't take hard-sided coolers into a NFL game or NASCAR race, yet the Croats, Turks and Russians are able to get fireworks and explosive devices into a stadium where a major event is taking place?
Wouldn't (let me rephrase, shouldn't) happen in America. Every one of those countries should face severe sanctions.
Quote from: Longfellow on June 15, 2016, 08:56:10 pm
I hope they give us the World Cup in 2018. I've been saving for Russia for a year now, so that would cheapen things a bit
Can I go with you?
Screw Russia. Bring that World Cup home. We would have the best water, best amenities, best lodging and best food. Period.
Contact that carries into the box should be a penalty! I feel so sorry for Iceland
Karma bites, doesn't it, Cristiano Ronaldo?
First a missed penalty then a goal chalked off for offside.
Never talk trash about the Icelanders.
Venezuela misses a penalty that would've brought them within 1
Chile looking pretty good. 2-0
How about 5-0?
This could be any number now. Mexico have thrown in the towel.
MexicLOL
This may be one of the biggest matches in USMNT history. Semi finals. Hosting the greatest futbol player in the world. On USA soil. Houston better turn out. I'm sick I cannot go.
I want to fly down to Houston tomorrow. Screw work
Hate that we won't have Wood, Jones, or Bedoya.
Quote from: Fred Bird on June 20, 2016, 10:02:24 am
I want to fly down to Houston tomorrow. Screw work
Yep. Same here. It's going to be a massive match. I hope the place is flooded with red white and blue.
I will be making it to Buenos Aires for vacation on Wednesday... we will see if I can even show my face after the match tomorrow. If we get embarrassed I might have to pretend I don't watch futbol :)
Quote from: beach bum on June 20, 2016, 12:11:04 pm
I will be making it to Buenos Aires for vacation on Wednesday... we will see if I can even show my face after the match tomorrow. If we get embarrassed I might have to pretend I don't watch futbol :)
As long as we don't pull a Mexico it'll be okay
Exactly. Just show up and make them earn it ya know.
Totally agree. I think we will be ok even with guys out. We have a better back line than Mexico, Venezuela, etc... and even 2 of the goals Argentina had against Venezuela their defenders looked so lost which will not happen to us. I hope we can put a goal in cause if we do it will be a down to the wire match.
Argentina's weakness is their back line. We just have to win possession to exploit it
How about Wales winning their group in the Euros!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 20, 2016, 07:08:29 pm
How about Wales winning their group in the Euros!
That was quite the performance by them today... I'd love for them to somehow make a semifinal appearance. I'd say that is a realistic but tough goal for them!
Big day American Outlaws! Let's go USA!
We love ya, we love ya, we love ya, and where you go we'll follow, we'll follow, we'll follow, cause we support the US, the US, the US, and that's the way we like it, we like it, we like it
What a great win for Croatia! Comes from behind to beat Spain!
Karma is biting these teams whose members speak negatively about their own or others' teams. One of the Spanish benchwarmers said "it's not worth my while" to be on the bench.
Karma, all, karma.
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The Goblin Nation has been to the semi-finals many times, we know that kind of pressure.
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
GOOD LUCK USA ON THIS GAME AND LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINALS!
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Let's go!!!!!!
Btw Go Postal we need to be friends. I love your awesome graphics!
Let's go!!!! USA USA!!
The stadium is packed!
We weren't ready
Nope. We looked bad there.
This match was over before it began when Jurgen went with Beckerman and Wondo
What a shot from Messi. About as perfect of a free kick as anyone can have.
Messi, yay! Lavessi, meh.
Hideous. Outclassed.
Michael Bradley.............sucks.
I have hated Michael Bradley since the World Cup
After the opening match, I'm very proud of this team.
Same. Time for a new manager, though.
Still one more to go. Let's hope for third place.
Quote from: Romeo on June 21, 2016, 09:53:29 pm
Michael Bradley.............sucks.
Quote from: Longfellow on June 21, 2016, 09:54:04 pm
I have hated Michael Bradley since the World Cup
He's really not bad. His biggest issues are position and consistency. As in, the manager usually doesn't play him in his natural position (D-Mid/#6), and when he does so, he doesn't do it consistently. He'd actually had a pretty good Copa playing the 6 in a lineup that varied between 4-3-3 and 4-1-3-2. Then Jones went down, we switched to a traditional 4-4-2 (the kind most nations have gone away from because 3-CM formations like 4-3-3, 4-5-1, et al, can swamp the 4-4-2's 2 CMs with numbers) with Bradley at the box-to-box role and Beckerman as the 6, and it he apart, partly because he's playing out of position, partly because they were outnumbered by Argentina's CMs. Played consistently in a proper role, Bradley is one of the US's best players. Supremely intelligent, I'd just bet he'll be a great coach one day. That's something you want in your captain.
Did anyone not from Hungary predict them to win the group?
I wanted Iceland to smite the group which they basically did
Anyone else find it hysterical that Ronaldo talked all that crap about Iceland after the first group match when Iceland tied Portugal, only for Portugal to finish 3rd in the group while Iceland got 2nd?
New reports are out now that are saying that Klinsmann may leave the USMNT for Southampton. Saw it on Pardon the Interruption today. I'm taking the report with a grain of salt.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 23, 2016, 06:00:31 pm
New reports are out now that are saying that Klinsmann may leave the USMNT for Southampton. Saw it on Pardon the Interruption today. I'm taking the report with a grain of salt.
Please let this be true
Quote from: Fred Bird on June 23, 2016, 08:17:26 pm
Please let this be true
Saw a report out of Southampton saying he isn't on their short list. Hopefully a case like "Saban definitely not leaving Miami."
Per Jurgen Klinsmann, Tim Howard will start tomorrow night against Colombia
Anyone else coming to Dugan's for the game tonight?
I need to make it down there for one, and I also need to make it to Smoke & Barrel in Fayetteville for a match
Rough start #FireJurgen
For all you with such great knowledge of gentlemen's game of chess played on grass, who do you think we could get to come coach the USA if they fire Jurgen?
Quote from: WC-soccer dad on June 25, 2016, 08:33:31 pm
For all you with such great knowledge of gentlemen's game of chess played on grass, who do you think we could get to come coach the USA if they fire Jurgen?
Any one of a number of incredibly competent MLS coaches (Caleb Porter comes to mind immediately)
I just watch the USMNT. I have no idea about any other soccer league in the world. Except for reading the premier league table
Sigh..
Arsenal triggered Jamie Vardy's release clause this past week with a 20-million pound offer.
Jamie Vardy promptly signed a four-year extension with Leicester.
That, folks, is loyalty.
Quote from: Fred Bird on June 25, 2016, 09:10:34 pm
Any one of a number of incredibly competent MLS coaches (Caleb Porter comes to mind immediately)
Indeed. FC Dallas' Oscar Pareja would be a good one, but might be even better filling the Technical Director side of Klinsmann's responsibilities (and really, those two jobs should never have been both given to the same person. It's too much work for one man to give adequate time to both). Peter Vermes of Sporting KC or Jesse Marsch of the NY Red Bulls would be good options. Honestly, I would personally be happy bringing back Bruce Arena or Bob Bradley, both did at least as well (arguably better) with shallower talent pools. I'm sure there are a dozen international coaches who'd be fine choices as well.
Time for the Copa final! If Chile wins then I win $130!
Chile wins it 0(4)-0(2)!
If we ever have an FF FC meet-up, the first round is on me with my winnings
Messi says he may never play with Argentina in international competition again
OH MY MY MY MY MY MY MY!!
Talk about your Brexit.
Iceland have beaten England.
Vincent Kompany on ESPN had a well taken point:
This was in many ways a BIGGER upset than Leicester winning the PL. This because what Iceland have to pick from is what few players they have in the PL plus many players playing in lesser leagues around the world.
For England this was essentially a PL All-Star team, at least for their home grown talent.
Oh. My. Days.
England in my opinion, should rarely lose.
Iceland :)
I love to see Wayne Rooney lose, and him losing to an underdog like Iceland just makes it that much sweeter. I would love to be the color commentator for one of their matches. Their names are just fun to say
Anything affiliated with Manchester United losing makes me happy.
New report is out saying that Diego Costa wants out of his contract with Chelsea.
Mighty Wales advances to the Eruo semifinals with a 3-1 victory over Belgium!
Let's see if they can keep their winning ways going and advance to the final with a victory over Ronaldo and Portugal on Wednesday.
You should see the Hal Robson-Kanu goal for Wales.
With his back to two defenders, he faked them both out, split them and hit an unstoppable shot.
By the way, he is a free agent, with Championship side Reading having released him. Won't be long before he has another team to play for, I'd wager.
Wales vs Iceland in the finals?? With the way those two teams are playing, don't bet against it.
Let's go Wales!
I'll bet they're celebrating in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXKsQ2nbno)
I want Wales v. Iceland so bad
Thank you, Iceland, for reminding us how international soccer is to be played (with spirit), for having so much heart, and for never giving up.
We as soccer fans will never forget you.
Congratulations to Wales on a spectacular run.
On another note, Messi and his father were found guilty on tax fraud/evasion charges and both were sentenced to 21 months in prison. However, neither is expected to serve the time in prison, as, under Spanish law, any tax crime with a sentence of less than two years can be served through probation.
I'm glad you explained that, because when I read it this morning I thought they avoided jail time because of who they were
Ugh Portugal :(
Ronaldo!
Ronaldo!!! European champions!
Ew
Quote from: Fred Bird on July 10, 2016, 08:42:49 pm
Ew
My last name originates in Portugal.
As Garth says, "blame it on my roots" ha
AW, I think Chelsea picked up a very good player from Leicester City.
N'Golo Kante moves from the King Power to Stamford Bridge. He was a big part of that Foxes' midfield.
The fee was 32 million pounds, or just over $42 million.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 17, 2016, 10:02:20 pm
AW, I think Chelsea picked up a very good player from Leicester City.
N'Golo Kante moves from the King Power to Stamford Bridge. He was a big part of that Foxes' midfield.
The fee was 32 million pounds, or just over $42 million.
Yea. Was discussing it with my father in in law today at lunch. Should be a great product for Conte and Chelsea.
Liverpool is playing Roma in St. Louis on August 1. That might be a good one and close enough for Arkansas soccer fans to go watch.
Unfortunately, a work day for me.
Work day for me too. Sigh.
I was so upset that this was a work day for me. I am a Liverpool supporter and would have loved to go
Quote from: Fred Bird on July 21, 2016, 12:24:57 am
I was so upset that this was a work day for me. I am a Liverpool supporter and would have loved to go
Waiting for the day, when Chelsea plays at Jerry's World.
AW I think you should have the honor of starting up the 2016-2017 All Soccer Thread.... I believe the time has come for us to begin a new chapter. Well over 1,000 posts to this thread. Great job my friends!
Women play their opening game tonight at 5! Come watch the game with the Outlaws at Dugan's!
The Premier League starts in a week and a half to go hand in hand with the Olympics.....
Thought that foul on Heath a minute ago could've been a red, she was pretty clearly through on goal, last defender tripped her up just outside the box.
Agreed
The 2016-17 English League Championship kicks off today at 1:45 PM with Fulham hosting new ELC member Newcastle United. In most of the preseason predictions that I've read, Newcastle is the favorite in the ELC to win the league and move back into the Premier League next season.
And Fulham upends the preseason favorite! 1-nil over Newcastle United to start the season!
English Championship League - Week 1
Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United*, FT
Birmingham City 0-0 Cardiff City, FT
Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Norwich City*, FT
Bristol City 2-1 Wigan Athletic*, FT
Derby County 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion, FT
Huddersfield Town 2-1 Brentford, FT
Ipswich Town 4-2 Barnsley*
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Burton Albion*, FT
Reading 1-0 Preston North End, FT
Rotherham United 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers, FT
Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Leeds United, FT
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa*, FT
English League One - Week 1:
Bolton Wanderers* 1-0 Sheffield United, FT
Bradford City 0-0 Port Vale, FT
Bury 2-0 Charlton Athletic*, FT
Millwall 3-0 Oldham Athletic, FT
Northampton Town* 1-1 Fleetwood Town, FT
Oxford United* 1-1 Chesterfield, FT
Rochdale 2-3 Peterborough United, FT
Scunthorpe United 3-1 Bristol Rovers*, FT
Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons*, FT
Southend United 1-3 Gillingham, FT
Swindon Town 1-0 Coventry City, FT
Walsall 3-1 AFC Wimbledon*, FT
English League Two - Week 1:
Accringston Stanley 3-2 Doncaster Rovers*, FT
Blackpool* 2-0 Exeter City, FT
Cambridge United 1-1 Barnet, FT
Cheltenham Town* 1-1 Leyton Orient, FT
Crawley Town 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers, FT
Grimsby Town* 2-0 Morcambe, FT
Hartlepool United 1-1 Colchester United*, FT
Newport County 2-3 Mansfield Town, FT
Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Luton Town, FT
Portsmouth 1-1 Carlisle United, FT
Stevenage 1-2 Crewe Alexandra*, FT
Yeovil Town 2-0 Notts County, FT
*-new club in the league
EPL begins Friday folks!
The Conte Regime begins at CHELSEA FC!
I'm hearing Roberto Mancini out at Internazionale. Odd move this close to the season kicking off.
Anyone watching the Olympic soccer games?
Quote from: Go Postal on August 10, 2016, 08:39:37 pm
Anyone watching the Olympic soccer games?
I am rooting for the demise of the Brazilians against Denmark.... I think Brazil looks like they are going to pull a win out actually. I want to see all the Brazilians go home crying tonight with a loss.
Crazy semifinal in the US Open Cup last night. 0-0 at the end of regulation between LA and Dallas, then three goals in extra time (one in stoppage time), sending Dallas through 2-1.
Premier League in 2 days everybody..... My predictions are as followed for the coming season
Champions League (top 4):
Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham
Europa League ( 5 & 6):
West Ham & Arsenal
Rounding out the top half (7-10):
Chelsea, Leicester City, Everton, Southampton
Safely stay in the EPL (11-14)
Swansea City, Sunderland, Stoke City, Middlesbrough
Fight off relegation (15-17):
Bournemouth, Watford, Crystal Palace
Relegated (18-20):
Burnley, Hull City, West Bromwich Albion
I would say the surprises that I predicted above would be.....
Liverpool- putting them in the top 4 is a slight surprise but they don't have any European midweek games so they will play their top squad each week which will suit well for the Reds.
Arsenal- I would say a 5th or 6th place finish would be very bad for the Gunners and Wenger would be managing his last season in north London if this happens
Chelsea- most pundits are predicting Chelsea to at minimum to get back in the top 6 and most have them in the top 4. I feel they are lacking chemistry for whatever reason it may be and it will hurt them in a few games and drop vital points on the table
Leicester City- Even though I predicted them were most experts are too finishing 8th or so after a year winning the league would be a let down
Sunderland- putting them safely in where I did definitely would be a surprise because they like to skate on thin ice as we know. However, I don't think Sunderland did a whole lot in the offseason, but neither did the other lower table teams so I see Sunderland with experience having a decent year by their standards.
Middlesbrough- predicting them to safely stay in the EPL would be great for them and a little bit of a surprise if that happens. They had the best defense in the Championship last season so I think that suits them better off in the Premier League than the other 2 promoted teams.
West Brom- they have been in the EPL for a little run in years so dropping out would be a bad deal for them. They played very lackluster in the second half of the year with goals hard to come by kind of like Crystal Palace so I could see either one of those clubs getting relegated but I will pick West Brom to drop out
Premier League, Week 1:
Hull City* 2-1 Leicester City, FT
Burnley* 0-1 Swansea City, FT
Crystal Palace 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Middlesbrough* 1-1 Stoke City FT
Southampton 1-1 Watford, FT
Manchester City 2-1 Sunderland, FT
AFC Bournemouth-Manchester United, 8/14 7:30 AM
Arsenal-Liverpool, 8/14 10:00 AM
Chelsea-West Ham United, 8/15 2:00 PM
English League Championship, Week 2:
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Nottingham Forest, FT
Aston Villa* 3-0 Rotherham United, FT
Barnsley* 2-0 Derby County, FT
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich Town, FT
Burton Albion* 1-2 Bristol City, FT
Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City, FT
Newcastle United* 1-2 Huddersfield Town, FT
Preston North End 1-2 Fulham, FT
Wigan Athletic* 3-0 Blackburn Rovers, FT
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading, FT
Norwich City* 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday, FT
Cardiff City-Queens Park Rangers, 8/14 9:00 AM
English League One, Week 2:
AFC Wimbledon* 1-2 Bolton Wanderers*, FT
Charlton Athletic* 1-1 Northampton Town*, FT
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town, FT
Coventry City 0-0 Shrewsbury Town, FT
Fleetwood Town 2-2 Scunthorpe United, FT
Gillingham 2-1 Bury, FT
Milton Keynes Dons* 2-2 Millwall, FT
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Walsall, FT
Peterborough United 0-1 Bradford City, FT
Port Vale 2-0 Southend United, FT
Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale, FT
Bristol Rovers*-Oxford United, 8/14 9:00 AM
English League Two, Week 2:
Barnet 2-0 Accrington Stanley, FT
Carlisle United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, FT
Colchester United* 2-0 Cambridge United, FT
Crewe Alexandra* 0-0 Portsmouth, FT
Doncaster Rovers* 1-1 Crawley Town, FT
Exeter City 1-2 Hartlepool United, FT
Leyton Orient 0-1 Newport County, FT
Luton Town 1-1 Yeovil Town, FT
Mansfield Town 1-1 Cheltenham Town*, FT
Morecambe 2-1 Blackpool*, FT
Notts County 1-1 Stevenage, FT
Wycome Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby Town*, FT
*-new club in the league
Manchester United has put together an array of talent that even outstrips that of City. If Mourinho can't win the league with what has been given him this season.....
I have United as the clear favorites. And I don't think LC slips that much as they kept most of the squad intact, and what they lost I think they actually upgraded from the players they lost (except for Kante, and I think Gray will prove to be just as good).
Here's my take.
1. Man Utd
2. Tottenham
3. Leicester
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Man City
7. West Ham
8. Chelsea
9. Everton
10. Southampton
11. Stoke
12. Swansea
13. Middlesbrough
14. Bournemouth
15. Sunderland
16. Crystal Palace
17. Watford
18. Burnley
19. West Brom
20. Hull
USWNT beaten by Sweden on PKs. For the first time, no medal for them.
After Solo's remarks, she may have played her last game for the team. Calling Sweden team a bunch of cowards was unacceptable.
And saying the best team didn't win? Though it went to the crapshoot called PK's, in those Tre Kronor were better, and so today they were the better team.
Nothing to do about it but regroup and bounce back.
Since the Premier League started today I think this can be the beginning of the 2016-2017 soccer thread. How about that rag tag Hull City winning against Leicester City today?
Liverpool! Go go you Reds!
Everton and Tottenham battle to a 1-1 draw. A creditable result and a good start for the Ronald Koeman era on the blue side of Liverpool.
And....what up with Newcastle?? A second straight loss in the Championship, 1-2 AT HOME to HUDDERSFIELD TOWN.
Is Rafa in trouble already?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 13, 2016, 09:37:25 pm
Everton and Tottenham battle to a 1-1 draw. A creditable result and a good start for the Ronald Koeman era on the blue side of Liverpool.
And....what up with Newcastle?? A second straight loss in the Championship, 1-2 AT HOME to HUDDERSFIELD TOWN.
Is Rafa in trouble already?
Wow, that is not good at all. The only thing that will save them is there season is 46 games right? They have plenty of time to get up in the top. However, that is not a good sign to have two straight games of that fashion!
Quote from: Fred Bird on August 13, 2016, 09:21:37 pm
Liverpool! Go go you Reds!
Liverpool and is going to pester and get all over the Gunners tomorrow!
Since this is the new soccer thread, I'll transfer the scores to it.
Premier League, Week 1:
Hull City* 2-1 Leicester City, FT
Burnley* 0-1 Swansea City, FT
Crystal Palace 0-1 West Bromwich Albion, FT
Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur, FT
Middlesbrough* 1-1 Stoke City FT
Southampton 1-1 Watford, FT
Manchester City 2-1 Sunderland, FT
AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Manchester United, FT
Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool, FT
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United, FT
English League Championship, Week 2:
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Nottingham Forest, FT
Aston Villa* 3-0 Rotherham United, FT
Barnsley* 2-0 Derby County, FT
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich Town, FT
Burton Albion* 1-2 Bristol City, FT
Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City, FT
Newcastle United* 1-2 Huddersfield Town, FT
Preston North End 1-2 Fulham, FT
Wigan Athletic* 3-0 Blackburn Rovers, FT
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading, FT
Norwich City* 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday, FT
Cardiff City 0-2 Queens Park Rangers, FT
English League One, Week 2:
AFC Wimbledon* 1-2 Bolton Wanderers*, FT
Charlton Athletic* 1-1 Northampton Town*, FT
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town, FT
Coventry City 0-0 Shrewsbury Town, FT
Fleetwood Town 2-2 Scunthorpe United, FT
Gillingham 2-1 Bury, FT
Milton Keynes Dons* 2-2 Millwall, FT
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Walsall, FT
Peterborough United 0-1 Bradford City, FT
Port Vale 2-0 Southend United, FT
Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale, FT
Bristol Rovers* 2-1 Oxford United*, FT
English League Two, Week 2:
Barnet 2-0 Accrington Stanley, FT
Carlisle United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, FT
Colchester United* 2-0 Cambridge United, FT
Crewe Alexandra* 0-0 Portsmouth, FT
Doncaster Rovers* 1-1 Crawley Town, FT
Exeter City 1-2 Hartlepool United, FT
Leyton Orient 0-1 Newport County, FT
Luton Town 1-1 Yeovil Town, FT
Mansfield Town 1-1 Cheltenham Town*, FT
Morecambe 2-1 Blackpool*, FT
Notts County 1-1 Stevenage, FT
Wycome Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby Town*, FT
*-new club in the league
Arsenal's streak of not allowing three or more goals in a Premier League match ends at three years. Last time it happened was opening day 2013.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 14, 2016, 11:19:49 am
Arsenal's streak of not allowing three or more goals in a Premier League match ends at three years. Last time it happened was opening day 2013.
Liverpool was rolling from the 45th minute on for a while there.
REDS!
More on the Hull upset over Leicester:
Leicester is the first top-flight defending champion to lose on Opening Day since Arsenal in 1989-90.
Hull is the first newly-promoted club to win on Opening Day since 2012.
English League Championship, Week 3:
Aston Villa* 1-1 Huddersfield Town, FT
Brentford 1-0 Nottingham Forest, FT
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Rotherham United, FT
Burton Albion* 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday, FT
Leeds United 1-1 Fulham, FT
Norwich City* 1-0 Bristol City, FT
Preston North End 0-1 Derby County, FT
Wigan Athletic* 1-1 Birmingham City, FT
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich Town, FT
Barnsley* 3-2 Queens Park Rangers, FT
Cardiff City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers, FT
Newcastle United* 4-1 Reading, FT
English League One, Week 3:
AFC Wimbledon* 1-2 Scunthorpe United, FT
Charlton Athletic* 3-0 Shrewsbury Town, FT
Chesterfield 2-0 Walsall, FT
Coventry City 0-0 Bury, FT
Gillingham 1-1 Swindon Town, FT
Milton Keynes Dons* 1-2 Bradford City, FT
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Northampton Town*, FT
Peterborough United 5-1 Walsall, FT
Port Vale 1-0 Rochdale, FT
Sheffield United 0-3 Southend United, FT
Bristol Rovers* 1-2 Bolton Wanderers*, FT
Fleetwood Town 2-0 Oxford United*, FT
English League Two, Week 3:
Carlisle United 1-1 Cheltenham Town*, FT
Colchester United* 3-2 Grimsby Town*, FT
Crewe Alexandra* 3-3 Hartlepool United, FT
Doncaster Rovers* 1-0 Cambridge United, FT
Exeter City 0-1 Crawley Town, FT
Leyton Orient 3-0 Stevenage, FT
Luton Town 2-1 Newport County, FT
Mansfield Town 1-0 Yeovil Town, FT
Morecambe 2-0 Portsmouth, FT
Notts County 1-2 Plymouth Argyle, FT
Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Accrington Stanley, FT
Barnet 1-1 Blackpool*, FT
*-new club in the league
AW's Chelsea start the year well with a 2-1 win against West Ham. The best game this coming week would be Arsenal and Leicester City. If one team was to lose that would leave them at 0 out of 6 points to start the year. Leicester would be 1 loss away already from their 2015-2016 campaign where they only lost 3 all year if they are to lose to Arsenal.
Chelsea and Manchester United win, Tottenham draws, and Arsenal loses.
What a cruel, cruel world we live in :(
An interesting happening in the Doncaster Rovens/Cambridge United match today. In the second half, one of the assistant referees went down with an injury. There wasn't a backup official, so a call was made (I'm guessing over the PA system) for any experienced officials in the stands.
For the last 35 minutes of the match plus stoppage time, a fan (not sure for which team) was the fourth official. Doncaster won 1-0 (it was 0-0 at the time of the referee's injury).
Quote from: beach bum on August 15, 2016, 09:59:23 pm
AW's Chelsea start the year well with a 2-1 win against West Ham. The best game this coming week would be Arsenal and Leicester City. If one team was to lose that would leave them at 0 out of 6 points to start the year. Leicester would be 1 loss away already from their 2015-2016 campaign where they only lost 3 all year if they are to lose to Arsenal.
Yes sir. The Conte regime starts off in a positive way.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 16, 2016, 04:06:04 pm
An interesting happening in the Doncaster Rovens/Cambridge United match today. In the second half, one of the assistant referees went down with an injury. There wasn't a backup official, so a call was made (I'm guessing over the PA system) for any experienced officials in the stands.
For the last 35 minutes of the match plus stoppage time, a fan (not sure for which team) was the fourth official. Doncaster won 1-0 (it was 0-0 at the time of the referee's injury).
From all I could find on Twitter, the fan was a Doncaster supporter.
Also from what I could find the fan did a good job and was impartial. Donny won it fair and square.
He may well have earned himself a new income in life....
Yall want to merge this thread with the original soccer thread? The soccer thread on Hogville has 239 pages. Be cool to work toward that kind of following....Just a thought.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 16, 2016, 09:45:08 pm
Yall want to merge this thread with the original soccer thread? The soccer thread on Hogville has 239 pages. Be cool to work toward that kind of following....Just a thought.
I like that idea!! Let's roll with it? We just have to PM a mod?
I sent BG a PM. See if we can get it done!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 16, 2016, 07:48:55 pm
From all I could find on Twitter, the fan was a Doncaster supporter.
Also from what I could find the fan did a good job and was impartial. Donny won it fair and square.
Oh, yes, I was not implying that the fan persuaded anything in the match. I saw Doncaster's goal on Twitter and what a sweet goal it was!
Moderator, can we merge the soccer threads?
Thanks for the merge.... La Liga starts this Saturday! Let's go Atletico Madrid.
Football. EPL. Things are about to get great again!
Barclays Premier League, Week 2:
Manchester United 2-0 Southampton, FT
Stoke City 1-4 Manchester City, FT
Burnley* 2-0 Liverpool, FT
Swansea City 0-2 Hull City*, FT
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Crystal Palace, FT
Watford 1-2 Chelsea, FT
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Everton, FT
Leicester City 0-0 Arsenal, FT
Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough*, FT
West Ham United-AFC Bournemouth, 8/21 10:00 AM
English League Championship, Week 4:
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Leeds United, FT
Birmingham City 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers, FT
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion*, FT
Bristol City 0-1 Newcastle United*, FT
Fulham 2-2 Cardiff City, FT
Huddersfield Town 2-1 Barnsley*, FT
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan Athletic*, FT
Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Preston North End, FT
Reading 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion, FT
Rotherham United 1-0 Brentford, FT
Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa*, FT
Ipswich Town 1-1 Norwich City*, FT
English League One, Week 4:
Bolton Wanderers* 2-1 Fleetwood Town, FT
Bradford City 3-1 Coventry City, FT
Bury 0-1 Oldham Athletic, FT
Millwall 2-1 Sheffield United, FT
Northampton Town* 0-0 AFC Wimbledon*, FT
Oxford United* 2-1 Peterborough United, FT
Rochdale 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons*, FT
Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham, FT
Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Chesterfield, FT
Southend United 1-1 Bristol Rovers*, FT
Swindon Town 1-0 Port Vale, FT
Walsall 1-2 Charlton Athletic*, FT
English League Two, Week 4:
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Exeter City, FT
Blackpool* 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers, FT
Cambridge United 2-2 Carlisle United, FT
Cheltenham Town* 0-1 Doncaster Rovers*, FT
Crawley Town 0-1 Barnet, FT
Grimsby Town* 1-2 Leyton Orient, FT
Hartlepool United 1-2 Notts County, FT
Newport County 1-1 Crewe Alexandra*, FT
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Mansfield Town, FT
Portsmouth 2-0 Colchester United*, FT
Stevenage 2-1 Luton Town, FT
Yeovil Town 0-1 Morecambe, FT
*-new club in the league
Do any of you watch soccer on apps or digital tv like roku, Amazon tv, Apple TV, etc besides dish or direct tv?
Quote from: AirWarren on August 19, 2016, 03:17:20 pm
Do any of you watch soccer on apps or digital tv like roku, Amazon tv, Apple TV, etc besides dish or direct tv?
I watch games sometimes through my Roku. It kind of is what it is, but I am happy to have it as a back up plan. Also, Manchester United won today against Southampton. The Saints had actually won two years in a row at Old Trafford so that was a good win for Man U and get to 6 out of 6 points to start the year.
I guess what my question is, can you watch soccer games other than on dish or direct?
Quote from: AirWarren on August 19, 2016, 08:50:48 pm
I guess what my question is, can you watch soccer games other than on dish or direct?
Yes, but it becomes harder during "club" season. For some reason it shows way more national team stuff than club seasons. It is definitely just used as back up for me. I definitely wouldn't recommend it as a main source of watching games.
Quote from: beach bum on August 19, 2016, 05:31:40 pm
I watch games sometimes through my Roku. It kind of is what it is, but I am happy to have it as a back up plan. Also, Manchester United won today against Southampton. The Saints had actually won two years in a row at Old Trafford so that was a good win for Man U and get to 6 out of 6 points to start the year.
There is no such thing as "good" when Manchester United wins.... ;D
Only good losses for Manchester United
Watford is up on Chelsea right now 1-0
Missed hand ball there. Terrible.
The equalizer. Batshuayi with his first English goal.
Diego costa! 2-1
Ugh. Embarrassing against Burnley
Terrible start for Chelsea. But finish it with a 2-1 win over watford.
How about Hull? 2 weeks, 2 wins in top flight.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 20, 2016, 11:17:28 am
How about Hull? 2 weeks, 2 wins in top flight.
Hull fan here. Enjoying it.
Neymar Jr. just sealed the gold medal in penalty kicks.
Great match
Quote from: AirWarren on August 20, 2016, 11:38:22 am
Hull fan here. Enjoying it.
Burnley, Hull City, and Chelsea had big wins so that was a good day for you. Arsenal and Leicester City both just at 1 point which they both have looked so lackluster through 2 weeks.
Arsenal and Liverpool makes me chuckle.
The Manchester teams will be a force with pep and Jose. Gag....
Some final spots are up in the air for the 32 team group stage in the Champions League today. Porto just went up early in Rome on Roma 1-0. If this holds they will make it to the group stage. They 32 team draw will be this Thursday at 10:30 in the morning on Fox Sports 1, and I am interested to see where the 4 Premier League teams end up. If Leicester City and Arsenal do not get straightened out they will get embarrassed in the Champions League if they are with another top club in their group.
Also, something of note I thought was pretty neat involving our Lady Razorback soccer team is they are playing #3 Duke at home this Friday, and they believe there is the potential to be 3,500-4,000 fans there which would leave so many standing room only people at the match and shatter the record for attendance for them. It's always good to see the non revenue sports getting attention like this and a crowd like that would certainly help in recruiting. This new coach has been making very good improvements year by year.
That's pretty cool. Go lady Razorbacks.
Chelsea is up 3-2 on Bristol Rovers in the 59th minute.
Looks as if the club is getting their money's worth out of Michy Batshuayi. He has two of their 3 goals.
You can't take any game for granted but with Burnley at Stamford Bridge you would think Chelsea gets to 9 points this weekend. They are looking like the summer has glued them back together and they added just enough pieces.
You would think. I think the team has responded well with Conte leading. I like his passion and energy.
Chelsea FC defeats Bristol Rovers 3-2 in FT. Believe this is part of the English league cup.
Quote from: beach bum on August 23, 2016, 02:28:08 pm
Also, something of note I thought was pretty neat involving our Lady Razorback soccer team is they are playing #3 Duke at home this Friday, and they believe there is the potential to be 3,500-4,000 fans there which would leave so many standing room only people at the match and shatter the record for attendance for them. It's always good to see the non revenue sports getting attention like this and a crowd like that would certainly help in recruiting. This new coach has been making very good improvements year by year.
I'll be there
Liverpool beats Burton Albion 5-0
Quote from: Fred Bird on August 23, 2016, 05:03:12 pm
Liverpool beats Burton Albion 5-0
Blowing off some steam after the Burnley loss it seems...
My goodness, Burnley just dropped a 1-0 result to Accrington Stanley.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 24, 2016, 04:44:34 pm
My goodness, Burnley just dropped a 1-0 result to Accrington Stanley.
Yikes....
Yedlin is playing at Newcastle now.... If they get back to the Premier League like we think they should it would be nice seeing him play there next year in the EPL.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 24, 2016, 04:44:34 pm
My goodness, Burnley just dropped a 1-0 result to Accrington Stanley.
Haha. Wow
Hope Solo has been suspended for six months and her U.S. Soccer contract has been terminated.
Good
THE DRAW FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS AS FOLLOWED.....
Group A: Paris-Saint Germain, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets Razgrad
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kyiv, Besijitas
Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Monchengladbach, Celtic
Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Einhoven, Rostov
Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco
Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting CP, Legia Warsaw
Group G: Leicester City, Porto, Club Brugge, Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
My thoughts on each group are as followed:
Group A: Arsenal seems to have gotten lucky. They are looking lackluster so far but they look like they can navigate it to the round of 16 once again. PSG will still be good even without Zlatan. Basel could definitely sneak in here with a Arsenal disappointment. My picks are PSG and ARSENAL to advance.
Group B: This is an easy group and 3 teams have a good chance to get through. Napoli will still be ok even without Higuain. My picks however to advance are BENFICA and DYNAMO KYIV
Group C: The group of death for sure. It is crazy to say that Barcelona can not just check themselves to the next round. We all remember what happened in Scotland in the past for them. Imagine Celtic when Manchester City and Barcelona come to Scotland. Even Monchengladbach is solid and every team will be in for a fight when they go on the road in a hostile stadium in this group. My picks however to get through just barely are the favorites BARCELONA and MANCHESTER CITY
Group D: This one is self explanatory with the giants BAYERN MUNICH and ATLETICO MADRID advancing
Group E: This group may not have a juggernaut but is one where every team is very good and with the right things going their way could advance. Even Monaco has shown to be a solid club. I will take TOTTENHAM and LEVERKUSEN to advance by just a point or two ahead of the 3rd and 4th place teams.
Group F: The heavy favorites for anyone in this group will be REAL MADRID and DORTMUND to advance. Dortmund will be rocking their 85,000+ stadium when Ronaldo and company come calling.
Group G: Leicester winning the EPL saved them for this season because they drew a very easy group here. I would not have had them advancing in any other group but group B so I will take PORTO and LEICESTER to advance here.
Group H: There are four decent teams here and 2nd place could go anyway I think here but I will take JUVENTUS and SEVILLA to advance.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 24, 2016, 04:44:34 pm
My goodness, Burnley just dropped a 1-0 result to Accrington Stanley.
Watford, West Brom and Middlesbrough also lost to lower league opposition in the League Cup. Watford's loss was at home so that won't sit well.
Barclays Premier League, Week 3:
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool, FT
Chelsea 3-0 Burnley*, FT
Crystal Palace 1-1 AFC Bournemouth, FT
Everton 1-0 Stoke City, FT
Leicester City 2-1 Swansea City, FT
Southampton 1-1 Sunderland, FT
Watford 1-3 Arsenal, FT
Hull City* 0-1 Manchester United, FT
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Middlesbrough*, FT
Manchester City 3-1 West Ham United, FT
English League Championship, Week 5:
Burton Albion* 1-0 Derby County, FT
Barnsley* 4-0 Rotherham United, FT
Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City*, FT
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham, FT
Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, FT
Bristol City 3-1 Aston Villa*, FT
Cardiff City 0-1 Reading, FT
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, FT
Ipswich Town 1-0 Preston North End, FT
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United, FT
Wigan Athletic* 0-1 Queens Park Rangers, FT
Newcastle United* 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion, FT
English League One, Week 5:
Swindon Town-Bristol Rovers*, Abandoned (weather)
Bradford City 1-1 Oldham Athletic, FT
Charlton Athletic* 1-1 Bolton Wanderers*, FT
Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall, FT
Coventry City 1-1 Northampton Town*, FT
Milton Keynes Dons* 0-2 Peterborough United, FT
Port Vale 3-1 Scunthorpe United, FT
Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon*, FT
Sheffield United 2-1 Oxford United*, FT
Shrewsbury Town 2-3 Gillingham, FT
Southend United 0-2 Fleetwood Town, FT
Walsall 3-3 Bury, FT
English League Two, Week 5:
Accrington Stanley 2-3 Morecambe, FT
Barnet 0-1 Carlisle United, FT
Blackpool* 0-1 Plymouth Argyle, FT
Cambridge United 0-3 Luton Town, FT
Cheltenham Town* 2-0 Crewe Alexandra*, FT
Crawley Town 1-3 Notts County, FT
Doncaster Rovers* 4-1 Yeovil Town, FT
Exeter City 0-1 Portsmouth, FT
Grimsby Town* 5-2 Stevenage, FT
Hartlepool United 2-2 Newport County, FT
Leyton Orient 1-2 Mansfield Town, FT
Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Colchester United*, FT
Blue is the colour, football is the game
We're all together, and winning is our aim
So cheer us on through the sun and rain
'Cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name
Here at the Bridge whether rain or fine
We can shine all the time
Home or away, come and see us play
You're welcome any day
Blue is the colour, football is the game
We're all together, and winning is our aim
So cheer us on through the sun and rain
'Cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name
Come to the Shed and we'll welcome you
Wear your blue and see us through
Sing loud and clear until the game is done
Sing Chelsea everyone!
As long as we're doing chants...
Everton, Everton,
We're Forever Everton,
Everton, Everton,
We're Forever Everton
All for one
One for all
Everton's the team that plays beautiful football
We've got the best supporters
On any football ground
And as long as they're behind us
We'll never let them down
The men who go from Merseyside
To sail the seven sea's
Will hear the call of Everton
Come riding on the green
Everton, Everton
We're Forever Everton
All for one
One for all
Everton's the team that plays beautiful football
We're the kings of Goodison
We play in Royal Blue
On the ball the Toffeemen
Will play it sweet for you
We play it on the carpet
We play it in the air
Whichever way we play it
We play it fair and square
Everton, Everton
We're Forever Everton
One for all
All for one
Everton's the team that plays beautiful football
The story that is Everton
From the days of Dixie Dean
The story we will carry on
The glory of our team
In every land and continent
Wherever football goes
We'll play the game that's Everton
And bring the honours home
Everton, Everton
We're forever Everton
All for one
One for all
Everton's the team that plays beautiful football
The Lady Razorbacks beat #2 Duke, 2-1, in Fayetteville tonight in front of 3,000 fans!
I was one of those fans!!!!
HAZARD!
Chelsea goes up 1-0
Willian!!!!!
What a beautiful shot!
2-0 Chelsea.
Liverpool draws 1-1 with the Spurs!
Chelsea gets major points with a 3-0 win over Burnley.
At the end of the first month of the season, here are the top and bottom of the tables for the top four divisions:
Barclays Premier League:
1. Manchester City (3W-0D-0L, 9 points, 6 goal diff.)
2. Chelsea (3W-0D-0L, 9 points, 5 goal diff.)
3. Manchester United (3W-0D-0L, 9 points, 5 goal diff.)
18. Watford (0W-1D-2L, 1 point, -3 goal diff.)
19. AFC Bournemouth (0W-1D-2L, 1 point, -3 goal diff.)
20. Stoke City (0W-1D-2L, 1 point, -4 goal diff.)
The new clubs in the league: Hull City (5th), Middlesbrough (6th), Burnley (13th)
English Championship League:
1. Huddersfield Town (4W-1D-0L, 13 points, 4 goal diff.)
2. Fulham (3W-2D-0L, 11 points, 3 goal diff.)
3. Barnsley (3W-0D-2L, 9 points, 4 goal diff.) - New Club
4. Newcastle United (3W-0D-2L, 9 points, 4 goal diff.) - New Club
5. Queens Park Rangers (3W-0D-2L, 9 points, 3 goal diff.)
6. Bristol City (3W-0D-2L, 9 points, 2 goal diff.)
22. Rotherham United (1W-1D-3L, 4 points, -12 goal diff.)
23. Preston North End (1W-0D-4L, 3 points, -2 goal diff.)
24. Blackburn Rovers (0W-1D-4L, 1 point, -8 goal diff.)
The new clubs in the league: Barnsley (3rd), Newcastle United (4th), Norwich City (12th), Burton Albion (13th), Aston Villa (16th), Wigan Athletic (20th).
English League One:
1. Bolton Wanderers (4W-1D-0L, 13 points, 4 goal diff.) - New Club
2. Bradford City (3W-2D-0L, 11 points, 4 goal diff.)
3. Scunthorpe United (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 6 goal diff.)
4. Port Vale (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 4 goal diff.)
5. Millwall (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 2 goal diff.)
6. Gillingham (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, -1 goal diff.)
21. Shrewsbury Town (1W-1D-3L, 4 points, -4 goal diff.)
22. Coventry City (0W-3D-2L, 3 points, -3 goal diff.)
23. Rochdale (0W-2D-3L, 2 points, -3 goal diff.)
24. AFC Wimbledon (0W-2D-3L, 2 points, -4 goal diff.) - New Club
The new clubs in the league: Bolton Wanderers (1st), Charlton Athletic (9th), Milton Keynes Dons (12th), Northampton Town (15th), Bristol Rovers (17th), Oxford United (18th), AFC Wimbledon (24th)
English League Two:
1. Morecambe (4W-0D-1L, 12 points, 3 goal diff.)
2. Luton Town (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 6 goal diff.)
3. Doncaster Rovers (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 4 goal diff.) - New Club
4. Colchester United (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 3 goal diff.) - New Club
5. Mansfield Town (3W-1D-1L, 10 points, 1 goal diff.)
6. Carlisle United (2W-3D-0L, 9 points, 2 goal diff.)
7. Plymouth Argyle (3W-0D-2L, 9 points, 0 goal diff.)
23. Exter City (1W-0D-4L, 3 points, -4 goal diff.)
24. Cambridge United (0W-2D-3L, 2 points, -6 goal diff.)
The new clubs in the league: Doncaster Rovers (3rd), Colchester United (4th), Grimsby Town (12th), Cheltenham Town (14th), Crewe Alexandra (16th), Blackpool (17th).
Chelsea with no mid week games is a recipe for at minimum top 4 as much as I hate to say it. 4th looks like the absolute worst they may finish. If they don't finish between 1st and 4th this year I will be shocked. Same goes for Manchester United even though they will have Thursday night Europa League games. The two Manchester clubs and Chelsea look on fire.
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Eden Hazard had seemed to awakened again.
Arkansas women's team moved to #17 in the nation with its wins over Duke and UMKC.... Anyone else been able to see their uniforms because those things are pretty sweet! They are different shades of red going horizontally across the uniform then white when up to the very top of the uniform! I might have to buy one.
David Luiz is headed back to Stamford Bridge after his two seasons at PSG!
How about Jack Wilshere from Arsenal to Bournemouth! What an incredible loan deal!
And not many know about Islam Slimani, but I think he's another great signing for Leicester.
And Moussa Sissoko bailed on Everton and went to Spurs. That's okay. The Toffees got Enner Valencia from West Ham, who I think highly of. They will do fine.
Quite the upset in CONMEBOL with Paraguay beating Chile 2-1 last night in World Cup qualifying. Chile was starting 9 out of 11 that started the championship game in Copa America including Sanchez. My friend said Asuncion was hopping last night where he lives with fireworks until the sun came up. You got to love soccer nations. There are now 7 out of the 10 teams in South America within 4 points of each other after 7 of 18 round robin games playing for 5 spots. Everybody but Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela are alive for 2018 in Russia in CONMEBOL it seems. One very good South American team will be left out.
Quote from: beach bum on September 02, 2016, 03:13:52 pm
Quite the upset in CONMEBOL with Paraguay beating Chile 2-1 last night in World Cup qualifying. Chile was starting 9 out of 11 that started the championship game in Copa America including Sanchez. My friend said Asuncion was hopping last night where he lives with fireworks until the sun came up. You got to love soccer nations. There are now 7 out of the 10 teams in South America within 4 points of each other after 7 of 18 round robin games playing for 5 spots. Everybody but Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela are alive for 2018 in Russia in CONMEBOL it seems. One very good South American team will be left out.
Surprised Peru isn't competing better. They looked pretty decent in the Copa
Quote from: beach bum on August 31, 2016, 05:46:03 pm
David Luiz is headed back to Stamford Bridge after his two seasons at PSG!
Welcome home!
USA up 3-0 at the half on St. Vincent and the Grenadines in qualifying
USA vs Trinidad on fox sports.
That #10 eighteen year old has a lot of spunk. I like him.
Landon Donovan coming out of retirement to play for the LA Galaxy
Down goes Manchester United!
Glory glory, indeed!
GLORY! Sorry JOSE!!
2-2 Chelsea plays Swansea to a tie.
Who's that team that now stands a clear third and is snapping at Chelsea's heels for second?
Everton aren't we! Lukaku bags a hat-trick in 11 minutes at Sunderland.
Looks like the Black Cats want to follow the same old script they have been: struggle early/fire their manager/rally in the last 7 games to stay up.
Everton looks really good. I would like to see them get into the Europa League for next year. I think snagging the last Champions League spot is potentially the highest spot they could reach at 4th. There are still 34 games left, but I'd say at this point Man City, Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham,(they draw too much again this year), and Liverpool(they can look so good then look so bad) are the 7 teams aiming for the potential top 4 spots. The first three obviously look very very good.
Manchester United dropped a 1-0 result to Feyenoord Rotterdam today in the Europa League. Even though Man U will probably win their next 4 out of 5 in group play its still funny.
Liverpool goes to Stamford Bridge and beats Chelsea 2-1. Come on you Reds!
Go go you Reds!
I know its just one game, but that was a big 3 points!
#25 Lady Razorbacks up 2-0 on #4 Florida midway through the first half
Yep, I was there and then decided I didn't want to wait out a delay, so I went back to the Wesley House and set up a stream
Lady Razorbacks win 2-1 to move to 8-1 (2-0)!
Quote from: beach bum on September 16, 2016, 04:10:42 pm
Liverpool goes to Stamford Bridge and beats Chelsea 2-1. Come on you Reds!
Boooooooo
Quote from: Fred Bird on September 16, 2016, 11:08:59 pm
Lady Razorbacks win 2-1 to move to 8-1 (2-0)!
Oh, if not for that upset loss to George Washington University...
Quote from: Fred Bird on September 16, 2016, 11:08:59 pm
Lady Razorbacks win 2-1 to move to 8-1 (2-0)!
Just saw this on Facebook. Wow, #2 Duke and #4 Florida. Arkansas is starting to become a real soccer State. It would seal the deal if we could have a MLS team from here. ;)
Man U falls to Watford 3-1 to make it a 3 game losing streak and 2 in a row in the EPL.... Everton will be sitting alone in 2nd place 5 games in no matter what happens in the 3 remaining games this weekend.
Quote from: beach bum on September 18, 2016, 08:06:49 am
Man U falls to Watford 3-1 to make it a 3 game losing streak and 2 in a row in the EPL.... Everton will be sitting alone in 2nd place 5 games in no matter what happens in the 3 remaining games this weekend.
Wow.
Quote from: beach bum on September 18, 2016, 08:06:49 am
Man U falls to Watford 3-1 to make it a 3 game losing streak and 2 in a row in the EPL.... Everton will be sitting alone in 2nd place 5 games in no matter what happens in the 3 remaining games this weekend.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Ahh, to be an Everton fan right now.... :) :)
Lady Razorbacks up to #13 in the nation after beating #4 Florida.
Also #13 in RPI
Chelsea takes LCFC to the woodshed today 4-2.
Liverpool beats Derby County 3-0 in the Capital One Cup
Atletico Madrid continues to be the thorn in Barcelona's side. They went to Camp Nou today and got a 1-1 draw. Messi injured his groin late in the game and will be out 3-4 weeks now.
Lady Razorbacks keep on winning, this time 2-1 (OT) over Alabama.
Move to 10-1 (3-0)
Kilnsmann is apparently on the Swansea shortlis. Let's hope they fall to Liverpool so we can get rid of him
Arkansas soccer defeated Vanderbilt 4-0 on Thursday to move to 13-1 (6-0) on the year. They face South Carolina this afternoon - the only other team who's undefeated in SEC play
Lady Razorbacks lose 3-1 to fall to 13-2 (6-1)
Another big SEC match for the #12 Lady Razorbacks today. They travel to Auburn to take on the #13 Lady Tigers.
Chelsea took care of LCFC on Saturday. Believe it was 3-0.
Quote from: Longfellow on September 30, 2016, 06:20:28 am
Kilnsmann is apparently on the Swansea shortlis. Let's hope they fall to Liverpool so we can get rid of him
They did hire from America, but not Klinsy. Bob Bradley is the new Swans boss.
Wow. Chelsea today. Comprehensive win over Man Utd.
AW is going to be very happy, more so because City was held to a draw by Southampton.
Away from the Prem for a minute to look at what's up in the Bundesliga.
Specifically, with newly promoted team RB Leipzig. After 8 matches, they are looking up only at Bayern Munich, having not lost a match.
Watched some of their match today and they looked pretty impressive against Werder Bremen.
And in case anyone thinks their matches have been against weaker teams, their first win of the season was over Borussia Dortmund.
Liverpool tied atop the table points-wise, third after you factor in goal differential!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 23, 2016, 01:11:34 pm
Wow. Chelsea today. Comprehensive win over Man Utd.
AW is going to be very happy, more so because City was held to a draw by Southampton.
Just caught up with the score. Way to take it to those wretched red men! Sorry Jose!
Quote from: AirWarren on October 23, 2016, 03:55:40 pm
Just caught up with the score. Way to take it to those wretched red men! Sorry Jose!
Pogba stinks for Man u....
Lady Razorbacks are leading LSU 2-0 in the second half.
The Lady Tigers are playing dirty ball. Three red cards for them in the last 20 minutes of play.
The Lady Razorback soccer team beat Vandy 1-0 to advance to the SEC tournament semifinals
Razorbacks play Florida in the SEC championship game Sunday at 3. Lets make a clean sweep of Florida this weekend ;D
Chelsea crushes Everton 5-0
Quote from: AirWarren on November 05, 2016, 04:22:18 pm
Chelsea crushes Everton 5-0
That was a straight up beat down...
I turned that one off at 3-0.
Chelsea looks like a team who could take it all. That's not a bad Everton side they drummed. Just made them look bad.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 06, 2016, 07:39:23 am
I turned that one off at 3-0.
Chelsea looks like a team who could take it all. That's not a bad Everton side they drummed. Just made them look bad.
We will happily take it all :)
Liverpool is destroying Watford 5-0 with plenty left for more. Them and Chelsea have way more firepower than anyone else. Manchester City shows flashes of that, but those two clubs in particular can score so fast. Arsenal and Tottenham are solid, but can't even come close to mustering goals like the other top clubs. Either Chelsea or Liverpool is raising the crown cause they have no European football and look so fresh every match.
Go go you Reds! #YNWA
Lady Razorbacks and Florida tied 1-1, heading into overtime.
And the Lady Razorbacks fall 2-1 in overtime.
Heck of a season for the ladies, though.
Season isn't over yet. They'll play in the NCAA tournament
Arkansas women lose in overtime to Florida in the SEC Championship. Not too shabby to finish 3rd in the regular season and runner up in the SEC tournament. The selection show for the 32 NCAA Tournament field is at 3:30 tomorrow I believe!
Arkansas women host Memphis this Friday in the NCAA First Round!
I'm at the Arkansas-Memphis soccer match tonight! First round of the NCAA tournament and first time Razorback field has hosted a tournament match
USA vs mexico qualifier.
1-1
Hogs tie it with 2:28 left in the match! Headed to overtime 1-1
Been a last 10 minute stretch that has been great.... Hogs tie it up late and USA scores to tie both games at 1-1. We need to win today as Costa Rica and Panama got 3 points in road matches. We need to keep pace....
Arkansas wins 2-1... What a come back and on to the next round!
Scoreless for 87:32 and then scored 2 in 4:50
Ugh Mexico gets a late winner
I freaking hate losing to them.
The Mexican National Team has some great players, no doubt, but the display they showed in the second half was borderline juvenile. They're lucky only one man was sent off (second yellow was for delay of game, of all things).
Talavera made many key saves for Mexico as well, so hats off to him.
Hats also off to the Mexico goal post, which made 2 great saves as well ;)
I can not stand Mexico in soccer. I hope we beat them 2-0 down in Mexico City!
Hated to see them break the ole 'dos a cero' curse tonight
With a Hispanic dad, it's like me against cousins with Mexico. Losing to a "family member" is sometimes worst than anything. I literally was disgusted last night.
My wife'a dad is Brit so a USA Vs England match in ANYTHING is always fun. And with my daddy being Hispanic, USA vs Mexico is is always fun for me. I can't stand losing to them especially since I have family in the "old country".
Watching the replay of Chelsea and Everton. Catching up on EPL this morning.
Chelsea beat the brakes off of Everton. Hazard, absolutely amazing.
And did I mention I love some Antonio Conte? Chelsea looks to be gelling now.
We are now one point behind Liverpool.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 12, 2016, 10:29:38 am
Watching the replay of Chelsea and Everton. Catching up on EPL this morning.
Chelsea beat the brakes off of Everton. Hazard, absolutely amazing.
And did I mention I love some Antonio Conte? Chelsea looks to be gelling now.
We are now one point behind Liverpool.
It's coming down to Liverpool and Chelsea. Those two scores goals so easily. Liverpool looks so quick and athletic when they play and Chelsea just looks smooth and in control of the whole game when they play.
USA must beat Costa Rica or their road could get really dicey to make the World Cup if they are sitting at 0 points with only 8 matches to go.
What is going on with all these yellow cards?
USMNT currently getting mollywhopped by Costa Rica.
I believe that we won't win (or even qualify for the World Cup....)
Fire Jurgen
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 15, 2016, 09:40:29 pm
USMNT currently getting mollywhopped by Costa Rica.
I believe that we won't win (or even qualify for the World Cup....)
Losing by 4 goals does not help with the goal differential if it comes down to a tie in points with someone. I would hope we are better than Honduras and T&T, and at least on level with Panama. 4th place puts in a playoff and I think we will get 4th or 5th at this point the way we are playing. That was awful to watch.
Just saw an article suggesting Bruce Arena is being lined up as the replacement for Klinsmann
Arkansas women tied at half right now against Clemson looking to go to the Sweet 16!!
Still deadlocked with 15?minutes to go
Extra time!
Cameron Carter, the Arkansas keeper, saved a PK with under 10 minutes left
Penalties!
Quote from: Fred Bird on November 18, 2016, 04:31:23 pm
Penalties!
Thank you for updating... watch espn will not let me back on since it went OT.... plus ESPN.com is so delayed on the updates!
Clemson advances 4-2 on PKs. Heckuva season by the Lady Razorbacks
That stinks... A lot of our good players are young. Arkansas will be in the NCAA tournament field again next year. That coach really has done wonders turning a doormat program into what it is now.
Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 1-0 today in the German version of El Clasico.
What that meant, aside from BVB getting bragging rights, is that newly promoted RB Leipzig lead the Bundesliga after matchday 11. They and 1899 Hoffenheim are the only teams without a loss, and Hoffenheim should remain that way tomorrow as they face winless Hamburg.
Chelsea beats Middlesbrough 1-0 today.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/us-soccer-fires-klinsmann-as-mens-national-team-coach/ar-AAkzNqp?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Gone.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 21, 2016, 02:56:12 pm
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/us-soccer-fires-klinsmann-as-mens-national-team-coach/ar-AAkzNqp?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Gone.
It had to be done....
Quote from: AirWarren on November 20, 2016, 07:53:20 pm
Chelsea beats Middlesbrough 1-0 today.
Watched the whole 2nd half of that.... Chelsea had some chances to extend it and #37 for Middlesbrough was quite the athlete in the attacking midfield position. He was the only reason they kept that a good game against Chelsea with a shot for the draw.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 21, 2016, 08:51:50 pm
Yep. Who takes the job?
Bruce Arena is already in negotiations to get it.
Big upset today as Rostov upends Bayern Munich, 3-2!
Arsenal needs to hold on 20 more minutes to win their group!
Phillipe Coutinho just went off in an air cast because they believe he may have broken a bone in his foot. Those injuries can sometimes only be weeks or a serious one up to 4 months. If it is months Liverpool can not win the Premier League without him. AW's path for Chelsea may now only have Manchester City and Arsenal in its way.
Quote from: beach bum on November 26, 2016, 10:11:50 am
Phillipe Coutinho just went off in an air cast because they believe he may have broken a bone in his foot. Those injuries can sometimes only be weeks or a serious one up to 4 months. If it is months Liverpool can not win the Premier League without him. AW's path for Chelsea may now only have Manchester City and Arsenal in its way.
Big matchup today for myself and my father in law. Bragging rights time.
Spurs vs Chelsea.
Chelsea is a hot team right now.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 26, 2016, 10:13:23 am
Big matchup today for myself and my father in law. Bragging rights time.
Spurs vs Chelsea.
Chelsea is a hot team right now.
For some reason I thought that game was tomorrow so I am glad you mentioned that. I will have to delay my daily checklist two hours for that one now.
So sad about Coutinho. The Reds were playing so well too
Chelsea takes out the Spurs 2-1
Chelsea is making a run.
A plane transporting Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense crashed overnight in Colombia, killing 76 people. The team had just qualified for the championship.
Only three members of the team survived. Thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the tragedy.
Here is a chilling photo:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CycMz3NWIAEN_Js.jpg:large)
So sad. Prayers to the families.
I have read that other clubs from Brazil are loaning players to Chapecoense for no fee and that Chapecoense will be exempt from relegation in their league for three years.
Atletico Nacional, who was scheduled to face Chapecoense for the championship, has asked CONMEBOL to award the Copa Sudamericana title to Chapecoense.
That's so sad. Prayers to Chapecoense
From what I have read, their run through the Brazilian leagues is similar to that made by AFC Bournemouth from League Two to the Prem. Their cup run has also been an amazing story.
Very, very sad. Prayers.
What makes it even more devastating is they were so close to landing at their destination, the goalkeeper even survived the crash then died at the hospital. It's horrible. I hope those few that survived can eventually live a normal life physically and don't have survivors' guilt. Its such a bad situation.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 29, 2016, 03:32:00 pm
From what I have read, their run through the Brazilian leagues is similar to that made by AFC Bournemouth from League Two to the Prem. Their cup run has also been an amazing story.
Very, very sad. Prayers.
Indeed.
"For those who don't know about Chapecoense, it is a small club from a city in the state of Santa Catarina that as recently as 2009 was in the Brazilian 4th tier, and made its way into the 3rd tier in 2010, 2nd tier in 2013 and reached the top flight in 2014. After making it into the Quarter-final rounds of the Copa Sul-Americana (The South American equivalent of the Europa League) last season, they made it to the finals this year, beating were en route to play in the final of this year's edition, beating along the way the likes of Independiente and San Lorenzo, and were on their way to play Atlético Nacional.
It's a tragedy regardless, but considering its rapid rise, and it's cinderella run to the final of the Sul-Americana this season - with basically the whole of Brazil rooting for them - it just makes this much more gut-wrenching."
Montreal and Toronto in an all Canadian clash are in an epic match in the 2nd leg of the Eastern Conference final right now with the chance to play Seattle in the MLS Final. Its 5-5 on aggregate with 20 minutes left. Both teams if it stood are at 3-2 home wins so it would go to penalty kicks. Another away goal for Montreal could seal the deal for them.
Chelsea beats man city 3-1.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 03, 2016, 08:32:00 am
Chelsea beats man city 3-1.
Booooo haha.... That separates them 3 more away from Man City. Arsenal is trying to hold on to a 1 goal lead right now. And Liverpool gets Bournemouth so they must take advantage of that game or Chelsea could slowly start extending the gap even more.
Arsenal, baby!
5-1 beat down of West Ham.
Question: I like to watch the EPL, but don't have a team. Who should I cheer for?
Liverpool
Quote from: Longfellow on December 03, 2016, 01:42:04 pm
Question: I like to watch the EPL, but don't have a team. Who should I cheer for?
Liverpool is my favorite.... Crystal Palace is the underdog I root for. I hope the stay in the EPL. In the Championship which is the league that promotes 3 teams to the Premier League I root for Brighton. I root against Manchester United and Chelsea. The problem is Chelsea looks utterly unstoppable right now. AW's got bragging rights so far this season.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 03, 2016, 01:42:04 pm
Question: I like to watch the EPL, but don't have a team. Who should I cheer for?
If you have the time, read the histories of each team. Figure out what you like and don't like. Then decide on a squad to root for.
(Also, I'll just save you a bunch of time and say Arsenal should be your choice.) ;D
My first thought was Man City, just because I hate United. Good suggestion to read up on team histories though
Liverpool look like they will win today and stay just one point away from Chelsea...
Cancel that... Bournemouth scores 2 goals in 3 minutes. Just an example of what Chelsea would not do right now. It's 3-3 with ten minutes left.
What a game... Bournemouth scores in stoppage time to make it 4-3
If Liverpool doesn't win the Premier League we can look back on this day as a key reason why
Things like what happened today is why I watch the Premier League!
Quote from: Longfellow on December 03, 2016, 01:42:04 pm
Question: I like to watch the EPL, but don't have a team. Who should I cheer for?
Everton is my club in the PL. (Come on lads, beat Man Utd today!) They can be frustrating at times and blithely entertaining at others. Bournemouth 2nd favorite. If I HAD to select a "Top 4" team it would probably be Arsenal.
Like beach bum, I would very much like Brighton to be promoted.
I follow the English game all the way back to Non-League. I am probably the only Havant & Waterlooville fan in the state of Arkansas, if not the entire South. They are a Level 7 team who caught my fancy when they got to the FA Cup 4th round and twice led Liverpool back in '08. Oh, and they are winning their league right now.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 04, 2016, 10:08:55 am
Everton is my club in the PL. (Come on lads, beat Man Utd today!) They can be frustrating at times and blithely entertaining at others. Bournemouth 2nd favorite. If I HAD to select a "Top 4" team it would probably be Arsenal.
I follow the English game all the way back to Non-League. I am probably the only Havant & Waterlooville fan in the state of Arkansas, if not the entire South. They are a Level 7 team who caught my fancy when they got to the FA Cup 4th round and twice led Liverpool back in '08. Oh, and they are winning their league right now.
Bournemouth is really fun for a mid to lower table team... They really get everything out of their squad.
Quote from: beach bum on December 04, 2016, 10:12:24 am
Bournemouth is really fun for a mid to lower table team... They really get everything out of their squad.
You should really read Bournemouth's history. They were within literally days of not existing at all not very long ago.
Just looked at it... As recently as 2009 they were starting -17 in League Two. That is crazy.... stuff like that is why I'm trying to pick a team in the Championship, League One, and Two. I guess they showed you never know what can happen.
In League One, my team is AFC Wimbledon. Here's another great story.
The team was only formed in 2002 after Wimbledon's Premier League team packed up and went to another city. And it started in the ninth tier of the English game, which means in 14 years they have been promoted six times.
It is a completely fan-owned team, and to get as far has they have gotten is simply remarkable.
Incidentally, they are now in the same league as the team they succeeded. And not just that, they are currently seventh, just off the playoff places on goal difference, while the club that left Wimbledon, now called MK Dons, languish in 19th just above the relegation spots.
Oh, and what I said about Everton sometimes being frustrating to watch? What on earth was their keeper thinking? When you have someone like Ibrahimovic with the ball, you darn well better stay put.
Quote from: beach bum on December 04, 2016, 10:24:23 am
Just looked at it... As recently as 2009 they were starting -17 in League Two. That is crazy.... stuff like that is why I'm trying to pick a team in the Championship, League One, and Two. I guess they showed you never know what can happen.
I've done the same.
Premier: Arsenal
Championship: Leeds United
League One: AFC Wimbledon
League Two: Plymouth Argyle (my fandom for them started this season when I had a great interaction with their coach on Twitter)
After scouring the internet, taking 10 different quizzes, and reading up on the histories of some of the clubs, I've narrowed it down to 5:
Bournemouth
Liverpool
Man City
Crystal Palace
Arsenal
I probably would've picked Everton if Tim Howard was still there
Fellaini comes in and has a penalty called on him with 2 minutes... LOL at Manchester United.
And Baines converts. We Toffees will take the draw.
Incidentally, Fellaini was once at Everton.....
I narrowed it down again:
Bournemouth
Man City
These teams are very comparative to other sports teams I cheer for, Bournemouth to the Denver Nuggets and Man City to the Yankees and Miami Heat. I'm gonna watch both teams play and decide after that
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 04, 2016, 11:56:48 am
And Baines converts. We Toffees will take the draw.
Incidentally, Fellaini was once at Everton.....
Lots of draws in there but zero losses for Everton at Goodison Park since March. I hope they can make it in the top 6 at the end for a Europa League spot next year.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 04, 2016, 11:58:51 am
I narrowed it down again:
Bournemouth
Man City
These teams are very comparative to other sports teams I cheer for, Bournemouth to the Denver Nuggets and Man City to the Yankees and Miami Heat. I'm gonna watch both teams play and decide after that
Good choices... I like that too in the EPL having one top dog and one lowerish team. Liverpool and Crystal Palace like I said for me.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 04, 2016, 11:58:51 am
I narrowed it down again:
Bournemouth
Man City
These teams are very comparative to other sports teams I cheer for, Bournemouth to the Denver Nuggets and Man City to the Yankees and Miami Heat. I'm gonna watch both teams play and decide after that
Glad you are taking a thoughtful approach to it. It's the way it ought to be and I pretty much took that same approach when I picked my side.
Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City 8)
Haven't lost a match since opening day!
Dang, that looked like last year's Leicester City! Vardy with a hat trick as they had their way with Man City.
How bout the Sounders? Win on penalties after not having a shot on goal in 120 minutes
AW's Chelsea just keep winning. West Brom was playing really good as of late too. There are mid week games so we will se lots of EPL in the next 6 or 7 days. I think the game for Chelsea at Crystal Palace next weekend could be a trap game. CP can score goals in bunches, but give up an insane amount too. Seeing Liverpool the last two weeks is confirming they just don't have the defensive grit. I really believe it will come down to Arsenal and Chelsea. So many games to play so I might look like an idiot on that prediction.
Quote from: beach bum on December 11, 2016, 05:34:14 pm
AW's Chelsea just keep winning. West Brom was playing really good as of late too. There are mid week games so we will se lots of EPL in the next 6 or 7 days. I think the game for Chelsea at Crystal Palace next weekend could be a trap game. CP can score goals in bunches, but give up an insane amount too. Seeing Liverpool the last two weeks is confirming they just don't have the defensive grit. I really believe it will come down to Arsenal and Chelsea. So many games to play so I might look like an idiot on that prediction.
Chelsea is rolling right now. Solid defense. Striking when they need to strike.
Caught the shootout last night with Toronto and Seattle. Amazing finish.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 10, 2016, 10:19:27 pm
How bout the Sounders? Win on penalties after not having a shot on goal in 120 minutes
Ultimate meltdown by Toronto there at the end.
Liverpool is bumming me out
Quote from: Fred Bird on December 11, 2016, 07:19:04 pm
Liverpool is bumming me out
Yea I haven't been a happy camper the last two Sundays haha.
EVERTON AREN'T WE!!!
The Toffees hand Arsenal their second loss of the season!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 13, 2016, 04:05:50 pm
EVERTON AREN'T WE!!!
The Toffees hand Arsenal their second loss of the season!
Any time Arsenal goes down.....cheers from me.
That was a big time 3 points for Everton and now Chelsea can create a 2 game separation with a win of their own today. I am a little annoyed as I would rather see Chelsea or Liverpool play today, but the Man U vs Crystal Palace game is the game on NBCSports so I will have to say then... Go Palace.
Chelsea forges on. 1-0 win over Sunderland today. Conte has these guys playing it seems.
The Champions League draw for the round of 16 has some monster matchup I noticed because some teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain were runner ups in their group. The matchups are as followed with my confidence number assigned to it. 8 means I am the most confident and 1 means I am the least confident... winners in ALL CAPS
SEVILLA vs Leicester City (2)
BARCELONA vs Paris Saint Germain (7)
DORTMUND vs Benfica (3)
ARSENAL vs Bayern Munich (1)
REAL MADRID vs Napoli 8
ATLETICO MADRID vs Bayer Leverkusen (6)
JUVENTUS vs Porto (5)
MANCHESTER CITY vs Monaco (4)
Best games in the EPL this week are:
Chelsea @ Crystal Palace/6:30am Saturday (London Derby)
Man U @ West Brom/11:30am Saturday (two teams in top half, West Brom with legit Europa League chance next year)
Arsenal @ Man City/10:00am Sunday (top 4 matchup)
Liverpool @ Everton/2:00pm Monday (Merseyside Derby)
I'd love it if Palace, West Brom, and Everton got the full 3 points this weekend, or even just 1.
I really hope Arsenal gets the full 3, though.
I hope City gets 3 and Liverpool matches them
Chelsea doesn't even have to start losing... my goodness they just need to start getting a couple draws in maybe 4 or 5 games. Even if they get a couple draws then that opens up a team like Arsenal, Liverpool, and Man City to close the gap if one of them can go on a 4 or 5 game win streak themselves. It may be a stretch, but ESPN power rankings has Chelsea as the number 1 club in soccer right now. I'd put them at 2 or 3, but they are making a case for sure as the top club right now in the world and you would have a good case to say they are.
Chelsea is up 1-0 right now. 90th minute. 5 minutes of stoppage time for crystal palace to get on the board.
Chelsea wins 1-0.
They are 9 points clear at the top of the table.
Quote from: beach bum on December 16, 2016, 08:06:35 pm
Best games in the EPL this week are:
Chelsea @ Crystal Palace/6:30am Saturday (London Derby)
Man U @ West Brom/11:30am Saturday (two teams in top half, West Brom with legit Europa League chance next year)
Arsenal @ Man City/10:00am Sunday (top 4 matchup)
Liverpool @ Everton/2:00pm Monday (Merseyside Derby)
Stoke and Leicester may have been the best of the lot today as far as action goes. 10-man LC (Vardy red card) comes back from 2-nil down and ekes out the draw. Disappointment for the Potters today.
Here's my heart, Arsenal. Just take it out and stomp on it repeatedly.
:-[
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 18, 2016, 11:52:21 am
Here's my heart, Arsenal. Just take it out and stomp on it repeatedly.
:-[
Chelsea fans will help.
You can never count on things until they actually happen, but Chelsea could be sitting at 49 points with 2 more wins. The way the EPL is they could easily get 1 out of 6 points the next two games. But they could also easily stay on this roll and sit with that 49 points at the exact halfway point. That would be something else.
MANE IN THE 90' TO WIN MERSEYSIDE!
Liverpool stays within striking distance.... They keep that lead 6 points or less all year and they're giving themselves a punchers chance.
Chelsea takes care of Bournemouth 3-0 today.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 26, 2016, 03:20:36 pm
Chelsea takes care of Bournemouth 3-0 today.
The other big dogs better not draw or lose in the coming weeks or the Blues could be in cruise control...
Chelsea is playing like a machine right now.
Swansea City has sacked Bob Bradley as manager.
I honestly don't know if any manager would keep the Swans from relegation unless form picks up quickly. They and Hull are almost certainly headed down. The third one still up in the air.
On the other side (promotion), currently Brighton and Newcastle are in the two automatic spots. Brighton has been knocking hard on the door for several seasons. Maybe this season it's the Seagulls' turn. Reading, Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday occupy the playoff spots. But still a long way to go.
Swansea and crystal palace are among the poorest of clubs in England premier league. They are like the Cleveland browns. They don't have the support or money. Sacking Bradley is not the answer.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 30, 2016, 10:17:52 pm
I honestly don't know if any manager would keep the Swans from relegation unless form picks up quickly. They and Hull are almost certainly headed down. The third one still up in the air.
On the other side (promotion), currently Brighton and Newcastle are in the two automatic spots. Brighton has been knocking hard on the door for several seasons. Maybe this season it's the Seagulls' turn. Reading, Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday occupy the playoff spots. But still a long way to go.
To continue on with this...
The three teams in the relegation zone in the English League Championship are Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, and Rotherham United.
The two teams in the automatic promotion spots in League One to move up to the English League Championship right now are Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United, with Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale, Bradford City, and Southend United holding the playoff spots.
The four teams currently in the relegation zone in League One are Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Coventry City, and Oldham Athletic.
The three teams in the automatic promotion spots for League Two to move up to League One right now are Doncaster Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, and Carlisle United, with Portsmouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Luton Town, and Cambridge United holding the playoff spots.
The two teams currently in the relegation zone in League Two are Cheltenham Town and Newport County.
I might build a spreadsheet to track everything!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 31, 2016, 12:47:58 am
To continue on with this...
The three teams in the relegation zone in the English League Championship are Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, and Rotherham United.
The two teams in the automatic promotion spots in League One to move up to the English League Championship right now are Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United, with Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale, Bradford City, and Southend United holding the playoff spots.
The four teams currently in the relegation zone in League One are Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Coventry City, and Oldham Athletic.
The three teams in the automatic promotion spots for League Two to move up to League One right now are Doncaster Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, and Carlisle United, with Portsmouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Luton Town, and Cambridge United holding the playoff spots.
The two teams currently in the relegation zone in League Two are Cheltenham Town and Newport County.
And for the sake of completeness: The National League (top level of non-league) sends their champion through automatically to League Two, with a playoff for the other spot. Tranmere Rovers hold 1st place right now, with Lincoln City, Forest Green Rovers, Barrow, and Dagenham & Redbridge currently in the playoff spots.
Chelsea takes out stoke city 4-2.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 30, 2016, 11:12:18 pm
Swansea and crystal palace are among the poorest of clubs in England premier league. They are like the Cleveland browns. They don't have the support or money. Sacking Bradley is not the answer.
Swansea are simply pathetic. I can now put my yearly mention of Havant & Waterlooville into play. Swans have not beaten that team (a draw and a loss in the 2008 FA Cup), and if they played again, given talent and current form the Hawks could well hold them to a draw, if not win. And H&W is a Level 7 team. (Well, maybe I'm stretching it a bit, but...) ;D
Bournemouth simply ripped Swansea apart today. Lots of empty seats at the Liberty.
Palace just got a new manager. The talent is there, but right now they don't have a clue. Maybe Big Sam gets them sorted out.
On the other hand, Bournemouth and Burnley have great managers who are getting big results out of the talent given them, which in both cases are less than Palace's, IMO. They are now 10th and 11th respectively in the PL.
Chelsea really had to work to get that 13th win a row. Stoke gave them a really good game.
Chelsea aiming for that record soon.... Don't they go to White Hart Lane mid week? That will be a challenge to get that record win streak! Liverpool better keep on pace today in their tough game at Anfield against Man City. Tottenham is the king of draws so I think it ends 1-1 against Chelsea and they stall the streak.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 31, 2016, 11:01:31 am
And for the sake of completeness: The National League (top level of non-league) sends their champion through automatically to League Two, with a playoff for the other spot. Tranmere Rovers hold 1st place right now, with Lincoln City, Forest Green Rovers, Barrow, and Dagenham & Redbridge currently in the playoff spots.
I mean, we could continue all the way down through the 9 divisions that are a part of the promotion/relegation system, but I think we'll stop where you just left off, haha.
Quote from: beach bum on December 31, 2016, 11:22:23 am
Chelsea aiming for that record soon.... Don't they go to White Hart Lane mid week? That will be a challenge to get that record win streak! Liverpool better keep on pace today in their tough game at Anfield against Man City. Tottenham is the king of draws so I think it ends 1-1 against Chelsea and they stall the streak.
Chelsea and spurs. Wednesday at 2pm. Can't wait for that one.
Defending Premier League Champions Leicester City get a little breathing room from the relegation zone with a 1-nil victory over West Ham today.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 31, 2016, 11:37:26 am
I mean, we could continue all the way down through the 9 divisions that are a part of the promotion/relegation system, but I think we'll stop where you just left off, haha.
That was my intent. Simply wanting to shed some light on teams that might become part of League football for next season.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 31, 2016, 11:38:24 am
Chelsea and spurs. Wednesday at 2pm. Can't wait for that one.
That will be intense..... Liverpool keeps within 6 points of Chelsea with their 1-0 win over City.
OH MY OLIVIER GIROUD!!
Scores with a scorpion kick!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 01, 2017, 10:30:41 am
OH MY OLIVIER GIROUD!!
Scores with a scorpion kick!
Picture perfect placement by Alexis Sanchez on the cross and assist as well!
That was a sweet sequence of play. Giroud gets such a hard time from people, but he always pours in a solid number of goals every year.
EPL TABLE AT MIDWAY POINT Of 19 GAMES WITH GOAL DIFFERENCE IN PARENTHESIS
1.Chelsea 49 (29)
2.Liverpool 43 (25)
3.Arsenal 40 (22)
4.Tottenham 39 (23)
5.Manchester City 39 (18)
6.Manchester United 37 (10)
7.Everton 27 (2)
8.West Bromwich Albion 26 (2)
9.Southampton 24 (-3)
10.Bournemouth 24 (-5)
11.Burnley 23 (-8)
12.West Ham 22 (-10)
13.Watford 22 (-11)
14.Stoke City 21 (-10)
15.Leicester City 20 (-7)
16.Middlesbrough 18 (-5)
17.Crystal Palace 16 (-6)
18.Sunderland 14 (-18)
19.Hull City 13 (-25)
20.Swansea City 12 (-23)
***NOTES
-Surprises or just nice stories have to be Chelsea with an amazing 49 points. I think people thought they would bounce back, but 49 points? Wow, that's incredible. West Brom and Bournemouth could have incredible seasons for what they have if they can hold position. Burnley shows flashes and I think they are the only promoted team who safely stays up.
-Disappointments have to be Leicester City because I think we knew they would fall way off, but they are all the way down about 3/4 of the table. Same goes for Stoke City. They should be higher than they are.
-West Ham got healthy as of late and I think they are the club that makes a big jump in the 2nd half all the way up to 7th or 8th
-I think Everton continues to sputter and drops to about 11th or so.
-I think Hull and Swansea both go. Then Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Crystal Palace all come down to the last 2 games for who takes the last relegation spot
-Manchester United is hot as of late and as much as I hate to say it could easily get to 2nd in the table by end
-Chelsea is taking this thing, I think they slow down, but still win by about the 6 or 7 point margin they have right now.
Something tells me Boro will stay up. They are a hard working team but other than Negredo and a couple of others talent is lacking. If they can stay up they'll get the money to improve.
I think it's between Sunderland and Palace.
Another disappointing team so far has been Southampton. Very uneven play so far this season.
I didn't realize West Brom were as high up the table as they are.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 01, 2017, 02:27:03 pm
Something tells me Boro will stay up. They are a hard working team but other than Negredo and a couple of others talent is lacking. If they can stay up they'll get the money to improve.
I think it's between Sunderland and Palace.
Another disappointing team so far has been Southampton. Very uneven play so far this season.
I didn't realize West Brom were as high up the table as they are.
Oh I agree, Middlesbrough is so sound defensively. They have given up very few goals compared to the clubs near them on the table. That will get them enough draws and 1-0 wins to stay up. And Southampton I definitely agree with. One game they could be near good enough to play with the top 6 clubs only the next week to look near as bad as Swansea City.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 01, 2017, 10:58:10 am
Picture perfect placement by Alexis Sanchez on the cross and assist as well!
Amazing goal.
A big shout out to Carlisle United in League Two. They've only dropped one result out of 23 matches thus far on the season. They've tallied 12 victories and 10 draws, and sit in second position in the League Two table.
No matter the league, only 1 loss at the halfway point in the season is mighty impressive.
Paul Clement has been appointed as Swansea's new manager.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 03, 2017, 10:25:33 am
Paul Clement has been appointed as Swansea's new manager.
It doesn't matter who is appointmented in that club. It's a death sentence.
AFC Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal
Arsenal comes back from 3-0 down at the 69th minute to get one point.
Phew... :-\, better than no points
Hull City has parted ways with manager Mike Phelan.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 03, 2017, 11:14:39 am
It doesn't matter who is appointmented in that club. It's a death sentence.
Well, they got a win and three points in Clement's first match in charge today.
It was against also-lowly Crystal Palace, but it raises Swansea to 19th in the table, and only 1 point behind Palace.
Got home from work in the 60th minute and 3-0 Bournemouth.... I could not believe what went down the next 30 minutes. And literally the split second it flashes to the Crystal Palace vs Swansea game that amazing goal by Palace equalizes to only have Swansea win a few minutes later. I showed up late to the show, but sure got a treat the 40 minutes I did watch.
Erickson to Dele X 2 making it Tottenham over Chelsea 2-0 with 34 minutes left. The top dogs better be thanking Spurs right now.
Quote from: beach bum on January 04, 2017, 03:17:00 pm
Erickson to Dele X 2 making it Tottenham over Chelsea 2-0 with 34 minutes left. The top dogs better be thanking Spurs right now.
Man. Big loss by Chelsea. Big win by the Spurs.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 31, 2016, 11:01:31 am
And for the sake of completeness: The National League (top level of non-league) sends their champion through automatically to League Two, with a playoff for the other spot. Tranmere Rovers hold 1st place right now, with Lincoln City, Forest Green Rovers, Barrow, and Dagenham & Redbridge currently in the playoff spots.
Don't forget about the South Division, which does the same as the North Division and sends their top team as the champion plus one other as a playoff winner.
In the South Division, Maidenhead United current leads, with Ebbsfleet United, St Albans City, Chelmsford City, and Poole Town holding the playoff spots.
Level 5 is the National League, which sends their best teams to Football League Two.
The "South Division" of which you speak is a Level 6 league, which sends their best teams to the National League. There is a corresponding "North Division", which is currently led by A.F.C. Fylde. Kidderminster Harriers, Chorley, Darlington 1883, and Salford City are in the playoff spots.
I love the FA Cup, in which the Premier League teams start this weekend. They have already had eight rounds, but this is where it really gets good.
There has been a word added to the British English lexicon: "Cupset" which means a lower division team has defeated one higher up. It's usually restricted to a difference of three leagues or more between the teams.
The third round proper (the initial rounds are called preliminary and qualifying rounds) starts Friday with West Ham vs. Man City.
Some of the other intriguing (to me) matchups (Premier League teams unless noted) include:
Everton vs Leicester City (might be the best matchup of the round)
Hull City vs Swansea City (battle of Premier League strugglers)
Manchester United vs. Reading (a good Championship team)
Wycombe Wanderers (L2) vs. Stourbridge (lowest ranked team remaining, from Level 7): Wycombe has this guy called "The Beast" who goes 5-11, 225. Looks more like a linebacker than a soccer player, but he scored the goal that assured promotion for AFC Wimbledon last season. He has played for 14 different teams in 17 years.
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Spurs all should advance with relative ease as they each face lower level opposition at home. Arsenal are away to Championship side Preston North End.
Upsets of Premier League teams by League One or Two squads are rare, but I've seen them happen. A PL side beaten by a non-league team is almost unheard of, having happened just once in the last 27 years, when Luton, then a Level 5 team and now in League Two, knocked off Norwich City, and on Norwich's home ground, no less. It almost happened to Man Utd a few years back from that when a Crawley Town header hit the bar at Old Trafford.
I love this competition. The televised games will be on FS1/FS2.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 04, 2017, 09:19:08 pm
I love the FA Cup, in which the Premier League teams start this weekend. They have already had eight rounds, but this is where it really gets good.
There has been a word added to the British English lexicon: "Cupset" which means a lower division team has defeated one higher up. It's usually restricted to a difference of three leagues or more between the teams.
The third round proper (the initial rounds are called preliminary and qualifying rounds) starts Friday with West Ham vs. Man City.
Some of the other intriguing (to me) matchups (Premier League teams unless noted) include:
Everton vs Leicester City (might be the best matchup of the round)
Hull City vs Swansea City (battle of Premier League strugglers)
Manchester United vs. Reading (a good Championship team)
Wycombe Wanderers (L2) vs. Stourbridge (lowest ranked team remaining, from Level 7): Wycombe has this guy called "The Beast" who goes 5-11, 225. Looks more like a linebacker than a soccer player, but he scored the goal that assured promotion for AFC Wimbledon last season. He has played for 14 different teams in 17 years.
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Spurs all should advance with relative ease as they each face lower level opposition at home. Arsenal are away to Championship side Preston North End.
Upsets of Premier League teams by League One or Two squads are rare, but I've seen them happen. A PL side beaten by a non-league team is almost unheard of, having happened just once in the last 27 years, when Luton, then a Level 5 team and now in League Two, knocked off Norwich City, and on Norwich's home ground, no less. It almost happened to Man Utd a few years back from that when a Crawley Town header hit the bar at Old Trafford.
I love this competition. The televised games will be on FS1/FS2.
You have amazing soccer posts. Kudos.
My father in law was rubbing my face in the dirt about his spurs today.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 04, 2017, 08:46:08 pm
Level 5 is the National League, which sends their best teams to Football League Two.
The "South Division" of which you speak is a Level 6 league, which sends their best teams to the National League. There is a corresponding "North Division", which is currently led by A.F.C. Fylde. Kidderminster Harriers, Chorley, Darlington 1883, and Salford City are in the playoff spots.
Right, I read your post incorrectly at first. My mistake.
AW, thanks for the post. Much appreciated.
FA cup.
Man city 5-0 over West Ham.
Not going to lie. We had a snow day with the clinic being closed. I took a 4 nap right after it started.
Haven't been able to catch any EPL in a while besides a few minutes of the Chelsea match the other day, so I'm still trying to pick a team. To add to it, now I'm trying to pick a team from the Championship, League One, and League Two. I've added Crystal Palace back in to the mix so the teams in consideration now look like this:
PL:
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
Man City
Championship:
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
QPR
League One:
Sheffield United
AFC Wimbledon
League Two:
Cambridge
Blackpool
Your League One selections make for a tough choice. Sheffield United is a proud team with a lot of back history (they were once in the Premier League), and AFC Wimbledon is a team established only in 2002 by fans of the old Wimbledon F.C., who relocated to the town of Milton Keynes and became the MK Dons.
Watching Sutton and Wimbledon now. Man, the pitch and "stadium" is so small.
The capacity at Sutton is just over 5,000. And yes, that is artificial turf.
PL teams Bournemouth, West Brom, Stoke all go out to lower-league opposition (Millwall, Derby County and Wolves respectively). From all indications, Millwall had little trouble with Bournemouth (3-0).
Everton also are out, at the hands of Leicester City.
Seventh-level Stourbridge were headed for a draw and a replay when The Beast (Adebayo Akinfenwa) showed up for Wycombe to deny them. Two other non-league sides did force replays, Sutton vs AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln vs Ipswich. And Lincoln gets to play at home in the replay, not what the Tractor Boys of Ipswich wanted.
Preston 1, Arsenal 0 at half.
But it could easily have been 3-0 or 4-0.
Could PNE be left to rue those missed chances?
Ramsey and Giroud bail Arsenal out as the Gunners take the win, 2-1.
There's the difference. PNE are a pretty good Championship team (currently 11th), but you have to be able to convert when you have the chance. They didn't, Arsenal did, though the Gunners left it late. Quality told in the end.
Chelsea will take on petersborough on Sunday. We will see how we respond from our Spurs debacle.
Chelsea up 2-0 at half.
Spurs and villa tied in the 5th minute. Off to church. I'll check scores later.
FA CUP action.
Chelsea wins at Stamford bridge 4-1.
Spurs beat villa 2-0.
And Liverpool held to a scoreless draw by League Two Plymouth Argyle. A replay looms at Plymouth in 10 days.
One more Third Round Proper match tomorrow, League Two's Cambridge United vs. League Championship's Leeds United.
Currently, there are 9 matches going to a replay:
Lincoln City vs. Ipswich Town
Burnley vs. Sunderland
Barnsley vs. Blackpool
Newcastle United vs. Birmingham City
Fleetwood Town vs. Bristol City
Crystal Palace vs. Bolton Wanderers
Southampton vs. Norwich City
AFC Wimbledon vs. Sutton United
Plymouth Argyle vs. Liverpool
The match today was won by Leeds United who had to come from behind for a 2-1 win.
For the fourth round, Chelsea, Man Utd and Spurs will be at home, as will Liverpool IF they win their replay at Plymouth Argyle. Arsenal, Man City, Leicester City will be away.
Arsenal might have a tricky game if Southampton wins their replay at Norwich, because they will have to go to St. Marys, and Southampton usually plays well at home.
Just saw the news that the World Cup will expand to 48 teams beginning in 2026. Obviously, that's still a while away. However, what are your thoughts?
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 11, 2017, 10:50:11 pm
Just saw the news that the World Cup will expand to 48 teams beginning in 2026. Obviously, that's still a while away. However, what are your thoughts?
Is this the World Cup in the desert? My gosh, I would not want to be near any ISIS ridden place.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 12, 2017, 07:00:22 am
Is this the World Cup in the desert? My gosh, I would not want to be near any ISIS ridden place.
Nah, 2018 is in Russia and 2022 is in Qatar. 2026's host will not be decided until 2020. There is a rumor that the United States, Canada, and Mexico will pitch a joint-bid to host it in 2026.
I thought that they were gonna take it away from Qatar due to all the corruption
48 teams is going to be awful.... 16 and 32 team tournaments make it the best. I am not a fan of 24 or 48 at all. This will pretty much assure the United States always makes it cause I bet CONCACAF gets 5 teams now and not the 3.5 number they are at now. We are on the fence of not making it this time around. A team as bad as what we have now should not be rewarded with a World Cup bid. Europe will almost have 20 teams? CONMEBOL usually sends 5 of its 10 squads and I imagine they will get 7 now.
Current World Cups:
Africa- 5
South America- 4.5
CONCACAF- 3.5
Oceania- 0.5
Europe- 13
Asia- 4.5
Host-1
2026(rough guess, this many teams and I imagine they do away with the two playoffs we currently have):
Host- 2 (I put two here because 16 more teams equates to probably mostly joint bids due to more venues needed)
Europe- 19
Africa- 8
South America- 7
CONCACAF- 5
Asia- 6
Oceania- 1
Quote from: Longfellow on January 12, 2017, 11:35:11 am
I thought that they were gonna take it away from Qatar due to all the corruption
My gosh. Take it out of there. We don't want any westerners near that place.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 12, 2017, 04:48:09 pm
My gosh. Take it out of there. We don't want any westerners near that place.
I have ideas to travel to many places but the Middle East definitely isn't one of them..... One place I can't believe hasn't hosted in quite some time is England. They have everything you need as far as resources like here in the U.S. but for some reason FIFA doesn't want England hosting soccer events on a worldwide scale.
Quote from: beach bum on January 12, 2017, 05:26:34 pm
I have ideas to travel to many places but the Middle East definitely isn't one of them..... One place I can't believe hasn't hosted in quite some time is England. They have everything you need as far as resources like here in the U.S. but for some reason FIFA doesn't want England hosting soccer events on a worldwide scale.
England be an awesome place. Heck. Have it every year HERE. We have cities everywhere they could sustain it.
My goodness. Diego Costa and Chelsea have a story for us all.
For one, he was offered the equivalent of $30 million a year by a club in China.
Secondly, he had a riff with Antonio Conte and the club's fitness coach in which Conte yelled "Go to China!" at him.
Third, he has been dropped out of the lineup and did not travel with the squad to Leicester.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 13, 2017, 05:54:46 pm
My goodness. Diego Costa and Chelsea have a story for us all.
For one, he was offered the equivalent of $30 million a year by a club in China.
Secondly, he had a riff with Antonio Conte and the club's fitness coach in which Conte yelled "Go to China!" at him.
Third, he has been dropped out of the lineup and did not travel with the squad to Leicester.
They will be in big trouble without him..... They'll draw too many times in the last 18 games without him if he stays out of the line up for an extended time period to win the title. I think they'll all come together and he will be back soon though if he is smart.
Brighton & Hove Albion's 19 match unbeaten run came to a shocking end today with a 2-nil loss to Preston North End.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 14, 2017, 11:47:20 am
Brighton & Hove Albion's 19 match unbeaten run came to a shocking end today with a 2-nil loss to Preston North End.
I have started to like Brighton a lot. They seem to be on BeinSports every Friday at 1:45 when they play at home so I catch them a lot. In fact, I think they play again at 1:45 this coming Friday too. Also, did anyone else see the Andy Carroll goal today?
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 13, 2017, 05:54:46 pm
My goodness. Diego Costa and Chelsea have a story for us all.
For one, he was offered the equivalent of $30 million a year by a club in China.
Secondly, he had a riff with Antonio Conte and the club's fitness coach in which Conte yelled "Go to China!" at him.
Third, he has been dropped out of the lineup and did not travel with the squad to Leicester.
Sigh.
Chelsea doing ok without Diego right now.
Pedro just made it 3-0.
So glad to see David Luiz back in the Chelsea club rotation.
Chelsea finishes off LCFC 3-0. 7 points ahead of the Spurs at this point.
Now it's Conte vs Costa. We will see what happens.
Everton just mopped the floor with Man City 4-0.... That was fun to watch. I like seeing Pep get frustrated a little too much at Man City.
Quote from: beach bum on January 15, 2017, 10:05:15 am
Everton just mopped the floor with Man City 4-0.... That was fun to watch. I like seeing Pep get frustrated a little too much at Man City.
The amazing thing about Everton's dominating win was that they used today's match as a training match for their youth players.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 15, 2017, 11:24:54 am
The amazing thing about Everton's dominating win was that they used today's match as a training match for their youth players.
I swear that second young lad looked about 16 years old. That was a fun final half to watch definitely.
And that was practically the first touch of his PL career. It was set up when John Stones--who Everton sold to City--bounced a clearance off an Everton defender and right to Lookman (the second young player).
Hope it's the beginning of a resurgence for the Toffees. They get another chance to gain points as they play struggling Crystal Palace next.
The replays in the FA Cup third round are complete and two teams from Level 5 have pulled upsets to advance into Round 4.
Sutton United went to AFC Wimbledon of League 1 and won 3-1 while Lincoln City ousted Championship side Ipswich Town 1-0 on a last-minute goal.
The rewards? Home matches against Championship teams: Sutton United vs. Leeds United and Lincoln City vs. Brighton & Hove Albion.
Liverpool got by Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in a replay. The Reds will have a home match against Wolverhampton in the next round. Southampton earned a home match against Arsenal by beating Norwich.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 16, 2017, 10:19:46 am
And that was practically the first touch of his PL career. It was set up when John Stones--who Everton sold to City--bounced a clearance off an Everton defender and right to Lookman (the second young player).
Hope it's the beginning of a resurgence for the Toffees. They get another chance to gain points as they play struggling Crystal Palace next.
Since you're an Everton guy you will know better, but what in the world is going on with Gerard Deulofeu. I swear he has been rumored to transfer to three clubs this week alone.
He has not been playing much because Koeman has found stability in midfield. What I am hearing is if he moves it will be a loan move. Marseille of French Ligue 1 is one of the teams I've heard bandied about, also AC Milan and Middlesbrough. Doubt that Everton would let him go to a rival PL team though.
Liverpool 2-3 Swansea City, FT
Maybe the manager change will be enough to propel Swansea up the table.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 21, 2017, 07:56:11 am
Liverpool 2-3 Swansea City, FT
Maybe the manager change will be enough to propel Swansea up the table.
Wow Swansea. Haha
As a matter of fact, today's win propelled Swansea to 17th in the table with 18 points, and knocked Crystal Palace down into the relegation zone.
The 2016-17 season marks the 25th in the history of the Premier League. I put together a little project to see which teams have been represented in the Premier League since it's inception and how many seasons they have played in top flight. The squad's most recent season in the Premier League is in parenthesis.
25: Arsenal (2016-17), Chelsea (2016-17), Everton (2016-17), Liverpool (2016-17), Manchester United (2016-17), Tottenham Hotspur (2016-17)
24: Aston Villa (2015-16)
23:
22: Newcastle United (2015-16)
21: West Ham United (2016-17)
20: Manchester City (2016-17)
19:
18: Blackburn Rovers (2011-12), Bolton Wanderers (2011-12), Southampton (2016-17)
17:
16: Sunderland (2016-17)
15: Middlesbrough (2016-17)
14:
13: Fulham (2013-14)
12: Leeds United (2003-04)
11: Leicester City (2016-17), West Bromwich Albion (2016-17)
10:
9: Coventry City (2000-01), Stoke City (2016-17)
8: Charlton Athletic (2006-07), Crystal Palace (2016-17), Sheffield Wednesday (1999-00), Wigan Athletic (2012-13), Wimbledon (now known as Milton Keynes Dons) (1999-00)
7: Birmingham City (2010-11), Derby County (2007-08), Portsmouth (2009-10), Queens Park Rangers (2014-15)
6: Swansea City (2016-17)
5: Hull City (2016-17), Ipswich Town (2001-02), Norwich City (2015-16)
4: Nottingham Forest (1998-99), Watford (2016-17), Wolverhampton Wanderers (2011-12)
3: Burnley (2016-17), Reading (2012-13), Sheffield United (2006-07)
2: AFC Bournemouth (2016-17), Bradford City (2000-01), Oldham Athletic (1993-94)
1: Barnsley (1997-98), Blackpool (2010-11), Cardiff City (2013-14), Swindon Town (1993-94)
Is the Premier League app any good? Bleacher Report and ESPN apps are very lackluster in their coverage of soccer
Quote from: Longfellow on January 22, 2017, 11:29:14 am
Is the Premier League app any good? Bleacher Report and ESPN apps are very lackluster in their coverage of soccer
I don't have the app, but since it is the app for the actual league I would guess it is probably the best out there.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 22, 2017, 11:29:14 am
Is the Premier League app any good? Bleacher Report and ESPN apps are very lackluster in their coverage of soccer
I use bleacher report. Chelsea and Premier League follows and I feel they are pretty good. My father in law uses the EPL app and he likes it. Usually the news he shares with me I see it on bleacher report.
Chelsea 2-0 over hull.
Costa and Cahill with the shots on goal.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 22, 2017, 12:30:17 pm
Chelsea 2-0 over hull.
Costa and Cahill with the shots on goal.
An almost-perfect weekend for Chelsea. Sanchez's late penalty conversion for Arsenal kept the top of the table within 8 points.
Unfortunately for everyone else I still believe it is Chelsea's to lose, even with 16 matches to play.
My only problem with Bleacher Report is that they send notifications for almost everything. It's the most random stuff sometimes
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 22, 2017, 12:35:34 pm
An almost-perfect weekend for Chelsea. Sanchez's late penalty conversion for Arsenal kept the top of the table within 8 points.
Unfortunately for everyone else I still believe it is Chelsea's to lose, even with 16 matches to play.
Chelsea and Arsenal is going to be fun this eeek.
Hull's Ryan Mason suffers a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain after a collision with Cahill.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 22, 2017, 04:20:02 pm
Hull's Ryan Mason suffers a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain after a collision with Cahill.
Wow, I saw that happen live and it looked bad. Considering the extent of the injury he must have insane pain tolerance because when he went to the ground and started being attended to he stayed very calm. I hope he can eventually one day play as himself again.
Quote from: beach bum on January 22, 2017, 04:30:23 pm
Wow, I saw that happen live and it looked bad. Considering the extent of the injury he must have insane pain tolerance because when he went to the ground and started being attended to he stayed very calm. I hope he can eventually one day play as himself again.
Yeah I saw it too.
People who say you can't get hurt in soccer then ask this guy how a skull fracture and a brain bleed feel.
The only way Chelsea loses this thing, and I still think they would win even if this happened, but that is if the come away with 0 or 1 points in their coming matches against Arsenal and Liverpool. I see them at least getting 3 or 4 points though in their form. They are just so much more buttoned up defensively than Arsenal, Liverpool, and the two Manchester clubs. Tottenham has a stellar defense, but had too many draws early in the year and dug themselves a hole.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 22, 2017, 12:28:42 pm
I use bleacher report. Chelsea and Premier League follows and I feel they are pretty good. My father in law uses the EPL app and he likes it. Usually the news he shares with me I see it on bleacher report.
I follow Everton, Bournemouth, Southampton and Leicester City's Twitter feeds, along with some lower league clubs, and RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga.
It is always interesting to watch when two teams I follow are opponents in a given week, as when Southampton and LC played each other this week.
My problem with the Bleacher Report app is that it sends the most random notifications sometimes
Philippe Coutinho just signed a 5 year deal at Liverpool. If anything if he ever leaves now to go to Barcelona or Real Madrid at least Liverpool will get a ton in return. If he stays then Liverpool looks bright for the future. They have looked rough when Coutinho was out with the injury and Mane at the African Cup of Nations. Those two are the keys to their style the play at LFC.
I'll probably have my EPL team decided by next Wednesday. The three teams on my list play each other in short order, with Crystal Palace playing Man City Saturday and then Crystal Palace plays Bournemouth on the 31st. Style of play is a big part of my decision
Quote from: Longfellow on January 25, 2017, 06:26:57 pm
I'll probably have my EPL team decided by next Wednesday. The three teams on my list play each other in short order, with Crystal Palace playing Man City Saturday and then Crystal Palace plays Bournemouth on the 31st. Style of play is a big part of my decision
I really don't root for or against any of those three. Bad thing is Crystal Palace might just get relegated this year out of the Premier League. It is only a matter of time before Man City wins a title again in the coming years. Their owners have deep pockets along with some of the other obvious top teams. Eventually that money will have to buy them enough talent for a title.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 25, 2017, 06:26:57 pm
I'll probably have my EPL team decided by next Wednesday. The three teams on my list play each other in short order, with Crystal Palace playing Man City Saturday and then Crystal Palace plays Bournemouth on the 31st. Style of play is a big part of my decision
Chelsea is a great team :D
Maybe Mane not being available for Liverpool is a bigger thing than most thought.
Southampton beat the Reds 1-0 today, sending the Saints to the League Cup final against Manchester United or Hull City.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 25, 2017, 08:36:36 pm
Maybe Mane not being available for Liverpool is a bigger thing than most thought.
Southampton beat the Reds 1-0 today, sending the Saints to the League Cup final against Manchester United or Hull City.
It really is killing the Reds... At this rate the way your Everton is playing so well as of late I think you beat us Reds next match we face. I can't help but root for guys like Davies at Everton. West Brom and Everton I always root for to beat any of the top 6 teams besides Liverpool of course.
I was thinking the other day this Soccer board really is the best. It is the best cause we keep it so civil down here compared to what we see on the rest of the boards. I might be a little arrogant saying this but I like to think soccer takes a certain level of sophistication to be a fan of the sport ;D .... I'll be the first to admit I am a complete knucklehead on the rest of the boards, but always know I can scroll down to the bottom of fearless and find some civility down on this board.
Quote from: beach bum on January 25, 2017, 08:48:51 pm
I was thinking the other day this Soccer board really is the best. It is the best cause we keep it so civil down here compared to what we see on the rest of the boards. I might be a little arrogant saying this but I like to think soccer takes a certain level of sophistication to be a fan of the sport ;D .... I'll be the first to admit I am a complete knucklehead on the rest of the boards, but always know I can scroll down to the bottom of fearless and find some civility down on this board.
I would have to agree. I love football, 8-4a, Sec, etc. But it's nice to step away from the fanatical redneck fanbases at time and enjoy soccer haha
I will likely, when others are sleeping in tomorrow, be watching Liverpool against Wolverhampton in an FA Cup 4th round match. I might not get up at 6:30 for kickoff, but I'll be watching some of it for sure.
Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!!!!
Chelsea upn2-0 at half.
Goals by Willian and Pedro.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 27, 2017, 10:41:28 pm
I will likely, when others are sleeping in tomorrow, be watching Liverpool against Wolverhampton in an FA Cup 4th round match. I might not get up at 6:30 for kickoff, but I'll be watching some of it for sure.
And I am so glad I did. I got to witness an upset. Liverpool 1-2 Wolves.
And a second one in progress, which would be even bigger:
Halftime Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers. Wow.
Wycombe have their hearts broken by a late own-goal and lose to Tottenham 4-3....but....
Lincoln City beat Brighton 3-1 and for only the 8th time since 1945, a Non-League team is into the 5th round of the FA Cup.
Chelsea wins 4-0.
Arsenal up 3-0 right now.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 28, 2017, 12:19:37 pm
Chelsea wins 4-0.
Arsenal up 3-0 right now.
These two are blatantly at this point the best teams in the EPL. Tottenham can bring it too. My Reds in Liverpool are hot pathetic garbage without Mane and a 100% Coutinho at full fitness. It pains me to say it, but I even see Manchester United passing Liverpool into the top 4 for the Champions League next year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 27, 2017, 10:41:28 pm
I will likely, when others are sleeping in tomorrow, be watching Liverpool against Wolverhampton in an FA Cup 4th round match. I might not get up at 6:30 for kickoff, but I'll be watching some of it for sure.
Frackin' Wolves just whooped them up and down today....
Sutton United just advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup for the first time ever with a 1-0 win over Leeds United.
That's three teams going down to lower ranked opposition TODAY!
Millwall of League One beat Watford
Fulham of the Championship beat Hull
Now Sutton United over Leeds!
Can Wigan Athletic make it four? Past history suggests there's a chance as they won it all in '13 and made the semis in '14.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 29, 2017, 09:54:04 am
Sutton United just advanced to the 5rh round of the FA Cup for the first time ever with a 1-0 win over Leeds United.
And it is the very first time TWO non-League clubs are into the fifth round since 1945.
It is always fun to see these lower league teams get a chance to shine in the FA Cup. I like keeping my eyes on teams that might be promoted into League One, the Championship, or the Premier League for the coming years. Like I have said before in the EFL Championship, Brighton has really grabbed my attention. The can really pour in the goals in stretches.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 29, 2017, 09:54:04 am
Sutton United just advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup for the first time ever with a 1-0 win over Leeds United.
Leeds is a scrappy little team too.. That is a good win by Sutton United. Do they draw for the 5th round in the coming days?
Quote from: beach bum on January 29, 2017, 06:19:34 pm
Leeds is a scrappy little team too.. That is a good win by Sutton United. Do they draw for the 5th round in the coming days?
Probably. Leicester City and Derby County are in a replay on February 8th, and the Fifth Round is February 17-20.
What a day it will be in Sutton, as Arsenal are coming to Gander Green Lane (Sutton's stadium) for a London derby few expected would ever take place!
The Fifth Round draw was today and here are the matchups with the level the teams are on, home team first:
Burnley (1) vs. Lincoln City (5)
Fulham (2) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (1)
Blackburn Rovers (2) vs. Manchester United (1)
Sutton United (5) vs. Arsenal (1)
Middlesbrough (1) vs. Oxford United (3)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) vs. Chelsea (1)
Huddersfield Town (2) vs. Manchester City (1)
Millwall (3) vs. Derby County (2) or Leicester City (1)
All the big guns have to play away. Manchester City in particular better be ready because Huddersfield Town is pretty darn good, and may in fact be in the Premier League with them next season. Spurs better not take Fulham lightly either, and Chelsea can just ask Liverpool what happened when they overlooked Wolves.
The matches will be played between February 17 and 20.
Chelsea and Liverpool gets underway at 2pm.
Let's go blues!!!
It has been a little bit of a funky day so far in the matches played.... Costa didn't convert the PK late which may have sealed it. It doesn't matter cause Arsenal and Tottenham had bad results so. Chelsea still looks in command.
Knotted up 1-1.
Chelsea and Liverpool finish 1-1.
Ugh.
Chelsea up 1-0 on Arsenal. Alonso!!!!
Halftime.
Chelsea 1-0 over Arsenal.
Arsenal was picking up steam in the last 10 minutes. This is big boy soccer right here. About like a Clemson vs Alabama haha
Oh MY!!!
Eden HAZARD!!!!!
Fabregas!!!!!!
3-0!
Final 3-1.
Chelsea goes up 12 points.
Congratulations to Chelsea for their 2016-17 Premier League title.
....barf...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 04, 2017, 08:27:30 am
Congratulations to Chelsea for their 2016-17 Premier League title.
....barf...
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:D
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland, halftime
Sunderland was up 1-nil in the 44th minute and then the floodgates opened.
Chelsea is the champ, My Liverpool is garbage. Everton is going to beat us at Anfield at this rate and Liverpool may end up as low as 7th if this continues. We all might have to start rooting for Spurs except for AW haha.
On another note Lukaku poured in 4 goals himself today.... Never been a fan of his attitude, but when he starts rolling he can pour in goals in bunches. I could see him going to Chelsea if Costa leaves this summer. Imagine, what he could do on a team like Chelsea with other top players all over the field. I only see it if Costa leaves obviously.
Cameroon kept pulling slight upsets all African Cup of Nations long and won today in the final 2-1 over Egypt. Cameroon really played to win in the second half while Egypt gave up those final 2 goals playing while zero aggression. Cameroon deserved that win and finalizes the field for this summer's Confederations Cup. The groups are already set for the competition.
Group A: Russia, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal
Group B:Germany, Chile, Australia, Cameroon
-I'll take Russia & Mexico in group A, although Portugal can never be counted out with Ronaldo
-I'll take the obvious favorites Germany and Chile out of group B
-I think the final will be a rematch of group B and take Chile over Germany
Quote from: beach bum on February 04, 2017, 03:10:10 pm
Chelsea is the champ, My Liverpool is garbage. Everton is going to beat us at Anfield at this rate and Liverpool may end up as low as 7th if this continues. We all might have to start rooting for Spurs except for AW haha.
On another note Lukaku poured in 4 goals himself today.... Never been a fan of his attitude, but when he starts rolling he can pour in goals in bunches. I could see him going to Chelsea if Costa leaves this summer. Imagine, what he could do on a team like Chelsea with other top players all over the field. I only see it if Costa leaves obviously.
Chelsea is where Everton got Lukaku from, first on loan then with a permanent deal.
On another topic, Leicester is now in danger of the drop. But that could also be said of every team 9th place and below. I think everyone from West Brom in 8th and up can make plans for another Premier League season in 17-18.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 06, 2017, 10:27:06 pm
Chelsea is where Everton got Lukaku from, first on loan then with a permanent deal.
On another topic, Leicester is now in danger of the drop. But that could also be said of every team 9th place and below. I think everyone from West Brom in 8th and up can make plans for another Premier League season in 17-18.
Everton honestly has been one of the most fun teams to watch the last month. I do not know what happened but all of a sudden they look practically as good as the rest of the top 4 besides Chelsea of course. They are playing on fire lately.
Arsenal finally back to the good side of a result with a 2-nil victory over Hull City this morning.
Tottenum hot spur Haha.
Liverpool is a head scratcher of a team.... I will try to cut them some slack and they have been absent 2 of 3 their "big 3" goal scorers with Coutinho and Mane in and out. However, that being said they'll still have their usual matches where they give up 3 goals a couple more times this year before its said and done. However, they can pull out some huge wins when they want to.
Quote from: beach bum on February 07, 2017, 04:52:09 pm
Everton honestly has been one of the most fun teams to watch the last month. I do not know what happened but all of a sudden they look practically as good as the rest of the top 4 besides Chelsea of course. They are playing on fire lately.
They have two exciting new players, Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman, and both are still teenagers. Davies is a graduate of their Academy while Lookman was bought from Championship side Charlton.
Plus Lukaku seems like he's scoring for fun, except for today. Credit Middlesbrough with some stingy defense.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 11, 2017, 11:56:38 pm
They have two exciting new players, Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman, and both are still teenagers. Davies is a graduate of their Academy while Lookman was bought from Championship side Charlton.
Plus Lukaku seems like he's scoring for fun, except for today. Credit Middlesbrough with some stingy defense.
When I saw that score I immediately thought " Oh dull old Middlesbrough"... Those 0-0 draws they have a lot might be what keeps them up though.
Burnley plays really well at home in particular. The bulk of their points have been there. They just sunk a free kick to knot it at 1-1 with Chelsea. The weather is nasty with a wet snow/rain coming down.
Quote from: beach bum on February 12, 2017, 08:00:19 am
Burnley plays really well at home in particular. The bulk of their points have been there. They just sunk a free kick to knot it at 1-1 with Chelsea. The weather is nasty with a wet snow/rain coming down.
Indeed. An incredible 97% of Burnley's points this season have come at home.
We will come out strong.
Luiz needs to free his hair up. Messing up his game. haha
Burnley is like a swarm of ants on chocolate with their defense.
Swansea City 2-0 Leicester City
The Swans' fourth victory in their last six matches puts them 15th in the table and four points clear of relegation. What a turnaround under Clement! As for Leicester, they are still goalless in 2017 and are 17th in the table, only one point clear of relegation.
PSG beats Barcelona 4-0?!? What in the world is going on?
Quote from: Longfellow on February 14, 2017, 03:42:20 pm
PSG beats Barcelona 4-0?!? What in the world is going on?
I literally was watching that in amazement. PSG is a world class team, but not a Barcelona level. They made Barca look slow which is amazing. Also, today Bayern Munich is wiping the floor with Arsenal and Real Madrid finally got going in the 2nd half of their Napoli game. PSG winning really has opened up this Champions League for a anyone that wants it. These next 3 months are going to be fun on Tuesdays and Wednesday's when Champions League games are played.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 12, 2017, 11:55:30 am
Swansea City 2-0 Leicester City
The Swans' fourth victory in their last six matches puts them 15th in the table and four points clear of relegation. What a turnaround under Clement! As for Leicester, they are still goalless in 2017 and are 17th in the table, only one point clear of relegation.
Gylfi Sigurdsson is the reason Swansea City is one of the lower Premier Leagues teams I love watching. He really could play for practically anyone and is the engine for Swansea City staying up. I hope they stay at least 17th this year.
Quote from: Longfellow on February 14, 2017, 03:42:20 pm
PSG beats Barcelona 4-0?!? What in the world is going on?
Was at a Mexican restaurant with my wife last night. I kept saying wow when I saw it on the tv.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 15, 2017, 05:00:04 pm
Was at a Mexican restaurant with my wife last night. I kept saying wow when I saw it on the tv.
Not saying Chelsea would win the Champions League, but they certainly would have been one of the 2 or 3 favorites had they qualified. That weird season last year lost them a good opportunity for this year. They could have gritted out some tough 1-0 and 1-1 games in these aggregate games in the Champions League with their style they have this year. A similar formula Atletico Madrid has used to do so well the last couple years.
Champions league is fun. Great matches usually.
Chelsea continues FA cup play tmrw. Square up against the wolves!
LINCOLN CITY!!!!!
The non league team goes to Burnley, where Premier League teams have had a terrible time....
AND THEY WIN!! The first non-league team to make the quarterfinals since 1914!
That's why I love the FA Cup. One shot is all you need!
Millwall: "No-one likes us, we don't care..."
Leicester really doesn't like them now. A late goal sends the Lions through against the Foxes. So that's a non-league team and a League One team through to the quarterfinals.
Huddersfield hold Man City to a draw and Middlesbrough edges Oxford.
Chelsea hope to avoid a banana peel next against Wolves.
Lincoln City, though......
Let's go Chelsea! Slay the wolves!
Great day of FA Cup so far.... Wolves had that chance early. They will regret not getting that.
You guys know this all too well watching soccer.... I step out of the room to go to the kitchen for some water and boom I hear the call of Pedro's goal from the hallway. Chelsea 1-0
Pedro. Costa.
Go Chelsea!
Leyton Orient captain, Liam Kelly, received a red card for shoving a ball boy to the turf earlier today against Plymouth Argyle. He has also received a six-match ban for the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5T0vAOqGM
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 18, 2017, 06:14:05 pm
Leyton Orient captain, Liam Kelly, received a red card for shoving a ball boy to the turf earlier today against Plymouth Argyle. He has also received a six-match ban for the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5T0vAOqGM
Bye Felicia.... Should have doubled that suspension.
BLACKBURN!
Early lead over Manchester United.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 19, 2017, 10:32:40 am
BLACKBURN!
Early lead over Manchester United.
Beat me to it.... That was a great pass and finished in the exact spot he had to. I hope they can hold on. I think they will need another one to do so.
Chelsea vs MANU.
YES.
Chelsea is going to take the FA Cup as well....
I will take Spurs vs. Chelsea in the final.... London will be will rocking the last Saturday in May is my prediction.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 19, 2017, 04:53:25 pm
Chelsea vs MANU.
YES.
The worst possible matchup imaginable... :-X
At least it's in the quarterfinals and not the finals.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 19, 2017, 05:43:34 pm
The worst possible matchup imaginable... :-X
At least it's in the quarterfinals and not the finals.
Hey at least we know Arsenal will either play Middlesbrough or Lincoln City with a win tomorrow so the Gunners should and I say should get to the semifinals. At that point we are looking at possibly Spurs, Chelsea/Man U, Man City, and Arsenal as the final 4 unless the wackiness continues which it just might.
The rest of the QF draw:
Middlesbrough vs Man City/Huddersfield Town
Spurs vs Millwall
As an aside, they have changed the rules. No replays in the quarterfinals. They will go straight to extra time and penalties, if necessary.
And Arsenal, should they win, definitely gets Lincoln City.
Claps for Sutton United, but it is Arsenal who advance 2-0.
Sutton certainly did not embarrass themselves as they played hard throughout. Arsenal had to earn their goals. A day that will be long remembered by the patrons of Gander Green Lane.
The Sutton reserve goalkeeper is quite a story. He's 46 years old, probably weighs close to 300. In the bar at halftime, and eating a meat pie on the bench in the second half. Non league football, gotta love it!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 20, 2017, 04:16:01 pm
Claps for Sutton United, but it is Arsenal who advance 2-0.
Sutton certainly did not embarrass themselves as they played hard throughout. Arsenal had to earn their goals. A day that will be long remembered by the patrons of Gander Green Lane.
The Sutton reserve goalkeeper is quite a story. He's 46 years old, probably weighs close to 300. In the bar at halftime, and eating a meat pie on the bench in the second half. Non league football, gotta love it!
This was posted on my Facebook timeline a few weeks back:
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Sutton's reserve keeper has resigned from his position due to being under investigation for insider trading...
...something to do with a bet being placed on if he would eat a meat pie on the bench during the second half of the game.
Long story on this, so here's the condensed version:
Sutton accepted a one-off sponsorship from a betting website in England who then laid odds on whether Shaw would eat on the bench in the second half. Shaw was apparently aware of it potentially putting him and the club in violation of FA rules. So Shaw admitted he'd made a mistake and resigned.
People need to learn. You'll always get caught.
Leicester City have sacked Claudio Ranieri
Screw Leicester... I was rooting for them to stay up but I hope they enjoy the Championship next year.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 23, 2017, 03:10:04 pm
Leicester City have sacked Claudio Ranieri
Even though they were struggling I can't say I saw this coming.
I want them SO BADLY to stay up, but the cards seem stacked.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 23, 2017, 03:10:04 pm
Leicester City have sacked Claudio Ranieri
This is ridiculous.
Premier League winning managers since 2012:
Mancini - sacked
Sir Alex - retired
Pellegrini - sacked
Mourinho - sacked
Ranieri - sacked
Going to be interesting how the LC players react when they play Liverpool at home next Monday.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 23, 2017, 08:13:52 pm
Premier League winning managers since 2012:
Mancini - sacked
Sir Alex - retired
Pellegrini - sacked
Mourinho - sacked
Ranieri - sacked
I have happily taken Conte over Jose.
Former Man City and Inter boss Roberto Mancini is the frontrunner for Leicester City job.
Crystal Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough
With that result, defending champion Leicester City has dropped into the relegation zone.
Just when I was about to order my Bournemouth jersey, Crystal Palace climbs out of the relegation zone
You can't make this stuff up:
Just days after asking Wayne Shaw for his resignation for "pie-gate", Sutton United was forced to use a field player as keeper when their starter, Ross Worner, was injured in the 4th minute today.
Sutton got the win, 3-2.
Chelsea wins 3-1.
Quote from: Longfellow on February 25, 2017, 11:07:36 am
Just when I was about to order my Bournemouth jersey, Crystal Palace climbs out of the relegation zone
I love the yellow Crystal Palace jerseys... Their white ones they had last year were my favorite in all the league.
I know it wasn't against the stoutest competition, but Everton and West Brom continue to impress this year to stay comfortable in the top half of the table. They are doing what they didn't last year. Win the games they should and not draw so much. Those young guys for Everton continue to be quite fun to watch.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 25, 2017, 01:53:20 pm
:-X
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Quote from: beach bum on February 25, 2017, 01:27:37 pm
I love the yellow Crystal Palace jerseys... Their white ones they had last year were my favorite in all the league.
That's one of the reasons I'm torn between them and Bournemouth. I look much better in Crystal Palace colors than I do in Bournemouth's
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 25, 2017, 11:59:09 am
You can't make this stuff up:
Just days after asking Wayne Shaw for his resignation for "pie-gate", Sutton United was forced to use a field player as keeper when their starter, Ross Worner, was injured in the 4th minute today.
Sutton got the win, 3-2.
It doesn't just happen to the small clubs.
In the 2008 FA Cup quarterfinal between Manchester United and Portsmouth, United's first-choice keeper went out injured after the first half, then midway through the second half their reserve keeper was shown a straight red for taking out an attacking player in the penalty area.
United didn't have their third keeper dressed so one of the field players had to play in goal. His first assignment was to try to save the penalty. He didn't and Portsmouth went on to win, and they won the Cup as well in the end.
At that time Portsmouth was a Premier League team. They are now in League Two.
Woah, Leicester looked like last year's team against Liverpool today! If they continue like this LC will definitely stay up.
With MLS starting this weekend who is everyone's team in MLS and why? I have got to say mine are Sporting KC in the West and Orlando City in the East. Sporting KC because they are so close to NW Arkansas and they have a very good base of fans for them. Orlando City because the players on their roster and they have one of the best groups of fans in the East. Their new stadium will be rocking all 17 of their homes game this year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 27, 2017, 09:41:59 pm
Woah, Leicester looked like last year's team against Liverpool today! If they continue like this LC will definitely stay up.
That was a whipping for sure... Merseyside Derby not too far away for me and you!
Quote from: beach bum on March 02, 2017, 11:20:05 am
With MLS starting this weekend who is everyone's team in MLS and why? I have got to say mine are Sporting KC in the West and Orlando City in the East. Sporting KC because they are so close to NW Arkansas and they have a very good base of fans for them. Orlando City because the players on their roster and they have one of the best groups of fans in the East. Their new stadium will be rocking all 17 of their homes game this year.
I like Houston dynamo. Primarily because of their colors and I think their stadium is nice.
Honestly, I haven't found a team I just follow. I need to though.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 02, 2017, 11:40:10 am
I like Houston dynamo. Primarily because of their colors and I think their stadium is nice.
Honestly, I haven't found a team I just follow. I need to though.
The home and comfort of the Jacks colors haha.
Quote from: beach bum on March 02, 2017, 01:35:36 pm
The home and comfort of the Jacks colors haha.
That is correct ha
Kind of like the Portland Timbers as well.
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Houston Dynamo!
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New York Red Bulls. I like Sacha Kljestan. I'll also cheer for Sporting KC because they're so close and I really like the city
Timbers up 3-1 on Minnesota.
Adi just made it 4-1
Adi just made it 5-1
FINAL. Portland Timbers.
Woah.
The referee at Man Utd/Bournemouth is terrible. Mings of Bournemouth should have got a red (stamping on Ibrahimovic's head) and Ibra himself as well (for throwing an elbow in retaliation). And Surman should still be on the pitch, not in the locker room for a second yellow card.
The ref should have to spend the rest of the season working non-league matches.
Can't believe Ibrahimovic missed that penalty kick
Credit to Bournemouth for hanging on for the draw with 10 men for the entire second half. Could be a crucial point down the stretch.
Let's go Hull!
Liverpool can beat anyone in the top 6... But they'll lose their next game to a bottom table team.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 03, 2017, 10:54:31 pm
Adi just made it 5-1
FINAL. Portland Timbers.
Going to a game at Providence Park in Portland is definitely on my bucket list.... They have sold out every game there since forever basically. It is definitely the best atmosphere in the MLS.
Quote from: beach bum on March 04, 2017, 03:57:51 pm
Going to a game at Providence Park in Portland is definitely on my bucket list.... They have sold out every game there since forever basically. It is definitely the best atmosphere in the MLS.
Love that lumberjack.
SHEBelieves Cup(whatever that is haha)
USA vs England right now 0-0
That Everton v Spurs game got a little funky at the end with some quick strike goals.... Tottenham holds on 3-2 for the win.
Quote from: beach bum on March 05, 2017, 09:26:10 am
That Everton v Spurs game got a little funky at the end with some quick strike goals.... Tottenham holds on 3-2 for the win.
Man city finished off Sunderland 2-0.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 05, 2017, 12:08:52 pm
Man city finished off Sunderland 2-0.
Chelsea gets the show to itself tomorrow against West Ham.... I hate West Ham's new stadium. The old one had a much better atmosphere. West Ham doesn't play as good there either so I will take Chelsea with the straight up win. I'll go 1-0
Go Chelsea!
Watching Atlanta united. The stadium is sold out and packed. 55k people. Soccer has invaded the south.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 05, 2017, 08:08:38 pm
Go Chelsea!
Watching Atlanta united. The stadium is sold out and packed. 55k people. Soccer has invaded the south.
They went bonkers for that goal in Atlanta, and Orlando opened up their 25K stadium in style with a win too. They'll sell out all their home games in Orlando this year for sure. I am hoping one more generation (15-20 years) that the MLS becomes a solid worldwide league competitively and that soccer is taken as a major sport with the others in this country. I think the money flow will continue to rise leading to players paid more and slowly strengthen the league over time.
MLS getting to EPL level would be amazing.
Disappointing ending for ATL united.
Chelsea up 1-0 at half.
Let's go BLUES!
Chelsea 10 points clear on the table now.
Tops West Ham united 2-1. Hazard and Diego Costa with goals.
Blue is the colour, football is the game. We're all together, and winning is our aim. So cheer us on through the sun and rain. 'Cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name. Come to the she'd and we'll welcome you. Wear your blue and see us through. Sing loud and clear until the game is done. Sing Chelsea everyone!!! CHELSEA! CHELSEA!
Quote from: AirWarren on March 06, 2017, 04:35:05 pm
Blue is the colour, football is the game. We're all together, and winning is our aim. So cheer us on through the sun and rain. 'Cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name. Come to the she'd and we'll welcome you. Wear your blue and see us through. Sing loud and clear until the game is done. Sing Chelsea everyone!!! CHELSEA! CHELSEA!
The FA Cup this weekend too. Chelsea is involved in the big one against Man U..... I will take Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, and Manchester City to advance to set up quite the semifinal matchups.
Please please. Let Chelsea take it to MANU.
I seriously thought Barcelona was going to pull the miracle and come back as they got up 3-0 quick on PSG and needed just one more goal to go 4-4 on aggregate and tie it up. Edison Cavani scored in the 61st minute to make it 3-1 this match and surely send Barcelona packing back to La Liga only.
Barcelona scored with 30 seconds left in the allotted 5 minutes of stoppage time to win 6-1.... PSG was moment's away from advancing 5-5 on the lone away goal.... WOW
What a finish!!
Anyone been to an MLS game? I just bought my first tickets ever to a pro soccer game to Sporting KC vs San Jose in 8 days. I was going to go tomorrow, but Missouri is being blanketed with snow so the road trip was delayed to next weekend.
Joshua King gets the hat-trick in Bournemouth's 3-2 win over West Ham
Quote from: Longfellow on March 11, 2017, 10:55:01 am
Joshua King gets the hat-trick in Bournemouth's 3-2 win over West Ham
They always seem to know how to get a couple places higher in the league than they should.... great overachievers. Was that at Bournemouth?
It was at West Ham
Quote from: Longfellow on March 11, 2017, 05:56:11 pm
It was at West Ham
West Ham stinks at their "new" stadium.... Bournemouth needed that cause it got them to 30 points and pretty safe now out of relegation. I want the three teams that are down right now to stay. I like Crystal Palace, Swansea City, and Bournemouth too much and do not want to see them relegated.
Barcelona were brought back to earth after their remarkable, yet controversial, Champions League victory over Paris St Germain as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at lowly Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Sunday.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 12, 2017, 02:25:01 pm
Barcelona were brought back to earth after their remarkable, yet controversial, Champions League victory over Paris St Germain as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at lowly Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Sunday.
I couldn't believe that score when it flashed across the screen.... unbelievable.
Lots of great stories in the FA Cup this season, but at the business end, four big teams will be in the semis. It will be Arsenal, Man City, Spurs and the winner of Chelsea vs. Man Utd.
That's great news for Everton because if they hold 7th, that will mean European football for the Toffees in 17-18.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 12, 2017, 06:49:30 pm
Lots of great stories in the FA Cup this season, but at the business end, four big teams will be in the semis. It will be Arsenal, Man City, Spurs and the winner of Chelsea vs. Man Utd.
That's great news for Everton because if they hold 7th, that will mean European football for the Toffees in 17-18.
I'd love to see them make a run in the Europa League next year and I think they could. I only imagine they will be a little better next year. There is a rumor that Koeman wants to dish out whatever money needed to bring Sigurdsson over from Swansea in the summer. Lukaku would be scary with Sigurdsson's dishing out goals to him. Even if they don't get him it is looking up for Everton.
Chelsea and Man U have just kicked off at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup.... I'll take Chelsea 1-0 in their standard grind it out matches. Plus, Man U already struggles putting goals in the back of the net.
There are also rumors that Barcelona may want Koeman as a manager. I hope he stays.
If they can pry Sigurdsson loose from Swansea, Everton will be extremely dangerous next season.
And it's now 1-0 Chelsea (Kante), with the added handicap that United are playing with 10 men after Ander Herrera was sent off.
Time for the blues to dismantle tottenum.
If this Man City score stays like it is, the only English team that will be in the quarterfinals of the Champions League will be...
LEICESTER CITY.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 15, 2017, 03:48:58 pm
If this Man City score stays like it is, the only English team that will be in the quarterfinals of the Champions League will be...
LEICESTER CITY.
That is just embarrassing for Man City to give up 3 goals twice to Monaco... how sad. I think the quarterfinal draw is soon to see Leicester City's fate.
Juventus has already said they want no part of the Foxes.
I guarantee you no one saw that coming two years ago when LC were in last place in the PL.
The Europa League after today is down to 8 teams just like the Champions League and here are the teams left and the country in parenthesis just for fun to see the total teams left from each league.... I believe the draw for both quarterfinals is tomorrow.
Champions League
Dortmund (Bundesliga)
Bayern Munich (Bundesliga)
Leicester City (EPL)
Monaco (Ligue 1)
Juventus (Serie A)
Atletico Madrid (La Liga)
Barcelona (La Liga)
Real Madrid (La Liga)
Europa League
Manchester United (EPL)
Ajax (Eredivisie)
Lyon (Ligue 1)
Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)
Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Bestikas (Super Lig)
Genk (Belgian Pro League)
Anderlecht (Belgian Pro League)
I normally don't hop on these type of bandwagons, but...
...Wenger Out!
Absolutely dreadful performance for Arsenal against West Brom today.
CAHILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!
2-1 Chelsea!!!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 18, 2017, 09:25:42 am
I normally don't hop on these type of bandwagons, but...
...Wenger Out!
Absolutely dreadful performance for Arsenal against West Brom today.
I laughed and laughed during that game. Ha
13 points clear!
Quote from: AirWarren on March 18, 2017, 11:47:52 am
I laughed and laughed during that game. Ha
I scoffed, cursed, yelled...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 18, 2017, 11:59:47 am
I scoffed, cursed, yelled...
Wenger will have the stadium named after him. He is a legend.
But it's time to go.
The Champions League matchups for the quarterfinals:
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco
And for the Europa League:
Anderlecht vs Manchester United
Celta Vigo vs Genk
Ajax vs Schalke
Lyon vs Besiktas
And a memo to Everton:
Get Lukaku signed. Do whatever it takes!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 18, 2017, 12:11:41 pm
The Champions League matchups for the quarterfinals:
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco
And for the Europa League:
Anderlecht vs Manchester United
Celta Vigo vs Genk
Ajax vs Schalke
Lyon vs Besiktas
And a memo to Everton:
Get Lukaku signed. Do whatever it takes!
Lukaku. Come on over to the other blue team. We can show you how to win some titles
:D
How about Crystal Palace picking up the 1-0 win over Watford via an own goal? I got a pretty good chuckle out of that
Bournemouth and Leicester have found much-needed points in the last few weeks.
I believe that they will both stay up at this point.
On that subject, I don't think Sunderland will escape the drop for the umpteenth season in a row. The Black Cats are in deep trouble.
My first MLS experience was awesome. They have great fans up in Kansas City. They escaped with a 2-1 win over San Jose. The Earthquakes tried to end it at a draw, but the KC goalie made a spectacular save with barely any time left in stoppage time and we all went wild and sent the sell out crowd home happy.
Quote from: Longfellow on March 18, 2017, 03:25:34 pm
How about Crystal Palace picking up the 1-0 win over Watford via an own goal? I got a pretty good chuckle out of that
I desperately want to see Palace and Swansea stay up in the EPL... I want to see Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sunderland be the three dropped from the Premier League.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 18, 2017, 12:11:41 pm
The Champions League matchups for the quarterfinals:
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco
And for the Europa League:
Anderlecht vs Manchester United
Celta Vigo vs Genk
Ajax vs Schalke
Lyon vs Besiktas
And a memo to Everton:
Get Lukaku signed. Do whatever it takes!
I hate the random draws... Bayern and Real Madrid should not be playing. Neither should Barcelona and Juventus. Those are the top 4 teams. Atletico Madrid seems to be stout however in a two game aggregate format always though.
Atleti cannot become complacent against LC like Sevilla did. Those Foxes have some bite in them lately!
I like Bayern to win it all. They are playing lights out both in the CL and domestically. The only domestic team to take points from them twice this season so far is 4th-place 1899 Hoffenheim, who drew with them home and away. Their only loss was to Dortmund away.
Derry City midfielder and captain, Ryan McBride, has suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. He was just 27 years old.
A famous quote of McBride's: "Other footballers have dreams of going across the water and playing for Man United and Celtic, but my dream as a boy was to play for Derry City and that came true."
May he rest in peace.
That is a great testimony to the beautiful game. RIP Mr. McBride.
Bastian Schweinsteiger joining the Chicago Fire from Man U!! That's awesome!
Quote from: Longfellow on March 20, 2017, 11:18:16 pm
Bastian Schweinsteiger joining the Chicago Fire from Man U!! That's awesome!
I am surprised that he landed there.... Not that he landed in the MLS, but in Chicago. They are not a major team and not exactly the best fan support for their club team in that city.
That surprised me too. If anywhere I would think LA, Seattle, NY, or maybe Portland
I was bored, so I decided to do some research to see every current Premier League club's best and worst finishing place in the table since the beginning of the Premier League in 1992. Here you go:
AFC Bournemouth: 16th (2015-16), 16th (2015-16)
Arsenal: 1st (1998-99, 2001-02, 2003-04), 12th (1994-95)
Burnley: 18th (2009-10), 19th (2014-15)
Chelsea: 1st (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2014-15), 14th (1993-94)
Crystal Palace: 10th (2014-15), 20th (1992-93, 1997-98)
Everton: 4th (2004-05), 17th (1993-94, 1997-98, 2003-04)
Hull City: 16th (2013-14), 19th (2009-10)
Leicester City: 1st (2015-16), 21st (1994-95)
Liverpool: 2nd (2001-02, 2008-09, 2013-14), 8th (1993-94, 2011-12, 2015-16)
Manchester City: 1st (2011-12, 2013-14), 18th (1995-96, 2000-01)
Manchester United: 1st (1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13), 7th (2013-14)
Middlesbrough: 7th (2004-05), 21st (1992-93)
Southampton: 6th (2015-16), 20th (2004-05)
Stoke City: 9th (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), 14th (2011-12)
Sunderland: 7th (1999-00, 2000-01), 20th (2002-03, 2005-06)
Swansea City: 8th (2014-15), 12th (2013-14, 2015-16)
Tottenham Hotspur: 3rd (2015-16), 15th (1993-94)
Watford: 13th (2015-16), 20th (1999-00, 2006-07)
West Bromwich Albion: 8th (2012-13), 20th (2008-09)
West Ham United: 5th (1998-99), 20th (2010-11)
And here are clubs that were formerly in the Premier League's best and worst table finish:
Aston Villa: 2nd (1992-93), 20th (2015-16)
Barnsley: 19th (1997-98), 19th (1997-98)
Birmingham City: 9th (2009-10), 19th (2007-08)
Blackburn Rovers: 1st (1994-95), 19th (1998-99, 2011-12)
Blackpool: 19th (2010-11), 19th (2010-11)
Bolton Wanderers: 6th (2004-05), 20th (1995-96)
Bradford City: 17th (1999-00), 20th (2000-01)
Cardiff City: 20th (2013-14), 20th (2013-14)
Charlton Athletic: 7th (2003-04), 19th (2006-07)
Coventry City: 11th (1993-94, 1997-98), 19th (2000-01)
Derby County: 8th (1998-99), 20th (2007-08)
Fulham: 7th (2008-09), 19th (2013-14)
Ipswich Town: 5th (2000-01), 22nd (1994-95)
Leeds United: 3rd (1999-00), 19th (2003-04)
Newcastle United: 2nd (1995-96, 1996-97), 18th (2008-09, 2015-16)
Norwich City: 3rd (1992-93), 20th (1994-95)
Nottingham Forest: 3rd (1994-95), 22nd (1992-93)
Oldham Athletic: 18th (1992-93), 21st (1993-94)
Portsmouth: 8th (2007-08), 20th (2009-10)
Queens Park Rangers: 5th (1992-93), 20th (2012-13, 2014-15)
Reading: 8th (2006-07), 19th (2012-13)
Sheffield United: 14th (1992-93), 20th (1993-94)
Sheffield Wednesday: 7th (1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97), 19th (1999-00)
Swindon Town: 22nd (1993-94), 22nd (1993-94)
Wigan Athletic: 10th (2005-06), 18th (2012-13)
Wimbledon: 6th (1993-94), 18th (1999-00)
Wolverhampton Wanderers: 15th (2009-10), 20th (2003-04, 2011-12)
Out of that 2nd list which of those clubs have fell the worst. Have any of those teams fell to League Two or even lower currently today? The majority of that list looks like they sit in the Championship this season.
Quote from: beach bum on March 22, 2017, 05:18:47 pm
Out of that 2nd list which of those clubs have fell the worst. Have any of those teams fell to League Two or even lower currently today? The majority of that list looks like they sit in the Championship this season.
Blackpool (4th Tier)
Bolton Wanderers (3rd Tier)
Bradford City (3rd Tier)
Charlton Athletic (3rd Tier)
Coventry City (3rd Tier)
Oldham Athletic (3rd Tier)
Portsmouth (4th Tier)
Sheffield United (3rd Tier)
Wimbledon (Defunct; turned into Milton Keynes Dons, 3rd Tier)
In parenthesis is what level the club is at currently.
Quote from: beach bum on March 22, 2017, 05:18:47 pm
Out of that 2nd list which of those clubs have fell the worst. Have any of those teams fell to League Two or even lower currently today? The majority of that list looks like they sit in the Championship this season.
If we look back all-time, long before the Premier League was around, the team that has fallen farthest* from the Top Flight is Glossop North End. The Hillmen made Top Flight just once in their history, 1899-1900, and only stayed for one season. They were relegated after finishing bottom of the table. Currently, they are in the Northern Premier League Division One North, which is the 8th level of English soccer.
*Based on quick research. Perhaps someone knows of another club that has fallen farther, but I don't think there is.
Also:
Swindon Town (3rd Tier)
There was an Accrington F.C. that was in the First Division from 1888-1893. They went out of business in 1896. Their successor team is Accrington Stanley, which is currently in the 4th tier.
As far as Promotion goes, Newcastle United is in good shape to return to the PL, and Brighton & Hove Albion, just one point behind them, appear likely to make their Premier League debut in 2017/18.
All really good stuff. I am enjoying learning more and more on the history of English football and all leagues world wide for that matter. I like seeing geographically where EPL clubs fall. Like how many are London based, Midlands, south coast, Welsh clubs, etc and I know one season there was a total of 7 London clubs..... And I hope Brighton does come in. I think they could be a lot like Burnley this year if they come into the EPL.
I got curious and decided to check who has won the most championships in the Premier League/First Division. Here are the top 10, with the year they last won:
Manchester United 20 (last in 2012-13)
Liverpool 18 (1989-90)
Arsenal 13 (2003-04)
Everton 9 (1986-87)
Aston Villa 7 (1980-81)
Sunderland 6 (1935-36)
Chelsea 5 (2014-15)
Manchester City 4 (2013-14)
Newcastle United 4 (1926-27)
Sheffield Wednesday 4 (1929-30)
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 22, 2017, 10:06:18 pm
I got curious and decided to check who has won the most championships in the Premier League/First Division. Here are the top 10, with the year they last won:
Manchester United 20 (last in 2012-13)
Liverpool 18 (1989-90)
Arsenal 13 (2003-04)
Everton 9 (1986-87)
Aston Villa 7 (1980-81)
Sunderland 6 (1935-36)
Chelsea 5 (2014-15)
Manchester City 4 (2013-14)
Newcastle United 4 (1926-27)
Sheffield Wednesday 4 (1929-30)
I wish I could have been alive for when the city of Liverpool was king....
Also, we MUST win tonight against Honduras. I don't want to be playing in the 4th place playoff. Even if we only got a draw the next two games I still think we could pull 4th place out of our behinds in a watered down CONCACAF. But, if we don't get 3rd unless we are playing New Zealand in the 4th place playoff I don't think we get to the World Cup. If we play a team from the Asian Federation I don't know if we could win it to get in the World Cup from that 4th place playoff spot. We just are not very good right now.
Trinidad & Tabago just defeated Panama 1-0. That leaves the U.S. as the only nation without a point (so far). However, T&T's win is a good result for the U.S.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 24, 2017, 07:53:43 pm
Trinidad & Tabago just defeated Panama 1-0. That leaves the U.S. as the only nation without a point (so far). However, T&T's win is a good result for the U.S.
I agree if we win tonight then I think that was the best possible result. If we win the next two we are probably firmly in 3rd place after Tuesday.... I'd like to see a 3-0 win tonight, but I think Honduras will play really tight and defensive so I think we will only get 1 or 2 goals. We can't let Honduras sneak one by us for that reason they will be playing so conservatively one goal could easily get them the draw in this type of game.
My word did anyone see how many guys are unavailable for tonight's game due to minor injuries or card accumulation. There were like 6 or 7 they flashed across the screen. The key ones were Bobby Wood, Jermaine Jones, and Deandre Yedlin.
Starting XI for tonight:
Howard, Villafana, Gonzalez, Bradley, Brooks, Dempsey, Lletget, Pulisic, Nagbe, Altidore, Cameron
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 24, 2017, 09:19:26 pm
Starting XI for tonight:
Howard, Villafana, Gonzalez, Bradley, Brooks, Dempsey, Lletget, Pulisic, Nagbe, Altidore, Cameron
Pulisic and Nagbe have to bring some spunk and energy to open up the scoring....
That's what we needed to start! Lletget cleans up Pulisic on the back post. 1-nil, 5th minute.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 24, 2017, 10:02:25 pm
That's what we needed to start! Lletget cleans up Pulisic on the back post. 1-nil, 5th minute.
That was sweet.... 2 more goals is what we need to jump to fourth on goal difference.
What an unfortunate injury for Lletget.
Michael Bradley with a nice run and an even better finish! 2-0, 29th minute.
Quote from: beach bum on March 24, 2017, 10:07:12 pm
That was sweet.... 2 more goals is what we need to jump to fourth on goal difference.
3-0 now after Dempsey slots one home!
All I can say is wow after last nights 6-0 win over Honduras. Panama won't be as easy especially in the warmer weather down there. I quit posting on here after I went into a euphoric coma from the offensive clinic being displayed. I would be happy with a clean 2-0 type win on Tuesday. We are so lucky to have a player like Pulisic wearing the stars and stripes for the next decade or so.
Just watched the highlights. Wow.
Chelsea and Crystal Palace this weekend. Ready for some premier league ball again.
I've picked up on some MLS. Really enjoy those Portland Timbers. And I don't know if y'all have noticed, but the speed of the MLS game has really picked up. When I first started watching soccer, I would watch an EPL match. Then an MLS match and think that MLS looked in slow motion. I think that's good for US Soccer when you can start seeing that speed increase.
Lionel Messi will miss the next 4 of Argentina's final 5 World Cup qualifiers for insulting a referee against Chile.
Yes, referees are absolutely to be respected.
But FIFA handing down a 4-match suspension for insulting a referee is a bit much when we see guys out there breaking legs with studs showing that get banned for one match. Inconsistency at its finest.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 28, 2017, 10:42:21 am
Lionel Messi will miss the next 4 of Argentina's final 5 World Cup qualifiers for insulting a referee against Chile.
Yes, referees are absolutely to be respected.
But FIFA handing down a 4-match suspension for insulting a referee is a bit much when we see guys out there breaking legs with studs showing that get banned for one match. Inconsistency at its finest.
I wish we would suspend players in the NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, etc for cussing refs etc.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 28, 2017, 10:50:07 am
I wish we would suspend players in the NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, etc for cussing refs etc.
I agree. As I said, all referees at any level deserve respect from everyone.
However, I don't think it should be four matches. One, maybe two tops depending on what is said.
Here's an interesting stat from the Championship:
If Aston Villa draw their next match 0-0, their stat line will read like this:
Played: 39, Won: 13, Drew: 13, Lost: 13, Goals Forced: 39, Goals Allowed: 39
To build on the topic of Messi's suspension, the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table is very close, and Argentina currently find themselves in third place with 22 points. Messi will be missing four of their last five World Cup qualifiers. The matches he will be missing are against Bolivia (9th), Uruguay (2nd), Venezuela (10th), and Peru (8th). He will return for the qualifier against Ecuador (5th).
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 28, 2017, 10:42:21 am
Lionel Messi will miss the next 4 of Argentina's final 5 World Cup qualifiers for insulting a referee against Chile.
Yes, referees are absolutely to be respected.
But FIFA handing down a 4-match suspension for insulting a referee is a bit much when we see guys out there breaking legs with studs showing that get banned for one match. Inconsistency at its finest.
Is that what happened to Coleman from Everton? Is that how his leg was broken?
Quote from: AirWarren on March 28, 2017, 10:02:10 am
Chelsea and Crystal Palace this weekend. Ready for some premier league ball again.
I've picked up on some MLS. Really enjoy those Portland Timbers. And I don't know if y'all have noticed, but the speed of the MLS game has really picked up. When I first started watching soccer, I would watch an EPL match. Then an MLS match and think that MLS looked in slow motion. I think that's good for US Soccer when you can start seeing that speed increase.
That is definitely what I have noticed too about the game.... I can't believe how quick Atlanta is cruising. Martinez from Venezuela is becoming one of my favorite players in the MLS on Atlanta. And where is the Palace/Chelsea game? I for some reason love Crystal Palace's stadium. It's probably my favorite of the smaller-ish venues in the EPL along with The Hawthorns for West Brom.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 28, 2017, 11:08:32 am
To build on the topic of Messi's suspension, the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table is very close, and Argentina currently find themselves in third place with 22 points. Messi will be missing four of their last five World Cup qualifiers. The matches he will be missing are against Bolivia (9th), Uruguay (2nd), Venezuela (10th), and Peru (8th). He will return for the qualifier against Ecuador (5th).
He is extremely lucky they are playing some of the lower teams in CONMEBOL. He was dinged up earlier in qualifying and that allowed Paraguay to get 4 points off of Argentina in his absence. Paraguay is one of those teams that they aren't terrible, but you can't allow them to get 4 out of 6 points from you. Argentina may be in trouble if they let either, Paraguay (18 points), Ecuador (20), or Chile (20) pass them if won of these lower teams steals a straight up win from Argentina.
USMNT game not televised?
Bum, it looks like the Saturday match is at Stamford Bridge.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 28, 2017, 08:35:24 pm
USMNT game not televised?
Do you get BienSports? It is there and I just watched the Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago game where Mexico got the 1-0 win. Honduras just got a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica which is good for them after we embarrassed them
Dish or direct?
Download the Go90 app. It's completely free. I'm streaming US/Panama on it right now.
1-1. Little disappointing but hey, we didn't lose I guess.
Crystal palace up 2-1 on Chelsea in the 42nd.
Come on BLUES.
Crystal palace's goal shot defense against Chelsea has been absolutely phenomenal. Defense matters folks.
The first relegation of the season has been confirmed. Rotherham United dropped the result to Fulham today, and as a result Rotherham will be back in League One next season.
Chelsea loses. Celebrations all across London today.
Blah.
Swansea City 0-0 Middlesbrough
Either team could have used the full three points here, but each had to settle for just one.
Swansea currently sits in 17th with 27 points. Hull in 18th also has 27 points. Swansea is ahead based on goal differential. Swansea has a -27 differential, while Hull is at -31.
Middlesbrough sits in 19th with 22 points. It looking more and more likely that they will be relegated after spending just this season in top flight.
Even farther back is Sunderland with 20 points.
Leicester over Sunderland 2-0 to send the Black Cats further toward the vortex of relegation. And would you look at who's back in the top half of the table? The Foxes, that's who.
MU fortunate to get a draw with Everton. An Ibra penalty at the death, and I have no gripe about the penalty.
Watford and Burnley also with wins today.
Chelsea needs a win tmrw.
Leicester City is just the second club in Premier League history to lose five straight matches and then immediately win five straight.
Tottenham Hotspur in 2004 was the first.
Chelsea up 2-1 in the 73rd against City.
Let's go blues!
Joshua King scores in the 87th minute to tie Liverpool and Bournemouth at 2
Chelsea with the win. 2-1! Needed that after this weekends match.
Here is Chelsea's remaining schedule with a 7 point lead over Tottenham.... Let's be real Tottenham does not have the grit to catch them, but let's take a look at the remainder of the schedule for the Blues.
@Bournemouth (the Cherries are pretty good at their home ground, slight chance for a draw here I think)
Manchester United (Man U is so ugly to watch, because of that they could muck up a draw)
Southampton( Should be an easy win for Chelsea
@Everton( I could see this being a tough one up at Goodison Park)
Middlesbrough(this team as been playing as bad as Sunderland as of late, should be an easy win)
@West Brom ( they are scrappy this year, another potential tough match for Chelsea)
Sunderland(do I even need to speak here)
-Their schedule is deceivingly hard in the sense that their road matches are against some scrappy teams and they will probably drop some points there. The home matches they should at minimum get 3 wins out of the 4 left and probably another draw if not win them all I think. Tottenham will have to basically be perfect the rest of the way out except for maybe one match. Spurs can not be trusted to do that so I think Chelsea wins by about the 7 point margin they have. Maybe they stretch it out to 9 or 10 at most I think. Best case scenario I still see Spurs losing by 4 to 6 points.
Conte Pitch at Stamford Bridge.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 06, 2017, 12:51:17 pm
Conte Pitch at Stamford Bridge.
If they can keep the type of quality they showed this season their game translates to the Champions League next year. If they do it will be fun to see how they fair. At least we know they won't fizzle out like Arsenal or Tottenham!!
Spurs closing in. Chelsea needs a good win today.
Let's go Bournemouth!!
Tottenham impresses only to have Chelsea answer back with a big win.... The FA Cup semifinal and the rest of the season looks to have some spunk to it.
Let's go! Come on Chelsea!
I hope Middlesbrough gets relegated and never comes back to the Premier League.... I can't take seeing anymore 0-0 draws from them! Burnley all season and Hull City as of late have shown some real exciting play on occasion, but Middlesbrough is just happy sitting back and getting a draw.
Any other year than the last two, Spurs would be on cruise control toward an EPL championship. Denied last year by that magical Leicester City run, probably denied this year by an excellent Chelsea team.
Also, we now know maybe the biggest reason LC won it last year: N'Golo Kante. Probably the best midfielder in the PL, and at the end of this season will probably have two PL championship medals.
Talking about relegation and promotion: Sunderland are almost certainly gone, Middlesbrough are hot on their heels back to the Championship. Still a fair number of teams in danger. LC now almost certainly safe.
On the other hand, Brighton (84 points) and Newcastle (82) are now near locks to be promoted. Good for the Seagulls, who will debut in the Premier League for 2017-18. Huddersfield Town, Reading and Leeds United look to be locks for the playoffs for the 3rd slot, with the last one looking like a contest between Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham. Wednesday have a 2-point lead for that spot right now. Five matches to go there.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 08, 2017, 05:18:13 pm
Any other year than the last two, Spurs would be on cruise control toward an EPL championship. Denied last year by that magical Leicester City run, probably denied this year by an excellent Chelsea team.
Also, we now know maybe the biggest reason LC won it last year: N'Golo Kante. Probably the best midfielder in the PL, and at the end of this season will probably have two PL championship medals.
Kante acquisition last year.
Lukaku or Alexis acquisition. Maybe even Neymar. We will happily take em :D
So now Sunderland's best player Larsson is sent off, and with it comes a three-match ban.
And Mkhitaryan starts off the second half for Utd with a goal.
The Championship beckons for the Black Cats.
As we enter the final month of the season, here are the current relegations and promotions:
Relegation from Premier League to Championship:
Swansea City - 28 points, 2 back of 17th-place Hull City
Middlesbrough - 24 points
Sunderland - 20 points
Promotion to Premier League from Championship
Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle United
Huddersfield Town/Reading/Leeds United/Sheffield Wednesday currently in playoff spots
Relegation from Championship to League One:
Blackburn Rovers - 40 points, 4 back of 21st-place Bristol City
Wigan Athletic - 37 points
Rotherham United - 17 points
Promotion from League One to Championship:
Sheffield United
Bolton Wanderers
Fleetwood Town/Bradford City/Scunthorpe United/Millwall currently in playoff spots
Relegation from League One to League Two:
Port Vale - 45 points, 1 back of 18th-place Bury, 19th-place Shrewsbury Town, and 20th-place Gillingham
Swindon Town - 43 points
Chesterfield - 37 points
Coventry City - 35 points
Promotion from League Two to League One:
Doncaster Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Luton Town/Stevenage/Exeter City/Carlisle United currently in playoff spots
Releagtion from League Two to National League:
Newport County - 39 points, 3 back of 22nd-place Hartlepool United
Leyton Orient - 32 points
Promotion from National League to League Two:
Lincoln City
Tranmere Rovers/Forest Green Rovers/Dagenham & Redbridge/Aldershot Town currently in playoff spots
Everton lights up Leicester in 31 seconds.
Leicester comes right back in the 4th minute.
1-1
And Leicester now leads! 3 goals in less than 10 minutes. Anyone for 10-10?
I like that Newcastle is getting promoted. They were the first EPL team I knew because of the movie Goal: the Dream Begins
This is like tennis! 2-2. Lukaku, who else.
3-2 to Everton at half time.
And breathe.
Everton 4-2 Leicester City
The Foxes' incredible rebound comes to an end in the win column, but at least they know they will still be a Premier League club next season.
US Women's National Team kicks off against Russia at 1 on ESPN.
Everton sure can look good when they are clicking.... Especially at Goodison.
Quote from: Longfellow on April 09, 2017, 10:21:49 am
I like that Newcastle is getting promoted. They were the first EPL team I knew because of the movie Goal: the Dream Begins
Newcastle fans will love that they are taking Sunderland's place.... There are some fierce rivalries in the EPL, but man do those clubs supporters not like each other. Newcastle not too long ago were even battling up there near Champions League spots. With the right investment I could see them on the up swing in the future again.
Man city and Spurs play in Nashville on July 29th.
Quote from: beach bum on April 09, 2017, 03:07:54 pm
Newcastle fans will love that they are taking Sunderland's place.... There are some fierce rivalries in the EPL, but man do those clubs supporters not like each other. Newcastle not too long ago were even battling up there near Champions League spots. With the right investment I could see them on the up swing in the future again.
Newcastle has proven talent with Jonjo Shelvey, Mohamed Diame, Jack Colback, Matt Ritchie and others. And USA fans can welcome DeAndre Yedlin back to the PL if the Magpies choose to keep him.
It's official:
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have announced their joint-bid for the 2026 World Cup. The proposal calls for 60 matches to take place in the U.S., with 10 each happening in Canada and Mexico.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 10, 2017, 01:30:44 pm
It's official:
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have announced their joint-bid for the 2026 World Cup. The proposal calls for 60 matches to take place in the U.S., with 10 each happening in Canada and Mexico.
I can live with that. I thought at first we would only get 40% of the matches. But I will take 75%
Quote from: beach bum on April 10, 2017, 01:48:35 pm
I can live with that. I thought at first we would only get 40% of the matches. But I will take 75%
As much as I'd love for it to happen, I don't see Arkansas getting a match. Razorback Stadium could host, but I'm about 99.9% sure we will have to travel to Texas, Tennessee, or maybe Missouri to see a match.
If by some off chance U of A hosted one, I wouldn't care which two countries were playing. I'd go.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 10, 2017, 01:55:48 pm
As much as I'd love for it to happen, I don't see Arkansas getting a match. Razorback Stadium could host, but I'm about 99.9% sure we will have to travel to Texas, Tennessee, or maybe Missouri to see a match.
If by some off chance U of A hosted one, I wouldn't care which two countries were playing. I'd go.
Kansas City, Nashville, and Dallas will all surely be on there I would hope. I always like a summer weekend getaway to Dallas so catching a World Cup game in the process would be awesome.
Crystal Palace have opened up a 1-0 lead in the early parts of the match over Arsenal.... Zaha for Crystal Palace has been pretty dang good this year.
3-0 Crystal Palace!!
Juventus and Barcelona are about to kick off in Turin in the Champions League.... Then Dortmund and Monaco in Dortmund. I will take both home teams 2-1 today.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 11, 2017, 12:59:54 pm
I beg to differ...
:(
I am not really a Palace fan, but their fixtures were definitely the hardest from everyone bunched from 15th-18th place and they needed that bad. They have been on fire for a little over a month now. I am sure they will stay now, plus I want Fulham to get 6th in the Championship and win the one playoff spot along with Brighton and Newcastle with the auto bids. That would give London 6 teams plus Watford on the fringe of London. That would be a London heavy league.
The Dortmund team bus was attacked on the way to the stadium... One player was taken to the hospital. This could be just some rogue hooligans or something bigger. We will see as more info comes out.
If this 3-0 score line holds with Juventus destroying Barcelona then we will not be seeing a 2nd leg come back like the round of 16..... Juventus is not PSG. They have not given up a goal in over 400 minutes and have the best defense in the world right now. PSG had plenty of offense, but their defense has always held them back. Bye bye Barcelona.
Quote from: beach bum on April 11, 2017, 01:13:52 pm
The Dortmund team bus was attacked on the way to the stadium... One player was taken to the hospital. This could be just some rogue hooligans or something bigger. We will see as more info comes out.
Sad.
Leicester loses to Atleti on a bogus penalty. It was a foul, but not in the box. But it was only 1-0 so the Foxes are still in with a chance.
Spurs nipping at our ankles man. Geez.
On a local note. Our very own football club in Little Rock, Little Rock Rangers, win their opening game last night.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 15, 2017, 08:53:29 am
Spurs nipping at our ankles man. Geez.
On a local note. Our very own football club in Little Rock, Little Rock Rangers, win their opening game last night.
As much as this pains me to say as an Arsenal fan, I hope they completely bite your ankles off. :)
Zlatan is on the bench for Man U's match against Chelsea today. Apparently he is "very tired."
Not good for Chelsea.
John Terry has announced that he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season.
Surely he'll retire, right? He's just one of those guys you can't imagine with another team. Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Kobe; it would just feel wrong to see him in a different uniform
Looks like I'm going to have to find a new League Two team to root for next season, because Plymouth Argyle has earned promotion to League One!
Also, Brighton & Hove Albion have secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever.
Quote from: Longfellow on April 17, 2017, 11:55:36 am
Surely he'll retire, right? He's just one of those guys you can't imagine with another team. Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Kobe; it would just feel wrong to see him in a different uniform
Who knows? He may go the route others have taken and venture into MLS for a season.
Captain John Terry. We will miss you.
Wouldn't be surprised if he didn't end up in the MLS.
Forgive me for celebrating about a Level 7 team, but Havant & Waterlooville beat Bognor Regis 1-0 to take the lead with one match to play in the Isthmian League.
I have been following this team since 2008; they are in my bottom sig line. All the Hawks have to do is match Bognor's result on Saturday and they win the league and promotion.
And congratulations to Brighton on their promotion. This is a well put together team and will be a hard nut to crack for any Premier League team.
Leicester manage a 1-1 draw with Atleti at home, but it's not enough. Still a good CL showing by the Foxes, who outlasted all other English sides.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are headed to extra time.
I love great stories in any sport and one I have followed since 2013 is the saga of Welsh team Barry Town United.
Toward the end of the 2012/13 season they were withdrawn from the Welsh league system by an eccentric owner and had to win a court battle with the FA of Wales simply to exist as a League team. Even so, they had to start at the bottom of the Welsh league system.
The team ousted their owner and became a fan-run side, much like AFC Wimbledon in the English leagues. They won their league in 13-14 and 14-15,and narrowly missed last year.
On Tuesday, Barry Town won promotion to the Welsh Premier League. Not bad for a side which if the Welsh FA had their way back in '13, would be playing at a very low level.
What a sequence for the Swans! Up 1-0 over Stoke, foul in the box. Stoke soars the penalty over the net. The Swans power up field and find a second goal one minute later.
Surely three very valuable points heading to the Swans now.
FA CUP.
Family divided today.
2-2.
HAZARD!!!
3-2!
Matic!!!!!!!
4-2!!!!
My little club are promoted as CHAMPIONS!
The results went their way, and Havant & Waterlooville are back up to Level 6!
:)
As far as relegation goes, Bournemouth are probably safe now, and Hull City are looking better.
But Middlesbrough look like a team waiting for the blindfold and last cigarette. They were completely listless against Bournemouth.
Sad to say, my Everton were the same way against West Ham. Luckily the Hammers weren't any better.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 22, 2017, 04:28:54 pm
As far as relegation goes, Bournemouth are probably safe now, and Hull City are looking better.
But Middlesbrough look like a team waiting for the blindfold and last cigarette. They were completely listless against Bournemouth.
Sad to say, my Everton were the same way against West Ham. Luckily the Hammers weren't any better.
I lol'd at blindfold and last cigarette. That match was brutal. I couldn't watch anymore after 3-0. Glad Bournemouth is outside the relegation zone though. Wouldn't want to see them move down in my first season cheering for them
May 27th.
Arsenal vs Chelsea
FA cup final
Quote from: AirWarren on April 23, 2017, 10:19:46 pm
May 27th.
Arsenal vs Chelsea
FA cup final
Just go ahead and give us the trophy now. You guys can have that little Premier League title...because who wants that, right?...Right?... :(
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 24, 2017, 09:10:09 am
Just go ahead and give us the trophy now. You guys can have that little Premier League title...because who wants that, right?...Right?... :(
Oh no. We will happily take both haha.
When Chelsea subbed in Hazard, Costa, and Fabregas, it completely changed the entire game.
Chelsea takes the pitch today.
Let's go BLUES!
Chelsea 4-2 Southampton, a comprehensive win, though tough at times.
Over in the Bundesliga, history made as RB Leipzig, in their first year in the top flight, have clinched a Champions League spot for next season. They are the first Bundesliga side to do this in their first season since the German reunification.
Just need crystal palace to beat Spurs.
Extreme bad luck for LC, as an Arsenal shot going well wide hits a defender and goes in.
Middlesbrough showed they are at least better than Sunderland. The Black Cats fans can make reservations for Burton and Brentford next season.
The Manchester Derby was a pillow fight. They should deduct both clubs 3 points for that excuse of what they call football..... I swear Man U is going to end up with 16 draws.
Sunderland concedes a goal to Bournemouth in the 87th minute.
That goal will confirm Sunderland's relegation.
Sunderland's relegation is a long time coming. The club hasn't even been inside the top 10 in the Premier League table since April 2012.
The Black Cats finally ran out of lives.
What's worse, they are going down and their hated rivals Newcastle United have clinched promotion.
The Magpies are really crowing about that.
Chelsea breaks Everton in the second half. Goals by Pedro, Cahill, and Willian.
We can taste the title now.
Hurts to say this. But come on Arsenal. Finish it for Chelsea.
Middlesbrough tried their hardest to take 3 points against Manchester City. Led twice today, but let Man City back into it and finished 2-2.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 30, 2017, 09:58:57 am
Hurts to say this. But come on Arsenal. Finish it for Chelsea.
Never rely on Arsenal for anything.
Trust me, I know...
If I didn't have absolutely detest for Arsenal.....way to blow it.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 30, 2017, 11:51:36 am
Never rely on Arsenal for anything.
Trust me, I know...
Hit the nail on the head there.
At this point I would put a generous number of Tottenham having about a 3% chance of winning the title. The only way they win it is by winning all 4 matches remaining to top out at 89 points. I say this because one Spurs loss means Chelsea would have to draw or lose 3 of the next 4 and that IS NOT HAPPENING. Chelsea could win 2 and tie 2 matches and both end at 89 points if Tottenham wins out. I still see Chelsea winning by about the 4 point margin they hold now. Both teams have been special this year, but Spurs drew way too many games early in the year when Chelsea was on absolute fire at that same point in the season.
The two best years Spurs have had in the Premier League will probably not result in titles.
Couple things to remember: Boro are fighting relegation and will bring their best, and West Brom are a tough nut to crack at home. If those end up draws and Spurs win out to tie Chelsea in points at 89, at this point Tottenham have superior goal difference. Just something to throw out there.
If they win one of those two, Chelsea are home free no matter what, because they aren't losing to Watford, and especially not to Sunderland, at The Bridge.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich have clinched the title. It came about with the combination of their win at Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig failing to win against Ingolstadt.
Still it's a banner first season in the Bundesliga for Leipzig. Keep in mind, this team did not even EXIST until 2009.
League One playoffs got underway today.
Bradford City 1-0 Fleetwood Town to take a crucial +1 goal differential into game two on Sunday.
Millwall 0-0 Scunthorpe United, so nothing here except one goal for either side could get the job done on Sunday.
Spurs lose to West Ham 1-0.
Ouch.
Hull are back in the drop zone after losing to Sunderland, combined with Swansea's win against Everton. (Ugh.)
West Ham, Leicester City and Bournemouth have officially clinched a spot in the PL for next season. Southampton can do the same with a win or draw in their next match.
The last matchday of the Championship is tomorrow where Brighton try to hold on to the lead over Newcastle. Just about the only other suspense is whether it will be Nottingham Forest or Blackburn Rovers who will be relegated. Forest is at home to Ipswich Town, while Blackburn are away to Brentford.
Technically the fourth playoff spot is still up for grabs but Fulham would have to blow a +13 goal difference between themselves and Leeds United. It could conceivably happen, for Fulham are away to fourth-place Sheffield Wednesday while Leeds play at already-relegated Wigan.
As a fan of Plymouth Argyle, I am glad that we will be promoted to League One next season. However, I wish we had won the league. Portsmouth won the title based on a better goal differential. Worst way to finish in second place for Argyle...
Here are the confirmed relegations for each division (excluding the Premier League, which still has matches to play):
Relegated from Championship to League One:
Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Relegated from League One to League Two:
Port Vale
Swindon Town
Coventry City
Chesterfield
Relegated from League Two to National League:
Hartlepool United
Leyton Orient
Newcastle have won the Championship because of a Brighton goalkeeping gaffe during stoppage time. However both teams are headed to the EPL.
In the playoffs, Reading will play Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday take on Huddersfield. One of those four teams will join the above two.
Blackburn Rovers are relegated to League One. This is truly a sad story about owners buying this club when it was still in the Premier League and investing in players of questionable ability while letting go proven players. Also firing a popular manager and going through a string of untested or has-been ones. By the time they found the right fit, late this season, it was too late to escape the drop. They are the first Premier League champions (1994/95) to fall to the third level.
As for the League Two relegations both had been playing League football for a very long time (Hartlepool 95 years, Leyton Orient 112 years). It may take some getting used to for those clubs to be playing non-league.
Middlesbrough must at least draw with Chelsea today to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Chelsea is up 2-0 at halftime.
Looks at though Middlesbrough will be returning to the Championship next season.
3-0 Chelsea.
80th minute.
Now one more Chelsea win and the title is theirs.
At the same time, Middlesbrough's relegation is confirmed.
Class by Conte, a handshake or a word for each Middlesbrough player and coach and a clap for their fans.
Blue is the colour!
Got to see my 2nd national team stadium... Went to Paraguay's national team stadium last summer and got to see Costa Rica's national team stadium today. It is super nice and San Jose, Costa Rica is a city I like. Big, but nothing super big like some of the other Latin American major cities I have also been. They were playing their local pro club games all yesterday too. I enjoyed seeing all the locals with their jerseys of their favorite Costa Rican club.
Juventus and Real Madrid make the Champions League final. I believe we are seeing the two best clubs make it through. I'll take Juventus but you can never discredit Ronaldo showing his magic for one match.
Back in the States just in time to see Chelsea v West Brom..... a win today will seal the deal. I think fittingly a draw happens today and the Blues get it done in front of the home crowd Monday with a 3-0 win over Watford as my predictions.
Chelsea!!!!!! 1-0!
2016-2017 premier league champions!!!!!!!!
They have week in and week out proved they have the best team.
Not a fan, but I salute Chelsea anyway. Very deserved champions of England.
Fun EPL season. Can't wait for the FA cup final.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 12, 2017, 09:24:15 pm
Fun EPL season. Can't wait for the FA cup final.
"Fun"
:P
Stoke City 1-4 Arsenal 8)
Gunners creeping up on the Top 4...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 13, 2017, 01:57:30 pm
Stoke City 1-4 Arsenal 8)
Gunners creeping up on the Top 4...
Arsenal and Liverpool both have very winnable matches left.... Liverpool I think will crack and allow some goals and draw a game in there. It is all going to come down to Arsenal v Everton the last match of the year. The goal differential helps Man City with its 3 point lead over Arsenal. I think its coming down to Liverpool and Arsenal in a tight race for 4th.
How about Swansea City getting it done the last two weeks..... The Hull City v Crystal Palace match means so much. I'll take Palace 2-1 over Hull.
I had a dream last night that Crystal Palace beat Hull 5-0. So close
With the 4-nil loss to Crystal Palace today, Hull City joins Middlesbrough and Sunderland in relegation to the Championship.
The 3 clubs I wanted to be relegated were relegated so I am happy.....
The last game for Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane is about to start.
It is fitting that one of the "big" clubs, Manchester United, are the visitors. It just wouldn't be the same if it were, say, Burnley, as the guests. (No disrespect to the Clarets, whose staying up is a story in itself.)
2,533 games there since 1899. Spurs will play at Wembley next season before moving into their new stadium for 18-19.
Great win for Liverpool today. Just have to beat Middlesbrough and we're back to the UCL
Awesome reception to close out white hart lane.
Quote from: WPWells on May 14, 2017, 12:04:26 pm
Great win for Liverpool today. Just have to beat Middlesbrough and we're back to the UCL
I hope their big 3 attacking players can all stay healthy at the same time next year.... That was the problem this year for sure.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 14, 2017, 01:28:31 pm
Awesome reception to close out white hart lane.
Complete with a rainbow over the cockerel on top of the stands. Very nice indeed.
Chelsea takes out watford 4-3.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 15, 2017, 06:29:15 pm
Chelsea takes out watford 4-3.
Goal city on both sides.... I loved it.
We have a team moving from Non-League to League for the very first time.
Congratulating Forest Green Rovers on their playoff win! They'll play in League Two next season.
The town they are in is the size of MENA, folks.
Arsenal takes care of business today and sits 1 point out behind Liverpool for the last Champions League spot. Chelsea clinched the title, Spurs 2nd, and Man City certainly has 3rd in the bag because they would have to lose to Watford and then Arsenal and Liverpool win by big margins to drop out of 3rd. That leaves it down to what looks like Liverpool and Arsenal in the tight 4th place battle. Middlesbrough really mucked up a lot of draws early in the season so it is not out of the question for them to do so. However, they have been as bad as Sunderland the 2nd half of the season so I think Liverpool wins something like 2-0. Then Arsenal I think can get a win even against a sometimes quite good Everton side. That one will be the best match to watch the final day of the season as far as competitive wise.
And Manchester United misses the cut.
:D
Quote from: AirWarren on May 16, 2017, 09:11:25 pm
And Manchester United misses the cut.
:D
I think Ajax is going to take them in the Europa League final too....
Quote from: AirWarren on May 16, 2017, 09:11:25 pm
And Manchester United misses the cut.
:D
I may not like Chelsea, nor you Arsenal, but at least we have a mutual disdain for Manchester United :)
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 17, 2017, 11:23:57 am
I may not like Chelsea, nor you Arsenal, but at least we have a mutual disdain for Manchester United :)
That is correct.
Harry Kane just most likely stole the golden boot from Lukaku as Tottenham thrash Leicester City at King Power 6-1 by pouring in 4 goals himself. Chelsea may even add another piece or two and Tottenham will be even better if they retain all their top players. Next year could set up for something special between the two clubs.
Great performance.
We need a win and a Liverpool loss or draw to finish 4th.
Liverpool is playing Middlesbrough. With their reputation this season, I think we're good 8)
Two years ago it would have been hard to imagine this happening. But if Bournemouth win or draw against LC on Sunday, the Cherries will secure a Top 10 finish. And they could go as high as 8th if they win and Southampton and West Brom both lose.
Their manager has done an incredible job.
The Most Lucrative Soccer Match is set for May 29.
Reading will play Huddersfield Town at Wembley for the right to play in the Premier League next season. At stake is not only increased visibility, but a $221 million payday from television rights alone.
Reading has had their chances in the past so I would kind of like to see more new blood infused in the Prem.
COME ON YOU TERRIERS!
Bradford City 0-1 Millwall
Millwall earns promotion into the Championship.
Liverpool better start scoring cause Arsenal and Man City are already pouring in multiple goals..... And who got sent off for Arsenal?
Koscielny.
Liverpool have three in the last 10 minutes though.
Pretty disappointed that Everton appear to have mailed it in. That's why I'm watching Leicester and Bournemouth right now. That one is currently a very entertaining 1-1 match.
Of course just as I say that, Everton score!
Some scorelines today!
Liverpool 3-0 Boro
Arsenal 3-1 Everton
Chelsea 5-1 Sunderland
Watford 0-5 Man City
Hull 1-7 (seven!) Spurs (Kane with ANOTHER hat trick!)
Swansea 2-1 West Brom
Burnley 1-2 West Ham
Man Utd 2-0 Palace
Leicester 1-1 Bournemouth
Southampton 0-1 Stoke
Liverpool are Champions League bound, and Arsenal and Chelsea have a FA Cup final to contest.
Bournemouth finish 9th. What a marvelous achievement for them.
Way to go blues.
Now time to take that FA cup!
Quote from: AirWarren on May 21, 2017, 12:10:25 pm
Way to go blues.
Now time to take that FA cup!
Our 19 year run in the Champions League ended today. Let us have something nice, won't ya?
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 21, 2017, 03:12:33 pm
Our 19 year run in the Champions League ended today. Let us have something nice, won't ya?
Too greedy to allow those haha
If Arsenal keeps most of its roster or improves they will run riot through the Europa League next year....
Anyone catching any of the U-20 World Cup at all being played in South Korea? The USA has a pretty big one against Senegal. If they can win that they might be able to win the group because Saudi Arabia is the last match in our group and they are very beatable.
Man united beats Ajax 2-0.
Back in the champions league. Sigh.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 24, 2017, 03:43:11 pm
Man united beats Ajax 2-0.
Back in the champions league. Sigh.
5 EPL teams in the Champions League will be awesome next year. I think Antoine Griezmann comes over to Man U now too since he can play Champions League there now.
FA CUP!
Let's go Chelsea!!!
Get victor moses out of the game.
Arsenal taking it to Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 27, 2017, 12:04:52 pm
Arsenal taking it to Chelsea.
The Gunners have done it! 13th FA Cup. Most all time!
Arsenal came out swinging and beat Chelsea all up and down the field.
Huddersfield Town 0(4)-0(3) Reading, final KFTM
The Terriers come back from a 3-1 deficit in kicks from the mark to earn promotion into the Premier League. Huddersfield joins the top flight for the first time since 1972.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 29, 2017, 11:53:50 am
Huddersfield Town 0(4)-0(3) Reading, final KFTM
The Terriers come back from a 3-1 deficit in kicks from the mark to earn promotion into the Premier League. Huddersfield joins the top flight for the first time since 1972.
Ahh, Huddersfield!
Another great story about perhaps a less talented team overachieving, much like Bournemouth did in 2015.
Here's hoping that the Terriers will meet with the same type of success that the Cherries have had.
Whether or not that happens, good to see another new team joining the ranks of the Premier League.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 31, 2017, 05:34:20 pm
Ahh, Huddersfield!
Another great story about perhaps a less talented team overachieving, much like Bournemouth did in 2015.
Here's hoping that the Terriers will meet with the same type of success that the Cherries have had.
Whether or not that happens, good to see another new team joining the ranks of the Premier League.
Huddersfield, Bournemouth, and Brighton all in the Premier League at the same time. What a time to be alive.
Watching U20 World Cup. England reminds me a lot of Harrison in early 2000s. Great set ups of attacking at the goal. Costa Rica's keeper is doing a fabulous job stopping England's shots. UK 1-0 at half.
UK 2-1 CRC final. Very exciting last 10 minutes plus 4 minutes stoppage time from Costa Rica. Their Keeper was fantastic stopping most of the many goal attempts by UK.
Watching Mexico vs Ireland on the Unimas channel because the commentators are so exciting. ;D
I'll be very honest: I had heard of exactly two of the players for Huddersfield before they won the play-off final.
Quote from: Go Postal on June 01, 2017, 07:43:22 pm
Watching Mexico vs Ireland on the Unimas channel because the commentators are so exciting. ;D
Welcome to the board postal.
Mexico....my other team :D
USMNT vs. Venezuela tonight at 9 PM on Fox Sports 1.
After that, U-20 MNT vs. Venezuela at 1 AM on Fox Sports 2.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL:
Juventus 1-1 Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo for RM, a spectacular Mario Mandzukic goal for Juve.
45 minutes to decide it!
RM made it look easy.
I can't stand that Sergio Ramos.
I think he spent more time flopping than running...
Who's going to try to watch the U20 match tonight?
Quote from: WPWells on June 03, 2017, 07:22:14 pm
Who's going to try to watch the U20 match tonight?
I'm gearing up for that USA VS MEXICO AT Estadio azteca next weekend.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 03, 2017, 07:01:10 pm
I think he spent more time flopping than running...
Flopping and running his mouth. This when he hits the ground he cries.
I see the USA team has rainbow colored numbers on their jersey's.
My Lord. Keep political opinions etc off of sports jerseys.
We are such a sensitive society that we have to label ourselves as "tolerant" just to prevent any kind of backlash.
Not a good half against Venezuela.
Pulisic with the equalizer!! I love this guy!
Quote from: Longfellow on June 03, 2017, 10:33:43 pm
Pulisic with the equalizer!! I love this guy!
We need about 10 Pulisic's on this team. He is a kid that can play at the highest level of soccer around the world.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 03, 2017, 11:06:52 pm
We need about 10 Pulisic's on this team. He is a kid that can play at the highest level of soccer around the world.
He does just that. His club is no less than Borussia Dortmund.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 04, 2017, 10:09:00 am
He does just that. His club is no less than Borussia Dortmund.
I look for some EPL or La Liga team to make a move on him.
Just noted the passing of former Newcastle man Cheick Tiote at age 30. He only scored one goal for the Magpies, but what a goal it was.
It was a volleyed wonderstrike that completed Newcastle's comeback from 0-4 down to get a draw with Arsenal in 2011.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 05, 2017, 06:55:14 pm
Just noted the passing of former Newcastle man Cheick Tiote at age 30. He only scored one goal for the Magpies, but what a goal it was.
It was a volleyed wonderstrike that completed Newcastle's comeback from 0-4 down to get a draw with Arsenal in 2011.
As an Arsenal fan, I couldn't believe the blown lead. As a soccer fan, I sat it awe at the magnificent strike that Tiote put on that ball. I still remember it to this day. For those that haven't seen it, here is a video of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB_5E6BMXt8
The next year, during a League Cup quarterfinal, Arsenal found themselves 0-4 down against Reading in the first half.
Arsenal pulled off their own fightback.
Final: Reading 5, Arsenal 7 (extra time).
The Lukaku watch has begun.....
As much as I hate it it is now obvious that Big Rom will move on.
But, Everton should and I think will demand a record fee for his services.
The US women play Sweden today at 12:30 on ESPN 2 and the men play Trinidad and Tabago tonight at 7:50 on Fox Sports 1.
Zlatan is out at Man U and Costa is gone from Chelsea.... This means Chelsea obviously has a plan of either Lukaku or James Rodriguez to come in.
Is costa move official?
That sucks.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 08, 2017, 11:21:06 am
Is costa move official?
That sucks.
I am guessing Conte wanted him out and yes it is official... I am just speculating though that they wouldn't have did it without a big name striker already lined up. I bet by early next week we hear a big name signing in his place.
Quote from: beach bum on June 08, 2017, 11:28:19 am
I am guessing Conte wanted him out and yes it is official... I am just speculating though that they wouldn't have did it without a big name striker already lined up. I bet by early next week we hear a big name signing in his place.
Man. I'm not entirely happy about that. I loved Diego Costa.
But if we have a striker lined up, I'm all for it.
I can't blame Conte. If I had a player that got paid what he did, has a temper to deal with like he has, speculated about a China move last year and showed interest in leaving again after this year....see ya.
US women defeat Sweden 1-0
Pulisic opens up the scoring to go up 1-0 on Trinidad and Tobago.... Hopefully we get at least one more.
He just dumped in another one.... This kid is awesome.
2 goals in 10 minutes. And he's only a teenager. Insane
Pulisic is amazing
What a thrilling end to the 2-2 draw between Scotland and England..... Scotland was ready to party into the night until Harry Kane netted a goal 3 minutes into stoppage time.
Quote from: beach bum on June 10, 2017, 01:30:58 pm
What a thrilling end to the 2-2 draw between Scotland and England..... Scotland was ready to party into the night until Harry Kane netted a goal 3 minutes into stoppage time.
Freaking Harry Kane. Another talented young star.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reportedly signing with the LA Galaxy.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 10, 2017, 10:18:12 pm
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reportedly signing with the LA Galaxy.
I called that a few days ago. I knew if he came out to the USA it would be in that market. They say he will be 100% by January which puts him in line to start playing next season. I'll have to see him play when he comes to my neck of the woods for sure.
Zlatan is one of my favorite players. Glad to see that he's leaving Manchester
Side note: put an order for my AFC Bournemouth jersey in today
Quote from: Longfellow on June 10, 2017, 11:12:41 pm
Zlatan is one of my favorite players. Glad to see that he's leaving Manchester
Side note: put an order for my AFC Bournemouth jersey in today
Is it true they are building a larger stadium too? They continue to grow rapidly in wins and as a brand as a whole as well.....
USA. USA. USA!
I can't wait for that Mexico game.... It got a little chippy when we lost in the USA so I am hoping we can do whatever it takes to get a win.
Double header today. US Women kick off at noon at Fox against Norway, then the men kickoff at 7:30 on Fox Sports 1 against Mexico.
Quote from: beach bum on June 11, 2017, 09:24:56 am
I can't wait for that Mexico game.... It got a little chippy when we lost in the USA so I am hoping we can do whatever it takes to get a win.
The stadium is going to be hostile. And I suspect there will be a lot of political rhetoric spewed from the host team.
Quote from: beach bum on June 10, 2017, 11:22:32 pm
Is it true they are building a larger stadium too? They continue to grow rapidly in wins and as a brand as a whole as well.....
I read that they are scouting locations to build the new stadium. I think that's as far as they've gotten so far
Quote from: AirWarren on June 11, 2017, 10:01:18 am
The stadium is going to be hostile. And I suspect there will be a lot of political rhetoric spewed from the host team.
Does someone have an over/under on the number of fouls tonight? Cause I'll take the over. I imagine it'll be like game 4 of the NBA finals
Quote from: beach bum on June 10, 2017, 11:22:32 pm
Is it true they are building a larger stadium too? They continue to grow rapidly in wins and as a brand as a whole as well.....
Bournemouth plan to build a new stadium, but it won't be ready until 2020.
It looks like they will be signing Jermain Defoe later this summer.
US Women defeat Norway 1-0. Press with the goal.
Quote from: Longfellow on June 11, 2017, 11:30:23 am
I read that they are scouting locations to build the new stadium. I think that's as far as they've gotten so far
Does someone have an over/under on the number of fouls tonight? Cause I'll take the over. I imagine it'll be like game 4 of the NBA finals
I think it's going to get really chippy tonight.
Mexico feels scorned and has a mentality like we owe them something. I've heard it from the mouth of a Hispanic HEART SURGEON. That's what they are taught in their schools etc. Being a half and half, this game is important to me. I can't stand losing to Mexico in ANYTHING.
Should have already been a red card on Mexico. Dangerous elbow.
GOOOOAAAAALLLL MICHAEL BRADLEY!
...and that's what happens when you fail to shut down the counter attack quickly...
I just can't get behind Guzan.
We should have won that game.
I just got to watch the last half of the USA/Mexico game. Exciting last 20 minutes. I just saw in local news that Alma did get a great coach to start their program. About dang time for them to join with the rest of the World. 8)
One year from today, the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off! As of now, three countries are confirmed for the tournament: Russia (hosts), Brazil, and Iran.
Surprising (to me) managerial change in the PL as Claude Puel is sacked at Southampton. I thought he did a pretty good job.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 14, 2017, 12:19:21 pm
One year from today, the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off! As of now, three countries are confirmed for the tournament: Russia (hosts), Brazil, and Iran.
I couldn't believe how easily Brazil cruised through CONMEBOL.... I am interested to see what kind of product Russia brings on its home soil so I am going to be watching the Confederations Cup closely starting this weekend.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 14, 2017, 05:30:42 pm
Surprising (to me) managerial change in the PL as Claude Puel is sacked at Southampton. I thought he did a pretty good job.
The timing made it even more bizarre. That if this was going to even happen then why a full month after the season....
The Premier League fixtures were released yesterday. The only big match the first 2 weeks is when Chelsea travel to Spurs temporary home week 2..... I will be rooting for Brighton this season out of the 3 promoted clubs. They host Manchester City to start. If I looked correctly Everton has a tough stretch to begin the season.
First five for Everton: Good gracious.
After Stoke at home they get four of the Big 5 one right after the other: Man City away, Chelsea away, home to Spurs, and Man Utd away.
Bournemouth has it pretty good: West Brom away, home to Watford, home to Man City, Arsenal away, home to Brighton. Chance for at least a decent start for the Cherries.
Battle at wembley.
Already can't wait.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 15, 2017, 04:41:18 pm
Battle at wembley.
Already can't wait.
Tottenham loves that high press and that is why I don't think they will do as good at Wembley next year. They practically played on as small of a pitch you are allowed at White Hart Lane, and Wembley is much wider so it may wear on my them as the season goes along. They'll still be very good but may drop a few points here or there. That is why I think they'll come up just short again next season.
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Real Madrid.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 16, 2017, 10:22:33 am
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Real Madrid.
What??
Did anyone see this coming!?
Of course he has been said to have been evading taxes in Spain.
He was accused of evading taxes, but paperwork was provided that proved he paid taxes. In the end, though, he is angry enough at the government in Spain that he wants to leave the country.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 16, 2017, 11:28:25 am
He was accused of evading taxes, but paperwork was provided that proved he paid taxes. In the end, though, he is angry enough at the government in Spain that he wants to leave the country.
I would want to leave Spain....France....etc too.
Wow, Everton is throwing around the money like I've never seen before.
They have signed GK Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) and also a promising young midfielder Davy Klassen from Ajax. They also are about to sign defender Sandro Ramirez from Malaga, who I've heard is deadly from long range.
They are also interested in bringing in Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Toffees are splashing the cash and if it works out exciting times ahead!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 17, 2017, 12:53:40 pm
Wow, Everton is throwing around the money like I've never seen before.
They have signed GK Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) and also a promising young midfielder Davy Klassen from Ajax. They also are about to sign defender Sandro Ramirez from Malaga, who I've heard is deadly from long range.
They are also interested in bringing in Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Toffees are splashing the cash and if it works out exciting times ahead!
If they get Sigurdsson then their midfield will be special...
Russia handled its business 2-0 against New Zealand today to kick off the Confederations Cup..... tomorrow has some better matchups with Chile vs. Cameroon and can't wait for Mexico vs. Portugal
🇲🇽 VS 🇵🇹
Classico.
Portugal and Mexico didn't disappoint and ended in a pretty exciting 2-2 draw which was the result Russia was looking for. Just a single win against either Mexico or Portugal will now send them through the group. Chile and Cameroon are next and I will take Chile 3-0 in this one.
Watched Portugal-mexico from my hotel in St. Louis. Was really hoping Portugal would hang on.
Is Ronaldo goes back to Manchester United, chalk up the EPL back to them.
Loved seeing Mexico knock Russia out.
Hoping for a Mexico vs Portugal final.
The exact semifinals matchups I wanted are happening.... Mexico vs Germany AND Portugal vs Chile
Since the soccer board slows down this time of year I'll put my two cents in on the MLS season at roughly the half way point of the regular season. This has been the most I've followed it this season so far....
-The East has finally seemed to leap frog the West as the better conference.
-Toronto is doing what it should at the top & they have money and players to always do well
-Chicago is playing lights out and people want to see Bastian Schweinsteiger play
-Atlanta and Orlando have been streaky and have unbelievable fan bases which I don't think we saw coming. Atlanta is selling out Bobby Dodd Stadium every game. Who said soccer couldn't work in the South?
-David Villa has NYCFC sitting well after getting to 50 MLS goals recently
-The West has Sporting KC on top, they are my favorite team but I am not too sure they will stay up there. They'll certainly get a good seed but I don't think they can hold off some clubs right on their heels
-Seattle has been utterly disappointing
-Portland routinely drops points they should not with losses to Minnesota twice and drew to a 10 man Seattle just last night
-I am glad Minnesota sorted out their first 3 matches cause boy was I worried, they seem to be a formidable club now
EAST
1.Toronto- 35 points (17 matches played)
2.Chicago Fire- 34 (17)
3.NYCFC - 30 (17)
4.Orlando City- 26 (18)
5.Columbus- 25 (18)
6.Atlanta- 24 (17)
7.NY Red Bulls- 23 (17)
8.New England- 20 (17)
9.Philadelphia- 19 (16)
10.DC United- 18 (17)
11.Montreal- 18 (15)
WEST
1.Sporting Kansas City- 30 (18)
2.Houston Dynamo- 25 -(17)
3. FC Dallas- 25 (16)
4.Portland- 25 (18)
5.San Jose- 23 (17)
6.LA Galaxy- 22 (16)
7.Vancouver- 21 (15)
8.Seattle- 21 (18)
9.Minnesota United- 18 (17)
10.Real Salt Lake- 17 (18)
11.Colorado Rapids- 16 (16)
Surprised at how much success and support Atlanta has had this year. It seems Atlanta has embraced them.
I don't think we've ever had this discussion on the board before:
Although I don't think it will happen anytime soon (if ever), do you guys think the United States' leagues should adopt promotion/relegation like the other top leagues around the world?
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 26, 2017, 04:14:10 pm
I don't think we've ever had this discussion on the board before:
Although I don't think it will happen anytime soon (if ever), do you guys think the United States' leagues should adopt promotion/relegation like the other top leagues around the world?
I think that they should, but sadly they would never do that because Americans have such a different mindset when it comes to their sports businesses. Owners hold all the power and would never want to risk being relegated. I would like starting with something as simple as this.... I know the EPL relegates three teams. I say here in the MLS that the club with the fewest points gets relegated so one club from a lower league could then be promoted. Then a the club with the 2nd fewest points in the MLS could do an aggregate playoff from a 2nd lower division club. Isn't that what the Bundesliga does? Their last place club gets automatic relegation and the the 2nd to last place club does a playoff to stay or not?
In the Bundesliga the last two of 18 are automatically relegated, and the 16th place finisher has a home-and-home playoff with the 3rd place team of 2. Bundesliga.
And I do think something like this should happen in MLS.
US Open Cup: Already one upset as Miami (NASL) beats Atlanta United.
FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire now into extra time.
FC Cincy takes out Chicago in PK's.
That was one amazing match. The Cincinnati GK was BEYOND unconscious, saving 3 of the 4 PKs as well as many Fire chances throughout.
And there were over 32,000 fans in Cincinnati. For a second division team.
Hard to find one team currently in the English Championship that draws that many.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 28, 2017, 10:10:19 pm
FC Cincy takes out Chicago in PK's.
That was one amazing match. The Cincinnati GK was BEYOND unconscious, saving 3 of the 4 PKs as well as many Fire chances throughout.
And there were over 32,000 fans in Cincinnati. For a second division team.
Hard to find one team currently in the English Championship that draws that many.
They were robbed of 2 goals too or FC Cincy should have won in regulation and then again in extra time.
Germany has 2 goals in the first seven minutes against Mexico.... Wow.
Quote from: beach bum on June 29, 2017, 01:11:56 pm
They were robbed of 2 goals too or FC Cincy should have won in regulation and then again in extra time.
Agree on each. The first was incorrectly ruled out for offside; the second, the Chicago GK made an incredible save.
They were robbed of a clear handball in the box as well that would have given them a PK
USA 2 Ghana 1.... in a tune up for the Gold Cup. Dom Dwyer celebrates becoming a US citizen and first US cap by getting on the score sheet.
Quote from: beach bum on July 01, 2017, 07:19:28 pm
USA 2 Ghana 1.... in a tune up for the Gold Cup. Dom Dwyer celebrates becoming a US citizen and first US cap by getting on the score sheet.
Guzan.....just still can't get behind him.
All in all, I think we are ready for the Gold cup.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 01, 2017, 07:21:52 pm
Guzan.....just still can't get behind him.
All in all, I think we are ready for the Gold cup.
Didn't the FC Dallas goalie super recently switch from Mexico to the USA? I heard he did just like a week ago.... I would like to see him get a chance.
The Germans are an indestructible force it seems....
Jermain Defoe put pen to paper with Bournemouth. Shows me that the Cherries have even higher ambitions than 9th place in the PL.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 03, 2017, 04:45:12 pm
Jermain Defoe put pen to paper with Bournemouth. Shows me that the Cherries have even higher ambitions than 9th place in the PL.
I could see him getting between 15 and 18 goals for them next season definitely....
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 03, 2017, 04:45:12 pm
Jermain Defoe put pen to paper with Bournemouth. Shows me that the Cherries have even higher ambitions than 9th place in the PL.
I hope so
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 03, 2017, 04:45:12 pm
Jermain Defoe put pen to paper with Bournemouth. Shows me that the Cherries have even higher ambitions than 9th place in the PL.
Would the Europa League be a wild possibility for them?
Lukaku is on his way to Manchester United..... As weird as this sounds I don't know how you can say losing a guy that scores 20 plus goals a year helps but I think this helps both clubs. United were desperate for a guy like him and Everton I think will now open up some more with their signings and be more balanced and have a more open style like a Liverpool. I think Everton will finish about the same even without him and its better for their future. If Manchester United pulls a rabbit out of the hat and gets Greizmann in the next month then they'll win the Premier League. Just with Lukaku they are still not good enough imo...
Wow. Lukaku to United! I thought for sure he was returning to Chelsea.
Hope Everton puts that 75 million pounds ($97.2 million) to good use. They have already signed some quality players and now they can go after even more. Now may be the time to put up the money for Sigurdsson.
Another possibility being bandied about is a return to Everton for Wayne Rooney!
And Leicester City is going after a promising striker from Man City, Iheanacho.
For the Bournemouth question, they are really close to having enough talent. We'll see!
This Diego Costa stuff is hacking me off more and more.
They better land a premiere striker soon.
Juan Carlos Osorio had received a six-match ban for his protest against Portugal and will miss the entire CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Chelsea has matched Man Utd's bid for Lukaku.
It's all in Big Rom's hands now.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 07, 2017, 04:52:15 pm
Chelsea has matched Man Utd's bid for Lukaku.
It's all in Big Rom's hands now.
Bring him home, Rom.
United upped the ante for Lukaku, now 90 million pounds ($116 million)...PLUS Wayne Rooney...to Everton.
Now, Toffees, GO GET SIGURDSSON.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 08, 2017, 12:56:19 pm
United upped the ante for Lukaku, now 90 million pounds ($116 million)...PLUS Wayne Rooney...to Everton.
Now, Toffees, GO GET SIGURDSSON.
He gone.
The Italian stallion better get a replacement for Costa.
Why didn't I go to Nashville today?
Everton are also after Olivier Giroud from Arsenal and perhaps Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.
I've never seen anything like it. The Toffees are serious.
Attended the match today in Nashville. What an atmosphere! Largest soccer crowd in Tennessee history according to the PA announcer. 47,000+
The air was sucked out of the majority when Panama equalized.
I don't know how I feel about Rooney to Everton. I've disliked him for so long because he played for Man U, it'll be weird to see him in a neutral light
Quote from: Longfellow on July 09, 2017, 10:07:17 am
I don't know how I feel about Rooney to Everton. I've disliked him for so long because he played for Man U, it'll be weird to see him in a neutral light
Too much money for a washed up player.... Kind of like the Kobe treatment his last 2 seasons in LA.
I think he is there to pass on his knowledge to younger players and to score the odd goal here and there. It's a morale signing more than anything else.
Didn't realize the USMNT had a match tonight
Quote from: Longfellow on July 12, 2017, 08:07:23 pm
Didn't realize the USMNT had a match tonight
The group of guys we have on the pitch look awful... Wow this is bad.
Quote from: beach bum on July 12, 2017, 08:40:29 pm
The group of guys we have on the pitch look awful... Wow this is bad.
Horrid. I don't understand why in the world we flop in cups. No urgency. Lack luster passing.
Omar Gonzalez!!!!!!!!!!! About time!
Jordan Morris!!!!!!!!
I swear. Guzan......
Quote from: AirWarren on July 12, 2017, 09:28:05 pm
I swear. Guzan......
That wasn't even struck hard at all....
With this much drop off between the A and B squads, we're in trouble.
This match is just getting strange now....
Guzan blows it again.
Morris bails him out.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 12, 2017, 09:37:52 pm
With this much drop off between the A and B squads, we're in trouble.
It's kind of sad.
We are still light years away from being competitive in world soccer.
http://m.goal.com/s/en-gb/news/683/main/2017/07/13/37031302/infamous-former-fifa-executive-chuck-blazer-dies
Ugly win. But it was a win.
It's a little slow with no club soccer even with the Gold Cup going on cause the Gold Cup has a bunch of teams using 2nd and 3rd string players essentially.... But it has me thinking out of the major European leagues what are your favorite clubs for all the leagues. Here are mine.
Ligue 1- got to go bland here but I love PSG. I always root for them in Champions League even though they fizzle out
Bundesliga- Dortmund cause you got to love how they get a lot out of what they have, plus PULISIC
Serie A: got to go with Roma here
Premier League: Liverpool, Swansea City cause of Sigurdsson, plus I watched Brighton a ton on Bein Sports last season as they were the Friday 1:45 EFL Championship game so they grew on me a ton and I'll follow them up now
La Liga- I am a Real Madrid guy and got to love a story like Eibar too
Good thing Nicaragua is not very good cause we can't make a penalty kick to save our lives.... Still 2-0 up though.
3-0 win USA.... I think we win the group correct cause us and Panama both have 7 points now and a +4 goal difference, however we scored 7 total goals to their 6.... I do have that right? If so we avoided the bullet of playing Costa Rica in the quarterfinals and that would be an ugly look to lose in the quarterfinals on our soil. Now we get a 3rd place opponent from another group. Then in the semifinals we could get Costa Rica vs. Panama winner. The other side of the bracket is looking like it will have Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica as potential teams to make it to the finals.
Bradley and Altidore will be joining the squad in the knockout stage... I never thought I would say this about those 2 players but it will be great to have them after seeing what we have in the first 3 matches.
Yes, we won the group and avoided Costa Rica
Manchester United is blasting LA Galaxy in a friendly in the 35th minute now 3-0....
Unless Mexico tanks it against Curacao and I have no idea how they don't win it looks like the knockout stage of the Gold Cup is in... Jamaica and Mexico could switch if Mexico tanks tonight but highly doubtful.
1A- Costa Rica
2B- Panama
1B- USA
3C- El Salvador
............................................
1C- Mexico
3A- Honduras
2C- Jamaica
2A- Canada
I think Canada or Jamaica can upset Mexico... I'll take the Canada/Jamaica winner vs. the good ole USA in the finals and of course we are going to take the title home 8)
Would love a Mexico vs USA final.
With USA taking it.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 16, 2017, 07:15:29 pm
Would love a Mexico vs USA final.
With USA taking it.
I just am using wishful thinking.... I don't want to be playing a "home game" with more Mexico fans in the crowd than our own haha. The Canadians and Jamaicans can't match the Mexico fans shear numbers so I can only wish.
Where is the final?
Quote from: AirWarren on July 16, 2017, 08:30:07 pm
Where is the final?
The Bay area in California... I think they are playing at the 49er's stadium in Santa Clara and the Mexico fans hold down California so well. I am thinking about trekking to Dallas Saturday to watch team USA. I'll make an impulse decision probably Thursday. Obviously, we have to take care of El Salvador first mid week.
Cal. For sure home game for mejico.
Mexico on the counter attack...love it. They just all attack once they get the ball in open space. One gripe about the USA. Don't seem to know how to attack fast.
I'm tired of playing Mexico in home games near the border. Why not actually utilize a home field advantage instead of playing for money? That's what separates us from the rest of the world - if we give ourselves a chance to sell out the huge games on our own, our fan base will grow.
Quote from: WPWells on July 16, 2017, 09:22:11 pm
I'm tired of playing Mexico in home games near the border. Why not actually utilize a home field advantage instead of playing for money? That's what separates us from the rest of the world - if we give ourselves a chance to sell out the huge games on our own, our fan base will grow.
Sadly, I think the only place we could get actual home field advantage would be in Portland or Seattle..... Maybe Salt Lake City, but there is even a good Mexico following there too.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 16, 2017, 09:12:26 pm
Mexico on the counter attack...love it. They just all attack once they get the ball in open space. One gripe about the USA. Don't seem to know how to attack fast.
That game was played at such a high tempo guys on both sides looked gassed at the end.
Omar Gonzalez!!!!
1-0 USA.
I love the kit we're wearing with the stars on the torso. And I love Omar Gonzalez!!
2-0!!!!!!
What a pass by Dempsey. My goodness. Lichaj!
Another one!!! 2-0 USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Quote from: Longfellow on July 19, 2017, 09:03:54 pm
Another one!!! 2-0 USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You see that pass from Clint??? Good grief it was amazing.
Quote from: Longfellow on July 19, 2017, 09:00:50 pm
I love the kit we're wearing with the stars on the torso. And I love Omar Gonzalez!!
These colors don't run. 🇺🇸
Romero. Punk.
ES should be down to 10 men, if not 9.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 19, 2017, 09:05:03 pm
You see that pass from Clint??? Good grief it was amazing.
Clint is my main man. One of the big reasons I got into soccer
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 19, 2017, 09:41:43 pm
ES should be down to 10 men, if not 9.
Terrible officiating. Terrible.
El Salvador was such a dirty team.... We should have won 4-0 but that soggy field negated our athletic advantage plus they just slowed down and leaned in to any of our players that was about to make a break every single time because they knew they were outmatched. I hope El Salvador never gets to the knockout stage again of the Gold Cup.
Match night.
Will advance?
2-0. Heck yeah.
Dempsey with the historic goal. Altadore.
Headed to the finals baby!!! Bring on Mexico, PLEASE!!!!
We slowly, but surely wore down the Costa Ricans.... Great job tonight.
USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Jamaica pulls off the upset!! Can't wait til Wednesday
Quote from: Longfellow on July 23, 2017, 10:06:15 pm
Jamaica pulls off the upset!! Can't wait til Wednesday
We'll get another 2-0 win....
Sucks it's not MEJICO.
Let's get that Gold cup.
Anyone else hear about the report that came out where a 4 billion dollar deal fell through that would have brought a promotion/relegation system to the United States..... Imagine teams like the Tulsa Roughnecks or North Carolina FC coming through the ranks all the way up to MLS. This would have brought so much more interest to soccer in what I call "mid markets" like a Tulsa, Reno NV, Oklahoma City, Louisville and plenty others where USL or NASL clubs are located. Imagine even Little Rock or NWA getting lower tier teams eventually with a shot of a decade from now reaching the MLS. That would have been sweet.
Also, Dom Dwyer was just sent to Orlando City from Sporting KC. That is a big move for MLS standards.
Roma up on Spurs 2-0
Quote from: AirWarren on July 25, 2017, 08:38:02 pm
Roma up on Spurs 2-0
They are keeping up their trend of absolutely stinking against any European clubs outside the Premier League....
What a wild finish.... Two Tottenham goals to equalize only for Roma to score about 30 seconds later to make it 3-2 Roma.
Quote from: beach bum on July 25, 2017, 05:14:49 pm
Anyone else hear about the report that came out where a 4 billion dollar deal fell through that would have brought a promotion/relegation system to the United States..... Imagine teams like the Tulsa Roughnecks or North Carolina FC coming through the ranks all the way up to MLS. This would have brought so much more interest to soccer in what I call "mid markets" like a Tulsa, Reno NV, Oklahoma City, Louisville and plenty others where USL or NASL clubs are located. Imagine even Little Rock or NWA getting lower tier teams eventually with a shot of a decade from now reaching the MLS. That would have been sweet.
Yes it would. The British eat it up when a Burnley or a Huddersfield make the Premier League.
Do we get the Gold cup win?
Quote from: AirWarren on July 26, 2017, 11:39:53 am
Do we get the Gold cup win?
2-0 USA.... Dempsey breaks the record and gets his 58th goal in a USA jersey.
Chicharito to west ham. Forgot to bring that up the other day.
Thoughts?
Quote from: AirWarren on July 26, 2017, 02:02:49 pm
Chicharito to west ham. Forgot to bring that up the other day.
Thoughts?
Didn't they get Joe Hart too? I was worried about West Ham's trajectory as a club with the Payet departure and how bad they played at times last season. I even wondered if they had a slim chance of being relegated the coming season. Their signings this summer definitely showed they are wanting to stay up for at least a few more years. I think if they all stay healthy they planted themselves in that 7-10 range now.
What a strike!!!! Altidore!!!!
1-0!!!
Morris!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on July 26, 2017, 10:38:00 pm
Morris!!!!!!!!!
Finally, I didn't think Jamaica could hold us off in extra time if it went there but we do not need it now. Jamaica has been on their heels for about 15 minutes straight now and the break through finally came through cause of it.
2017 Gold Cup Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!
USA!!!!
Tim Howard.
USA is going to miss him. So much better with him protecting the goal than Guzan.
US Women on ESPN right now.
Finally get a chance to watch the Gold cup.
Inter beats Chelsea 2-1.
Only Chelsea score was off an inter milan player putting the ball in to his own net.
Had I planned better, I would have roadtripped to Nashville to watch City vs. Spurs. It would have been an ideal time.
I wouldn't have even had to worry about a hotel, as I have family that lives an hour from Nashville.
Ah well. Maybe next year...
The US Women were down 3-1 to Brazil with under ten minutes to go last night. When the final whistle blew, the US had won 4-3. Miraculous comeback.
I do such a poor job of keeping up with the USWNT
Quote from: Longfellow on July 31, 2017, 03:09:07 pm
I do such a poor job of keeping up with the USWNT
The USWNT is too policital for me. Keep it about sports.
This is not an avenue to push your political platform. Go out there and play for all of America.
Leicester has signed promising young striker Kelechi Iheanacho away from Man City.
USWNT finishes up the Tournament of Champions against Japan tonight. 9 PM on ESPN2.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 03, 2017, 03:37:28 pm
USWNT finishes up the Tournament of Champions against Japan tonight. 9 PM on ESPN2.
That Brazil game was unreal....
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 03, 2017, 03:34:20 pm
Leicester has signed promising young striker Kelechi Iheanacho away from Man City.
Great signing... That guy scores a goal for like every 100 minutes he is on the pitch.
Domestic club season gets kicked off in England tomorrow in the EFL Championship with Derby County @ Sunderland as well as promoted Millwall @ Nottingham Forest.... I am hoping Fulham does well so they can be on the Friday EFL Championship game on BeinSports. That is how I got hooked on Brighton. Them or Newcastle seemed to be on the Friday game I was able to watch last season. I will take Fulham, Leeds United, Norwich City, Middlesbrough, or Hull City to get promoted after this season. I think the 3 promoted teams will come from those 5 listed.
What is beinsports? Is that a steaming channel or what?
Quote from: AirWarren on August 04, 2017, 02:21:54 pm
What is beinsports? Is that a steaming channel or what?
I had never heard of it either until I went the Sling TV route about 6 months ago. It plays La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1 along with a Friday EFL Championship game. As you know the Premier League is NBC affiliated and Bundesliga is Fox affiliated so I think BeinSports got the rest of the European leagues through them. Commentary can be awful at times outside of Jon Champion calling the EFL on Friday's.... Oh, and they play our road World Cup qualifiers that Fox does not show along with random stuff like the African Cup of Nations and CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers. It's perfect for us soccer junkies like us.
Found they have an app. May try it out.
Luton Town opened its 2017-18 League Two campaign with a resounding 8-2 beat down of Yeovil Town.
Wow. Neymar moves from Barcelona to PSG. 222 million euros.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 05, 2017, 11:34:09 pm
Wow. Neymar moves from Barcelona to PSG. 222 million euros.
Crazy.
48 hours away from Leicester City hosting Arsenal to get the season kicked off..... Oh and they say Coutinho is moving on the Barcelona from Liverpool. I can see Liverpool using a portion of that cash to get Sigurdsson from Swansea. I think they'll offer way more than Everton was for Sigurdsson and Swansea will crack and sell him.
Liverpool rejects Barcelona's bid for Coutinho
Quote from: Longfellow on August 09, 2017, 04:22:43 pm
Liverpool rejects Barcelona's bid for Coutinho
They even rejected the big offer? I would love to see Coutinho stay, but I'd almost rather have the money now.
I mean €100 million is a lot to turn down
Quote from: beach bum on August 09, 2017, 05:42:33 pm
They even rejected the big offer? I would love to see Coutinho stay, but I'd almost rather have the money now.
Come to Chelsea.
So the Premier League gets kicked off tomorrow and I am going to take a stab at predicting the table. I am making this prediction based on what the rosters are right now. Obviously, there will be some additions before the transfer window ends and throw these rankings out if stuff like Coutinho leaves Liverpool or any other player on other squads for that matter of super high quality. Also, this is if no injuries happen to major players but we know those happen......
1.Manchester City
2.Chelsea ( I think the gap between them and Man City will be just 1 or 2 points)
3.Liverpool (if they sell Coutinho then they'll drop to between 5th and 7th, Lallana is already out the first 2 months)
4.Tottenham (this would be a let down, but I think they will fall short of the high expectations)
5.Manchester United
6.Arsenal
7.Everton
8.Bournemouth (this would be something if they can get up this high and keep the up tick in the table each year)
9.Crystal Palace (this would be great for them)
10.Leicester City
11.West Ham
12.Southampton
13.Swansea City (throw this way out the window if they sell Sigurdsson)
14.Newcastle
15.Stoke City
16.West Brom (this would be a let down being almost relegated)
17.Brighton
18.Watford
19.Huddersfield Town
20.Burnley
****Notes- I think that Fulham, Middlesbrough, and Leeds will get promoted up from the Championship after this season
Lacazette scores 90 seconds into his Arsenal debut.... Gunners up 1-0 early in Leicester.
Sheesh, Okazaki scores for Leicester only 1 minute later. This is a great way to kick of the new season.... 1-1 just five minutes in now.
Vardy scores.... 2-1 Foxes in the 30th minute.
What a match between Arsenal and Leicester City and what a start to the EPL season!
4-3 Arsenal, 5 minutes plus stoppage to go.
If Arsenal had a better back line defense they could be scary good and actually win the league.... Lacazette can pass better than I thought and has made some pretty sweet moves in tight spaces. Giroud and Ramsey came on as subs to make critical goals. And to think Sanchez is not even playing.
Top of the table for the Gunners!
Watford and Liverpool just followed up the Arsenal-Leicester City match with a heck of a match of their own. Ends 3-3 with Watford scoring the equalizer deep into stoppage time.
I know, it's just the first half of the first game, and Chelsea had Cahill sent off, but still...
CHELSEA 0-3 BURNLEY?!
:-* :-* :-*
Chelsea is going to have its traditional "play utterly poor football the season after a title" season.
How about Huddersfield Town getting the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace?
That puts the Terriers at the top of the table.
"We are the mighty Terriers and we are top of the league!" They showed they belong.
Also happy to see that Everton picked up the W. These next few weeks will show what they are made of.
We are in for a crazy season if this is a taste of what is to come.... How about Huddersfield and Burnley!! Two teams I picked to be relegated with unbelievable showings today.
Brighton & Hove Albion hanging tough with Manchester City. Still scoreless through 60 minutes.
Disgusting.
It's just one match, but Manchester United looks way better than last season. Lukaku has both goals and I could see him getting close to 30 if he stays healthy and possibly hit 30. Spurs won at Newcastle after the Magpies went to 10 men right before the 50th minute.
I've been calling all summer that MANU was going to be horrible to play this year. Lukaku. Matic. Etc.
I fear Chelsea will suffer this year.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 13, 2017, 01:27:54 pm
I've been calling all summer that MANU was going to be horrible to play this year. Lukaku. Matic. Etc.
I fear Chelsea will suffer this year.
I do think that Man City, Man United, and Tottenham may jump a cut above Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea by the end of the season. Those three just look like they are going to be more buttoned up defensively which will carry them further. Liverpool and Arsenal did the same thing this week that they did last year. Score plenty of goals but can't get a clean sheet to save their life when they need one. That is what separated Leicester and Chelsea the last 2 seasons. I remember them both stringing together four or five game stretches where they would win 1-0 or 2-0 during their title campaigns. Hard to lose when you rarely let the other team score. That is why I have no faith in my Liverpool either this season.
Ronaldo is about to get hit with a fairly lengthy suspension after shoving a ref earlier against Barcelona...... What a wild match. Ronaldo scores the eventual game winner and takes his shirt off to get a yellow. Well about 2 minutes later he gets a slight bump in the box and takes a dive. The ref gives him his second yellow to be sent off. Needless, to say Ronaldo did not like the 2nd yellow. He will be regretting that decision knowing a suspension is on its way.
One thing that puts a bad taste in my mouth about soccer is the ref treatment by players. I saw several players in the cold cup pushing on refs. Ronaldo was no different. I wish the soccer refs would adopt a zero policy like football refs. If you start berating them or lay a hand on a ref, you're thrown out. No questions.
5 match ban for Ronaldo.
Conte vs costa is heating up as well.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 14, 2017, 02:12:53 pm
Conte vs costa is heating up as well.
That is getting super ugly for sure...
1-Adan-12 can smile today..... Everton have made it official that Gylfi Sigurdsson has went to Everton for a fee of equal of 58 million dollars. Let's see how soon he can play. I'd love to see him on Monday vs Man City.
Liverpool did their usual thing against Hoffenheim.... Had a 2-0 lead at Hoffenheim in the first leg of the final playoffs to get into the group stage of the Champions league only to concede a goal late to finish it at 2-1. They pretty much would have only had to score one goal probably back at Anfield to get it done. Now, they'll need a draw at least next week probably to secure 5 Premier League teams in the Champions League.
YASSSSS!
Sigurdsson goes to Everton!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 16, 2017, 05:12:54 pm
YASSSSS!
Sigurdsson goes to Everton!
If they sign another striker they will on level with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea imo.... Everton is in the Europa League right? If them or Arsenal don't end up winning the Europa League I will be shocked with the talent those two clubs have.
Yes, they are. The Toffees are in the playoff round, taking on Hajduk Split (Croatia). The first leg is tomorrow at Goodison.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 16, 2017, 05:35:33 pm
Yes, they are. The Toffees are in the playoff round, taking on Hajduk Split (Croatia). The first leg is tomorrow at Goodison.
It got a little rowdy at Goodison in their 2-0 win which should assure them a spot on the group stage of the Europa League since Hajduk didn't get any away goals to take with them next week back to Croatia. The Croatian fans who traveled apparently brought their stereotypical rowdy behavior with them and they had to stop the match for a while after Keane's goal.
My gracious. Manchester United look so good.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 19, 2017, 08:14:50 am
My gracious. Manchester United look so good.
Jose has his machine.
Huddersfield Town is 2-for-2 and gotten the full 6 points through two weeks! How about those Terriers!
They're my sentimental pick to stay up of the three promoted teams.
The blues come storming back this week.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 20, 2017, 09:40:11 am
Huddersfield Town is 2-for-2 and gotten the full 6 points through two weeks! How about those Terriers!
They're my sentimental pick to stay up of the three promoted teams.
They have looked very good so far. Their defense appears sound, and for the next few weeks their schedule is favorable. Huddersfield could go a long way toward staying up during that time.
That was a peach of a strike that won them the game against Newcastle today.
I think this is going to be a dog fight of a year.... Tottenham is always going to be that team that gets close, but no cigar. They are showing their true selves already.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 20, 2017, 09:40:11 am
Huddersfield Town is 2-for-2 and gotten the full 6 points through two weeks! How about those Terriers!
They're my sentimental pick to stay up of the three promoted teams.
It's crazy cause I thought they had no chance coming into this season. Their goal differential was negative last year in the Championship and even got promoted through the playoff. Those fans ate it up today in Huddersfield. That was fun to watch.
Quote from: beach bum on August 20, 2017, 09:30:39 pm
I think this is going to be a dog fight of a year.... Tottenham is always going to be that team that gets close, but no cigar. They are showing their true selves already.
My father in law is already blaming the "wembley curse" after today's loss. With that silly own goal by Chelsea, should have been 2-0.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 20, 2017, 09:42:02 pm
My father in law is already blaming the "wembley curse" after today's loss. With that silly own goal by Chelsea, should have been 2-0.
I have a bad feeling about them this year.... I think things will really get interesting overall soon with 7 teams in either the Champions League or Europa League and how they all start navigating the higher fixture numbers starting in about a month.
Quote from: beach bum on August 20, 2017, 09:35:57 pm
It's crazy cause I thought they had no chance coming into this season. Their goal differential was negative last year in the Championship and even got promoted through the playoff. Those fans ate it up today in Huddersfield. That was fun to watch.
Not just promoted through the playoff, but on penalties in both matches.
The Huddersfield manager has worked under Jurgen Klopp, and it shows.
The crowd was 25,000 or so but it sounded like twice or three times that many. The John Smith's was ROCKING.
Rooney gets his 200th Premier League against Man City which is only fitting.... Kyle Walker got 2 yellow cards back to back within 2 minutes and was sent off shortly after that goal. Let's see if Everton can hold Man City off for the next 33 minutes with the 1-0 lead they have right now.
Sterling equalizes for the eventual draw..... West Brom,, Huddersfield, and Man U all sit with 6 points through the first 2 weeks.
Champions League draw is tomorrow at noon.... Liverpool took care of Hoffenheim today so there will be 5 Premier League teams in the group stage of 32. I expect Everton or either Arsenal to dominate the Europa League and I hope one of the 5 Champions League clubs from the Premier League can make a run to the semifinals or finals this time around. Maybe Manchester United is built to do so this year? I think this will be a good year for the EPL across European competition.
Sigurdsson's goal today.... Wow. From the halfway line almost out of bounds.
Also, the Champions League draw is out. The teams in all caps are who I think will come out of the group stage Remember that the 3rd place team gets a spot in the Europa League round of 32...
Group A
1.MANCHESTER UNITED
2.BENFICA
3.Basel
4.CSKA Moscow
Group B
1.PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
2.BAYERN MUNICH
3.Celtic
4.Anderlecht
GROUP C
1.CHELSEA
2.ATLETICO MADRID
3.Roma
4.Qarabag
Group D
1.JUVENTUS
2.BARCELONA
3.Sporting Lisbon
4.Olympiacos
GROUP E
1.LIVERPOOL
2.SEVILLA
3.Spartak Moscow
4.Maribor
GROUP F
1.MANCHESTER CITY
2.NAPOLI
3.Feyenoord
4.Shakhtar Donetsk
GROUP G
1.MONACO
2.RB LEIPZEG
3.Benfica
4.Bestikas
Group H (Group of Death)
1.REAL MADRID
2.DORTMUND
3.Tottenham
4.Apoel
-I think besides Spurs all the EPL teams got off easy. I hope 4 out of 5 can make it to the final 16. We will see.
-That last group H will have one monster matchup every Tuesday/Wednesday they play
Chelsea and Atletico. Will be interesting if Diego is back in the red and white.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 24, 2017, 09:00:53 pm
Chelsea and Atletico. Will be interesting if Diego is back in the red and white.
Can't wait to see those two clubs play at the Bridge!
Three matches in and Huddersfield Town have yet to allow a goal! Terriers looking better all the time!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 26, 2017, 08:40:15 pm
Three matches in and Huddersfield Town have yet to allow a goal! Terriers looking better all the time!
There are some clubs right now playing down right awful too that if they don't get something sorted out could be in serious trouble(Crystal Palace for just one example). If the Terriers can stay solid defensively against the other clubs that will be in the bottom half I think Huddersfield can certainly hold on through the whole season and stay up. Winning 1-0 or 1-1 draws aren't pretty but will certainly scrape them enough points.
Chelsea up 2-0 so far.
Fabregas and morata on target.
Chelsea upends Everton. 2-0.
Impressive two weeks for the champs.
Looks like that Chelsea loss to Burnley was an aberration.
Not making excuses but Everton had just got back from a tough game against Split in the Europa League. Look for a better match when Chelsea goes to Goodison.
Arsenal woes continue.... Liverpool is cleaning the pitch with them.... 3-0 right now
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 27, 2017, 09:58:17 am
Looks like that Chelsea loss to Burnley was an aberration.
Not making excuses but Everton had just got back from a tough game against Split in the Europa League. Look for a better match when Chelsea goes to Goodison.
Always a tough match at Goodison.
Quote from: beach bum on August 27, 2017, 11:21:02 am
Arsenal woes continue.... Liverpool is cleaning the pitch with them.... 3-0 right now
Woes in Arsenal.....
:D
Here is the Premier League table after Match Week 3, heading into the international break. The numbers in parenthesis will be the club's position in the table after each week. Green is trending upward after Week 3, blue is stagnant, and red is trending downward.
1. Manchester United (1, 1, 1)
2. Liverpool (9, 6, 2)
3. Huddersfield Town (2, 2, 3)
4. Manchester City (3, 5, 4)
5. West Bromwich Albion (8, 3, 5)
6. Chelsea (14, 12, 6)
7. Watford (10, 4, 7)
8. Southampton (11, 7, 8-)
9. Tottenham Hotspur (4, 10, 9)
10. Burnley (6, 13, 10)
11. Stoke City (16, 14, 11)
12. Everton (7, 8, 12)
13. Swansea City (12, 15, 13)
14. Newcastle United (18, 17, 14)
15. Leicester City (13, 9, 15)
16. Arsenal (5, 11, 16)
17. Brighton & Hove Albion (17, 18, 17)
18. AFC Bournemouth (15, 16, 18)
19. Crystal Palace (19, 19, 19)
20. West Ham United (20, 20, 20)
Here is the English League Championship table after Match Week 5, heading into the international break. The numbers in parenthesis will be the club's position in the table after each week. Green is trending upward after Week 3, blue is stagnant, and red is trending downward.
1. Cardiff City (4, 1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Ipswich Town (5, 4, 3, 2, 2)
3. Leeds United (3, 8, 7, 5, 3)
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers (9, 2, 2, 3, 4)
5. Sheffield United (8, 13, 18, 10, 5)
6. Nottingham Forest (6, 3, 5, 4, 6)
7. Preston North End (7, 9, 13, 7, 7)
8. Hull City (13, 5, 8, 14, 8-)
9. Middlesbrough (20, 12, 4, 9, 9)
10. Queens Park Rangers (2, 7, 11, 6, 10)
11. Reading (24, 20, 14, 18, 11)
12. Derby County (11, 19, 15, 8, 12)
13. Bristol City (1, 10, 9, 11, 13)
14. Fulham (12, 14, 16, 19, 14)
15. Barnsley (23, 23, 17, 20, 15)
16. Sheffield Wednesday (22, 17, 20, 13, 16)
17. Millwall (21, 16, 22, 23, 17)
18. Aston Villa (10, 21, 23, 16, 18)
19. Sunderland (15, 6, 6, 12, 19)
20. Birmingham City (17, 11, 12, 15, 20)
21. Burton Albion (19, 24, 24, 21, 21)
22. Norwich City (14, 18, 10, 17, 22)
23. Brentford (18, 22, 21, 24, 23)
24. Bolton Wanderers (16, 15, 19, 22, 24)
Here is the English League One table after Match Week 4. The numbers in parenthesis will be the club's position in the table after each week. Green is trending upward after Week 3, blue is stagnant, and red is trending downward.
1. Peterborough United (5, 2, 2, 1)
2. Wigan Athletic (10, 3, 1, 2)
3. Shrewsbury Town (9, 6, 4, 3)
4. Charlton Athletic (8, 13, 6, 4)
5. Fleetwood Town (1, 4, 3, 5)
6. Scunthorpe United (12, 16, 9, 6)
7. Oxford United (2, 1, 5, 7)
8. Blackpool (16, 10, 11, 8-)
9. Bradford City (4, 5, 7, 9)
10. Blackburn Rovers (15, 22, 17, 10)
11. Bristol Rovers (18, 24, 18, 11)
12. Doncaster Rovers (13, 7, 8, 12)
13. Walsall (21, 11, 12, 13)
14. Portsmouth (3, 12, 13, 14)
15. Southend United (6, 15, 14, 15)
16. AFC Wimbledon (11, 17, 22, 16)
17. Bury (7, 14, 19, 17)
18. Plymouth Argyle (17, 9, 10, 18)
19. Rotherham United (24, 8, 15, 19)
20. Milton Keynes Dons (19, 20, 16, 20)
21. Gillingham (14, 18, 20, 21)
22. Rochdale (23, 19, 21, 22)
23. Oldham Atheltic (22, 23, 24, 23)
24. Northampton Town (20, 21, 23, 24)
Here is the English League Two table after Match Week 4. The numbers in parenthesis will be the club's position in the table after each week. Green is trending upward after Week 3, blue is stagnant, and red is trending downward.
1. Exeter City (8, 7, 2, 1)
2. Newport County (9, 16, 9, 2)
3. Stevenage (10, 17, 8, 3)
4. Crewe Alexandra (12, 18, 10, 4)
5. Luton Town (1, 8, 3, 5)
6. Accrington Stanley (3, 9, 6, 6)
7. Notts County (23, 14, 7, 7)
8. Wycombe Wanderers (16, 3, 14, 8-)
9. Swindon Town (7, 6, 1, 9)
10. Coventry City (2, 1, 4, 10)
11. Carlisle United (17, 11, 5, 11)
12. Yeovil Town (24, 15, 21, 12)
13. Lincoln City (14, 19, 22, 13)
14. Mansfield Town (15, 2, 11, 14)
15. Morecambe (6, 5, 13, 15)
16. Colchester United (21, 20, 23, 16)
17. Barnet (11, 4, 12, 17)
18. Cambridge United (19, 22, 17, 18)
19. Forest Green Rovers (13, 21, 15, 19)
20. Crawley Town (22, 23, 24, 20)
21. Port Vale (5, 10, 16, 21)
22. Grimsby Town (4, 12, 18, 22)
23. Cheltenham Town (18, 13, 20, 23)
24. Chesterfield (20, 24, 19, 24)
Quote from: beach bum on August 26, 2017, 09:04:37 pm
There are some clubs right now playing down right awful too that if they don't get something sorted out could be in serious trouble(Crystal Palace for just one example). If the Terriers can stay solid defensively against the other clubs that will be in the bottom half I think Huddersfield can certainly hold on through the whole season and stay up. Winning 1-0 or 1-1 draws aren't pretty but will certainly scrape them enough points.
After Leicester established their lead in 15-16, that's pretty well what they did to close out all the opposition.
That needs to be Huddersfield's strategy to stay up: get those wins and draws against the other promoted teams and those in the lower half, and maybe sneak a home draw or two against one of the big boys.
Burnley grabbed some more road points against one of the big teams by getting a draw at Tottenham today.
West Ham looks simply awful right now.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 27, 2017, 05:51:19 pm
After Leicester established their lead in 15-16, that's pretty well what they did to close out all the opposition.
That needs to be Huddersfield's strategy to stay up: get those wins and draws against the other promoted teams and those in the lower half, and maybe sneak a home draw or two against one of the big boys.
Burnley grabbed some more road points against one of the big teams by getting a draw at Tottenham today.
West Ham looks simply awful right now.
Chris Wood stunned the home Tottenham fans... They look shell shocked dropping 2 points at the very end.
Thanks for the detailed tables VHS, I am trying make this the first time I track League One and Two all the way through myself.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 27, 2017, 11:57:01 am
Woes in Arsenal.....
:D
They look absolutely awful. I would not be shocked if one or two clubs jump ahead of them and they finish even worse than 6. They may go all out and play their top sides on Thursday for the Europa League at a chance to do what Man U and secure Champions League through that way. If they do that they may drop some weekend points they shouldn't as the season goes along. I don't want to put too much stock into the first month, but they look so bad the last 2 weeks.
I am rooting for Forest Green Rovers to stay up in League Two.
The town they are based in has roughly the same population as Mena. It was an accomplishment for them just to make the League. Now let's see if they can make it to a second season.
Been so caught up with starting back to college, I haven't even kept up with the EPL. And boy was I surprised when I looked at where Bournemouth was in the table
Once we get Eden back, I think we will be at full stride. Morata has already proven to be a huge asset to the team. Combined with the other Spanish nationals, Pedro and Fabregas, the run the field well. Batsuayi also looks good.
I think it comes down to Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea for the cup.
Being reported that Atletico has signed Costa for 45 million. And he will be sent off on loan to Everton!
https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/08/28/journalist-claims-everton-secure-6-month-loan-deal-diego-costa-he-seals-eu45m-atletico-return
Also. Alex oxlade-chamberlain for Chelsea.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/local/chelsea-agree-fee-with-arsenal-to-sign-alex-oxlade-chamberlain/ar-AAqQHJE
Bournemouth has actually played decently, just can't get a result right now.
And did I read that correctly, AW?
Quote from: AirWarren on August 28, 2017, 01:19:32 pm
Being reported that Atletico has signed Costa for 45 million. And he will be sent off on loan to Everton!
https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/08/28/journalist-claims-everton-secure-6-month-loan-deal-diego-costa-he-seals-eu45m-atletico-return
Also. Alex oxlade-chamberlain for Chelsea.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/local/chelsea-agree-fee-with-arsenal-to-sign-alex-oxlade-chamberlain/ar-AAqQHJE
Seriously?? Wow that is crazy...
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 28, 2017, 05:12:49 pm
Bournemouth has actually played decently, just can't get a result right now.
And did I read that correctly, AW?
Apparently a wild day in England.
Paraguay just whooped Chile 3-0 in Santiago in World Cup qualifying. One really good nation from South America will be missing the World Cup and if its Chile they can blame getting beat both times by Paraguay for 0 points against them. Paraguay and Peru still have marginal chances with Brazil locked. Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina will have one team miss out from that last group of nations. Venezuela and Bolivia definitely won't make it.
Just read that Wayne Rooney was arrested and charged with drunk driving
Is it correct that Danny Drinkwater has joined Chelsea?
It appears Davide Zappacosta has joined Chelsea as well.
Quote from: Longfellow on September 01, 2017, 07:38:50 am
Just read that Wayne Rooney was arrested and charged with drunk driving
I believe they have drinking and driving laws which are much more harsh than ours too....
Chelsea is definitely trying to fine tune themselves to compete for another title....
Costa Rica 2 USA 0 ....... Pathetic. Honduras won also earlier and we both have 8 points now and have to go to Honduras Tuesday. Panama is also 1 point behind us. If we lose Tuesday even getting to the World Cup could become up in the air. Costa Rica and Mexico at 14 points now puts us only hoping for 3rd at best.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 01, 2017, 08:47:31 am
Is it correct that Danny Drinkwater has joined Chelsea?
Yes, and Leicester got a lot of money for him too.
Bobby Wood scores in the 85th minute to level it up in Honduras and we draw 1-1. I seriously thought Honduras was about to go up 3 points on us but we salvaged a point to keep us and Honduras at 9 points now. Their last 2 matches are against Costa Rica and Mexico so all I think we have to do now is beat Panama head to head in Orlando and we should get 3rd in the Hex. I am afraid we are going to get destroyed in Russia if we make it.
Usmnt.....still remains a step behind the world. Just hope to be competitive
Thought I would share this. It's not big league or anything but it just goes to show the strides south Arkansas and Arkansas is making toward championship soccer. Go SEA FC!
http://salineriverchronicle.blogspot.com/2017/09/sea-futbol-club-announces-registration.html?m=1
Quote from: AirWarren on September 07, 2017, 11:07:24 am
Thought I would share this. It's not big league or anything but it just goes to show the strides south Arkansas and Arkansas is making toward championship soccer. Go SEA FC!
http://salineriverchronicle.blogspot.com/2017/09/sea-futbol-club-announces-registration.html?m=1
I think you are right at about the same age as me( I hit 30 in a few months).... But I would have given anything to have these leagues in these smaller towns when I was a kid and teenager. Soccer quite hadn't hit a growth yet when I was coming up or I would have loved it. In NWA, a got my better half's little brother in a league the last 2 years and soccer has overtaken basketball has his #1 sport he enjoys. We got the goal in the back yard now and its fun to just go out and kick the ball around with him. I am sure your daughter is getting that age where she can play sports too. It's crazy how much more organized the good leagues are than we were around growing up.
Yep. I'm 32. If you kicked a soccer ball around Warren, you would be called a communist or get assaulted haha.
My daughter isn't into gymnastics and cheer. She won't play soccer.
Now today its crazy cause its expected that Warren is going to field a good to really good team in soccer... I think PG in time has the community dynamic to have some good teams that will come through eventually. The likes of Dardanelle and Dequeen are going to be hard to overtake their consistency on a yearly basis in the 4A and 5A ranks.
Man City rips Liverpool apart 5-0 when Mane went out on a red card early..... And Stoke City and Man U just played a great 2-2 draw on NBC. The two Manchester clubs sit at 10 points now up top.
Champions league action began for Chelsea.
Chelsea rips Qarabag to pieces 6-0
Scoring for Chelsea was Pedro, Batshuayi, Bakayoko, Azpilicueta and newcomer Davide Zappacosta.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 13, 2017, 05:37:39 am
Champions league action began for Chelsea.
Chelsea rips Qarabag to pieces 6-0
Scoring for Chelsea was Pedro, Batshuayi, Bakayoko, Azpilicueta and newcomer Davide Zappacosta.
That one goal was unreal and was #1 on the sports center top 10
Quote from: beach bum on September 13, 2017, 01:17:59 pm
That one goal was unreal and was #1 on the sports center top 10
I didn't see it. Link?
Found it. Amazing goal.
Welcome to the club, Davide.
Manchester City looks terrifying lately.... 5-0 the week before and 6-0 this week.
Chelsea and Arsenal draw. 0-0.
Bournemouth finally got into the win column!! Makes us 1-4 on the year
Quote from: AirWarren on September 17, 2017, 09:27:32 am
Chelsea and Arsenal draw. 0-0.
That is not what I expected at all.... I expected some goals.
Quote from: Longfellow on September 17, 2017, 09:54:50 am
Bournemouth finally got into the win column!! Makes us 1-4 on the year
I watched that from start to finish Friday.... Brighton had all they momentum and could have scored a few in the period they got their goal. Soccer is such a funny game cause immediately Bournemouth storms all the momentum back away and scores 2 quick goals. It was like a light switch game on when they needed a goal and they started attacking and looking amazing.
Quote from: beach bum on September 17, 2017, 10:02:15 am
I watched that from start to finish Friday.... Brighton had all they momentum and could have scored a few in the period they got their goal. Soccer is such a funny game cause immediately Bournemouth storms all the momentum back away and scores 2 quick goals. It was like a light switch game on when they needed a goal and they started attacking and looking amazing.
Hopefully this will get everything rolling. It was definitely good to see Defoe finally get something going
Chelsea dismantled Nottingham Forest 5-1.
Kenedy (13' minutes), Batshuayi (19' minutes, 53' minutes, 86' minutes), Musonda (40') hit the net.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 20, 2017, 04:49:45 pm
Chelsea dismantled Nottingham Forest 5-1.
Kenedy (13' minutes), Batshuayi (19' minutes, 53' minutes, 86' minutes), Musonda (40') hit the net.
I was mainly watching that one and bouncing back and forth on the ESPN app of the other games.... Plenty of goals today.
Who would have thought that MLS would work in the south so well. Atlanta United has had some amazing crowds and the last 4 matches they have played in the new Mercedes Benz Stadium which they will play in moving forward. They broke the MLS attendance record on Saturday and are blasting LA Galaxy 4-0 at half right now. They have at least 3 goals in all their matches in the new stadium including 7 goals against New England. They have a few young Latin players including two from Paraguay and Venezuela that you can tell are hungry to earn European contracts. Those two guys are fun to watch. They look fast and hungry on that turf they play on. Those are the players I want to see in the MLS and not constant hand me downs from Europe. They are more than doubling the attendance of the Braves right now this season cause the Braves stink so bad..... It's like 45K-50K average for the soccer matches and 19K for Braves games in ATL. Obviously the sheer number of baseball games makes it a little different but that is pretty neat down there.
Sporting Kansas City is about to win the US Open Cup over the New York Red Bulls which is our version of the FA Cup. FC Cincinnati was the surprise of the tournament as a USL side making it all the way to the semifinals before losing to the Red Bulls. I am pumped now cause I have tickets to the next Sporting KC game on the weekend.
Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid
Quote from: Longfellow on September 21, 2017, 08:40:26 am
Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid
They need a goal scorer like that bad.... They may do some damage now cause they are always one of the best defensively in the world.
Quote from: beach bum on September 21, 2017, 09:50:38 am
They need a goal scorer like that bad.... They may do some damage now cause they are always one of the best defensively in the world.
I have a buddy who cheers for Atletico Madrid because he hates Ronaldo. I sent him the update I got from Bleacher Report and I think he's gonna jump through the roof
Quote from: Longfellow on September 21, 2017, 10:15:00 am
I have a buddy who cheers for Atletico Madrid because he hates Ronaldo. I sent him the update I got from Bleacher Report and I think he's gonna jump through the roof
Bye Diego,
We hardly knew, ye.....
In La Liga I root for Atletico too cause they have such less financially, but still compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona..... It's going to be crazy when Costa goes back to Chelsea in the Champions League in a couple months. Chelsea and Atletico play this week in Madrid though. I imagine it will take him a month to get back into game shape.
The top 3 took care of business.... Both Manchester clubs and Chelsea with 3 points today.
Chelsea 4-0 over stoke.
Only positive for me sports wise today.
Dortmund vs Real Madrid right now on Fox Sports 1.... Dortmund has to be on the short list of best atmospheres in the sports world when they play a big match there.
Word is Pulisic is at the top of Real Madrid's transfer list
Chelsea takes care of atletico Madrid today 2-1.
Champions seem to be picking up speed.
Chelsea gets beat 1-0 by Man city.
GAG.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 30, 2017, 08:31:35 pm
Chelsea gets beat 1-0 by Man city.
GAG.
It will be interesting to see if Aguero out 2 months has Man City drop a few points they may have not with him. Man City has some amazing passing going on across the board on that team. I still think it's Man U, Man City, and Chelsea above the rest and all capable of winning as more games pile up in the fixture list. Depth and fitness will come into play then.
Manu is scary good this year.
Did you see Morata is out for anywhere between 4-8 weeks at Chelsea with a hamstring issue? Luckily there is the international break coming up to give him 2 weeks of that off. Looks like somewhere between 3 and 7 matches he may miss at Chelsea then.
Quote from: beach bum on October 03, 2017, 12:50:51 pm
Did you see Morata is out for anywhere between 4-8 weeks at Chelsea with a hamstring issue? Luckily there is the international break coming up to give him 2 weeks of that off. Looks like somewhere between 3 and 7 matches he may miss at Chelsea then.
I did. Im thinking that there is going to be some major stepping up to do with hazard still trying to Get back to full strength and no costa.
Soccer may not have those brutal injuries that American football has, but I don't think the non soccer fan has a clue the level of fitness these guys need to play at the highest level and the constant nagging 4-8 week type injuries that soccer has from trying to log all those miles at the highest level there is. The body just breaks down and says I need a break.
By Tuesday we will know most of the field of 32 for the World Cup.... England and Germany added their names to list today of 10 now that have qualified. I could see some more from CONMEBOL punching their ticket tonight like Uruguay and Colombia to already go along with Brazil. There will be plenty of UEFA playoffs and a couple others in November to add to final spots before they draw in 2 months.
As of yesterday, Messi and Argentina are on the outside looking in for World Cup qualification with one match to go.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 06, 2017, 07:08:29 am
As of yesterday, Messi and Argentina are on the outside looking in for World Cup qualification with one match to go.
Absolutely unbelievable.... That Paraguay finish where they scored 2 goals in in the final 5 minutes has kept 6 nations alive for 4 CONMEBOL spots outside of Brazil clinched. The commentators were talking about how they could not believe only one nation had clinched 17 out of 18 qualifying matches in.
USA doing what they need to do against Panama tonight
4-0. Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
USA!
Pulisic is the man!
That game gives me hope.... Finally doing what they need to do.
Little Iceland of a population of about 330K has just qualified for the World Cup. I'd love to see USA some how get put in the same group as them....
Messi nets a hat trick and Argentina is IN the World Cup.
Updated list of nations:
Russia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Germany, England, Spain, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Poland, Egypt, Iceland, Serbia, Portugal, France, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia
If Honduras holds on and Panama scores another goal the USA might be watching a World Cup with us absent....
USA is gonna lose to Trinidad and not go to Russia
Quote from: WPWells on October 10, 2017, 08:49:26 pm
USA is gonna lose to Trinidad and not go to Russia
Absolutely embarrassing.... T&T had nothing to play for and we looked awful.
My two cents for what its worth......
-Altidore is pathetic on any other countries soil. He looks pathetic anytime we play an away match.
-Why is Geoff Cameron not playing at center back? He has been a staple at gritty Stoke City and is better than Omar Gonzalez and Gonzalez played awful the entire match and got that own goal
-stop relying on Bradley to possess the ball so much in the midfield.... it gets old and we look so stagnant when this is going on
Absolutely embarrassing.
I beg that they use all of this time before 2022 to right the ship and get something done. Nothing to do but move forward and build for Qatar.
Clean house. US men's soccer has been an embarrassment for too long and people like Sunil Gulati are not progressing the program. Wanna know why the US isn't successful? It all begins with incompetence starting at the top. CONCACAF is an absolute joke, yet we struggle mightily every year. Im done with the USMNT until major changes are made.
I have no words. All if you have said what needs to be said.
Embarrassing.
This is the USA. I DONT WANT TO HEAR WE DONT HAVE THE RESOURCES to compete with the world. We can do anything everybody else can do.
Just DISGUSTING.
What a JOKE!
As well as we played in 2014, I was really looking forward to this World Cup. This is the most frustrating team of which to be a fan
Wholesale changes are needed from the top to the bottom. All the way from the USSF on down. From the President of the organization all the way down to ending the 'pay to play' method which has encapsulated youth sports.
Multiple reports are saying that Manchester City are ready to "smash the world record transfer fee" to bring in Lionel Messi.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 11, 2017, 11:07:13 am
Multiple reports are saying that Manchester City are ready to "smash the world record transfer fee" to bring in Lionel Messi.
Gah. Gag.
Those oil money arabs can and will do it too.
Messi's old
Quote from: BigLion10 on October 11, 2017, 11:18:13 am
Messi's old
Not too old to be dropping a hat trick against Ecuador in a do or die game....
Quote from: AirWarren on October 11, 2017, 11:16:03 am
Gah. Gag.
Those oil money arabs can and will do it too.
Endless pocket books from those owners in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia....
Bruce Arena resigns
Is the problem really the managers though? I feel like we do this over and over again where the US will drastically under perform and every says the manager is trash. We will just keep cycling through managers and placing the blame on them for the teams woes.
Quote from: War Eagle on October 13, 2017, 09:23:26 pm
Is the problem really the managers though? I feel like we do this over and over again where the US will drastically under perform and every says the manager is trash. We will just keep cycling through managers and placing the blame on them for the teams woes.
It's the soccer culture all together... Twellman on ESPN said it all best. We are such entitled babies as players compared to the rest of the world.
Absolutely, people immediately want to fire the managers. Klinnsman was very well respected as a manager before he came to the US. Did he suddenly forget how to coach? Bruce Arena led the US to their most successful WV run in 2002. Did he suddenly forget how to coach? I saw ESPN showing potential hires for the USMNT and sure enough they were all MLS managers. The US will under perform again at some point in the next 4 years and everyone will want to fire that manager. It's the same song, just a different verse.
Quote from: War Eagle on October 13, 2017, 09:36:59 pm
Absolutely, people immediately want to fire the managers. Klinnsman was very well respected as a manager before he came to the US. Did he suddenly forget how to coach? Bruce Arena led the US to their most successful WV run in 2002. Did he suddenly forget how to coach? I saw ESPN showing potential hires for the USMNT and sure enough they were all MLS managers. The US will under perform again at some point in the next 4 years and everyone will want to fire that manager. It's the same song, just a different verse.
In my opinion, Klinsmann should've never been fired
Quote from: Longfellow on October 13, 2017, 09:39:25 pm
In my opinion, Klinsmann should've never been fired
I agree.... he was making people actually fight for their positions and not just hand them to the MLS guys.
I love that Crystal Palace's first goal of the season happened against Chelsea today.
Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are the two teams I support. They are ranked 19th and 20th. I made a great choice
Defoe ties it up!!!
Quote from: Longfellow on October 14, 2017, 10:37:33 am
Defoe ties it up!!!
Or not. I got notifications that Defoe scored and then the final said 1-0 Spurs. I'm confused
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 14, 2017, 09:33:14 am
I love that Crystal Palace's first goal of the season happened against Chelsea today.
WTH.....
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 14, 2017, 09:33:14 am
I love that Crystal Palace's first goal win of the season happened against Chelsea today.
Man City.... Wow. Kevin De Bruyne is the best passer on the planet right now the form he is in. I just watched the highlights and most of those goals he either assisted or was the pass that set the whole score up. Him and Silva have been doing that all season for Man City.
Quote from: Longfellow on October 14, 2017, 10:11:19 am
Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are the two teams I support. They are ranked 19th and 20th. I made a great choice
I like Palace too.... I still have faith they will win enough to stay up in the EPL.
All 5 Premier League teams sit atop of their respective Champions League groups.... It's nice to see the EPL reassert itself where it should be on a worldwide scale. I think they all will make it out of their group too. Everyone except Liverpool looks to be advancing half way through comfortably to the round of 16. I am dreaming of seeing 4 of the final 8 be Premier League clubs.
Chelsea storms back to beat Watford 4-2!
GLORY GLORY, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN!
As part of his campaign for president of U.S. Soccer, Eric Wynalda said he wants to bring a promotion/relegation system into MLS
Quote from: Longfellow on October 21, 2017, 05:27:18 pm
As part of his campaign for president of U.S. Soccer, Eric Wynalda said he wants to bring a promotion/relegation system into MLS
Long overdue.
Quote from: Longfellow on October 21, 2017, 05:27:18 pm
As part of his campaign for president of U.S. Soccer, Eric Wynalda said he wants to bring a promotion/relegation system into MLS
I love it... The thought of Tulsa or OKC getting an MLS team if promoted in time sounds amazing...
What in the world is going on at Everton.... Koeman literally bought a bunch of players that all play the same..... There is no speed on that club and it is showing.
Quote from: beach bum on October 22, 2017, 07:50:51 pm
What in the world is going on at Everton.... Koeman literally bought a bunch of players that all play the same..... There is no speed on that club and it is showing.
I'm heading this morning the manager was fired.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 24, 2017, 06:40:02 am
I'm heading this morning the manager was fired.
Wow, that was fast.... Almost as fast as the Phoenix Suns coach only making it 3 games in the NBA. EPL is a different animal because of relegation. Everton has played their roughest patch of schedule by far so I don't see them getting to the point of being relegated. Simply having easier fixtures the last 29 matches of the season will help them at least get up to 12th or 13th or so.
Quote from: beach bum on October 24, 2017, 09:06:56 am
Wow, that was fast.... Almost as fast as the Phoenix Suns coach only making it 3 games in the NBA. EPL is a different animal because of relegation. Everton has played their roughest patch of schedule by far so I don't see them getting to the point of being relegated. Simply having easier fixtures the last 29 matches of the season will help them at least get up to 12th or 13th or so.
I wish our AD had a sack like EPL owners etc.
They over-reacted, IMO. Still, I can see why they might have done it. A home loss to Burnley and shipping five to Arsenal, also at home, can't make the fans happy.
Chelsea tops Everton on Wednesday.
Watching Arkansas Ladybacks in first round against Ole Miss on SEC Network. Pretty good last 10 minutes. Ark 1 Ole Miss 0.
Chelsea tops Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday.
Quote from: Go Postal on October 29, 2017, 05:41:22 pm
Watching Arkansas Ladybacks in first round against Ole Miss on SEC Network. Pretty good last 10 minutes. Ark 1 Ole Miss 0.
Nice win and I caught most of that match... Both teams could have had a couple more goals. Both teams missed some chances to make this higher scoring on both sides. South Carolina will be tough next game.
Woah....
Spurs beat Real Madrid 3-1, and from what I have heard it could have been much worse.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 01, 2017, 05:20:42 pm
Woah....
Spurs beat Real Madrid 3-1, and from what I have heard it could have been much worse.
The Premier League dominated today....
Arkansas women have advanced to the SEC title game just now beating Vanderbilt in the semifinals.... They were probably not going to make the NCAA tournament until they made this run including their quarterfinal win over the #1 seed in the SEC overall, South Carolina. Winning 3 matches in a 5 day span is impressive. Luckily, now they get an extra day of rest before the finals compared to these last two matches. That coach we have is very good and recruited quite well.
Let this sink in...
At this point in the season all three EPL promoted teams reside within the top 11 of the table.
Burnley has as many points as Chelsea.
And Everton is in 19th.
Topsy-turvy.
Chelsea takes out Man U 1-0! Love it!
West Ham sacks their guy too.
Sunderland are last in the table in the Championship after being in the Premier League just last year.... Wow.
Can anybody handle Man City?
Quote from: redsport27 on November 07, 2017, 10:23:31 pm
Can anybody handle Man City?
In the Premier League over a 38 match slate... I definitely think the only thing that is stopping that train is if Kevin De Bruyne gets hurt and maybe another key player. If not Man City is going to win the league by 10+ points if they stay healthy. In the Champions League, all it takes it one team like PSG, Barcelona, or Real Madrid to have a hot match and beat them solidly in one of the legs and hold on solid the next match. But I even think they are the favorite in that, but will be much harder in that 2 leg playoff format. I swear sometimes it looks like they're playing pin ball how well they pass on the ground with players like De Bruyne and Silva right now playing the best they ever have. And welcome down to the soccer thread. You may have posted down here before and I just haven't noticed, but its nice to see some more people post down here. Surprisingly, I don't think any of us who post commonly down here are Man City fans. I'm just admiring at their current form though.
Quote from: beach bum on November 07, 2017, 10:37:07 pm
In the Premier League over a 38 match slate... I definitely think the only thing that is stopping that train is if Kevin De Bruyne gets hurt and maybe another key player. If not Man City is going to win the league by 10+ points if they stay healthy. In the Champions League, all it takes it one team like PSG, Barcelona, or Real Madrid to have a hot match and beat them solidly in one of the legs and hold on solid the next match. But I even think they are the favorite in that, but will be much harder in that 2 leg playoff format. I swear sometimes it looks like they're playing pin ball how well they pass on the ground with players like De Bruyne and Silva right now playing the best they ever have. And welcome down to the soccer thread. You may have posted down here before and I just haven't noticed, but its nice to see some more people post down here. Surprisingly, I don't think any of us who post commonly down here are Man City fans. I'm just admiring at their current form though.
Thank you! And I'm not really a Man City fan. I'm a Bayern fan. I admire Robben on the right wing and how he can finish with his left foot. I'm a lefty and I wish I could have the curl he possesses. But yeah, the prem hasn't had much success in the Champions League. It's always a team from Spain claiming supremacy. I think this could be the year some team from England or Germany (maybe because I'm a Bayern fan) could dethrone Real Madrid. I mean look at Spurs! They comfortably beat Madrid behind Dele Alli. I can't wait how the rest of the champions league turns out. But back to my question, Man City is HOT now. They can easily win the league with games to spare if they keep up their current form. Everyone in the starting XI is contributing to the cause and that is what is allowing them to succeed so far. I just want to see them play a quality team from Spain, Italy, Germany or even France. That is where we will see their true form shine. I'm pleased with them so far.
Quote from: redsport27 on November 08, 2017, 04:25:52 pm
Thank you! And I'm not really a Man City fan. I'm a Bayern fan. I admire Robben on the right wing and how he can finish with his left foot. I'm a lefty and I wish I could have the curl he possesses. But yeah, the prem hasn't had much success in the Champions League. It's always a team from Spain claiming supremacy. I think this could be the year some team from England or Germany (maybe because I'm a Bayern fan) could dethrone Real Madrid. I mean look at Spurs! They comfortably beat Madrid behind Dele Alli. I can't wait how the rest of the champions league turns out. But back to my question, Man City is HOT now. They can easily win the league with games to spare if they keep up their current form. Everyone in the starting XI is contributing to the cause and that is what is allowing them to succeed so far. I just want to see them play a quality team from Spain, Italy, Germany or even France. That is where we will see their true form shine. I'm pleased with them so far.
Bayern is certainly starting to hit their stride. I think they are finally clicking like they should. I was a little worried for a bit questioning what was going in Munich and Dortmund too...
Quote from: beach bum on November 09, 2017, 06:23:57 pm
Bayern is certainly starting to hit their stride. I think they are finally clicking like they should. I was a little worried for a bit questioning what was going in Munich and Dortmund too...
I think Bayern's win against Dortmund the other day was much needed. I think that game gave them a little confidence going forward. I doubt they will win the champions league this year because their depth doesn't run as far as teams like Madrid. I hope they can concentrate on keeping their reign in Germany alive.
Tunisia and Morocco are a little bit of surprises as they have booked Africa's last WC spots. Along with Egypt, northern Africa took the thunder from usually strong west Africa. Also, Sweden surprised Italy winning 1-0 in Sweden yesterday. That means now if Sweden can score a goal in Italy all they have to do is lose by 1 goal and they will win on the away goal difference. Imagine Italy not in the World Cup either.
Quote from: beach bum on November 11, 2017, 02:21:55 pm
Tunisia and Morocco are a little bit of surprises as they have booked Africa's last WC spots. Along with Egypt, northern Africa took the thunder from usually strong west Africa. Also, Sweden surprised Italy winning 1-0 in Sweden yesterday. That means now if Sweden can score a goal in Italy all they have to do is lose by 1 goal and they will win on the away goal difference. Imagine Italy not in the World Cup either.
I agree. Usually West Africa is the region that makes all the noise. Very shocked that Ghana will miss Russia...Ghana is a team with so much flair and I always enjoy watching them play. They created a rivalry with the USA through the World Cup and we can't see them play each other again via group stage or knockout stage because they both missed out. Very sad. The Italy situation reminds me of Netherlands. A team burning with history and they missed the Euros and will miss the World Cup. If Italy misses out, it won't take away from the history they have built over the years, but it will be unfortunate that we can't watch the young talent that Italy produces. I heard that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has interest in going to Russia so if they make the World Cup, could we see him come out of retirement? That would be a grand opportunity to see him play his last international tournament on the biggest stage of world football.
Quote from: redsport27 on November 12, 2017, 12:49:51 pm
I agree. Usually West Africa is the region that makes all the noise. Very shocked that Ghana will miss Russia...Ghana is a team with so much flair and I always enjoy watching them play. They created a rivalry with the USA through the World Cup and we can't see them play each other again via group stage or knockout stage because they both missed out. Very sad. The Italy situation reminds me of Netherlands. A team burning with history and they missed the Euros and will miss the World Cup. If Italy misses out, it won't take away from the history they have built over the years, but it will be unfortunate that we can't watch the young talent that Italy produces. I heard that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has interest in going to Russia so if they make the World Cup, could we see him come out of retirement? That would be a grand opportunity to see him play his last international tournament on the biggest stage of world football.
Italy and Sweden's second leg certainly has the most intrigue of the remaining World Cup playoffs. Add Croatia and Switzerland in today to book it up to 28 out of 32 teams. Those are two really good sides who can make it to the round of 16 in June. I want to see a young Peru get it done too against New Zealand.
OH MY MY MY. ITALY IS OUT OF THE WORLD CUP.
0-0 draw with Sweden. Not good enough. First World Cup the Azzurri will miss since 1958.
You have to feel for Italy. Especially Buffon who has put so much into the county's success. That was his last game for the Italy national team. A sad farewell from a legend. But on the other hand, hats off to Sweden. Now that they have made the World Cup, I wonder if Zlatan will come out of retirement to play one last tournament.
Quote from: redsport27 on November 13, 2017, 07:12:21 pm
You have to feel for Italy. Especially Buffon who has put so much into the county's success. That was his last game for the Italy national team. A sad farewell from a legend. But on the other hand, hats off to Sweden. Now that they have made the World Cup, I wonder if Zlatan will come out of retirement to play one last tournament.
I could not believe that... Italy out for the 1st time since 1958. And we all thought it was bad for us to miss the World Cup. Italy did not simply have the presence up front to knock in the goals.
The first 30 minutes of this Denmark vs Ireland match has been awesome.... Ireland gets a goal in the 4th minute and should have gotten another as they were just dominating play the first 20-25 minutes. Then Denmark gets a phantom goal followed by 3 minutes later a brilliant Christian Erikson goal on a counter attack to put Denmark up 2-1 in the 31st minute after being outplayed. I doubt those are the last goals scored the pace this match is being played at. I love these type of matches at this pace.
On that note Erikson adds two more for a hat trick to seal the deal for the Danes.... He is something else when he is given ultimate freedom to play wherever he wants on the pitch.
Now only two spots remain for the World Cup.
Honduras vs Australia
New Zealand vs Peru
Now, I think the Aussies have the experience and a little more depth compared to Honduras. On the other hand, Honduras is quick and very smart on the ball. Their play is exciting. It'll come down to who wants the World Cup spot more. Both teams know what the world stage is like, but I will take Australia advancing. Honduras will make them earn their spot though.
New Zealand competed in the Confederations Cup last year and got some good experience out of that. They are team who is continuously building and to be fair, they don't have much individual charge on the pitch. They are a team who is improving as they go and they missed the 2014 World Cup. I feel that they are hungry to make it to Russia, but I don't know if it will be enough. Peru is a team who has no recent history at the World Cup, but they have come a long way. They did very well at Copa America knocking out Brazil and now they have made a statement in their World Cup campaign. I can see Peru edging out New Zealand for one of the last spots in Russia.
It will be exciting to see how these last two spots turn out!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 13, 2017, 04:14:03 pm
OH MY MY MY. ITALY IS OUT OF THE WORLD CUP.
0-0 draw with Sweden. Not good enough. First World Cup the Azzurri will miss since 1958.
This makes me laugh.
USA ties Portugal in a friendly 1-1.
Peru is up 2-0 late on New Zealand and is about to seal up the final 32nd spot for June in Russia.... Its amazing to see their players and fans pumped to send them to only their 5th World Cup and first in 36 years. Below are the 32 teams in officially and I can't believe the draw is just a half month away when they draw the groups on December 1st.
UEFA (14)
1.Russia
2.Belgium
3.Germany
4.Spain
5.England
6.Poland
7.Iceland
8.Serbia
9.Portugal
10.France
11.Croatia
12.Switzerland
13.Sweden
14.Denmark
CONCACAF (3)
15.Mexico
16.Costa Rica
17.Panama
CONMEBOL (5)
18.Brazil
19.Uruguay
20.Colombia
21.Argentina
22.Peru
CAF (5)
23.Morroco
24.Tunisia
25.Egypt
26. Nigeria
27.Senegal
AFC (5)
28.Iran
29.Japan
30.South Korea
31.Saudi Arabia
32.Australia
I was discussing with one of my friends that this is a tournament of underdogs. There are so many dark horses in the running. I feel like one or two teams from Asia or Africa will make a statement. I feel like Nigeria and Iran will show up to play regardless of their group placement. Those two teams play with passion and it's always exciting to watch them. I mean hey, Nigeria comfortably beat Argentina. Even without Messi, it's a hard task. Nigeria is up and coming. There are so many underdogs with the potential to shock the world. I'm excited to see what happens because this won't be a normal World Cup.
I was discussing with one of my friends that this is a tournament of underdogs. There are so many dark horses in the running. I feel like one or two teams from Asia or Africa will make a statement. I feel like Nigeria and Iran will show up to play regardless of their group placement. Those two teams play with passion and it's always exciting to watch them. I mean hey, Nigeria comfortably beat Argentina. Even without Messi, it's a hard task. Nigeria is up and coming. There are so many underdogs with the potential to shock the world. I'm excited to see what happens because this won't be a normal World Cup.
Whoops, didn't mean to post twice!
Five teams that didn't make it, and it was pretty shocking:
Chile
Italy
Netherlands
USA
Ivory Coast
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 16, 2017, 03:26:30 pm
Five teams that didn't make it, and it was pretty shocking:
Chile
Italy
Netherlands
USA
Ivory Coast
They are talking about having anywhere from 8, 12, or 16 nation tournament of teams that did not make the World Cup in the United States next summer. I find that cool and yet ridiculous at the same time. I really don't know how to feel about that. I imagine all 5 of those nations will be there with a handful of others that want to join. Maybe Ghana, Jamaica, Scotland, and some others
Quote from: redsport27 on November 16, 2017, 12:09:32 pm
I was discussing with one of my friends that this is a tournament of underdogs. There are so many dark horses in the running. I feel like one or two teams from Asia or Africa will make a statement. I feel like Nigeria and Iran will show up to play regardless of their group placement. Those two teams play with passion and it's always exciting to watch them. I mean hey, Nigeria comfortably beat Argentina. Even without Messi, it's a hard task. Nigeria is up and coming. There are so many underdogs with the potential to shock the world. I'm excited to see what happens because this won't be a normal World Cup.
It does have some intriguing stories all around. I am going to lean a European nation since its played in Russia. Countries like Belgium and France are insanely loaded, but I'll believe the hype when they finish a tournament for once. Germany looks good as always. I can definitely see this being a World Cup where one of the semifinalists is a nation that we never saw coming in a position like that
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 16, 2017, 03:26:30 pm
Five teams that didn't make it, and it was pretty shocking:
Chile
Italy
Netherlands
USA
Ivory Coast
Its pretty crazy. Ghana missing out shocked me too!
Quote from: beach bum on November 16, 2017, 05:07:16 pm
They are talking about having anywhere from 8, 12, or 16 nation tournament of teams that did not make the World Cup in the United States next summer. I find that cool and yet ridiculous at the same time. I really don't know how to feel about that. I imagine all 5 of those nations will be there with a handful of others that want to join. Maybe Ghana, Jamaica, Scotland, and some others
FIFA won't let them hold it during the WC itself and I doubt they can organize it before May. After the WC is over there might be a chance to play it in July since it's kind of a dead period in soccer before the European leagues crank back up.
Chelsea beat west brom 4-0.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 19, 2017, 09:32:30 pm
Chelsea beat west brom 4-0.
West Brom did fire Tony Pulis after the loss lol...
Quote from: beach bum on November 20, 2017, 02:59:26 pm
West Brom did fire Tony Pulis after the loss lol...
EPL don't play. They fire like it's nothing.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 20, 2017, 07:21:10 pm
EPL don't play. They fire like it's nothing.
I agree. Big manager icons like Mourinho and Conte don't even have stable jobs. Their accolades precede them and they are highly praised throughout the football world; however, if they start losing games they could be gone in an instance. It's crazy.
Quote from: beach bum on November 20, 2017, 02:59:26 pm
West Brom did fire Tony Pulis after the loss lol...
And Pulis will have a new job in a fortnight. The EPL is nothing but musical chairs for managers.
Chelsea and Liverpool tie 1-1.
It's absolute torture to be an Everton fan right now. Toffees have absolutely no defense.
And they shot their wad in the summer transfer window. Hoping they can find some serviceable defensive players on the cheap in the winter window. Otherwise my team will be in the Championship, which I thought was unthinkable at the start of the year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 26, 2017, 09:43:43 am
It's absolute torture to be an Everton fan right now. Toffees have absolutely no defense.
And they shot their wad in the summer transfer window. Hoping they can find some serviceable defensive players on the cheap in the winter window. Otherwise my team will be in the Championship, which I thought was unthinkable at the start of the year.
Your Toffees bounce back against the lowly Hammers behind a vintage Rooney hat trick. That 3rd goal by Rooney just made me laugh launching it from 60 yards out. The Premier League would not be the same without Everton playing an exciting brand of soccer especially when at home at Goodison.... Good thing we don't have any Hammers fans here. My word, they're about to play in a really massive stadium in the Championship the way they look so pitiful.
World Cup draw is 9am on Friday folks. I can not believe we will know everyones group that soon. Don't hold this as the holy truth but I do believe it will be on Fox Sports. I could be wrong about that though and it not be televised but I think it is on Fox Sports.....
I'd love to know the number of coaching changes across the entire EPL since Arsene Wenger was hired.
Quote from: beach bum on November 29, 2017, 07:58:06 pm
Your Toffees bounce back against the lowly Hammers behind a vintage Rooney hat trick. That 3rd goal by Rooney just made me laugh launching it from 60 yards out. The Premier League would not be the same without Everton playing an exciting brand of soccer especially when at home at Goodison.... Good thing we don't have any Hammers fans here. My word, they're about to play in a really massive stadium in the Championship the way they look so pitiful.
I got to see that Rooney goal after I got home from work. Wow.
Quote from: friscokid on November 29, 2017, 08:06:43 pm
I’d love to know the number of coaching changes across the entire EPL since Arsene Wenger was hired.
There was a September 2016 article I found in which that number was 220.
Group A
Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Group B
Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Iran
Group C
France, Denmark, Australia, Peru
Group D
Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E
Brazil,Switzerland,Costa Rica, Serbia
Group F
Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
Group G
Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama
Group H
Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan
Here are my overall feelings of the group selections....
-Could Russia have seriously gotten off any easier? I still think Uruguay and Egypt with Salah get through A
-Spain and Portugal should hold strong as heavy favorites in B
-France is so strong in attack right now with Denmark vs Peru a vital matchup in C
-If you want some exciting play then Group D will have it.... Messi in attack, Croatia passes so well with Rakitic & Modric allowed to play more freely than on their clubs, Iceland is an amazing story, and Nigeria might not be able to get to the knockout round but could certainly play spoiler for one of the other 3 nations
-Brazil seems to have fixed some demons from previous tournaments with Switzerland favored to get 2nd in Group E, But Costa Rica can create matchup problems and ugly up a match, then Serbia is a solid 4th nation in this group
-Germany is beyond strong right now, South Korea has the most attacking ability of an Asian side, Ibrahimovic even at his age back for Sweden will have so much set piece potential for them, that is why I see Mexico not getting out of this group actually in F
-Belgium and England are heavy favorites in G ahead of Tunisia and Panama
-In H this seems like 3 balanced nations fighting for 2 spots because Senegal comes off as the African nation with the most potential. It comes down to Poland and Colombia trying to fight off Senegal right behind their heels.
This will be Nigeria's sixth World Cup appearance...
...and this will be Nigeria's fifth time being in the same group as Argentina.
Wayne Rooney goes off, Sam Allardyce comes in, and all of a sudden Everton are in the top half.
That's more like it.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 02, 2017, 10:58:23 am
Wayne Rooney goes off, Sam Allardyce comes in, and all of a sudden Everton are in the top half.
That's more like it.
Love seeing that....
NBC is playing the 7A State title game over Arsenal vs Man U..... Booooooooo ???
Quote from: beach bum on December 02, 2017, 12:02:59 pm
NBC is playing the 7A State title game over Arsenal vs Man U..... Booooooooo ???
Not in Little Rock. I watched the entire soccer game on Channel 4 then switched over to Channel 38 for the end of the HS game.
Quote from: friscokid on December 02, 2017, 05:04:31 pm
Not in Little Rock. I watched the entire soccer game on Channel 4 then switched over to Channel 38 for the end of the HS game.
I am going to hedge my bets on some Walmart executives having kids on the Bentonville team and wanted some publicity for their kids so they ponied up money for KNWA here in northwest Arkansas .... Just my conspiracy theory ;D
A reported 900 million people be will watching this Sunday's Manchester Derby :o ..... without Pogba I am saying a City rout is on. I will take City 5-1
Also, Chelsea messed up not securing first in their group of Champions League. With Man City and Man U plus Tottenham winning their group along with Liverpool most likely wrapping up their group tomorrow that leaves Chelsea possibly playing Barcelona, PSG, or Besiktas only in the round of 16.... Chelsea better hope its the last team listed or they will regret not wrapping up the group which would have more than likely been a better matchup although even clubs like Real Madrid, Juventus, and Bayern Munich got 2nd in their group. That could lead to a couple monster matchups even in the round of 16.
West Ham upends Chelsea.
Lovely!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 09, 2017, 03:27:52 pm
West Ham upends Chelsea.
Lovely!
Blah blah blah.
Warren loses. Chelsea loses.
Par.
Champions League draw was early this morning and wow did the draw put some crazy round of 16 matchups when it pitted the three strongest runner ups against top dogs....
1)Paris Saint Germain vs Real Madrid- This could easily be a final. One of the top 4 clubs currently is being bounced in the round of 16 because of this draw. I am not betting against Ronaldo in a two leg playoff. He will explode in one of the matches. Most will probably have PSG but I'll take Real Madrid
2)Barcelona vs Chelsea- Chelsea really messed up letting Roma win the group. Just look at who Roma draws instead below. I will take Barcelona semi comfortably here
3)Liverpool vs Porto- There should be lots of goals in this matchup. I wouldn't pick Liverpool in many other matchups but this one I will take the Reds
4)Tottenham vs Juventus- Another monster round of 16 draw. I think Juventus is certainly not even close to as strong as last year and Tottenham is doing well in Champions League play. That said, I think there will be little goals scored in this matchup with Juventus winning because of experience in the Champions League
5)Manchester City vs Basel- Easiest to predict. City routs Basel
6)Manchester United vs Sevilla- I think United will win this semi comfortably... something like 4-2 on aggregate
7)Besiktas vs Bayern Munich- Bayern Munich actually is runner up from this matchup. Besiktas is hot and went unbeaten in group play. Look for Besiktas to possibly pull a little bit of an upset here. I'll take Bayern Munich with the tiniest edge here but do not put it past the Turkish side to advance.
Roma vs Shakhtar Donestk- The crazy matchups at the top, and the draw created this "soft" matchup by UCL knockout stage standards. Again, this could have been Chelsea here had they won their group but instead I will take Roma winning this one. Had Chelsea been here I think we would have probably had 4 of the final 8 come the Premier League
Burnley's late goal today to secure 3 points has technically moved them into 4th place even though Liverpool and Arsenal play tomorrow and can rejump them tomorrow. Just amazing to think Burnley technically is in a Champions League spot as of this minute. And Crystal Palace got a late winner to move them from 20th to 17th and out of the relegation zone. The battle for the bottom 3 should be intriguing this season because it is not like the last two seasons when one club has been so much worse than the other 19 in Aston Villa two years ago and Sunderland last year. Those two were dreadful. It's too hard to predict who will get relegated this year. There are about 8 or 9 that are not safe if they start slipping at the wrong time. And their particular fixture list will come into play. No one will want to be 13th or below if they play a lot of top 6 clubs down the stretch in the spring.
Chelsea takes out Huddersfield 3-1.
So far it's the best season Burnley has had in over 50 years. And they are doing it much the same way Leicester City did in their championship season: 1-0, 2-1 wins, nothing spectacular.
And the more they win, it makes that win at Chelsea earlier in the season look like less and less of a fluke.
I just saw this on the telly. It is called, "This is Football" debut on December 26th Maybe we can get non soccer fans (American Football Snobs) to watch it and maybe start to understand the history of the sport.
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/joe-scarborough-nbcsn-premier-league-soccer-1202639726/
Would it be too soon to say that the battle at the top of the EPL is (already) for second place?
Can't see anyone in the PL beating Man City unless there are a spate of injuries. They took Spurs apart today.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 16, 2017, 01:20:11 pm
Would it be too soon to say that the battle at the top of the EPL is (already) for second place?
Can't see anyone in the PL beating Man City unless there are a spate of injuries. They took Spurs apart today.
They are running Spurs through the meat grinder late in the game.... Man City may get enough separation to rest all their players in the Premier League match right before their Champions League matches now. City have a serious chance of pulling the triple of FA Cup, EPL crown, and Champions League if they can separate just a little more in the next few weeks.
Chelsea wins 1-0 today.
With the 3rd round of the FA Cup, usually you find some non-league teams looking for a big payday when they get to play a Premier League or Championship team.
Alas, not this year. For the first time in 57 years, no non-league team advanced to the third round.
If someone wants an upset, they'll have to settle for someone from League Two maybe knocking out a EPL side. There are three such matchups: Coventry vs Stoke, Exeter v West Brom and Newcastle vs Luton.
That last one intrigues me: Luton are killing it in League Two and Newcastle are struggling a bit. Could it turn into a Hatters win?
Oh, by the way, there is a Merseyside derby in this round, Liverpool hosting Everton at Anfield.
Games are January 5-7.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 16, 2017, 06:42:13 pm
With the 3rd round of the FA Cup, usually you find some non-league teams looking for a big payday when they get to play a Premier League or Championship team.
Alas, not this year. For the first time in 57 years, no non-league team advanced to the third round.
If someone wants an upset, they'll have to settle for someone from League Two maybe knocking out a EPL side. There are three such matchups: Coventry vs Stoke, Exeter v West Brom and Newcastle vs Luton.
That last one intrigues me: Luton are killing it in League Two and Newcastle are struggling a bit. Could it turn into a Hatters win?
Oh, by the way, there is a Merseyside derby in this round, Liverpool hosting Everton at Anfield.
Games are January 5-7.
Chelsea is really missing Diego Costa and Matic this year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 16, 2017, 06:42:13 pm
With the 3rd round of the FA Cup, usually you find some non-league teams looking for a big payday when they get to play a Premier League or Championship team.
Alas, not this year. For the first time in 57 years, no non-league team advanced to the third round.
If someone wants an upset, they'll have to settle for someone from League Two maybe knocking out a EPL side. There are three such matchups: Coventry vs Stoke, Exeter v West Brom and Newcastle vs Luton.
That last one intrigues me: Luton are killing it in League Two and Newcastle are struggling a bit. Could it turn into a Hatters win?
, Oh, by the way, there is a Merseyside derby in this round, Liverpool hosting Everton at Anfield.
Games are January 5-7.
There are some interesting matches being televised on Fox Sports including our two clubs in a Merseyside matchup. Usually those two wouldn't be playing their top sides this early, but considering the rivalry I think we will see pretty much their top line ups.... The matchups on TV here in the States will be
Everton @ Liverpool - Friday 1/5 @ 2pm on Fox Sports 1
Leicester @ Fleetwood Town- Sat. 1/6 @ 6:45am on FS1
Derby County @ Manchester United- Sat. 1/6 @ 9am on FS1
Chelsea @ Norwich City - Sat. 1/6 @ 11:30 am on FS1
West Ham @ Shrewsbury- Sun. 1/7 @ 8am on FS2
Arsenal @ Nottingham Forest - Sun. 1/7 @ 10am on FS1
Crystal Palace @ Brighton - Mon. 1/8 @ 1:45 pm on FS2
Bristol City fans stormed the pitch after beating Manchester United in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup 2-1 with a late winner in stoppage time today. The next round won't be so easy when they take on Man City in a two leg playoff. Bristol City is doing quite well in the Championship this year. We may see them into the Premier League next year if they can keep up their form through the spring like they have been.
Chelsea takes out Bournemouth today 2-1. Dramatic goals by Willian and Morata.
Quote from: beach bum on December 20, 2017, 07:06:54 pm
Bristol City fans stormed the pitch after beating Manchester United in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup 2-1 with a late winner in stoppage time today. The next round won't be so easy when they take on Man City in a two leg playoff. Bristol City is doing quite well in the Championship this year. We may see them into the Premier League next year if they can keep up their form through the spring like they have been.
I saw the video of the Bristol manager running down the sideline and hugging the ball boy. That's something that kid will never forget. And it's great to see Man U go down
Quote from: Longfellow on December 21, 2017, 12:33:41 pm
I saw the video of the Bristol manager running down the sideline and hugging the ball boy. That's something that kid will never forget. And it's great to see Man U go down
Ibrahimovic tried to will Man U back to a win... But he just couldn't. That was one of the better matches of the season. Both teams were going for it in the 2nd half.
And Man U denied again yesterday, they seemingly had 3 points in the bag but 10-man Leicester scores with the last kick of the game.
Something was said that if Man City continues this pace (which will be hard with all the cup and Champions League obligations) they will clinch the league on March 30.
Let that sink in.
Quote from: Go Postal on December 14, 2017, 08:07:14 am
I just saw this on the telly. It is called, "This is Football" debut on December 26th Maybe we can get non soccer fans (American Football Snobs) to watch it and maybe start to understand the history of the sport.
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/joe-scarborough-nbcsn-premier-league-soccer-1202639726/
Man U and Man City fans might want to check this out this afternoon.
Quote from: Go Postal on December 26, 2017, 11:12:28 am
Man U and Man City fans might want to check this out this afternoon.
I just hope there are no Man U fans on here ;D
Chelsea snags another win 2-0 yesterday.
Man city continues to pull away though.
Virgil Van Dijk is going to Liverpool for a record fee for a defender.... Liverpool playing Porto in the round of 16 in the Champions League with this move look to be making a serious push to try and make it down to possibly the final 4 clubs in the Champions League with this move to sure up their defending. This may be enough to keep them in the top 4 again in the Premier League too.
I know VHS is an Arsenal fan... Just saw where Wenger is about to tie Sir Alex with 810 top flight matches managed.... That is unreal considering how managers get tossed away like garbage in any top flight division. Two more matches and he will sit all alone.
Quote from: beach bum on December 27, 2017, 01:03:18 pm
Virgil Van Dijk is going to Liverpool for a record fee for a defender.... Liverpool playing Porto in the round of 16 in the Champions League with this move look to be making a serious push to try and make it down to possibly the final 4 clubs in the Champions League with this move to sure up their defending. This may be enough to keep them in the top 4 again in the Premier League too.
Van Dijk was stuck on a mediocre Southampton team, that now will need to make a move or two to insure that they won't be relegated. A good move from Liverpool's point of view.
So pumped about this move for Liverpool!
Quote from: WPWells on December 28, 2017, 01:48:00 pm
So pumped about this move for Liverpool!
You mean we won't miss seeing Lovren make bone head mistakes? 8)
So apparently Liverpool have signed Red Bull Leipzig's best player in Naby Keita as well. Wow, they are now seriously making a push to be in the ball park of the quality of Man City. They probably have the same attacking quality now. Just Man City's defending and goalkeeping is a cut above still.... These moves if Coutinho stays another season after this puts them as one of the best 4 clubs in the world how much talent they have with these two January transfer window additions.
Chelsea makes it 2-0 after Drinkwater's goal in the 8th minute over stoke.
Pedro makes it 3-0 in the 24th minute.
And right on cue Liverpool gives up a goal in the early minutes.... Bring on the reinforcements. Watford, Chelsea, and Bournemouth all with early leads. Chelsea already cashed in 3 points just 30 minutes into a match.
Willian makes it 4-0 on a PK.
Zappacosta makes it 5-0.
Bournemouth gets a win!! Can't even remember the last time that happened
Liverpool found a winner!
Chelsea takes out Stoke 5-0.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 30, 2017, 10:59:32 am
Bournemouth gets a win!! Can't even remember the last time that happened
West Brom are so bad and it feels like they will never score again. Swansea won today, but I am still not sold they can score enough to stay up. Because of that I think Bournemouth will be ok in the long run. I really like Bournemouth and Crystal Palace for the smaller clubs. I like how those two really go for it and aren't settling for 0-0 or 1-1 when they play the top dogs. They want goals even if that means giving up some.
Quote from: WPWells on December 30, 2017, 11:55:59 am
Liverpool found a winner!
Salah is really turning into a fan favorite.... I'll be rooting for Egypt in the World Cup because of him. His effort is something special. He never stops.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 30, 2017, 10:59:32 am
Bournemouth gets a win!! Can’t even remember the last time that happened
And against my Everton team too. At least Bournemouth are one of the other teams I like and I want them to stay up, so it doesn't hurt near as bad.
Manchester City drops points for the first time in 132 days today, as they draw nil-nil with Crystal Palace.
Arsenal welcomes Chelsea tomorrow at 2pm to the Emirates. That should be a great up and down match with lots of flare on both sides.....Also, the battle for relegation is going to get quite interesting as the season goes down to the wire. As of now with 16 matches left Huddersfield are in 11th place with 24 points and Stoke would be relegated at 18th with 20 points meaning only 4 points is separating 11-18th place right now. Every win for those clubs better be cherished.
For West Brom and Swansea to feel like they can stay up they better real soon string together a stretch of 8 to 10 points in a 4 match stretch to get some quick points. If they don't do that they'll be playing in the Championship come August.
What a 2nd half of the Arsenal vs Chelsea match.... Arsenal looked like they played better for most of the match only to have Chelsea do its usual thing and be so efficient with its chances in that one stretch where they saw their 2 goals scored. Then Bellerin's shot to end it in a draw was amazing.... Morata played absolutely awful that game and so did the Arsenal back line. Everyone else it was top notch.
Arsenal *spit*
What a start to the big dogs joining the FA Cup.... Virgil Van Dijk scores a header in the 84th minute in his debut for Liverpool to win against Everton 2-1. Most of the matches are the next two days. I am most looking forward to Chelsea @ Norwich City then Arsenal traveling to Nottingham Forest the next couple days. Both those Championship sides' fans will love seeing the top dogs come in.
What a win for Liverpool!
Liverpool is starting to go just buck wild in the transfer window... Coutinho is on his way to Barcelona for the equal of 200 million dollars. They are looking as Riyad Mahrez as who they want to replace him. It will take a lot for Leicester to give him up, but Salah playing in front of Mahrez as two lefties on the right hand side could be deadly. David Luiz is rumored to be headed to Real Madrid. Not sure I buy that one as much.
Coventry beats stoke lol
Losing to a League Two side was enough to get Hughes sacked at Stoke City after this loss.... They are in 18th place with a minus 24 goal differential. Stoke City has been so good defensively the last few years and just look horrid now.
Mahrez to Liverpool for about 55 million is what I am hearing now as official just minutes ago reported by Bein Sports...
Arsenal just lost to Nottingham Forest...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 07, 2018, 11:54:22 am
Arsenal just lost to Nottingham Forest...
That American scored two goals for Forest....
Quote from: beach bum on January 07, 2018, 12:38:51 pm
That American scored two goals for Forest....
If he would've scored a hat trick, he would've won a free puppy
One of the papers in England put it like this: "Arsenal, at least a team wearing Arsenal uniforms...."
That about says it all.
Chelsea has acquired Everton's Ross Barkley for 10M pounds.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 07, 2018, 10:07:17 pm
Chelsea has acquired Everton's Ross Barkley for 10M pounds.
They needed depth in a desperate way... It feels like they are playing more matches than anyone in this stretch. I think that is why they needed Drinkwater and Barkley. Chelsea is going to have to utilize their depth to do good in all competitions.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 07, 2018, 01:01:24 pm
If he would've scored a hat trick, he would've won a free puppy
Is that the reward for a hat trick in an FA Cup match? Lol
Has anyone seen the slump Real Madrid are in... They are sitting in 4th in La Liga and drawing Paris Saint Germain in the round of 16 may put a fork in them early in the Champions League unless they sort this out. I expect them to get to 3rd in La Liga by the finish, but with Costa at Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in top form Real Madrid won't catch those two with how much they have fallen back.
Quote from: beach bum on January 08, 2018, 12:01:12 pm
Is that the reward for a hat trick in an FA Cup match? Lol
I thought it was a Nottingham Forest thing, but it was just a social media campaign to get his wife to buy him a dog. I guess she said he had to have a hat trick
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 07, 2018, 10:07:17 pm
Chelsea has acquired Everton's Ross Barkley for 10M pounds.
I still miss Costa.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 08, 2018, 02:57:51 pm
I thought it was a Nottingham Forest thing, but it was just a social media campaign to get his wife to buy him a dog. I guess she said he had to have a hat trick
Apparently he got that puppy after all and named it Gunner in honor of his match against Arsenal.
I read this morning that there is a possibility of Pulisic getting a deal in the range of £100 million
AFC Bournemouth for the win over Arsenal, and coming from behind at that! Well done Cherries!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 14, 2018, 09:25:58 am
AFC Bournemouth for the win over Arsenal, and coming from behind at that! Well done Cherries!
My first full season as a Cherries fan has not been an easy one. But today was a good day. Seems like we're getting closer to the end of Wenger at Arsenal
Chelsea and LCFC tie yesterday.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 14, 2018, 09:40:48 am
My first full season as a Cherries fan has not been an easy one. But today was a good day. Seems like we're getting closer to the end of Wenger at Arsenal
Huge 3 points for Bournemouth today...
Manchester City drop 3 points for the first time and Liverpool fans shouting "Coutinho Who?" in the process. When they are clicking that high press is fun to watch. 4-2 was a great match to watch.
Chelsea up 2-0 at half over Brighton.
4-0
50 points and in third. Man city with 62.
Go ahead and crown them.....
James McCarthy of Everton suffered a nasty leg fracture sliding to make a tackle when Salomon Rondon went to shoot for West Brom in their match today. I have seen guys get hurt on some dirty tackles, but this was just a freak thing that I am sure no one has ever seen before. Rondon did not see him from behind as he want to shoot on a counter and you could tell Rondon felt horrible. You feel bad for both guys cause McCarthy will be out a while and Rondon just looked demoralized.
Chelsea down 2-1 in the 83rd against Arsenal.
Gag. Spit.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 24, 2018, 03:43:14 pm
Chelsea down 2-1 in the 83rd against Arsenal.
Gag. Spit.
8)
Man City and Arsenal for the League Cup now.... That was a great match between Chelsea and Arsenal. Those two must be getting sick of each other. That was the 8th meeting in 11 months between them.
In this FA Cup tie I'm watching, hard to tell which is the Premier League side. Wigan (League 1) have dominated West Ham.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 27, 2018, 09:36:05 am
In this FA Cup tie I'm watching, hard to tell which is the Premier League side. Wigan (League 1) have dominated West Ham.
Wigan seems to love them some FA Cup...
https://www.bing-amp.com/c/www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/42890254
Olivier Giroud is Now a part of Chelsea FC.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 31, 2018, 11:52:19 am
https://www.bing-amp.com/c/www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/42890254
Olivier Giroud is Now a part of Chelsea FC.
I also just read that Bayern is looking to make a deal for Pulisic. This is shaping up to be a crazy week
Quote from: AirWarren on January 31, 2018, 11:52:19 am
https://www.bing-amp.com/c/www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/42890254
Olivier Giroud is Now a part of Chelsea FC.
Chelsea has as much depth as anyone now.... If they could bang in some more goals here or there they would be solidly in 2nd cause Chelsea plays so much better defensively than Arsenal, Liverpool, and Tottenham.
Quote from: Longfellow on January 31, 2018, 12:28:38 pm
I also just read that Bayern is looking to make a deal for Pulisic. This is shaping up to be a crazy week
I really selfishly would love to see him in the Premier League.... Dortmund is selling players left and right cause they have that new manager now and he plays a little different than the one before. Pulisic's German is so good I am sure he wouldn't mind staying in the Bundesliga. I think he will spend his whole career in Germany or England. If he doesn't leave today by the end of this January transfer window I think we will see him go from Dortmund in the summer for sure with them in that new direction.
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is out from Dortmund and on his way to Arsenal for the equal of 80 million USD.... The Gunners will probably go full forward in the Europa League with this move cause they are only making the Champions League if they win the Europa League cause they are not getting top 4. I hope they do win the Europa League cause I have enjoyed the 5 Premier League teams in the Champions League this year.
Michy Batshuayi also was placed on loan to Dortmund. Not sure I am happy about this one as well. We are creating some depth, but man...outside of Hazard not much striker potential until Giroud is in the rotation.
Still hacked about Diego. That guy was a game changer.
Barkley, Giroud, and Emerson Palmeri so far for the Blues.
Palmeri is a Brazillian national who was signed from Roma.
Line up for tonight's matchup with Bournemouth:
Courtois
Azpilicueta
Christensen
Cahill
Zappacosta
Kante
Bakayoko
Alonso
Barkley
Hazard
Pedro
What a crazy start.... Tottenham scores 12 seconds into the match against Manchester United on a Christian Eriksen goal.
Chelsea down 0-1 in the 61st.
My goodness.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 31, 2018, 03:03:45 pm
Chelsea down 0-1 in the 61st.
My goodness.
Well that got ugly quick. Go Cherries!!
What in the world is going on in the Premier League lately.... Bournemouth thrashing Chelsea right now? Swansea City beating Liverpool and Arsenal in back to back matches from the bottom of the table to move them up some spots. These bottom table teams are playing like they are starving for points and its showing. And Spurs wiping the floor with Man U right now. That high press has Man U all out of sorts.
Bournemouth and Crystal Palace keep showing why they are the smaller clubs I always root for to stay up. They always go for it in attack. If they lose you know its not because they weren't trying their hardest to get goals. Unlike clubs like West Brom & Southampton which I question sometimes if they are even trying cause they just park the bus. Crystal Palace and Bournemouth go for it and even in defeats they do.
3-0.
WTH.
Conte, hope he likes sitting on a hot burner. My gosh.
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The way Everton are playing, they fully deserve to be behind Burnley and Bournemouth.
Still, let Big Sam get them through to survival then look for a long term managerial fix.
Arsenal is so much like Liverpool... When they click they are so good and an appealing brand of soccer to watch like against Everton today. Then they'll follow it up with a loss to a bottom table squad.
Liverpool got robbed of a win yesterday against Tottenham.... Mo Salah with a moment of brilliance slicing through 4 or 5 guys in the box to score to put Liverpool up 2-1 in stoppage time. Then comes a phantom flop by Lamela and the assistant referee calls a foul and Harry Kane ties it with a PK in the last seconds.
Chelsea gets hammered again. 4-1!!
My word.
That was such a strange match... Chelsea equalize just shy of the 80th minute to get it level at 1-1..... Then Watford go bonkers with 3 goals in about a 5 minute span. It's starting to get a little funky the play of Liverpool, Tottenham, and Chelsea.
Sorry wrong thread. Nm. Too many late basketball nights...
Took a glance at the table with 12 matches left for all the squads and it amazes me that only 3 points separates 12th place West Ham and 19th place Huddersfield....
12.West Ham- 27 points
13.Brighton- 27
14.Crystal Palace 27
15.Southampton-26
16.Newcastle-25
17.Swansea-24
18.Stoke City- 24
19.Huddersfield- 24
20.West Brom- 20
***At this point West Brom is going to have to pull an old Sunderland style escape of the past. They may be able to get up but I doubt it. Outside of them the 12th through 19th spots are so congested who knows what will happen. Our counterparts of only stereotypical American sports will never know the joy of promotion and relegation and the dog fights it brings to even the bottom of a league. Bournemouth, Everton, and Watford come in 9th through 11th right now and should be safe unless the collapse and let the wheels completely fall off the wagon.
In the last two performances, Chelsea deserves to be relegated.
Chelsea up 1-0 so far on west brom.
West Brom ship half way in the water right now.... Going to go down to the very end between Tottenham, Chelsea, and Liverpool for Champions League spots for next year. One will miss out unless Man U just completely falls off the map. Always a great squad in the EPL that will not make the Champions League.
Tottenham travels to Turin, Italy today to take on Juventus. Even with Dybala out with injury for Juventus I think that Spurs will struggle on the road today. We will see though.
And nearly as fast as I can speak Higuan gets 2 goals for Juventus just 8 minutes into the match.... Tottenham playing catch up now. 2-0 Juventus early....
Quote from: beach bum on February 13, 2018, 11:56:18 am
Tottenham travels to Turin, Italy today to take on Juventus. Even with Dybala out with injury for Juventus I think that Spurs will struggle on the road today. We will see though.
Good call
Ended up a wild 2-2 draw.... Tottenham dominated the 2nd half and Higuan is probably kicking himself missing that PK at the end of the 1st half because now Tottenham can advance even without a win at home as long as they can muck up even a 0-0 or 1-1 draw
Man City absolutely throttled Basel in Switzerland
Paris Saint Germain vs Real Madrid tomorrow is a monster matchup
Well Liverpool can play their 2nd team in the 2nd leg and still advance as they won 5-0 away to Porto today
Real Madrid wins 3-1 over PSG in Madrid. I can see the next one at home coming down to the very end with PSG fairing better in Paris. Not a good thing to spot Real Madrid 2 goals even with the next match for PSG at home though. It may be too late for them now.
Chelsea vs Barcelona tmrw
Can't wait.
Wigan. What in the world just happened?
Quote from: Longfellow on February 19, 2018, 03:49:46 pm
Wigan. What in the world just happened?
FA cup is so fun.
Pep melted down toward Wigan coach.
Sergio punched a fan and went at a ref.
Stay classy Arab oil money U.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 19, 2018, 04:08:36 pm
FA cup is so fun.
Pep melted down toward Wigan coach.
Sergio punched a fan and went at a ref.
Stay classy Arab oil money U.
Just had a conversation yesterday how unlike me and you, most people in the States don't even have a clue those people in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have too much money its unreal and the power the possess. They're even controlling much of the television in the States now and Europe.
Chelsea's depth has benefited them through out the FA Cup ..... Really you have to say they have to be favored to win it at this point. Them and Tottenham would be the best final as far as intensity and the stars both teams can offer. Wouldn't mind seeing Wigan win another one or two and get to the finals though.
Wigan Athletic just has Manchester City's number when it comes to the FA Cup.
2013 Final, Wigan 1-0 City
2014 Quarterfinals, City 1-2 Wigan
2018 5th Round, Wigan 1-0 City
I don't think anyone else can say they've beaten City three straight times.
Quote from: beach bum on February 19, 2018, 04:21:00 pm
Just had a conversation yesterday how unlike me and you, most people in the States don't even have a clue those people in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have too much money its unreal and the power the possess. They're even controlling much of the television in the States now and Europe.
It's ridiculous how much money those oil Arabs have over there.
Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!!!!!!!!
Beat Barcelona!
Chelsea will have to keep Barcelona to 0 or 1 goal in my opinion to have a shot in this.... Make sure Barcelona doesn't go home with some away goals and it will be some pressure on Barcelona when they match up in the 2nd match in Spain.
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2018, 09:09:50 am
Chelsea will have to keep Barcelona to 0 or 1 goal in my opinion to have a shot in this.... Make sure Barcelona doesn't go home with some away goals and it will be some pressure on Barcelona when they match up in the 2nd match in Spain.
Chelsea and Barcelona faced off in the UCL in 2012. Chelsea went on to win the champions league.
Looks like man city has the EPL locked. Hoping Chelsea can win the champions league and FA.
Willian hits the post twice and Chelsea flat out controlled the first half of that match. I hope they don't end up regretting not finishing the chances cause they made Barcelona look very average in the first 45 minutes.
And within about a minute Willian shuts me up haha.... He got his goal. He has been a stud this match.
Soccer can be harsh... Chelsea flat out destroying them and then Chelsea has a blunder defensively and just gift wraps Barcelona a goal to level the match.
Sounds like a good match. I am going to watch it tonight.
Willian. Man, had two missed opportunities. Chelsea was on goal a ton of times.
I can't stand Luis Suarez.
Suarez literally complained all match... Chelsea deserved a win how much they frustrated Barcelona the whole match.
Neymar out possibly the rest of club season... Not a big fan of his as I see him as a little bit of a diva but hope he can get back for the World Cup.
Things got very ugly at the end of West Ham's game with Burnley yesterday. After Burnley scored the first goal, a fan ran onto the pitch and other fans started chanting at the director's box.
Burnley scored twice more and both times more people got onto the pitch. The fans started yelling at each other and the directors had to be removed for their own safety.
It was so bad in the stands that Burnley allowed some young West Ham fans to sit on their bench to get away from the chaos.
There is serious talk of a fine, a points deduction, having to play one or more matches behind closed doors, or a combination of the three.
I saw that.... West Ham can not afford to have points deducted cause they may very well go down. It's getting really tight down there from like 12th to 19th.
LA FC is taking MLS by fire early.... Two road matches and 6 points. They thrashed Real Salt Lake 5-1 yesterday and a win at Seattle a week before. They may lead the MLS in goals the attack they seem to have. It will all come down to how their defense holds up.
Chelsea takes out crystal palace 2-1.
Right now, I think that everyone 8th (Leicester City) and above are safe. Even Everton, in 9th at 37, aren't entirely out of the woods.
West Ham and Southampton are in a shambles and yet they remain above the relegation zone. Crystal Palace are playing better, but would go down if the season ended today. I have seen nothing from Stoke that would indicate they are going anywhere, and West Brom may as well be relegated already.
Looking at the Championship, Wolves are in great shape to make a return to the Prem, and Cardiff City hold down the 2nd automatic promotion spot. Currently the playoffs would involve Aston Villa, Derby County, Fulham and Middlesbrough, though anyone down to 10th (Millwall) have realistic chances.
When Kane left the match, I said to myself, "oh boy the Cherries may pull this one out" and then Son Heung-Min happened
Quote from: Longfellow on March 11, 2018, 12:51:32 pm
When Kane left the match, I said to myself, "oh boy the Cherries may pull this one out" and then Son Heung-Min happened
He certainly has been playing incredibly lately...
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 11, 2018, 12:24:41 pm
Right now, I think that everyone 8th (Leicester City) and above are safe. Even Everton, in 9th at 37, aren't entirely out of the woods.
West Ham and Southampton are in a shambles and yet they remain above the relegation zone. Crystal Palace are playing better, but would go down if the season ended today. I have seen nothing from Stoke that would indicate they are going anywhere, and West Brom may as well be relegated already.
Looking at the Championship, Wolves are in great shape to make a return to the Prem, and Cardiff City hold down the 2nd automatic promotion spot. Currently the playoffs would involve Aston Villa, Derby County, Fulham and Middlesbrough, though anyone down to 10th (Millwall) have realistic chances.
I am dreaming of Fulham, Aston Villa, and Wolves coming up. Either Fulham or Aston Villa will have to jump Cardiff and get 2nd for that to happen though.
The Greek Football Federation has suspended play in its Super League (their Premier League equivalent) after the owner of PAOK went onto the pitch with a gun after a late goal by his team was disallowed.
Oh boy. What next?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 12, 2018, 05:45:47 pm
The Greek Football Federation has suspended play in its Super League (their Premier League equivalent) after the owner of PAOK went onto the pitch with a gun after a late goal by his team was disallowed.
Oh boy. What next?
I thought guns were only a problem in Merica and Europe had it figured out?
Sevilla takes out Man United 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Champions League... I love it. One more spot to be decided between Barcelona and Chelsea..... With Bayern Munich, Roma, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Liverpool, Man City, and Juventus waiting on them in the quarterfinals already. It's going to take a great effort, but I think Chelsea can grit out a 1-1 performance again and send it to PK's tomorrow. We will see. They frustrated Barcelona the first match and honestly deserved the win. They had many chances against Barcelona and gift wrapped Barcelona their only goal the first time when Messi pounced on a Chelsea back line miscue.
Chelsea getting outclassed by Barcelona.
Correction.
Lionel Messi is outclassing Chelsea FC.
If I am feeling spunky enough in the coming days I think I am going to buy myself a couple tickets to Mexico vs Croatia in Dallas on the 27th next week.... They say Modric and Rakitic will be playing so I would love to see them play in person. And this way they'll be at least one person not rooting for Mexico in Dallas haha cause I imagine their fans will pack it out for that big and rare of a friendly.
Zlatan Imbrahimovic to the LA Galaxy
Quote from: Longfellow on March 23, 2018, 10:07:03 am
Zlatan Imbrahimovic to the LA Galaxy
I love that. They are saying if he plays a week from today expect the MLS television ratings to be broken for a single match when LA Galaxy plays LAFC between
Quote from: beach bum on March 24, 2018, 01:57:46 pm
I love that. They are saying if he plays a week from today expect the MLS television ratings to be broken for a single match when LA Galaxy plays LAFC between
I'm not really an MLS guy, but this might get to attend a game
Oh my goodness.... The legend of Zlatan will just not go away. That debut goal was out of this world for LA Galaxy. He leveled the match at 3-3 just shy of the 80th minute against LAFC from nearly the half way line.
-Ronaldo puts on such a show at Juventus in the Champions League quarterfinals with an assist and two goals that after his bicycle kick goal the away fans cheered him. The man just won't let his greatness die even at his age
-Liverpool ran Man City off the pitch today 3-0 at Anfield in their quarterfinal match. That means 1 goal by Liverpool next week will probably almost surely get them through to the semifinals
-Barcelona and Bayern Munich look in control of their quartfinal ties as well
Amazing comeback by Man United to deny (for now) City the PL title.
They will get it. But great resolve by United saying "not against us, you don't".
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 07, 2018, 10:24:52 pm
Amazing comeback by Man United to deny (for now) City the PL title.
They will get it. But great resolve by United saying "not against us, you don't".
That was crazy for them to do that at the Ethiad too.... We'll see if Man City can pull the miracle in 3 days against Liverpool. It will take 3-0 or 4-0 for them to get it done. Man U played on fire the 2nd half today.
Chelsea. Still without a win....
Not gonna lie. Quickly Becomimg an Orlando City FC Fan! Those purple Lions make soccer fun!!
Quote from: AirWarren on April 08, 2018, 04:56:29 pm
Not gonna lie. Quickly Becomimg an Orlando City FC Fan! Those purple Lions make soccer fun!!
When I went down there in December their sports teams in Orlando really grew on me... UCF was about to play Auburn so people were fired up about that. I went to a Magic game which had a huge crowd even though they stink. I had no clue Orlando has the highest concentration of Brazilians in the country per capita. I can only guess that's why Kaka finished up there. I started chatting it up with some Brazilians in my section at the Magic game about Orlando City and I came away so impressed with their soccer culture down there and what they have going there. Always amazing how much those Brazilians love their soccer. Orlando City is definitely my favorite MLS team in the East.
Some rumors are circulating that Conte may get the boot....
What an insane day in the Champions League....
-Liverpool wins 1-2 today in Manchester to beat Man City 5-1 on aggregate
-Roma just shocked Barcelona by winning 3-0 today in Rome.... Roma's lone away goal will put them through with them both 4-4 on aggregate. The fans are going wild in Rome.
RONALDO......
Juventus wow......
Chelsea was down 2-0 to Southampton. Dead to rights.
Giroud, Hazard, then Giroud again. Win 3-2.
Crystal Palace leads Brighton 3-2 in the 42nd minute. That's some bad defense
I want Palace to stay up so that Chelsea come back was huge as Southampton is digging themselves closely into a relegation bunker.... And I have been watching this Palace v Brighton game too. I like Palace cause they always go forward which leads to these wild games sometimes. I bet it slows down in the 2nd half but who knows... Palace needed these 3 points to feel a little better about staying up. 3 points here from Crystal Palace and we may already know our 3 relegated teams barring a miracle from Stoke and Southampton down the stretch where they string together something like 10 points in the last 5 matches for them. That's highly unlikely.
Man united loss.....seals man city as 2017-2018 EPL champions.
Man city. EPL champions
Losing to bottom side West Brom.
At Old Trafford.
After that magnificent second half against City.
Unbelievable.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 15, 2018, 02:48:59 pm
Losing to bottom side West Brom.
At Old Trafford.
After that magnificent second half against City.
Unbelievable.
Imo.
Paul pogba's performance today showed why no big names go after him.
Alexis Sanchez may be becoming one of the most overrated players in soccer.
You have to love the beauty and misery for certain supporters of clubs around the world.... tiny, little Accrington Stanley located in between the cities of Blackburn and Burnley will be playing Sunderland next year in League One has Accrington just clinched promotion today up to League One next year and Sunderland is going to drop again after just dropping last year from the Premier League. Accrington Stanley has been playing most of its existence in non league football until the last decade in League Two. Now, they are just one step away from the Championship. Sunderland is just too big to not at least get back to the Championship soon. The Stadium of Light seats 50K and will be hosting League One matches next year which is unbelievable. I can't see them in League One more than a year or two.
Arsenal has announced that Arsene Wenger will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Whatever people's thoughts, it cannot be denied that Wenger has been a very influential manager and one of the best ever.
Well done, sir.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 20, 2018, 06:21:02 am
Arsenal has announced that Arsene Wenger will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Whatever people's thoughts, it cannot be denied that Wenger has been a very influential manager and one of the best ever.
Well done, sir.
Wenger is a hall of fame coach. But like most things, sometimes your time runs out on what you can do for a program.
Best wishes.
But for Arsenal, I wish you no luck haha.
Arsenal are in a do or die situation in the Europa League in my book. They need to win it to set them up for the years to come. If they can win the Europa League and secure another year of a 5th Premier League club in the Champions League they will gain a little more money and be able to hopefully lure some players with a new manager coming to the club. If they go back to the Europa League again next year it may set them back another half decade in their attempt to get back near the top of the football world. I think Atletico Madrid may be too much for them from a defensive standpoint and probably will knock them out. Who knows cause Arsenal knows exactly what I said. Atletico knows it already has a Champions League spot wrapped up through its La Liga finish it will achieve. Arsenal must be desperate knowing it must win the Europa League title to get back to the point it wants to be.
I am really starting to grow an appreciation for the Championship division... It always has a lot of parity and surprise each year. Watching a good London derby of Millwall vs Fulham right now has me thinking about the promotion/relegation situation down there with 3 matches left for everyone except 4 clubs with 1 make up game left including 2nd place Cardiff. Here is how its looking down in the Championship
-Wolverhampton have already secured promotion, they easily look better than 6 or 7 Premier League clubs currently
-2nd place is Cardiff's to lose with Fulham and Aston Villa with tiny hopes of securing the last automatic promotion spot. Cardiff has a tougher schedule but a match in hand. Their next 2 games may decide if they get it. Fulham and Aston Villa have played better than Cardiff the 2nd half of the season but Fulham especially started off slow.
-If Fulham and Aston Villa can't get the last spot, they will certainly at least be in the playoff spots 3-6
-the final two playoff spots currently are way up in the air with Middlesbrough under Tony Pulis and Millwall fresh up from League One last year
-Derby County are just a point back of them at 7th currently with Preston North End, Sheffield United, Brentford, and Bristol City 3 and 4 points respectively each back from a playoff spot. A hot finish by one of them and Middlesbrough or Millwall lagging one of them could slip in the last spots
-Burton Albion and Sunderland are pretty much done for and headed to League One with Barnsley a slim chance to escape if they can win a couple matches with a game in hand of the others
-Birmingham City and Bolton with a losing streak could be passed by Barnsley if all goes wrong
-This leaves Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Leeds United, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, and Reading in the middle of the table all knowing they'll spend at least one more season in Championship division
The Championship has some very high quality football, better than many countries' top league. I enjoy it when I get to watch one of their matches.
Sunderland are officially relegated to League One after their loss to Burton Albion yesterday.
That win kept Burton's hopes for staying up alive, and their next match is home to Bolton, who sit two points ahead of them. They close the season at Preston. Meanwhile, Bolton are at home to Nottingham Forest on the last day.
Barnsley have probably the toughest road. They play their match-in-hand at Forest on Tuesday, then are at home to Brentford and have to close at Derby County, both of whom are fighting for a playoff spot.
Chelsea beats Southampton today to advance to FA cup Final.
Chelsea vs Manchester United.
Should be a fun one in mid May. May we can get one trophy this year. Ha.
Arsenal takes out West ham. Way to send Wenger out.
I'll never understand Arsenal. They have so much potential. And always underachieve.
The Chelsea win also means that Burnley will play in the Europa League in 2018-19.
Who would have ever thought that when they were promoted two years ago?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 22, 2018, 02:53:29 pm
The Chelsea win also means that Burnley will play in the Europa League in 2018-19.
Who would have ever thought that when they were promoted two years ago?
I will say the way Burnley plays is not that pleasing to the eye the couple times I have watched. They're really a sit and wait for their chances type squad. I don't think they care if they play a "pretty" style as long as they are winning matches like they have though. Shows how much I know cause I had them being relegated when the season began. They really showed me and now they'll be playing European football at Turf Moor in the fall.
I am going to go with Chelsea in the FA Cup.... I think they'll out grit Man United when it matters.
They'll be singing You'll Never Walk Alone late into the night in Liverpool.... Liverpool 5-0 thrashing of Roma in the semifinals.
In classic Liverpool fashion they allow 2 late goals giving Roma the slighest glimmer of hope headed back to the 2nd leg. Can they pull another miracle 3-0 comeback like they did with Barcelona?
-West Brom all of sudden deciding they want to play some good soccer getting 7 points in the last 3 matches all against quality competition. It is just a little too late
-Dusan Tadic puts Southampton on his back and the Saints goalie made an insane save to possibly save Southampton's chances of staying up with 3 points today
-Stoke City is holding on hoping for a Swansea or Huddersfield collapse
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-In the Championship Cardiff sits 1 point ahead of Fulham for the last auto promotion spot with one match next week to decide it all
-Fulham needs a draw and Cardiff loss OR a win and Cardiff loss or draw. I hope Fulham makes it. They were in 14th place at Christmas and have not lost since spanning 23 matches
-Burton and Barnsley are hot late and they have passed Bolton leading Bolton by a lone point. Those 3 are fighting for one spot more than likely.
-It would take everything going wrong but Reading and Birmingham City are technically not safe yet with one match left down in the Championship
I'm going to have to give a shout to the team I mention at the end of my sig line, Havant & Waterlooville.
Today they won their league for the second season in a row and will next season play in the National League National Division (level 5) for the first time in their history.
WELL DONE THE HAWKS! One more step to League football!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 28, 2018, 09:59:16 pm
I'm going to have to give a shout to the team I mention at the end of my sig line, Havant & Waterlooville.
Today they won their league for the second season in a row and will next season play in the National League National Division (level 5) for the first time in their history.
WELL DONE THE HAWKS! One more step to League football!
Got to love stories like that. It goes to show you how much momentum of winning matters in making movement up the ladder. Another example of good momentum is Plymouth Argyle possibly getting a playoff spot in League One to get them to the Championship when they were in League Two last year. And the opposite of that is true too. It's so hard to get promoted back in one year after being relegated with the loss of players and a new roster when downgraded a league.
There's more.
In 2011-12 and 2012-13, Argyle narrowly avoided relegation to non-league football placing 21st in League Two in both seasons, only two points and one point, respectively, from taking the drop.
I'm sure Watford loses, but we need a watford shocker to keep our ECL hopefuls alive. Chelsea is right on the heels of the spurs but they also has one game extra.
LAFC opened their stadium yesterday. Looked like an amazing opening. Entire crowd singing the national anthem. That stuff gives me chills.
Liverpool barely holds on against Roma for the right to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 02, 2018, 09:03:49 pm
Liverpool barely holds on against Roma for the right to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final!
I get sick of the Spanish teams. Especially Real Madrid.
Let's go Liverpool.
Taking a look at the bottom of the Championship going into the last week:
Barnsley needs only to match Burton's result to stay up, because of the large disparity in goal difference.
If Barnsley and Burton both win and Birmingham City loses, the Brummies are relegated.
For Bolton to stay up, they must win and Barnsley would have to lose, again a tie with them and Barnsley does them no good because of goal difference. The Wanderers, though, would win a tiebreak with Burton.
The pertinent matches are:
Birmingham home to Fulham
Bolton home to Nottingham Forest
Barnsley away to Derby County
Burton away to Preston
All games start on Sunday at 6:30 local time.
Let the chips fall where they may.
Liverpool and Real Madrid will be a wild one with lots of flare
The Championship's final day has a lot at play.... I still am rooting for a Cardiff loss or draw to help Fulham out
On a cool side note. My wife and I were going through boxes from our move into our new house that we haven't been through since we been settled in.
She found her "super Chelsea FC" scarf that her relatives from London sent her parents when she was born. It has "super" and CHELSEA FC on it with blue stripes. The crest is the older lion crest from the 1980s.
I'm going to get it framed and hang it up in the bonus room. It's very cool. And nice to have your honey named after the best team in the world :D
-Another example of the rest of the USA fans who don't follow soccer like us and us knowing the heart break of relegation is when you saw Stoke City relegated today. Jack Butland being a Stoke guy through and through and an English national you could see the devastation on his face letting the fans down. He knew with his quality he would be sold in the summer to another club with Stoke going down.
-How about West Brom lately? Had they had about 4 more points in hand before this run they would have probably pulled the craziest escape
-West Brom's win over Spurs leaves AW's Chelsea with the tiniest sliver of hope for the top 4.... Chelsea needs a tough win over Liverpool tomorrow
Hearing that Sir Alex Ferguson, legendary manager of Manchester United, is seriously ill and had to be taken to the hospital.
Whatever fan base you might be you must say he has been one of the best in the English game. Prayers up for a full recovery.
And as far as West Brom goes, entering the last two weeks they had to have eight results go their way to stay up, several of them including the win over Spurs today very unlikely.
The Baggies are now safe at least until Tuesday.
Here's what now needs to happen:
A Southampton-Swansea draw, which puts both of them at 34. (A win by either team puts the Baggies down, because the winner would then have 36 and Huddersfield sits with 35, no way for WBA to catch either one.)
A West Brom win away to Crystal Palace, which puts them at 34.
A Swansea loss at home to (ironically) already-relegated Stoke. (West Brom beats Swansea on goal difference.)
A Southampton loss at home to Manchester City.
And the combined West Brom win and Southampton loss has to have a swing of +5 to West Brom. +4 to tie would not do it because Southampton would have the third tiebreak on goals scored.
Difficult, but not entirely implausible.
How about Bolton Wanderers scoring two goals in the final ten minutes to win and avoid relegation from the Championship?
Chelsea defeats Liverpool 1-0 today. Gets within 2 points of the spurs. Going to take a spurs collapse for Chelsea to pull of a champions league birth.
And how about Arsenal. Sending the skipper out in fashion.
-Chelsea may not have the flashy attack like Liverpool or Man City but when they are on they control the midfield better than anyone and are a clean sheet waiting to happen with that control
-Bolton's escape was something else today
-Fulham really lost at the wrong time to let Cardiff City get the auto promotion
-Everton's Tom Davies may have ripped the heart out of Southampton in stoppage time yesterday if the Saints can not stay. Southampton vs Swansea is essentially a "stay up" playoff game. Got to love that.
-I am so happy I started watching this beautiful sport 4 years ago.... It has been a fun season chatting on here with you guys and plenty of World Cup ahead to keep it going
Quote from: beach bum on May 06, 2018, 09:00:04 pm
-Chelsea may not have the flashy attack like Liverpool or Man City but when they are on they control the midfield better than anyone and are a clean sheet waiting to happen with that control
-Bolton's escape was something else today
-Fulham really lost at the wrong time to let Cardiff City get the auto promotion
-Everton's Tom Davies may have ripped the heart out of Southampton in stoppage time yesterday if the Saints can not stay. Southampton vs Swansea is essentially a "stay up" playoff game. Got to love that.
-I am so happy I started watching this beautiful sport 4 years ago.... It has been a fun season chatting on here with you guys and plenty of World Cup ahead to keep it going
6 years ago for me. UCL final when Chelsea won. Fell in love with it.
And Huddersfield! What a defensive display they put on at Man City! First team to shut MC out at their home pitch this season.
They have Chelsea away, Arsenal home. If they get one point from the two, they stay up. There are other ways as well.
The Terriers of Huddersfield are staying up! They draw with Chelsea and in the process all but relegate Swansea.
Meanwhile West Brom ran out of luck when Southampton won at Swansea. That sent the Baggies down to the Championship.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 10, 2018, 05:33:31 am
The Terriers of Huddersfield are staying up! They draw with Chelsea and in the process all but relegate Swansea.
Meanwhile West Brom ran out of luck when Southampton won at Swansea. That sent the Baggies down to the Championship.
Not sure Antonio Conte helped his chances at returning to Chelsea next year.
Quote from: beach bum on August 10, 2017, 08:35:11 pm
So the Premier League gets kicked off tomorrow and I am going to take a stab at predicting the table. I am making this prediction based on what the rosters are right now. Obviously, there will be some additions before the transfer window ends and throw these rankings out if stuff like Coutinho leaves Liverpool or any other player on other squads for that matter of super high quality. Also, this is if no injuries happen to major players but we know those happen......
1.Manchester City
2.Chelsea ( I think the gap between them and Man City will be just 1 or 2 points)
3.Liverpool (if they sell Coutinho then they'll drop to between 5th and 7th, Lallana is already out the first 2 months)
4.Tottenham (this would be a let down, but I think they will fall short of the high expectations)
5.Manchester United
6.Arsenal
7.Everton
8.Bournemouth (this would be something if they can get up this high and keep the up tick in the table each year)
9.Crystal Palace (this would be great for them)
10.Leicester City
11.West Ham
12.Southampton
13.Swansea City (throw this way out the window if they sell Sigurdsson)
14.Newcastle
15.Stoke City
16.West Brom (this would be a let down being almost relegated)
17.Brighton
18.Watford
19.Huddersfield Town
20.Burnley
****Notes- I think that Fulham, Middlesbrough, and Leeds will get promoted up from the Championship after this season
Boy oh boy did I have some terrible predictions in here haha.... Especially picking Burnley to finish last and now they'll be playing European football on Thursdays in the fall.
Shrewsbury went to Charlton Athletic yesterday in the first League One playoff match and got a 1-0 win on the road.... Now at the half Derby County is sitting up 1-0 at home against Fulham.
Hello, Europa league.
Newcastle pistol whips Chelsea. 3-0.
Booo.
Huddersfield, Brighton, and Newcastle all stay up; the first time since the 2011-12 campaign that all three promoted teams avoided relegation.
The times for the World Cup matches have been released. The times are all reasonable for the Central Time Zone. The earliest match starts at 5 AM and the latest that some of them start is 1 PM. Most will be played at 7 AM, 10 AM, or 1 PM our time.
Speaking of World Cup... I have seen England and France's roster release.... They certainly have some glaring misses from their rosters. Especially in the midfield. I don't see either nation fairing as well as they may have originally thought. France was thought of as having outside shots to win it all. I don't see them getting close to Germany or Spain now.
Here is how I see the World Cup shaping up.... I don't really see anyone else having a shot
FAVORITES: Spain, Germany- with the World Cup being played in Russia I'd say these two European nations have to be favorites to win it all
SECOND TIER: Brazil, Argentina- if the tournament was in South America like last time I might put these two nations right in line with the favorites above
THIRD TIER: Portugal, France, Belgium
MY DARK HORSES OF ALL DARK HORSES: Croatia, Serbia........ These Balkan neighbors will have fans that travel well to Russia with them being closer to Russia than its western European counterparts and both are known to be rowdy travelers. They both have just enough quality to make a run and especially Croatia. They may not have enough to win it all, but don't be surprised if one of these nations gets all they way to the semifinals or something like that or plays spoiler at least to one of the nations above.
Quote from: beach bum on May 18, 2018, 09:00:51 am
Here is how I see the World Cup shaping up.... I don't really see anyone else having a shot
FAVORITES: Spain, Germany- with the World Cup being played in Russia I'd say these two European nations have to be favorites to win it all
SECOND TIER: Brazil, Argentina- if the tournament was in South America like last time I might put these two nations right in line with the favorites above
THIRD TIER: Portugal, France, Belgium
MY DARK HORSES OF ALL DARK HORSES: Croatia, Serbia........ These Balkan neighbors will have fans that travel well to Russia with them being closer to Russia than its western European counterparts and both are known to be rowdy travelers. They both have just enough quality to make a run and especially Croatia. They may not have enough to win it all, but don't be surprised if one of these nations gets all they way to the semifinals or something like that or plays spoiler at least to one of the nations above.
I like Egypt with Salah. They could surprise some people I think
Quote from: WPWells on May 18, 2018, 09:36:31 am
I like Egypt with Salah. They could surprise some people I think
Vamos a México!!!!!!!!
Vamos para Portugal!!!!
Tornillo España!!!!!!!
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I just can't get into the World Cup if the USMNT isn't playing. There's nothing that just draws me in
I have to agree with you Longfellow it stings not having the Stars and Stripes in the World Cup and it is going to be WEIRD AND I MEAN WEIRD watching without us..... And AW I am on the Portugal bandwagon too. I'd like to see Ronaldo take them to a run to the semifinals or even the finals!
Quote from: WPWells on May 18, 2018, 09:36:31 am
I like Egypt with Salah. They could surprise some people I think
He is in the form of his life right now and a gritty defensive effort to go with him can take them further than people may think. And it helps they are in an easy group. If they can get a draw or win against Uruguay in their first group stage match they are sitting pretty to go the knockout round. I would love to see Egypt vs Portugal in the round of 16 which is very likely to happen.
Hazard makes it 1-0 on a penalty kick. Terrible tackle inside the box by Jones of MANU.
CHELSEA capitalizes. 23rd minute.
So glad I saw your post.... I had forgotten the FA Cup Final was on.... I just got it turned to Fox now. Chelsea should pull this out. Man U will have trouble getting goals this match is the way I see it.
Chelsea wins 2018 FA Cup.
8 time FA cup winners.
Eden Hazard, Kante and Olivier Giroud were all over the field.
Quote from: beach bum on May 19, 2018, 12:36:51 pm
So glad I saw your post.... I had forgotten the FA Cup Final was on.... I just got it turned to Fox now. Chelsea should pull this out. Man U will have trouble getting goals this match is the way I see it.
Not the champions league or EPL. BUT we got some hardware.
Now let's see what happens to Conte.
Not world soccer news. But a historic day for the good folks of Warren, AR.
In 2012, the WSD decides to begin and establish a soccer program for the WSD. While not a popular sport by any means, the sport just needed a place to shine and show off one of the demographic shifts in the city. Warren has long been known as a melting pot community over the years, but the culture of soccer had an opportunity to explode thanks in part to a large Hispanic influx into the community. Other than the good ole USA, soccer is king in the Mexican and South American communities and it has really shown since 2012.
In the past 6 years, Warren has made it to the playoffs including quarterfinal and semi final appearance, as well as state runner up in 2017 and now class 4a state champions of 2018. And the community has absolutely embraced it! Warren now has football, baseball, basketball, track, tennis, and now a soccer state title to add to our long storied successful athletic history there in south Arkansas.
Thank you to the parents. The coaches. The warren school district. And mostly importantly the kids in bringing this amazing sport to the city of Warren, AR and competing at a high level. I've always said that warren may not have a mall or Starbucks but we have pride in our town, school, and kids. And it is proven every year.
Congrats to the soccer community. Congrats to the Warren School District. And congrats to the CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPION WARREN LUMBERJACK SOCCER CLUB! Here's to making Warren king of
Football AND FUTBOL!
A football club called Hashtag United has been placed into the football pyramid, in step six of Non-League. The team came about through a collaboration of FIFA and YouTube sports guys, and they have achieved official FA licensure.
Here is the club's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag_United_F.C.
And YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeJ73ymlLhLctITwdi9iCVw
Judging by the record since the club was formed, they seem somewhat competent and competitive against their competition.
Thank you for your contributions Antonio. A EPL title and FA cup title. But letting John Terry, Batsuayi, Matic, and some poor soccer player named DIEGO COSTA.....go.....?? Come on.
Ex Napoli Boss, Maurizio Sarri appears to be the next leader of Chelsea FC.
https://www.bing-amp.com/c/s/www.thesun.co.uk%2fsport%2ffootball%2f6374613%2fchelsea-roman-abramovich-agrees-deal-maurizio-sarri-replace-antonio-conte-seven-hour-crunch-talks%2famp%2f
Chelsea and Arsenal will be the most interesting clubs to see what kind of moves they can make this summer to add to their squads for sure.... Chelsea especially.
It's about 50 minutes in and Fulham is trying to hold off Aston Villa for the last EPL spot. Tom Cairney scored in the 23rd minute for Fulham and they are still holding the 1-0 lead. One more goal for Fulham should be enough you would think.
Fulham does it... They're headed to the top flight. They had to play a man down for the last 20 minutes too. Now, Chelsea has their smaller neighbors just a couple miles away to the west at Craven Cottage again.
Sergio Ramos is such a known punk.... He knocks Salah out of the match on such a dirty play. Its still 0-0 but its going to be hard for Liverpool to beat Real Madrid now without Salah.
Quote from: beach bum on May 26, 2018, 02:30:07 pm
Sergio Ramos is such a known punk.... He knocks Salah out of the match on such a dirty play. Its still 0-0 but its going to be hard for Liverpool to beat Real Madrid now without Salah.
Ramos is the equivalent of Steph Curry to me.
Can't stand the guy. Another reason in the long list of reasons why I can't stand spain.
Liverpool equalizes!!!!! MANE'!!!!!!
Such a bonehead move by the Liverpool goalie.
wow.. That goal by Bale
Quote from: beach bum on May 26, 2018, 03:10:15 pm
wow.. That goal by Bale
No words. My goodness. Anyone that questions soccer players as as athletes....try that.
Also, I get sick of seeing all the Europeans crying in the stands. My word toughen up people.
My gosh Ramos is a drama queen.
The goalkeeper from Liverpool....man. And Bale scores again.
3-1 freaking Real Madrid.
Karius will not be the goalie at Liverpool this August. I know that much.... Poor guy picked the wrong time to have the worst match of his career. That is two obvious blunders for Madrid goals.
Quote from: beach bum on May 26, 2018, 03:30:22 pm
Karius will not be the goalie at Liverpool this August. I know that much.... Poor guy picked the wrong time to have the worst match of his career. That is two obvious blunders for Madrid goals.
This game at best....should be 1-1. The two bonehead Karius plays blew Liverpool's chances. That an no Mo Salah. Just a nightmare match for Liverpool.
Real Madrid wins the Champions League Again. Champions of Europe....3 peat.
Rotherham United 2-1 Shrewsbury Town
Rotherham earns promotion into the Championship.
USA vs Mexico
September.
Nashville.
Oh yes.
International friendly.
USA vs Bolivia.
Man, we have some young pups out there.
Walker Zimmerman gets his first international goal!
1-0 USA.
I am so glad we are playing these young guys and other guys playing their club soccer in Europe. They look hungry and look like they are having fun actually.... how its supposed to be.... and 2-0 now
3-0 real quick now... nice cross and even better finish by Weah :o .... I imagine Weah may get sent off on loan from PSG soon for playing time somewhere in Europe to see if he can prosper.
Quote from: beach bum on May 28, 2018, 07:15:31 pm
3-0 real quick now... nice cross and even better finish by Weah :o .... I imagine Weah may get sent off on loan from PSG soon for playing time somewhere in Europe to see if he can prosper.
Good showing against a miserable Bolivia team.
We have some young pup talent.
In the last of the EFL play-off matches, Coventry City defeats Exeter City 3-1 to advance from League Two to League One.
Coventry's first promotion of any sort since 1967.
Have y'all been keeping up with this beef between Yaya Touré and Pep Guardiola? Yaya apparently called on hundreds of African shamans to curse Pep
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-lands-exclusive-rights-stream-20-premier-league-soccer-matches-next-year/amp/
The lead won't last.... But the fans in Lyon, France are left booing the French players as the leave to halftime with the USA up 1-0 against our young guys. I just love it.
The 2026 World Cup has been awarded to North America! The USA, Canada, and Mexico will serve as host countries.
It's a long way away, but that is still exciting news.
At least the Men's National Team gets an auto bid and doesn't have to qualify!
(Sarcasm; don't hate me.)
Honestly with all the young guys we have they will all be right in their prime in their mid to late 20's when this happens in 2026.... I can only dream of us making it to the semifinals or further in my lifetime. 2026 would only be a dream.
Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia
A dominant World Cup opener for the hosts.
Saudi Arabia is SO BAD
Egypt 0-1 Uruguay
A beautiful header in the 89th minute was a heartbreaker for a game Egypt side.
Morocco vs. Iran underway now.
Sergio Ramos was the man of the match for Uruguay
Morocco 0-1 Iran
Morocco concedes an own-goal in the 95th minute.
Ronaldo 2 Atletico Madrid/Barcelona/Real Madrid All Stars 1..... at the half now
Portugal and Spain have provided the best match of the tournament thus far. Very entertaining throughout.
Portugal 3-3 Spain
That was an absolutely incredible 90 minutes of soccer.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 15, 2018, 02:15:35 pm
Portugal and Spain have provided the best match of the tournament thus far. Very entertaining throughout.
What a soccer match filled with talent.
After seeing Diego costa for Spain....still hacks me off in regard to Chelsea FC.
*** France 2-1 over Australia
*** Argentina and Iceland 1-1 at the half..... Go Vikings!!
Let's go Portugal and Mexico!!
If Croatia can get 3 points against Nigeria today which I hope will happen then Argentina could be in serious trouble if Croatia can salvage a draw against Argentina too.
That two minute stretch in the Peru vs Denmark match was one nation having a world class goalie and the other not having one.... Casper Schmeichal made an amazing save right after Denmark got a goal. The Danes up 1-0 right now.
Schmeichal keeps making saves....
Quote from: beach bum on June 16, 2018, 10:16:08 am
If Croatia can get 3 points against Nigeria today which I hope will happen then Argentina could be in serious trouble if Croatia can salvage a draw against Argentina too.
Croatia got those three points.
Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia
Nice win for Serbia to get 3 points.
Did y'all see that Landon Donovan is supporting Mexico? I saw that and almost choked on my coffee. If you want to cheer for Germany, or Ghana, or Iceland, or plenty of other teams, that is fine. But Mexico? That's just disgraceful for a USMNT legend
Germany 0-1 Mexico
I am far from rooting for Mexico, but hats off to them for defeating the defending World Cup Champions.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 17, 2018, 11:52:58 am
Germany 0-1 Mexico
I am far from rooting for Mexico, but hats off to them for defeating the defending World Cup Champions.
Who scored for them?
Brazil 1-1 Switzerland
How about the Swiss getting a point?
Every time Diego costa scores, I weep Chelsea blue tears.
Argentina is hot garbage.
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Quote from: AirWarren on June 21, 2018, 02:55:40 pm
Argentina is hot garbage.
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Croatia looked like a squad hungry to make a nation proud.... While Argentina's players look content. Croatia played so much harder and intense than Argentina in the 2nd half. The goal differential will probably be too much for them to overcome.
Brazil being absolutely flustered by Costa Rica... Neymar throws the ball down and gets a yellow and Coutihno seconds later for mouthing the ref. South American teams look horrible this year.
Quote from: beach bum on June 21, 2018, 04:18:00 pm
Croatia looked like a squad hungry to make a nation proud.... While Argentina's players look content. Croatia played so much harder and intense than Argentina in the 2nd half. The goal differential will probably be too much for them to overcome.
Brazil finally came alive.
Neymar and Countinho sealed costa rica's Fate.
Switzerland wins over Serbia in stoppage time 2-1 with a late Xherdan Shaqiri goal.... That was a great match.
OHHHHH MY.
Ronaldo's army avoids an obvious red card elbow to the face of an Iranian player by Ronaldo.
Fast forward to 2 minutes into the 6 minutes stoppage time.....Portugal commits a handball. After begging and pleading by the Iranian players and coaches, the ref goes to the VUR and handball is called. Iran then ties it up 1-1. Then goes right down the field and ALMOST gets a second goal. Time expires and Portugal moves on.
What a match. 97 minutes of hard fought soccer.
Unbelievable that if Germany could have taken care of all those chances in the first 90 minutes they could have knocked Mexico out even with 6 points.... Germany got what they deserved not knocking in any of those chances. That was awesome seeing South Korea get that break away goal for the dagger.
Quote from: beach bum on June 27, 2018, 11:06:37 am
Unbelievable that if Germany could have taken care of all those chances in the first 90 minutes they could have knocked Mexico out even with 6 points.... Germany got what they deserved not knocking in any of those chances. That was awesome seeing South Korea get that break away goal for the dagger.
The drama that was going on between those two games. Mexico fans were in the dumps, Sweden was excited. Fans shown in tears in the stands. Then the CERVEZA started flying when Germany conceded their goal!
Quote from: beach bum on June 27, 2018, 11:06:37 am
Unbelievable that if Germany could have taken care of all those chances in the first 90 minutes they could have knocked Mexico out even with 6 points.... Germany got what they deserved not knocking in any of those chances. That was awesome seeing South Korea get that break away goal for the dagger.
This is the worst showing by the Germans in Russia since the winter of 1943.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on June 27, 2018, 12:50:07 pm
This is the worst showing by the Germans in Russia since the winter of 1943.
Awful showing.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on June 27, 2018, 12:50:07 pm
This is the worst showing by the Germans in Russia since the winter of 1943.
I laughed at this for a solid ten minutes
Quote from: Longfellow on June 27, 2018, 02:25:30 pm
I laughed at this for a solid ten minutes
Lol.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qekQkYR3bAA
Mexico vs Brazil.
Should be fun.
They are not messing around in this France vs Argentina match.... France is up 3-2 with about 25 minutes left
Quote from: beach bum on June 30, 2018, 10:23:53 am
They are not messing around in this France vs Argentina match.... France is up 3-2 with about 25 minutes left
One of the teams that I want to be eliminated immediately.
However, their talent....ridiculous.
That was probably Messi's last match as a part of the Argentinian National Team.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 30, 2018, 11:15:06 am
One of the teams that I want to be eliminated immediately.
However, their talent....ridiculous.
Mbappe on that first breakaway showed insane pace.... And then in the other match Edinson Cavani's match winner was brilliant to send Uruguay to the quarterfinals.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 30, 2018, 05:04:40 pm
That was probably Messi's last match as a part of the Argentinian National Team.
No Ronaldo vs Messi in the quarters.... Spain and Croatia should go through tomorrow but we will see if that happens.
Quote from: beach bum on June 30, 2018, 06:28:40 pm
Mbappe on that first breakaway showed insane pace.... And then in the other match Edinson Cavani's match winner was brilliant to send Uruguay to the quarterfinals.
Luis Suarez is a jerk....but man can he play.
ESPANA! Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!
El Ilusionista has retired from the Spanish National Team.
That was some tremendous goalkeeping in Croatia/Denmark. Subasic and Schmeichel put on a show.
Chicarito vs Neymar!
Mexico playing typical Mexican soccer.....aggressive on the counter attack, solid defense, playing their passing lanes very crisp. Controlled the first 20 minutes. Then Brazil woke up and the last 25 minutes of the half Brazil looked threatening. Willian(shout out to Chelsea FC), Coutinho, and Neymar looking to make a goal.
Should be an exciting second half. This is an intense game.
NEYMAR!!! In the 51st!!!!
1-0 Brasil!!!!!
NEYMAR TO FIRMINO!!!!!!!! 2-0 88th minute.
Mexican soccer is good....but you just cannot compete with EPL/PSG/Spanish/Champions league talent.....and Brasil is just full of it. Substitution after substitution is world class talent.
Brazil advances. My goodness. You could just see the talent wearing down Mexico minute by minute.
Belgium vs Brazil will be title quality in the quarterfinals.
Quote from: beach bum on July 02, 2018, 11:47:58 am
Belgium vs Brazil will be title quality in the quarterfinals.
Brazil is a EPL/Ligue 1/La Liga/Bundesliga dream team.
Japan up 2-0 :o .... Belgium better move fast
OHHHHH MYYYYYYYYY GOSH!!!!! Unbelievable start for Japan.
Tottenham hotspur's Vertonghen scores!
2-1 Japan. 70th minute.
EDEN HAZARD TO FELLAINI on the cross then the HEADER!!!!
2-2 in the 74th. MAN what a match.
BELGIUM on the counter attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3-2!!!!!!!!!
Stunning gut punch to Japan.
I mean I do not care if you hate soccer, but that was the most entertaining soccer match I have seen in a long time. In any sport. Hats off to Japan. They fought a LOADED Belgium team for 94 minutes but could not hold on.
Belgium moves on.....will face another loaded team Friday...Brazil.
Its like the 4a state football playoffs baby! The best of the best!
I only was able to catch the last Belgium goal.... What a match. Now I hope they stomp Neymar and Brazil.
Quote from: beach bum on July 02, 2018, 04:09:27 pm
I only was able to catch the last Belgium goal.... What a match. Now I hope they stomp Neymar and Brazil.
Belgium and Brazil. Should be a fun one.
Sweden vs Switzerland.....boring so far. Kind of like watching two 2 yards and a cloud of dust offenses going at it. No finesse.
0-0 at half.
Quote from: beach bum on July 02, 2018, 04:09:27 pm
I only was able to catch the last Belgium goal.... What a match. Now I hope they stomp Neymar and Brazil.
Neymar's antics are becoming very childish. He is too good of a player to be acting like he has been.
Sweden advances.
AH, out come the English dramatics.
Tempers flaring on both sides. Yellow card tackle on Kane in the box. Penalty kick good for Captain Kane.
1-0 England in the 57th.
I'm fully behind England in this tournament!
COLUMBIA TIES IT in the 92nd minute!!!!!!!!!! 1-1
Holy Smokes. going to extra time. In the 92nd minute.....Mina takes a header off a corner kick from Cuardardo. The form was fantastic placing the ball into the ground off the header and bouncing into the net.
England is stunned.
England wins in PKs. 4-3. Holy smokes what a match. Thanks for the near heart attack....red coats from across the pond.
The Cubs won a World Series, the Eagles won a Super Bowl, the Cavaliers won a title, the Capitals won a Stanley Cup, and England won a penalty shootout.
What a time to be alive recently.
Deep down inside. I wanted Columbia to win.
Win for Belgium! What a save by Courtois from Neymar to wrap it up!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 06, 2018, 08:33:58 pm
Win for Belgium! What a save by Courtois from Neymar to wrap it up!
All my teams are out.
England is looking legit.
Am I the only one shocked by this!?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/juventus-reaches-deal-with-real-madrid-to-sign-cristiano-ronaldo/ar-AAzQTfL?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Matt jones. Our former qb, is probably dancing in the streets. I believe he is a juvie fan.
Belgium is out. France advances after a 1-0 win. France is the second youngest team in the world cup....that is scary.
Pretty tough for me to see all the Chelsea FC players out there going at each other.
I am going to say it.....England and France in the final.....to of Europe's most storied rivals.....at all ends of history.
As most know but social media these past few days, the Little Rock Rangers have a huge home playoff game tonight against a team that could very easily be their rivals, Tulsa Athletic. This is the first ever home playoff game for the Rangers! It cost $10 to get in and the atmosphere is like any other. Even if you aren't a soccer fan, come out and support, you may even like it! Kickoff is at 7 at War Memorial Stadium. There is no cost for parking!
Quote from: soccerman on July 11, 2018, 09:01:42 am
As most know but social media these past few days, the Little Rock Rangers have a huge home playoff game tonight against a team that could very easily be their rivals, Tulsa Athletic. This is the first ever home playoff game for the Rangers! It cost $10 to get in and the atmosphere is like any other. Even if you aren't a soccer fan, come out and support, you may even like it! Kickoff is at 7 at War Memorial Stadium. There is no cost for parking!
Oh wow. That sounds like a blast! May have to check it out. I keep saying that I want to make it to a rangers game. But never do.
England up 1-0.
Extended time.
1-1. England is teetering.
England craps their pants.....big time.
2-1 loss to Croatia in extra time. Croatia is SCRAPPY.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 11, 2018, 03:45:23 pm
England craps their pants.....big time.
2-1 loss to Croatia in extra time. Croatia is SCRAPPY.
I think we can all say with pretty good confidence that if Croatia does not win Sunday they may never get another chance as a nation to win the whole thing and France will be back again in the future with how loaded they are so.......... GO CROATIA!!! Win it while they have the chance!
Quote from: beach bum on May 18, 2018, 09:00:51 am
Here is how I see the World Cup shaping up.... I don't really see anyone else having a shot
FAVORITES: Spain, Germany- with the World Cup being played in Russia I'd say these two European nations have to be favorites to win it all
SECOND TIER: Brazil, Argentina- if the tournament was in South America like last time I might put these two nations right in line with the favorites above
THIRD TIER: Portugal, France, Belgium
MY DARK HORSES OF ALL DARK HORSES: Croatia, Serbia........ These Balkan neighbors will have fans that travel well to Russia with them being closer to Russia than its western European counterparts and both are known to be rowdy travelers. They both have just enough quality to make a run and especially Croatia. They may not have enough to win it all, but don't be surprised if one of these nations gets all they way to the semifinals or something like that or plays spoiler at least to one of the nations above.
These predictions made me look so dumb, yet so good with the Croatia as a dark horse prediction... I had Germany and Spain as favorites and they TANKED!
Quote from: beach bum on July 11, 2018, 04:34:03 pm
These predictions made me look so dumb, yet so good with the Croatia as a dark horse prediction... I had Germany and Spain as favorites and they TANKED!
Hey. You had Croatia. You get big points.
I think France takes it 2-1 over Croatia AET, Croatia's midfield will keep them in the game. My only questions are, can the Croatia backline shut down Mbappe and Griezmann. How will the midfield of France keep up with Rakitic and Modric. And Who will step up for Croatia in the attacking third?
While Belgium beats England 3-1. England puts up a good fight but falls just shy in the attacking third, Lukaku, De Bruyne, and Hazard, man those three i believe will continue to produce
even into the 2022 World Cup.
After months of speculation. Antonio Conte was fired as Chelsea FC boss. Not certain he was given the time he needed but there was a lot of disarray in the lockeroom regarding he and players. Willian, Hazard, and Diego Costa who is now departured.
Maurizio Sarri is the new Chelsea FC boss. He will be bringing Jorginho in from Napoli. The club both of them were at prior to Chelsea.
Man do I miss Jose.....
Calling it now: Football is coming home in 2022
Quote from: WPWells on July 12, 2018, 11:21:51 am
Calling it now: Football is coming home in 2022
Wow. USA or England?? Lol.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 12, 2018, 11:03:33 am
After months of speculation. Antonio Conte was fired as Chelsea FC boss. Not certain he was given the time he needed but there was a lot of disarray in the lockeroom regarding he and players. Willian, Hazard, and Diego Costa who is now departured.
Maurizio Sarri is the new Chelsea FC boss. He will be bringing Jorginho in from Napoli. The club both of them were at prior to Chelsea.
Man do I miss Jose.....
Napoli knew how to bang in some goals under him.... I am interested in watching Chelsea's transition even more so than Arsenal's this coming season.
We will see. Abramovich seems to be losing his edge. Maybe has a little of the Jerry Jones syndrome.
So the 2022 World Cup in Qatar had its dates released and will be played from mid November to mid December having the tournament played about 4 or 5 months later than usual because of the brutal heat in the summers there. How on Earth is a country smaller than the state of Massachusetts going to house that many fans in an orderly manner? Also, the 2022-2023 European club seasons are going to have to start about 2 weeks early in very late July and not end until the first few days of June in 2023 for this to even work. That goes for the Europa League and Champions League in 2022-2023 as well. What a scheduling head ache it will cause over a 2 year span juggling all that.
Quote from: beach bum on July 14, 2018, 02:03:40 pm
So the 2022 World Cup in Qatar had its dates released and will be played from mid November to mid December having the tournament played about 4 or 5 months later than usual because of the brutal heat in the summers there. How on Earth is a country smaller than the state of Massachusetts going to house that many fans in an orderly manner? Also, the 2022-2023 European club seasons are going to have to start about 2 weeks early in very late July and not end until the first few days of June in 2023 for this to even work. That goes for the Europa League and Champions League in 2022-2023 as well. What a scheduling head ache it will cause over a 2 year span juggling all that.
Having the World Cup in Qatar is an utter travesty.
France.....gag.
For those that did not hear, the Little Rock Rangers won the Heartland Conference on PK's against Wichita. They have secured a spot in next year's US Open Cup which could see a possible MLS team traveling to play the Rangers!
Quote from: soccerman on July 16, 2018, 12:42:15 pm
For those that did not hear, the Little Rock Rangers won the Heartland Conference on PK's against Wichita. They have secured a spot in next year's US Open Cup which could see a possible MLS team traveling to play the Rangers!
How awesome would that be????
Quote from: soccerman on July 16, 2018, 12:42:15 pm
For those that did not hear, the Little Rock Rangers won the Heartland Conference on PK's against Wichita. They have secured a spot in next year's US Open Cup which could see a possible MLS team traveling to play the Rangers!
That is pretty awesome.... How many clubs play in that league? I have been to about half a dozen MLS games now and finally catching a USL match between Tulsa and OKC. I want to see all the levels here eventually.
Laredo Heat SC 1-2 Little Rock Rangers
The Rangers advance to the NPSL South Region Final, where they will play The Miami FC on Saturday. If the Rangers beat Miami, they will advance to the NPSL National Semifinals on the 28th, and if they win that, the NPSL National Championship is August 4th.
Awesome, thanks for the update!
Hopefully the US sees that Little Rock is a soccer city too and could possibly be a future MLS side. If War Memorial became a grass pitch, maybe take a few seats out to make more room for the field. So proud of the Rangers this past season and hopefully it continues.
Question - why does soccer call it's field a 'pitch'?
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on July 18, 2018, 02:28:14 pm
Question - why does soccer call it's field a 'pitch'?
Not sure.
That and "kits" as the uniforms.
And "sacking" is firing of a manager.
Across the pond folks....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(sports_field)
Quote from: AirWarren on July 18, 2018, 02:52:28 pm
Not sure.
That and “kits” as the uniforms.
And “sacking” is firing of a manager.
Across the pond folks....
Those silly Brits.
I like the term 'sacking'. It sounds a lot more dubious than firing.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on July 18, 2018, 02:54:12 pm
Those silly Brits.
I like the term 'sacking'. It sounds a lot more dubious than firing.
Sacking.....just sounds dirty to me.
Funny and clever post 1776 take on it. Go MERICA.
https://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2015/07/22/mike-bell-why-is-the-field-called-a-pitch-and-just-what-is-a-concacaf-notes-from-cocktail-napkins/
FWIW. I say fired, soccer FIELD, and uniforms. Oh and also, cleats are "boots". I call them cleats. I got too much southeast Arkansas in me to talk like those folks across the pond.
Dave Meltzer has awarded five stars to yet another NXT match this year.
Moustache Mountain vs. The Undisputed ERA for the NXT Tag Team Championship from the 7-11-18 episode of NXT.
It is the first tag team match and the first TV (non-PPV) match under the WWE banner to receive five stars from Meltzer.
Hi everyone! I'm watching the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens on TV. I've ever seen a rugby game before. I had to get in touch with some Goblins fans from Canada, Australia and New Zealand to explain the game to me. I have to admit that it's pretty freaking good. Reminds me of a cross between football laterals and soccer with the speed of basketball in 7 minute halves. I saw one guy get a yellow card for what I would call a horse collar tackle. Both men and women teams are playing. USA women's team plays #1 seed New Zealand in the semis tomorrow. USA men's team plays quarterfinals later tonight. It is a very interesting sport. I see why my foreign friends like this as much as soccer.
The Little Rock Rangers' season comes to an end with a 3-0 loss to The Miami FC.
South Region Runner-Ups in just the third season! Incredible to think of how far they have come! Losing to a professional side in the quarterfinals. Rangers have made Little Rock proud!
If this comes true.... I might have to finally wish AW's Chelsea's well as long as they are not playing Liverpool because they are showing interest in signing Christian Pulisic from Dortmund for around 80 million USD.... He has been on fire this preseason looking like he wants to take his game to another level as he enters his 20's. We will see if they get it done before the transfer deadline. If he does not move this summer, I can almost think for sure this will be his last season at Dortmund before he moves on next summer. Think of all the Pulisic, Chelsea jerseys on the weekend we would see in the States if this happened or if he went to any EPL club for that matter eventually the jerseys of his we would see wherever he ended up.
Quote from: beach bum on July 29, 2018, 10:17:00 pm
If this comes true.... I might have to finally wish AW's Chelsea's well as long as they are not playing Liverpool because they are showing interest in signing Christian Pulisic from Dortmund for around 80 million USD.... He has been on fire this preseason looking like he wants to take his game to another level as he enters his 20's. We will see if they get it done before the transfer deadline. If he does not move this summer, I can almost think for sure this will be his last season at Dortmund before he moves on next summer. Think of all the Pulisic, Chelsea jerseys on the weekend we would see in the States if this happened or if he went to any EPL club for that matter eventually the jerseys of his we would see wherever he ended up.
We need a player like him. Especially an American to dominate the EPL for once.
Hope this happens. I'll be getting me a jersey with his name on it ha.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2788518-chelsea-reportedly-in-discussions-over-christian-pulisic-amid-liverpool-rumours
With Man City playing Chelsea in the Community Shield tomorrow morning and the Premier League kicking off next week I am going to try to pick the table for the 2018-2019 season and the 3 clubs who will be promoted up from the Championship to join the top flight in 2019-2020..... Obviously, if a major transfer happens then you would have to take that in to account but this is based off what we know today.
1.Manchester City (it will be close unlike last year, but I think they barely get another one)
2.Liverpool ( they added so much, but when will they ever quit dropping points to mid to bottom table sides)
3.Tottenham
4.Chelsea
5.Manchester United (this would be a major letdown, but they look in a bit of disarray)
6.Arsenal
7.Newcastle
8.Wolves (this would be a massive surprise, but they have added talent well with what they had)
9.Everton ( this would be a let down big time)
10.Burnley(great defense, but I think playing on Thursday nights they drop some in the league on weekends)
11.Fulham (this would be a big year if they got to here)
12.Crystal Palace
13.Leicester City (I think they slide down some this season)
14.Bournemouth
15.West Ham
16.Southampton
17.Brighton
18.Watford
19.Cardiff City
20.Huddersfield Town
***** Aston Villa, Stoke City, and Middlesbrough are who I predict to come up from the Championship
I also predict City will win it again. The best got better with additions such as Riyad Mahrez.
Losing Mahrez indeed will take Leicester down some or at least it should.
Huddersfield has essentially the same team that barely stayed up last season. How they will do it again this year, I have no idea.
Bournemouth keeps surprising everyone, and I think they will easily stay up again this season. Top 10 is not even out of the question.
On paper Everton should be better, but I don't know why they continually underperform.
Also, the season started today for those in the Championship and the other lower leagues.
Brentford will likely be top of the table in the Championship after the first week as they thrashed Rotherham 5-1.
Also wins today for Preston, Bolton, Wigan and Swansea.
Man city hammered Chelsea today. 2-0.
In the Bundesliga I support FC Kaiserslautern, which has been close several times in recent years but couldn't make it back to the top flight. Huge club with a great stadium and a large American military following.
FCK therefore are the Derby County of the German League. I am pulling for both to win promotion but am checking my hopes at the door.
Kaiserslautern were one of the big players when German football first came to my attention in the mid 70s.
It is true they have fallen on hard times, in fact last season they were relegated from the 2.Bundesliga. Therefore they will have to earn two promotions to get back to 1.Bundesliga,
I know they are known to have some knucklehead fans that most Brits don't like them as a fan base, but I am hoping Leeds United can make their way up soon to the Premier League. I watched most of their match against Stoke today and their atmosphere at Elland Road puts most in the EPL to shame. That place was sold out and rocking in their first match today. The 3-1 win didn't even put it into perspective of the beat down they put on Stoke. By the atmosphere you would have thought they were playing for a trophy. They sure have some loyal fans in Leeds.
Jose Mourinho will be fired from Man U after this year.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 06, 2018, 06:22:31 am
Jose Mourinho will be fired from Man U after this year.
Yes, especially if Liverpool, Man City, and either Tottenham, Chelsea, or Arsenal sit in front of them. I think Man U finishes 4th at best this season and people in Manchester are getting sick of him.
I would take him back.
Woah, Everton may have improved by leaps and bounds, signing not one, not two, but three Barcelona players in the transfer window.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 09, 2018, 05:48:48 pm
Woah, Everton may have improved by leaps and bounds, signing not one, not two, but three Barcelona players in the transfer window.
I hope that works well for them.... The EPL is just better when Everton is competing near the top 5 in the league. The 3 places I like watching a match more than any other in the Premier League is Anfield, Saint James Park, and then Goodison Park when Everton is playing at home. I just like the atmospheres there and the look of the stadium overall.
Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City
Couldn't think of a worse way for the Premier League to open than with a Man U win. :-X
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 10, 2018, 04:04:08 pm
Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City
Couldn't think of a worse way for the Premier League to open than with a Man U win. :-X
Amen.
Chelsea was sluggish for an opening match. But the sealed the win with a 3-0 win.
THE WOLVES are back baby!
The wolves!!!! 1-1 at half.
Chelsea will be just fine this year. I know Huddersfield Town may be a relegation team at the end of the year, but Chelsea did not even play well and controlled that match. It could have been worse easily had Chelsea been clicking. I think they may get into that top 4 and as high as 3rd if they stay healthy and mesh as the season progresses. Everton was dominating that match until that horrible red card they got. Then Wolves sink the free kick off the red card and now carry all the momentum into the half. Everton may end up throwing the match in a flash. We will see if they can bounce back.
I like Kante getting to play a little more aggressively forward in the attack.... And man did anyone else notice David Luiz had gained some weight haha. Soccer players are so fit that 10 to 12 pounds can look like someone gained 30 compared to on a normal, everyday person cause we are so used to seeing them so fit its shocking when they gain any weight whatsoever. I know he didn't play a lot of matches at the end of last season and nothing in the summer so I am sure he will drop down some as the season goes on but man that jumped out to me.
The player transfer I saw the most criticism from the pundits was Richarlison to Everton because of the high price Everton paid. So far 2 brilliant goals from him and shushing the pundits in the process at least for today.... 2-1 Everton with 20 minutes left. The young man is only 21 too. Everton must have saw the potential in him.
Quote from: beach bum on August 11, 2018, 12:35:23 pm
I like Kante getting to play a little more aggressively forward in the attack.... And man did anyone else notice David Luiz had gained some weight haha. Soccer players are so fit that 10 to 12 pounds can look like someone gained 30 compared to on a normal, everyday person cause we are so used to seeing them so fit its shocking when they gain any weight whatsoever. I know he didn't play a lot of matches at the end of last season and nothing in the summer so I am sure he will drop down some as the season goes on but man that jumped out to me.
Surprisingly, David played one of his best defensive games he has played in a long time.
Wolves-Everton was a very entertaining match and 2-2 was the result that was deserved. These look to be two exciting teams to watch.
One of the pundits has Wolves tapped to finish 8th.
Arsenal.
LOL.
- Man City back at it again today at the expense of the new regime Arsenal
- I know Liverpool is extremely young at left and right back plus Lovren being hit or miss at center back..... But my word is the addition of Keita such a big thing for them. No one in attack even sniffs that talent they have now overall going forward in the attack. Will they be able to hold with that back line for a 38 match slate I am still not sure. I think people that dog soccer should watch Liverpool. I was on the edge of my seat all match watching and waiting for the goals to come in with that aggressive pressing style.
- Burnley had its usual snooze fest in a 0-0 at Southampton but they seem to always pick up just enough points from here and there the last few seasons
Quote from: AirWarren on August 12, 2018, 01:51:46 pm
Arsenal.
LOL.
We lost 3-0 at home to Man City last season. 2-0 yesterday.
Next year, it will be 1-0. We'll hold them to a 0-0 draw the year after that. And finally, the year after that, win 1-0.
-Newcastle mess up possible 3 points with a saved PK by the Cardiff in the final minutes for a 0-0 draw
-Bournemouth is 6 for 6 on points, what a start for them at the expense of West Ham today
-Arsenal looks horrible in defense, and can't finish a chance in which Chelsea have made them pay with 2 goals early and holding on 2-0 at Stamford Bridge
As soon as I finish typing Arsenal bangs one in to make it 2-1 in the 37th minute.... I could barely watch a Chelsea match last year with the style they were playing, but this wide open style brought by Sarri is fun to watch especially when they are playing another team that wants to play up and down as well with them and not sit in a low block.
My word 2-2 now :o ... People that claim soccer is "boring" need to watch a match like this.
Quote from: beach bum on August 18, 2018, 12:12:36 pm
My word 2-2 now :o ... People that claim soccer is "boring" need to watch a match like this.
Alonso!!!!!!!! Seals it for Chelsea!!!!!!!!
3-2 over Arsenal(spit)!
Brighton are absolutely thrashing Man Utd. 3-1 at the half and it could well have been 4 or 5.
MU's defense, to borrow a British term, is shambolic.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 19, 2018, 10:51:51 am
Brighton are absolutely thrashing Man Utd. 3-1 at the half and it could well have been 4 or 5.
MU's defense, to borrow a British term, is shambolic.
I love it....
MAN U. Lol.
Chelsea wins again. 2-1 over Newcastle.
Chelsea has been fun to watch.... Them, Liverpool, and shockingly Watford the only 3 clubs with all 9 points. That's the biggest deal for Watford cause when you get 9 points to start the year huge for them to have that cushion in a potential relegation scrap if they got in one. It's a lot easier to hit that 40 point mark in a season when you almost have double digit points and August isn't over yet. Good for the Hornets!
Manchester United ;D ;D
Quote from: beach bum on August 27, 2018, 03:41:05 pm
Manchester United ;D ;D
Jose living on borrowed time.
Here's how the Top 5 levels of English football look after the first month of the season:
Premier League:
-Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, and Watford at the top, undefeated, with 9 points. Liverpool owns the #1 spot due to goal differential. Tottenham and Watford meet next week.
-Relegation spots are held by Burnley and Huddersfield Town (on goal differential) with one point. Newcastle United and Southampton also have 1 point, but a superior goal differential to Burnley and Huddersfield. The other relegated club is West Ham United. West Ham is the ONLY club in the top 5 levels that has not recorded at least one point at this stage in the season.
League Championship:
-Leeds United and Middlesbrough top the table with 13 points and hold the two auto-promotion spots. Leeds and Middlesbrough meet next week. The 4 other clubs that would battle for promotion in the playoffs would be Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, and Derby County.
-Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, and Ipswich Town are currently in the relegation zone.
League One:
-Peterborough United hold the table lead with 15 points. Sunderland is second with 13. These two clubs hold the auto-promotion spots. The teams that would battle for promotion in the playoffs are Portsmouth, Walsall, Barnsley, and Fleetwood Town.
-Burton Albion, Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town, and Plymouth Argyle are currently in the relegation zone.
League Two:
-Lincoln City sits atop the table with 13 points. Second is Milton Keynes Dons with 11 and third is Exeter City with 10. These three clubs holds the auto-promotion spots. The teams that would battle in the playoffs for the fourth promotion spot are Carlisle United, Newport County, Colchester United, and Yeovil Town.
-Mansfield Town and Notts County are in the relegation zone.
National League:
-Halifax sits atop the table in the lone auto-promotion spot with 15 points. The clubs battling for the other promotion spot in the playoffs would be Wrexham, AFC Fylde, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Ebbsfleet United, and Solihull Moors.
-Havant & Waterlooville, Dover, Braintree Town, and Dagenham & Redbridge sit in the relegation zone.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 27, 2018, 03:49:43 pm
Jose living on borrowed time.
If this is Man U moving forward this season it will be bad for them.... I am talking 5th-7th place. Plus, I think the Champions League draw is Thursday? I may be wrong with that. If they get in a more difficult group in the Champions League in no way can they score enough goals to even get out of the group stage.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 27, 2018, 08:28:50 pm
Here's how the Top 5 levels of English football look after the first month of the season:
Premier League:
-Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, and Watford at the top, undefeated, with 9 points. Liverpool owns the #1 spot due to goal differential. Tottenham and Watford meet next week.
-Relegation spots are held by Burnley and Huddersfield Town (on goal differential) with one point. Newcastle United and Southampton also have 1 point, but a superior goal differential to Burnley and Huddersfield. The other relegated club is West Ham United. West Ham is the ONLY club in the top 5 levels that has not recorded at least one point at this stage in the season.
League Championship:
-Leeds United and Middlesbrough top the table with 13 points and hold the two auto-promotion spots. Leeds and Middlesbrough meet next week. The 4 other clubs that would battle for promotion in the playoffs would be Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, and Derby County.
-Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, and Ipswich Town are currently in the relegation zone.
League One:
-Peterborough United hold the table lead with 15 points. Sunderland is second with 13. These two clubs hold the auto-promotion spots. The teams that would battle for promotion in the playoffs are Portsmouth, Walsall, Barnsley, and Fleetwood Town.
-Burton Albion, Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town, and Plymouth Argyle are currently in the relegation zone.
League Two:
-Lincoln City sits atop the table with 13 points. Second is Milton Keynes Dons with 11 and third is Exeter City with 10. These three clubs holds the auto-promotion spots. The teams that would battle in the playoffs for the fourth promotion spot are Carlisle United, Newport County, Colchester United, and Yeovil Town.
-Mansfield Town and Notts County are in the relegation zone.
National League:
-Halifax sits atop the table in the lone auto-promotion spot with 15 points. The clubs battling for the other promotion spot in the playoffs would be Wrexham, AFC Fylde, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Ebbsfleet United, and Solihull Moors.
-Havant & Waterlooville, Dover, Braintree Town, and Dagenham & Redbridge sit in the relegation zone.
-Leeds playing at Elland Road is such a great atmosphere in English football, I will be watching when them and Middlesbrough play there Friday in 1st vs 2nd in the Championship currently battle it out
-If Sunderland can not get back up to the Championship that is horrible. They are the only team in League One getting parachute payments from the EPL and should have a way better roster than the others in League One
- And you have to love Lincoln City slowing pegging their way up the ranks
Chelsea continues with their good start.
2-0 win over Bournemouth.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 01, 2018, 11:26:32 am
Chelsea continues with their good start.
2-0 win over Bournemouth.
He isn't a glamour guy, but I think Pedro may be becoming my facorite Chelsea player! Liverpool and Chelsea sitting a top with 12 out of 12 points.
Quote from: beach bum on August 27, 2018, 08:45:54 pm
-Leeds playing at Elland Road is such a great atmosphere in English football, I will be watching when them and Middlesbrough play there Friday in 1st vs 2nd in the Championship currently battle it out
-If Sunderland can not get back up to the Championship that is horrible. They are the only team in League One getting parachute payments from the EPL and should have a way better roster than the others in League One
- And you have to love Lincoln City slowing pegging their way up the ranks
Naturally, the battle for spot numero uno ended in a nil-nil draw.
Quote from: beach bum on August 27, 2018, 08:45:54 pm
-Leeds playing at Elland Road is such a great atmosphere in English football, I will be watching when them and Middlesbrough play there Friday in 1st vs 2nd in the Championship currently battle it out
-If Sunderland can not get back up to the Championship that is horrible. They are the only team in League One getting parachute payments from the EPL and should have a way better roster than the others in League One
- And you have to love Lincoln City slowing pegging their way up the ranks
I am so proud to see Havant & Waterlooville up in the National League. That said, they need to start getting results.
Quote from: beach bum on September 01, 2018, 12:03:15 pm
He isn't a glamour guy, but I think Pedro may be becoming my facorite Chelsea player! Liverpool and Chelsea sitting a top with 12 out of 12 points.
We will be at Epcot in October.
Will be buying a Chelsea jersey in England.
USMNT has a ways to go still in big boy competition. Down 2-0 to Brazil.
USMNT beats Mexico 1-0 LOL.
Not the best match and red card on Mexico helps, but we still have a way to go.
ALWAYS GREAT TO BEAT MEJICO in soccer though.
Get this rivalry going a little bit. Got in the south of the border's heads a little bit. An ode to Bradley, if you will.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/miazga-taunts-mexico-as-usmnt-grow-up/ar-BBNe9qX
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Miazga is going to get harrased like crazy the first time he plays in Mexico City haha
Quote from: beach bum on September 12, 2018, 02:36:35 pm
Miazga is going to get harrased like crazy the first time he plays in Mexico City haha
He is a Premiere league guy. I'm sure those drunk Englishmen foul mouths can match Azteca haha.
I love it. That game needed some juice to it.
-Bournemouth looking strong pounding in 4 goals against Leicester City
-Newcastle have played the toughest fixtures so far and have only a point to show for it after another loss v Arsenal
-Man City in complete control today against Fulham
-Liverpool over Tottenham, got to love that
-With Jorginho and Kante dominating in the midfield in this new exciting system it has freed up Hazard to do his thing and he may just become a 25 goal guy at Chelsea
Quote from: beach bum on September 15, 2018, 10:59:58 am
-Bournemouth looking strong pounding in 4 goals against Leicester City
-Newcastle have played the toughest fixtures so far and have only a point to show for it after another loss v Arsenal
-Man City in complete control today against Fulham
-Liverpool over Tottenham, got to love that
-With Jorginho and Kante dominating in the midfield in this new exciting system it has freed up Hazard to do his thing and he may just become a 25 goal guy at Chelsea
This new offense looks GREAT!!!
We are going to Epcot next month. Taking my wife and baby girl to Disney. I will be swinging by "England" to pick up a Chelsea football jersey :D
Quote from: AirWarren on September 15, 2018, 11:58:26 am
This new offense looks GREAT!!!
We are going to Epcot next month. Taking my wife and baby girl to Disney. I will be swinging by "England" to pick up a Chelsea football jersey :D
That is going to be an awesome trip... I absolutely love Orlando and that is the perfect time of year to go if you are going to be outside a lot like that. Typically October is when it stops being oppressively hot down there. Still warm, but much more comfortable. Usually the summer rainy season starts to fade about that time of year too. Orlando is a soccer city for sure too. I have been to that ESPN complex there as well and the soccer & baseball facilities that they have down there are so nice.
Quote from: beach bum on September 15, 2018, 12:17:12 pm
That is going to be an awesome trip... I absolutely love Orlando and that is the perfect time of year to go if you are going to be outside a lot like that. Typically October is when it stops being oppressively hot down there. Still warm, but much more comfortable. Usually the summer rainy season starts to fade about that time of year too. Orlando is a soccer city for sure too. I have been to that ESPN complex there as well and the soccer & baseball facilities that they have down there are so nice.
My wife and I have been. My daughter is 9 and she is ecstatic. First time. I've been in February and November. Hopefully October is like November.
Chelsea takes out LIVERPOOL! 2-1
Hazard. Brilliant.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VjPjE9_dnPA
Quote from: AirWarren on September 26, 2018, 09:35:41 pm
Chelsea takes out LIVERPOOL! 2-1
Hazard. Brilliant.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VjPjE9_dnPA
That commentator is one of my favourites... I wish we got Sky Sports here in the States so I could listen to his matches he calls all the time. His calls are brilliant and their sound quality of the stadium is amazing on Sky.
This sport can be cruel sometimes.... Chelsea holds the lead and Liverpool attack in check all match. Then Sturridge subs in late and pulls out a moment of magic to end it in a draw. That shot was insane the bend and dip he put on it.
Blah!!!!
Got my Chelsea jersey.
I saw tons of people wearing soccer jerseys in at WDW. Of note, USA, Cardiff city, Manchester United, man city, Portugal, Real Madrid, Chelsea, and possibly my favorite jersey sighting....Wolverhampton.
Chelsea got their 1-0 win today too.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 04, 2018, 10:43:45 pm
Got my Chelsea jersey.
I saw tons of people wearing soccer jerseys in at WDW. Of note, USA, Cardiff city, Manchester United, man city, Portugal, Real Madrid, Chelsea, and possibly my favorite jersey sighting....Wolverhampton.
Chelsea got their 1-0 win today too.
The current Chelsea jerseys are my absolute favorite they've ever had. I got an Orlando City jersey last time I was down there about 9 months ago. I may be road tripping to Atlanta soon and I'll have to snag an ATL United jersey when there.
Quote from: beach bum on October 05, 2018, 01:57:47 pm
The current Chelsea jerseys are my absolute favorite they've ever had. I got an Orlando City jersey last time I was down there about 9 months ago. I may be road tripping to Atlanta soon and I'll have to snag an ATL United jersey when there.
Tons of Orlando city purple too. I also saw a guy with an ohio state buckeyes hat on but he was wearing an ATL United jersey. Crazy.
Any of y'all pay attention to Women's Soccer? Just asking cause noticed today that The Lady Razorback soccer team is 11-2-2 and has beat some highly ranked teams..
Quote from: HorseFeathers on October 05, 2018, 11:05:54 pm
Any of y'all pay attention to Women's Soccer? Just asking cause noticed today that The Lady Razorback soccer team is 11-2-2 and has beat some highly ranked teams..
Of course! Other than the Premier League, I actually watch more women's soccer than men's. As a girls soccer coach, it gives me a better look and feel to the game than watching the men plan.
Quote from: HorseFeathers on October 05, 2018, 11:05:54 pm
Any of y'all pay attention to Women's Soccer? Just asking cause noticed today that The Lady Razorback soccer team is 11-2-2 and has beat some highly ranked teams..
The SEC is becoming a pretty formidable women's soccer league to go along with the usual power players in the Pac 12 and ACC. What's crazy is their best player tore their ACL a few matches back and they are still rolling without her. I have went to 2 matches this year and have caught a couple the last few years and these are some athletic girls across the board. Our coach has made this program respectable when it used to be a joke. He finally has speed out there on the field. They were always gritty defensively, but now its the whole package.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 06, 2018, 10:22:40 am
Of course! Other than the Premier League, I actually watch more women's soccer than men's. As a girls soccer coach, it gives me a better look and feel to the game than watching the men plan.
I might have more pace and athletic ability than them out there, but those ladies skill and technique could wipe the floor with me any day. I actually watch a NWSL match at least once a month. Nothing like seeing Providence Park in Portland packed out for a women's match. Got to love that soccer crazy city!
Manchester United score 3 goals in the last 20 minutes to crush Newcastle's hope after the Magpies led 2-0 all match.... If Newcastle end up relegated by a matter of a point or two they will remember today's match and the lost 3 points they could have had.
Chelsea beats Southampton 3-0 today.
Chelsea, man city, and Liverpool all at the top of the table with 20 points.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 07, 2018, 05:00:13 pm
Chelsea beats Southampton 3-0 today.
Chelsea, man city, and Liverpool all at the top of the table with 20 points.
I think its going to take all season to sort those three out.
Quote from: beach bum on October 07, 2018, 07:45:48 pm
I think its going to take all season to sort those three out.
I think it's going to be a dog fight the rest of the way.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 08, 2018, 10:06:45 am
I think it's going to be a dog fight the rest of the way.
Even though I follow and root for Liverpool the most I am going to predict they finish 3rd out of those three, Man City 2nd, and I do not think we have even seen the best from Chelsea with Sarri's system so I think they can win it. Liverpool does so well in two match aggregate format in the Champions League cause the way they play. In a two match playoff you know in one of those matches they are going to blast 3 or 4 goals in and win by 2 or 3 goals which creates them the cushion they need in the other leg where they can draw or even lose by 1 goal and still advance on total aggregate. In the EPL season 3 points is 3 points whether you win by 1 or win by 4.... That's why I don't think Liverpool can grind out the 38 match season like Man City or Chelsea. They're two different animals the domestic season and European competitions.
Quote from: beach bum on October 08, 2018, 03:03:20 pm
Even though I follow and root for Liverpool the most I am going to predict they finish 3rd out of those three, Man City 2nd, and I do not think we have even seen the best from Chelsea with Sarri's system so I think they can win it. Liverpool does so well in two match aggregate format in the Champions League cause the way they play. In a two match playoff you know in one of those matches they are going to blast 3 or 4 goals in and win by 2 or 3 goals which creates them the cushion they need in the other leg where they can draw or even lose by 1 goal and still advance on total aggregate. In the EPL season 3 points is 3 points whether you win by 1 or win by 4.... That's why I don't think Liverpool can grind out the 38 match season like Man City or Chelsea. They're two different animals the domestic season and European competitions.
Sarri is like soccer's version of Mike Leach. Leach didn't play college ball or pro ball but has produced some of the most potent offenses in NCAA history. Sarri, who never played professional soccer, has produced some "fun and gun" attack soccer in his coaching history. He and leach are so similar in their paths.
Iceland up 2-0 on France in the 60th minute and this match is in France.... France is also playing the majority of its top 11 which makes this even more impressive.
Chelsea equalized with 8 seconds left in stoppage time! Wow.
2-2
Quote from: AirWarren on October 20, 2018, 08:42:45 am
Chelsea equalized with 8 seconds left in stoppage time! Wow.
2-2
Mourinho went nuts to afterward.... I loved it.
Quote from: beach bum on October 20, 2018, 10:09:34 am
Mourinho went nuts to afterward.... I loved it.
Lol. Poor Jose.
Amazing equalizer by Barkley. Amazing match.
What a way to break in my New Jersey lol.
3 in a row for Everton! That has them up to 8th in the table.
And who shall I say is in 6th? The mighty Cherries of Bournemouth! What a run they are having this season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 22, 2018, 06:41:39 am
3 in a row for Everton! That has them up to 8th in the table.
And who shall I say is in 6th? The mighty Cherries of Bournemouth! What a run they are having this season.
Love watching Bournemouth counter with their speed they have.... Sigurdsson has been on a roll now that he is 100% healthy which he struggled physically at the end of season a year ago. Absolutely love watching Gylfi score some crackers of goals lately.
Arsenal looks so much better this season. In their 3-1 win over Leicester City today every goal they scored was just brilliant team soccer. They are quite pleasing to the eye to watch this season under their new system. That 3rd goal they scored today was every coaches dream to see. Every pass and run was incredible. They really are in the mix for 4th and the last Champions League spot if they can beat out the likes of Tottenham & possibly Manchester United or Everton who think they may have a claim to the last Champions League spot cause I think we know Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea are getting 1st through 3rd.
Chelsea hammers Burnley 4-0.
2-2 this week so far with my teams. Warren wins and so does Chelsea. Miami and the hogs looked miserable.
Go blues!!!!!!!
Chelsea beats Frank Lampard's Derby squad 3-2.
Chelsea continues to roll.
Chelsea takes out crystal palace today. 3-1
Quote from: AirWarren on November 04, 2018, 06:53:42 pm
Chelsea takes out crystal palace today. 3-1
Hanging right there in the thick of things is Chelsea..... Extra matches will be played in December and early January. We'll see if anyone separates then.
The Lady Backs host the Lady Trojans of Little Rock in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Friday evening. Pretty cool that they are playing!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 07, 2018, 10:42:25 pm
The Lady Backs host the Lady Trojans of Little Rock in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Friday evening. Pretty cool that they are playing!
I will be there ... its crazy to think its one of the only times the Razorbacks have competed with an in-state school in any sport men or women. I keep meaning to see how many in state players UALR has cause the Razorbacks do not have a whole lot actually. Coach Hale uses the Tulsa area and Texas as his pipeline it seems. But I imagine UALR has a good bit of players who played high school in state.
If I'm looking at the right roster UALR has none from arkansas....and many from Iceland and Germany
Quote from: HorseFeathers on November 08, 2018, 05:42:46 am
If I'm looking at the right roster UALR has none from arkansas....and many from Iceland and Germany
That is crazy to not have one from the state. I guess that is good for the Hogs since none of those girls will have that chip on their shoulder as much.... And I am seeing so many players from Iceland this year. Unbelievable considering their small population. Such a high % of good players coming from Iceland men's and women's. I know about 25-30 years ago I was reading an article they started putting full size, indoor fields throughout the whole country so people could play year round when the horrible winter weather came in and they had basically no sunlight. I guess that infrastructure investment paid dividends for their soccer.
Chelsea advanced to round of 32 in Europa play with 1-0 win over BATE.
Quote from: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 11:52:08 pm
I will be there ... its crazy to think its one of the only times the Razorbacks have competed with an in-state school in any sport men or women. I keep meaning to see how many in state players UALR has cause the Razorbacks do not have a whole lot actually. Coach Hale uses the Tulsa area and Texas as his pipeline it seems. But I imagine UALR has a good bit of players who played high school in state.
This is great for soccer in the state of Arkansas.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 08, 2018, 01:49:26 pm
This is great for soccer in the state of Arkansas.
I think had the weather not turned so cold a big crowd would have been there.
Btw, Chelsea just keeps winning. They're the only club in Europe's Big 5 leagues to not lose yet. They won again today in the Europa League which is huge cause it locked up first with 2 matches left in the group. Now, they can play reserve players the last 2 Europa League matches and rest everyone headed into the cluster of EPL matches in December in January.
Expected this result...
Lady Backs 5, Lady Trojans 0. Not yet halftime.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 09, 2018, 07:53:03 pm
Expected this result...
Lady Backs 5, Lady Trojans 0. Not yet halftime.
I was amazed how many came out in the cold for this.... Arkansas just had too many athletes for UALR. A lot of people came up to root for the Trojans and that was nice to see though I really think the Hogs can win in the round of 32. After that is where it will get tough.
Everton and Chelsea 0-0.
Things got a tad heated evidently. Didn't get to catch the end.
How many times has Brad Guzan put us in a bind? Combined with youth....good grief.
2-0 now England over USA. I swear.
Sterling.....rooney.....KANE.....Walker......on the bench right now.
Just stars everywhere on that England Roster. The younglings are taking it to us.
Embarrassed and outclassed in London at Wembley Stadium. We need to find a manager quick....and I am hoping it isn't some lame duck manager either.
Need to find a dang GK too. Guzan is just not the answer.
That was such a bad performance all around
I know its just one match and they had to lose at some point.... But wow Tottenham is spanking Chelsea
Quote from: beach bum on November 24, 2018, 12:46:37 pm
I know its just one match and they had to lose at some point.... But wow Tottenham is spanking Chelsea
It wasn't even close either. Goodness.
This Sunday is filled with local derbies too including Chelsea involved in one cause in reality Fulham is their real true derby even though Chelsea has some other London derbies.... Here is Sunday's slate.
Chelsea @ Fulham - Stamford Bridge to Craven Cottage ( 1.4 miles)
Everton @ Liverpool - Goodison Park to Anfield (0.8 miles)
Tottenham @ Arsenal - White Hart Lane IF THEY WILL EVER FINISH THE NEW ONE to The Emirates ( 4.3 miles)
Europa league.
Chelsea wins 4-0 over Paok today.
Giroud leads the scoring with 2 goals.
Atlanta United vs Portland Timbers for MLS CUP.
HAVE TO SAY. Atlanta United in its second year in the MLS playing for the cup is impressive. And an indictment of the growth of soccer in the southeast.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 29, 2018, 07:12:02 pm
Europa league.
Chelsea wins 4-0 over Paok today.
Giroud leads the scoring with 2 goals.
What's crazy is there is a decent chance Tottenham and Liverpool may join Chelsea & Arsenal in the Europa League. Spurs have to win @ Barcelona or they drop to the Europa League as well as Liverpool need to beat Napoli by 2 goals at Anfield or they are out of the Champions League too. Talk about a loaded potential Europa League.
And the Mercedes Benz dome in ATL will be rocking for the MLS Cup
Chelsea beats Fulham 2-0.
-Chelsea takes care of business with the clean sheet
- Anyone else see the finish to Liverpool v Everton? Liverpool was lucky to win that at the end
-Can't believe I am saying this, but wow is Arsenal exciting to watch again
Chelsea takes an early lead against the wolves.
1-0 in the 43rd.
The wolves stun Chelsea 2-1.
Wow. Just when Tottenham loses and Chelsea takes the third spot. This happens.
Since I began following AFC Bournemouth, their current ranking of 7th is the highest they've ranked in the table. It's way more fun watching soccer when the team is playing well!
The draws for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup are complete.
Group A: France, Norway, Korea Republic, Nigeria
Group B: Germany, Spain, China, South Africa
Group C: Australia, Brazil, Italy, Jamaica
Group D: England, Japan, Scotland, Argentina
Group E: Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Cameroon
Group F: United States, Sweden, Thailand, Chile
Quote from: Longfellow on December 07, 2018, 12:15:27 pm
Since I began following AFC Bournemouth, their current ranking of 7th is the highest they've ranked in the table. It's way more fun watching soccer when the team is playing well!
I am afraid if Bournemouth finish about where they are at the end they will lose their manager.... He is a Bournemouth guy through and through, but eventually he will be drawn by the money & bigger clubs.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 08, 2018, 12:08:23 pm
The draws for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup are complete.
Group A: France, Norway, Korea Republic, Nigeria
Group B: Germany, Spain, China, South Africa
Group C: Australia, Brazil, Italy, Jamaica
Group D: England, Japan, Scotland, Argentina
Group E: Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Cameroon
Group F: United States, Sweden, Thailand, Chile
Why would they do that and put us in a group with our kryptonite.... the Swedes ;D
-Manchester United with its best match so far scoring 4 on lowly bottom table Fulham
-Mo Salah with the hat trick in a Liverpool win
- Arsenal barely get 3 points against Huddersfield
-West Ham stringing wins together to get way away from the relegation zone
-Cardiff get a huge win to stay barely out of relegation zone
-Chelsea with a halftime 1-0 lead on Man City currently.
Quote from: beach bum on December 08, 2018, 12:28:38 pm
-Manchester United with its best match so far scoring 4 on lowly bottom table Fulham
-Mo Salah with the hat trick in a Liverpool win
- Arsenal barely get 3 points against Huddersfield
-West Ham stringing wins together to get way away from the relegation zone
-Cardiff get a huge win to stay barely out of relegation zone
-Chelsea with a halftime 1-0 lead on Man City currently.
I'll take 3 anyway we can get them 8)
Chelsea takes our man city 2-0!!
Blue is the colour!!!!!
Liverpool and Tottenham stay in their Champions League by the skin of their teeth yesterday so all 4 EPL teams move on to the round of 16
Arsenal and Chelsea play Thursday in the Europa League, but just like they should they have cake walked through their groups and make it to the knockout legs too
The draw for both is on Friday and can not wait for the interesting match ups.... In the Europa League I would love to see Chelsea or Arsenal draw one of the Scottish clubs in Celtic or Rangers. It would make for an electric atmosphere.
Chelsea beats Brighton 2-1 today.
Jose Mourinho is fired as coach for Manchester United.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 18, 2018, 07:57:11 am
Jose Mourinho is fired as coach for Manchester United.
I hope they hire Zidane and he headbutts a reporter
Quote from: Longfellow on December 19, 2018, 11:51:44 am
I hope they hire Zidane and he headbutts a reporter
Hear conte is in the running.
As is the spurs coach.
Yea I was reading last night about the Spurs head man being the front runner
Chelsea beats Bournemouth 1-0.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 19, 2018, 07:36:59 pm
Chelsea beats Bournemouth 1-0.
On to the semifinals in the Carabao Cup vs Tottenham which is 2 legs and not just one match. Man City was the lucky one who drew Burton Albion who has made it amazingly to the semifinals and they are in League One this season. Between the congested number of EPL fixtures this month, the Europa League, Carabao Cup now, and the start of the FA Cup on January 5th you will have ample chances to see Chelsea play that's for sure. They got an easy round of 32 draw in the Europa League so they should coast through that.
Quote from: Longfellow on December 19, 2018, 12:26:07 pm
Yea I was reading last night about the Spurs head man being the front runner
I think the money will lure him as loyal as he has been to them.... Money talks for sure.
Anyone else noticed with American soccer that the United Soccer League here in the States keeps making a push to get into a lot of those "mid sized" markets. They even added a club in Memphis of all places. Them along with Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin, Birmingham AL, Hartford CT, and a club based on the outskirts of Washington DC were added.
They even have a structure of the top league, second division, and third division. I know the teams in Sacramento & Louisville have solid attendance. I like that some of these smaller markets are getting some soccer at least and maybe more of them will start getting 10K plus to start showing up on a nightly basis like the two cities above.
I want USL to grow cause if MLS stays on the path it stays growing and USL can bring in 10 to 15 more legitimate markets then who knows maybe in 20 years we have our own promotion and relegation.
Crystal Palace just took a 2-1 lead at Man City on an unbelievable Townsend goal.... It's such an unbelievable goal you got to see it some time for sure.
What an utterly strange day so far.... So many clubs getting 3 points on the road.
-Leicester go to Stamford Bridge and beat Chelsea
-Man City lose to Palace at the Ethiad
-Watford & Southampton get 3 points on the road as well
-Arsenal & Bournemouth take care of business at home
-Newcastle and Fulham in a 0-0 snoozefest (someone get Rafa some players up in Newcastle)
Quote from: beach bum on December 22, 2018, 09:38:36 am
Crystal Palace just took a 2-1 lead at Man City on an unbelievable Townsend goal.... It's such an unbelievable goal you got to see it some time for sure.
You can give him Goal of the Year right now. As the Brits say, an absolute pearler.
Chelsea and Man city shocked.
Good grief what a Wild year.
Man U sacks Jose and all it takes is one match for them to look fun and open in their style.... Fun half to watch.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 22, 2018, 11:24:48 am
You can give him Goal of the Year right now. As the Brits say, an absolute pearler.
Finally had a chance to watch it and wow! What an absolute gem of a shot
Chelsea beats watford 2-1.
Liverpool is now 6 points clear of the rest of the table!
Quote from: WPWells on December 27, 2018, 07:20:34 am
Liverpool is now 6 points clear of the rest of the table!
Gag.
Lol.
Inter Milan has to play two home matches without fans in attendance after fans were banned due to racial abuse toward Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 27, 2018, 02:05:26 pm
Inter Milan has to play two home matches without fans in attendance after fans were banned due to racial abuse toward Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly.
Soccer officials don't play.
If Liverpool can get 6 points in their next 2 matches it may be their title to take.... I am not sure they will though cause they have Arsenal at home then travel to Man City just days later. It's going to be tough for them to get all the points. If they could even get 4 points that would be incredible. The schedule gets pretty soft for them after that in the EPL
Christian Pulisic has been signed by Chelsea for 57 million reports are showing.... He will officially move this summer.
Also, in the MLS the Columbus Crew have been saved from what seemed like their incoming move to Austin, Texas. However the owners have the Cleveland Browns bought the club to save the Crew.
Liverpool and Arsenal living up to the hype.... Goals, goals, and more goals with it 3-1 Liverpool up just 33 minutes in
How about Wolves scoring 3 goals late in the match in quick succession to beat Tottenham at Wembley ;D
The title is Liverpool's to lose at this point.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 29, 2018, 01:24:40 pm
The title is Liverpool's to lose at this point.
A win at Man City in a few days and its over essentially. Even a draw would be great for Liverpool, but make it interesting down the stretch.
Quote from: beach bum on December 28, 2018, 07:31:35 pm
Christian Pulisic has been signed by Chelsea for 57 million reports are showing.... He will officially move this summer.
Also, in the MLS the Columbus Crew have been saved from what seemed like their incoming move to Austin, Texas. However the owners have the Cleveland Browns bought the club to save the Crew.
YES.
City beats Liverpool 2-1.
What a game.
FA Cup under way in the round of 64 this weekend with the Premier League teams finally involved
Fabregas played his last match in a Chelsea uniform, goes down as a club legend at the Bridge
Quote from: beach bum on January 05, 2019, 05:03:31 pm
FA Cup under way in the round of 64 this weekend with the Premier League teams finally involved
Fabregas played his last match in a Chelsea uniform, goes down as a club legend at the Bridge
Nice win against Nottingham forest.
Thank you Fabregas. Great career at Chelsea. Always been one of my favorites.
LCFC knocked out of FA cup by 4th tier team. Crazy!
Quote from: AirWarren on January 06, 2019, 01:35:30 pm
LCFC knocked out of FA cup by 4th tier team. Crazy!
All credit to Newport County. They just wanted it more.
PL side Fulham also go down, at home, to 4th tier Oldham Athletic on a goal in the 88th minute after Fulham had a 85th-minute penalty saved by the Owls' keeper.
And Sheffield United, 2nd I believe in the Championship, were eliminated (again at their home ground) by non-league side Barnet. The Bees made a 15th-minute goal stand up. The Blades' coach wouldn't let the team leave the stadium by the main entrance.
Big matchup with Chelsea and spurs tomorrow.
Chelsea loses to spurs earlier this week.
Chelsea beats Newcastle today 2-1.
Out of all the fan bases in the EPL you feel for Newcastle the most... Such a big and passionate fan base, but an owner who is cheap as it gets even though they on paper have the makings to be in European football some times. This should be a club in the top 7 area from time to time, but the owner holds them back.
David de Gea. Wow!!
Man city dismantled the wolves.
Petr Cech set to retire at seasons end. His UCL saves in penalty kicks against Bayern are one of my very first experiences with high level soccer fandom. It was amazing and it's when I fell in awe with Chelsea FC. If you've never seen it, YouTube the final 15 minutes of that Chelsea vs Bayern Munich Match. It's really fun. I equate it to Texas vs USC in 2005. Just great competition.
Harry Kane is also out until March. Big blow.
Just read that Austin is getting an MLS team
Quote from: Longfellow on January 15, 2019, 04:23:09 pm
Just read that Austin is getting an MLS team
Should fit in fine with the Austin crowd.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/news/austin-fc-join-mls-2021
-From my understanding the MLS is going to stop expansion for a while after they get to 28 and Austin FC does make it 27 starting for the 2021 season
-FC Cincinnati makes it 24 for this season starting in less than 2 months
-Inter Miami and Nashville SC next year in 2020 will have it at 26 until Austin FC joins the following year
-Besides Austin the rest of the teams they have recently added are all in the East so you would think the 28th team might be a market out West like Sacramento, Las Vegas, or Phoenix
I don't know if Vegas is the right move with the Oakland Raiders impending move, but Phoenix could be a nice little market for a team
I think it will only be a matter of time before Vegas is home to a team from each of the "Big Four." They have the Golden Knights and are getting the Raiders. I think they may look to get an expansion team (or a relocated team) in the NBA and MLB before the MLS. However, the easiest route to an expansion team is the MLS.
Morata is more than likely transferring from Chelsea. I would say that he won't be incredibly missed and he hasn't exactly fit in with English soccer. Looks to be headed to Atletico where he will join former Chelsea striker, Diego Costa.
It also appears that Gonzalo Higuain from AC Milan is about reunite with Sarri at Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 17, 2019, 01:35:58 pm
Morata is more than likely transferring from Chelsea. I would say that he won't be incredibly missed and he hasn't exactly fit in with English soccer. Looks to be headed to Atletico where he will join former Chelsea striker, Diego Costa.
It also appears that Gonzalo Higuain from AC Milan is about reunite with Sarri at Chelsea.
Not saying he is still near that level he was 2 or 3 years ago, but the last time he played for him he did break the Serie A record for goals in a season so you got to assume he still can get plenty of goals with what they did have in the past.
Quote from: beach bum on January 17, 2019, 03:49:40 pm
Not saying he is still near that level he was 2 or 3 years ago, but the last time he played for him he did break the Serie A record for goals in a season so you got to assume he still can get plenty of goals with what they did have in the past.
Think it was 35 goals?
I believe it was 1 per game practically which is bonkers....
I usually don't catch the 6:30 Saturday game, but randomly did today and I am glad I did. The first two matches on NBC Sports combined for 14 goals :o .... And right after this Chelsea vs Arsenal as the cherry on top
Wolves 4 Leicester 3
Liverpool 4 Crystal Palace 3
I caught the last few minutes of that Liverpool/Palace match and that was some of the most entertaining soccer I've seen in a while
Arsenal taking it to Chelsea. Today is a good day.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 19, 2019, 01:11:12 pm
Arsenal taking it to Chelsea. Today is a good day.
Embarrassing. I'm still sour over Diego costa. How in the heck do you allow such a talent to escape?
How about those wolves!
Tim Howard set to retire after this MLS season.
Truly one of the best. Always enjoyed he as an ambassador to our country and our sport.
I'll never forget watching him against Belgium. I hate not seeing him and Clint Dempsey playing for the USMNT
Got to watch Dempsey and Howard on the 4th of July this last summer when I was out in Denver for a Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids match. Dempsey subbed in at about the 70th minute and Howard was in goal. They may have only been shells of their old EPL days and 2012 WC days, but it was still nice to see them in person.
Anyone ever looking for a summer road trip idea I suggest that trip I took out to Denver this last July 4th. The Rapids always play on the 4th of July where its a sellout crowd with a great vibe followed by a firework show afterwards where they let the fans on the pitch to watch the fireworks on display.
Quote from: beach bum on January 22, 2019, 07:36:37 pm
Got to watch Dempsey and Howard on the 4th of July this last summer when I was out in Denver for a Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids match. Dempsey subbed in at about the 70th minute and Howard was in goal. They may have only been shells of their old EPL days and 2012 WC days, but it was still nice to see them in person.
Anyone ever looking for a summer road trip idea I suggest that trip I took out to Denver this last July 4th. The Rapids always play on the 4th of July where its a sellout crowd with a great vibe followed by a firework show afterwards where they let the fans on the pitch to watch the fireworks on display.
Sounds awesome.
Cardiff City forward, Emiliano Sala, is presumed dead after a plane he was reported to be on went missing on January 21st. After three days of searching, it has been called off by Guernsey police.
Tragic news.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 24, 2019, 12:11:00 pm
Cardiff City forward, Emiliano Sala, is presumed dead after a plane he was reported to be on went missing on January 21st. After three days of searching, it has been called off by Guernsey police.
Tragic news.
Awful news. This is what is terrifying to me about flying.
Chelsea and Spurs kick off in about 30 minutes. Caribou cup play I believe.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 24, 2019, 01:17:15 pm
Chelsea and Spurs kick off in about 30 minutes. Caribou cup play I believe.
Winner takes on Man City!! I'll take Spurs or Chelsea before City anyday!
LETS GO BLUES!
KANTE WITH THE GOAL!!!!!! 27th minute!
That was an amazing goal.
Aggregate goes 1-1 now.
HAZARD MAKES IT 2-0!!!!!
Chelsea takes the lead 2-1 in aggregate.
Chelsea 2-0 over spurs at half.
2-1 Chelsea. Lets go blues!
We are in PK.
Chelsea 3-2 right now . Dier misses for Spurs. Jorginho follows through to make it 3-2
Lucas Moura misses penalty kick for spurs.
David Luiz seals the deal!!!! Chelsea wins in PK 4-2 and advances to the final against Manchester City.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 24, 2019, 03:55:20 pm
Lucas Moura misses penalty kick for spurs.
David Luiz seals the deal!!!! Chelsea wins in PK 4-2 and advances to the final against Manchester City.
Best matchup we could have got with the 4 that were remaining for this week....
FA cup action today.
Arsenal and Manchester United currently in the 13th minute.
Alexis Sanchez makes it 1-0 Manchester United in the 31st minute.
Lingard makes it 2-0 MU in the 33rd minute.
Arsenal answers. Audameyang makes it 2-1 in the 43rd.
Halftime. 2-1 Manchester United.
Martial makes it 3-1 in the 82nd minute. 7 minutes of stoppage.
3-1. Man united. Final.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 25, 2019, 04:02:05 pm
3-1. Man united. Final.
Gunnar working magic.... They should let him stay for a while
Millwall 3 Everton 2 (That's with Everton playing a strong team you would see any EPL weekend)
AFC Wimbledon 4 West Ham 2 (The Dons scored 3 goals in 12 minute span near the middle of the match)
Is anyone else feeling a slight glimmer of hope for the USMNT? With Pulisic, Weah, and Tyler Adams, things kinda feel like they're trending upward
Quote from: Longfellow on January 27, 2019, 01:38:35 pm
Is anyone else feeling a slight glimmer of hope for the USMNT? With Pulisic, Weah, and Tyler Adams, things kinda feel like they're trending upward
Please baby Jesus....give us hope.
Chelsea up 3-0 today. We need those points.
Chelsea beats swansea 3-0.
I like that Weah went to Celtic.... It's 6 months with the option for 18 months if PSG does not take him back in the summer. I hope he stays 18 months cause he will get on field experience in the Champions League or Europa League next year.
Last non-league team in the FA Cup, Barnet, hosts Championship side Brentford in the FA Cup today.
Chelsea draws Manchester United in FA cup play.
Barnet was robbed. 1 of Brentford's goals was from a garbage penalty where the replay showed no contact whatsoever
Man U getting back to back FA Cup London trips is crazy
Quote from: beach bum on January 28, 2019, 04:47:50 pm
Barnet was robbed. 1 of Brentford's goals was from a garbage penalty where the replay showed no contact whatsoever
Man U getting back to back FA Cup London trips is crazy
Yes, Barnet was robbed. At least they responded with a cracker of a tying goal to force the replay.
Newcastle may have just won Liverpool the title today
Newcastle 2 Man City 1
Had to look at my screen about 3 times to make sure I read Bournemouth 4-0 over Chelsea... Wow
Also, Miguel Almiron, the attacking midfielder for Atlanta United moves for a decent fee to Newcastle. The MLS keeps growing little by little even if its baby steps. Arthur Blank in Atlanta is running that club right just two years in.
Quote from: beach bum on January 30, 2019, 08:31:32 pm
Had to look at my screen about 3 times to make sure I read Bournemouth 4-0 over Chelsea... Wow
Also, Miguel Almiron, the attacking midfielder for Atlanta United moves for a decent fee to Newcastle. The MLS keeps growing little by little even if its baby steps. Arthur Blank in Atlanta is running that club right just two years in.
Mourinho.
Diego.
Please come home.
Higuain!!!!!!! Chelsea 1-0!
Interested in seeing Pulisic's dynamic with the likes of Hazard, Jorginho, and Higuain. He has been our superhero American that we have hoped for to break into big time soccer in the world. I hope he comes in and just lights it up.
Hazard makes it 2-0 on penalty kick.
HAZARD in the 65th!
3-0
Oh my HIGUAIN.
OH MY.
4-0.
You soccer guys need to find that shot. Holy moly.
Wolves up 3-1 over Everton.
David Luiz with the header from a corner. Deflected off Huddersfield player. 5-0.
How about those wolves! Even with the antics of the black cat on the field! Ha
Poor Huddersfield, they're going down. Even Fulham all though unlikely you can pin the tiniest hope cause they score goals and could get hot late. Huddersfield got the bad luck of playing Chelsea right after the Blues loss to Bournemouth. Chelsea took it all out in that 5-0 thrashing just now.
How in the world does Bournemouth win 4-0 against Chelsea and then turn around to lose to Cardiff?
Quote from: Longfellow on February 02, 2019, 04:37:29 pm
How in the world does Bournemouth win 4-0 against Chelsea and then turn around to lose to Cardiff?
I think I saw where Bournemouth have the most staggering difference between points at home and the road... This week was certainly an example.
And I know us, Costa Rica, and Panama were all playing B teams this week.... But how about the new man in charge starting out with 3-0 over Panama and 2-0 over Costa Rica today. The midfield looks much more active in this new system we play.
Quote from: Longfellow on February 02, 2019, 04:37:29 pm
How in the world does Bournemouth win 4-0 against Chelsea and then turn around to lose to Cardiff?
Embarrassing loss to Bournemouth.
Boooooooooooooo
That's all
Man U vs Chelsea today.
Please Fire Sarri.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 18, 2019, 02:19:36 pm
Please Fire Sarri.
Mourinho is available and would love a second chance.
You loved him once you can love him again.
Wow...... the wheels are falling off at Chelsea. Man U will probably steal the last Champions League spot at this rate too after what looks like this FA Cup defeat unless a miracle is performed in the 2nd half.
MLS starts in 12 days... Here are my thoughts below to look out for in 2019. I love seeing some of the signings from teams. Slowly, but surely the MLS is getting a little bit better every few years.
-The obvious is will Atlanta United win back to back MLS Cups? Also, can they win Concacaf Champions League? I think they can be the first MLS club to do it
-FC Cincinnati begins play at Nippert Stadium waiting on their new ground to be built. Their attendance for a USL club was unmatched and they will bring great supporters to the MLS. They have made some good signings and I hope they are at least competitive in year one.
-Can Toronto FC bounce back from a pathetic season when the season before they pulled a treble
-Can Orlando City finally make a postseason after being the most underachieving club on a yearly basis
-Columbus kept their club.... Save the Crew worked. Will their fans show up in big numbers?
-Will the LA Galaxy get back into the postseason with Zlatan for a full season
-Same goes for DC United, can a whole year with Rooney put them in the top 3 in the East
-Look for Minnesota United to be one of the most improved clubs, I like the way they are headed
Quote from: WC-soccer dad on February 18, 2019, 02:27:22 pm
Mourinho is available and would love a second chance.
You loved him once you can love him again.
Bring back Jose.
Bring back Diego Costa.
Where do I send my 10$ check to start the funding, lol.
Much needed 3-0 win today for Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 21, 2019, 07:12:39 pm
Much needed 3-0 win today for Chelsea.
On to the round of 16.... i'll laugh if they draw Arsenal in the next round. Europa League seems to always do that drawing English teams early
Still do not think Sarri is the guy for the team and organization. I players are there....just don't respond to the coaching. I think getting rid of conte was a mistake. He was a good coach.
Burnley just went up 1-0 in the 57th over spurs.
Kane equalizes.
Burnley goes up 2-1! 83rd
Burnley wins. Wow.
Lol Tottenham.... Media always talks about them as a title chaser then they go bottle it at Turf Moor.
And I saw where Chelsea got a one year transfer ban. Honestly its probably a blessing in disguise for them. They'll probably get rid of Sarri after the year and get a more tactically tight minded manager defensively now. And they'll be forced to play some more of their young talent.
Man united and Liverpool in a battle.
Sigh.....
Chelsea FC is in utter disarray right now.
Newcastle United up 2-0 on Burnley in the 84th. Miguel Almirón has been a huge acquisition for Newcastle.
Go Newcastle.... Those 6 points in two matches may be the burst to give them breathing room to stay up.
And has anyone else watched "Sunderland til I Die" on Netflix? I literally watched all 8 episodes on my day off yesterday I liked it so much. Feel so sorry for those fans in Sunderland.
A professor of mine actually recommended that show a few weeks ago. Might have to check it out
Documentary really shows how American athletes and organization executives will never know the pressure of promotion/relegation and the financial ramifications of it to an organization and city. Here we get tanking instead lol
May have to check it out.
Come on you blues!! Beat spurs!!!
Son is a world class player....man.
Good half of soccer so far. Each team had two shots on goal that could have easily been scores. We will see if Chelsea's legs can hold up for another 45 plus.
CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEDRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 56th!!!! 1-0
Spurs gonna spur......
2-0 Chelsea 85th minute. On a huge error that results in an own goal.
FT. CHELSEA BEATS SPURS 2-0. WOW.
London IS STILL BLUE!
Tottenham lol....
And all the other big dogs won.... Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Man City. Again, Poor Spurs ;D
Quote from: AirWarren on February 27, 2019, 02:46:49 pm
Son is a world class player....man.
The only player for Tottenham who really appeals to me. Gives his all to them and you can tell he loves representing his country, South Korea.
Quote from: beach bum on February 27, 2019, 05:10:45 pm
The only player for Tottenham who really appeals to me. Gives his all to them and you can tell he loves representing his country, South Korea.
He's a really fun player. I get South Korea on FIFA so I can play with him
Chelsea looked like a Chelsea team yesterday. Let's hope we can finish out strong and play for the top 4.
Watching a little bit of Man U and Southampton, but I could only find the Spanish broadcast. Nothing better than when Lukaku scored that goal
And the Southampton goalkeeper just had a wild save. Dives the wrong way on the Pogba penalty kick but saves it with his foot
-Was hoping for a Southampton draw but did not happen
-Bournemouth made Man City work for it
-Zaha for Crystal Palace is easily the best player for a bottom half club as they dominate Burnley
-Kane was offsides on that penalty, Spurs were gifted a draw against Arsenal
-Wolves & Brighton win like they should for needed points
*** Yesterday I watched the entire Leeds United vs West Brom match in the Championship as Leeds wiped the floor with them winning 4-0..... I am so hoping Leeds get to the EPL. Their crowd at Elland Road puts pretty much all the EPL crowds to shame. Those fans never sit down all match and love their club.
Opening weekend of MLS today....
-Zlatan doing Zlatan things and gets the game winner late in the match as they beat Chicago Fire 2-1
-Anyone see that Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers match? I love how some Americans call soccer a "sissy sport". They're out there in like 10 degree weather in a snowstorm for 90 minutes in shorts and no beanie. A saw a couple guys not even wearing long sleeves. I like the cold in all, but that was a crazy 3-3 match.
Great early morning matchups today.
Chelsea up 2-1 against Fulham. 69th.
Chelsea pulls off a win. Late offside call negates an equalizer for Fulham. Chelsea pulls within 2 points of top 4.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 03, 2019, 10:04:26 am
Chelsea pulls off a win. Late offside call negates an equalizer for Fulham. Chelsea pulls within 2 points of top 4.
Literally all those goals happened in like a 3 minute span I swear. That was crazy. I went out to scrape my windows off my car from the snow and all of a sudden its 2-1 after it being 0-0 when I went outside
Ajax just jumped out to 2-0 lead on Real Madrid......21st minute
Ajax is embarrassing Real......
It is so embarrassing to see people crying in the stands.....like my face turns red for them.
Goodnight you smug Spaniards.
:D
Manchester United just pulled a miracle in Paris beating PSG to move on to the quarters of the UCL... I say miracle cause even though PSG did not have Neymar; Man U did not have Lingard, Sanchez, Pogba, or Martial at their disposal. For a while it seemed like Lukaku, Rashford, and a bunch of teenagers out there and they still won 3-1 in Paris.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 05, 2019, 04:19:53 pm
Goodnight you smug Spaniards.
:D
Ajax ripped them apart
Quote from: beach bum on March 06, 2019, 04:19:30 pm
Manchester United just pulled a miracle in Paris beating PSG to move on to the quarters of the UCL... I say miracle cause even though PSG did not have Neymar; Man U did not have Lingard, Sanchez, Pogba, or Martial at their disposal. For a while it seemed like Lukaku, Rashford, and a bunch of teenagers out there and they still won 3-1 in Paris.
Very fun match to watch!
Europa league action
Chelsea takes out Dynamo Kiev 3-0.
Beautiful goal by Willian in this match. Amazing nutmeg by Pedro that finishes off a beautiful pass from Giroud. 18 year old Hudson-odoi finishes them off.
Arsenal loses to Rennes 3-1.
Arsenal... Wow.... They still have a chance playing at home next time, but it will be so tough cause they'll have to win 2-0 or if its 3-1 then it will go extra time. It could happen, but they'll need some luck.
Chelsea was wise to win that 3-0 at home and most importantly not let Dynamo Kiev get an away goal to take with them because going all the way east to Ukraine is not easy. I could see Dynamo Kiev winning by 1 goal or a draw its so hard to win out there..... 1 goal by Chelsea should do the job cause Kiev would need 5 goals at that point to advance and that would take a miracle. I'll take Chelsea to advance 4-2 on aggregate which my prediction of 1 away goal easily will put them through.
We need some sort of hardware this year. ANYTHING. Maybe make a push to the top 4 and champions league play next season.
Time to start Hudson-adoi in my opinion. Pedro and Willian combined played some great soccer together today. Sarri spiced up the rotation today some. It seemed to help out. He released loftus-cheek and Kante as late subs and the speed alone was too much for Kiev.
Tottenham again lol .....
Newcastle vs Everton has been a great one.... Newcastle down 2-0 and now up 3-2. Miguel Almiron has put a spark into that club. About to be 5 straight wins at home for them in which 4 he was apart of.
Spurs. Lol.
Terrible incident in the Championship today, where an Aston Villa player was assaulted by a Birmingham City fan who ran onto the pitch.
Such things should never, ever happen.
I see Birmingham having to play a match or two behind closed doors as a punishment.
Chelsea and wolves tie. Strange match.
Wolves have been the best against the top 6 for any of the smaller clubs. They have been a thorn in everyone's side. They definitely play to their competition level.
Arsenal, Man U, and Chelsea are battling for that last Champions League spot, but if Spurs keep falling they might get caught in a scrap to stay in the top 4
Zinedine Zidane is returning to Real Madrid.
Juventus is up 1-0 against atletico Madrid. Atletico owns the 2-1 aggregate.
Man city is killing their opponent. Fc Shlatke(sp?).
Quote from: AirWarren on March 12, 2019, 04:01:59 pm
Juventus is up 1-0 against atletico Madrid. Atletico owns the 2-1 aggregate.
Man city is killing their opponent. Fc Shlatke(sp?).
Anyone that claims Messi is better than Ronaldo is out of their mind... Ronaldo is over 2 years older and look at what the man is still doing at the highest level even at that age. Lets see what Messi is doing at 34 years old cause he still is not quite 32 yet.
Down 2-0 on aggregate..... No big deal.... Here comes the Ronaldo hat trick on the biggest stage to win 3-2 on aggregate over Atletico Madrid.
Quote from: beach bum on March 12, 2019, 06:25:08 pm
Anyone that claims Messi is better than Ronaldo is out of their mind... Ronaldo is over 2 years older and look at what the man is still doing at the highest level even at that age. Lets see what Messi is doing at 34 years old cause he still is not quite 32 yet.
Down 2-0 on aggregate..... No big deal.... Here comes the Ronaldo hat trick on the biggest stage to win 3-2 on aggregate over Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo is amazing. Wow what a hat trick.
Talk about putting a team and nation on one's back.
Sane scores in the 26th. Liverpool up 1-0 on Bayern.
Bayern equalizes. 1-1
Premier League dominance
Chelsea's going to go through tomorrow
I might be a little stubborn to think this... but I think Arsenal reverses its 3-1 loss and wins 3-0 tomorrow at home. That would leave 6 EPL teams in European competitions still
Quote from: beach bum on March 13, 2019, 09:42:31 pm
Chelsea's going to go through tomorrow
I might be a little stubborn to think this... but I think Arsenal reverses its 3-1 loss and wins 3-0 tomorrow at home. That would leave 6 EPL teams in European competitions still
We are up 3-0 right now. Olivier and Marcos score.
Olivier Giroud gets a hat trick. Hudson-odoi scores.
5-0. Final.
Chelsea is average this year by EPL standards. And they dismantled Kiev. That is an indication of how legit the EPL is this year.
And to boot Arsenal wins 3-0 to bring it back and advance to the final 8... Wow
Chelsea went there and throttled them....
Now we can only hope they don't pit too many EPL teams against each other in the draw. With 4 left in the Champions League I imagine they'll have at least one EPL matchup. I'll laugh if its the Manchester Derby in the UCL quarterfinals.
Champions league final 8 set.
Spurs vs Man city
Ajax vs Juventus
Barcelona vs man united
Liverpool vs Porto
Juventus sure did look strong. But I don't think Liverpool and Man City will go easy into the night.
Europa league quarterfinal draw
Benfica vs Frankfurt
Slavia vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Napoli
Villarreal vs Valencia
Interesting....could be Chelsea vs Napoli in the final....bet Sarri would love that.
Those Champions League draws were duds.... I would have rather Man City draw anyone else for a more exciting matchup. They'll pick Spurs apart when it matters most.
Liverpool will thrash Porto like they did last year
Man U if healthy could give Barcelona trouble
Now Arsenal vs Napoli will be great.... Arsenal better win at home or they're toast in the away leg
Chelsea could not have drawn better. They'll walk right through this round as well.
In the FA Cup Man City had trouble with Swansea, going down 2-0 before rallying for a 3-2 win.
Watford and Wolves with 2-1 wins over Crystal Palace and Man Utd, respectively.
And Brighton comes back from 2-0 down to Millwall in the last 10 minutes to force extra time, and ultimately wins on penalties.
The semifinals:
Watford vs. Wolves
Brighton vs. Man City
Chelsea humiliated by Everton at Goodison Park. 2-0.
Not sure what Sarri's future holds.
USMNT ties with Chile last night. 1-1
With their loss today, Huddersfield Town are confirmed for relegation to the Championship.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 30, 2019, 12:28:04 pm
With their loss today, Huddersfield Town are confirmed for relegation to the Championship.
Norwich City look to for sure be coming up in their place as they would have to collapse to not be top 2 in the Championship...
Leeds United narrowly leads Sheffield United for the last auto promotion spot which will be heated cause no one wants to go to chance it for trying to get in through the playoffs.
Fulham will head back to the Championship it seems too
Then in the Championship all the way down to 12th has a realistic shot to jump up to 6th by the end of the year for a playoff spot in 3rd-6th
It would be a dream for me if Aston Villa could get back through the playoffs and Leeds automatic promotion. Two historic clubs who need back in the top flight
Cardiff City will probably go back down with Fulham, and Huddersfield.... But if you are Southampton, Burnley, and Brighton a late season cold spell followed by a Cardiff City hot run could see one of those 3 go down
Cardiff almost pulls an upset against Chelsea.
Two late goals propel Chelsea into a 2-1 win. And Sarri lives to see another day.
One of which was clearly offside. Cardiff can feel hard done by, especially if they end up relegated by less than three points.
Their upcoming game with Burnley now becomes a must win.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 31, 2019, 09:08:25 pm
One of which was clearly offside. Cardiff can feel hard done by, especially if they end up relegated by less than three points.
Their upcoming game with Burnley now becomes a must win.
Big time missed call on that offsides.
With just a month and a half left Tottenham, Chelsea, Man United, and Arsenal are battling for the last 2 Champions League spots... My dream scenario would be this below....
3.Man United
4. Chelsea or Arsenal (whoever does not win Europa League)
5. Chelsea or Arsenal (whoever gets 5th I want to win the Europa League)
6. Tottenham
I want Chelsea or Arsenal to win the Europa League and whoever does not win the Europa League between the two to get 3rd or 4th cause this would ensure FIVE clubs from the Premier League made the Champions League next season. I'd love seeing five instead of four from the EPL
Chelsea up 3-0 so far over Brighton.
Need these points.
Chelsea beats Brighton 3-0. Good win.
Chelsea now sits at 63 points. Tied with 4th place arsenal and 1 point behind spurs in the champions league race.
-That 4 way battle for the last 2 Champions League spots will be wild to the end
-The title winner between Liverpool and Man City is certainly going to have done it the hard way
-The last Europa League spot in 7th place for next year looks like its coming down to Wolves, Leicester City, and Watford.... If West Ham or Everton caught fire they still could land in 7th
- In the MLS its so early just barely over a month in, but things are upside down in the East with NY Red Bulls, Atlanta United, and NY City FC all at the bottom of the table. LA FC is on absolute fire to start in the West and perennial consistent squad Portland looks awful. MLS may not be a world class league but parity is there as always
And in the Championship Leeds and Sheffield United keep trading places at 2nd and 3rd each week it seems for the last auto promotion spot. That is a good one to watch. Aston Villa is on fire lately to put themselves in a playoff spot again for promotion. I'd love seeing historic clubs in Villa and Leeds back in the EPL
Chelsea takes out west ham 2-0.
Hazard had a remarkable game. Moves Chelsea into 3rd place ahead of spurs.
Massive 3 points for Chelsea yesterday
Liverpool all over Porto today
And what about Son at Tottenham... what a win for Spurs to not allow Man City an away goal and put Tottenham in solid position in the Champions League. I've said it before Son has taken his game to another level and is world class now
Quote from: beach bum on April 09, 2019, 09:59:09 pm
Massive 3 points for Chelsea yesterday
Liverpool all over Porto today
And what about Son at Tottenham... what a win for Spurs to not allow Man City an away goal and put Tottenham in solid position in the Champions League. I've said it before Son has taken his game to another level and is world class now
Son is amazing.
Chelsea is Europa league play today against Slavia Prague.
For those of you in Central Arkansas, the Lady Razorbacks will take on Ole Miss at Hendrix College this Sunday at 2 PM.
Chelsea 0-0 about an hour in away from home.... Hopefully they can get a goal
Arsenal with so far an amazing score line at 2-0 over Napoli.... If they can keep the clean sheet the rest of the match which will be tough they should stand a really good chance to advance to the semifinals. Chelsea should win at home easily so they need to keep it where it is at least for now
Chelsea 1-0 and Arsenal 2-0 in their respective wins.... Great results for both as Chelsea should easily get a draw or another win at home. Arsenal now just needs 1 away goal next week and Napoli would have to get 4. Great job for the EPL on a European Thursday night!
Alonso saves the day in the 85th.
Big win for Tottenham. Goes one point ahead of Chelsea into third.
Sets up a HUGE match for Liverpool and Chelsea tomorrow. Points matter for Liverpool for the title race AND huge points for Chelsea on the line for champions league placement. I'll be tuning in for sure after church.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 13, 2019, 12:22:47 pm
Big win for Tottenham. Goes one point ahead of Chelsea into third.
Sets up a HUGE match for Liverpool and Chelsea tomorrow. Points matter for Liverpool for the title race AND huge points for Chelsea on the line for champions league placement. I'll be tuning in for sure after church.
-I thought West Ham was going cause Man United to drop some points today but West Ham couldn't give Chelsea any help this morning...
-Cardiff losing today pretty much means they have to win their head to head at Brighton mid week or they or toast. A win by Cardiff puts them 2 points back of Brighton with drama for the last relegated spot. A Brighton win or even draw probably is enough to know who the 3 clubs dropping are.
- Leicester, West Ham, Everton, Wolves all lost this weekend so the last Europa League spot is still way up in the air and nobody took advantage. Maybe Watford can tomorrow? Watford amazingly can play Europa League next fall one of two ways. Upset Man City in the FA Cup or just snag that 7th position in the table at the end
-Along with Liverpool/Man City title race along with top 4 Champions League spot, who will get 7th, and the last relegation spot there is plenty to watch the final month
Chelsea crapped their pants today. Kepa is the most overpaid goalie in England. It's embarrassing.
As bad as it's going to be, we need a complete overhaul in change of guard. From the top to bottom. Players like Ross Barkley, Willian, etc need to go.
This Man City vs Tottenham 2nd leg Champions League quarterfinal is about to get wide open in play cause its already 2-1 just 8 minutes into the match. Sterling with an incredible goal for Man City then Son shows his magic again with 2 goals already to take the lead. This means Man City will need to score 3 more goals to win 4-2 to move on....
Son shows up in huge moments
Wow 2-2 at 11 minutes.... If you can watch this match folks it may be one for the ages
3-2 now 21 minutes Man City with the lead.... They need one more with Spurs with the tiebreaker currently on away goals.... Man City still must win by two goals tonight!
Man City wins the match 4-3 but Tottenham moves on 4-4 on away goals
Man City had thought they had won in stoppage time on a Sterling goal with the crowd and players going crazy for about 30 seconds, but VAR saved the day for Spurs as Aguero was narrowly offside after review. That was one of the best matches I have seen in my entire life
That was some kind of soccer match. Wow.
English soccer is the SEC of soccer this year. Strong strong play coming out of the EPL.
Chelsea in action today in the Europa league.
Let's see what Chelsea team shows up.
Rooting for that all London Europa League final with Chelsea vs Arsenal !!!
Chelsea up big. Then starts blowing their lead.
Ahead on the aggregate though.
Wife's cousin from London came stateside for a few weeks. She brought me a new Chelsea hat and scarf from Stamford bridge for my birthday.
Chelsea wins 4-3. Aggregate 5-3.
We advance thanks to a strong first half. Second half was abysmal evidently.
Brilliant match by Pedro and Giroud.
I've said it before. I'm not sold on Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Going to be very interesting matchups in the semifinals for Chelsea and Arsenal...
The more exciting matchup from a standpoint of Eintracht Frankfurt really likes to be on the front foot and score goals so expect some goals in the matchup there and how will a team not used to Sarri ball fair in this matchup?
Valencia is very buttoned up defensively so Arsenal may have a lot of possession there but be worried about the Valencia counter attack which Arsenal can be vunerable to.
I am going to take Chelsea 5-3 on aggregate plus I will take Arsenal 2-2 on aggregate on away goals. I predict 0-0 draw at the Emirates and a 2-2 draw in Spain as enough to make it an all London final I wish for
Finally saw the Chelsea highlights... What a strange match. But that first goal by Pedro was brilliant and soccer at its purest. When the goal itself is not the best part of the goal, but the build up passing to it you know it was a beauty. Father time may be getting to Pedro with his loss in quickness, etc. but he still is sharp as they come. That goal was all him with his vision and creativity.
Pedro is aging for sure. But he sure is world class.
Chelsea seems to have the chance tomorrow to take some control of one of the Champions Leagues spots with their home match against Burnley. I can't see Burnley winning, but I absolutely hate watching them as all they do is muck up matches and you never know if they can sneak one by you and maybe play an ugly 1-1 draw type match. Chelsea needs all 3 points after Arsenal, Tottenham, and Man United all pathetically lose when they had chances to assert some control themselves. I'll take Chelsea 2-0 tomorrow though
And just like that the match starts off anything, but dull..... Burnley scores fast and Chelsea answers back in the 11th minute to make it 1-1 very early 13 minutes in
2-1 Chelsea literally right after I typed the above post
Quote from: beach bum on April 22, 2019, 02:15:03 pm
2-1 Chelsea literally right after I typed the above post
CHELSEA sure trying to live on the wild side. 2-2 at half.
Tottenham 67 points - Brighton, West Ham, @ Bournemouth, Everton
Chelsea 67 - @ Manchester United, Watford, Leicester City
Arsenal 66 - @ Wolves, @ Leicester City, Brighton, @ Burnley
Manchester United 64 - Manchester City, Chelsea, @Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City
If I had to just go "off paper" which is always a terrible idea you would have to say Tottenham followed by Manchester United have the best odds to get into the top 4. Chelsea can certainly navigate their last 2 matches but only having 3 matches left hurts them. If Chelsea loses to Manchester United I see Chelsea going all into the Europa League to get there that way. Arsenal's schedule on paper with 4 matches left looks like they can pick up the points needed but @Wolves, @Leicester, @Burnley are tricky considering how poor Arsenal are away from home. I'm not even going to attempt how to predict how it finishes its too close to call.
Bad showing. Burnley is just a scrappy program.
Manchester derby going on. City up 1-0 in 64th.
Wolves hammering arsenal(lol) 3-0. In the 81st.
Correction. 2-0 man city. Lol.
How good....and scary is Manchester city?
The have pep. World class players. Arab oil money. And did I mention money. Money. Money.
I'm afraid there is a new power in England.
I am starting to wonder if anybody wants the top 4
If Liverpool draws or loses a single match of their last 3 its over .... Man City must draw one of their next two matches and Liverpool win out to clinch the title. I just can't see Burnley or Leicester City stopping Man City especially with Man City out of the Champions League and able to have fresh guys all 3 of the remaining matches.
Chelsea needs to hammer man United Sunday to help their case in the top 4 race.
He nice to go ahead and win the Europa too and have a non EPL team win the champions league to seal our fate back into the UCL.
Liverpool smoking Huddersfield town 3-0 at half.
Liverpool flexes it's muscle toward city and says bring it! Wow this is going to be an exciting finish!!!!!
Spurs. Wow.
Lose 1-0 to west ham.
Literally no one wants this thing for the top 4 ... all in bad form for 2 weeks now. This is getting strange. I did not watch Tottenham but did they play a bunch of backups with Ajax to play in a few days?
From a story from the crazy side... if it couldn't get any worse for supporters of Bolton Wanderers with them relegated from the Championship to League One.... now their players are refusing to play their last 3 matches cause they aren't being paid by Bolton who are crumbling financially.
Chelsea and manu knotted up. 1-1 at half.
Chelsea tied with Man United.
Officiating was horrible. Several "tackles" made by Man U should have resulted in a red card. Specially the one on Willian in the 80th minute.
No one wants the champions league I guess. I'll say this. Higuain and Jorginho just don't play fast enough for EPL soccer.
Seriously what on earth is going on with the top 4 chase.....
-Anyone else see what happened in the Leeds vs Aston Villa match? That was the craziest thing in soccer I have seen lately. Go youtube it if you have the chance. To add intrigue they may just play again in a couple weeks for the last promotion spot
Quote from: beach bum on April 27, 2019, 11:43:19 am
From a story from the crazy side... if it couldn't get any worse for supporters of Bolton Wanderers with them relegated from the Championship to League One.... now their players are refusing to play their last 3 matches cause they aren't being paid by Bolton who are crumbling financially.
I recently watched a documentary on Bournemouth. They were exactly in the same situation in 2009, only they were in League Two and threatened with relegation from the Football League.
The players played anyway. And played well enough that they stayed up.
The rest is history.
Next season will be the Cherries' fifth consecutive in the Premier League.
Too bad the Bolton players won't follow that example. Selfish.
Ajax stuns Spurs 1-0 at white hart lane!
Chelsea 1-1 at Frankfurt. Lord...
78th minute.
Great results for both Chelsea and Arsenal... they really got to blow it to not meet in the finals now
Tottenham in shambles today getting 2 reds and playing with 9 men the whole 2nd half in their loss to Bournemouth.
This gives Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea a huge chance to make the final week dramatic.
If Arsenal & Man U can't beat Brighton & Huddersfield respectively that is awful.
Chelsea against Watford is slightly trickier. Watford plays them well and are having a good season. I still like Chelsea to win and hold their own destiny in the final week.
Quote from: beach bum on May 04, 2019, 09:27:27 am
Tottenham in shambles today getting 2 reds and playing with 9 men the whole 2nd half in their loss to Bournemouth.
This gives Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea a huge chance to make the final week dramatic.
If Arsenal & Man U can't beat Brighton & Huddersfield respectively that is awful.
Chelsea against Watford is slightly trickier. Watford plays them well and are having a good season. I still like Chelsea to win and hold their own destiny in the final week.
Crazy that third spot(Safer than the 4th) is still up for grabs. If Chelsea can handle business, we can get that 3rd spot!
Son got his only 2nd red card in the spurs game. That's remarkable.
Quote from: beach bum on May 04, 2019, 09:27:27 am
Tottenham in shambles today getting 2 reds and playing with 9 men the whole 2nd half in their loss to Bournemouth.
This gives Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea a huge chance to make the final week dramatic.
If Arsenal & Man U can't beat Brighton & Huddersfield respectively that is awful.
Chelsea against Watford is slightly trickier. Watford plays them well and are having a good season. I still like Chelsea to win and hold their own destiny in the final week.
I'm just glad to see the Cherries get a win. I had much higher hopes for this squad this year
Mo Salah went out injured for Liverpool which means what tiniest chance they had to come back from 3-0 against Barcelona is toast. Divak Origi with a late goal to win it and keep the title race to the last day next Sunday
If Leicester City can pull a draw against Manchester City then Liverpool should just play reserves against Barcelona Tuesday to be fresh against Wolves next weekend.
Loftus-cheek has been the spark in this match Chelsea has needed. He was the best player on the field in the first half. Comes out and takes a beautiful cross from eden and puts it in the net off a header!
Then eden throws another one up and David Luiz!!!!!!!!! Header!!!
2-0
Chelsea wins 3-0.
Man United is out of champions league contention.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 05, 2019, 10:03:46 am
Chelsea wins 3-0.
Man United is out of champions league contention.
What pathetic displays from Manchester United and Arsenal... Now the top 4 is decided because Arsenal too far behind on goal difference for next week to matter
Now the Europa League matters most to Arsenal... It will decide if they join to top 4 next year of Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottemham in the Champions League or stay in the Europa League with Manchester United
Liverpool without Salah or Firmino have scored 3 goals to even it up on aggregate with Barcelona.
All Barcelona needs is 1 goal though and that will probably be enough on away goals. What a match though. Liverpool can't let them score. 30 minutes left
Liverpool's 4th goal :o
LIVERPOOL!!!! Wow!!!!!!
The look on Suarez and messi's face.......
Might be the best performance I have ever watched live... they play that 100 times I bet Liverpool only does that 2 or 3 times. It all went right for them
Klopp and pep are absolute gems.
And just like that Tottenham pulls a second half 3 goal miracle of their own... UCL Final now is Liverpool vs Tottenham
Can Arsenal and Chelsea do their job tomorrow and make the EPL reign supreme in Europe this year? I think they will!
Quote from: beach bum on May 08, 2019, 04:15:49 pm
And just like that Tottenham pulls a second half 3 goal miracle of their own... UCL Final now is Liverpool vs Tottenham
Can Arsenal and Chelsea do their job tomorrow and make the EPL reign supreme in Europe this year? I think they will!
Good lord what a scenario for spurs.
Frankfurt equalizes. Blah. 2-2 on aggregate. 1-1 game.
Arsenal looks unbelievable throughout the Europa League but have laid so many duds in the EPL
Chelsea gets it done by the skin of their teeth in PK's setting up the all London final
The funny thing is they have to travel all the way out to Baku, Azerbaijan to play the final at the end of the month
Quote from: beach bum on May 09, 2019, 06:16:56 pm
Arsenal looks unbelievable throughout the Europa League but have laid so many duds in the EPL
Chelsea gets it done by the skin of their teeth in PK's setting up the all London final
The funny thing is they have to travel all the way out to Baku, Azerbaijan to play the final at the end of the month
What a game for Kepa.
And how fitting. Luiz and Hazard making amazing plays. What a match.
Salford City who is owned by the Manchester United class of 92 group is now part of the English Football League after being promoted 4 of the last 5 years in non league. They will join Leyton Orient who come back to the EFL after a brief non league spell.
Aston Villa and Leeds United hold 1 goal leads after today headed into their second playoff match. They are in the drivers seat now for the last EPL spot
Manchester city. Champions.
Gotta feel for Liverpool. Lost one match all year, by one goal, and finished in second place by one point. The team they lost to? Manchester City.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 13, 2019, 08:41:23 am
Gotta feel for Liverpool. Lost one match all year, by one goal, and finished in second place by one point. The team they lost to? Manchester City.
Been a fun year.
Is anyone else excited to see how our American phenom Christian Pulisic will do in the premiere league? Kid is like our soccer savior. Haha.
Ready to see him in blue.
Being reported that Eden Hazard and Chelsea have accepted a 113 million dollar bid for him to join Real Madrid. After cup final. All speculation. But man......sigh.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 13, 2019, 12:33:27 pm
Being reported that Eden Hazard and Chelsea have accepted a 113 million dollar bid for him to join Real Madrid. After cup final. All speculation. But man......sigh.
Can't wait for Pulisic to play at the Bridge... Even if someone isn't a Chelsea fan in the USA we'll all be rooting for them as long as our team isn't playing them. He has played extremely well since finally getting fit again last month. He has looked very good.
Aston Villa beat West Brom in PK's yesterday and Leeds United has a 2 goal aggregate lead on Derby County at home as we speak with about 60 minutes left in the match. Leeds United will really mess up from here to not advance.
That means we will see a big club back in the EPL with either Villa or Leeds.... No disrespect to Norwich City or Sheffield United, but Leeds and Villa are just bigger clubs and can bring more to the EPL if they can stay up a couple years they can be the type of clubs to stay quite some time. I mean Villa was in the EPL from its inception all the way til a few years ago.
What a complete bottle job by Leeds.... Giving up 4 goals in the last 47 minutes of the match at home to lose 4-3 on aggregate to Derby County
Now its Derby County vs Aston Villa for the last EPL spot.... Go Villa
Quote from: beach bum on May 15, 2019, 06:26:27 pm
What a complete bottle job by Leeds.... Giving up 4 goals in the last 47 minutes of the match at home to lose 4-3 on aggregate to Derby County
Now its Derby County vs Aston Villa for the last EPL spot.... Go Villa
Chelsea legend vs Chelsea legend
Lampard vs Terry
Quote from: AirWarren on May 15, 2019, 09:59:21 pm
Chelsea legend vs Chelsea legend
Lampard vs Terry
I really liked Lampard's demeanor yesterday. You could tell it was like "been there done this before" how calm he stayed through it all. I favor Aston Villa cause they have the better squad, but if Lampard does not land a at a better club after this and stays at Derby then I imagine they will come up to the Premier League within the next year or two with him in charge. They may not have to wait that long with the playoff final on Memorial Day.
With the conclusion of the 2018-19 campaign, here are all of the promotions and relegations for 2019-20:
Relegated from Premier League:
Cardiff City
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Promoted to Premier League from League Championship:
Norwich City
Sheffield United
Aston Villa
Relegated from League Championship to League One:
Rotherham United
Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town
Promoted to League Championship from League One:
Luton Town
Barnsley
Charlton Athletic
Relegated from League One to League Two:
Plymouth Argyle
Walsall
Scunthorpe United
Bradford City
Promoted to League One from League Two:
Lincoln City
Bury
Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere Rovers
Relegated from League Two to National League:
Notts County
Yeovil Town
Promoted from National League to League Two:
Leyton Orient
Salford City
Relegated from National League:
Aldershot Town
Braintree Town
Havant & Waterlooville
Maidstone United
Thanks for the post VHS ..... Aston Villa is back in the Premier League. Sunderland will have to wait another year at least after its final loss to Charlton Athletic.
Due to entering into administration because of severe financial distress, Bolton Wanderers will start the 2019-20 campaign in League One with minus-12 points.
Also, Gateshead has been suspended from the National League, meaning that, if the club survives, they must drop into the Northern Premier League, or level seven of the pyramid.
This means Aldershot Town will stay in the National League and not be relegated.
Goodnight, Arsenal.
Signed,
The Pride of London.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 29, 2019, 03:59:15 pm
Goodnight, Arsenal.
Signed,
The Pride of London.
Bad day for Arsenal
Quote from: AirWarren on May 29, 2019, 03:59:15 pm
Goodnight, Arsenal.
Signed,
The Pride of London.
Them's fightin' words. >:(
Liverpool wins the champions league.
Sarri more than likely headed to juventus.
13-0.
I'd say the United States Women's National Team are ready to defend their world title.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 11, 2019, 06:33:06 pm
13-0.
I'd say the United States Women's National Team are ready to defend their world title.
I was in awe. Most goals and largest differential in World Cup History. Morgan got more goals in a game in the history of the World Cup. The most goals in a row (6 minutes) also.
Pratt wasn't coaching them, was he? LOL
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 11, 2019, 06:33:06 pm
13-0.
I'd say the United States Women's National Team are ready to defend their world title.
Let's do it. Come on ladies!!!!
I see there is some whining and grumbling from some of the pundits. Specifically Canadian pundits. Grow a set. Not everyone deserves a trophy. This is competition, it's the other team's job to stop us. And they didn't.
Not much more rich than a whiny Canadian. Go away. Scram.
A buddy of mine from Florida posted this on Facebook:
Congrats Team USA on your record victory of 13 - Nil, over Thailand. Do not let people give you a hard time over it, the game is 90 minutes long, excluding stoppage; it's not your fault they couldn't stop you. Celebrate your goals, it's what people do.
People are mad at them for being good. These talking heads, and critics, are also forgetting that those goals count. FIFA counts all of those goals, for ranking and ties breaks. From FIFA's rule book:
5. The ranking of each team in each group shall be determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
Imagine the celebration if France, Canada, Germany, etc hung 13 on us and we didn't score? Parades all across the world.
Give me a flipping break.
I could understand the outrage if this was the local youth league....But in a tournament that's supposed to be our best vs your best...line up and stop me, if not go home and get better
Sarri to Juventus.
Very strange tenure at Chelsea.
I guess the USA Women's "B" team is not too bad either. 3-0. Endler was a fabulous goal keeper for Chile. I wonder how tall she is?
Quote from: Go Postal on June 16, 2019, 12:54:50 pm
I guess the USA Women's "B" team is not too bad either. 3-0. Endler was a fabulous goal keeper for Chile. I wonder how tall she is?
3-0??? How unsportsmanlike.
Sarri officially had his two hour tour at Juventus today.
Again. What a strange tenure for Chelsea and the Italian.
A couple of things that I have noticed this year in the Women's World Cup
Does it seem that all the European teams seem to feint injuries more than all the Americas, Pacifica and Asian teams?
And what is it with all the hair coloring dye and I'm not talking just about blonding this season?
Quote from: Go Postal on June 20, 2019, 01:10:16 pm
A couple of things that I have noticed this year in the Women's World Cup
Does it seem that all the European teams seem to feint injuries more than all the Americas, Pacifica and Asian teams?
And what is it with all the hair coloring dye and I'm not talking just about blonding this season?
The Europeans are dramatic. Especially the freaking Italians. Followed closely by the Spaniards.
The pink hair shows "women empowerment".
Our US ladies are up 2-0 on Sweden.
Watching the game again. The first touches and triangle passing are very good. Physical too. I'd seen this over the years in high school from Harrison, PA and LRCA girls teams on most seasons and that is one of the reasons that I think those three schools do as good as they do every season.
Heath is very good with her feet but I think she keeps juggling the ball sometimes too much. Rapinoe is definitely the alpha of the team.
6-0 USMNT over TT.
Wow.
I thought t there might be a riot at the 50 minute mark during the England/Cameroon game. Wondering what will happen in the rest of the game.
Goodnight Espana.
Love,
The women's USA national team.
I see what you mean about the Italians.
Quote from: Go Postal on June 25, 2019, 12:55:19 pm
I see what you mean about the Italians.
Drama queens.....literally.
USA!!!!!!!
Goodnight France!!!!
England here we come!
United States. England. Semis.
About to be 1776 all over again, queenies.
Even though Morgan set a new record for the most goals scored during a game, Rapinoe has now set a new record of the most consecutive goals on a row (2 last game, 2 this game) in any Men's or Women's World Cup ever. Heath's goal was taken back for offsides after that so if she makes a first goal (or more consecutive goals) then she can up that record.
Quote from: Go Postal on June 29, 2019, 12:24:24 am
Even though Morgan set a new record for the most goals scored during a game, Rapinoe has now set a new record of the most consecutive goals on a row (2 last game, 2 this game) in any Men's or Women's World Cup ever. Heath's goal was taken back for offsides after that so if she makes a first goal (or more consecutive goals) then she can up that record.
Which brings me to this question. America is WORLD CLASS in soccer in Women's competition. No reason why the men shouldn't be.
Brilliant move by Thomas Jefferson to buy the Louisiana territory in 1803, knowing that it would one day allow the United States to grow its economy through its large area of hardly-used land, enabling one day a large system of colleges which would allow many women to pursue soccer in the country, resulting in the creation of infrastructure for the US Women's National Team, thus allowing the U.S. to eventually beat France in the World Cup Quarterfinals in 2019, some 216 years later, in a sport that had yet to exist.
Appears Gonzalo Higuian will be headed to Juve to reunite with Sarri. Gary Cahill is also officially off the Chelsea roster.
Rapinoe is NOT starting. Appears to be not even warming up.
USA 2-1 at half.
Come on ladies!!!!
1776 strong.
Good night, England.
Way to go USA
The way Lavelle plays reminds me of Heath only faster. Went out on hamstring, don't know if she'll play in the final game yet but Rapinoe should be back. Morgan doing the tea party (sipping with the pinky extended) to celebrate her goal against the Brits was classic.
Quote from: Go Postal on July 03, 2019, 12:42:01 am
The way Lavelle plays reminds me of Heath only faster. Went out on hamstring, don't know if she'll play in the final game yet but Rapinoe should be back. Morgan doing the tea party (sipping with the pinky extended) to celebrate her goal against the Brits was classic.
While in the red uniform!
I tell ya folks. Soccer fans or not. Our women have beaten blue blood Europe teams in Spain, France(at home) and beat those smug English folks in the last two weeks. I challenge everyone to tune in. These American ladies are WORLD CLASS soccer players.
An our USA men, tonight we play Jamaica in the semis of Gold Cup. More than likely setting up a final in Chicago with those fools from the south, Mexico.
What a time to be a AMERICAN. Slapped around England. Our nation's birthday is tomorrow. Get your red, white and blue out and support these players with that beautiful USA crest on their jersey!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UAPIQUd5XB0
WE WANT MEXICO! WE WANT MEXICO!!!
SUNDAY. 8pm. SOLD OUT SOLDIER field in Chicago. Going to be a GREAT one.
Frank Lampard named new Chelsea FC manager.
Not sure how I feel about this. Time will tell.
WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
We took Europe's best shot. Spain. England. France. Netherlands. The bald eagle stands tall once again on this 4th of July weekend!
Proud of these women. And our country!
Back to back....hopefully our men can pull the daily double tonight
Lavelle was Fantastic! These younger players have shown their mettle. The whole team were so good on the first touch.
Some blood flowing, some mild concussions, this team gets it done.
Quote from: Go Postal on July 07, 2019, 12:48:13 pm
Lavelle was Fantastic! These younger players have shown their mettle. The whole team were so good on the first touch.
Some blood flowing, some mild concussions, this team gets it done.
Lavelle reminds me N'golo Kante how gracefully she can move up and down the pitch. They cover so much ground with what looks like no effort they are so graceful. Such long stride patterns for undersized players. Seeing running that graceful with their footwork is like artwork.
Quote from: beach bum on July 07, 2019, 02:27:36 pm
Lavelle reminds me N'golo Kante how gracefully she can move up and down the pitch. They cover so much ground with what looks like no effort they are so graceful. Such long stride patterns for undersized players. Seeing running that graceful with their footwork is like artwork.
One of the commentators on fox said she reminds her of Eden Hazard. That's a HUGE compliment.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 07, 2019, 06:25:51 pm
One of the commentators on fox said she reminds her of Eden Hazard. That's a HUGE compliment.
Hazard is unbelievable on the outside with the ball at his feet... Might be and probably is the best in the world at that particular skill set.
In all my years of following ANY sport, I have never seen such a concerted effort to make off the field issues take center stage over what happens on the field.
Sad.
Quote from: sevenof400 on July 08, 2019, 08:55:09 am
In all my years of following ANY sport, I have never seen such a concerted effort to make off the field issues take center stage over what happens on the field.
Sad.
Agreed. The political agenda really ruined the celebration for me. I love Rap as an athlete but as a rep of our country, no. Please just be an athlete and stop pushing an agenda. I get so sick and tired of this crap. Sports used to be my freedom from knashing political teeth bs and it has infiltrated everything about sports. It just ruined the celebration for me.
I do agree that they should get better pay like their male counterparts.
Quote from: sevenof400 on July 08, 2019, 08:55:09 am
In all my years of following ANY sport, I have never seen such a concerted effort to make off the field issues take center stage over what happens on the field.
Sad.
Not really.... Cause they absolutely dominated on the pitch. If they didn't care most about what's on the field, then they wouldn't have won the whole World Cup. It takes too much focus to win 4 tough matches like that in a row in the knockout rounds.
Quote from: Go Postal on July 09, 2019, 10:54:57 am
I do agree that they should get better pay like their male counterparts.
At this point, they should make MORE THAN THE MEN. In my world, you get paid based off resume and worth in a company.
4 World Cup titles. Multiple Olympic golds. They are the standard for American soccer. Not the men's team.
Over on the other board, a poster found these statistics on the World Cup and the pay:
Quote
As far as the equal pay conversation, I looked into some of the figures today out of curiosity.
Men's 2018 Revenue: $5,350,000,000
Women's 2019 Revenue: $131,000,000
Men's 2018 Prize Money: $400,000,000
Women's 2019 Prize Money: $30,000,000
Thus, the share rates are 7.5% for the men vs. 22.9% for the women. Women's salaries also guaranteed while men only paid when they play.
So the women are getting paid more of the revenue then the men.
Info was pulled from this Forbes article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2019/03/07/world-cup-soccer-pay-disparity-between-men-and-women-is-justified/#748c2e696da4).
AirWarren,
What is up with your club and #Lampardout already?
Wow.
Quote from: sevenof400 on July 13, 2019, 10:53:35 am
AirWarren,
What is up with your club and #Lampardout already?
Wow.
Lol. He won't last a year. The monster expects the EPL, champions league and FA CUP championship every year. No one will survive there.
Bring back Jose. Bring back Diego!
European clubs are already rolling out friendlies cause as crazy as it is Championship, League One, and League Two clubs will be playing again in just 3 weeks time.... Can't wait! Along with the EPL kicking off 26 days from now already.
The only soccer on right now is the African Cup of Nations and the MLS here in the States.... Senegal with Sadio Mane won 1-0 over Tunisia today, and will face Algeria who won the other semifinal over Nigeria with a late Riyad Mahrez free kick in stoppage time. I can't believe Algeria did not qualify for last year's World Cup with how much talent they have for an African nation.... They have all those guys who have duel citizenship between France & Algeria like Mahrez that they just have way too much talent to not make the World Cup out of Africa.
Champions League soccer is already in progress - albeit the early rounds.
Quote from: sevenof400 on July 14, 2019, 05:08:20 pm
Champions League soccer is already in progress - albeit the early rounds.
I forgot... As crazy as it is I believe Ajax of all people are having to go through qualifying rounds here soon and they made the semis last year.
Quote from: sevenof400 on July 09, 2019, 12:22:11 pm
Over on the other board, a poster found these statistics on the World Cup and the pay:
So the women are getting paid more of the revenue then the men.
Info was pulled from this Forbes article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2019/03/07/world-cup-soccer-pay-disparity-between-men-and-women-is-justified/#748c2e696da4).
With there being such a huge push for equality between men and women in sports, let's just do away with men's and women's professional sports and put them all together. Then we'll have true equality. I'd love to see how well that goes over.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on July 22, 2019, 04:04:06 pm
With there being such a huge push for equality between men and women in sports, let's just do away with men's and women's professional sports and put them all together. Then we'll have true equality. I'd love to see how well that goes over.
Agreed.
Let's get rid of the option too of "stay at home moms". Make it a requirement that if you don't go to college, you must become a welder, plumber, or electrician. Hair dresser or real estate agent does not Count as well.
Summer friendly
Chelsea beats Barcelona 2-1. Scores by Abraham and Ross.
Of note. Captain America logged 60 minutes. Had several promising plays.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 23, 2019, 07:26:11 am
Summer friendly
Chelsea beats Barcelona 2-1. Scores by Abraham and Ross.
Of note. Captain America logged 60 minutes. Had several promising plays.
Patrick Reed is playing football now? ;D
On a serious note, playing in the EPL will be a far different challenge than the Bundesliga. It will be fun to watch how Pulisic responds and (hopefully) improves as a player.
I am buying a Pulisic, Chelsea jersey when I go to California in 2 weeks.... You can't find any soccer stuff in Arkansas and I am always too scared to buy stuff online not knowing if it will fit just right.... I know there will be plenty of soccer specific stuff out there so I got to get it while I got the chance!
Quote from: beach bum on July 23, 2019, 05:02:18 pm
I am buying a Pulisic, Chelsea jersey when I go to California in 2 weeks.... You can't find any soccer stuff in Arkansas and I am always too scared to buy stuff online not knowing if it will fit just right.... I know there will be plenty of soccer specific stuff out there so I got to get it while I got the chance!
The soccer post on Cantrell in LR has an amazing selection. Jersey's in store and everything.
Seeing Eden Hazard in a Real Madrid Jersey was strange.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 23, 2019, 05:37:16 pm
The soccer post on Cantrell in LR has an amazing selection. Jersey's in store and everything.
That is good to know... I will have to make a stop there next time in central Arkansas!
Anybody see the preseason Madrid Derby? 7-3 and Diego Costa pouring in goals left and right then red carded .... That guy is a character! Atletico Madrid will its young signings could top Barcelona if they play defensively like they have in the past with the goal scoring capabilities they have now.
Quote from: beach bum on July 27, 2019, 05:23:03 pm
Anybody see the preseason Madrid Derby? 7-3 and Diego Costa pouring in goals left and right then red carded .... That guy is a character! Atletico Madrid will its young signings could top Barcelona if they play defensively like they have in the past with the goal scoring capabilities they have now.
Bring home DIEGO!
Jill Ellis stepping down as coach of USWNT.
Is anyone else out there in the soccer world stunned by this? I am.
Wonder if she is fed up with the excess political BS.
Christian Pulisic gets his first two goals in Chelsea blue!
If any of you want to see a spectacular goal, look at the Pedro goal in this game. Chelsea wins 5-3 against RB Salzburg.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 31, 2019, 02:56:05 pm
Christian Pulisic gets his first two goals in Chelsea blue!
If any of you want to see a spectacular goal, look at the Pedro goal in this game. Chelsea wins 5-3 against RB Salzburg.
Salzburg is a legit opponent too... They did well in the Europa League last year making it to the quarterfinals I think. I hope Pulisic has a long career in the EPL. He and Barkley are playing well and may be hitting their peak of what people expected from them.
Quote from: beach bum on July 31, 2019, 03:32:26 pm
Salzburg is a legit opponent too... They did well in the Europa League last year making it to the quarterfinals I think. I hope Pulisic has a long career in the EPL. He and Barkley are playing well and may be hitting their peak of what people expected from them.
Ross Barkley might just have needed his opportunity to shine. I know English pundits have commented how in shape and fast Chelsea looks compared to last year.
Sarri reminded me of Bielema. Great record. Big name. But came across as lazy. I think the team took on his "smoker's personality".
Quote from: AirWarren on July 31, 2019, 03:53:14 pm
Ross Barkley might just have needed his opportunity to shine. I know English pundits have commented how in shape and fast Chelsea looks compared to last year.
Sarri reminded me of Bielema. Great record. Big name. But came across as lazy. I think the team took on his "smoker's personality".
I have noticed the same thing... Last year they seemed a little fluffy to start the year and in a haze. I think they have a good mix of young guys and veterans to have a year above what some might think. I think they are going surprise and finish closer to Liverpool and Man City than last year. I hope they spank Man U next weekend.
With the EFL Championship season kicking off tomorrow with Luton Town vs Middlesbrough it has me thinking if anyone has their "dream Premier League" from all the clubs in England. What I mean is what would your dream 20 club Premier League be if you could pick any English clubs no matter their division they are currently in to somehow all rise to the top 20 at the same time somehow. Mine is below in no order in particular...
1.Manchester City
2.Manchester United
3.Liverpool
4.Everton
5.Tottenham
6.Chelsea
7.Arsenal
8.Leeds United
9.Sheffield Wednesday
10.Sheffield United
11.Derby County
12.Newcastle United
13.Blackburn Rovers
14.Sunderland
15.Portsmouth
16.Ipswich Town
17.Plymouth Argyle
18.Leyton Orient
19.AFC Wimbledon
20.Aston Villa
This will never happen, but this would be my dream EPL for all the chips to somehow fall this way in the same year
Quote from: beach bum on August 01, 2019, 08:24:56 pm
I have noticed the same thing... Last year they seemed a little fluffy to start the year and in a haze. I think they have a good mix of young guys and veterans to have a year above what some might think. I think they are going surprise and finish closer to Liverpool and Man City than last year. I hope they spank Man U next weekend.
I'm almost as excited for EPL starting as I am football. Soccer is addicting.
So I guess the Women's team just keeps on rolling. USA 3 Ireland 0
Quote from: Go Postal on August 05, 2019, 11:20:13 pm
So I guess the Women's team just keeps on rolling. USA 3 Ireland 0
They are an absolute force.
In MLS news, Wayne Rooney will return across the pond as a player/coach for Derby at the end of the season.
Appears David Luiz has gone on training strike. Reporting he wants a move to Arsenal.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 07, 2019, 10:34:05 am
Appears David Luiz has gone on training strike. Reporting he wants a move to Arsenal.
Its official now and I am utterly shocked... The fans loved him at Stamford Bridge and now he will be a villain. Apparently he did not get along with Lampard.
Quote from: beach bum on August 08, 2019, 06:56:23 pm
Its official now and I am utterly shocked... The fans loved him at Stamford Bridge and now he will be a villain. Apparently he did not get along with Lampard.
Going to be strange to see him in gunner red. Best of luck to him.
He was a favorite of mine.
Liverpool came out with a vengeance and beat down Norwich City to the tune of 4-1.
I wish the Canaries well. They always seem to struggle to stay up after being promoted.
Can not wait for Manchester United vs Chelsea, and Christian Pulisic's first Premier League match.
Quote from: beach bum on August 10, 2019, 05:03:15 pm
Can not wait for Manchester United vs Chelsea, and Christian Pulisic's first Premier League match.
Can't wait to watch.
Chelsea!!!!!
Chelsea!!!!!!!
Chelsea!!!!!!!!
Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!
Pulisic named on the bench... I imagine Lampard put one of the more experienced guys in their with the game being played at Old Trafford, but will bring him on between the 60th and 75th minute depending on how the match is going.
Asked the gym to turn on Newcastle-Arsenal this morning. Spent my entire workout wondering when we were going to score. Left the gym with the game streaming on the radio, still nothing. Get to the walking trail, and we finally netted one home about halfway through my walk.
Wasn't pretty, but I'll take three points on the opening weekend.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 11, 2019, 10:28:04 am
Asked the gym to turn on Newcastle-Arsenal this morning. Spent my entire workout wondering when we were going to score. Left the gym with the game streaming on the radio, still nothing. Get to the walking trail, and we finally netted one home about halfway through my walk.
Wasn't pretty, but I'll take three points on the opening weekend.
Any 3 points Arsenal can get away is big... That's been their problem for 2 seasons running now. They'll get top 4 if they keep that up this season.
I hate to say this, but with the additions of Maguire and Wan Bissaka at the back for Manchester United they look so much better. It is allowing their midfield players to play with much more freedom.
Lampard won't last if this is the norm.
Holy moly.
Somewhere Jose and Sarri are laughing.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 11, 2019, 12:12:25 pm
Lampard won't last if this is the norm.
Holy moly.
I am worried he may not make it until January ....
Since the top flight was renamed the Premier League in 1992-93, there have been 49 clubs to play at least one season at the highest level. Of those 49, only six have played top flight in every season since 1992-93: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
If the season ended today, Chelsea would no longer be a part of that group.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 11, 2019, 01:39:58 pm
Since the top flight was renamed the Premier League in 1992-93, there have been 49 clubs to play at least one season at the highest level. Of those 49, only six have played top flight in every season since 1992-93: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
If the season ended today, Chelsea would no longer be a part of that group.
Pathetic start to the beginning of my sports season.
Yay hogs....it's all on you.....
Chelsea up 1-0 on Liverpool in the super cup at half.
Cap merica scored but ref called offside. It was a bad call.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 14, 2019, 02:55:10 pm
Chelsea up 1-0 on Liverpool in the super cup at half.
Cap merica scored but ref called offside. It was a bad call.
Chelsea got robbed... Pulisic had a great match and he is much better in the attack than Mason Mount who started over the weekend. Pulisic has speed and quickness you just can't teach. You can see he needs to clean up some of his technical abilities and his lack of strength/size hurts him sometimes, but he can literally create moments in a flash out of nowhere. You can see the talent.
Complete hose job.
CP and MASON's goals should have counted.
Soccer is the one sport they don't mess around with coaches/managers.... Huddersfield Town have already let go of their manager after 3 horrible matches in the Championship since being relegated from the top flight last year. I saw their game today and they looked awful. They may be pulling a Sunderland from a couple years back and fighting relegation back to back years.
Arsenal hosts Burnley bright and early at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Looks like no sleeping in for me on a Saturday. I'll just ask them to turn it on at the gym since I'll be up.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 16, 2019, 05:29:30 pm
Arsenal hosts Burnley bright and early at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Looks like no sleeping in for me on a Saturday. I'll just ask them to turn it on at the gym since I'll be up.
6 points from 6. 8)
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 17, 2019, 09:20:12 am
6 points from 6. 8)
Even though its bottom half of the table... Its never a given and its a great way to start the year. I still think they get top 4 because if this exact thing. They'll take better care of the bottom half of the table not dropping points on occasion as much like the last couple years.
Quote from: beach bum on August 16, 2019, 04:56:18 pm
Soccer is the one sport they don't mess around with coaches/managers.... Huddersfield Town have already let go of their manager after 3 horrible matches in the Championship since being relegated from the top flight last year. I saw their game today and they looked awful. They may be pulling a Sunderland from a couple years back and fighting relegation back to back years.
The four clubs currently in the relegation zone (yes, only through three matches, I know) in the Championship are Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, and Stoke City. Three of those four are very recently relegated from the Premier League.
We are in trouble this year.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 18, 2019, 02:37:02 pm
We are in trouble this year.
They were on fire to start the first 25 minutes and then it was so sluggish after that
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 18, 2019, 10:34:13 am
The four clubs currently in the relegation zone (yes, only through three matches, I know) in the Championship are Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, and Stoke City. Three of those four are very recently relegated from the Premier League.
What's crazy is those relegated Premier League sides have those parachute payments to use and all seem to be struggling anyway even with that financial leg up for a few years. Even Sunderland in League One has them for one more season is even crazier.
The opposite of that is Norwich City. They are so cheap and Teemu Pukki for them is something to watch. He isn't fast, strong, quick, or physically imposing at all. The guy just crafty and scores goals... and already has 4 in his first Premier League season in just 2 matches.
Quote from: beach bum on August 18, 2019, 03:44:13 pm
They were on fire to start the first 25 minutes and then it was so sluggish after that
That's how they have been the last few games. They are aging out it seems.
Liverpool and Chelsea looked off-form this weekend, probably because they played 120 minutes plus penalties against each other on Wednesday.
You know who I am impressed with through two weeks? Sheffield United. They were a surprise promotion last season, and they have battled back to a draw in Week 1 and a win in Week 2. From the numerous pre-season reports, they were picked at the bottom of the league. I always like when promoted teams are able to stay up for more than one season, so I wish the Blades well.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 19, 2019, 02:18:27 pm
You know who I am impressed with through two weeks? Sheffield United. They were a surprise promotion last season, and they have battled back to a draw in Week 1 and a win in Week 2. From the numerous pre-season reports, they were picked at the bottom of the league. I always like when promoted teams are able to stay up for more than one season, so I wish the Blades well.
What's crazy is almost their entire roster comes from the UK entirely... Almost a Burnley in that way.
Just saw that Ruben Neves goal vs Manchester United today for Wolves :o
Bury has until midnight to resolve its financial situation, or the club will be expelled from League Football. Such a sad state of affairs for a club with 100+ years of history. The club started the season with -12 points due to financial insecurities and has yet to take the pitch for any of its scheduled matches.
BLUES in for a long season if they can't play defense.
And freaking Kepa. Come on man!!!!!!
What a match. Norwich may be able to stay up with performances like that. Sure, they lost, but if they can hang with the Big Six they can surely beat enough teams to stay up.
How about Crystal Palace? First-ever win over Manchester United in the Premier League. Before today, they had drawn with Man U 4 times, and lost 16 times.
(Arsenal... :( )
All the young fellas at Chelsea doing well today...
Abraham with 2 goals
Mount with one
Pulisic with an assist and involved in another
Liverpool too much for Arsenal today
Again, Pukki for Norwich scores for 5 now. He may just get to 20 or more. If you're a neutral and just want to watch beautiful soccer played just watch Norwich. I love how they play on the front foot
Quote from: beach bum on August 24, 2019, 02:36:59 pm
All the young fellas at Chelsea doing well today...
Abraham with 2 goals
Mount with one
Pulisic with an assist and involved in another
Liverpool too much for Arsenal today
Again, Pukki for Norwich scores for 5 now. He may just get to 20 or more. If you're a neutral and just want to watch beautiful soccer played just watch Norwich. I love how they play on the front foot
We have to replace a lot of skill and veterans on the club. When you lose in a matter of a few years players like Fabregas, Hazard, Matic, David Luiz, Cahill, John Terry, Diego costa, and two championship managers like Jose and Conte you're due a rough couple of years.
With that said, our youth looks promise. When Rudiger gets back he will provide some backside defensive depth. Callum is still getting healthy and Abraham/Pulisic both look to be getting Comfortable. Mason mount is an absolute talent. We will get there but there will be some bumps this year.
Mount is a competitor with grit and just somehow gets in the right place at the right time... if anything sometimes Pulisic can be too unselfish if anything.
Tottenham just lost to Newcastle at home... fans booing at the end.
Quote from: beach bum on August 25, 2019, 12:38:37 pm
Mount is a competitor with grit and just somehow gets in the right place at the right time... if anything sometimes Pulisic can be too unselfish if anything.
Tottenham just lost to Newcastle at home... fans booing at the end.
Lol. The father in law weeps.
Wolves, Wolves, Wolves. Three matches, three draws. Today was spectacular for them. In the 97th minute, Raul equalized against Burnley with a penalty conversion.
Bolton Wanderers takeover deal has collapsed. The club is expected to begin closing down on Wednesday.
As for Bury, the club has, reportedly, been sold and will be able to survive this season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 26, 2019, 08:21:12 pm
Bolton Wanderers takeover deal has collapsed. The club is expected to begin closing down on Wednesday.
As for Bury, the club has, reportedly, been sold and will be able to survive this season.
How sad for their supporters.... They were as recent as 2001-2012 consecutively playing in the Premier League. I'm not sure our fellow Americans understand like we do what a club means to a community around the world and the poor ownership of recent years ruined it all.
Well... the Bury takeover fell through. Bury has been expelled from the Football League. Sad day for a club with so much history.
Colchester United knocked Crystal Palace out of the Carabao Cup. So, if we use the transitive property... Colchester United > Manchester United.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 26, 2019, 08:21:12 pm
Bolton Wanderers takeover deal has collapsed. The club is expected to begin closing down on Wednesday.
As for Bury, the club has, reportedly, been sold and will be able to survive this season.
Wow, this took a drastic turn. Bury were the ones who were expelled, and, as of yesterday, Bolton Wanderers successfully sold and will continue playing League Football.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 29, 2019, 01:59:18 pm
Wow, this took a drastic turn. Bury were the ones who were expelled, and, as of yesterday, Bolton Wanderers successfully sold and will continue playing League Football.
I keep seeing the same back and forth on the reports from Sky Sports.... it's crazy these neighbor communities are going through almost identical scenarios at the same time
Champions League draw is done today...
-Manchester City got such an easy group
-Liverpool in a fairly easy group
-Chelsea in my opinion got a pretty tough group cause all the teams I see having a shot to advance with even the 4th team Lille a solid club. No easy road trips for anybody in that group
-Tottenham should get through their group but it's not a given like Man City or Liverpool
Quote from: beach bum on August 29, 2019, 02:54:24 pm
Champions League draw is done today...
-Manchester City got such an easy group
-Liverpool in a fairly easy group
-Chelsea in my opinion got a pretty tough group cause all the teams I see having a shot to advance with even the 4th team Lille a solid club. No easy road trips for anybody in that group
-Tottenham should get through their group but it's not a given like Man City or Liverpool
Our group stage should be interesting.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 29, 2019, 03:27:01 pm
Our group stage should be interesting.
just sayng hi, hope all is well.. been a while....
Quote from: Billyo62 on August 29, 2019, 03:36:29 pm
just sayng hi, hope all is well.. been a while....
Man things are going great. Good to hear from you and I hope all is well with you too!
Quote from: AirWarren on August 29, 2019, 03:38:21 pm
Man things are going great. Good to hear from you and I hope all is well with you too!
Fighting the fight, going ok. You are one of my favorite posters even when we disagreed..Carry on....
Always a good day when Manchester United doesn't get the full three points. Went up early on Southampton, but The Saints equalized in the second half and it ended 1-1.
ABRAHAM! 2-0 on his accord.
Chelsea youth trying to heat up n
Chelsea pulls a Bielema. Gives up a 2-0 lead and is tied 2-2.
Final 2-2. Good lord.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 29, 2019, 01:59:18 pm
Wow, this took a drastic turn. Bury were the ones who were expelled, and, as of yesterday, Bolton Wanderers successfully sold and will continue playing League Football.
I have been following this. They interviewed the chairman and he said, would you believe this, "I had no idea there was a football club in Bury".
A new club in that town may have to start at level nine of the English football system.
Wimbledon lost their club, yes under different circumstances, and that was where they had to start. They became a fan-run club and it made it all the way to League One in just 15 years, even for one season being in a higher league then the team that replaced them (MK Dons).
While that's no consolation for the here and now, perhaps Bury fans can do the same for their club.
Up the Shakers, and best of luck.
3-0 to Mexico?!!!!!
I swear to the Good Lord that makes me sick.
Son. What a soccer player.
Spurs killing CP.
Chelsea and wolves 0-0 so far.
Chelsea 3-0!
Abraham scores two.
Chelsea dismantles wolves. Led by the youngsters Abraham, Tomori, and Mount. 5-2 win and a big win for super Frankie as manager.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 14, 2019, 10:56:26 am
Chelsea dismantles wolves. Led by the youngsters Abraham, Tomori, and Mount. 5-2 win and a big win for super Frankie as manager.
That was needed big time by Chelsea and they got it done... If Abraham stays healthy he will get 20 goals with ease.
How about Norwich City... I watched the first 60 minutes of their match against Man City and the Canaries put on a clinic and played with heart.
And Norwich did it with half their team injured. It was so bad they named two goalkeepers on the bench, one of whom would have to have been an outfield player in an emergency.
If they are able to stay up, people will point to this match as a big key. Teemu Pukki is fast becoming a legend in Norwich.
What a week for the Arkansas women... Beat #22 Baylor down in Waco snapping the Bears 15 match winning streak at home... Then today we take down #1 North Carolina 2-0 in Fayetteville. If we don't get put near the top 10 now we are getting robbed.
Chelsea and Valencia 0-0 at half.
Let the champions league begin!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on September 17, 2019, 03:01:34 pm
Chelsea and Valencia 0-0 at half.
Let the champions league begin!!!
Liverpool and Chelsea did not represent today at all
Not at all. Sad.
Chelsea won 2-0 on Saturday.
See if we can pick up some steam.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 30, 2019, 11:12:10 am
Chelsea won 2-0 on Saturday.
See if we can pick up some steam.
Battle for the last 2 Champions League spots will be wide open like last year between Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham
Even Leicester City looks dang good this year and will be in the mix for top 4. They have an identity under Rodgers that I like
Anybody else see Bayern Munich blast Tottenham 7-2 :o ..... I think the match was in London which is even worse.
Quote from: beach bum on October 01, 2019, 05:11:29 pm
Anybody else see Bayern Munich blast Tottenham 7-2 :o ..... I think the match was in London which is even worse.
YUP. Father in law is hacked.
Quote from: beach bum on October 01, 2019, 05:11:29 pm
Anybody else see Bayern Munich blast Tottenham 7-2 :o ..... I think the match was in London which is even worse.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
*deep breath*
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Manchester City just lost at home to Wolves 0-2 :o
Arsenal and Chelsea win just now to move into better positions in the table
Clubs like Leicester City in 4th, Crystal Palace and Burnley in 6th and 7th as we get a little over 20% through the season
Quote from: beach bum on October 06, 2019, 09:56:38 am
Manchester City just lost at home to Wolves 0-2 :o
Arsenal and Chelsea win just now to move into better positions in the table
Clubs like Leicester City in 4th, Crystal Palace and Burnley in 6th and 7th as we get a little over 20% through the season
Spurs wheels are falling off.
Chelsea youngsters are seeming to take off. They are adapting better to the super Frank flow. I would say they have exceeding my expectations so far. Let's see if they can keep it going. And hey, how about Christian's assist today? Thing of beauty.
As far as man city....LOL.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 06, 2019, 12:11:27 pm
Spurs wheels are falling off.
Chelsea youngsters are seeming to take off. They are adapting better to the super Frank flow. I would say they have exceeding my expectations so far. Let's see if they can keep it going. And hey, how about Christian's assist today? Thing of beauty.
As far as man city....LOL.
I questioned Chelsea's ability to get top 4 this year, but there certainly appears to be a pathway there considering Tottenham and Man United looking absolutely pathetic at this point. If they do so considering the youth on the team that would be a great season. I really think Chelsea is going to make a big jump up to Man City and Liverpool's level in the coming years. Their transfer ban may end up being the best thing that ever happened. They have been forced to play young promising players and you know they will have plenty of cash to splash on players when they can get back in the transfer market. Mesh those to things together in 12 to 18 months from now and they could be scary.
Quote from: beach bum on October 06, 2019, 12:43:23 pm
I questioned Chelsea's ability to get top 4 this year, but there certainly appears to be a pathway there considering Tottenham and Man United looking absolutely pathetic at this point. If they do so considering the youth on the team that would be a great season. I really think Chelsea is going to make a big jump up to Man City and Liverpool's level in the coming years. Their transfer ban may end up being the best thing that ever happened. They have been forced to play young promising players and you know they will have plenty of cash to splash on players when they can get back in the transfer market. Mesh those to things together in 12 to 18 months from now and they could be scary.
First couple of weeks I was concerned with how they would play. But you're right, the transfer ban has forced them to bring in the youth and let them display their talents. Bringing back Batsuayi was also big.
Everton may be the first of the six who have never been relegated since the Premier League was formed to experience the Championship if they don't turn things around. They are currently in 18th place.
Catching up a little bit with Chelsea. Aside from this disastrous sport we call Arkansas razorback football...gag.
With several wins, we have no officially moved up to 4th in the rankings. Liverpool, Man city, and LEI City FC make up 1, 2, 3. Chelsea and LC FC tied with 17 points, followed by Man city with 19 and Liverpool leading the way with 25. These young pups led by Super Frankie are coming together. Pulisic isn't scoring a lot of goals but MAN he is providing some excitement with assists.
In Champions league play today, Chelsea beats Ajax 1-0 on a Batshuayi goal set up by captain America Pulisic. Oh and those orange and black uniforms are FIRE.
After that demoralizing defeat I think Southampton may be mentally beat down so bad I feel they will get relegated this year..... They just lost 9-0 at home to Leicester City :o
Leicester's 9-0 win tied the biggest margin of victory in Premier League history. Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 9-0 a while back.
Was hoping for 10 yesterday, honestly, so the record would belong solely to Leicester.
Christian makes it 2-0!!!!!!! His first two goals in EPL! Amazing!!
EPL Saturday's has taken a page from college football Saturday's with hitting up cities across the USA. TODAY IN AUSTIN TEXAS. Very cool.
Christian Pulisic with a HAT TRICK!!!!!
4-0 Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 26, 2019, 12:57:00 pm
Christian Pulisic with a HAT TRICK!!!!!
4-0 Chelsea.
Scored another one yesterday... He is on fire
I know sports at the pro level is a business, but Tottenham just did Pochettino dirty firing him and rumored to be replaced by Mourinho.
I know they stink this year, and maybe if he didn't turn it around by the end of the year, and started next year slow then I could see it. But the guy has consistently put them in the Champions League and the final last year. Spurs went to my most hated club list for a while the way the just threw him to the curb so fast.
Quote from: beach bum on November 19, 2019, 05:23:11 pm
I know sports at the pro level is a business, but Tottenham just did Pochettino dirty firing him and rumored to be replaced by Mourinho.
I know they stink this year, and maybe if he didn't turn it around by the end of the year, and started next year slow then I could see it. But the guy has consistently put them in the Champions League and the final last year. Spurs went to my most hated club list for a while the way the just threw him to the curb so fast.
What kind of stupidity is responsible for firing a great coach like that? Soccer is ruthless.
Jose Mourinho is now officially the manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
Without a doubt the surprise of the Premier League this season is Sheffield United. They have already gone through Liverpool, City, Spurs, Chelsea and Man U with just one loss, that to Liverpool.
I heard the commentator mention that the Blades picked up quite a few of their players through free transfers. I think he said the first goal scorer came to them from Coventry City in 2016 on a free. They got Mousset from Bournemouth.
Will be interesting to see how far they can go.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 24, 2019, 08:51:46 pm
Without a doubt the surprise of the Premier League this season is Sheffield United. They have already gone through Liverpool, City, Spurs, Chelsea and Man U with just one loss, that to Liverpool.
I heard the commentator mention that the Blades picked up quite a few of their players through free transfers. I think he said the first goal scorer came to them from Coventry City in 2016 on a free. They got Mousset from Bournemouth.
Will be interesting to see how far they can go.
It is crazy the amount of English born players they have on their team from a demographic stand point it almost feels like I am watching a match in the Championship or League One. They have been such a rarity in today's time of splashing cash on transfers from everywhere
Also, Leicester City are for real this year. They will have to competely tank in the 2020 portion of the season to not finish top 4 and be in the Champions League next year
Leicester City has done very well building their team. Jamie Vardy is as good as ever and he has lots of help.
If Liverpool starts stumbling, the Foxes could even take their second PL title.
Liverpool wins the Club World Cup over Flamengo of Brazil by 1-0.
In the Bundesliga RB Leipzig is looking to wrest the crown from Bayern Munich. They are piling up the goals. At 37 points they have a two-point lead over another surprising team, Monchengladbach. Bayern is 3rd and Borussia Dortmund 4th.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 22, 2019, 03:24:39 pm
Liverpool wins the Club World Cup over Flamengo of Brazil by 1-0.
In the Bundesliga RB Leipzig is looking to wrest the crown from Bayern Munich. They are piling up the goals. At 37 points they have a two-point lead over another surprising team, Monchengladbach. Bayern is 3rd and Borussia Dortmund 4th.
I usually do not watch the Bundesliga a whole lot, but I have been watching it way more this season due to it being so up in the air. That race will probably go down to the very end between 3 or 4 clubs all having a real shot if they got hot late.
Chelsea also took it to Tottenham today winning 2-0 away at the new White Hart Lane
Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for two years and fined 30 million Euros for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 14, 2020, 12:42:47 pm
Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for two years and fined 30 million Euros for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.
:o That is seriously going to hurt their ability to get players for a while. Watch the downward spiral
Haven't got on in a while.
Lots of teams will have to play well to avoid relegation. I'm afraid Norwich is headed down. The other two could come from among six or seven teams. I sure hope Bournemouth stays up.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 26, 2020, 10:27:48 pm
Haven't got on in a while.
Lots of teams will have to play well to avoid relegation. I'm afraid Norwich is headed down. The other two could come from among six or seven teams. I sure hope Bournemouth stays up.
Same.
Chelsea holding strong at 4.
But their UCL hopes are dwindling. Bayern hammered them this week. Might as well hand Liverpool the trophy.
Hats off to Liverpool on an incredible run of 35 out of 36 before today's loss to Watford.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 29, 2020, 05:42:38 pm
Hats off to Liverpool on an incredible run of 35 out of 36 before today's loss to Watford.
Watford was on fire yesterday
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 29, 2020, 05:42:38 pm
Hats off to Liverpool on an incredible run of 35 out of 36 before today's loss to Watford.
Remarkable.
Marcos Alonso maybe had his best game as a Chelsea mate with 2 scores to level at Bournemouth and walk away with 1 point. With what super Frankie has done with this Chelsea squad is pretty remarkable.
Chelsea takes out Liverpool in FA cup play. 2-0.
Willian and Barkley with the scores.
As we all know Covid 19 has put everything on hold. But I caught this story this morning about heartbreak in the lower English leagues.
The FA has decided to declare the season for Levels 7 and below null and void with no promotion or relegation.
Two teams in those leagues (one in Level 8 and one in Level 9) had already secured promotion to the next level, one of those having won all 27 games in their league (and I might add they did it in their first ever season).
Now they will have to start over from scratch in their current league next season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 27, 2020, 08:40:30 am
As we all know Covid 19 has put everything on hold. But I caught this story this morning about heartbreak in the lower English leagues.
The FA has decided to declare the season for Levels 7 and below null and void with no promotion or relegation.
Two teams in those leagues (one in Level 8 and one in Level 9) had already secured promotion to the next level, one of those having won all 27 games in their league (and I might add they did it in their first ever season).
Now they will have to start over from scratch in their current league next season.
I miss the EPL :(
Watching EPL classics on NBCsportsnetwork now. 2014/2015 Chelsea match on now.
The Bundesliga cranked back up this past weekend, with all games behind closed doors.
Bundesliga was actually my first experience with soccer. In the late 70s, a match of the week and some highlights from other matches would air on PBS.
The music for the opening was the instrumental to "Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 19, 2020, 06:03:59 pm
The Bundesliga cranked back up this past weekend, with all games behind closed doors.
Bundesliga was actually my first experience with soccer. In the late 70s, a match of the week and some highlights from other matches would air on PBS.
The music for the opening was the instrumental to "Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King.
German football is some good stuff the passion and pureness left in their game still with the fans. Also hearing La Liga is back in 2 weeks. I am thinking EPL and the Championship in England will come back June 13 or probably June 20 at the latest. I thought Leeds United may have their promotion derailed by COVID 19. They're 7 points clear of 3rd place and they have a pretty easy 9 matches left against mostly clubs in the bottom half of the table. They'll really have to blow it to not be promoted. They're too big of a club to not be in EPL
Premier League restart is June 17. First two matches will be Man City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United.
They have not decided on the sites for the games but confirmed all games will be behind closed doors. Apparently they are still going to do these games at neutral sites.
Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea!!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on June 03, 2020, 02:37:46 pm
Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea!!!!
Just saw where Chelsea activated Timo Werner's release clause from RB Leipzig in Germany. In my opinion, he might be the best player in the Bundesliga right now. I think he has to agree to the move, but if he does then Chelsea has some young talent to work with for a while. Abraham, Mount, Werner, and if Pulisic can ever stay healthy for a full season that is a nice complement of players for the next few years. Adding squad depth to do well in all the competitions.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 03, 2020, 02:28:10 pm
Premier League restart is June 17. First two matches will be Man City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United.
They have not decided on the sites for the games but confirmed all games will be behind closed doors. Apparently they are still going to do these games at neutral sites.
I hope all this is on television. I don't even care if its in front of an empty crowd.
Quote from: beach bum on June 04, 2020, 09:19:41 pm
I hope all this is on television. I don't even care if its in front of an empty crowd.
Apparently the teams won their fight and all the games will be played at their home stadiums. Still behind closed doors, and yes it still will be televised.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 05, 2020, 03:28:52 pm
Apparently the teams won their fight and all the games will be played at their home stadiums. Still behind closed doors, and yes it still will be televised.
Caught the highlights of Man City vs Arsenal and its a better product than expected considering no fans in attendance
Also, Timo Werner to Chelsea is official. Him and Hakim Ziyech from Ajax to Chelsea makes their attack very deep. They have enough depth now that they can do well in all competitions next season and deal with people out for time with injuries. I see them top 3 next season and a decent run in the Champions League.
Big pickups for the Blues.
Will it be good as a young Eden Hazard or be a deadly striker like Diego costa? Yet to be seen. But I will take it.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 18, 2020, 09:46:30 pm
Big pickups for the Blues.
Will it be good as a young Eden Hazard or be a deadly striker like Diego costa? Yet to be seen. But I will take it.
And Chelsea wins in their first match back... Pulisic scores as well. He just needs to stay injury free and he will have a great career. People forget he can barely buy an alcohol drink legally in the States how young he still is. The injury bug seems to always hit him every year though. If he stays healthy its just another piece for Chelsea moving forward
Overall there were some great goals the first week back in the EPL however
Quote from: beach bum on June 21, 2020, 03:05:08 pm
And Chelsea wins in their first match back... Pulisic scores as well. He just needs to stay injury free and he will have a great career. People forget he can barely buy an alcohol drink legally in the States how young he still is. The injury bug seems to always hit him every year though. If he stays healthy its just another piece for Chelsea moving forward
Captain America subs in and scored immediately. Love it.
Some more observations:
Who would've thought that Brighton would do the double over Arsenal? And that one guy (Maupay) telling Arsenal they ought to have more humility? That after the Gunners' GK was knocked over by Maupay and injured.
I am afraid Bournemouth is in serious trouble now. With the run in they have it's going to be very hard for them to avoid the drop.
Norwich simply needs to make reservations for away days for the likes of Blackburn, Wigan and Coventry (who won League One). It's just a matter of time before relegation for the Canaries.
The Merseyside Derby ended in a scoreless draw meaning Liverpool will have to wait until they play their next game to win the league. As things stand they can't back into it right now if Manchester City stumbles against Burnley.
Christian Pulisic with an AMAZING goal!!!!!!
1-0 Chelsea on top of city.
Kyle Walker denies a second goal by Pulisic.
Then more shenanigans at the goal line. Questionable ref calls too.
After VAR, shenanigans verified. PK for Willian is good. 2-1 Chelsea.
Liverpool clinches EPL if this score stands.
Chelsea remains 5 points ahead of Man United for a spot with the champions league.
And in bigger news, Liverpool is officially the 2019-2020 Premier League Champions.
Quote from: AirWarren on June 25, 2020, 04:12:25 pm
Chelsea remains 5 points ahead of Man United for a spot with the champions league.
And in bigger news, Liverpool is officially the 2019-2020 Premier League Champions.
Chelsea looking solid for Champions League again. Pulisic looks a little more physically strong after the break. If he adds just a little strength he will be unreal the speed and quickness he is blessed with. He looks hungry right now.
Quote from: beach bum on June 25, 2020, 08:13:22 pm
Chelsea looking solid for Champions League again. Pulisic looks a little more physically strong after the break. If he adds just a little strength he will be unreal the speed and quickness he is blessed with. He looks hungry right now.
He has definitely bulked up. And he plays so fast out there. He has deceptive speed.
Bundesliga finished today with Bayern Munich winning their 8th straight championship.
Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Mönchengladbach also qualified for the Champions League, though Dortmund embarrassed themselves today by losing 0-4 at home to Hoffenheim with Kramaric scoring all four goals. That put Hoffenheim in the Europa League.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 27, 2020, 11:57:10 am
Bundesliga finished today with Bayern Munich winning their 8th straight championship.
Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Mönchengladbach also qualified for the Champions League, though Dortmund embarrassed themselves today by losing 0-4 at home to Hoffenheim with Kramaric scoring all four goals. That put Hoffenheim in the Europa League.
I forgot they only play 34 matches and not 38... Plus throw in the fact they got a 3 week head start kicking back off that was a quick finish to their season compared to the rest of Europe. Bayern can't be stopped in Germany.
Also, Leeds United beat Fulham 3-0 in the Championship when Fulham was in 3rd place and Leeds in 2nd. This moved Leeds to 1st along with West Brom's loss today. That now puts Leeds United 8 points clear of 3rd place and their fixtures the rest of the way out are filled with bottom table clubs. They will have to really mess it up now to not be back in the Premier League where a club that big belongs with only 7 matches remaining.
Quote from: beach bum on June 27, 2020, 03:26:31 pm
I forgot they only play 34 matches and not 38... Plus throw in the fact they got a 3 week head start kicking back off that was a quick finish to their season compared to the rest of Europe. Bayern can't be stopped in Germany.
Also, Leeds United beat Fulham 3-0 in the Championship when Fulham was in 3rd place and Leeds in 2nd. This moved Leeds to 1st along with West Brom's loss today. That now puts Leeds United 8 points clear of 3rd place and their fixtures the rest of the way out are filled with bottom table clubs. They will have to really mess it up now to not be back in the Premier League where a club that big belongs with only 7 matches remaining.
That also put Brentford in third place after they beat 2nd place West Brom. The Bees are only five points back of the Baggies and have a favorable schedule as well.
It would be amazing if Brentford made it. The last time they were in the top flight of English football was 1946-47. If Bournemouth were to go down I'd like to see Brentford take their place. But of course I hope both are in the Premier League next season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 28, 2020, 12:08:59 pm
That also put Brentford in third place after they beat 2nd place West Brom. The Bees are only five points back of the Baggies and have a favorable schedule as well.
It would be amazing if Brentford made it. The last time they were in the top flight of English football was 1946-47. If Bournemouth were to go down I'd like to see Brentford take their place. But of course I hope both are in the Premier League next season.
Would love to see Brentford come up... Norwich City look almost certain to drop. Then you have Watford, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, and West Ham all crammed together at 27 and 28 points. The 4 of them are fighting for 2 spots and looks like it will come down to the final day. Imagine West Ham playing in the Olympic Stadium playing in the Championship. Their fans will go bonkers
Freaking Kepa. I swear.
1-0 west Ham. We are in VAR.
Goal reversed due to interference and offside.
0-0 in the 37th.
Penalty kick for Chelsea after a penalty on Pulisic in the box.
1-0 CHELSEA!!!! WILLIAN WITH THE PK. 41st.
Another set piece.
Another blown save by Kepa. 1-1.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 01, 2020, 02:58:10 pm
Penalty kick for Chelsea after a penalty on Pulisic in the box.
1-0 CHELSEA!!!! WILLIAN WITH THE PK. 41st.
Pulisic is freaking unreal again after the break... Captain America
Freaking Kepa. Again.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 01, 2020, 03:27:18 pm
Freaking Kepa. Again.
Literally West Ham have shot 2 shots on target and scored both times. They don't deserve to be in the lead. Chelsea 70% possession. They'll get another one, but can they get 2 for the win and win 3-2. I was hoping West Ham would lose, I want to see them relegated.
Quote from: beach bum on July 01, 2020, 03:31:13 pm
Literally West Ham have shot 2 shots on target and scored both times. They don't deserve to be in the lead. Chelsea 70% possession. They'll get another one, but can they get 2 for the win and win 3-2. I was hoping West Ham would lose, I want to see them relegated.
Chelsea is in the driver's seat to finish champions league qualifiers. They literally play the lame ducks the next 8. Looks like they want to avoid champions league again in this game.
My gosh what a beautiful set piece strike by Willian!!!! 2-2
Got it back... 20 minutes to get another
Chelsea blew it on the counter attack in the 89th.
3-2 west ham.
Good grief... 25% possession and 3 shots on target for West Ham and they have 3 goals
Quote from: beach bum on July 01, 2020, 04:04:32 pm
Good grief... 25% possession and 3 shots on target for West Ham and they have 3 goals
Horrible defense. Not sure why Rudiger and christensen were playing so high the entire game. They got beat on many counter attacks.
Rudiger. Loftus cheek. Abraham. Horrible matches for those three.
I fear that Bournemouth signed their death warrant today as far as remaining in the Premier league is concerned. They gave a listless performance in a 4-1 loss at home to Newcastle.
The next four for the Cherries are at Manchester United, Spurs at home, Leicester at home, Man City away. The way they are playing right now I don't see them earning a single point from those matches.
West Ham's victory against Chelsea certainly didn't help the Bournemouth cause.
If relegation is to be their fate, it's been a great five-year run for one of the smallest clubs not just in the Premier League, but in the whole of English league football.
Come on Brentford. They would be worthy successors.
Chelsea takes out Watford by a score of 3-0. Willian, Barkley and Giroud score on the day with another fantastic showing for America's Christian Pulisic.
Out of a London, many across the game oversees are beginning to compare him to the next Eden Hazard. While I won't begin my personal comparisons to Eden just yet, Christian is making a huge name for himself on the biggest stage in English and Europe soccer these days. Eden is my favorite former Chelsea player and for him to officially fill his shoes for the blues would absolutely make my day as a Chelsea fan. Very proud to have an American playing at such a high level.
Just 7 years ago, Wigan Athletic pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the FA cup beating Manchester City with a 90th minute goal.
Now, the very existence of the club is under some question. They have been caught up in a scandal; a consortium in the Philippines bought them and has now refused to fund them, forcing them into administration.
It has been rumored that there may have been a bet by people attached to that consortium over whether Wigan would be relegated from the Championship or not. They had been at or near the bottom three most of the season, until a run of seven wins in a row before a loss to Brentford on Saturday seemingly pulled them into the safety zone.
They will be docked 12 points, pending appeal. At this point, it would be enough to relegate them. They are going to need several more wins to be able to remain in the Championship.
I'm reminded of the scene in the movie, Trading Places, where Winthorpe asks Valentine, "The Duke brothers ruined my life over a bet?"
I just hope that, no matter if a bet was involved or not, this does not represent Wigan's last chapter.
Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United will battle out for the last spot of promotion to the Championship from League One with them advancing today. Portsmouth and Fleetwood Town were knocked out of the playoffs today. Wycombe is really a feel good story a lot like Luton Town last year.
And Pulisic has scored twice and created two other penalties in his 4 matches back now. Creating a goal a match isn't too shabby. He made that Watford defender look awful with his quickness on that penalty.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 06, 2020, 05:16:15 pm
Just 7 years ago, Wigan Athletic pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the FA cup beating Manchester City with a 90th minute goal.
Now, the very existence of the club is under some question. They have been caught up in a scandal; a consortium in the Philippines bought them and has now refused to fund them, forcing them into administration.
It has been rumored that there may have been a bet by people attached to that consortium over whether Wigan would be relegated from the Championship or not. They had been at or near the bottom three most of the season, until a run of seven wins in a row before a loss to Brentford on Saturday seemingly pulled them into the safety zone.
They will be docked 12 points, pending appeal. At this point, it would be enough to relegate them. They are going to need several more wins to be able to remain in the Championship.
I'm reminded of the scene in the movie, Trading Places, where Winthorpe asks Valentine, "The Duke brothers ruined my life over a bet?"
I just hope that, no matter if a bet was involved or not, this does not represent Wigan's last chapter.
It's crazy that little corridor of clubs between Liverpool and Manchester in Wigan, Bolton, and Bury all have gotten into trouble lately. It always blows my mind the amount of clubs a country with 65 million people can support only the physical size of Alabama.
I'd give anything in the USA for a soccer culture in those "mid sized cities" to grow where we had a pyramid structure like England one day with so much club support even for the lower tiers. The pandemic I thought stopped a little steam the United Soccer League had built in the last few years with their USL Championship and USL League One they were having some success in those mid sized markets. Places like Albuquerque, San Antonio, El Paso, Madison WI, Sacramento, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Louisville were establishing some loyal fan bases finally. We really only needed 8-10 more of those mid sized cities to establish a fan base like that to have some serious tier discussion in the American game. I even heard San Diego, Buffalo, Providence RI, and Boise ID were being added to USL. I think that the USL was really trying to build some momentum and excitement in other markets in the next half decade before we host the World Cup in 2026.
Chelsea over CP 3-2! What an exciting final 10 minutes.
Christian Pulisic continues to stamp his world class play in England. Got a score to make it 2-0.
Chelsea moves to the 3rd place spot for champions league qualifying.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 07, 2020, 01:59:17 pm
Chelsea over CP 3-2! What an exciting final 10 minutes.
Christian Pulisic continues to stamp his world class play in England. Got a score to make it 2-0.
Chelsea moves to the 3rd place spot for champions league qualifying.
Keeping his streak of a goal scored or created rolling to 5 matches now for Pulisic...
Quote from: beach bum on July 07, 2020, 02:30:58 pm
Keeping his streak of a goal scored or created rolling to 5 matches now for Pulisic...
So glad to have a world class soccer player at one of the world class teams absolutely making a huge difference for a team with contributions that is home grown Red, white and blue.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 07, 2020, 02:31:39 pm
So glad to have a world class soccer player at one of the world class teams absolutely making a huge difference for a team with contributions.
Just saw the goal. You know he is confident when he takes that with his left foot on the short side and just blasts it past the goalie without even thinking.
Quote from: beach bum on July 07, 2020, 02:33:04 pm
Just saw the goal. You know he is confident when he takes that with his left foot on the short side and just blasts it past the goalie without even thinking.
That is exactly what I thought too. If the USMT had 6 more of those on their squad, HA!
Norwich dropped another result today. If the Canaries lose their next match to West Ham, they will officially be relegated.
Leicester took advantage of a red card to Arsenal to grab a 1-1 draw. And of course Vardy the scorer. He has 10 goals in his career against Arsenal alone and has surpassed 100 for his PL career.
In the Championship Brentford picks up another win, over Charlton. 6 in a row for the Bees, with only one goal allowed in that time. That pulls them within two points of West Brom and three from Leeds. But both of those teams have yet to play their matchday 42 fixtures.
WBA has a tricky game against Derby County. The Rams won't just roll over for them. Leeds is at home to Stoke, and LUFC should get all three points from that match.
Took on a little project that I think you'll enjoy. Not finished yet, but you can take a look:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cQPtH2pprTShGbFWAtL1PKkW118WjyT5_0gmwX4XbkM/edit#gid=0
Just a quick rundown of the Premier League since 1992-93. I'll update the rest as I can (I'm currently at the 2010-11 season).
I'm also thinking of expanding it to include the League Championship, League One, and League Two histories.
I love from time to time looking at who was in the Premier League, Championship, League One, etc. like 20, 30 years ago and so on. So interesting to look at certain clubs history. The 70's and 80's were so interesting. Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, Leeds, and Nottingham Forest were the king of the mountain for a while then.
Then you have some of those clubs who have just been steady for a while... West Brom and Norwich come to mind. They never get to low as a club, but never elite either. Just steady clubs. Ispwich Town was in the Championship for 19 or 20 straight years before they dropped last year.
Wigan Athletic took a big step toward safety with a 1-0 win over QPR.
That gives them 53, but they will lose 12 points due to going to administration.
Their schedule is very favorable: away to Barnsley (23rd), home to Hull (22nd), away to Charlton (21st) before closing at home to Fulham (4th).
I think if they can get seven points out of the nine from the first three games, that would be enough to see them over the line without having to worry about getting any kind of result against Fulham, who to be fair have practically clinched a least a playoff spot with an outside chance of automatic promotion.
Being in the situation they are in, it might be a better story than when they won the FA Cup in 2013.
Bournemouth managed a draw against Spurs and probably should have won. They had a goal disallowed for handball and had a golden chance saved by the Tottenham keeper.
The run in: Leicester (H), Man City (A), Southampton (H), Everton (A).
Assuming they will get nothing against City, I think they require at least seven points from the other three matches, and probably all nine. They really needed a win today.
Being reported that USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen will join Manchester City.
Bye bye Canaries.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 11, 2020, 09:50:49 am
Bye bye Canaries.
I really expected better from them. I thought they would stay safe fairly comfortably but man they just didn't have the athleticism at the EPL level. Lots of skillful players but can't win without speed and athleticism at this level.
With West Ham and Watford winning this morning we almost know the relegated teams at this point too. Bournemouth and Aston Villa will need miracles now as they have a much worse goal difference than West Ham and Watford and trail them both by 6 points each. If they had a better goal difference I'd at least give them a punchers chance, but pretty much put a fork in Bournemouth, Aston Villa, and Norwich City.
2-0 Sheffield.
Kepa is horrible.
Sheffield United seriously have been one of the biggest surprises ever. I literally had them tabbed to finish dead last at the beginning of the season. Shows how much I know. They have a team salary less than some Championship clubs and lowest in the EPL which is unbelievable. Just imagine if they can buy a few better players with Chris Wilder's culture there.
So many of these players for Sheffield United were there all the way back when they were a League One side. McGoldrick, who scored two for them today, was one of those players. And many of them did not get their start in the League, rather having to work their way up through the lower levels.
Another win for Brentford today. Seven in a row and they made it look easy against Derby County.
I'm hearing that another Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday, may be going into administration. That would chalk 12 points off their score and put them in danger of relegation. Wigan did themselves no favors by drawing with Barnsley.
Reading may be in financial trouble as well.
Sad day as a Chelsea fan.
Brentford now just 3 points out of West Brom and Leeds with 3 matches to go for the Bees... Leeds are lucky that they have an extra game left since they still have to play tomorrow to finish match week 43
Those 3 battling for the 2 auto promotions
Norwich is the first club to be relegated from the Premier League five times. The Canaries were relegated after the 1994-95, 2004-05, 2013-14, and 2015-16 seasons, and now again in 2019-20. In total, the Canaries have played nine seasons in Top Flight: 1992-93 (3rd), 1993-94 (12th), 1994-95 (20th; relegated), 2004-05 (19th; relegated), 2011-12 (12th), 2012-13 (11th), 2013-14 (18th; relegated), 2015-16 (19th; relegated), 2019-20 (currently 20th; relegated).
However, they are quite far away from being the club with the most relegations from Top Flight overall. In the entire history of Top Flight (so, pre-Premier League), Birmingham City has been relegated twelve times. They have not played Top Flight since 2010-11, when they finished 18th and were relegated, despite winning the League Cup.
With the Watford win yesterday, I think that if Bournemouth doesn't nick at least one point off LC today, they can get ready to play Championship football next season.
I think they will require at least eight points out of the 4 games they have left. 36 points might only just get them over the line. That would just about require getting a point at Manchester City now. And the Citizens are playing very well.
West Ham has the easiest run in. They do have Man Utd away next week, but also get Watford and a probably already-relegated Aston Villa at home on either side of it. Watford, after playing West Ham, have City and Arsenal back to back.
I also feel that the run in with no fans allowed has hurt those teams for which the crowd is very important. I'm thinking Bournemouth, Norwich and perhaps Brighton, though the Seagulls have probably made themselves safe. Their run in is Southampton (A), Newcastle (H) and Burnley (A). Bournemouth's setup can make 11,000 fans sound like 50,000.
Leeds United so close to promotion and here are their scenarios...
1) get 4 points or more out of their last 3 matches and they are up no matter what Brentford does
2) get 1 point and hope for Brentford loss along the way
3) get 2 or more points if Brentford get 7 points in the last 3 matches
Leeds does need to be in the PL. It looks like they'll finally cross the line this time.
Villa got a huge 3 points over Crystal Palace. They will still need some help though. Bournemouth are down 0-1 to LC at the half and looked listless for much of it, though they showed some want-to during stoppage time. They require two goals in the second half IMO without conceding again.
Wow... Bournemouth score 4 goals in the last 30 minutes of the match against Leicester City to stay every so slightly in it
This loss for Leicester was huge help to Chelsea as well.
Where the season really it being decided in the EPL
3.Chelsea 60
4.Leicester 59
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5.Manchester United 58 (they have an extra match left with 4 remaining )
16.West Ham 34
17.Watford 34
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18.Bournemouth 31
19.Aston Villa 30
Quote from: beach bum on July 12, 2020, 02:59:45 pm
Wow... Bournemouth score 4 goals in the last 30 minutes of the match against Leicester City to stay every so slightly in it
This loss for Leicester was huge help to Chelsea as well.
That was absolute madness! Leicester still had the match well in hand then they make some silly mistakes and hand the Cherries three of those four goals. And it could have been 5 or 6.
That will not make Aston Villa happy at all, and if Watford or West Ham lose, suddenly Bournemouth is in with a chance.
One scenario I thought of: Watford and Man U both beat West Ham, while Bournemouth after losing to City wins against Southampton at home, bringing them level with the Hammers. Now throw in an Aston Villa win along the way and suddenly you have WHU (34) and Villa (33) playing each other while Bournemouth (34) is at Everton.
And if this does occur, Brighton had better have gotten at least one point because they're sitting on 36.
Talk about 90 minutes of madness!
Really need ManU to lose or draw today.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 13, 2020, 02:52:40 pm
Really need ManU to lose or draw today.
The soccer world may have just smiled kindly down on you... Southampton with a late goal made end that match in a draw.
Quote from: beach bum on July 13, 2020, 03:58:42 pm
The soccer world may have just smiled kindly down on you... Southampton with a late goal made end that match in a draw.
Beautiful set piece!!!!!!!
Let's go!!
Southampton's James Ward-Prowse is one of the best on free kicks and set plays in the whole of the Premier League. His corner set up the tying goal.
I'm giving a shout out to Wycombe Wanderers as well. They defeated Oxford 2-1 in the League One playoffs at Wembley, therefore gaining entry to the Championship for the first time ever.
One of their featured players is Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa, who goes 6-1 and 240 pounds. Built more like a linebacker than a soccer player, he can bench press 440 pounds, and has scored 200 goals in his 19 year career, including 189 in League football.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 13, 2020, 05:29:01 pm
Southampton's James Ward-Prowse is one of the best on free kicks and set plays in the whole of the Premier League. His corner set up the tying goal.
I'm giving a shout out to Wycombe Wanderers as well. They defeated Oxford 2-1 in the League One playoffs at Wembley, therefore gaining entry to the Championship for the first time ever.
One of their featured players is Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa, who goes 6-1 and 240 pounds. Built more like a linebacker than a soccer player, he can bench press 440 pounds, and has scored 200 goals in his 19 year career, including 189 in League football.
Saw where Wycombe got up... one of the better stories of the year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 13, 2020, 05:29:01 pm
Southampton's James Ward-Prowse is one of the best on free kicks and set plays in the whole of the Premier League. His corner set up the tying goal.
I'm giving a shout out to Wycombe Wanderers as well. They defeated Oxford 2-1 in the League One playoffs at Wembley, therefore gaining entry to the Championship for the first time ever.
One of their featured players is Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa, who goes 6-1 and 240 pounds. Built more like a linebacker than a soccer player, he can bench press 440 pounds, and has scored 200 goals in his 19 year career, including 189 in League football.
His contract ended at the end of the match today, so hopefully he and Wycombe can come up with a new deal so that he will get to play at least one season of Championship football.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 13, 2020, 07:14:07 pm
His contract ended at the end of the match today, so hopefully he and Wycombe can come up with a new deal so that he will get to play at least one season of Championship football.
Just saw his interview after the match... He cracks me up. The guy has a great personality and you can tell it meant so much to him.
Chelsea and Norwich today. Norwich literally has zero to lose and Chelsea has everything to lose. Let's see what Chelsea team comes to play today.
Quote from: beach bum on July 13, 2020, 11:05:12 pm
Just saw his interview after the match... He cracks me up. The guy has a great personality and you can tell it meant so much to him.
Klopp has invited Akinfenwa to be on the bus for Liverpool's victory parade. The Beast is a Liverpool fan, and actually has scored a goal against the Reds in a FA Cup tie when he was at AFC Wimbledon.
Wigan 8-0 Hull. Was 7-0 at halftime.
Latics would be safe if season ended today, on goal difference, even with the 12 point penalty.
37th minute.
0-0
Pulisic has had several shots on goal but hasn't connected.
Beautiful cross from Pulisic!!! Header from Giroud to the back of the net.
1-0 Chelsea in stoppage time. Nearing half.
Chelsea got to get at least 6 points in the last 3 matches.... Lets go
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 14, 2020, 01:58:40 pm
Wigan 8-0 Hull. Was 7-0 at halftime.
Latics would be safe if season ended today, on goal difference, even with the 12 point penalty.
Crazy how you can tell who wants to be there after the break and who doesn't. The score line is just bonkers
Bad subs for Alonso and Christian. James and Hudson-adoi just don't have pace.
Chelsea goes 4 points clear of LC and ManU. Whew.
Finish with Liverpool and Wolves.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 14, 2020, 04:09:55 pm
Chelsea goes 4 points clear of LC and ManU. Whew.
Finish with Liverpool and Wolves.
With Leicester City and Manchester United playing the last match of the season.... 1 more win by Chelsea will get them Champions League almost certainly. Chelsea does have the worst goal difference of the three so the only way Chelsea will miss Champions League as long as they get 1 more win is Leicester and Man U both win their next 2 matches and then draw against each other. That would put all three at 66 points.
4 points or 6 points and Chelsea in no matter what
Best to root for there to be a straight winner in the Man U or Leicester match then one of them drops all 3 points that way
I love listening Telemundo call a goal. Haha.
Man City 2-1 Bournemouth. Cherries had several chances to equalize but it didn't quite go their way. One thing they've shown me in the last two matches: if they are going to go down, they are going to go down fighting.
Burnley with a late penalty to draw 1-1 with Wolves, and Spurs beat Newcastle 3-1 away.
Make that 8 in a row for Brentford in the Championship as they beat Preston 1-nil. That brings them within one of West Brom and three of Leeds, though Leeds still have yet to play their 44th match which is against bottom club Barnsley tomorrow.
Run-in: West Brom has Huddersfield away and QPR at home; Brentford are away to Stoke and finish at home against Barnsley.
Assuming they beat Barnsley tomorrow, Leeds can claim 1st place in the Championship if they beat Derby County away of if West Brom lose. They finish with Charlton at home.
I've started to listen to a couple of podcasts, Brentford and Bournemouth. They have been quite interesting and give a good account of what their supporters think of their efforts.
Quote from: beach bum on July 14, 2020, 03:13:53 pm
Crazy how you can tell who wants to be there after the break and who doesn't. The score line is just bonkers
The Hull fans are mad at the ownership. Everyone there is pretty well resigned that they will be playing in League One next season.
On the other hand Wigan are playing lights out. They have won 8 of 9 with the only loss being to Brentford.
What's this new Peacock streaming?
Quote from: AirWarren on July 15, 2020, 02:07:10 pm
What's this new Peacock streaming?
They are streaming all the Premier League games today for free. If you want to carry it through the next season it will be $4.99 a month, though you will get a lot more than just soccer.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 15, 2020, 02:08:17 pm
They are streaming all the Premier League games today for free. If you want to carry it through the next season it will be $4.99 a month, though you will get a lot more than just soccer.
So do you think that will be a permanent fixture for EPL and soccer for next season? Sure hate to stop showing on nbcSports etc.
A little poem for today:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Liverpool one,
Arsenal two.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 15, 2020, 02:47:28 pm
So do you think that will be a permanent fixture for EPL and soccer for next season? Sure hate to stop showing on nbcSports etc.
There will still be games on NBC or NBCSN.
If Chelsea (for you) or Everton (for me) isn't the featured match on one of those two, it will be on Peacock. It essentially is taking the place of Premier League Gold.
Leeds United are officially promoted today following Huddersfield Town's win over West Brom.
That also means Brentford can pull into second place if they win or draw against Stoke tomorrow. A draw pulls the Bees level and Brentford have a much superior goal difference. A win sends them 2 points ahead of the Baggies.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 17, 2020, 01:51:28 pm
Leeds United are officially promoted today following Huddersfield Town's win over West Brom.
That also means Brentford can pull into second place if they win or draw against Stoke tomorrow. A draw pulls the Bees level and Brentford have a much superior goal difference. A win sends them 2 points ahead of the Baggies.
I'd be on cloud nine if Leeds United, Brentford, and Nottingham Forest all got promoted in the same year. The Bees need 4 points. Nottingham will have to do it through the playoffs obviously.
A story that I overlooked:
League Two side Macclesfield Town was saved from relegation into the National League by two factors. First, the backstory:
Macclesfield Town was deducted four points for failing to pay their players and failing to fulfill a fixture. This was originally a six-point deduction (remember this for later). They were then deducted seven points for failing to play a December match against Plymouth Argyle. They were then given a two-point deduction for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages. So, in total, they were deducted 13 points. They finished 23rd in the table with 23 points. If the initial six-point deduction had stuck and not been lowered to four, they would have finished with 21 points, 24th in the table, and been relegated. That's the first thing that saved them.
Now onto the second. Normally, 23rd in the League Two table is relegated. Because of Bury's expulsion from League One in August, only the 24th-place team in League Two (Stevenage in this season) will be relegated.
The Silkmen, by virtue of sheer luck, will stay in League Two.
Man. Y'all know how to talk some soccer. I love it.
Brentford missed their chance to pull into 2nd, losing 1-0 at Stoke today. They will have to better West Brom's result in the final match to achieve automatic promotion. Brentford home to Barnsley, WBA at home to QPR.
That also means Leeds United are promoted as champions.
Wigan drew with Charlton. Latics had it won but Charlton got a goal in stoppage time. They are on 58 points, but they have that 12 point deduction coming. Hull and Luton, in the first two relegation spots, both sit on 45.
Latics have it all to do now as they must play Fulham on the last day. Hull and Luton are playing each other today. A draw between them would be best for Wigan, because Wigan have a far superior goal difference. Hull have Cardiff away on the last day; Luton are at home to Blackburn.
Luton pull a late winner out against Hull. This means, by my calculations, that Wigan now MUST beat Fulham on the final day to have a chance at avoiding relegation after the penalty is applied.
Even if they win, Latics could still be relegated if Charlton and Luton both win. Unlikely though, as Charlton must go to Leeds.
Because of the Brentford stumble, Fulham, who had a wild 5-3 win over Sheffield Wednesday, can still move to 2nd if West Brom loses and Brentford fails to win.
Brentford really let one go.... They were playing so good and Stoke was playing so bad lately. Thats soccer for you I guess.
Arsenal in the FA Cup final after beating Manchester City... They defended Man City so well in their 2-0 win for Arsenal.... The Gunners currently sit in 10th place but only 3 points from 6th. They can clinch Europa League by winning FA Cup if they can't get in the top 6 or 7 in the league. The FA Cup meant more to them than the other 3 clubs remaining and you could tell in today's performance.
Chelsea has to do its part tomorrow. Need to get that win and try to hoist the FA cup again.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 18, 2020, 05:18:59 pm
Chelsea has to do its part tomorrow. Need to get that win and try to hoist the FA cup again.
Would love to see an Arsenal vs Chelsea FA Cup final
Quote from: beach bum on July 18, 2020, 11:34:03 am
Brentford really let one go.... They were playing so good and Stoke was playing so bad lately. Thats soccer for you I guess.
Stoke are always tough at home. True in the PL and apparently also true in the Championship.
Chelsea getting another break again today with Leicester losing to Tottenham 3-0 at the half. The Foxes have played awful since the restart to the season and probably headed for the Europa League instead of Champions League.
This means if Leicester City vs Manchester United ends in a draw next weekend then Chelsea only needs 1 point out of their 2 remaining matches vs Liverpool and Wolves. If Leicester lose to Man U then Chelsea needs nothing. The Blues need to be rooting for Man U next weekend after the two play in just a bit in the FA Cup.
Giroud with the goal... 1-0 Chelsea currently
Mason Mount adds another... If Chelsea can hold up defensively we will see an all London final in the FA Cup with Arsenal vs Chelsea
An own goal for Manchester United seals it for Chelsea with about 10 minutes left... 3-0 now.
North London vs West London in the FA Cup final.... so sad that we're experiencing COVID because Wembley would have been rocking for this matchup in the final.
Let's go!!!!!!!!
6 minutes of stoppage. Wow.
How valuable is Olivier Giroud? What a world class footballer.
Lampard, what a job he has done with Chelsea. Top 4 with a probable champions league qualifier, FA cup Final, a transfer ban, promoting youth, taking a chance on a wonder kid from Hersey, Pennsylvania who is turning out to be world class and surviving after the sale of Eden Hazard. What a season, what a manager.
Blue is the COLOUR!!!!!!!
Can't fault Bournemouth's effort today but they lose 0-2 to Southampton.
It looked like they had equalized very late on but VAR ruled it out and Southampton came down to the other end and scored.
For them to stay up, they must beat Everton, hope Watford loses both matches and Aston Villa lose at least one match, and make up a -3 goal difference on Watford and score one more than Aston Villa.
Unlikely, but doable.
With a draw yesterday against Newcastle, Brighton has secured a spot in the Premier League next season. They are seven points clear of relegation with two matches remaining.
Championship scenarios:
First at the top.
West Brom is promoted with a win vs. QPR.
Brentford (home to Barnsley) are promoted if they better West Brom's result.
Fulham (away to Wigan) are promoted if they win, West Brom lose, and Brentford fails to win.
Playoffs:
Nottingham Forest (home to Stoke) gets in with a win or draw.
Cardiff City (home to Hull) gets in with a win or draw.
Swansea (away to Reading) gets in with a win and a Cardiff loss, or a win, a Forest loss and they make up a -7 goal difference.
Relegation:
Wigan is safe with a win because of superior goal difference if Charlton and Luton fail to win, otherwise they fall into the relegation zone after the penalty (they would have 47 after the penalty if they draw and both others already have 48.)
Charlton (away to Leeds): Safe with a win. A draw means they're out if both Luton Town and Wigan Athletic win (Latics would get the second spot on GD). A loss means they're out if two of the following happen: Barnsley wins, Luton Town win, Wigan Athletic win.
Luton (home to Blackburn): A win makes them safe. A draw means the Hatters cannot have two of the three other possible 49s and beyond happen (Barnsley win, Wigan win, Charlton at least draw). A loss means that Charlton finish ahead of them regardless, so either a Barnsley win or a Wigan win would send Luton Town to League One.
Hull: Must win, Luton Town must lose, Wigan Athletic fail to win. Hull would be safe on goal difference.
Barnsley: Must win and have Wigan and Charlton both lose, and Luton and Hull fail to win. Tykes would have goal difference over Luton if they end up tied.
All that madness is tomorrow starting at 1:30. Like the last day of the Prem, all matches start at the same time.
Not sure they will because Cardiff City have such an easy fixture to at least get a draw, but I want Swansea City to snag that last playoff spot.
Also, I can not believe Hull City and Sunderland will likely be in League One together next season. What mismanagement of big enough clubs that should not be in the third tier.
It turns out Birmingham City and Middlesbrough are not completely out of the woods yet either. If one of them loses, Charlton and Luton both win and Wigan win an appeal of their penalty, the losing team would go down.
Birmingham is home to Derby County and Boro are away to Sheffield Wednesday.
Derby and Wednesday also might face potential penalties. Plus Barnsley is threatening legal action if they are relegated while the situation pertaining to those two and Wigan is not resolved.
Might relegation be decided in the courts? Could happen.
Back in the Prem, Manchester City have a 4-0 lead at Watford. The Hornets' goal difference has disappeared, meaning that if that holds and Aston Villa beats Arsenal later today, Watford goes into the relegation zone.
A Villa loss means Bournemouth would be back in 18th due to goal difference. If both of those teams then win on Sunday and Watford were to lose, the Hornets would go down and Villa/Bournemouth would come down to goal difference, possibly goals scored and possibly even head-to-head competition, where Bournemouth have the double over Villa.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 21, 2020, 01:34:41 pm
Back in the Prem, Manchester City have a 4-0 lead at Watford. The Hornets' goal difference has disappeared, meaning that if that holds and Aston Villa beats Arsenal later today, Watford goes into the relegation zone.
A Villa loss means Bournemouth would be back in 18th due to goal difference. If both of those teams then win on Sunday and Watford were to lose, the Hornets would go down and Villa/Bournemouth would come down to goal difference, possibly goals scored and possibly even head-to-head competition, where Bournemouth have the double over Villa.
This whole thing between 17th and 19th in the Premier League just got wild. Watford literally did the one thing it couldn't afford to do. Even a 1 or 2 goal defeat would have been ok. I have a hunch Bournemouth can get a win against Everton since the Toffees are plenty safe, but also can not reach the Europa League either meaning they have nothing to play for and Bournemouth on the other hand fighting to stay up. Problem is West Ham vs Aston Villa is the same situation. I think Villa might be able to scrape a point since the Hammers are safe already. Watford who knows what Arsenal shows up against them. All I know is this just got wild on the last day. Only one of the three can stay up.
Villa got the win against Arsenal and now are out of the drop zone on goal difference.
The way I figure, Bournemouth now must win and hope Watford and Villa both lose. That is the only way for the Cherries, and it is quite plausible. That scenario would tie all three clubs at 34 and Bournemouth would have goal difference on both.
Mentioning the scenario for Bournemouth yesterday, for the other two it's simple.
Aston Villa stays up if they match or better Watford's result, provided they do not both lose and Bournemouth wins.
Watford stays up if they better Aston Villa's result.
It was interesting that Watford sacked its manager with two matches to play. I'm not sure if they were banking on relegation happening, but I wouldn't be shocked if they drop now, especially if they give another performance like they've given recently.
I think Watford will be relegated. I just do not see them nicking even a point at Arsenal.
Bournemouth have been playing like I know Bournemouth can play for the last three or four matches. VAR has not been kind to them against City or Southampton which would've meant two more points (To be fair, both calls were correct).
Everton has been inconsistent all year: they won a couple of matches they had no business winning and lost when there's no way they should have. And they have nothing to play for except pride; they can't get into the European places.
Villa will go into the West Ham game knowing a draw will sew things up if Watford doesn't pull off a shock win. Of course they will play to win to. guard against the Hornets winning.
For me, Aston Villa is the likeliest to stay up, followed by Bournemouth and Watford.
I'm going to try to find a way to at least listen to one of the matches going on in the Championship today. If not, I'll find a minute by minute to follow. It's going to be wild!
Just thought of another thing.
Brentford should have a lot of incentive to win today because this is the last year for their current stadium, which they have played in since 1904.
What better way to see it out than to better West Brom's result and have a brand new stadium to welcome top-flight football back to Brentford for the first time since 1946-47.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 22, 2020, 10:44:04 am
I think Watford will be relegated. I just do not see them nicking even a point at Arsenal.
Bournemouth have been playing like I know Bournemouth can play for the last three or four matches. VAR has not been kind to them against City or Southampton which would've meant two more points (To be fair, both calls were correct).
Everton has been inconsistent all year: they won a couple of matches they had no business winning and lost when there's no way they should have. And they have nothing to play for except pride; they can't get into the European places.
Villa will go into the West Ham game knowing a draw will sew things up if Watford doesn't pull off a shock win. Of course they will play to win to. guard against the Hornets winning.
For me, Aston Villa is the likeliest to stay up, followed by Bournemouth and Watford.
I'm going to try to find a way to at least listen to one of the matches going on in the Championship today. If not, I'll find a minute by minute to follow. It's going to be wild!
If you find a minute-by-minute, please post it here.
Reds vs BLUES!!!! Let go!!!
Draw secures a spot in the champions league for Chelsea.
Chelsea and Liverpool just kicked off...
West Brom and QPR 1-1 at the half, but Brentford can't do anything to help themselves. Barnsley is beating Brentford 1-0 right now. Cardiff City looking like they're in the playoffs now. And Wigan up 1-0 at the half.
West Ham made certain of their safety by drawing with Man Utd.
I'm listening to Brentford-Barnsley and the Tykes are full value for their lead. They are outplaying the Bees, who seem very nervous.
Luton would now be safe as they lead Blackburn 2-1, unusually through two own goals, as Charlton are losing 2-0 at Leeds.
Wigan leads Fulham 1-0 and would be safe if all the scores hold.
Cardiff 2-0 Hull, Forest 0-1 Stoke and Reading 1-1 Swansea would mean Cardiff and Forest make the playoffs.
I will now try to keep up with important 2nd half goals in the Championship.
There are good MBM's at the BBC site or at the Guardian site.
Please sell Kepa.
Fulham have equalized against Wigan. This would send the Latics down (pending appeal) and Barnsley would stay up if they hold the lead.
West Brom have taken the lead against QPR.
QPR equalize against WBA!
Luton have added a third against Blackburn!
Kepa the statue.
2-0 reds.
Dear Lord.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 22, 2020, 02:54:48 pm
Kepa the statue.
2-0 reds.
Dear Lord.
Going to have to get a point against Wolves or hope that Leicester loses to Man U if a loss against Wolves too
Swansea back ahead against Reading but Forest have drawn level with Stoke.
Quote from: beach bum on July 22, 2020, 02:57:24 pm
Going to have to get a point against Wolves or hope that Leicester loses to Man U if a loss against Wolves too
Sell:
Kepa
Jorginho
This is disgusting.
BRENTFORD GOAL!
One more and they go up if QPR keep it equal, or take the lead.
This would keep Charlton up as it stands.
Giroud comes through.
3-1 Chelsea. 47th minute.
Half. 3-1 reds.
Stoke retake the lead at Forest! But Swansea need three more goals.
They could get it, because Reading are down to 10 men against the Swans.
Blackburn get one back at Luton. Still 3-2 to the Hatters.
Stoke get a third. Forest may start to get nervous.
Brentford just missed a golden chance.
Swansea score! They only need one more! Or another Stoke goal.
SWANSEA GOAL!!
They are in the playoffs if Forest don't score!
BARNSLEY GOAL!!!
They are up, Charlton and Wigan down, as it stands!
Stoppage time.
Did Swansea literally just overturn a 5 goal difference between it and Forest match in like 20 minutes? :o
West Brom promoted!
Swansea are in the playoffs!
Barnsley and Luton survive, Charlton, Wigan and Hull are relegated.
Of course, subject to the Wigan appeal.
Sell:
Zouma
Reese James
Rudiger
Forest 1-4 Stoke
Reading 1-4 Swansea
Quote from: AirWarren on July 22, 2020, 03:30:25 pm
Sell:
Zouma
Reese James
Rudiger
Makes me nervous now coming down to the final day this Sunday
So do I have this right??... If so I hope the Swansea vs Brentford winner comes up to the Prem
Swansea City vs Brentford
Fulham vs Cardiff City
Mount. Willian. Giroud. Out.
Abraham. Hudson adoi and pulisic. In.
Quote from: beach bum on July 22, 2020, 03:31:08 pm
Makes me nervous now coming down to the final day this Sunday
Liverpool is truly leaps and bounds ahead of everyone. And it's not even close.
Freaking CHRISTIAN PULISIC COMES IN. CREATES SPACE AND ASSISTS A GOAL!!!!!
4-2
Nottingham Forest really bottled that one. Sheesh.
Wigan's appeal will be heard on the 31st, so we have a 9 day wait until someone's relegation will be official.
If Wigan wins the appeal, Barnsley will be relegated. It's going to be a long nine days for the Tykes.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 22, 2020, 03:35:29 pm
Freaking CHRISTIAN PULISIC COMES IN. CREATES SPACE AND ASSISTS A GOAL!!!!!
4-2
He'll obviously start against Wolves. I'm thinking Chelsea wins 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
Quote from: beach bum on July 22, 2020, 03:42:31 pm
He'll obviously start against Wolves. I'm thinking Chelsea wins 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
Should have not been on the bench today. You don't bench a player a half who has been creating goals and making goals the last several matches.
THE AMERICAN SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4-3
Absolutely disgusting he was not a starter. He completely changes the Chelsea team when he is on the field.
Quote from: beach bum on July 22, 2020, 03:32:39 pm
So do I have this right??... If so I hope the Swansea vs Brentford winner comes up to the Prem
Swansea City vs Brentford
Fulham vs Cardiff City
Yes, that's correct.
Devastating counter attack by liverpool. Kepa blows a save again. 5-3. Too little too late.
Going down to the wire.
1. Liverpool. Champions. 96 points
2. Manchester City 78 points
3. Manchester United 63 points
4. Chelsea 63 points
LC drops out of the top 4 with 62 points. Chelsea has to win Sunday against the Wolves.
Of note, Christian Pulisic now has 20 goals and assists in 32 matches for Chelsea. The boy has earned his stripes as a world class soccer player. Anyone who disagrees is a blasted European/South American/African/Chinese fool.
I saw that goal that he scored. Wonderful how he was so patient, making sure he had the ball under control and then slamming it in.
He is a talent like the US hasn't seen in sometime.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 22, 2020, 04:22:44 pm
I saw that goal that he scored. Wonderful how he was so patient, making sure he had the ball under control and then slamming it in.
He is a talent like the US hasn't seen in sometime.
Our US team needs about 10 more of him, haha.
Full marks to Luton and Barnsley. They were absolutely dead and buried with two matches to go and somehow found a way to hoist themselves up and play their best football of the season when they absolutely had to have it.
Barnsley in particular. They beat then-5th place Nottingham Forest and 3rd place Brentford.
Commiserations to Wigan. They got points from 14 of their last 15 matches knowing they would need every one, and players played the last few games on 20% of their normal pay. They just needed one more goal against Fulham and it didn't happen.
Still an appeal to hear and you can bet if Wigan win the appeal Barnsley will be waiting with a lawsuit.
West Brom are back up ;D
What a wild ending to the Championship season. Well, regular season. Playoffs still to come. RIP to Nottingham Forest.
Paying so much attention to relegation scenarios one might forget that places in Europe are on the line too.
Manchester United go to the Champions League with a win or draw, or if they lose and Chelsea also lose.
Chelsea go to the Champions League with a win or draw and a Manchester United loss, or if they win and United fail to win.
Leicester City go to the Champions League with a win, or a draw and a Chelsea loss.
Wolves go to the Europa League if they match Tottenham's result.
Tottenham goes to the Europa League if they better Wolves' result.
Whoever winds up in seventh would still go to the Europa League if Chelsea wins the FA Cup.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 24, 2020, 09:25:13 am
Paying so much attention to relegation scenarios one might forget that places in Europe are on the line too.
Manchester United go to the Champions League with a win or draw, or if they lose and Chelsea also lose.
Chelsea go to the Champions League with a win or draw and a Manchester United loss, or if they win and United fail to win.
Leicester City go to the Champions League with a win, or a draw and a Chelsea loss.
Wolves go to the Europa League if they match Tottenham's result.
Tottenham goes to the Europa League if they better Wolves' result.
Whoever winds up in seventh would still go to the Europa League if Chelsea wins the FA Cup.
Does Arsenal steal a Europa League spot from someone if they in the FA Cup? Would that just bump out whoever finishes 7th? I hoped Sheffield United would make it, but they are just a little too far out. For some reason I think their style of play could have suited them well in the Europa League!
Quote from: beach bum on July 24, 2020, 01:07:31 pm
Does Arsenal steal a Europa League spot from someone if they in the FA Cup? Would that just bump out whoever finishes 7th? I hoped Sheffield United would make it, but they are just a little too far out. For some reason I think their style of play could have suited them well in the Europa League!
If Arsenal were to win the FA Cup the seventh place team would be left out of the European places. Which is why Spurs want to win over out of form Crystal Palace and hope Wolves stumble against Chelsea.
Would also have liked to see Sheffield United make it. But they can be proud that they will finish their first season back in the Premier League in the top half of the table.
The schedule for the Championship playoffs with home side listed first:
Sunday, Swansea vs. Brentford
Monday, Cardiff vs. Fulham
Wednesday, Brentford vs. Swansea
Thursday, Fulham vs. Cardiff
Finals on Tuesday, August 4 at Wembley.
Yet another monkey wrench could be thrown into the works should Wolves win the current Europa League which is still in progress.
The way it works, that champion gets into next season's Champions League, in addition to the four that qualify through the league.
If Wolves qualify for the 20-21 Europa League through league position AND if they win the 19-20 Europa League AND Chelsea win the FA Cup, the last Europa League spot for 20-21 would be passed on to 8th place.
Well hello Sheffield United!
The 2020-2021 Premier League will begin on September 12th. Short turnaround, and a shorter season (month wise; still 38 matches).
Willy Caballero starts in goal for Chelsea in place of Kepa, and also Pulisic gets the start against Wolves.
Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth have named very attacking lineups for their matches, as they must do.
Leicester have several players unavailable due to injury or suspension but it's still a rather strong lineup.
Here we go.
A day for the score tracker!
I have Leicester/Man U on the TV, Chelsea/Wolves on my phone, and West Ham/Aston Villa on my laptop. Following others on a score tracker.
Relegation Battle as we stand:
Aston Villa ------------- 35 (-26) - Currently 1-1 with West Ham
Bournemouth ---------- 34 (-25) - Currently 3-1 up on Everton
Watford ---------------- 34 (-28) - Currently 2-3 down to Arsenal
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 26, 2020, 10:11:03 am
Relegation Battle as we stand:
Aston Villa ------------- 34 (-26)
Watford ---------------- 34 (-27)
Bournemouth ---------- 31 (-27)
Watford must really want to try to go down.... Giving Arsenal a penalty early
Bournemouth converts a penalty against Everton. Now a West Ham goal would keep the Cherries up as it stands.
West Ham had a good look, one-v-one, about five minutes ago, but it went wide. That would have helped Bournemouth.
Watford to the Championship unless a miracle comes their way.... 2-0 Arsenal
Now its down to Villa and Bournemouth more than likely
Quote from: beach bum on July 26, 2020, 10:31:12 am
Watford to the Championship unless a miracle comes their way.... 2-0 Arsenal
Now its down to Villa and Bournemouth more than likely
It was a nice run by Watford in the top flight but its over.... 3-0 to Arsenal now
Everton get a goal to equalize. Bournemouth have to regroup.
Poor defense on the left side by the Cherries.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 26, 2020, 10:42:28 am
Everton get a goal to equalize. Bournemouth have to regroup.
I feel confident Bournemouth can get another.... Can West Ham with nothing to play for get a goal or two is my worry.
Goal for Watford. Deeney penalty. They need 3 more though.
Bournemouth get that goal back! Jefferson Lerma with the header.
Two quick goals for Chelsea! Mount, then Giroud!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 26, 2020, 10:50:00 am
Two quick goals for Chelsea! Mount, then Giroud!
Wow... They will really have to mess it up now to not be playing Champions League again
Water break killed the Wolves. Completely lost their form after it.
Key halftime scores:
Chelsea 2-0 Wolves
Leicester 0-0 Man Utd
Crystal Palace 0-1 Spurs
West Ham 0-0 Villa
Arsenal 3-1 Watford
Everton 1-2 Bournemouth
If these hold, Man Utd and Chelsea are in the Champions League, Leicester and Spurs in the Europa League, Bournemouth and Watford relegated.
And there are four other games going on as well.
Newcastle 1-1 Liverpool
Southampton 0-1 Sheffield Utd
Burnley 1-1 Brighton
Man City 2-0 Norwich
Just tuned in after online church services. I like what I see! Go blues!!!!
Watching it to
Man Utd convert a penalty.
Watford have pulled another back against Arsenal!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 26, 2020, 11:30:23 am
Man Utd convert a penalty.
Watford have pulled another back against Arsenal!
Man U and Chelsea really have to mess it up now to not be top 4.... Watford trying their best to claw back.
I am afraid West Ham and Villa may have a gentleman's agreement or something. West Ham with 60% possession but yet no shots on target yet. That is not helping Bournemouth at all.
Junior Stanislas for Bournemouth! That should cement the win.
Now they need a West Ham goal, and for Watford not to score again...
After a much better showing by Caballero, I imagine Kepa's time at Chelsea is over.
Jack Grealish for Villa!!
Looks like Bournemouth and Watford's fate is now sealed.
Villa goal. Dagger for Bournemouth.
Hate to see that for Bournemouth.... What a run though.
Yarmolenko for West Ham!!
Here we go again!
WEST HAM RIGHT BACK. NOT OVER YET.
West Ham.... wow
I might add someone that surprised the second half of the season was Southampton. They will end up with 52 points. I'd venture to say 30 of those points came in the second half of the season?
Looks like Villa will be safe... I bet Grealish gets sold in August to Manchester United.
That'll do it. Bournemouth gets three, but Villa only needed one. Bournemouth and Watford will join Norwich in the Championship next season.
Aston Villa draws and all is decided.
Commiserations to Bournemouth and Watford, but both went down battling to the very end. Deeney had a header go over the top that would have made the difference.
Going back to the champions league!! Top 4 finish for super Frankie's first year.
Let's go get that FA cup!
Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, and Man U..... CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Leicester City, Tottenham, and Wolves to Europa League
Arsenal can steal Wolves Europa by winning FA Cup (do I have that right?)
Bournemouth, Watford, and Norwich City down ???
Also Swansea City vs Brentford first playoff leg in 30 minutes
Cardiff City vs Fulham tomorrow
What a finish.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 26, 2020, 12:06:38 pm
What a finish.
If I remember right the EPL starts back up the first weekend of September again so literally they'll be back in like 6 weeks... Crazy stuff. Not sure if I saw that correctly. Wonder what the transfer window looks like for clubs considering money won't be able to flow as easily as usual. We will probably see a lot less player movement than usual.
If that September first weekend is accurate I bet they announce the fixtures in a matter of a couple weeks as soon as the Championship final is over and we see the last team promoted.
9/12/2020.
Let's go!
Bournemouth became my second team over these last five years, after Everton.
To be fair, they waited too late to be the Bournemouth that has given me some thrilling moments over the last four years. Had they played all season like they played these last five games they would not have had any worries.
They went down, but they went down fighting.
It was a tremendous accomplishment for this little team to be able to stay in the Prem for five seasons, let alone one.
Unhappily, with relegation comes the reality that they will probably have to sell some of their better players.
But Eddie Howe has been a magician before and maybe he can pull it off again.
And with all that said, come on you Brentford Bees!
Back to Everton for a moment, where the great defenseman Leighton Baines has announced his retirement after an 18-year career.
He started at Wigan Athletic but has been at Everton since 2007. He scored 33 goals, mainly on free kicks and from the penalty spot.
Defense was his forte and he made one more good play in his last game preventing Bournemouth's Callum Wilson from getting a shot away when open in the box.
A salute to Everton's No. 3.
Swansea 0-0 Brentford midway through the 2nd half.
Swansea have had a penalty saved, but Brentford have just had a man sent off.
Swansea finds one. 1-0, late stages.
Swansea 1-0 Brentford at full time.
Cardiff vs Fulham tomorrow.
Remember this is just the first leg.
Cardiff City 0-2 Fulham
Leg 2 of Brentford-Swansea City is Wednesday (Swansea has the 1-0 aggregate advantage), while Leg 2 of Cardiff City-Fulham is Thursday.
Y'all watching any of the MLS is back tournament?
Quote from: AirWarren on July 27, 2020, 09:25:36 pm
Y'all watching any of the MLS is back tournament?
I have been seeing bits and pieces. I think New York City FC is tearing up though right?
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 27, 2020, 07:12:37 pm
Cardiff City 0-2 Fulham
Leg 2 of Brentford-Swansea City is Wednesday (Swansea has the 1-0 aggregate advantage), while Leg 2 of Cardiff City-Fulham is Thursday.
Those second legs where someone starts with a 2 goal lead can get a little crazy sometimes. It can lead to a lot goals. Cardiff will have to push forward in attack relentlessly, but that will leave them open to the counter. I might have to watch that 2nd leg. Could be 3-3 or something like that.
Since I started following Brentford i've been listening to their podcast. After the match is over, they actually go into a local pub and do a 15 or 20 minute reaction podcast from there.
Appropriately, they call it the Bee-Sotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast.
They also do one prior to every match which lasts about an hour.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 28, 2020, 08:54:11 pm
Since I started following Brentford i've been listening to their podcast. After the match is over, they actually go into a local pub and do a 15 or 20 minute reaction podcast from there.
Appropriately, they call it the Bee-Sotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast.
They also do one prior to every match which lasts about an hour.
Their match with Swansea should come down to the final 10 minutes of the match on aggregate. Fulham will really have to mess it up to blow their 2-0 lead... But this Brentford v Swansea match will come down the very end I believe of the last 90 minutes
Brentford are flying!
2-0 inside 17 minutes
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 29, 2020, 02:02:29 pm
Brentford are flying!
2-0 inside 17 minutes
One more should do the job you would think
There it is!
Just a couple of minutes into the second half and it's 3-0.
Bees buzzing!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 29, 2020, 02:56:58 pm
There it is!
Just a couple of minutes into the second half and it's 3-0.
Bees buzzing!
I follow a youtube channel called HITC Sport and this Irish guy is pretty funny on there. When predicting the Championship table back last July he joked if Brentford got promoted this year then he would tattoo their center backs name, Pontus Jannson on himself. One more win and it might come true.
Goal for Swansea! They need one more to force extra time.
No away goals rule in the playoffs.
Brentford get it done.... Hoping Fulham wins so it creates a West London final.
Brentford 3-1 Swansea! 3-2 aggregate.
The Bees see Griffin Park off with a win, and they head to Wembley next Tuesday!
Cardiff scores first, Fulham answers right back!
1-1 after 10 minutes. 3-1 to the Cottagers on aggregate.
It was tied at the half 1-1, but Cardiff have scored in the first 90 seconds of the second half!
Game on!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 30, 2020, 02:57:47 pm
It was tied at the half 1-1, but Cardiff have scored in the first 90 seconds of the second half!
Game on!
Still 3-2 on aggregate... Should come down to the end
Fulham vs Brentford for the last spot in the EPL
Cardiff missed four absolutely golden chances to force extra time.
They played a very spirited game and won on the night 1-2, but the Bluebirds will have to settle for another season in the Championship.
It's a West London Derby for the spot in the Prem and Brentford and Fulham have absolutely no love for each other.
Wow... Sheffield Wednesday deducted 12 points as well. Charlton will stay up and SW will go down. Can not believe League One will all have Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan, Sunderland, and Hull City all at the same time.
Quote from: beach bum on July 31, 2020, 01:10:59 pm
Wow... Sheffield Wednesday deducted 12 points as well. Charlton will stay up and SW will go down. Can not believe League One will all have Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan, Sunderland, and Hull City all at the same time.
Apparently the 12-point deduction will be carried over to next season. As it stands, Sheffield Wednesday will stay in the Championship, but start the 2020-21 campaign with -12 points. That is, unless Charlton Athletic follows through with the legal threat that they made today.
Bury AFC, the Bury Phoenix Club, are making progress.
As we remember, Bury FC were expelled from League One back in September due to their owner Steve Dale's failure to provide proof of funds to be able to run a football club. While Bury FC still exists as a legal entity, there's little to no sign of them kicking a ball anytime soon. So, the fans have stepped up and made their own club, Bury AFC.
The club is 100% fan-owned and the membership was launched in April 2020. Since then, they have elected a board.
In recent weeks, the club was accepted into the North West Counties Division 1 North, which is the tenth level in the English Football Pyramid, for the 2020-21 season, and will be making the trip to the likes of Prestwich Heys and Daisy Hill FC, which will be far cry from Bramall Lane and Valley Parade.
They have appointed former Sunderland and Toronto FC player Andy Welsh as the first-ever manager.
The Shakers have quite a ways to go to get back to even the National League, but they are back.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 31, 2020, 04:38:18 pm
Apparently the 12-point deduction will be carried over to next season. As it stands, Sheffield Wednesday will stay in the Championship, but start the 2020-21 campaign with -12 points. That is, unless Charlton Athletic follows through with the legal threat that they made today.
Thanks for the clarification. They better hope they bring a solid product next year to avoid the drop.
Chelsea and Arsenal 1-1 just after half in the FA Cup Final.
However the Blues have lost Azpilicueta and Pulisic to hamstring injuries.
There possibly could be some more legal action and points deductions.
Bournemouth are thinking about suing the people that make the goal decision system. There was a goal not given to Sheffield United against Aston Villa because of a malfunction in the HawkEye system that would've given the Blades a win. Villa would've had one less point and Bournemouth would've stayed up on goal difference. Bournemouth are not seeking to stay in the Premier League, rather they are seeking compensation from the company.
Derby County could also be in for a points deduction; like Sheffield Wednesday, it would be applied at the beginning of next season.
I have been keeping track of Bury. Good for them. While they won't be hosting the likes of Hull City, Wigan and Portsmouth, it is football. And who knows, sometime in the next decade they may make their way back to the league. AFC Wimbledon are the model for that.
Aubemayang! 2-1 to the Arsenal!
Red card for Chelsea. Arsenal a goal up and now a man up. 17' to go.
Arsenal wins it 2-1. Auba with two goals.
At the end Chelsea was playing with nine men because Pedro suffered an injury in extra time after they had used all their substitutes. Three injuries for the Blues today.
That means Wolves will not play in Europe next season unless they win the Europa League. It also eliminates any faint chance Sheffield United had.
I was at a wedding today. So I missed out.
Sounds like a sad showing for Chelsea FC.
Arsenal needed that way more... They will now go to the Europa League due to their win. Chelsea had it all sealed up in the Champions League. Already can't wait for September 12th.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 01, 2020, 04:44:21 pm
I was at a wedding today. So I missed out.
Sounds like a sad showing for Chelsea FC.
Started out very promisingly with a peach of a goal by Pulisic. Azpilicueta took down Auba in the box and the Arsenal striker converted. Not long after, Azpilicueta pulled his hamstring and was forced out.
Pulisic was about to let fly when his hamstring went as well. Auba scored again and then Kovacic got a second yellow. Then to add injury to insult, Pedro, on his last Chelsea match, collided with the Arsenal keeper and hurt his shoulder.
Chelsea has a promising striker coming in with Werner from Leipzig. I have a feeling they will be right back up there next season.
Eddie Howe and Bournemouth have agreed to part ways.
He did a remarkable job with the Cherries. When he took over in 2008 the team was next to last in League Two. They had to win a match against Grimsby on the final day to avoid having to play non-league.
During this time he did have a brief spell at Burnley but came back to oversee Bournemouth's ascent to the Premier League.
And maybe even more remarkably, kept them there for five seasons.
He is a legend there and with good reason. Next manager there will have big shoes to fill.
Fortunes do change in English football.
In 2008, Bolton Wanderers were playing European football. They beat Atletico Madrid and drew with Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Harrogate Town were a 6th-place team in the Conference North (level 6). They were playing the likes of Barrow, Alfreton Town and Hyde United.
Today Harrogate won the National League (level 5) playoffs to become a League team for the first time in their 106-year history.
They were promoted along with Barrow, who won the National League.
When the next season starts, they will be in the same league with Bolton Wanderers.
Funny old game, football.
The rumor I am hearing is Pulisic may be ready to go again in 6 weeks when the Premier League kicks off again. I think he may have had just a pretty good strain of his hamstring. A tear would have been devasting and put him out probably til the 2021 calendar year. Good news if true.
A funny little tidbit about a Scottish club:
Ross County FC, the Staggies, currently play in the Scottish Premiership.
The club has four goalkeepers on its roster; three of them have Ross as a first name, and the fourth has Ross as a last name. Additionally, a starting midfielder is named Ross, and a striker is named Ross as well.
If you're named Ross and live in Dingwall, Highland, you may have a club to play for.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 03, 2020, 08:36:25 pm
A funny little tidbit about a Scottish club:
Ross County FC, the Staggies, currently play in the Scottish Premiership.
The club has four goalkeepers on its roster; three of them have Ross as a first name, and the fourth has Ross as a last name. Additionally, a starting midfielder is named Ross, and a striker is named Ross as well.
If you're named Ross and live in Dingwall, Highland, you may have a club to play for.
Now that's funny. I forgot the Scottish league has already started its 2020-2021 campaign.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 02, 2020, 12:20:02 pm
Fortunes do change in English football.
In 2008, Bolton Wanderers were playing European football. They beat Atletico Madrid and drew with Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Harrogate Town were a 6th-place team in the Conference North (level 6). They were playing the likes of Barrow, Alfreton Town and Hyde United.
Today Harrogate won the National League (level 5) playoffs to become a League team for the first time in their 106-year history.
They were promoted along with Barrow, who won the National League.
When the next season starts, they will be in the same league with Bolton Wanderers.
Funny old game, football.
I have been watching the Premier League's youtube channel and they have been putting up so much good content lately from the past seasons. So great to look back and see some matchups that happened in the past that were top flight matches such as Bolton vs Blackpool, etc.
Brentford and Fulham kick it off at 1:45.
The championship playoff final is often considered to be the richest match in world football. The winner goes to the Premier League and just from TV rights will rake in between 150-200 million pounds, or between $196 million and $262 million, even if they get relegated after just one season.
I am pulling for Brentford. I always want to see a team that has never been in the Prem be promoted. I have nothing against Fulham and would be happy for them if they went up, but for this match, I am with the Bees.
Brentford have not been in the top flight since 1946-47. If there were justice, it would be their turn.
If you want to watch an incredible match and have a couple of hours to spare, go to Newcastle United's YouTube page and look for their home game against Arsenal in February 2011. They have the full match there.
That was part of a day that also included Everton 5-3 Blackpool and Wigan 4-3 Blackburn, And finished with the bottom of the table (at the time) Wolves knocking off eventual champions Manchester United.
I am currently tuned into Brentford v Fulham on ESPN Plus
Brentford 0-0 Fulham at half.
Cottagers have had the best of it, but were lucky not to have a man sent off midway through the half.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 04, 2020, 02:34:39 pm
Brentford 0-0 Fulham at half.
Cottagers have had the best of it, but were lucky not to have a man sent off midway through the half.
That could have easily been red... and so confused that Mitrovic and Knockerat aren't starting for Fulham.
Fulham probably should have had a red AGAIN. Cairney went right through Benrahma. Only yellow.
0-0 at full time. Extra time coming. Knockaert and Mitrovic both on for Fulham now.
Watkins had a great chance for Brentford and Kebano just missed a free kick for Fulham.
GOAL FOR FULHAM!!
Brilliant free-kick!
Joe Bryan from 36 yards out!
In other news Wigan Athletic's appeal has been denied.
They will have to settle for playing in League One next season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 04, 2020, 03:57:59 pm
GOAL FOR FULHAM!!
Brilliant free-kick!
Joe Bryan from 36 yards out!
That keeper of Brentford's has lost his mind in extra time
FULHAM ARE GOING UP!
Bryan again, after scoring only one goal in the last two seasons!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 04, 2020, 04:14:35 pm
FULHAM ARE GOING UP!
Bryan again, after scoring only one goal in the last two seasons!
Thats second goal was some lovely 1-2 play
Goal for Brentford! Dalsgaard.
But certainly too late....
That's it! Brentford 1-2 Fulham.
Congratulations to the Cottagers. Scott Parker did a great job of instilling a winning attitude back into the club. And as I said before, incredibly both goals scored by a left-back who had scored just one goal in the previous two seasons.
Brentford, for all their style throughout the season, just stumbled at the last few hurdles. They had their chances to go up by finishing 2nd but those losses to Stoke and Barnsley ended up biting them in the end.
And I'm afraid they will not be able to replicate it next season. They are almost certain to lose Benrahma and perhaps will lose Watkins also. PL clubs are wanting them.
It may be a while before we see the Bees in this position again.
Quote from: beach bum on August 04, 2020, 04:09:06 pm
That keeper of Brentford's has lost his mind in extra time
He was extremely shaky starting with the Barnsley match. He was shanking goal kicks straight out of play or not getting enough on them for his defense to deal with.
He will have, I'm sure, competition before next season as Brentford has a goalkeeper with several years' experience in the League on the squad as well.
But here's hoping that he has learned from defeat and if he is in a situation like this again, that he will respond better.
Brentford needed just two points in its final two matches to secure automatic promotion. The bottle of all bottles, this.
Another thing about this is that now the Bees only have about a five week turnaround before they start another season in the Championship.
Here is the final list of promotions and relegations for the 2019-20 campaign:
Relegated from the Premier League to the League Championship:
Bournemouth
Watford
Norwich City
Promoted to the Premier League from the League Championship:
Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
Fulham
Relegated from the League Championship to League One:
Charlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic
Hull City
Promoted to the League Championship from League One:
Coventry City
Rotherham United
Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated from League One to League Two:
Tranmere Rovers
Southend United
Bolton Wanderers
Promoted to League One from League Two:
Swindon Town
Crewe Alexandra
Plymouth Argyle
Northampton Town
Relegated from League Two to the National League:
Stevenage
Promoted to League Two from the National League:
Barrow
Harrogate Town
Relegated from the National League to level six:
Ebbsfleet United (National League South)
AFC Fylde (National League North)
Chorley (National League North)
I find that they play some really good soccer in the Championship.
More than a few pundits rate them as one of the top 10 leagues in Europe, at any level.
Champions League & Europa League has hit the quarterfinals.
CL:
Manchester City vs. Lyon
RB Leipzig vs Atlético Madrid
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
Atalanta vs. Paris Saint-Germain
EL:
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Basel
Manchester United vs. Copenhagen
Inter Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Sevilla
If United and Wolves both win, an English team is guaranteed to be in the finals, because they would then play each other in the semifinals.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 10, 2020, 12:47:43 pm
Champions League & Europa League has hit the quarterfinals.
CL:
Manchester City vs. Lyon
RB Leipzig vs Atlético Madrid
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
Atalanta vs. Paris Saint-Germain
EL:
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Basel
Manchester United vs. Copenhagen
Inter Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Sevilla
If United and Wolves both win, an English team is guaranteed to be in the finals, because they would then play each other in the semifinals.
The Champions League has just been wild... And I like Wolves or Man U to win the Europa League... Hopefully Wolves to add a 5th team from the EPL to the Champions League next year.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 10, 2020, 12:47:43 pm
Champions League & Europa League has hit the quarterfinals.
CL:
Manchester City vs. Lyon
RB Leipzig vs Atlético Madrid
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
Atalanta vs. Paris Saint-Germain
EL:
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Basel
Manchester United vs. Copenhagen
Inter Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Sevilla
If United and Wolves both win, an English team is guaranteed to be in the finals, because they would then play each other in the semifinals.
I think it's Bayern's to lose. They are on fire.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 10, 2020, 04:16:36 pm
I think it's Bayern's to lose. They are on fire.
Yes they are blasting everyone right now... And this Barcelona team might be good, but this is not the old Barcelona.
I am also not putting it past Atalanta to keep their run going and beat PSG
MLS is Back Tournament Final is tonight. Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City SC. As far as I've heard, which might have changed at this point, the MLS has not announced further plans for the season past tonight's final.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 11, 2020, 07:39:34 am
MLS is Back Tournament Final is tonight. Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City SC. As far as I've heard, which might have changed at this point, the MLS has not announced further plans for the season past tonight's final.
I just restarted my Sling account to catch the MLS postseason, Champions League, NHL & NBA playoffs
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 11, 2020, 07:39:34 am
MLS is Back Tournament Final is tonight. Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City SC. As far as I've heard, which might have changed at this point, the MLS has not announced further plans for the season past tonight's final.
Gotta cheer for Orlando City.
EL Semis:
Manchester United/Sevilla
Inter Milan/Shakhtar Donetsk
Wolves missed a penalty that would've have forced extra time vs. Sevilla. They had quite a run; their 2019-20 season lasted 383 days and included 59 games.
Their workload will be a lot smaller for 2020-21 as they did not qualify for Europe in the coming season. They can concentrate on getting in after next season.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 11, 2020, 12:59:33 pm
Gotta cheer for Orlando City.
1-1 in the 52nd minute right now
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 11, 2020, 05:17:39 pm
EL Semis:
Manchester United/Sevilla
Inter Milan/Shakhtar Donetsk
Wolves missed a penalty that would've have forced extra time vs. Sevilla. They had quite a run; their 2019-20 season lasted 383 days and included 59 games.
Their workload will be a lot smaller for 2020-21 as they did not qualify for Europe in the coming season. They can concentrate on getting in after next season.
Stinks for Wolves... I think I will root for Inter Milan of the clubs remaining... And my word Sevilla owns that competition the last decade
Atalanta scored early and held on for dear life against PSG today, but the French club scored two goals in the 90th minute and after to break Italian hearts.
The Italian side had to play second half stoppage time with only 10 players because they had used all their substitutions and a player got hurt.
Tomorrow it will be RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid. Leipzig, having lost Timo Werner to Chelsea, will have an uphill battle on their hands.
That was a heartbreaking way to go out for Atalanta
0-0 at the break between Leipzig and Atlético. Both sides have had a couple of good chances. Atlético have had the better of the play in general though.
Wigan Athletic have been given until August 31 to find a buyer, or they likely will go the way of Bury and have to restart from scratch.
Leipzig with the breakthrough! Dani Olmo with a delicious header on 50 minutes.
Atlético equalize on a penalty by Joao Felix. There was no question about the call.
Leipzig have probably won it!
The American! Tyler Adams! 88th minute!
RB Leipzig 2-1 Atlético.
Recall that Atlético was the team that eliminated Liverpool.
PSG next for Die Roten Bullen (the Red Bulls).
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 13, 2020, 03:50:33 pm
Leipzig have probably won it!
The American! Tyler Adams! 88th minute!
I know the Germans don't like what RB Leipzig stand for, but I can't help but root for them. I love it
Barcelona is getting embarrassed.
4-1 to Bayern Munich after only 31 minutes.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 14, 2020, 02:35:50 pm
Barcelona is getting embarrassed.
4-1 to Bayern Munich after only 31 minutes.
Wow.... Bayern Munich is on fire. They are a machine right now.
It ends 8-2.
I don't see anyone stopping Bayern.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 14, 2020, 03:56:31 pm
It ends 8-2.
I don't see anyone stopping Bayern.
This. Absolute embarrassment of Barca.
Yea its going to take a miracle to stop that train
Quote from: AirWarren on August 14, 2020, 04:05:02 pm
This. Absolute embarrassment of Barca.
Barcelona's manager was fired immediately after the game.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 14, 2020, 08:41:46 pm
Barcelona's manager was fired immediately after the game.
Warranted. That was an embarrassing game. Makes me feel a smidge better as a Chelsea fan. Bayern is nasty.
Lyon 3-1 Man City.
With the score 1-1 in the second half City made a bad pass and Moussa Dembele scored.
Then Raheem Sterling misses an open goal from 3 yards out and one minute later Dembele scores again after Ederson spilled an easy shot.
It is all France and Germany in the semifinals as Lyon will take on the machine known as Bayern Munich.
No more English teams left. Manchester United beaten by Sevilla today 2-1 in Europa League semis.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 16, 2020, 06:20:24 pm
No more English teams left. Manchester United beaten by Sevilla today 2-1 in Europa League semis.
Somehow Sevilla just owns the Europa League
Inter Milan blew out Shakhtar 5-0 yesterday to reach Europa League final vs. Sevilla.
Let's see if RB Leipzig can continue the magic.
PSG and the Brazillians......
3-0 PSG
And that's how it finishes.
I don't think even the most optimistic people surrounding RB Leipzig envisioned the team going to the Champions League semifinals only 11 years after the team's creation.
That, in itself, is to me a victory.
Bayern tuning up Lyon.
Sevilla won the Europa League for the 6th time on Friday with a 3-2 win over Inter.
PSG just didn't have enough in the tank.
Bayern is your Winners of the champions league.
Already ready for the season to start again.
Messi has officially asked to leave Barcelona... I think he has another year, maybe two at a world class level. I think he ends up at Bayern Munich or one of the two Manchester clubs.
Also, Chelsea just keeps adding pieces in the market.
Quote from: beach bum on August 25, 2020, 07:52:53 pm
Messi has officially asked to leave Barcelona... I think he has another year, maybe two at a world class level. I think he ends up at Bayern Munich or one of the two Manchester clubs.
Also, Chelsea just keeps adding pieces in the market.
Wouldn't be surprised if he comes to the MLS. Maybe with Luis Suarez.
Chillwell and Thiago Silva will be signing with Chelsea. Frank lampard has also thrown his hat in the ring for Messi.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 26, 2020, 08:10:01 am
Wouldn't be surprised if he comes to the MLS. Maybe with Luis Suarez.
Chillwell and Thiago Silva will be signing with Chelsea. Frank lampard has also thrown his hat in the ring for Messi.
Rumors are he is fond of playing in a market like NYC, LA, or Miami after 2 or 3 years in Europe. It would be marketing mania even out of his prime in one of those places.
Chelsea signs another STUD. Kai Havertz
Quote from: AirWarren on September 04, 2020, 06:30:36 pm
Chelsea signs another STUD. Kai Havertz
I might be getting ahead of myself... But if the defense and goaltending comes to play and they stay healthy there is no reason they can't at least give Man City and Liverpool a run for their money.
Quote from: beach bum on September 04, 2020, 11:57:52 pm
I might be getting ahead of myself... But if the defense and goaltending comes to play and they stay healthy there is no reason they can't at least give Man City and Liverpool a run for their money.
Word on the street is they are still shopping.
Frank knows the types of players Chelsea has to have to win. He was one of them and he had teammates that were some of them. I look forward to he getting this thing back going.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 05, 2020, 11:29:42 am
Word on the street is they are still shopping.
Frank knows the types of players Chelsea has to have to win. He was one of them and he had teammates that were some of them. I look forward to he getting this thing back going.
I see them pushing City and Liverpool as close as anyone this season, but in 2021-2022 the season after this I think you see it all culminate together for a few year run of dominance after all these guys have a season together under their belt. Just too much talent and City and Liverpool will all be a year older unless they start buying new players asap too
Everton has made some, I think, very good signings.
They have signed James Rodriguez away from Real Madrid, also picked up Napoli midfielder Allan and midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford.
It looks like Ancelotti has aspirations that the Toffees will be playing European football in 2021.
I think Everton are back in the top 6 or 7 again.... I expect the likes of Sheffield United and Burnley to take a step back to reality. Also, I think Wolves may sell some of their guys soon. If they don't sell now they risk losing financial return as their best players age.
On Friday, Wigan Athletic will get word from the EFL on whether they will even be allowed to compete in League One this season.
If the answer is negative, they are likely to go the way of Bury, out of business, and will likely have to start over in non-league.
They have raised nearly 700,000 pounds through crowdfunding. A number of former players have chipped in, the latest one contributing 20,000 pounds.
What an outstanding match on the first day back of the Premier League.
Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United. Salah hat trick.
However, every time but the last when Liverpool scored, Leeds had the answer.
If this is what we're going to see from Leeds all season, it is going to be pretty fun. I do not think they will even be threatened with relegation.
Arsenal at the top of the table with a 3-nil win over Fulham.
8)
Everton off on the right path to start.... 1-0 win over Tottenham
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 02, 2020, 12:20:02 pm
Fortunes do change in English football.
In 2008, Bolton Wanderers were playing European football. They beat Atletico Madrid and drew with Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Harrogate Town were a 6th-place team in the Conference North (level 6). They were playing the likes of Barrow, Alfreton Town and Hyde United.
Today Harrogate won the National League (level 5) playoffs to become a League team for the first time in their 106-year history.
They were promoted along with Barrow, who won the National League.
When the next season starts, they will be in the same league with Bolton Wanderers.
Funny old game, football.
Currently alone at the top after the first weekend, too.
Chelsea and Wolves also start the season off on the right foot with 3 points today
Quote from: beach bum on September 14, 2020, 04:20:13 pm
Chelsea and Wolves also start the season off on the right foot with 3 points today
Reece James shot a rocket off of his foot in that game.
Spurs looking to make a huge signing for transfer Gareth Bale.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 16, 2020, 07:34:55 am
Spurs looking to make a huge signing for transfer Gareth Bale.
It's like turning the pages back in time when he was first coming into the scene.. I like the move
Not a good start for Man Utd. They lose at Old Trafford 1-3 to Crystal Palace.
But it is a better start for them than for Macclesfield Town. A League Two team last season, they have been liquidated and no longer exist.
Crystal Palace has not lost in the city of Manchester since September 30, 2017. Nice little streak going there for the Eagles (or Glaziers, if you prefer).
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 19, 2020, 07:14:25 pm
Crystal Palace has not lost in the city of Manchester since September 30, 2017. Nice little streak going there for the Eagles (or Glaziers, if you prefer).
Love it!!
Leeds United with 7 goals in 2 matches back up in the EPL
And Everton look a lot better... I know West Brom isn't very good, but still Everton couldn't put 5 goals past anyone the last few years had they wanted to. And they did today in style.
There was an observation made on the BBC website that in a lot of cases, home advantage is being diminished by the fact that fans continue not to be allowed in the stadiums.
It might have, in part, contributed to the relegation of Bournemouth. With them having a small stadium, they could get very loud and get the Cherries pumped up. That's not saying that Bournemouth didn't contribute to their own demise by not playing well in a few matches down the stretch. That's a fact.
But the fact also is, there are a lot of road goals coming in. I already talked about Man Utd. Leeds United put three in at Anfield and in turn gave up three to Fulham at home.
Southampton let in five Tottenham goals today. And Newcastle, at home, is currently down 0-2 against Brighton. Even Everton, impressive as they were offensively, gave up two to West Brom.
I have noticed all the road goals as well. For some reason the goals are all over the place in general as a whole. Plenty of scoring everywhere.
Really not thrilled that NBC/EPL are putting most of the games on the new Peacock streaming service. I was thankful to get to see Arsenal's win over West Ham on NBCSN, but throughout the season more and more games will be moving to Peacock.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 20, 2020, 09:04:35 pm
Really not thrilled that NBC/EPL are putting most of the games on the new Peacock streaming service. I was thankful to get to see Arsenal's win over West Ham on NBCSN, but throughout the season more and more games will be moving to Peacock.
Not pleased with this either.
Edouard Mendy Signs with Chelsea. Another good move by Frank. Seems Kepa is on his way out.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 20, 2020, 09:04:35 pm
Really not thrilled that NBC/EPL are putting most of the games on the new Peacock streaming service. I was thankful to get to see Arsenal's win over West Ham on NBCSN, but throughout the season more and more games will be moving to Peacock.
I'm not really pleased about it either. The early morning Saturday matchups a lot of times give me the opportunity to see teams outside the big six that are going to usually give you a really entertaining match.
For example whenever Brighton and Southampton play, you're usually going to get some exciting football.
I hope those kind of matches don't get "relegated".
Everton starts 3-0-0 for the first time since 1993/94.
Chelsea was down 0-3. Equalizes to finish 3-3.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 26, 2020, 07:20:20 pm
Everton starts 3-0-0 for the first time since 1993/94.
It's early, but...
😊😊😊
On the serious side of things, it appears that a lot more teams may be in trouble, especially now that the powers that be are continuing to not let any fans into the stadiums.
I was listening to a reaction show on BBC on my TuneIn app. The people on there were talking about it in depth.
The presenters specifically talked to the owner of a level 5 team (King's Lynn) who was just promoted to that level. That owner said that his club was probably going to be in serious trouble if fans continue to not be permitted to watch.
Apparently, some if not most clubs Championship level and below took it upon themselves to get an assessment of what they needed to do to make it safe for a reduced number of fans to attend. The owner of Colchester (League Two team) was especially frustrated.
Many teams could be affected, up to and including, incredibly, Championship level. Bristol City was one team mentioned.
Leicester City just gave a comprehensive thumping to Man City at the Etihad, 5-2. Leicester are now top of the league on goal difference.
Jamie Vardy scores a hat trick and the Foxes convert three penalties, first time ever a team has converted three from the spot in the Premier League.
And the first time a Pep Guardiola coached team has given up 5 goals.
Oh, and Vardy? Two hat-tricks now against MC in the Pep era. The only other player to score three against a Guardiola team is a certain Lionel Messi.
MC's defense was worse than awful.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 27, 2020, 10:27:14 am
On the serious side of things, it appears that a lot more teams may be in trouble, especially now that the powers that be are continuing to not let any fans into the stadiums.
I was listening to a reaction show on BBC on my TuneIn app. The people on there were talking about it in depth.
The presenters specifically talked to the owner of a level 5 team (King's Lynn) who was just promoted to that level. That owner said that his club was probably going to be in serious trouble if fans continue to not be permitted to watch.
Apparently, some if not most clubs Championship level and below took it upon themselves to get an assessment of what they needed to do to make it safe for a reduced number of fans to attend. The owner of Colchester (League Two team) was especially frustrated.
Many teams could be affected, up to and including, incredibly, Championship level. Bristol City was one team mentioned.
Yep the EPL clubs are the only ones who can survive a while on just TV revenue. Championship TV money is ok, but can only last so long. Those lower tiers need fans in a bad way
New signee Mendy gets the start for Chelsea today against Spurs in place of Kepa.
I know its early in the year, but man Everton looks good. Like top 4 or 5 good. They haven't scored goals like this in a long time. It may take the rest of the league a bit to figure them out with all their new pieces.
Chelsea hammers Crystal Palace, 4-0. Two penalty kicks from Jorginho, Ben Chillwell gets his first Chelsea score and Zouma scores.
Possibly the most unreal back-to-back score lines I have ever seen in the Premier League.
Man Utd 1-6 Tottenham
Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool
It is absolutely so 2020.
Liverpool becomes the first defending PL champion to surrender seven goals in a single match the next season. Unreal.
EPL insanity.
Why Kepa, Why?
Two goals by Werner and one by Havertz. Game ends in 3-3 tie.
What on Earth is going in in the Premier League? Everton and Aston Villa the top 2 so far?
Now I am not sure they keep this up for 38 matches, but I think Everton can be top 4 and Villa top 6? They both look good
Everton still lead, tied with Liverpool on points but ahead on goal difference.
Leeds United a very impressive fifth right now with Southampton right on their heels.
Over in the Eredivisie (Netherlands), a score caught my eye. Venlo 0-13 Ajax. Yes, 13. Ajax scored as many goals in that one game as any other team in that league but one has scored the entire season so far, through 6 games.
They have the first round draw in the FA Cup today. Levels 7, 8 and even 9 are represented. This is the stage where teams in Leagues One and Two begin to play.
Four teams from non-League have caught my eye. Havant & Waterlooville (just because I've followed them for years), Maldon & Tiptree (in the first round proper for the second year in a row as a level 8 team), Cray Valley Paper Mills (Level 8; where else but in the FA Cup can you find a team name like that in a soccer tournament), and Skelmersdale United (the lone level 9 team remaining; they have already had to win six matches against teams as many as three levels above them to get this far.)
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 26, 2020, 08:44:58 am
Everton still lead, tied with Liverpool on points but ahead on goal difference.
Leeds United a very impressive fifth right now with Southampton right on their heels.
Over in the Eredivisie (Netherlands), a score caught my eye. Venlo 0-13 Ajax. Yes, 13. Ajax scored as many goals in that one game as any other team in that league but one has scored the entire season so far, through 6 games.
They have the first round draw in the FA Cup today. Levels 7, 8 and even 9 are represented. This is the stage where teams in Leagues One and Two begin to play.
Four teams from non-League have caught my eye. Havant & Waterlooville (just because I've followed them for years), Maldon & Tiptree (in the first round proper for the second year in a row as a level 8 team), Cray Valley Paper Mills (Level 8; where else but in the FA Cup can you find a team name like that in a soccer tournament), and Skelmersdale United (the lone level 9 team remaining; they have already had to win six matches against teams as many as three levels above them to get this far.)
Everyone has lost a match just 6 matches into the season.... Hope it stays this crazy in the EPL
Who saw that travesty during the Chelsea and manu game? Horrible no call in the box.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 26, 2020, 10:06:49 am
Who saw that travesty during the Chelsea and manu game? Horrible no call in the box.
Yep saw that... I think there is one thing us all on here can agree on and that is rooting against Man U
Quote from: AirWarren on October 26, 2020, 10:06:49 am
Who saw that travesty during the Chelsea and manu game? Horrible no call in the box.
There is a reason they are called Penchester United. They seemingly get calls, but don't get called on.
Chelsea beats Burnley 3-0.
I don't think just watching a minute by minute of a match online ever exhausted me like in one of the FA cup matches today.
Torquay led 2-0 when Crawley's keeper was injured midway through the second half. He had to be stretchered off.
Crawley scored in the 84th minute but due to the injury there were 21 minutes of added time. Crawley scored 14 minutes into it to equalize but Torquay took the lead 4 minutes later only to see Crawley tie it again in the last minute of stoppage time. So, extra time.
Torquay scored two penalties and had a 5-3 lead with 13 minutes left in ET, but Crawley scored THREE TIMES in that stretch.
Final: Torquay 5-6 Crawley. An incredible match.
And the hard times keep coming in Wigan... I think they lost to a non-league side today
Chelsea wins 4-1 yesterday.
Goals finally pouring in for Chelsea
Quote from: beach bum on November 08, 2020, 01:08:12 pm
Goals finally pouring in for Chelsea
Gotta play defense now. And not let off the gas.
Quote from: beach bum on November 08, 2020, 11:18:15 am
And the hard times keep coming in Wigan... I think they lost to a non-league side today
That is correct. They were cruising 2-0 when they had a man sent off late in the first half, and Chorley of the National League North (6th tier) came back and beat them 3-2.
That was not the biggest upset though. Eighth-tier Marine AFC continued an incredible Cup run by beating Colchester United of League Two on penalties.
USMNT knocks off Panama 6-2 in a friendly today. Man, this team has some YOUNG studs.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 16, 2020, 03:45:20 pm
USMNT knocks off Panama 6-2 in a friendly today. Man, this team has some YOUNG studs.
Someone put it best.... We are literally one center back away from becoming one of the top 5-10 nations in the next couple of years. After the mediocrity we had to watch from 2015-2019 I can only hope we finally reach some potential.
Quote from: beach bum on November 16, 2020, 04:00:49 pm
Someone put it best.... We are literally one center back away from becoming one of the top 5-10 nations in the next couple of years. After the mediocrity we had to watch from 2015-2019 I can only hope we finally reach some potential.
I think we are starting to see the overall growth of soccer in the United States show some fruition with this lineup of US soccer players. When you start having players from the United States starting And making rosters for teams like Juventus, Chelsea, Manchester City, Dortmund, Barcelona, etc then you know you have some players. Since I started following soccer in 2009, I haven't seen our national team have this much club representation in Bundesliga, EPL, and LA LIGA. When Pulisic gets healthy, they are going to be something else.
My word did you guys see the bludgeoning Spain put on Germany? 6-0!! Marcha Real La Roja!!!!
Mexico is on top of Japan right now 2-0 I believe.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 17, 2020, 03:42:10 pm
My word did you guys see the bludgeoning Spain put on Germany? 6-0!! Marcha Real La Roja!!!!
Mexico is on top of Japan right now 2-0 I believe.
Whats crazy is just weeks ago pundits were bashing Spain for how far they have fallen since their dominance from 2008-2014. Then they have a result like this.
Spain is like the Netherlands and Italy... They can only stay down so long before they rise up again.
Quote from: beach bum on November 17, 2020, 09:15:57 pm
Whats crazy is just weeks ago pundits were bashing Spain for how far they have fallen since their dominance from 2008-2014. Then they have a result like this.
Spain is like the Netherlands and Italy... They can only stay down so long before they rise up again.
Mexico and Spain soccer play the same style. Aggressive, crisp and fast. Mexico is almost erratic with their passes but they are on target every time.
Chelsea 2-0 over Newcastle.
18 points on the board and are currently leading.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 21, 2020, 09:08:53 am
Chelsea 2-0 over Newcastle.
18 points on the board and are currently leading.
Even more impressive they have already clinched a spot in the Champions League round of 16 with their win in France just now against Rennes... Its so impressive because they have only played 4 out of 6 matches in the group stage.
A lot easier said than done because Sevilla seems to be a thorn in the side of all the EPL clubs, but a draw against Sevilla should win them the group since they have a much better goal difference than Sevilla.
Quote from: beach bum on November 24, 2020, 03:54:25 pm
Even more impressive they have already clinched a spot in the Champions League round of 16 with their win in France just now against Rennes... Its so impressive because they have only played 4 out of 6 matches in the group stage.
A lot easier said than done because Sevilla seems to be a thorn in the side of all the EPL clubs, but a draw against Sevilla should win them the group since they have a much better goal difference than Sevilla.
Just saw the score. Good win for the blues. It seems that Lampard is putting together a winning squad again.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 24, 2020, 04:19:11 pm
Just saw the score. Good win for the blues. It seems that Lampard is putting together a winning squad again.
As it stands right now... Chelsea and Liverpool have the most depth in the EPL. Leicester, Everton, Man City, and others have some stars but again Chelsea and Liverpool have a deeper squad. That's why as long as both clubs stay relatively healthy I think those are the two who finish in the top 2 spots when its all said and done. All those signings seem to have been well worth it.
Diego Maradona has passed away at 60 after suffering a heart attack.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 25, 2020, 04:52:34 pm
Diego Maradona has passed away at 60 after suffering a heart attack.
Saw that. He was a soccer legend. And young.
Four non league teams in the FA Cup third round. Stockport County (level 5), Chorley (level 6), Marine from level 8 and the winner of today's match between Canvey Island, also from Level 8, and Boreham Wood (level 5).
This is the time when Premier League and Championship teams go in the hat. Draw is at 1pm our time.
One intriguing matchup, if it happens, would be Derby County against Stockport County. Wayne Rooney is now a player/manager at Derby and brother John plays for Stockport.
Marine is only the second Level 8 team to advance this far in the Cup. Chasetown was the first, in 2007-08. Canvey Island could become the third today.
Marine have been handed the dreamiest of dream matchups, as they will get to play Spurs at home!
In fact all four non league sides remaining have been drawn at home.
There is also a rematch of Aston Villa vs. Liverpool.
Man Utd are home to Watford, Arsenal host Newcastle, Chelsea are home to League Two Morecambe and City host Birmingham.
There's also a West London derby as QPR host Fulham.
Giroud has scored two goals for Chelsea. Currently in 65th minute. 2-0 over Sevilla.
Giroud makes it 4-0 Chelsea over Sevilla. He has scored all four goals for Chelsea. 89th.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 02, 2020, 03:47:00 pm
Giroud makes it 4-0 Chelsea over Sevilla. He has scored all four goals for Chelsea. 89th.
Thats a crazy result considering how good Sevilla is defensively to get 4 goals on them
And all 4 goals were Giroud :o
still don't know how giroud fits into this team when pulisic is back but chelsea should at least get something for him in Jan
huge week for Man utd and of course pogba is in the news.
absolute waste of effort, useless as a midfielder, zero build up play vs west ham.
I would bet on united without pogba doing really well.
https://www.sportsbetting3.com/soccer/england-premier-league-odds
Holy smokes. Did y'all see Westin McKennie's goal against Barcelona??
Quote from: AirWarren on December 08, 2020, 03:10:51 pm
Holy smokes. Did y'all see Westin McKennie's goal against Barcelona??
That was unreal... And Chelsea's draw I believe was enough for them to win the group
Man Utd eliminated from the Champions League after a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig.
Watching the standings in the Championship, and after a third of the season Norwich City and Bournemouth are in the automatic promotion spots. Reading, Stoke City, Swansea City and Brentford in the playoff places, with Wycombe, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday in the relegation places. Long way to go though.
Quote from: beach bum on December 08, 2020, 08:27:09 pm
That was unreal... And Chelsea's draw I believe was enough for them to win the group
If the USMNT does not make a run in the World Cup, they need to dismantle the entire organization. There are some world class Americans on some of these big international teams. I can't even begin to tell you how exciting it is to see a home grown kid scoring goals like that for JUVENTUS. You guys already know how I feel about Pulisic.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 08, 2020, 09:34:38 pm
Man Utd eliminated from the Champions League after a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig.
Watching the standings in the Championship, and after a third of the season Norwich City and Bournemouth are in the automatic promotion spots. Reading, Stoke City, Swansea City and Brentford in the playoff places, with Wycombe, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday in the relegation places. Long way to go though.
No tear shed over Manu.
USMNT is up 5-0 over El Salvador in an absolute mismatch. But I'll take it. We have some young talented bucks out there.
ESTADIO unidos!!!!!! Let's go red white and blue!!!!!
These young guys are lining their primes right up with the next two World Cups which 2022 won't be for almost 2 full years because it's not being played until November in Qatar.
Plus even in 2026, they will still be in their prime on home soil. These next two World Cups should be round of 16 at a minimum if not even further when in the USA
They are a fun group to watch even without Steffen, pulisic, Mckennie etc who are playing big European soccer right now.
Chelsea takes out the Hammers today. 3-0. Moves back into the the top 6 after a miserable few weeks.
Diego Costa and Atletico Madrid part ways mutually. He will be able to join new club on free transfer.
Come home, Diego.
Ah, ha.
Two Premier League teams out at the hands of at least two levels lower competition in the FA Cup.
Blackpool (League One) takes out West Brom on penalties yesterday.
Then Crawley Town (League Two) thrashes Leeds United 3-0, and they deserved every goal.
Crawley beat them so comprehensively that they were able to send on a British reality TV personality for the last couple of minutes of the match.
I will note that this person did have some professional soccer experience but had not played a competitive match in 9 years.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 10, 2021, 09:59:33 am
Ah, ha.
Two Premier League teams out at the hands of at least two levels lower competition in the FA Cup.
Blackpool (League One) takes out West Brom on penalties yesterday.
Then Crawley Town (League Two) thrashes Leeds United 3-0, and they deserved every goal.
Crawley beat them so comprehensively that they were able to send on a British reality TV personality for the last couple of minutes of the match.
I will note that this person did have some professional soccer experience but had not played a competitive match in 9 years.
I am going to have to go look at the highlights of those matches now!
Quote from: beach bum on January 10, 2021, 10:15:06 am
I am going to have to go look at the highlights of those matches now!
The first Crawley goal was terrific to watch. I won't spoil you with the details.
Marine AFC got their moment in the sun by playing Spurs at home today. Spurs won 5-0, but Marine came within a whisker of taking the lead early. A shot from about 25 yards beat the Spurs keeper but hit the bar.
And I like how Spurs respected the 8th level team. In their starting lineup they had three players that start nearly every PL match for them. And they had Son Heung-Min and Gareth Bale on the bench, and Bale played the last 30.
Reading that NBCSN will be shut down after this year.
The piece I read said that EPL matches will be shuttled to USA Network and Peacock.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 23, 2021, 01:26:00 pm
Reading that NBCSN will be shut down after this year.
The piece I read said that EPL matches will be shuttled to USA Network and Peacock.
Just signed up for a year of Peacock. Yay.
Frank Lampard is fired from Chelsea FC.
Manchester United beat the life out of the Saints 9-0.
Wolves beat Arsenal 2-1.
Chelsea and spurs match up tomorrow at 2pm.
Chelsea tops Spurs 1-0.
Thomas Tuchel getting the ship righted it seems. The team looks like they are playing a lot better with the manager change.
Extraordinary FA Cup tie today. Everton beat Spurs 5-4 in extra time.
Also qualifying for the quarterfinals so far: Manchester City, Manchester United, Sheffield United, Leicester City, and AFC Bournemouth.
The last two spots will be decided tomorrow with Southampton playing Wolves and Barnsley at home to Chelsea.
Down in the Championship, Brentford are on a 21-match unbeaten run in the league and have wrested the lead away from Norwich City. Currently the playoff spots belong to Swansea City, Watford, Reading and AFC Bournemouth.
Wolves 0-2 Southampton
Barnsley 0-1 Chelsea
The quarterfinals are as follows, home team first:
Everton vs Man City
Bournemouth vs Southampton
Leicester City vs Man Utd
Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd
That Chelsea match....was way too close.
I'm not sure Werner, Ziyech, and Havertz are ready for the EPL.
Werner gets his first EPL goal and Giroud continued to be a lethal OG on EPL soccer. Chelsea wins 2-0 over Newcastle and moves into the 4th spot.
Tuchel getting what he needs out of this squad.
Pardon me while I bask in a little glory.
Everton just defeated Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 1999.
And that is four straight home losses for the Reds. That had not happened to Liverpool prior to today in 98 years.
West Ham United is top 4.
Let that sink in.
The EPL is all sorts of crazy this season....
Chelsea continues its quest through the ECL today. 2pm match up with Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea wins 1st leg 1-0.
Never gets old. Happy birthday to the Legend.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RKt9lYLJ9RM
Chelsea and Liverpool today. Let's go Blues!
VAR is killing soccer.
Werner goal denied when he was clearly onside.
62nd
Chelsea 1-0. First half goal by Mason Mount.
Chelsea wins 1-0.
Takes back their spot in the top 4. Great gameplan by Thomas Tuchel's blue men. Chelsea unbeaten since he taking over for Frank Lampard.
USMNT
Ages in 2026:
Christian Pulisic (28)
Antonee Robinson (28)
Tyler Adams (27)
Weston McKennie (27)
Tim Weah (26)
Josh Sargent (26)
Sergino Dest (25)
Chris Richards (25)
Brenden Aaronson (25)
Gio Reyna (23)
Yunus Musah (23)
Chelsea advances in the champions league with its 2-0(3-0) win over atletico madrid. Tuchel said his club is excited and confident in advancing even further.
Go blues!
Championship update:
Norwich City and Watford look like they're headed straight back to the Premier League. They are on 90 and 82 points respectively. Watford have seven points on third place Swansea City.
Currently Brentford, AFC Bournemouth and Barnsley are in the other playoff positions with Swansea. Reading would be next, but they are five points behind the Tykes.
Recall that Barnsley had to beat Brentford away -and- get some help just to stay in the Championship at the end of last season, getting a goal in added time to do it. Definitely the surprise of the league.
Depending on the team, between five and eight matches left to play.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 15, 2021, 02:42:08 pm
Championship update:
Norwich City and Watford look like they're headed straight back to the Premier League. They are on 90 and 82 points respectively. Watford have seven points on third place Swansea City.
Currently Brentford, AFC Bournemouth and Barnsley are in the other playoff positions with Swansea. Reading would be next, but they are five points behind the Tykes.
Recall that Barnsley had to beat Brentford away -and- get some help just to stay in the Championship at the end of last season, getting a goal in added time to do it. Definitely the surprise of the league.
Depending on the team, between five and eight matches left to play.
Good to see someone else posting. Felt like I was all by myself ha.
Champions league semis are set.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Manchester city vs PSG
EPL standings
1. Man city
2. Man United
3. LC FC
4. West Ham(unbelievable). 55 points.
5. Chelsea. 54 points.
Relegation zone
18. Fulham
19. West Brom
20. Sheffield United
Going to be a fun race to the finish.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 15, 2021, 03:23:19 pm
Good to see someone else posting. Felt like I was all by myself ha.
Champions league semis are set.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Manchester city vs PSG
I've been up to my eyeballs in softball the last few weeks. Booneville played 10 games in 2 weeks winning them all.
Brentford made a good signing in Ivan Toney, who leads the Championship in goals. They had to have at least one replacement when they lost Watkins and Benrahma, and Toney has fit the bill.
Norwich City are promoted to the Premier League for 2021-22 as a result of Luton Town beating Watford and Wycombe Wanderers drawing with Swansea City. Those results mean Norwich can finish no worse than second.
The Canaries are back. Again.
On the other side of things, as a result of Newcastle United's win over West Ham, Sheffield United will be relegated today if they lose to Wolves later.
And so it is. Sheffield United with a 1-0 loss to Wolves means they will play in the Championship next season,
Norwich City's promotion party got spoiled as they got an early red card and lose 3-1 at home to Bournemouth. That puts the Cherries on level terms with Brentford at 74 points, two behind Swansea, though the Bees have a better goal difference and have played one game less.
Norwich ran away with the Championship. Also, I can not believe Barnsley can make the EPL through the playoff. They'll really have to blow it now to drop to 7th.
Also, West Ham really let one go today against Newcastle. That hurts their chances to stay in the top 4 with Chelsea and Liverpool chasing. Those last two Champions League spots are really up in the air still
Fulham were 30 seconds away from their first ever PL win on Arsenal's home turf only to have it snatched away.
Had they got the win I think they would have at least had a fighting chance to stay up, but now the math works against them.
They are six points back of Brighton and Burnley, having played two more matches than both. It would take the greatest of great escapes now.
Oh, and let's also talk about Chelsea winning the FA cup semifinal yesterday, denying Manchester City a chance at a historic quadruple.
The other semifinal is today, Leicester City against Southampton.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 18, 2021, 09:35:16 am
Oh, and let's also talk about Chelsea winning the FA cup semifinal yesterday, denying Manchester City a chance at a historic quadruple.
The other semifinal is today, Leicester City against Southampton.
*sinister laugh ensues.
When Pulisic just strings together healthy stretches he shows he is one of the better out wide players there are.... Such a fantastic athlete with quickness and speed that is hard to find.
You guy hear of this talk of the European Super League?
What a load of garbage it would be if it actually happens.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4363096/man-united-liverpoo?linkId=116514248 (https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4363096/man-united-liverpoo?linkId=116514248)
In some news out of Tier 5, the National League, it appears that no team will suffer relegation this season, as Dover Athletic's results were expunged after refusing to play matches after January 30th due to not receiving promised funding and Macclesfield Town folded without playing a match this season.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 18, 2021, 09:33:29 am
Fulham were 30 seconds away from their first ever PL win on Arsenal's home turf only to have it snatched away.
Had they got the win I think they would have at least had a fighting chance to stay up, but now the math works against them.
They are six points back of Brighton and Burnley, having played two more matches than both. It would take the greatest of great escapes now.
Fulham and Norwich City going up and down season after season. Name a better duo.
This was also a post on the proposed super league, but I will make a comment about it in reply to the original post instead.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 18, 2021, 04:40:11 pm
You guy hear of this talk of the European Super League?
What a load of garbage it would be if it actually happens.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4363096/man-united-liverpoo?linkId=116514248 (https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4363096/man-united-liverpoo?linkId=116514248)
FIFA and UEFA strongly disapprove. UEFA has gone so far as to say that teams and players play for such a super league may be banned from competing in all UEFA and FIFA competitions, including but not limited to the World Cup and Champions League.
In addition, English, Spanish and Italian football authorities are mulling over the possibility of banning Super League teams from participating in any domestic competition.
Notice the absence of German and French teams.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 18, 2021, 04:45:03 pm
In some news out of Tier 5, the National League, it appears that no team will suffer relegation this season, as Dover Athletic's results were expunged after refusing to play matches after January 30th due to not receiving promised funding and Macclesfield Town folded without playing a match this season.
Those were two reasons, but also the National League North and South, the two Tier 6 leagues, had all of their results declared null and void due to the Covid pandemic. So there would be no teams to promote.
Spurs have sacked Jose Mourinho and his staff.
Four of the leading German clubs—Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach—have made public statements denouncing the European Super League.
And FC Porto, a leading Portuguese club, announced that they turned down an invitation.
Also, Liverpool fans are going to be removing their flags that they have had up at Anfield..
Jose, was not a good fit at hotspur. It's a shame that experiment didn't work. Also wonder if his hey day has fizzled.
This super league stuff, I don't like it.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 19, 2021, 08:32:34 am
Four of the leading German clubs—Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach—have made public statements denouncing the European Super League.
And FC Porto, a leading Portuguese club, announced that they turned down an invitation.
Also, Liverpool fans are going to be removing their flags that they have had up at Anfield..
Pulling support and money will fizzle this super league mess right out. You lose the supporters, you lose the lifeline of any program or club. It needs to be short dead in the water at this point.
The two Manchester clubs and Chelsea appear to be making plans to withdraw from the Super League.
Your move, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have also pulled out.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 20, 2021, 01:32:25 pm
The two Manchester clubs and Chelsea appear to be making plans to withdraw from the Super League.
Your move, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have also pulled out.
Match is delayed right now at Stamford Bridge. Fans protesting have hindered the squads making it into the game.
Seems the clubs have listened.
Unconfirmed reports now that the Super League is dead.
Also reports that the vice-chairman of Man United has resigned.
As has the president of Juventus.
I can barely keep up with this right now.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 20, 2021, 01:57:55 pm
Unconfirmed reports now that the Super League is dead.
Also reports that the vice-chairman of Man United has resigned.
As has the president of Juventus.
I can barely keep up with this right now.
Saw that.
Times are strange.
Usually the owners hold all the power and they ultimately do... However it looks like fans and players speaking out worked. I am so glad the Super League idea is crushed. I love that soccer is so different than a closed system. You actually have to earn your place in soccer in the tier system. I don't ever want to see it change in that and how you have to EARN your way to the Champions League and Europa League. Not buy your way!
Goodbye, Super League.
April 18, 2021 - April 20, 2021.
We hardly knew ye, and ye won't be missed.
Wish fans had this kind of power in American sports....
The Super League has officially suspended operations.
At the time that happened, only three were still committed: Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid.
Bournemouth came up with a convincing 4-1 victory over Millwall yesterday. This moves them to third place in the Championship. That is their seventh win in a row.
And Barnsley continue to be in the playoff places, coming up with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield.
One of the big reasons for Barnsley's terrific run of form lately is a 20-year-old American named Daryl (last name pronounced D-K). (Apparently I can't use his full last name on here, so look him up yourself.)
Since he came to Barnsley on loan from Orlando of MLS, he has scored nine goals in 14 matches. The latest one was a spectacular bicycle kick against Huddersfield.
He is from Edmond, Oklahoma, and they are calling him "the Oklahoma Lukaku".
Watford are promoted to the Premier League after their 1-0 win over Millwall today.
That leaves Brentford, Swansea, Bournemouth and (probably) Barnsley to fight it out in the playoffs for the last spot. Reading is still mathematically in the hunt but would need a collapse by the Tykes.
In what might be a preview of one of the playoff matchups, Brentford won 1-0 at Bournemouth despite having to play with 10 men for 48 minutes.
Hull City are promoted back to the Championship after a one-season stay in League One. They look to be joined by Peterborough United at this point, who are 9 points clear in the second automatic promotion spot.
Sunderland, Lincoln City, Oxford United, and Blackpool are currently in the playoff spots, but Oxford and Blackpool are tied on points with 7th place Portsmouth.
Chelsea got a big three points with a win over west ham today.
3 points ahead now in 4th place.
How about AUSTIN FC? WHAT A SHOW. Same with inter Miami. Gonzalo higuain showing out.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 24, 2021, 09:58:23 pm
Chelsea got a big three points with a win over west ham today.
3 points ahead now in 4th place.
How about AUSTIN FC? WHAT A SHOW. Same with inter Miami. Gonzalo higuain showing out.
My wife and I are going to Austin and Dallas for our anniversary this year. We'll be in Austin when the Sounders are there, so we added that match to our list of things to do.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 25, 2021, 08:05:46 am
My wife and I are going to Austin and Dallas for our anniversary this year. We'll be in Austin when the Sounders are there, so we added that match to our list of things to do.
That sounds awesome. My wife and I went to San Antonio a couple of years back for a weekend anniversary trip. Love it down there.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid. First leg semifinals.
Captain America comes in and scores the go ahead to make it 1-0. Benzema levels and it's 1-1 full time.
Second leg will be amazing.
PSG vs Manchester City
PSG up at half 1-0. Manchester city just can't seem to push anything toward the Navas guarded box.
Marquinhos delivered a header into the back of the net on a corner.
The Arabian oilites storm back. 2-1 Manchester city.
De Bruyne equalized in the 64th on a lucky roll and bounce. Then Mahrez with a beautiful free kick to the left corner of the net.
What a comeback for Manchester city.
2-1. Second leg, PSG is going to be playing for their life.
Marcelo will not play the second leg against Chelsea because, get this...
He has been chosen for polling duty in the Madrid elections, and the COVID restriction with that will prevent him from traveling (the second leg is the day before the elections).
Both Real Madrid and Marcelo tried to appeal, but it the appeals weren't successful because "a football game is not considered a justified cause to get out of polling duty."
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 28, 2021, 04:18:05 pm
Marcelo will not play the second leg against Chelsea because, get this...
He has been chosen for polling duty in the Madrid elections, and the COVID restriction with that will prevent him from traveling (the second leg is the day before the elections).
Both Real Madrid and Marcelo tried to appeal, but it the appeals weren't successful because "a football game is not considered a justified cause to get out of polling duty."
Some things are bigger than futbol I guess. Especially in a socialist errrr constitutional monarchy ha.
Could you imagine the outcry if Lebrun was told he had to do this??!!!
While all of the playoff spots and automatic promotion spots are spoken for in the Championship, there is a major dogfight to avoid relegation.
Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County play at Derby County next week. If there is a result that is not a draw, the winner stays up and the loser goes down unless Rotherham United wins both of their matches against Cardiff and Luton. Both are away.
Wycombe are technically not relegated yet, but would have to win, Rotherham lose both, Derby fail to win, AND make up between an 11 and 17 goal difference depending on the team they would be tied with. The Chairboys (yes, that is their nickname) are away to Middlesbrough on the last day.
And what a turn around for Sheffield Wednesday that would be, after starting the season with -12 points. Luckily for the Owls, that 12-point deduction was later reduced to six, putting them in the position to stay up.
There was a pitch invasion at Old Trafford in protest of the Glazer family ownership of Manchester United. About 400-500 fans came onto the pitch.
All the corner flags have been taken and flares were lit. Most were in yellow and green colors, the colors of United's predecessor club.
Now the fans left the pitch, but more fans are invading the stands.
There is also a massive protest at the Man Utd team hotel.
The match itself against Liverpool is now in serious doubt.
Fans in Europe are certainly at their wit's end....
Man Utd/ Liverpool ended up getting postponed.
There were sure some crazy scenes around Manchester.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 02, 2021, 02:31:11 pm
Man Utd/ Liverpool ended up getting postponed.
There were sure some crazy scenes around Manchester.
It was shameful. Especially the guy throwing the tripod with his butt crack hanging out.
AFC Wimbledon survives in League One again to keep the never-been-relegated streak alive.
West Ham United still fighting for that first ever champions league spot.
Looking at the remaining schedule for Chelsea and WHU, it's certainly favors WHU. Chelsea is about to face a gauntlet and WHU is looking at at least three winnable games.
Should be a fun finish in the EPL AND champions league.
Man city advances to the champions league final.
Chelsea and Real Madrid on deck.
What a match for Chelsea. Beats Real Madrid 2-0!!!! Werner and Mount both scored.
All English final. Man city vs Chelsea for champions of Europe.
Christian Pulisic is the first American to play in the Champions league final.
I'll take Chelsea 2-1 in the final
Rotherham United drew their game-in-hand at Luton Town, giving the following scenarios:
1. Derby County are playing Sheffield Wednesday. If there is a winning result, the winner goes up and the loser goes down.
2. If Rotherham wins or draws against Cardiff and Derby fails to win, Derby would go down either on straight points or on goal difference. Rotherham is -16 and Derby -22 right now.
The Rotherham draw officially consigned Wycombe back to League 1 for next season. They can still get to 43 points by beating Middlesbrough, but because Derby and Wednesday play each other, either Derby gets to 44 or 46 or Wednesday gets to 43 with a better goal difference (Wednesday is currently -21 and Wycombe -33).
So even if they overtake Rotherham and Wednesday, that still leaves them second from bottom.
Wow at the dramatics in the EPL match between Chelsea and Manchester city.
A. Go ahead score for city with the EPL locked up.
B. Penalty kicked awarded to city to seal it and Mendy stops the horrible PK from Aguero.
C. Chelsea equalizes in the 63rd.
D. Two offsides called on Chelsea goals.
E. A missed PK call for City. Pep was furious.
F. Marcos Alonso seals the 2-1 win in the 93'rd minute.
G. Chelsea has now beaten city in the last two matches. FA cup semifinal and EPL match.
Chelsea has three games to go and has moved into third place with matches with Arsenal, LCFC, and Villa to close out the season to hopefully seal the deal with another champions league birth.
FA Cup Final with LCFC on May 15.
Champions league final with Man City on May 29.
May is going to be amazing for this Chelsea supporter. Blue is the color!!!!!
That Chelsea vs Man City match was wild for sure....
EFL Championship
Promoted to Premier League: Norwich City, Watford
Playoffs: Brentford vs Bournemouth/ Swansea City vs Barnsley
Relegated to League One: Wycombe Wanderers, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday
League One
Promoted to Championship: Hull City, Peterborough United
Playoffs: Blackpool vs Portsmouth/ Sunderland vs Lincoln City
Relegated to League Two: Rochdale, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers
League Two
Promoted to League One: Cheltenham Town, Cambridge United, Bolton Wanderers
Playoffs: Morecambe vs Tranmere Rovers/ Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers
Relegated to National League: Southend United, Grimsby Town
Also, it is almost a virtual foregone conclusion that West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, and Sheffield United will be the 3 clubs relegated from the Premier League back to the Championship.
Quote from: beach bum on May 08, 2021, 02:44:15 pm
EFL Championship
Promoted to Premier League: Norwich City, Watford
Playoffs: Brentford vs Bournemouth/ Swansea City vs Barnsley
Relegated to League One: Wycombe Wanderers, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday
The bottom four in the Championship had a heart-racing day today.
Here is how they lined up based on all of the goals that were scored in matches featuring them today:
Kickoff: Derby, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wycombe
8th minute: Rotherham, Derby, Sheffield, Wycombe
14th minute: Rotherham, Derby, Wycombe, Sheffield
45th minute +4: Rotherham, Sheffield, Derby, Wycombe
49th minute: Rotherham, Derby, Wycombe, Sheffield
52nd minute: Derby, Rotherham, Wycombe, Sheffield
62nd minute: Rotherham, Derby, Wycombe, Sheffield
69th minute: Rotherham, Sheffield, Derby, Wycombe
78th minute: Rotherham, Derby, Wycombe, Sheffield
88th minute: Derby, Wycombe, Rotherham, Sheffield
90th minute: Derby, Wycombe, Rotherham, Sheffield
There was an exact 3-second period where Sheffield was safe. It was the three-second period between a Cardiff equalizer and a Derby equalizer.
On another note, if Bournemouth wins the Championship Playoffs and the third promotion spot, I believe it would be the first time since the Premier League was founded in 1992 that all three relegated teams would be promoted back after just one season. Bournemouth went down with Norwich and Watford after 2019-20.
It might be the first time ever, even before the Premier League was around.
Correct me if I'm wrong, however.
Wycombe Wanderers, it can be said, went down swinging. They got five wins and two draws from their last nine matches, including a victory at Bournemouth. They just got off to too poor a start.
As for the four playoff participants from the Championship, here is the last season each was in the top flight of English football:
Brentford: 1946/47 (have never been in the Premier League, this was when it was called Division One)
Barnsley: 1996/97
Swansea: 2017/18
Bournemouth: 2019/20
West Brom join Sheffield United as a relegated team following a 3-1 loss at Arsenal. Now 12 times relegated from the top flight, 5 times from the Premier League.
I believe West Brom's fifth relegation from the Premier League ties them with Norwich for the most all time.
Good grief talk about your annual yo-yo club. I had no clue they had bounced back and forth that many times.
And in the MLS, Austin FC is up early on Sporting KC. If they can hold on it would be 3 out of 4 wins to start the year all on the road waiting for their new stadium to open. They must have done some seriously good scouting the last 2 years with their player selection.
Quote from: beach bum on May 09, 2021, 07:38:13 pm
And in the MLS, Austin FC is up early on Sporting KC. If they can hold on it would be 3 out of 4 wins to start the year all on the road waiting for their new stadium to open. They must have done some seriously good scouting the last 2 years with their player selection.
I'm turning into a big fan of Austin FC.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 03, 2021, 04:26:21 pm
AFC Wimbledon survives in League One again to keep the never-been-relegated streak alive.
Morecambe also have that distinction. A current League Two team, they have never been relegated since their establishment in 1920.
The Shrimps made it hairy for their fans last season, but finished just outside the relegation spots in 22nd. They have had significant improvement this season, qualifying for the promotion playoffs in 4th place, just one point away from automatic promotion.
In a related note, Wigan Athletic managed to stay in League One by a single point. Nearly everybody was predicting that they would be going down to League Two, but they narrowly proved their critics wrong.
Fulham are the third team to suffer the drop following defeat at home to Burnley, 0-2.
Manchester United sealed the inevitable.
Manchester city are the champions of the Premiere League.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 11, 2021, 04:07:40 pm
Manchester United sealed the inevitable.
Manchester city are the champions of the Premiere League.
Leicester City beating Manchester United pretty much sealed the deal for Chelsea and Leicester City to make the Champions League again next season with both Manchester clubs. I think Chelsea is 6 points ahead and a +13 goal difference over West Ham with just 3 matches left. Basically, one win for Chelsea or just a loss for West Ham does the job.
5th through 10th are still in the running for European competition of some sort.
West Ham—58
Liverpool—57
Tottenham—56
Everton—55
Arsenal—52
Leeds United—50
Liverpool and Everton have four matches left; the rest have three.
5th and 6th qualify for the Europa League and 7th qualifies for the new Europa Conference League which starts in 2021-22.
Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal
8)
Gunners beat Chelsea 1-0. Terrible mistake by Chelsea that led to the arsenal goal.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 12, 2021, 04:11:58 pm
Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal
8)
You sir, get a thumbs down ha.
This is the best and most intelligent thread on this entire site.
Devastated.
Rangers FC completed the Invincible Season in the Scottish Premiership today, with a 4-0 victory over Aberdeen. Rangers finished with 32 wins, 6 draws, and 0 losses in route to their first league title since 2010-11.
As a side note, every league title between Rangers last one and today's was won by Celtic.
Leicester City hoists the FA Cup for the first time.
A side note: Leicester's Jamie Vardy has become the first player in FA Cup history to participate in every single round of the competition during his career, from extra preliminary round to the final.
Vardy began his career in 2006 at Stocksbridge Park Steels, at that time a Level 9 team.
EGAD.
The Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has scored the winning goal in their win over West Brom.
Watch the replay if you haven't done so. You will never see a better header from anyone.
Championship Playoffs, Leg 1:
Bournemouth 1-0 Brentford
Barnsley 0-1 Swansea City
Leg 2 for both matchups will be this Saturday.
Man frick VAR. Obvious penalty missed on Werner in the box. Then two stupid VAR reversals.
FINALLY!!!!!! Rudiger!!!! 1-0 Chelsea.
2-0 now for Chelsea..
Brighton 3-2 Manchester City
Brighton's first-ever win over Man City in the Premier League.
2-0 Chelsea! Werner finally got his penalty in the box. Jorginho hits the PK.
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FA CUP FINAL RESULT!
LCFC scores. My gosh.
2-1
For all that is holy in the name of Mary, get on Jamie Vardy and don't let him loose.
5 minutes of added time. Lawd.
What a finish.
We remain 3rd going into the final EPL day. Good to see those 8,000 fans at Stamford Bridge.
https://3news.com/video-amartey-angers-chelsea-fans-after-throwing-clubs-pennant-to-the-floor/
From start to finish, Chelsea wanted this one.
On to the Champions League final after a date with Villa on 5/23.
Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho became the first player in Premier League history to score a goal on all seven days of the week in the same season. With a return to normal scheduling seeming likely next season, and in future seasons, it is unlikely that this record will be matched.
It'll be a heck of an answer in pub trivia in a decade, though.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 18, 2021, 07:21:19 pm
Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho became the first player in Premier League history to score a goal on all seven days of the week in the same season. With a return to normal scheduling seeming likely next season, and in future seasons, it is unlikely that this record will be matched.
It'll be a heck of an answer in pub trivia in a decade, though.
Heard that today. Crazy stat.
Leeds United are making a very late push toward 7th place. Their 2-0 win over Southampton put them on 56 points, level with Everton and just 3 back of West Ham and Spurs. However, those other three teams have two matches left and Leeds only one.
Current standings, with remaining games:
Spurs 59 (+22 goal difference): Aston Villa, @ Leicester City
West Ham 59 (+10): @ West Brom, Southampton
Leeds 56 (+6): West Brom
Everton 56 (+3): Wolves, @ Man City
Not impossible for Leeds to make it up, but considering who each team has to play, I would say unlikely. Still an outstanding season.
Leeds look to continue the streak of at least one promoted team finishing in the top half of the table, dating back a few seasons.
Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 7th in their first season back a few years ago, and Sheffield United did it last season, finishing 9th. Wolves continue in Top Flight, but for Sheffield, the Championship awaits.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 19, 2021, 10:16:45 am
Leeds United are making a very late push toward 7th place. Their 2-0 win over Southampton put them on 56 points, level with Everton and just 3 back of West Ham and Spurs. However, those other three teams have two matches left and Leeds only one.
Current standings, with remaining games:
Spurs 59 (+22 goal difference): Aston Villa, @ Leicester City
West Ham 59 (+10): @ West Brom, Southampton
Leeds 56 (+6): West Brom
Everton 56 (+3): Wolves, @ Man City
Not impossible for Leeds to make it up, but considering who each team has to play, I would say unlikely. Still an outstanding season.
How sad are the spurs right now? Mediocre. Kane demanding to leave.
Speaking of. I think we all just saw the Harry Kane "farewell walk".
West Ham took it to 62 points and Everton to 59 with wins yesterday.
It would take a monumental effort for Leeds to overtake Spurs now as they must make up a 15 goal difference.
Whichever team between Spurs and Everton gets the better result gets to 7th unless Arsenal wins and both the others fail to win. Both have away games, Spurs at Leicester and Everton at Man City. Arsenal gets Brighton at home.
And to get back to 4th Leicester has to beat Spurs, Liverpool lose to Palace at home and a 4 goal difference must be overcome.
Leicester City will be losing two key players when the season ends: Wes Morgan and Christian Fuchs. Lots to replace there if Leicester wants another top finish.
Harry Kane to Chelsea?
Rumor has it, Chelsea is willing to offer pay along with Kepa and Abraham for him.
Aguero of Manchester City has signed with Barcelona it seems.
I found a great story from the lower leagues this morning.
The English FA conducts a tournament called the FA Trophy for those teams in Levels 5 through 8. The kicker for this season is that the leagues from Level 6 down were halted in their early stages due to Covid so for those teams, this was their season per se.
They took it really seriously because the final, played at Wembley yesterday, was won by Level 7 Hornchurch who defeated Level 6 Hereford in the finals. Each team dispatched two Level 5 teams on the way to the final, with Hornchurch in the semifinals scoring a stoppage time equalizer against Notts County away and winning on penalties.
Bravo.
Brentford stormed back against Bournemouth in and won Leg 2, 3-1, and advanced to the Championship Final on the 3-2 aggregate.
Swansea City and Barnsley drew 1-1 in Leg 2, so Swansea advances 2-1 on the aggregate.
Brentford vs. Swansea City on May 29th, with the winner earning promotion into the Premier League.
Leicester City with the bottle of all bottles against Tottenham to give away the Champions League. My goodness.
Over the last two seasons, Leicester City have spent 587 days in the top four without qualifying for the Champions League.
Congratulations are in order for Sutton United. They were crowned champions of the National League (Level 5) yesterday and will now be a Football League team for the first time in their 123-year history.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 23, 2021, 11:58:53 am
Over the last two seasons, Leicester City have spent 587 days in the top four without qualifying for the Champions League.
They have blown it so bad at the end of the last two seasons... Cost their club so much money in Champions League possibility. They probably could have bought some more players with all that money lost.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 23, 2021, 01:57:22 pm
Congratulations are in order for Sutton United. They were crowned champions of the National League (Level 5) yesterday and will now be a Football League team for the first time in their 123-year history.
I had no clue they have never been in the Football League.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 23, 2021, 11:48:38 am
Leicester City with the bottle of all bottles against Tottenham to give away the Champions League. My goodness.
Chelsea THANKS Spurs.
Quote from: beach bum on May 23, 2021, 04:26:25 pm
They have blown it so bad at the end of the last two seasons... Cost their club so much money in Champions League possibility. They probably could have bought some more players with all that money lost.
The injury to Fofana in the first half yesterday couldn't have helped. He is one of the best young defenders in the PL.
But they certainly made a hash of the Spurs corner that resulted in the Schmeichel own goal.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 24, 2021, 12:55:55 pm
The injury to Fofana in the first half yesterday couldn't have helped. He is one of the best young defenders in the PL.
But they certainly made a hash of the Spurs corner that resulted in the Schmeichel own goal.
Glorious......
Signed,
Chelsea fan.
So....it may just be scuttlebutt.....
Eden Hazard might be making his way back to Chelsea....
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/15049671/real-madrid-eden-hazard-transfer-chelsea/amp/
The Bundesliga playoff final is also tomorrow.
It works a little bit differently than in the English game. The team finishing in 16th place in the Bundesliga (1. FC Köln) play the team finishing third in the 2. Bundesliga (Holstein Kiel) in a home and away series.
Kiel won the first match at Köln 0-1 and away goals do count in this playoff.
That makes the second Bundesliga team Kiel have beaten this season. The other one was a certain club called Bayern Munich, who they beat in the German equivalent of the FA cup.
Brentford are halfway home in the promotion playoff finals. Goals from Toney and Marcondes have the Bees up 2-0 at the break.
The Bees have done it!
Brentford are promoted to the Premier League, and will play in the top flight for the first time in 74 years.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 29, 2021, 11:01:11 am
The Bees have done it!
Brentford are promoted to the Premier League, and will play in the top flight for the first time in 74 years.
I hope they can stay up for at least 2 or 3 seasons.... We will see how this goes.
Brentford will become the 50th club to play in the Premier League. Here is a list of the previous 49 and how many seasons they've spent in the Premier League:
Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur: 29
Aston Villa, Newcastle United: 26
West Ham United: 25
Manchester City: 24
Southampton: 22
Blackburn Rovers: 18
Sunderland: 16
Fulham, Leicester City, Middlesbrough: 15
Bolton Wanderers, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion: 13
Crystal Palace: 12
Stoke City: 10
Coventry City, Norwich City: 9
Charlton Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon: 8
Birmingham City, Burnley, Derby County, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers: 7
Bournemouth, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United: 5
Brighton & Hove Albion: 4
Reading: 3
Bradford City, Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic: 2
Barnsley, Blackpool, Swindon Town: 1
CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!! Of EUROPE!!!!!!!!
And how about that AMERICAN on the field for the champions league final. And walk away a winner!
Another note on Brentford:
As recently as 2009, the Bees found themselves in League Two. Incredible run of promotions in 12 seasons to finally make it to the Premier League.
Chelsea was a thorn in Man City's side much of this year...
A great day for football in West London.
Brentford promoted and Chelsea champions of Europe.
Doesn't get much better.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 29, 2021, 05:23:23 pm
A great day for football in West London.
Brentford promoted and Chelsea champions of Europe.
Doesn't get much better.
Sure doesn't. Man what a day. Hogs win. Chelsea wins. Now let's see what this all star group of USMNT does.
Blackpool have earned promotion back into the Championship.
Switzerland 2-1 United States
The USMNT's unbeaten run ends at nine. The US had a very good first half, but after the three changes the Swiss made in the second, it was pretty much their match. The Swiss pretty much tore the US apart and made a lot of clear opportunities. Moving on to the next one. It was just a friendly after all.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 30, 2021, 03:12:08 pm
Switzerland 2-1 United States
The USMNT's unbeaten run ends at nine. The US had a very good first half, but after the three changes the Swiss made in the second, it was pretty much their match. The Swiss pretty much tore the US apart and made a lot of clear opportunities. Moving on to the next one. It was just a friendly after all.
Sigh...
I forgot to say what happened in the German playoff final.
That win by Kiel only served to fire Köln up as they won the 2nd leg 5-1 and therefore will remain in the Bundesliga.
Up the Shrimps!
Morecambe has achieved promotion through the League Two Playoffs. The Shrimps are promoted to League One for the first time in their 101-year history.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 31, 2021, 12:47:08 pm
Up the Shrimps!
Morecambe has achieved promotion through the League Two Playoffs. The Shrimps are promoted to League One for the first time in their 101-year history.
And they have done it, like AFC Wimbledon have, without ever getting relegated.
USA vs Mexico Sunday.
Always fun.
USA and Mexico 1-1.
USA is playing too erratic. Going to come back to bite them in the butts.
2-2. Weston!!!!!!!!
This is madness.
Tres y dos!!!!!!!!!!
3-2!!!! USA. What a save!!!!
Screw you mejico.
Things looking up for the future of USA soccer
Quote from: beach bum on June 06, 2021, 11:36:03 pmThings looking up for the future of USA soccer
Man, I've been on the edge of my seat tonight.
Reyna.
Mckennie.
Pulisic.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GMuszVYtID0
Who's your daddy, El Tri?
Signed,
American outlaws.
Got to say the Mexico fans acted completely classless in Denver last night. Made our victory even sweeter.
On another note, I know Kansas City is a little further for you central Arkansas folks but the USA will be playing group stage matches in Kansas City. I am thinking I probably am going to buy some tickets to the July 18 match vs Canada considering its only about 3.5 hours for me. Also, you all can see if some knockout stage matchups are in Dallas considering most of the venues are in Texas. I even think the Dallas area is hosting 2 or 3 venues. I got to see this group play in person a few times in my life as they progress through their mid 20's
Quote from: beach bum on June 07, 2021, 09:27:49 pmGot to say the Mexico fans acted completely classless in Denver last night. Made our victory even sweeter.
On another note, I know Kansas City is a little further for you central Arkansas folks but the USA will be playing group stage matches in Kansas City. I am thinking I probably am going to buy some tickets to the July 18 match vs Canada considering its only about 3.5 hours for me. Also, you all can see if some knockout stage matchups are in Dallas considering most of the venues are in Texas. I even think the Dallas area is hosting 2 or 3 venues. I got to see this group play in person a few times in my life as they progress through their mid 20's
I'll be on the lookout. I would love to go watch.
I know us and Costa Rica aren't playing our "A" teams but we look good. That Aaronson youngster is going to add attacking depth one day. We have some guys technically a little raw in this second group but man are there some athletes in the attack.
Quote from: beach bum on June 09, 2021, 06:55:05 pmI know us and Costa Rica aren't playing our "A" teams but we look good. That Aaronson youngster is going to add attacking depth one day. We have some guys technically a little raw in this second group but man are there some athletes in the attack.
Is it on TV?
Quote from: AirWarren on June 09, 2021, 07:34:21 pmIs it on TV?
Its airing on ESPN 2 with about 20 minutes left... now 3-0 USA
Quote from: beach bum on June 09, 2021, 07:39:21 pmIts airing on ESPN 2 with about 20 minutes left... now 3-0 USA
I just missed it. Good outing got USA.
Former Tottenham player Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch late in the first half of Denmark's Euro 2020 match against Finland.
The match has been suspended. Certainly hope and pray that he will be OK.
Major props to the medics who gave him CPR to bring him back.
Yes indeed.
I had to go do some errands and when I came back, I was stunned to find that they had completed the game some time later.
While I am hearing it was the Danish players' decision to continue after consulting with Eriksen, most of the British pundits I am listening to on the BBC this morning say it should have been taken out of their hands and UEFA should have postponed the game.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 13, 2021, 06:36:45 amYes indeed.
I had to go do some errands and when I came back, I was stunned to find that they had completed the game some time later.
While I am hearing it was the Danish players' decision to continue after consulting with Eriksen, most of the British pundits I am listening to on the BBC this morning say it should have been taken out of their hands and UEFA should have postponed the game.
I definitely agree UEFA should have stepped in cause the Danish players did not look ready to play when it restarted
Y'all watching the Euros?
Boy, Swiss just blew it against Spain. What an effort though for Switzerland playing with 10 men since the 77th minute.
viva la madre españa!
That PK sequence was bad for Switzerland.... I'm happy as long as England eventually goes down.
Quote from: beach bum on July 02, 2021, 01:59:22 pmThat PK sequence was bad for Switzerland.... I'm happy as long as England eventually goes down.
Horrid PK's. I'm going for Spain or Italy. Nothing against England, but I'm not a fan of their coach.
Viva la madre España!
Italy vs Spain
Espana and Italia 1-1. Going to extra time.
Again. Horrendous penalty kicks seal the fate of another Europe blue blood.
Italy advances to the final.
England vs Denmark. Winner plays Italy.
Lol at England.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 11, 2021, 05:21:14 pmLol at England.
I loved seeing them go down... 2 tournaments in a row they somehow get on the easy side of the bracket through luck and their fans think they are the greatest thing ever. Then a real team takes them out when it matters. Their fans acted like total classless bafoons all tournament too. They're so easy to root against. The only thing better would be if we somehow took them out in 2022 or 2026
Quote from: beach bum on July 11, 2021, 08:19:00 pmI loved seeing them go down... 2 tournaments in a row they somehow get on the easy side of the bracket through luck and their fans think they are the greatest thing ever. Then a real team takes them out when it matters. Their fans acted like total classless bafoons all tournament too. They're so easy to root against. The only thing better would be if we somehow took them out in 2022 or 2026
They think they invented the universe. Just nothing but a bunch of drunken hooliganism. I got tired of hearing all the "it's coming home" crap. Tons on Chelsea folks on the field which was nice. Good to see Emerson and Jorginho get the cup.
United States playing Haiti tonight. Let's see if we can make a run at this cup.
"Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur."
Which doesn't belong and why?
Quote from: friscokid on July 23, 2021, 05:46:43 pm"Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur."
Which doesn't belong and why?
Arsenal is the only club listed to have been in Top Flight for over 100 consecutive campaigns, so them? Arsenal has not been relegated from Top Flight since 1912-13 and have been in Top Flight since 1919-20.
For reference, Everton was last relegated in 1950-51 and has been in Top Flight since 1954-55; Liverpool was last relegated in 1953-54 and has been in Top Flight since 1962-63; Manchester United was last relegated in 1973-74 and has been in Top Flight since 1975-76; Tottenham Hotspur was last relegated in 1976-77 and has been in Top Flight since 1978-79; and Chelsea was last relegated in 1982-83 and has been in Top Flight since 1989-90.
USA vs Mexico
Gold cup final
Las Vegas, Sunday.
We meet again old friends.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 30, 2021, 10:08:24 amUSA vs Mexico
Gold cup final
Las Vegas, Sunday.
We meet again old friends.
I'm about to tune in. We will see how this goes. Beating them two times in a row is going to be tough. This should be a good one.
What a win.... Enjoy these next 5 or 6 years cause it could be good. One thing I will say about these young guys is the moment is not too big for them. They have that "it factor" that Donovan and Dempsey had. Those two guys may have not been as good as Brazil and other powers but they believed in their heads they were. It at least gave them a chance in big games
Seeing these last two tournament final wins over Mexico and seeing this group have that mental fortitude makes it easy to get behind this group.
Quote from: beach bum on August 01, 2021, 10:36:36 pmWhat a win.... Enjoy these next 5 or 6 years cause it could be good. One thing I will say about these young guys is the moment is not too big for them. They have that "it factor" that Donovan and Dempsey had. Those two guys may have not been as good as Brazil and other powers but they believed in their heads they were. It at least gave them a chance in big games
Seeing these last two tournament final wins over Mexico and seeing this group have that mental fortitude makes it easy to get behind this group.
What a win!! I was like 45 min behind due to previous obligations. I had my Modelo Negra's, USAMNT hat on, and was screaming at that goal. What a summer! Suck it Mexico! Dos y cero!!!!!!
USWMNT knocked out of the Olympic finals. Can't say I'm too disappointed. They, led by Rapinoe have gotten a little to big for their britches. Time to play soccer instead of social justice warrioring and inflating their egos.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 02, 2021, 07:23:02 amUSWMNT knocked out of the Olympic finals. Can't say I'm too disappointed. They, led by Rapinoe have gotten a little to big for their britches. Time to play soccer instead of social justice warrioring and inflating their egos.
I have to give it to Canada the women and even the men too. Their nation has really stepped up their soccer with young players who can play. The men might qualify for the 2022 World Cup. We'll see if they can get third in qualifying over the next year.
Quote from: beach bum on August 02, 2021, 09:25:02 amI have to give it to Canada the women and even the men too. Their nation has really stepped up their soccer with young players who can play. The men might qualify for the 2022 World Cup. We'll see if they can get third in qualifying over the next year.
I contribute it to improvement in the MLS. Wouldn't you agree? I think our talent in the States has gotten a lot better within the MLS.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 02, 2021, 10:27:25 amI contribute it to improvement in the MLS. Wouldn't you agree? I think our talent in the States has gotten a lot better within the MLS.
Oh definitely... I keeping seeing more and more guys from Canada sprinkling down to the MLS each year.
And even when we bring a "B" team full of a huge chunk of young MLS guys we still get it down with those young MLS guys against Mexico
Quote from: beach bum on August 02, 2021, 10:48:05 amOh definitely... I keeping seeing more and more guys from Canada sprinkling down to the MLS each year.
And even when we bring a "B" team full of a huge chunk of young MLS guys we still get it down with those young MLS guys against Mexico
I will take it two cup wins over Mexico every day of the week and then some.
Messi to PSG.
Preseason wrapped up for the PL teams over the weekend. Three scores caught my eye.
Leicester City 1-0 Man City to win the Community Shield. Foxes will contend again.
Man Utd 4-0 Everton. Toffees without Dominic Calvert Lewin but Rafa needs to reassess things.
Brentford 2-1 Valencia. The newly promoted Bees take down a well regarded La Liga team without top goalscorer Ivan Toney. They also drew 2-2 with MU earlier in preseason. If form holds they are a good bet to stay up.
The season starts Friday with Brentford hosting Arsenal.
Romelu Lukaku headed back to Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 09, 2021, 11:27:22 pmRomelu Lukaku headed back to Chelsea.
Battle between Chelsea, Man City, Man U, and Liverpool going to be good this year
I always attempt to predict the table each season and I will take a crack at it again considering the season kicks off in two days with Brentford returning in the opening match
1.Manchester City
2.Chelsea
3.Liverpool
4.Manchester United ( I think very little separates 1-4)
5.Tottenham (if Kane leave drop them to mid table)
6.Everton
7.Leeds United (this would be pretty high if they actually do land here)
8.Leicester City
9.Arsenal (I think 5-9 are in a group closely bunched in points)
10.Newcastle United
11. West Ham United
12.Wolves
13.Crystal Palace
14.Norwich City
15.Brighton
16.Aston Villa
17.Brentford
18.Southampton
19.Burnley (I don't think much separates 13-19, I think the survival fight will be fierce)
20.Watford
Brentford 2-0 Arsenal
The Bees are here, gentlemen.
Even as an Arsenal fan, I'm glad we have this and not a Super League.
By "this" I mean proper, competitive underdogs knocking the sense out of an established Premier League side.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 13, 2021, 03:54:08 pmBrentford 2-0 Arsenal
The Bees are here, gentlemen.
Even as an Arsenal fan, I'm glad we have this and not a Super League.
By "this" I mean proper, competitive underdogs knocking the sense out of an established Premier League side.
Brentford better nearly from start to finish. It took them about 5 minutes to get settled and after that they were pretty much unstoppable. Reminds me of Leeds United from last year.
If they play like this the whole season the Bees will have no problem whatsoever staying up.
And I might add, what an incredible atmosphere. Love the way NBCSN just let the pictures and the sounds speak for themselves. That's going to be a very tough place to win at.
LOL at Arsenal.
I don't know what is making my day more. The Cowboys already losing or seeing Brentford take out the "water" gunners on opening day.
Chelsea comes out swinging today. Takes out Crystal Palace 3-0. Christian Pulisic scores on opening day.
The wins by West Ham and Spurs today meant something unusual happened in a Premier League week:
No draws!
The first time it has happened in a full 10 game weekend since September 2009.
That was a crazy weekend to start....
Brentford dismantles Arsenal
Pulisic helps Chelsea win
And as Adam said no draws was a site to see and plenty of goals all around
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 15, 2021, 12:35:30 pmThe wins by West Ham and Spurs today meant something unusual happened in a Premier League week:
No draws!
The first time it has happened in a full 10 game weekend since September 2009.
Amazing opening weekend.
I'll be honest, I only remember one other weekend that was more exciting. That was the weekend in February 2011 where Newcastle came from 4-nil down to get a draw with Arsenal and almost won it.
Some of the other scores that weekend included Everton 5-3 Blackpool, Wigan 4-3 Blackburn, Aston Villa 2-2 Fulham and Man City 3-0 West Brom.
And it was capped by a bottom of the table Wolves team beating top of the table Man Utd 2-1.
Fulham and Stoke City have impressive starts in the Championship. In three matches, Fulham has drawn Middlesbrough 1-1, throttled Huddersfield Town 5-1, and beaten Millwall 2-1. Stoke has beaten Reading 3-2, drawn Birmingham City 0-0, and beaten Swansea City 3-1.
Fulham and Stoke sit atop the table with 7 points. Queens Park Rangers, a surprise in two matches so far, can join them with a win tomorrow.
How about Brentford? Currently fourth in the table (though, less than half the teams have played two matches).
On the complete opposite end, poor, poor Norwich. 0 goals forced, 8 allowed through two matches. Currently 20th. Yo-yo club if there ever was one.
Chelsea blanks arsenal. 2-0
James and Lukaku score.
London is BLUE!
Arsenal sits on 0 points with 0 goals forced in the first two matches of a season for the first time in club history. Currently 19th in the table.
Sigh.
An honest question... Is a club as big as Arsenal really going to find themselves in a relegation scrap? Sadly, I think they will. I'm fairly confident they can finish ahead of at least 3 other teams in the table. But I'm not sure the way they look it will be much more than 3
Quote from: beach bum on August 22, 2021, 06:16:11 pmAn honest question... Is a club as big as Arsenal really going to find themselves in a relegation scrap? Sadly, I think they will. I'm fairly confident they can finish ahead of at least 3 other teams in the table. But I'm not sure the way they look it will be much more than 3
We won't have to wait very long to find out. In Matchweek 3, Arsenal plays Manchester City and Norwich City plays Leicester City. Both Arsenal and Norwich will likely be held scoreless again, leading to...
Matchweek 4 on September 11th. Arsenal vs. Norwich. Let the relegation battle commence.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 22, 2021, 06:32:30 pmWe won't have to wait very long to find out. In Matchweek 3, Arsenal plays Manchester City and Norwich City plays Leicester City. Both Arsenal and Norwich will likely be held scoreless again, leading to...
Matchweek 4 on September 11th. Arsenal vs. Norwich. Let the relegation battle commence.
Poor Norwich give up so many goals every time they are in the Premier League. I am not an Arsenal supporter but I still have two of their jerseys in my closet. I don't think I will be able to pull them out much this season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 22, 2021, 06:32:30 pmWe won't have to wait very long to find out. In Matchweek 3, Arsenal plays Manchester City and Norwich City plays Leicester City. Both Arsenal and Norwich will likely be held scoreless again, leading to...
Matchweek 4 on September 11th. Arsenal vs. Norwich. Let the relegation battle commence.
Arteta is on the high flame right now.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 22, 2021, 07:29:15 pmArteta is on the high flame right now.
Imagine the scenes if Arsenal doesn't beat Norwich, either drawing or even losing.
I don't know if its the fans back in the seats or what to give the players that extra burst, but the first two weeks of this season have had plenty of goals and still only 3 draws out of 20 matches. Some open play all around the league. I watched the whole West Ham match vs Leicester yesterday and you have to give West Ham some props the last year or so. They are maximizing their results with the roster they have under Moyes.
Let's remember the short-lived European Super League from this summer.
Arsenal, a founding member, is currently 19th in the Premier League table.
Not so "Super."
Arab oil royals striking again.
Rumors swirling. Ronaldo is headed back to Manchester.........city.
Edit.
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Juventus and is now back with Manchester United. Wow.
City humiliated arsenal.
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Brentford are the first newly-promoted club to avoid defeat in the first three matches of a campaign since Huddersfield Town in 2017-18.
Garbage PK for Liverpool today. 1-1 draw for Chelsea.
Spurs at the top of the leader board.
World Cup Qualifier
USMNT vs EL Salvador 0-0.
Underwhelming performance from our "A" team. I was much more impressed with our "B" team from the Gold Cup. Going to need a lot better play to qualify.
USMNT. Wow.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 05, 2021, 09:12:10 pmUSMNT. Wow.
At least we don't have to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 05, 2021, 09:22:02 pmAt least we don't have to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
I just cannot understand what I am seeing here. I just feel like dry heaving.
The only saving grace right now is that everyone besides Mexico seems to be liking a draw as a result too. Need 3 points in Honduras or its going to start getting real interesting
And just like that Honduras strikes first to make it 1-0.... We'll be lucky to have more than 3 points through the first 3 qualifying matches. How sad we look in attack I can't see us scoring 2 goals the rest of the match. Hope they prove me wrong
Quote from: beach bum on September 08, 2021, 10:01:23 pmAnd just like that Honduras strikes first to make it 1-0.... We'll be lucky to have more than 3 points through the first 3 qualifying matches. How sad we look in attack I can't see us scoring 2 goals the rest of the match. Hope they prove me wrong
Horrible start. My gosh, what is this garbage I'm watching??
You've got all the talent in the world and this is the product?
Quote from: AirWarren on September 08, 2021, 10:03:11 pmHorrible start. My gosh, what is this garbage I'm watching??
You've got all the talent in the world and this is the product?
Yep. I am not sure we warranted our #10 world ranking, however, this is enough talent playing in Europe that this is a top 15-20 area nation right now. Like you said this is too much talent to not come away with at least 6 or 7 points from this 3 game block we went through this week. He isn't letting them play as open as we did against Mexico. We're just sitting in a block and then we can't possess the ball more than a few moments
And just like that he puts in some attacking substitutes and we get a goal right away. 1-1 in the 50th minute
Well at least the match kept me intrigued all night. We finally started to play on the front foot and showed our superiority.
I really enjoyed Aaronson's goal to go up 3-1 and he let the crowd know that was the nail in the coffin only to have Honduran fans throw bottles at him in frustration. I love it. We had to have that comeback
Quote from: beach bum on September 08, 2021, 11:22:29 pmWell at least the match kept me intrigued all night. We finally started to play on the front foot and showed our superiority.
I really enjoyed Aaronson's goal to go up 3-1 and he let the crowd know that was the nail in the coffin only to have Honduran fans throw bottles at him in frustration. I love it. We had to have that comeback
Beautiful finish.
We were getting killed on the counter attack and possessions. Seems like our passes were just "video gamish" and not well timed.
Ricardo Pepi is a fantastic player. Old man Yedlin came in and righted the ship and Sebastian topped it off. Aaronson is also a fantastic player. Our "b" team may be better at times than Mckennie, Christian, Dest, Sargent, and Steffen. Heck there was even no Gio Reyna!
Chelsea wins against Villa 3-0.
Spurs lay an egg.
Brighton & Hove Albion has surprised a lot of people so far. Their win over Leicester has put them in 4th place. And Brentford's 2-0 triumph at Wolves keeps their good results going with Watford hot on their heels.
In the three lower leagues, Bournemouth leads the Championship, Wigan Athletic has won four on the bounce to top League One, and Forest Green Rovers is ahead in League Two.
Chelsea throttled the Spurs. 3-0. Believe that puts up at the top of the standings right now.
Brentford is week by week showing they fear nobody in the PL. The Bees came from behind twice to gain a 3-3 draw against Liverpool.
That result combined with others means that if Brighton wins against Crystal Palace later today, the Seagulls will be top of the Premier League after matchday 6.
Chelsea loses to City. Spurs get hammered by Arsenal.
I don't think you can put an "arguably" in front of this one.
The biggest upset in the history of the Champions League.
Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol walked into Real Madrid's backyard and ran out 2-1 winners. With a climactic goal well deserving of a win.
Sheriff, in fact, lead their group which also includes Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk because they also won their first game over the Ukrainian side.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 28, 2021, 04:07:35 pmI don't think you can put an "arguably" in front of this one.
The biggest upset in the history of the Champions League.
Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol walked into Real Madrid's backyard and ran out 2-1 winners. With a climactic goal well deserving of a win.
Sheriff, in fact, lead their group which also includes Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk because they also won their first game over the Ukrainian side.
Spanish soccer.....is in an absolute nose dive.
Good to see Real Madrid lose.
There goes Brentford again!
They win at West Ham with the last kick of the match and move up to 7th in the table going into the international break.
And Everton gain a well-deserved point against Manchester United while Chelsea scored twice in the last 5 minutes to beat 10-man Southampton.
To add insult to injury Saints captain James Ward-Prowse was sent off and will miss the next three matches. These will be the first matches he has missed in what seems like forever.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 03, 2021, 11:42:31 amThere goes Brentford again!
They win at West Ham with the last kick of the match and move up to 7th in the table going into the international break.
And Everton gain a well-deserved point against Manchester United while Chelsea scored twice in the last 5 minutes to beat 10-man Southampton.
To add insult to injury Saints captain James Ward-Prowse was sent off and will miss the next three matches. These will be the first matches he has missed in what seems like forever.
Yessir!
6 points out of 9 total possible. I guess I will take that. Wins at home against Jamacia and Costa Rica sprinkled in with a loss at Panama in the middle. The big fish in about 4 weeks when we play Mexico in Cincinnati. That new stadium should be rocking.
One thing I like about this young group especially Pepi is they have some killer instincts to put a game away. Pepi has some real leadership potential when he ages. It's 2-1 we are up and they are still pushing for another goal and Pepi is yelling at his teammates to keep pressing when Costa Rica is in a bad spot with the ball our attacking half
USA lays an egg three nights ago against Panama 1-0. Pitiful.
USA beats Costa Rica tonight. 2-1. Secured a big 3 points.
Setting up a big match against El Tri in November.
Quote from: AirWarren on October 13, 2021, 09:19:33 pmUSA lays an egg two night ago against Panama 1-0.
USA beats Costa Rica. 2-1. Secured a big 3 points.
Setting up a big match against El Tri in November.
Can not wait until that Mexico match. We need 3 points on them knowing we have to go to Mexico City later in qualifying. Segino Dest and Pepi are going to be stars in this game one day.
Quote from: beach bum on October 13, 2021, 09:19:14 pm6 points out of 9 total possible. I guess I will take that. Wins at home against Jamacia and Costa Rica sprinkled in with a loss at Panama in the middle. The big fish in about 4 weeks when we play Mexico in Cincinnati. That new stadium should be rocking.
One thing I like about this young group especially Pepi is they have some killer instincts to put a game away. Pepi has some real leadership potential when he ages. It's 2-1 we are up and they are still pushing for another goal and Pepi is yelling at his teammates to keep pressing when Costa Rica is in a bad spot with the ball our attacking half
Pepi. Dest. Weah. That is some talent. I still think we are underachieving when you look at the big picture.
McKennie. Pulisic. Steffen. Sargent. Reyna. Those are some big names.
Quote from: beach bum on October 13, 2021, 09:21:30 pmCan not wait until that Mexico match. We need 3 points on them knowing we have to go to Mexico City later in qualifying. Segino Dest and Pepi are going to be stars in this game one day.
They are extremely talented. I haven't ever seen a roster this talented before wearing the Stars and Stripes.
A leak from inside of FIFA has reportedly made public that the organization wants to hold the World Cups, both men and women, every two years, instead of every four years, beginning in 2026.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 19, 2021, 07:40:28 pmA leak from inside of FIFA has reportedly made public that the organization wants to hold the World Cups, both men and women, every two years, instead of every four years, beginning in 2026.
Anything and everything will sell its soul for money :(
USA vs Mexico! Let's freaking go!!!!!
CHRISTIAN PULISIC
WESTON MCKINNIE
Literally had to have that one and got it!!
What a win!!!!!
Mexican GK Guillermo Ochoa told the TUDN Network: "Mexico is the mirror in which the United States wants to see itself."
Captain Pulisic had a response.
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https://katv.com/news/nation-world/as-much-as-american-players-want-wins-they-crave-respect
Watching Canada score its 2nd goal to clinch its win over Mexico and then jumping into a snow bank on the sideline after that goal was pretty sweet. 15 degrees in Edmonton played right into Canada's hands.
Quote from: beach bum on November 16, 2021, 11:01:24 pmWatching Canada score its 2nd goal to clinch its win over Mexico and then jumping into a snow bank on the sideline after that goal was pretty sweet. 15 degrees in Edmonton played right into Canada's hands.
Absolutely. Mejico just looked stiff all night long. But not stiff enough to let a free chance to show poor sportsmanship again and instigate "fights". That is one sour puss fanbase and team.
Also, disappointing to get a 1-1 draw with Jamaica. But seeing mejico lose another 2-0 match was satisfying.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 17, 2021, 10:01:23 amAbsolutely. Mejico just looked stiff all night long. But not stiff enough to let a free chance to show poor sportsmanship again and instigate "fights". That is one sour puss fanbase and team.
Also, disappointing to get a 1-1 draw with Jamaica. But seeing mejico lose another 2-0 match was satisfying.
I hated to see us get a draw at Jamacia but I feel pretty confident we can get 7 or 9 points the next go around in late January/early February since we get two of the bottom feeders in El Salvador and Honduras here in the good ole USA. If we do that I feel pretty confident we jump back up on top. I haven't looked but I think our next 3 matches are home to El Salvador, away at Canada, and back home against Honduras. Get a draw or win at Canada in the middle match we'll be in good shape.
Chelsea is on a tear. 3-0 thrashing of LCFC. Goals by Rudiger, Kante and Christian Pulisic sealed the deal on LCFC at the Bridge.
CHELSEA! CHELSEA! CHELSEA! CHELSEA!!!!!!
Chelsea up 1-0 in the 51st over Juventus. Champions league play.
4-0 Chelsea.
Wow.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 23, 2021, 05:51:05 pm4-0 Chelsea.
Wow.
Three best clubs in the world right now are probably all in the EPL.... Chelsea, Liverpool, and Man City. Man U stinks in EPL play but even they are rolling in the Champions League
Also how about 6 USA players who started in the Champions League today. We are finally arriving on a world stage. I believe we are turning the corner
Quote from: beach bum on November 23, 2021, 09:15:29 pmThree best clubs in the world right now are probably all in the EPL.... Chelsea, Liverpool, and Man City. Man U stinks in EPL play but even they are rolling in the Champions League
Also how about 6 USA players who started in the Champions League today. We are finally arriving on a world stage. I believe we are turning the corner
Love seeing Americans competing and starting in lineups in the champions of Europe tournament.
The last we saw of Christian Eriksen was when he was on the ground having suffered a heart attack at Euro 2020.
He feels like he is ready to come back to soccer, and Brentford has offered him a 6-month contract with an option for a further year. Fulham is also in the running, but Brentford would seem to be the favorite right now because they have many Danish players on the squad and a manager who worked with him in Denmark's junior program.
Eriksen says he is fit and that he is ready to resume playing soccer.
Josh Sargent's scorpion kick today sent Norwich City away to an eventual 3-0 win over Watford. That lifted the Canaries out of the relegation zone. He would add another goal later on a header and the Norwich fans chanted USA, USA to him after the match.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 21, 2022, 09:38:43 pmJosh Sargent's scorpion kick today sent Norwich City away to an eventual 3-0 win over Watford. That lifted the Canaries out of the relegation zone. He would add another goal later on a header and the Norwich fans chanted USA, USA to him after the match.
That first goal was super quirky... Most scorpion kicks aren't even really like what he did. That was all instincts.
Throw in you could hear the USA, USA, USA chants from the Brits in the Norwich section was pretty funny.
In that same match there were 15 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half breaking the Premier League record which had been set at 12:58 by Arsenal and West Ham in 2013.
That record lasted less than a day. Brentford and Wolves playing out 19 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half, firstly because of a collision between two Brentford players necessitating a 6 minute delay, and then for a drone over Brentford's stadium that sent both teams off the pitch for a time.
EDIT: It ended up being 26 minutes stoppage time.
USA 3-0 over Honduras. 77th.
0 degrees in Saint Paul. Zero degrees.
Quote from: AirWarren on February 02, 2022, 08:09:19 pmUSA 3-0 over Honduras. 77th.
0 degrees in Saint Paul. Zero degrees.
Not the most convincing of wins for a 3-0 score line but got to take the 3 points... Now pretty much beat Panama head to head in March and they seal of a berth to World Cup qualifying. And we have tough trips to Mexico and Costa Rica in March. The last 3 matches won't come easy.
Quote from: beach bum on February 02, 2022, 08:19:29 pmNot the most convincing of wins for a 3-0 score line but got to take the 3 points... Now pretty much beat Panama head to head in March and they seal of a berth to World Cup qualifying. And we have tough trips to Mexico and Costa Rica in March. The last 3 matches won't come easy.
The Canada loss was disappointing.
I like where we are right now. We have some depth on this team but getting them to play to their potential is the issue.
The UK have imposed sanctions on Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea. All of his assets in the UK have been frozen.
Season ticket holders and those fans, home and away, who have already bought tickets may attend matches, but no further tickets can be sold, nor can the club sell merchandise.
Also there can be no contracts signed and they cannot buy or sell players.
And their shirt sponsor has said their sponsorship is under review.
There are a lot of other things including restrictions on cost of travel to and from away games.
Just wow.
Today just now hearing of a terrible riot among fans in Liga MX.
This happened last week between fans of Queretaro and Atlas. Early in the second half a massive fight broke out among fans of the teams, which are rivals.
The official line is that 26 fans were injured. Fans of Atlas claim there were multiple fatalities.
As a result, Queretaro must play their home games behind closed doors for an entire year and their fan groups are barred from visiting stadiums for 3 years. Atlas fan groups are barred from away games for 6 months.
Plus the owners of Queretaro are being forced to sell the team and may not participate in ownership in any Mexican League team for 5 years.
Liga MX stopped short of expelling Queretaro from the league.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on March 12, 2022, 11:31:31 amToday just now hearing of a terrible riot among fans in Liga MX.
This happened last week between fans of Queretaro and Atlas. Early in the second half a massive fight broke out among fans of the teams, which are rivals.
The official line is that 26 fans were injured. Fans of Atlas claim there were multiple fatalities.
As a result, Queretaro must play their home games behind closed doors for an entire year and their fan groups are barred from visiting stadiums for 3 years. Atlas fan groups are barred from away games for 6 months.
Plus the owners of Queretaro are being forced to sell the team and may not participate in ownership in any Mexican League team for 5 years.
Liga MX stopped short of expelling Queretaro from the league.
Awful scene in Liga Mx. GO SANTOS LAGUNA!
Chelsea unknowns post Roman. Will London remain blue? Chelsea wins today 1-0.
Mls season has kicked off. Go Austin FC! The opening crowd for Charlotte FC was amazing.
World Cup inching closer and closer.
No McKennie. Broke foot and out for the rest of the year. That's a huge blow to the USMNT.
PSG eliminated from Champions league after a huge Real Madrid run and hat trick by Benzema.
Soccer has been in my forefront for a long time now. I'm an addict.
Huge match tonight for the USMNT as they continue their quest for World Cup qualification. Seems our team is injury ridden as well.
USA vs Mexico. Estadio Azteca. Mexico City. It's going to be a nasty crowd tonight.
Italy fails to qualify for the World Cup for the second straight edition and third time ever (1958 was the first), after falling to North Macedonia 1-0 today.
That's gotta be one of the biggest upsets of all time, right?
If I remember correctly, North Macedonia also beat Germany about a year ago.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 24, 2022, 07:07:59 pmItaly fails to qualify for the World Cup for the second straight edition and third time ever (1958 was the first), after falling to North Macedonia 1-0 today.
That's gotta be one of the biggest upsets of all time, right?
If I remember correctly, North Macedonia also beat Germany about a year ago.
Wow.
USA and Mexico at half. 0-0.
Ended in a draw. Good to not take the loss.
Official World Cup qualified.
World Cup 2022 Draw:
Group A:
Qatar
Ecuador
Senegal
Netherlands
Group B:
England
Islamic Republic of Iran
United States
Wales/Scotland/Ukraine (European Playoff Winner)
Group C:
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Poland
Group D:
France
United Arab Emirates/Australia/Peru (AFC-COMNEBOL Playoff Winner)
Denmark
Tunisia
Group E:
Spain
Costa Rica/New Zealand (CONCACAF-OFC Playoff Winner)
Germany
Japan
Group F:
Belgium
Canada
Morocco
Croatia
Group G:
Brazil
Serbia
Switzerland
Cameroon
Group H:
Portugal
Ghana
Uruguay
Korea Republic
So how tough is the U.S. Pool? I know England is usually pretty solid but I know nothing of the other teams.
Iran played a part in the United States' biggest failure in the World Cup in 1998, when we finished dead last of all 32 teams, so there's a bit of history between them.
England, I think, will be the toughest match for us in the group, but Iran can't be overlooked.
As for the three teams left in the European Playoffs (whichever team wins this is who we play first), Wales is ranked the highest of those. Scotland would probably be the weakest of the three to make it. And, then, with everything going on in Ukraine, the entire world would probably be rooting against us if we played them.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on April 01, 2022, 01:55:27 pmSo how tough is the U.S. Pool? I know England is usually pretty solid but I know nothing of the other teams.
Personally think we got an ok draw. I think Mexico got a horrible draw. Poland is a lot like Booneville. Not a lot of flash but VERY clinical. England will be a tough match but if our players are what they say we are, we should compete. Heck, we have a ton of premiere league, la Liga, and Bundesliga players of our own. It's just time to show up.
I do believe we are missing Weston Mckennie more than we think we are. As well as Brendon Aaronson.
Have to say that it's the first time I've ever seen a European soccer team compared to Booneville football. However, I do understand the analogy.
Brentford is a very different team with Christian Eriksen. Still would never have predicted a 4-1 win at the Bridge for the Bees.
If they continue to play this way they will have no trouble staying up.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on April 02, 2022, 04:52:26 pmHave to say that it's the first time I've ever seen a European soccer team compared to Booneville football. However, I do understand the analogy.
Brentford is a very different team with Christian Eriksen. Still would never have predicted a 4-1 win at the Bridge for the Bees.
If they continue to play this way they will have no trouble staying up.
Embarrassed my Chelsea today.
And you're welcome on the Booneville analogy. I'm out to spread the love of soccer at any cost ha.
Watched some champions league today.
La Liga, specifically Atletico Madrid, is trash. They flop. They flail. They attempt to draw cards. You touch them, they act like you hit them with a truck. I get soccer is bad with these theatrics, but watching la Liga and atletico Madrid is painful. There needs to be flopping rules in soccer.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 05, 2022, 03:54:23 pmWatched some champions league today.
La Liga, specifically Atletico Madrid, is trash. They flop. They flail. They attempt to draw cards. You touch them, they act like you hit them with a truck. I get soccer is bad with these theatrics, but watching la Liga and atletico Madrid is painful. There needs to be flopping rules in soccer.
Looks like they are regulars with that behavior. Even when they played Manchester United in the last round they were doing the same thing. I had to quit watching they annoyed me so bad. Guess they are keeping it up with Man City this time.
Quote from: beach bum on April 05, 2022, 06:56:10 pmLooks like they are regulars with that behavior. Even when they played Manchester United in the last round they were doing the same thing. I had to quit watching they annoyed me so bad. Guess they are keeping it up with Man City this time.
It's an embarrassment to the game.
When I started watching the Premier League, I never thought I would see it without Everton.
After Everton's loss to Burnley today, and considering the run-in they, Burnley and Watford have, it might actually come to pass.
They could stumble into the relegation spots as early as this weekend if they lose to Manchester United and Burnley win or draw against Norwich.
And the next four don't get any easier. They have to play Leicester twice, Chelsea and Liverpool.
If they don't improve, especially on defense, they could be all but down by early May.
The first promotion to the Premier League this season might happen this weekend.
Fulham will be promoted with a win over Coventry City and a Nottingham Forest loss to Birmingham City.
Fulham striker Aleksandr Mitrovic has scored 38 goals this season, which is more than three teams in the division have scored.
Bournemouth are currently second but there could be a big story developing for the third promotion spot. Luton Town are currently in fourth and if they get promoted it would complete a 13-year journey from non-league football to the Premier League.
At the other end of things, a loss this week for League Two Scunthorpe United would mean relegation to non-league football for the first time since 1950. The Iron have won only one match in their last 18.
Dover Athletic, currently in the National League (Tier Five), are confirmed to be relegated to Tier Six in the 2022-23 season.
What's shocking is that they currently sit at -3 points with only eight matches to play. They started with -12 points, and have only earned nine points this season, with six draws and one win. They've lost 29 times, and have a -55 goal differential. I'd have to do some digging, but I don't recall a time since 1992-93 (when the PL started and the English Football Pyramid was, pretty much, the same as it is today) when a team finished with negative points. Could be witnessing (bad) history here.
Nightmare scenario for Burnley now. Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 yesterday, while Burnley fell 0-2 to Norwich City today.
Everton now four points clear of Burnley with eight to play for each club.
Everton's remaining schedule: vs. Leicester City, at Liverpool, vs. Chelsea, at Leicester City, at Watford, vs. Brentford, vs. Crystal Palace, at Arsenal
Burnley's remaining schedule: at West Ham United, vs. Southampton, vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, at Watford, vs. Aston Villa, at Tottenham Hotspur, at Aston Villa, vs. Newcastle United
Great discussion here.
Another win for Brentford, doing the double over West Ham this season and doing it in style as well.
With the right crop of results this coming week, the Bees could find themselves having gone from the relegation fight all the way to 10th in just 3 weeks.
And Luton Town's rise has been more dramatic than I thought. If they get into the Premier League, it would mean that they have been promoted four times in just 8 years, having been a non-league team as late as 2014. They currently sit in 5th.
Further down, Wigan Athletic and MK Dons currently occupy the two promotion spots from League One to the Championship, with Rotherham, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland in the playoff spots. Wycombe Wanderers are actually tied on points, goal difference, goals scored and goals allowed with Sunderland, but have won one less game, and Sunderland also have a game in hand. Crewe Alexandra have officially been relegated, and Doncaster, Wimbledon and Gillingham are in the other relegation spots, though the Gills only on goal difference at this time.
In League Two, Forest Green Rovers lead, with Exeter City and Port Vale also in automatic promotion positions. Mansfield, Northampton, Bristol Rovers and Newport County would make the playoffs as things stand. Four other teams are in a position to break into the playoff places. Scunthorpe managed to avoid relegation last week but they are still in desperate straits. Stevenage would be the other team relegated at this point, although two other teams sit on the same number of points.
Stockport County have all but clinched promotion from the National League to League Two. The NL has a two-tiered playoff system in which second and third get a bye to the semi-finals, while 4th through 7th play a quarterfinal round.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 09, 2022, 07:09:24 pmDover Athletic, currently in the National League (Tier Five), are confirmed to be relegated to Tier Six in the 2022-23 season.
What's shocking is that they currently sit at -3 points with only eight matches to play. They started with -12 points, and have only earned nine points this season, with six draws and one win. They've lost 29 times, and have a -55 goal differential. I'd have to do some digging, but I don't recall a time since 1992-93 (when the PL started and the English Football Pyramid was, pretty much, the same as it is today) when a team finished with negative points. Could be witnessing (bad) history here.
As far as I could find, no English team in that time frame has finished on negative points. The closest I could find was Lancaster City of what was then the Conference North (6th tier) in 2006-07, who finished with one point. Their record was 2-5-35 with -83 goal difference, and they had been docked 10 points for entering administration. In fact after that season they were demoted to the 8th tier due to continuing financial problems. They currently play in the 7th tier, and are currently in 11th place.
For as amazing as Real Madrid and Benzema performed last week. Chelsea just looked athletically more superior all day to Real Madrid in today's match. This match is headed to extra time. These two matches have been crazy. We'll see if the next 30 minutes decides it or if it heads to PK's
Villarreal with the late goal to stun Bayern Munich.
I heard a bunch of familiar names on Villarreal's team and no wonder. Many have Premier League/Championship experience.
Giovani Lo Celso is on loan from Spurs, from which Serge Aurier transferred after last season. Arnaut Danjuma recently played for Bournemouth, Etienne Capoue for Spurs and Watford, Francis Coquelin for Arsenal, and Dani Parejo once had a loan spell at QPR. All have been big players in this run.
Dover Athletic defeated Boreham Wood over the weekend (yep, the same Boreham Wood that got to the 4th round of the FA Cup) to put them on zero points, thereby ensuring that Dover would not finish on negative points this season.
Liverpool and Chelsea will contest the FA Cup final next month after beating Manchester City and Crystal Palace, respectively, in the semifinals. Ought to be a dandy.
I am also keeping tabs on the DFB-Pokal, the German equivalent of the FA Cup.
They have reached the semifinals and it is kind of refreshing to know that neither Bayern Munich nor Borussia Dortmund have reached this stage. Bayern were throttled 5-0 by Borussia Monchengladbach in Round 2, while BVB were taken out by second-division FC St. Pauli in the third round.
The matchups are:
Hamburger SV vs. SC Freiburg, Tuesday
RB Leipzig vs. Union Berlin, Wednesday
Derby County have been relegated from the Championship after losing 1-0 at QPR and a stunning comeback for Reading, who drew 4-4 with Swansea after being 4-1 down.
And it could be the Beast giveth and the Beast taketh away. Adebayo Akinfenwa, who was instrumental in AFC Wimbledon's promotion to League One a few years ago, scored an equalizing goal for Wycombe against Wimbledon that leaves the Wombles in desperate straits. They are five points from safety with four games left.
Fulham promotes to the EPL!
Sad news about Cristiano's son passing away. Man United loses 4-0 to Liverpool.
Liverpool is on another level right now.
Chelsea vs Arsenal in a London derby tomorrow. Chelsea needs a big win.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 19, 2022, 04:04:05 pmFulham promotes to the EPL!
Sad news about Cristiano's son passing away. Man United loses 4-0 to Liverpool.
Liverpool is on another level right now.
Chelsea vs Arsenal in a London derby tomorrow. Chelsea needs a big win.
Class from both sides in the 7th minute today.
As does Arsenal, but our form is pitiful lately.
With some time on my hands I decided to take a look at how the six London clubs in the Premier League have fared against one another this season.
Here is the table:
1. Chelsea W6-D0-L2 +8 (15-7) 18pts
2. Brentford W4-D2-L3 +4 (10-6) 14pts
3. Arsenal W3-D1-L3 -2 (10-12) 10pts
4. C Palace W2-D4-L4 -2 (12-14) 10pts
5. West Ham W3-D1-L4 -4 (11-15) 10pts
6. Spurs W3-D0-L5 -6 (8-13) 9pts
Brentford has beaten each of the teams at least once except for Palace (2 draws) and Spurs. The Bees play Tottenham at Brentford on Saturday, trying to avenge a 2-0 loss at Tottenham.
Chelsea vs Arsenal this summer in Orlando.
Hmmm.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 19, 2022, 05:22:24 pmClass from both sides in the 7th minute today.
As does Arsenal, but our form is pitiful lately.
Not today. That penalty and PK was horse sheet.
In the US Open Cup, Union Omaha scored a 120+2 minute goal against Chicago Fire FC to tie the match 2-2, and then went on to win it in a shootout.
Austin FC, Real Salt Lake, and Columbus Crew also lost, so four of the 17 MLS teams in the Cup were eliminated in Round 3.
The other eight US-based MLS teams will join the Cup in Round 4.
Burnley put themselves right back in the picture yesterday with a win over Southampton. Frankly it's the best I've seen the Clarets play in a long time. If not for the Southampton goalkeeper it probably would've been 4-0 or 5-0 not 2-0.
If Burnley can get a draw or win against Wolves that would put Everton in the relegation places ahead of the Merseyside Derby on Sunday at Anfield.
Further down, Wigan Athletic can clinch promotion to the Championship with a win over Plymouth Argyle this weekend.
Last year Barnsley were in the playoffs to make it to the Premier League.
This year, they are relegated to League One after losing to Huddersfield 2-1, a result that also clinched a playoff spot for the Terriers.
Oldham Athletic have become the first team to have played in the Premier League to be relegated to non-league football following a 2-1 loss at home to Salford. Oldham was a charter member of the Prem when it formed in 1992 and stayed there until 1994.
The match was marred by a pitch invasion late in the game by Oldham fans disgruntled with the current ownership. Both teams had to be taken off the pitch and the crowd dispersed, with the last 10 minutes or so being played behind closed doors.
At the other end of League Two, Forest Green Rovers are promoted to League One after a goalless draw with Bristol Rovers.
Fulham could have won the Championship today with a win over Bournemouth, but the Cherries converted a late penalty to secure a 1-1 draw.
Similarly, Wigan Athletic had a chance to win League One today, but could only manage a draw with Plymouth Argyle.
Burnley 1-0 Wolves
The relegation race just got interesting. Burnley climbs out of the bottom three for the first time since October. Everton must beat Liverpool to jump them back.
Burnley is also just two points back of Leeds, who are in 16th.
Liverpool had to battle hard against a spirited Everton side but Reds get the win 2-0.
Leaves Everton in 18th. Will probably be pulling for Crystal Palace against Leeds tomorrow.
What a goal by Pulisic today. Big win for Chelsea.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 24, 2022, 12:48:30 pmWhat a goal by Pulisic today. Big win for Chelsea.
It was great how he just smashed the defender down after the strike of the ball. Just the cherry on top for me.
And how about Everton in the relegation zone with Burnley barely in front of them. If they get relegated this might be the most disappointing thing I have seen in a while the budget they have compared to Burnley.
Quote from: beach bum on April 24, 2022, 04:45:13 pmIt was great how he just smashed the defender down after the strike of the ball. Just the cherry on top for me.
And how about Everton in the relegation zone with Burnley barely in front of them. If they get relegated this might be the most disappointing thing I have seen in a while the budget they have compared to Burnley.
Lampard is NOT READY!
I guess I'm pulling for Real Madrid...
¡Esté con Dios y salude al Real Madrid!!
Manchester City and Liverpool are just on another level.
Wigan Athletic missed another chance to clinch League One as Portsmouth rallied for a 3-2 win.
This opens the door for Rotherham United to win it if they win at Plymouth and Wigan lose or draw at Wycombe. Both teams currently have a +35 goal difference and a tie at the top on 90 points would see the Millers win the league.
MK Dons could sneak into second place if they beat Gillingham away and Rotherham lose. Otherwise they will be in the playoffs.
The other three spots are currently occupied by Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Plymouth. Wycombe (80, +23 goal difference) is the only other team that has a chance to get in, which they would do with a win or draw and either Sunderland at 81 (who play Morecambe away) or Plymouth (80, +25) lose.
SWFC (83, +25) is home to Portsmouth and would be in the playoffs with a win or draw. A loss could send them out of the playoffs if Sunderland, Plymouth and Wycombe all win.
At the bottom, Morecambe (42) have almost played themselves to safety and will remain one of two teams in English football that are currently in the League to have never been relegated, unless they lose and Fleetwood and Gillingham, at 40 each, both win.
The other is AFC Wimbledon (37 points) and they are in grave danger of losing that status. They have to win at Accrington Stanley, Fleetwood (who play Bolton away) and Gillingham both lose, and the Wombles must also make up a seven goal differential against Fleetwood.
Doncaster (also at 37) are technically not relegated yet, but they must win against Oxford, all the above mentioned teams must lose, and they have to make up a 17 goal differential on Fleetwood.
The League One season will be the first to finish as their final games are Saturday.
Norwich City are the first team relegated from the Premier League this season following their 2-0 loss at Aston Villa and a comeback 2-1 win by Burnley at Watford.
Watford will soon join them, as they must win all of the remaining games and have several other results go their way.
Meanwhile, Wigan finally got the win they needed to win League One, 3-0 at Shrewsbury. They will be joined in the Championship by Rotherham United, who won at Gillingham. That loss also relegated the Gills.
Playoffs will be MK Dons vs. Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday vs. Sunderland.
Relegated along with Gillingham are Doncaster, AFC Wimbledon (their first ever relegation) and Crewe Alexandra.
Also in League One, Morecambe survived its first season in that league. Morecambe continues its 101-year run of never being relegated.
More on Morecambe:
They are the only club in the top four levels of the pyramid to never have been relegated.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur have never been relegated from the Premier League, but they all have been relegated from Top Flight football at least once in their long histories.
Jordan Pickford was absolutely brilliant in the Everton goal today. I don't know how he stopped that shot from Azpilicueta.
Back over to you, Burnley and Leeds.
And an interesting fact:
Liverpool were last relegated in 1954, which was the same year Everton regained top-flight status after relegation in 1951.
It took 9 years for Liverpool to return to the top flight.
The others: Chelsea 1988, Spurs 1977, Man Utd 1974, Arsenal 1913. Each of them made it back to the top flight for the next season, although for Arsenal they didn't actually play another First Division match until 1919 due to WW1.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 01, 2022, 11:37:55 amJordan Pickford was absolutely brilliant in the Everton goal today. I don't know how he stopped that shot from Azpilicueta.
Back over to you, Burnley and Leeds.
Makes me sick to my stomach.
With a goal within the last seven minutes against Nottingham Forest, AFC Bournemouth become the second team promoted to the Premier League for next season with a 1-0 win.
Forest and Huddersfield will definitely be in the playoffs with Sheffield United and Luton Town currently in the other two places. Middlesbrough and Millwall have a chance to move into the playoffs with the right results.
Liverpool headed to Champions league final.
Real Madrid vs Man city today.
Real Madrid pulls one out of their hat. Is Benzema not clutch?
La Liga vs Premiere League final.
Leeds and Everton got a bit of assistance today with Burnley losing 3-1 to Villa.
Burnley sits in 16th with 34 points; Leeds 17th with 34; Everton 18th with 32.
Leeds plays at Arsenal tomorrow, while Everton plays at Leicester.
Everton with a big 2-1 win over Leicester City, while Leeds United fell to Arsenal by the same score.
That puts Everton in 16th with 35 points, Burnley in 17th with 34, and Leeds United in 18th with 34 (Burnley has a better goal differential).
Everton has four matches to go: Watford, Brentford, Crystal Palace, and Arsenal. They lost to Watford, Brentford, and Palace earlier in the season, but beat Arsenal.
Burnley has three matches to go: Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, and Newcastle United. They lost to Villa and Newcastle earlier in the season, but beat Tottenham.
Leeds United has three matches to go: Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Brentford. They lost to Chelsea earlier in the season, but drew Brighton and Brentford.
Wycombe Wanderers punch their ticket to League One playoff finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over MK Dons.
The other semi is today with Sheffield Wednesday facing a 1-0 deficit as they are home to Sunderland.
It was madness in League Two on Saturday with the championship lead changing three times in 10 minutes before Forest Green Rovers pulled it out by one point over Exeter City.
Bristol Rovers claimed the other automatic berth, improbably making up a -5 goal difference against Northampton Town by winning 7-0 against Scunthorpe.
Northampton also won 3-1 at Barrow but the Gas took 3rd on the goals scored tiebreaker.
On a side note to the League One playoffs, the final will be the last match for The Beast.
Wycombe's Adebayo Akinfenwa is hanging up the boots after this season. So his final match will be at Wembley. Pretty fitting for a player that is not just a pop culture favorite, but has legitimately been a force in mainly League 1 and 2. He currently has 233 goals to his name.
The two most memorable of those perhaps came while playing for AFC Wimbledon. In 2015 he scored against Liverpool in an FA Cup match, and the next year he made a penalty to help promote Wimbledon to League One.
Job well done.
If Luton Town, or for that matter Huddersfield, emerge from the playoffs and move to the PL, it would be amazing considering the player investment of both teams.
Huddersfield's wage bill of £5.4 million ranks 20th in the Championship, and Luton's (£2.6 million) is bottom, and by a considerable distance.
By contrast, Fulham and Bournemouth, the two automatically promoted teams from this season, also have the two highest payrolls.
Luton has spent less than a tenth of what Fulham have (£34.9 million). They have only six players I have even heard of, the biggest name being Cameron Jerome, who made a name for himself at Birmingham City when they were last in the Premier League.
To put that in perspective, Birmingham were relegated after the 2010-2011 season and have not returned.
It's all coming down to the wire in the Relegation Zone.
First off, Southampton has secured safety after Leeds United's draw against Brighton today. The Saints will go marching into the 2022-23 Premier League (ba dum tiss...)
Everton: 16th, 36 points. Two matches to play: vs. Crystal Palace on the 19th, at Arsenal on the 22nd.
Leeds United: 17th, 35 points. One match to play: at Brentford on the 22nd.
Burnley: 18th, 34 points. Two matches to play: at Aston Villa on the 19th, vs. Newcastle United on the 22nd.
Championship Final is set:
Huddersfield Town vs. Nottingham Forest
Huddersfield in the Premier League:
2017-18: 16th
2018-19: 20th, relegated
Nottingham in the Premier League:
1992-93: 22nd, relegated
1994-95: 3rd
1995-96: 9th
1996-97: 20th, relegated
1998-99: 20th, relegated
The winner will join Fulham and Bournemouth as the promoted teams in the 2022-23 Premier League.
Whichever team won the Europa League this year would have been an underdog story come true.
Congratulations to Eintracht Frankfurt. They beat Rangers on PK's and will now take part in next year's Champions League despite finishing 11th in the Bundesliga.
Anyone see the Minnesota United vs galaxy last night? Wild match.
Nightmare for Everton (and Leeds).
Halftime scores in Matchweek 37 for these clubs:
Everton 0-2 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 0-1 Burnley
If those results hold for the second half, Burnley will jump to 16th with 37 points; Everton will drop to 17th with 36 points; and Leeds United will drop into 18th and the Relegation Zone with 35 points; all three will go into Sunday in danger.
Everton pulled off a masterful second half to achieve safety.
Goodness.
AND I CAN BREATHE.
It should never have come this far but Everton secure a spot in the Premier League with a thrilling comeback against Palace.
Unbelievably, Everton had never come back from 2-nil down to win since the Premier League came into being.
What a time to break that streak!
And just like that Everton remains one of the six clubs to never be relegated from the current Premier League along with Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 19, 2022, 03:41:01 pmEverton pulled off a masterful second half to achieve safety.
Goodness.
They were celebrating like they won the EPL haha. Stormed the field, singing. Odd sight.
Chelsea seals a 3rd place finish in the EPL and qualified for champions league play.
Honestly, had a chance to win a couple of cups and didn't get it done. I think it's time for some fresh legs out there.
Welcome back to the Championship, Sunderland!
Not a fan of Manchester City, but talk about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.
Aston Villa went from up 2-0 in the 75th minute to down 3-2 in the 81st, which sealed the title for Man City.
Meanwhile, Liverpool went down 1-0 early to Wolverhampton Wanderers, only to storm back and win it 3-1. It was 1-1 for the longest time, and then it seemed that when City scored, Liverpool would as well.
On the bottom end, Leeds United's 2-1 triumph over Brentford will see United through to the 2022-23 Premier League, as Burnley fell 2-1 to Newcastle United. As a result, Burnley will play Championship football in 2022-23.
Also, Arsenal 5-1 over Everton, but not enough for the Champions League as Tottenham Hotspur's win over Norwich City, 5-0, was never in doubt.
Final Table:
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Arsenal
6. Manchester United
7. West Ham United
8. Leicester City
9. Brighton & Hove Albion
10. Wolverhampton Wanderers
11. Newcastle United
12. Crystal Palace
13. Brentford
14. Aston Villa
15. Southampton
16. Everton
17. Leeds United
18. Burnley
19. Watford
20. Norwich City
I have some good, bad, and ugly news for you, AW...
Good: Today, Chelsea became the first team to go an entire Premier League season without trailing at halftime.
Bad: Chelsea dropped 20 points from winning positions throughout the season.
Ugly: Those 20 points would have been enough for Chelsea to win the league.
Massive season for Brighton. This represents their best ever finish. Graham Potter has a great thing going on the south coast.
An incredible run by Newcastle to not just save their season but have a very respectable finish. Eddie Howe doing magic like he did at Bournemouth.
Brentford are the only promoted team to stay up. Excellent job by Thomas Frank, but needs to avoid the so-called sophomore jinx.
And please, Everton, don't make me sweat it out again next season!
The final piece of the Premier League puzzle falls into place next Sunday when Huddersfield Town face Nottingham Forest in the playoff finals.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 22, 2022, 04:11:57 pmI have some good, bad, and ugly news for you, AW...
Good: Today, Chelsea became the first team to go an entire Premier League season without trailing at halftime.
Bad: Chelsea dropped 20 points from winning positions throughout the season.
Ugly: Those 20 points would have been enough for Chelsea to win the league.
I think I'm going to puke.
I haven't posted on here in forever, but I may have to come back now that Bournemouth is getting promoted!
Quote from: Longfellow on May 25, 2022, 07:24:32 pmI haven't posted on here in forever, but I may have to come back now that Bournemouth is getting promoted!
Welcome back, Longfellow!
Champions League final, while it is the biggest match tomorrow, isn't the only one.
Mansfield Town play Port Vale in the League Two playoff final at Wembley.
Mansfield seeks to play in the third tier for the first time since 2003, while Vale is playing for a chance to return to League One having been relegated in 2016.
Suck it Liverpool.
Todo salve madre españa!
Nottingham Forest are back in the Premier League after a 23 year absence after beating Huddersfield 1-0 in the playoff final. An own goal late in the first half was the difference.
The Terriers will feel hard done by after what seemed like a clear penalty in the 74th minute was not given. They had VAR for all the playoff matches and they did have a look but still no spot kick.
All that said congratulations to Forest. Good to have a new team, albeit one with lots of previous success, in the PL next season.
Huddersfield certainly have a gripe about the 74th minutes no-call, but even more of one in the 81st minute. The 74th minute was, maybe, a tad embellished, but, if either of them were called, the one in the 81st should have been.
However, congrats to Nottingham. I was 9 when they were last in the Premier League, and will be 32 by the end of the 2022-23 campaign.
There is still one playoff match to be played, to see which National League (tier 5) team joins Stockport County in League Two. In that match Grimsby Town plays Solihull Moors at West Ham's home ground this coming Sunday.
Grimsby would come back up at the first time of asking if they win after relegation last year, while if Moors come out on top they would be playing League football for the first time in their 15-year history.
Grimsby were founded in 1878, the same year as Everton, and were a top-tier club for a fair number of years in their early history but last were in the top tier in 1948. They have spent the last decade or so alternating between League Two and the Conference National/National League.
Solihull Moors came to be in 2007 as a result of a merger of two other teams, one of which had been established in 1901 and the other in 1953. Neither of those teams ever progressed beyond the 6th tier so this would be a real accomplishment.
USMNT had a good win over Morocco. Pulisic was griping about fan attendance. I wish the federation would quit playing so many games in the Midwest and basically south Canada. Then maybe the fans will show up.
Here are the final promotions and relegations for the 2021-22 English Football campaign:
Relegated from Premier League to Championship:
Burnley
Watford
Norwich City
Promoted to Premier League from Championship:
Fulham
Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest
Relegated from Championship to League One:
Peterborough United
Derby County
Barnsley
Promoted to Championship from League One:
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Sunderland
Relegated from League One to League Two:
Gillingham
Doncaster Rovers
AFC Wimbledon
Crewe Alexandra
Promoted to League One from League Two:
Forest Green Rovers
Exeter City
Bristol Rovers
Port Vale
Relegated from League Two to National League:
Oldham Athletic
Scunthorpe United
Promoted to League Two from National League:
Stockport County
Grimsby Town
Quote from: AirWarren on June 03, 2022, 08:47:23 amUSMNT had a good win over Morocco. Pulisic was griping about fan attendance. I wish the federation would quit playing so many games in the Midwest and basically south Canada. Then maybe the fans will show up.
If I was in charge of scheduling, every match would be in Houston, Miami, LA, New York, or Chicago
Quote from: Longfellow on June 13, 2022, 09:22:47 amIf I was in charge of scheduling, every match would be in Houston, Miami, LA, New York, or Chicago
Dallas. Nashville as well.
How awful is the Italian national team? Germany is up 5-0 and it's not even close.
Australia and Costa Rica became the last two countries to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The field is now set for November.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 14, 2022, 05:21:48 pmAustralia and Costa Rica became the last two countries to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The field is now set for November.
USA!!!
USA vs El Salvador tonight. The field is...horrendous.
1-1. Two red cards. Horrible conditions.
2022-23 Premier League fixtures were released today.
Matchweek 1:
Crystal Palace-Arsenal
Fulham-Liverpool
Bournemouth-Aston Villa
Leeds United-Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City-Brentford
Newcastle United-Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur-Southampton
Everton-Chelsea
Manchester United-Brighton & Hove Albion
West Ham United-Manchester City
Quote from: AirWarren on June 14, 2022, 11:06:28 pm1-1. Two red cards. Horrible conditions.
I know we can't control mother nature but maybe playing matches during Central America's rainy season is a bad idea when they don't take care of their field. That was awful.
England fans are not in a good humor after losing 0-4 to Hungary at Molineux in Wolverhampton. They sit bottom of their group in the Nations League A with two matches to play, against Germany and Italy.
They will suffer relegation to League B for the next Nations League if their position does not improve.
World Cup 2026 host cities were revealed today:
West: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara
Central: Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, Mexico City
East: Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York/New Jersey
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 16, 2022, 07:10:11 pmWorld Cup 2026 host cities were revealed today:
West: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara
Central: Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, Mexico City
East: Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York/New Jersey
Love it. DC/Baltimore area is crying about not getting a host site. I think the host sites picked are great.
Kansas City and Dallas!! Can't wait for this World Cup!
Quote from: AirWarren on June 16, 2022, 09:46:43 pmLove it. DC/Baltimore area is crying about not getting a host site. I think the host sites picked are great.
I can think of a REALLY good reason to not have either of those metro areas host. Or to be more exact, I can think of 165 reasons in the case of Baltimore.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on June 20, 2022, 07:29:30 amI can think of a REALLY good reason to not have either of those metro areas host. Or to be more exact, I can think of 165 reasons in the case of Baltimore.
You are absolutely correct.
There have been some notable moves in the PL:
Gabriel Jesus from Man City to Arsenal
Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United to Man City
Richarlison from Everton to Spurs
Two players have left relegated Burnley: James Tarkowski to Everton and Nick Pope to Newcastle.
Also imminent is Christian Eriksen from Brentford to Man United.
8 USMNT players will now be in the EPL.
Christian pulisic. Chelsea
Matt Miazga. Chelsea
Zack Steffen. Manchester city
Brenden Aaronson. Leeds United
Tyler Adams. Leeds United
Matt Turner. Arsenal
Tim Ream. Fulham
Antonee Robinson. Fulham
Leeds United Head Coach- Jesse Marsch(US soccer player, formally).
Can't even believe it.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 07, 2022, 12:03:39 pm8 USMNT players will now be in the EPL.
Christian pulisic. Chelsea
Matt Miazga. Chelsea
Zack Steffen. Manchester city
Brenden Aaronson. Leeds United
Tyler Adams. Leeds United
Matt Turner. Arsenal
Tim Ream. Fulham
Antonee Robinson. Fulham
Leeds United Head Coach- Jesse Marsch(US soccer player, formally).
Can't even believe it.
I think Aaronson one day will be a star in the sport. His work rate and fitness is at such a high level. He is already so good without even being close to his full physical maturation he will get to in 4 or 5 years. He still looks so young
Quote from: beach bum on July 07, 2022, 08:20:10 pmI think Aaronson one day will be a star in the sport. His work rate and fitness is at such a high level. He is already so good without even being close to his full physical maturation he will get to in 4 or 5 years. He still looks so young
He has a younger brother in the younger ranks that is supposed to be a mirror image.
I cannot wait until the World Cup. I hope this young talent is finally ready to show up for the States.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 07, 2022, 09:40:10 pmHe has a younger brother in the younger ranks that is supposed to be a mirror image.
I cannot wait until the World Cup. I hope this young talent is finally ready to show up for the States.
Honestly I like our chances against Wales. I think we got lucky in the sense that Ukraine has more talent but eventually the grind of playing on the road for months got to Ukraine. Cause if it's in Kiev I think Ukraine would beat Wales. They even outplayed Wales most of that match.
England will obviously be tough. One thing I can't stand about our draw is the close proximity for Iran to Qatar and they are acclimated to the geography and climate in Qatar. And I imagine their fans will travel. I worry about that match even though we are the much stronger team. I'll be sick at my stomach if they knocked us out in our 3rd and final group stage match. Again, we are better but it does give me some worry.
USWNT dominate Jamaica en route to qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.
Barcelona are raking in the players.
They have signed Raphinha from Leeds United and are expected to get Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich later today.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 16, 2022, 12:10:18 amBarcelona are raking in the players.
They have signed Raphinha from Leeds United and are expected to get Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich later today.
Wonder where they are finding this money? Spanish socialist...errr parliament and King Felipe screwing over the citizens of Spain's "benefits" to pay for these guys?
Couple OF MLS vs. EPL friendlies tonight.
Orlando City SC 1-3 Arsenal
Minnesota United 4-0 Everton
Charlotte FC 1(5)-1(3) Chelsea
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 20, 2022, 09:44:56 pmCouple OF MLS vs. EPL friendlies tonight.
Orlando City SC 1-3 Arsenal
Minnesota United 4-0 Everton
Charlotte FC 1(5)-1(3) Chelsea
Whoever that clown was who took that missed PK for Chelsea, should have been dumped at the Outer Banks.
Fun to see an mls team win though.
Tragic loss for Arsenal today.
Maria Petri, an Arsenal supporter since the age of 12 in 1950, passed away today. She hardly, if ever, missed a men's, women's, or youth academy home match, and was often one of the loudest supporters in leading the chants and cheers.
She said one time, "I will be oh so upset when I die, because I won't be able to watch Arsenal anymore."
The Gunners will play tomorrow's pre-season match against Chelsea, and the entire 2022-23 campaign, with heavy hearts, and Mrs. Petri's loss will be felt by all Arsenal supporters as well.
May she rest in peace.
2022-23 English Football campaign begins today with Championship sides Huddersfield Town and Burnley kicking off at 2 PM.
Final pre-season results for Arsenal:
W 5-1 vs. Ipswich Town (behind closed doors)
W 5-3 at 1. FC Nurnberg
W 2-0 vs. Everton in the Charm City Match (Baltimore)
W 3-1 at Orlando City SC in the FC Series (Orlando)
W 4-0 vs. Chelsea in the FC Series (Orlando)
L 2-1 vs. Brentford (behind closed doors)
W 6-0 vs. Sevilla in the Emirates Cup
Here's my final preseason prediction for the 2022-23 Premier League Table:
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Arsenal
5. Chelsea
6. Aston Villa
7. Manchester United
8. West Ham United
9. Newcastle United
10. Crystal Palace
11. Leicester City
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Brighton & Hove Albion
14. Leeds United
15. Brentford
16. Fulham
17. Nottingham Forest
18. Everton
19. Southampton
20. Bournemouth
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 05, 2022, 01:32:15 pmHere's my final preseason prediction for the 2022-23 Premier League Table:
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Arsenal
5. Chelsea
6. Aston Villa
7. Manchester United
8. West Ham United
9. Newcastle United
10. Crystal Palace
11. Leicester City
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Brighton & Hove Albion
14. Leeds United
15. Brentford
16. Fulham
17. Nottingham Forest
18. Everton
19. Southampton
20. Bournemouth
Here was mine, with explanation behind it.
With some signings that several teams have made since I typed this last Thursday, notably at Everton and Brentford, I might have to bump those two up a couple or three notches, and also Brighton.
1. Liverpool—Alexander-Arnold better than ever and they have found a suitable replacement for the departed Sadio Mane in Darwin.
2. Man City—They will be right there again and do not be surprised if they win again, just think Liv have them covered this time. If Erling Haaland shows out, this may get reversed.
3. Tottenham—The addition of Richarlison gives Spurs needed depth in the forward line. Also shored up their midfield getting Yves Bissouma from Brighton.
4. Chelsea—They will be about where they were last season, with Mason Mount now established, Raheem Sterling arriving and a strong midfield.
5. Man United—Let's see where the creativity of Christian Eriksen can take them. It could be higher than this. With Fernandez also there midfield will be their strong suit.
6. Newcastle Utd—Going out on a limb here. I think they will build off the success of the second half of last season but keeping Saint-Maximin healthy will be imperative. New boy Sven Botman shores up the D.
7. Arsenal—They have added Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from City and have the young and talented Emile Smith Rowe. Can the defense, who were leaky at times, improve?
8. Leicester City— They have managed to keep James Maddison away from the enticements of other teams. This is key as Vardy is aging. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is a young player to watch.
9. West Ham— The key here is if their Europa League campaign took away some of their freshness. So far they have managed to keep Declan Rice and that will be a key.
10. Crystal Palace— For the life of me I don't know why they don't finish this high or higher every season. They have a very good team but it just seems like they underperform.
11. Wolves— I think they take a step back from last season, but at the same time I don't think they need to fear relegation. I like their goalkeeper and he may be the reason they finish this high.
12. Aston Villa— If they can get more offense put together they may finish higher. Keep an eye on new boy Boubacar Kamara.
13. Brighton—They have lost two key cogs in their machine, Bissouma to Spurs and Cucurella to Chelsea. This position assumes they can find at least a suitable replacement. If they can't they could easily go lower.
14. Brentford— No more Christian Eriksen, but they have made some shrewd signings in the off-season that fit Thomas Frank's system. They may have to mark time until they get Norgaard back from injury but I think they will earn a third season in the Prem.
15. Everton—With Richarlison gone and the team having not really replaced him yet, and Calvert Lewin out for a while, the first few games may be quite a struggle. James Tarkowski, though, comes in from Burnley to shore up the defense.
16. Southampton—They had James Ward-Prowse and really not much else last year. They did sign a quality striker in the off-season and a lot depends on how good he will do.
17. Fulham—The big question surrounds whether Aleksandar Mitrovic can finally transfer his prolific Championship goal scoring to the PL. I'm thinking that for once he can, and that will allow the Cottagers to
just barely stay up.
18. Leeds— They lost the heart of their attack with Raphinha gone to Barca and Phillips to Man City. Unless their replacements can quickly show they have what it takes, they may well get relegated.
19. Nottingham Forest— They haven't really signed anybody of note and lost a good defender/midfielder in Spence to Spurs. I just don't think they have enough punch to stay up.
20. Bournemouth—I like me some Bournemouth but I'm afraid Scott Parker is going to have a struggle. Like Forest they haven't made many signings to speak of and my guess is they're destined to return straight back to the Championship.
Not even half time and Brentford lead Man Utd 4-0.
FOUR-NIL.
Unbelievable!!!
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 13, 2022, 12:16:45 pmNot even half time and Brentford lead Man Utd 4-0.
FOUR-NIL.
Unbelievable!!!
Manchester United will be lucky to reach 50 points this season. They are terrible.
All of the commentary is how poor Manchester United was today.
I wish I saw more on social media on how brilliant Brentford played.
The first two goals you could arguably put on De Gea, first for letting the Dasilva shot get through, then trying to pass to Eriksen who was completely covered by Jensen.
The second two goals were all Brentford. Toney got away from his man on the corner and directed it to Mee for an easy header, then put his pass to Mbuemo right on the money.
Brentford have the kind of team that play together well and I can now envision them perhaps finishing in the top half of the table.
Ten Hag has a lot to do at United. I do not now see them good enough to finish in the European places this season.
Ronaldo is aging out. And Manchester United getting blanked was glorious.
I found a couple of interesting quotes concerning United.
One was from Jose Mourinho, saying that his second place finish with United a few years ago was one of the best coaching jobs he'd ever done.
The other, from Ralf Rangnick During last season, was more telling. He said United needed 10 new players quickly.
Both quotes are very telling right now.
Oh, and right now United's leading scorer this season is Alexis Mac Allister. The problem is, he plays for Brighton. United do not have a goal scored by one of their own players this season.
Even the goalkeeper for QPR has more goals than any United player right now. Seny Dieng headed in an equalizing goal yesterday as QPR came back to tie Sunderland.
How about Nottingham Forest!
Atmosphere was electric in The City Ground, especially when they went up 1-0. The first Premier League goal in 23 years will do that.
I don't really root for either Chelsea or Tottenham... I went into this probably hoping a little bit for a Spurs win but Chelsea just got robbed. Neither Tottenham goal should have happened. First the blatant foul on Havertz then the dingbat for Tottennham pulling Cucarella by the hair that last corner should have never happened. That should have been 3 points to Chelsea and the ref needs suspended
Quote from: beach bum on August 14, 2022, 12:29:29 pmI don't really root for either Chelsea or Tottenham... I went into this probably hoping a little bit for a Spurs win but Chelsea just got robbed. Neither Tottenham goal should have happened. First the blatant foul on Havertz then the dingbat for Tottennham pulling Cucarella by the hair that last corner should have never happened. That should have been 3 points to Chelsea and the ref needs suspended
Horrible refereeing. There is a reason why Tuchel went after Conte and it was just see tv. You don't see that stuff very often in soccer but this was great.
Antonio Conte being the former Chelsea boss vs current Chelsea boss who has a terrible temper...it was bound to happen.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 14, 2022, 06:24:15 pmHorrible refereeing. There is a reason why Tuchel went after Conte and it was just see tv. You don't see that stuff very often in soccer but this was great.
Antonio Conte being the former Chelsea boss vs current Chelsea boss who has a terrible temper...it was bound to happen.
Exactly I don't blame either coaches for getting fired up about their clubs.
It was a good match overall with both sides pressing hard when needed to try and win the ball back. That was an intense match for being matchweek 2. Hopefully those 2 missing points they don't have which they deserved don't haunt them cause I could see Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool all battling to the end for the top 4 behind Man City. Somebody really good will sadly miss like Champions League likely
I do not believe anyone had Liverpool in the bottom half of the table, with only two draws to their name, after the first two matches.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 15, 2022, 05:29:26 pmI do not believe anyone had Liverpool in the bottom half of the table, with only two draws to their name, after the first two matches.
Or Man United with no points, no goals scored by a player on their own team, and at the foot of the table after playing Brighton and Brentford in their first two matches.
Leicester might be in a bit of bother as well. Schmeichel has left for France and Maddison may still leave.
Late drama in a Championship match between Swansea City and Millwall today. Swansea held a 2-0 lead from the 12th minute to stoppage time in the second half. Then, they conceded two own goals (90+3' and 90+5') to Millwall, and the match ended 2-2.
Manchester United and Newcastle United are both reportedly in discussions to acquire Christian Pulisic from Chelsea.
After 5 matches in the Championship Preston North End have scored one goal.
And yet they are in ninth place because they have not allowed any goals.
They have a 1-0 win away at Luton and 4 scoreless draws including today at home against Watford.
Hello, Leeds United.
Big 3-0 win over Chelsea this morning.
What a boneheaded move by Koulibaly to pick up the red card in the 85th minute. He'll miss Chelsea's next match against Leicester City.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 21, 2022, 09:52:14 amHello, Leeds United.
Big 3-0 win over Chelsea this morning.
What a boneheaded move by Koulibaly to pick up the red card in the 85th minute. He'll miss Chelsea's next match against Leicester City.
Brenden Aaronson says, "Christian who"?
How about the American skipper for Leeds?
Bad day for me and Chelsea, but amazing day for American soccer fans. Speaking of Aaronson, he may end up being a once in a lifetime soccer player. Could we make a legit run in the World Cup? Time will tell.
Quote from: AirWarren on August 21, 2022, 01:11:52 pmBrenden Aaronson says, "Christian who"?
How about the American skipper for Leeds?
Bad day for me and Chelsea, but amazing day for American soccer fans. Speaking of Aaronson, he may end up being a once in a lifetime soccer player. Could we make a legit run in the World Cup? Time will tell.
I am not certain but I believe Aaronson has a younger brother who has every bit the potential they say. All I know is Aaronson plays with passion and doesn't fear the competition in the EPL. He has a certain swag and quiet arrogance that I am afraid Pulisic lacks.
You can tell Leeds has a bunch of talented guys with a chip on their shoulder to prove something. Guys in their early 20's with talent with a chip wanting a bigger contract in the future can spell for a good up and coming team
Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester City
Newcastle was up 3-1 at one point, but at least we know the champions aren't invincible.
Quote from: beach bum on August 21, 2022, 02:42:06 pmI am not certain but I believe Aaronson has a younger brother who has every bit the potential they say. All I know is Aaronson plays with passion and doesn't fear the competition in the EPL. He has a certain swag and quiet arrogance that I am afraid Pulisic lacks.
You can tell Leeds has a bunch of talented guys with a chip on their shoulder to prove something. Guys in their early 20's with talent with a chip wanting a bigger contract in the future can spell for a good up and coming team
They play with that attitude because their coach has that attitude. Jesse Marsch is an American with a chip on his shoulder wanting to prove that Americans can coach and play in the EPL. IM LOVING IT. Sign me up as a Leeds fan this year.
Problem is, one of the big boys will pluck this talent if they continue to show out. Especially Brenden.
By the way. We are 78 pages in for this thread. One of the best and most active threads on this board. It's civil. It's intelligent. And lacks moronic posts.
Keep it up guys!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on August 21, 2022, 05:49:48 pmBy the way. We are 78 pages in for this thread. One of the best and most active threads on this board. It's civil. It's intelligent. And lacks moronic posts.
Keep it up guys!!!
It's the first thread I look for new replies in when I log in. It's much more enjoyable than all of the other boards and topics on this site.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 22, 2022, 09:02:07 amIt's the first thread I look for new replies in when I log in. It's much more enjoyable than all of the other boards and topics on this site.
Agreed. Thanks to everyone involved and let's keep it up. It appears there is an exciting EPL season ahead and we will have lots to discuss as it is a World Cup year!
Go Chelsea! Go USA!
Quote from: AirWarren on August 22, 2022, 09:27:25 amAgreed. Thanks to everyone involved and let's keep it up. It appears there is an exciting EPL season ahead and we will have lots to discuss as it is a World Cup year!
Go Chelsea! Go USA!
Indeed.
So far, Leeds, Brighton, Newcastle and Brentford have stamped themselves as legit and Fulham are a threat anytime they take the pitch.
Fulham won a 3-2 thriller against Brentford at the weekend. It looks like Mitrovic is ready for the PL this time.
Nottingham Forest has been a pleasant surprise as well. They have invested heavily since I wrote my predictions and while the jury is still out on whether they will remain up, I am inclined to believe they've got a pretty good chance.
I'm beginning to get concerned about Leicester. While Maddison has remained and scored a cracking goal against Southampton there are questions about Wesley Fofana who was completely left out because "he wasn't in the right mindset". He has been linked with a move to Chelsea.
And I remain concerned about Everton. Still no really proven striker has been acquired and they might find themselves in the bottom three before Calvert-Lewin returns.
And it looks like the Dele Alli experiment with the Toffees will end in failure as it's rumored he'll sign with Turkish club Besiktas on loan with an option to buy.
The Championship is looking ultra competitive early on. Sheffield United has the early lead on 10 points from 5 matches but 15 other teams are within four points.
Four teams still have yet to lose. I mentioned Preston North End, but Watford and newly promoted teams Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic also have a zero in the loss column.
Coventry City are having problems. They have had two home matches postponed because their pitch was torn up by participants in a rugby tournament. And their form is not very good either, so they are bottom of the table right now.
Of course, when Man United benches Harry Maguire, Fred and Cristiano Ronaldo, they come up with a team that beats Liverpool 2-1.
The unpredictability of it all is what makes the Premier League great.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 22, 2022, 04:01:45 pmOf course, when Man United benches Harry Maguire, Fred and Cristiano Ronaldo, they come up with a team that beats Liverpool 2-1.
The unpredictability of it all is what makes the Premier League great.
Ronaldo is aging out.
Southampton 0-1 Manchester United
United are right back in it with two straight wins.
Liverpool is up 4-0 on Bournemouth 30 minutes into the match. It's gonna be a long season
Quote from: Longfellow on August 27, 2022, 09:33:34 amLiverpool is up 4-0 on Bournemouth 30 minutes into the match. It's gonna be a long season
It's now 6-0 after an own goal in the 46th minute. Just send us back down already
I had to double check to make sure what I was looking at was correct.... 9-0??
And also Brighton already with 10 points! I could see them playing in the Europa League next season!
Quote from: beach bum on August 27, 2022, 10:48:06 amI had to double check to make sure what I was looking at was correct.... 9-0??
And also Brighton already with 10 points! I could see them playing in the Europa League next season!
9-0. Our last 4 matches have been a have gone 4-0, 3-0, 2-2, 9-0. Back to the championship we go
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City
Liverpool 9-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace
Brentford equalized late after having the better play for much of the match.
Brighton finally broke through.
Chelsea played a man down for 60 minutes, but pulled it out.
Complete dominance by Liverpool. Could have broken the record for biggest win in Premier League history with a couple of better looks from Salah.
Never count out City. From down 2-0 to the 4-2 win, with a hat trick from Haaland.
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham
What a match! Gabriel goes from villain to hero for Arsenal!
Top of the table, two points clear of Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Go Chelsea!!!
It's another scoreless draw for Preston North End, this time against Cardiff.
Their line in the table is quite remarkable:
1 win, 5 draws, 0 losses, 1 goal scored, 0 goals allowed. Good for 10th place. Freddie Woodman has been a wall in the PNE goal.
They and Rotherham are now the only Championship teams to not have a loss to their names after Wigan was beaten 5-1 by Burnley.
Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle United
West Ham finally earns points, becoming the last Premier League club to do so this season. The win was enough to boost them out of the Relegation Zone.
Wolverhampton Wanderers allowed a later equalizer to miss out on the full three points, so they are still in the Relegation Zone.
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane's brace gives the full three points to Spurs, who jump to third in the table.
Oddly enough, I think Everton were the luckiest team in the Prem this past week.
They were three goal posts hit and a great Jordan Pickford save from Brentford beating them 5-1.
If they manage to stay up by a point or two this season they may well remember this game.
There will be an early showdown in the Bundesliga next Saturday when Bayern Munich travel to upstart Union Berlin.
Both teams sit on 10 points and Union thrashed Schalke 6-1 away on Saturday while Bayern were held by Monchengladbach, whose goalkeeper stopped a Bundesliga-record 19 shots in a 1-1 draw.
Union's stadium is sure to be hopping as this is doubtless one of the biggest matches in the history of the club.
Some personal news for myself, and no better thread to share it in:
My wife and I were planning a trip to London (as well as Amsterdam and Paris) for November 2023. However, seeing how well Arsenal is playing this season, we decided to bump the trip up to April 2023.
So, on April 22, 2023, I will be inside The Emirates watching Arsenal play Southampton.
I'm excited!
Wow, great! Arsenal are certainly off to a great start.
I hope to go to the UK one day and take in a PL match.
Hopefully Everton will still be in the PL at that time. I would also consider Brentford or Leicester.
I think Brentford has staying power and we may see them in the Prem for several more years. The Bees have smart management.
I looked at the recent results of he EFL Carabao Cup. 19 of the 20 Premier League teams are still alive in the third round. Fulham is the only PL club eliminated, having lost to League Two side Crawley Town 2-0.
The tournament's third round kicks off in November, and here are the third round matches:
(1)Leicester City vs. (4)Newport County
(1)West Ham United (2)Blackburn Rovers
(1)Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. (1)Leeds United
(1)Nottingham Forest vs. (1)Tottenham Hotspur
(1)Manchester United vs. (1)Aston Villa
(1)AFC Bournemouth vs. (1)Everton
(1)Liverpool vs. (3)Derby County
(2)Burnley vs. (4)Crawley Town
(2)Bristol City vs. (3)Lincoln City
(1)Manchester City vs. (1)Chelsea
(4)Stevenage vs. (3)Charlton Athletic
(3)Milton Keynes Dons vs. (3)Morecambe
(1)Newcastle United vs. (1)Crystal Palace
(1)Southampton vs. (3)Sheffield Wednesday
(1)Arsenal vs. (1)Brighton & Hove Albion
(1)Brentford vs. (4)Gillingham
Note: the number in parenthesis is the tier that the club is currently in.
The first coaching casualty of the PL season has happened and predictably it was at Bournemouth.
Scott Parker was let go. Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche is the oddsmakers' pick to take the job. First-team coach Gary O'Neil will be interim manager.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 30, 2022, 10:51:23 amThe first coaching casualty of the PL season has happened and predictably it was at Bournemouth.
Scott Parker was let go. Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche is the oddsmakers' pick to take the job. First-team coach Gary O'Neil will be interim manager.
Well after a 9 goal embarrassment... Here comes the low block!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 29, 2022, 08:51:20 amSome personal news for myself, and no better thread to share it in:
My wife and I were planning a trip to London (as well as Amsterdam and Paris) for November 2023. However, seeing how well Arsenal is playing this season, we decided to bump the trip up to April 2023.
So, on April 22, 2023, I will be inside The Emirates watching Arsenal play Southampton.
I'm excited!
JEALOUS.
Thank God for Raheem Sterling. Otherwise Chelsea would be scoreless over the last couple of matches. Currently down 2-1 at half to Southampton.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brentford
Fulham 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton 2-1 Chelsea
Leeds United 1-1 Everton
Brentford got a late equalizer, but hit the post a few times (again).
How about Fulham? I don't think they'll be a yo-yo club this season.
Southampton...well, I predicted them to be relegated. Impressive. Can they keep it up?
Everton pulls out of the Relegation Zone, but on goal differential only.
I predicted Fulham might stay up and the way they are playing may make it comfortably. Mitro was ready for the PL this time. And the defense with American Tim Ream in it is solid.
The young players for Southampton are coming together under the leadership of Ward-Prowse. Doing a lot better than expected.
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Manchester City 6-0 Nottingham Forest
West Ham United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
Rather uneventful match between Bournemouth and Wolves. Wolves had about four times as many chances.
Arsenal should have put five or six past Villa. Let's not talk about the officiating.
City dominant again, and Haaland added a hat trick in the first 38 minutes.
West Ham scored both goals, unfortunately one was in their own goal.
Liverpool with a 97th minute goal to secure three points. Newcastle no longer in the ranks of the unbeatens.
At the end of the first month of the Premier League, here is where the clubs are in the table:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Brighton & Hove Albion
5. Liverpool
6. Leeds United
7. Fulham
8. Southampton
9. Chelsea
10. Brentford
11. Newcastle United
12. Manchester United
13. Crystal Palace
14. West Ham United
15. Nottingham Forest
16. AFC Bournemouth
17. Everton
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. Aston Villa
20. Leicester City
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United
Leicester stays at the bottom of the table, yet to win, while United picks up its third win in a row and climbs to fifth.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Has joined Chelsea.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Great effort from both goalkeepers in this one. Co-men of the match, in my opinion.
Everton had a goal disallowed in the 68th minute for being just inches offside.
Brentford 5-2 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United
Newcastle United 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Southampton
Brentford dominant, Toney with a hat trick.
Chelsea comes from behind to win again.
Nothing happening with Newcastle and Palace. Newcastle had a goal disallowed.
Forest goes from up 2-0 to losing 3-2. Bournemouth might have righted the ship.
Spurs pick up three important points. Fulham is still in good shape to stay up.
Wolves get their first win and pull out of the Relegation Zone.
Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
The Villa Strikes Back is the rumored name of the next Star Wars movie.
If Arsenal gets a win tomorrow, the Gunners will be four points clear at the top of the table.
I started getting dizzy when Nottingham Forest went up by 2 goals. Glad to see Bournemouth show some fight
It seems to me that just as I think a team is struggling, they come up with a win or a good draw. That was the case with both Everton and Bournemouth today.
Everton and Liverpool played out what I think is the best nil-nil match I've ever seen.
I agree, Brentford was super impressive today.
Brighton & Hove Albion 5-2 Leicester City
A back-and-forth affair in the first half, but Brighton completely dominated the second half to continue its very impressive run to stay in the top 4.
Leicester stays last in the table. They might need another Great Escape like they did in 2014-15.
And it could have been 6, 7, or 8-2, but for a couple of saves from Ward and the controversial offside that ruled out the screamer by Mac Allister.
The hourglass may be running out for Brendan Rodgers.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
Very well-played match. The Manchester United counterattack is great. Arsenal is still top of the table, but it would have been nice to at least get one point from this one.
Ivan Toney is really proving himself this season. Brentford manager Thomas Frank recently said that there is no better penalty taker in the world and that he is second only to Harry Kane among PL strikers.
I would put him third, behind Kane and Haaland. Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton is climbing the charts as well. Mitrovic also has to be considered by now.
Great updates guys. Keep it up. I was away Saturday to Fayetteville so I was like catching up on scores.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 06, 2022, 09:17:43 amGreat updates guys. Keep it up. I was away Saturday to Fayetteville so I was like catching up on scores.
I have also found that Peacock streams all the matches after they are finished, halftime-free, so they go by quicker because you can save 20 minutes with no halftime.
I missed Arsenal's win over Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, and then watched it quickly the next day on Peacock.
Chelsea has sacked Thomas Tuchel after yesterday's Champions League loss to Dinamo Zagreb.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 07, 2022, 06:33:34 amChelsea has sacked Thomas Tuchel after yesterday's Champions League loss to Dinamo Zagreb.
I have to wonder if Chelsea will try to go after Graham Potter from Brighton or Thomas Frank from Brentford, or if they have something else up their sleeve.
However in my opinion this was too soon. Tuchel will land on his feet somewhere else. But such is the Premier League.
I think this is a dumb firing. Good grief.
Sacked Mourinho, Sarri, Conte, and Tuchel. Who else are you going to fire?
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 07, 2022, 07:36:49 amI have to wonder if Chelsea will try to go after Graham Potter from Brighton or Thomas Frank from Brentford, or if they have something else up their sleeve.
However in my opinion this was too soon. Tuchel will land on his feet somewhere else. But such is the Premier League.
Zidane, Ponchettino, or Potter from what the Europeans are saying. Not sure how I feel about those.
Of note. Tuchel last 18 more days than Frank Lampard as manager for Chelsea.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on September 07, 2022, 07:36:49 amI have to wonder if Chelsea will try to go after Graham Potter from Brighton or Thomas Frank from Brentford, or if they have something else up their sleeve.
However in my opinion this was too soon. Tuchel will land on his feet somewhere else. But such is the Premier League.
Brighton fans are already on the search for a new manager. Their home match against Crystal Palace next week is in jeopardy due to a rail workers strike (the rail system is the main way to get to their stadium, apparently), so they are saying the club should use the extra time that the postponement will allot to find a new manager.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 07, 2022, 05:00:24 pmBrighton fans are already on the search for a new manager. Their home match against Crystal Palace next week is in jeopardy due to a rail workers strike (the rail system is the main way to get to their stadium, apparently), so they are saying the club should use the extra time that the postponement will allot to find a new manager.
Potter to Chelsea confirmed. He also took nearly the whole coaching staff with him.
Something to look out for, with developing news, as it relates to English soccer:
The Queen's health has deteriorated. If she doesn't recover and passes, everything in England shuts down, including soccer, meaning Brighton's search for a manager would be put on hold as well.
The Queen has passed away. It is likely that the Premier League (and all other tiers) will postpone the next two weekends' worth of matches in observance of the 10 days of mourning. On the tenth day, the 18th, will be the Queen's funeral, so the matches on that day will definitely be postponed.
If this weekend's matches are postponed, they could use the already-scheduled off week at the end of September to make them up. As for next weekend's, they would likely have to be placed into a mid-week somewhere after the new year.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 08, 2022, 02:22:24 pmThe Queen has passed away. It is likely that the Premier League (and all other tiers) will postpone the next two weekends' worth of matches in observance of the 10 days of mourning. On the tenth day, the 18th, will be the Queen's funeral, so the matches on that day will definitely be postponed.
If this weekend's matches are postponed, they could use the already-scheduled off week at the end of September to make them up. As for next weekend's, they would likely have to be placed into a mid-week somewhere after the new year.
Potter has been hired at Chelsea. The queen passes. What a day in London and England in general.
Already reached out to wife's cousins over in England to give condolences. It's going to be strange for them to see near leadership as she was at the throne for a long time. God rest you well, queen.
Premier League results today from the Europa League:
FC Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
Manchester United 0-1 Real Soliedad
With a win over Köln and Freiburg only managing a draw with Mönchengladbach, Union Berlin are at the top of the Bundesliga at the end of a match weekend for the first time in their history.
And they have already played Bayern München (draw) and RB Leipzig (win). They and Bayern are the only two unbeaten teams in the Bundesliga.
Arsenal's home Europa League match against PSV scheduled for Thursday has been postponed due to the police force being needed elsewhere.
However, the Premier League will mostly return to play this upcoming weekend as scheduled.
The exceptions are Brighton/Palace, Chelsea/Liverpool, and Man United/Leeds, which will all be postponed.
Diego Costa is returning to the Premier League, as he has signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Leicester City
Son with an incredible hat trick in the second half for Spurs.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
Arsenal rebounds after the loss to Manchester United two weeks ago and returns to the top of the table heading into the international break next weekend.
Arsenal's Nwaneri, aged 15 years and 181 days, becomes the youngest player to ever appear in a Premier League match.
Headed into the international break, Union Berlin remain top of the Bundesliga after a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg.
And they are now the only unbeaten team in the Bundesliga after Augsburg handed Bayern Munich a 1-0 loss in the Bavarian derby.
In fact Union have a string of 14 unbeaten in the Bundesliga going back to last season.
Their main striker duo hail from Suriname (Sheraldo Becker) and the USA (Jordan Pefok). Becker has 6 goals and 3 assists.
Everton 1-0 West Ham United
Everton's first win on the season comes right before the international break, and it is amazingly good enough to propel them all the way to 13th in the table. It's a jumbled mess in the lower half.
With no more Premier League matches in September, here is how the table looks heading into the international break and then October:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Brighton & Hove Albion
5. Manchester United (+7)
6. Fulham (+1)
7. Chelsea (+2)
8. Liverpool (-3)
9. Brentford (+1)
10. Newcastle United (+1)
11. Leeds United (-5)
12. AFC Bournemouth (+4)
13. Everton (+4)
14. Southampton (-6)
15. Aston Villa (+4)
16. Crystal Palace (-3)
17. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+1)
18. West Ham United (-4)
19. Nottingham Forest (-4)
20. Leicester City
The number in parentheses signifies the movement from August to September. Teams without parentheses stayed in the same spot.
Brighton has their new manager in Roberto de Zerbi, who last was the manager of Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.
There, he won the Ukrainian Super Cup over Dynamo Kyiv and had his team in first place when the season was abandoned after the Russian invasion. He had also managed three Italian clubs.
Japan 2-0 United States
USMNT was completely outclassed this morning.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on September 23, 2022, 10:43:58 amJapan 2-0 United States
USMNT was completely outclassed this morning.
What the crap was this nonsense?
Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Goodbye and good night. 8)
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Brentford
Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
Fulham 1-4 Newcastle United
Liverpool 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton 1-2 Everton
West Ham United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Union Berlin suffered their first loss of the season at Eintracht Frankfurt, but still hold the lead in the Bundesliga because Borussia Dortmund were the victims of a comeback from Köln.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked Bruno Lage.
Manchester City 6-3 Manchester United
Haaland and Roden with hat tricks, and Haaland added two assists.
Tragedy in Indonesia after a match. Fans stormed the field after their team lost. Police responded with tear gas. A stampede ensued.
At least 125 dead, 180 injured.
Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
Leeds played much of the second half with 10 men after Sinisterra was sent off after a boneheaded encroachment foul during a free kick, which was his second yellow card. They actually had the better looks in the second half, but couldn't convert.
Leicester City 4-0 Nottingham Forest
Leicester finally gets a win, and in dominating fashion, but it only moves the Foxes to 19th in the table. Things continue to look bleak for Forest, as they drop to 20th.
Arsenal 3-0 Bodø/Glimt
Two up, two down for Arsenal in Europa League play. Top of the group table.
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Leicester City
Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 4-0 Southampton
Newcastle United 5-1 Brentford
Come from behind win for Bournemouth, dominant wins for Chelsea and Manchester City, and Brentford gifted Newcastle 3 of their 5 goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane scores another. He's having a nice scoring campaign, but you wouldn't know it because of Erling Haaland at Manchester City.
Crystal Palace 2-1 Leeds United
West Ham United 3-1 Fulham
Both Palace and West Ham come back from early deficits. West Ham was somehow given a goal after handling the ball in the box. That one should have ended 2-1 as well.
Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool.
An outstanding match which returns Arsenal to the top of the table and puts Liverpool in the position that if Everton win or draw against Manchester United, Liverpool would be in the bottom half of the table.
Who would've ever thought after that 9-0 shellacking that Liverpool gave Bournemouth, that they would be beneath the Cherries in the standings just a few weeks after that.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 09, 2022, 12:51:17 pmArsenal 3-2 Liverpool.
An outstanding match which returns Arsenal to the top of the table and puts Liverpool in the position that if Everton win or draw against Manchester United, Liverpool would be in the bottom half of the table.
Who would've ever thought after that 9-0 shellacking that Liverpool gave Bournemouth, that they would be beneath the Cherries in the standings just a few weeks after that.
I was ecstatic that Arsenal won. Our first win against Liverpool since July 2020.
However, I am still wondering by Jesus was allowed to continue playing. His body language told us that he was knocked out before he hit the ground on the inadvertent elbow strike.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
Another good match following Arsenal-Liverpool. Man U gets back on track after last week, and Everton, despite the loss, looked good. Everton, I think, has already done enough to avoid relegation talk, especially because the bottom of the table is very, very poor.
Union Berlin remain top of the Bundesliga following a 1-0 win at Stuttgart.
They are two points clear of Freiburg, four clear of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
And this is four straight weeks that the Unioners have been on top.
Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu has announced his retirement from soccer, effective immediately, due to a diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
Forest drop points from a winning position for, I believe, the fourth time this season. If they were able to hold onto all of the points that they've dropped, they would currently be sitting in 4th. Instead, they are in 19th.
Villa stays in 16th after today, tied with 14th-place Leeds United and 15th-place Crystal Palace, but below them on goal differential.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 10, 2022, 02:59:47 pmBrighton & Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu has announced his retirement from soccer, effective immediately, due to a diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition.
Sad to hear. He was one of their better players, but you have to look out for yourself in the end.
I have found an English team whose rise through the ranks may be second to none.
Dorking Wanderers were established in 1999 and began play in the Crawley and District League, which is at level 17 in the English league system.
In 21 years they have had 12 promotions without ever being relegated and now play in the National League, just one step away from being an EFL team. Currently they are in a very creditable mid-table position, but not too far off the promotion places.
To put this in some perspective, the year Wanderers were established, Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United were all in Football League Division Two, equivalent to today's League One, or 14 places in the pyramid ahead of Dorking. Now they are all in the same league.
And they have done it with one manager and one manager only.
Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted the Football Association's charge for violent or improper conduct after slapping a phone out of an Everton supporter's hand last season, but will defend himself against the threat of a lengthy ban.
If you don't recall the story, he slapped the phone out of a child's hand and left the child with bruises. If convicted, it is unknown how many matches a "lengthy ban" would be, but many are speculating that he will be able to reach a settlement to only miss one match,.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 12, 2022, 03:43:34 pmCristiano Ronaldo has accepted the Football Association's charge for violent or improper conduct after slapping a phone out of an Everton supporter's hand last season, but will defend himself against the threat of a lengthy ban.
If you don't recall the story, he slapped the phone out of a child's hand and left the child with bruises. If convicted, it is unknown how many matches a "lengthy ban" would be, but many are speculating that he will be able to reach a settlement to only miss one match,.
Ronaldo and Davonte Adams up to the same nonsense it seems ;D
Mohamed Salah scored the fastest hat trick in Champions League history today, slotting home three goals in just 6 minutes and 12 seconds, in Liverpool's 7-1 win over Rangers.
Bodø/Glimt 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal secures another three points and stays atop the group table in the Europa League. USMNT GK Matt Turner quite literally saved the match for Arsenal. Tough conditions in a rainy Norway in the Arctic Circle on artificial turf.
Brentford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Good win for Brentford, while Brighton's slide continues.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 14, 2022, 03:55:45 pmBrentford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Good win for Brentford, while Brighton's slide continues.
Ivan Toney with the brace today, including a delicious backheel in the first half. He and Harry Kane have the most goals [8] in the Premier League for anyone not named Erling Haaland.
Huge Sunday coming up in the Bundesliga.
Top of the table Union Berlin is home to 5th place Borussia Dortmund, and 2nd place Freiburg are away to 4th place Bayern Munich.
BVB and Bayern got pushed down a spot when Hoffenheim beat Schalke 3-0 today, pushing 1899 up into 3rd.
It still feels strange to say that anyone except Bayern or Dortmund are topping the table. And if Union Berlin wins and Freiburg loses, the upstart Unioners will find themselves on top of the league by four points.
Leicester City 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nothing of note in this one, other than James Maddison picking up his fifth yellow card of the season (with 30 seconds left in the match). He will now be suspended for Leicester's match on Thursday against Leeds United. How much more time does Brendan Rodgers have at Leicester after another disappointing performance?
Fulham 2-2 AFC Bournemouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Fulham pulled level twice to share the points. A Bournemouth win would have, at least temporarily and incredibly, catapulted the Cherries to sixth in the table.
Wolves score only their fourth goal of the season, this one a penalty, but it is enough to, temporarily, lift them out of the Relegation Zone.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton
Harry Kane adds another, as does Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle United
Southampton 1-1 West Ham United
Chelsea gets another win to stay in the top 4, while Villa drifts closer to the Relegation Zone.
Man U/Newcastle was entertaining for a 0-0 draw. Much better than the Leicester/Palace 0-0 yesterday. They stay 5th and 6th in the table.
Southampton lost an early 1-0 and stays in the Relegation Zone after being jumped by Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday, while West Ham jumps up into the upper half of the table.
Leeds United 0-1 Arsenal
Saka adds another to his tally in a match that had everything.
A 35-minute power outage right after kickoff, a first half dominated by Arsenal, a second half definitely dominated by Leeds, a missed penalty kick by Leeds, a red card for Arsenal and second penalty overturned by VAR, and many heart palpitations by yours truly.
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
Mo Salah finally capitalized to bump Liverpool to 8th and to put Arsenal 4 points clear at the top. Klopp was sent off late in the match after a foul on Salah wasn't called.
With City's loss, there will be no Invincible Club in the Premier League this season.
Union Berlin 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
One of the best stories in football continues, as two goals in the first 21 minutes are enough to see off BVB.
Union will be at least two points clear when the day is over, perhaps as many as four. Meanwhile Dortmund are bogged down in 8th place, having also been passed by Hoffenheim, Frankfurt, Mönchengladbach and Köln over the weekend.
Burgos CF is a team in the Spanish Second Division who, before today, had a scoreline of 6 goals forced and 0 allowed through ten matches, including SIX 0-0 draws.
Their keeper, who was instrumental in all of these clean sheets, was sent off in the 28th minute today. They were up 1-0 at the time.
They played the last 62 minutes, plus all the stoppage time, down a man. In the 90+4 minute, Mirandes broke their streak and scored to draw level at 1-1.
However, Burgos CF fought back and scored in the 90+12 minute to win 2-1.
4 wins now for Graham Potter as Chelsea's manager. Let's see how long he can sustain it.
Manchester City supporters chanted and mocked the Hillsborough Tragedy during the match at Liverpool yesterday, and then vandalized the visiting side concourse with graffiti mocking the tragedy as well.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 17, 2022, 07:44:53 amManchester City supporters chanted and mocked the Hillsborough Tragedy during the match at Liverpool yesterday, and then vandalized the visiting side concourse with graffiti mocking the tragedy as well.
Trash.
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Nothing of note in this one. Brighton stays in 7th, while Nottingham moves up to 19th. For now. Brighton's scoreless streak extends to three matches.
Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
All three of Palace's wins have been after they have trailed 1-0, and all three have been at home. Palace jumps to 10th, for now, while Wolves stay in 17th.
ESPN2 has been following Wrexham's FA Cup journey because of the attention they have gotten through the TV series Welcome to Wrexham, and in the process made 6th tier Blyth Spartans a semi-household name.
After a 2-2 draw at Blyth in a 4th qualifying round matchup, Wrexham won 3-2 in the replay on their home ground today, holding off a Spartans rally that saw them come back from 3-0 down at halftime. Blyth sent a good chance wide in stoppage time.
Wrexham will take on fellow 5th tier team Oldham Athletic in the first round proper.
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Southampton
Brentford 0-0 Chelsea
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
Newcastle United 1-0 Everton
Southampton picked up, perhaps, the biggest win of the day as they jump clear to mid-table and away from the Relegation Zone. Bournemouth stays mid-table.
Brentford had a few more chances than Chelsea, who, I think, were playing quite a few subs. Chelsea stays 4th and Brentford stays in the upper half.
Liverpool get another win and climb a little higher, while West Ham stay mid-table.
Newcastle wins another to hold position, while Everton stays lower half and is clear of the Relegation Zone by one point.
Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Man U with an important win to stay 5th in the table, while Spurs stay 3rd.
Fulham 3-0 Aston Villa
Fulham completely outclassed Villa the entire match. Douglas Luiz was sent off for Villa in the 62nd minute, which did not help. Fulham moves into the upper half of the table while Villa stays near the Relegation Zone.
Leicester City 2-0 Leeds United
Leicester dominated the match, but the three points weren't enough to lift them out of the Relegation Zone. They inched closer, as they are now only one point from potential safety. Leeds is one of the clubs who is only one point safe.
Aston Villa has sacked Steven Gerrard following their insipid loss to Fulham. First team coach Aaron Danks will take charge on an interim basis starting with Sunday's game against Brentford.
The Draw for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was held early this morning. Here are the groups:
Group A:
New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
Group B:
Australia, Canada, Nigeria, Republic of Ireland
Group C:
Costa Rica, Japan, Spain, Zambia
Group D:
China PR, Denmark, England, Playoff-winner (Chile, Haiti, Senegal)
Group E:
Netherlands, United States, Vietnam, Playoff-winner (Cameroon, Portugal, Thailand)
Group F:
Brazil, France, Jamaica, Playoff-winner (Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Panama, Papa New Guinea, Paraguay
Group G:
Argentina, Italy, South Africa, Sweden
Group H:
Colombia, Germany, Korea Republic, Morocco
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is next summer, and it will be the first Women's World Cup to feature 32 teams.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool
Massive win for Forest as the up-and-down results for Liverpool continue. Forest win for the first time since Matchweek 1, and climb to 9 points. Forest is still 19th in the table, but they are just one point from safety now. Liverpool sits 7th after the loss, but could drop as low as 10th by the end of the weekend.
Everton 3-0 Crystal Palace
Manchester City 3-1 Brighton & Hove Alvion
Big win for Everton, who are now at 13 points and around mid-table. Palace is around the same position with the same points.
Manchester City stays second, one point back of the lead. Brighton's scoreless drought ended, but their slide down the table continues depending on outcomes the rest of the weekend.
Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
What a final ten minutes in this one. Chelsea scores on a late penalty, and Man U answers with a stoppage time goal.
Chelsea stays 4th and Man U stays 5th.
Aston Villa 4-0 Brentford
Leeds United 2-3 Fulham
Southampton 1-1 Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-4 Leicester City
Villa with a dominant performance after sacking Gerrard mid-week. Jump to mid-table with Brentford.
Fulham climbs into the upper half of the table, while Leeds falls into the Relegation Zone.
Arsenal can't score more than 1 goal in matches these days, and failure to do so means they are only two points clear instead of 4. Referee Robert Jones' streak of never referring a Southampton loss stays put. Interesting stat, that is...
Where has this Leicester been all season? Out of the Relegation Zone now, while Wolves are still in it.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United
Eddie Howe has Newcastle trending up, and they jump into the top 4 after the draw between Chelsea and Manchester United yesterday. Spurs stay third, and Harry Kane netted his 10th goal of the season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 22, 2022, 01:25:24 pmChelsea 1-1 Manchester United
What a final ten minutes in this one. Chelsea scores on a late penalty, and Man U answers with a stoppage time goal.
Chelsea stays 4th and Man U stays 5th.
Great Match. Hate we couldn't finish after the PK.
West Ham United 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Both of West Ham's goals were the result of handballs. One of their own doing, which should have been disallowed, and one as the result of a Bournemouth handball that led to a penalty.
West Ham climbs all the way to 10th in the table, while Bournemouth drops to 14th, four points clear of the Relegation Zone.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 24, 2022, 03:58:26 pmWest Ham United 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Both of West Ham's goals were the result of handballs. One of their own doing, which should have been disallowed, and one as the result of a Bournemouth handball that led to a penalty.
West Ham climbs all the way to 10th in the table, while Bournemouth drops to 14th, four points clear of the Relegation Zone.
My opinion, the VAR official blew three handball calls. In addition to the handball that resulted in the first West Ham goal, West Ham had an obvious handball in the Bournemouth box that was not given as a penalty, and that penalty call against Bournemouth didn't look like a handball to me. Looks like it hit the Bournemouth man in the chest but it is what it is.
In the Bundesliga Union Berlin were upset by bottom team Bochum away. The Unioners still lead the league but Bayern Munich is hammering at the door now, only one point behind.
In fact, look at the top 12 in the table. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this.
Union Berlin 23
Bayern Munich 22
Freiburg 21
Eintracht Frankfurt 20
Borussia Dortmund 19
Mainz 18
Hoffenheim 17
RB Leipzig, Mönchengladbach, Köln all with 16
Werder Bremen 15
Augsburg 14
Juventus has been knocked out of the Champions League for the fifth straight season. The five clubs to knock them out have been Ajax, Lyon, Porto, Villarreal, and Benfica.
Those five clubs were not deemed "glamourous" enough for the short-lived European Super League by one of the key supporters of it... Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli.
Speaking of the European Super League, A22 Sports Management is trying to resurrect it, but the Premier League has said that no clubs will participate in it, citing the agreement signed with the Football Association in June 2021.
Here's a story out of South Africa that features two matches being fixed, but not ending the way the clubs were, somehow, hoping for:
Matiyasi FC needed to win by 18 goals to get promoted to the ABC Motsepe League (Africa's second tier). Going into the match in question, they were in third place and, obviously, way behind on goal difference to catch the top two. Their match against Nsami Mighty Birds ended 59-1, with 41 own goals conceded by Nsami. Without those own goals, Matiyasi would have won 18-1 and not reached the 18-goal win needed.
As the same time, something strange was happening with the team in second place, Shivulani Dangerous Tigers. They had the same points as Matiyasi, but were far ahead on goal difference. However, that didn't stop them from beating Kototo Happy Boys 33-1, with seven own goals conceded by Kototo.
What's the final verdict for all four clubs?
Lifetime ban.
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City
Leicester held it in the first half, but a howler of a free kick from De Bruyne early in the second half was the difference. Leicester had some chances, but never really threatened too much. Man City jumps to the top of the table, as Arsenal plays tomorrow. Leicester stays just outside the Relegation Zone in 17th, and Leeds, Wolves, and Forest all have difficult fixtures this weekend.
Chelsea down 3-0 at half. 🤮
AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Chelsea
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton
Newcastle United 4-0 Aston Villa
Very disappointing result for Bournemouth. 2-0 up in the 49th. They say 2-0 is the most unsafe lead in soccer. Bournemouth stay in the lower half of the table, and Spurs stay top 4.
The draw sees Brentford climb into the upper half of the table for now, while the point moves Wolves within one point of safety. Diego Costa was shown a straight red in the 96th minute for a headbutt.
Brighton's first win over Chelsea in any competition since January 1933, and they spoiled Potter's return. Chelsea stay fifth for now, and Brighton climbs a little higher for the first time in weeks.
Palace climbs into the upper half of the table for now, while Southampton stays near the Relegation Zone.
A dominating second half from Newcastle, as they stay in the top 4. Villa stays in the bottom half of the table, just clear of Relegation.
Fulham 0-0 Everton
The draw sees Fulham stay in 7th for now, while Everton draws exactly level with West Ham in 11th.
Entertaining 0-0 draw, that was.
Liverpool 1-2 Leeds United
Not what Liverpool wanted to follow up a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. They stay hovering around mid-table, while Leeds jump out of the Relegation Zone to 15th.
Arsenal 5-0 Nottingham Forest
Arsenal with a dominating performance, mostly in the second half, to reclaim the top spot from Manchester City. Reiss Nelson with a super-sub performance, tallying two goals and an assist for the Gunners. Forest stays last in the table.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 29, 2022, 11:03:30 amAFC Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Chelsea
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton
Newcastle United 4-0 Aston Villa
Very disappointing result for Bournemouth. 2-0 up in the 49th. They say 2-0 is the most unsafe lead in soccer. Bournemouth stay in the lower half of the table, and Spurs stay top 4.
The draw sees Brentford climb into the upper half of the table for now, while the point moves Wolves within one point of safety. Diego Costa was shown a straight red in the 96th minute for a headbutt.
Brighton's first win over Chelsea in any competition since January 1933, and they spoiled Potter's return. Chelsea stay fifth for now, and Brighton climbs a little higher for the first time in weeks.
Palace climbs into the upper half of the table for now, while Southampton stays near the Relegation Zone.
A dominating second half from Newcastle, as they stay in the top 4. Villa stays in the bottom half of the table, just clear of Relegation.
Not one but two own goals for Chelsea. Disgusting.
With a goal literally on the last kick of the game, Union Berlin remain top of the Bundesliga with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Gladbach. They had to have it too as Bayern had swamped Mainz 6-2 yesterday.
Manchester United 1-0 Newcastle United
Man U 5th, West Ham 13th to close out the October table.
Here's how the Premier Table stands at the end of October. The number is parenthesis is how many spots a club moved up or down compared to September. No number means the position stayed the same.
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Newcastle United (+6)
5. Manchester United
6. Chelsea (+1)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion (-3)
8. Fulham (-2)
9. Liverpool (-1)
10. Crystal Palace (+6)
11. Brentford (-2)
12. Everton (+1)
13. West Ham United (+5)
14. AFC Bournemouth (-2)
15. Leeds United (-4)
16. Aston Villa (-1)
17. Southampton (-3)
18. Leicester City (+2)
19. Wolverhampton Wanderers (-2)
20. Nottingham Forest (-1)
Looking at those standings the EPL is a little strange this season as usually there is a club that quite frankly has no business being a Premier League club and may only finish with 20, 22, 23 points like a Sunderland, QPR, Norwich, etc. for example in somewhat recent times. This season the bottom 9 or 10 clubs even Nottingham Forest there seem to not be much differentiating those clubs. I could see the relegation battle at the end being wild between 5 or 6 clubs battling it out to stay up.
I agree. Though I think some are or will be safer than others.
Fulham was more well-equipped than I thought to take on the PL this time around. I think Everton is going to be okay because they have bought into Frank Lampard's style. Once Brentford gets their injury situation sorted they'll be good to go, specifically with Norgaard who it turns out is a key cog in midfield. West Ham too will be okay, and Leeds and Leicester have shown signs of life.
Crystal Palace are once again underperforming IMO. They need to improve. Bournemouth have done a tremendous job with what they have. Aston Villa are so inconsistent but I think have enough to stay up.
Three teams in trouble, at least right now, are Southampton, Wolves and Forest. But it wouldn't take much, specifically from the three teams I mentioned in the previous paragraph, for them also to be having relegation six-pointers toward the end of the season.
Talking of QPR and Norwich, currently they occupy two of the four playoff spots in the Championship along with Sheffield United and Swansea City, behind leaders Burnley and Blackburn Rovers.
Speaking of the current top six clubs in the Championship, here is how they are compared to the end of previous months in the campaign:
1. Burnley (Aug: 3rd, Sep: 4th)
2. Blackburn Rovers (Aug: 5th, Sep: 8th)
3. Queens Park Rangers (Aug: 9th, Sep: 7th)
4. Sheffield United (Aug: 1st, Sep: 1st)
5. Norwich City (Aug: 2nd, Sep: 2nd)
6. Swansea City (Aug: 21st, Sep: 16th)
So:
-Burnley has moved up from a playoff spot to a direct promotion spot.
-Blackburn went from a playoff spot, to nothing, to a direct promotion spot.
-Queens Park Rangers moved up from two months of nothing to a playoff spot.
-Sheffield United dropped from a direct promotion spot to a playoff spot.
-Norwich City dropped from a direct promotion spot to a playoff spot.
-Swansea City had the best September and October to climb from the brink of the Relegation Zone to a playoff spot.
I have a month-by-month (like the one for the Premier League) above for the Championship, League One, League Two, and National League if anyone is interested. I haven't posted because most of our English discussion focuses on the Premier League (and a little on the Championship).
Leeds United 4-3 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City 2-1 Fulham
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
What a comeback from Leeds, from down 3-1 early in the second half. Bournemouth lets another 2-goal lead slip away. Leeds jumps to 12th, Bournemouth stays 14th.
Manchester City with a late penalty for the win, scored by Haaland of course. City played with 10 men for the last 65 minutes. City jumps to first, Fulham stays eighth.
Forest with a very late equalizer to share the points with Brentford. Brentford jumps to 10th, while Forest stays last.
Brighton with a late goal to take all three points, as Wolves played with 10 men the entire second half and stay in the Relegation Zone. Brighton jumps to 6th.
Everton 0-2 Leicester City
Leicester keeps moving up, to 12th now. Everton drops to 14th.
Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal
Entertaining match this morning that was separated by a goal from a corner kick. Arsenal jumps back to first, while Chelsea stays seventh.
I offer a handshake,
@AirWarren.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 06, 2022, 08:00:27 amChelsea 0-1 Arsenal
Entertaining match this morning that was separated by a goal from a corner kick. Arsenal jumps back to first, while Chelsea stays seventh.
I offer a handshake, @AirWarren.
Goodness. It seems the potter hire is going sour very fast.
Great game to you as well.
Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Southampton 1-4 Newcastle United
West Ham United 1-2 Crystal Palace
Villa with a much-needed win to scoot away from the Relegation Zone, as they climb to 14th. United stay 5th.
Newcastle keep winning and climb to third, while Southampton find themselves in the Relegation Zone in 18th.
Palace with the winning goal in the dying seconds of stoppage time to climb to ninth, while West Ham stay 14th.
Totteham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
A brace from Salah gives Liverpool all three points, and they climb to eighth in the table. Spurs stay fourth after being jumped by Newcastle earlier.
Normal service has been restored over the weekend in the Bundesliga, as Bayern Munich take the lead following their 3-2 win at Hertha while Union Berlin were routed 5-0 at Bayer Leverkusen.
The FA Cup surprises have already started in the first round proper, with the biggest one being seventh-tier Alvechurch's 2-1 win at League One Cheltenham Town.
Non-league sides Chippenham, Chesterfield, Kings Lynn Town and Farnborough also took wins over league opposition, and a few more teams have a chance to do so in replays.
A little off topic, but the FSU Lady Seminoles won their 3rd straight ACC championship yesterday, defeating the #1 seed UNC Tar Heels 2-1.
Not off topic at all, Chief! We talk all kinds of soccer here. Welcome!
The third round of the EFL Cup kicked off today. Number in parenthesis is what level the team is on the English Football Pyramid.
(1)Leicester City 3-0 (4)Newport County
(1)AFC Bournemouth 4-1 (1)Everton
(2)Burnley 3-1 (4)Crawley Town
(2)Bristol City 1-3 (3)Lincoln City
(4)Stevenage 1(4)-1(5) (3)Charlton Athletic
(3)Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 (3)Morecambe
(1)Brentford 1(5)-1(6) (4)Gillingham
(3)Lincoln City and (4)Gillingham with the upsets today, especially Gillingham. Brentford went up 1-0 in the 3rd minute, and then Gillingham answered in the 75th and won it in penalties.
More third round EFL Cup results from today:
(1)Arsenal 1-3 (1)Brighton & Hove Albion
(1)Newcastle United 0(3)-0(2) (1)Crystal Palace
(1)Nottingham Forest 2-0 (1)Tottenham Hotspur
(1)Southampton 1(6)-1(5) (3)Sheffield Wednesday
(1)West Ham United 2(9)-2(10) (2)Blackburn Rovers
(1)Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 (1)Leeds United
(1)Liverpool 0(3)-0(2) (3)Derby County
(1)Manchester City 2-0 (1)Chelsea
(1)Manchester United 4-2 (1)Aston Villa in the last third round match of the EFL Cup. The draw for the fourth round happened right after this concluded, and here is is:
(1)Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. (4)Gillingham
(1)Southampton vs. (3)Lincoln City
(2)Blackburn Rovers vs. (1)Nottingham Forest
(1)Newcastle United vs. (1)AFC Bournemouth
(1)Manchester City vs. (1)Liverpool
(1)Manchester United vs. (2)Burnley
(3)Milton Keynes Dons vs. (1)Leicester City
(3)Charlton Athletic vs. (1)Brighton & Hove Albion
The fourth round is scheduled for the week of December 19th.
I'm hurting over here. Roman...what have you done selling us like this...
Manchester City 1-2 Brentford
Toney's second goal in the 97th minute sees Brentford through and up to tenth in the table. Brentford's streak of scoring first and never losing in the Premier League stays in place, while City stays in second, two points behind Arsenal. Arsenal could be five points clear at the top by the end of the day.
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Everton
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United
West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City
Big win for Bournemouth, who put some distance between themselves and the Relegation Zone. The opposite for Everton, who are just one spot and one point above.
Liverpool up to sixth for now, with Nunez netting his first Premier League brace. Southampton fall to 19th.
Nottingham get a much-needed win for the three points. They're still in the Relegation Zone, in 18th. Palace drop out of the top 10.
A back-and-forth affair between Spurs and Leeds, with Leeds blowing the lead three different times. Adams was also sent off for Leeds in the final minutes. Spurs climb to third for now, while Leeds drop a couple of places to 14th.
Another win for Leicester, who continue to move up the table. They're just outside the top ten, while West Ham strays closer to the Relegation Zone.
Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea
Another win for Newcastle, who reclaim third from Spurs. The slide continues for Chelsea, who could fall as far as ninth before the weekend is done.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal
A brace from Odegaard sees Arsenal five points clear at the top heading into the World Cup break, while Wolves are dead last and four points from safety.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Aston Villa
Villa with their third win out of their last four to get a little distance from the Relegation Zone, closer to mid-table now, while Brighton stays seventh for now.
Fulham 1-2 Manchester United
Fulham drops a second in a row deep into stoppage time, and they'll stay in ninth heading into the break. United get a much-needed three points to stay within striking distance of the top fourth, and will stay in fifth.
Here is how the Premier League table will end November, as the World Cup and holiday break are combined for the next five weeks, and how the clubs compare to where they finished in the table at the end of October:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Newcastle United (+1)
4. Tottenham Hotspur (-1)
5. Manchester United
6. Liverpool (+3)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Chelsea (-2)
9. Fulham (-1)
10. Brentford (+1)
11. Crystal Palace (-1)
12. Aston Villa (+4)
13. Leicester City (+5)
14. AFC Bournemouth
15. Leeds United
16. West Ham United (-3)
17. Everton (-5)
18. Nottingham Forest (+2)
19. Southampton (-2)
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers (-1)
Here is how the Championship table will end November, as the Championship is off for the World Cup like the Premier League. The Championship's break is not as long, however, and here is how the clubs compare to where they finished in the table at the end of October:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United (+2)
3. Blackburn Rovers (-1)
4. Watford (+4)
5. Norwich City
6. Millwall (+2)
7. Queens Park Rangers (-4)
8. Swansea City (-2)
9. Preston North End (+1)
10. Luton Town (-1)
11. Coventry City (+11)
12. Reading (-1)
13. Birmingham City (-1)
14. Middlesbrough (+7)
15. Sunderland (+1)
16. Rotherham United (-3)
17. Stoke City (+2)
18. Bristol City (-4)
19. Cardiff City (-2)
20. Hull City (-2)
21. West Bromwich Albion (+3)
22. Wigan Athletic (-2)
23. Blackpool (-8)
24. Huddersfield Town (-1)
I am super impressed with Newcastle. From manager right on down, they have built a team that must be respected by all.
They might, if some things break right, even be in contention for the PL title.
Seventh-tier club Ashton United has reached out to Manchester City about loaning Erling Haaland to them for 28 days since he is not going to the World Cup.
It is definitely not happening, but imagine if it did.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 13, 2022, 12:30:02 pmHere is how the Premier League table will end November, as the World Cup and holiday break are combined for the next five weeks, and how the clubs compare to where they finished in the table at the end of October:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Newcastle United (+1)
4. Tottenham Hotspur (-1)
5. Manchester United
6. Liverpool (+3)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Chelsea (-2)
9. Fulham (-1)
10. Brentford (+1)
11. Crystal Palace (-1)
12. Aston Villa (+4)
13. Leicester City (+5)
14. AFC Bournemouth
15. Leeds United
16. West Ham United (-3)
17. Everton (-5)
18. Nottingham Forest (+2)
19. Southampton (-2)
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers (-1)
Chelsea's Potter experiment has gone sour with me.
Brentford's Ivan Toney has been charged with breaching FA Rule E8, which focuses on betting on matches.
It is alleged that Tony placed 232 bets in a four-year span that ended in January 2021. There has been no evidence that he bet on matches for the club he was playing for at the time, and the bets stopped before Brentford was promoted to the Premier League.
This would explain why he was not selected for the England squad in the upcoming World Cup.
Has anyone seen the controversy around Denmark's World Cup uniforms? I personally love the idea and the sentiment behind their design, and will be watching and cheering on my Dane brethren.
The concept and design are cool. I am personally not the biggest fan of most of the World Cup jerseys, but Hummel did well with Denmark's.
I think this World Cup in Qatar will underwhelm for a few reasons, but I am still ready to watch some great games!
Opening World Cup game is in the books!
Ecuador 2-0 over Qatar.
Enner Valencia's brace was enough as Ecuador glided past Qatar. Ecuador controlled the game from the first whistle, and Qatar couldn't get anything going. I was shocked because the champs from Asia have shown that they can play good football. I thought it was going to be more competitive, but hats off to Ecuador on a good win!
Qatar become the first host nation in World Cup history to lose the opening match. They'll likely join South Africa as a host nation to not advance out of the Group Stage. South Africa did not win its opening match in 2010, but rather drew with Mexico.
Here is the final November table for English League One and how the clubs compared to how they finished in October:
1. Plymouth Argyle
2. Ipswich Town
3. Sheffield Wednesday
4. Peterborough United
5. Bolton Wanderers (+1)
6. Barnsley (+2)
7. Portsmouth (-2)
8. Derby County (-1)
9. Lincoln City (+5)
10. Port Vale (+2)
11. Exeter City (-1)
12. Wycombe Wanderers (+1)
13. Oxford United (+5)
14. Charlton Athletic (-5)
15. Bristol Rovers (+1)
16. Shrewsbury Town (-5)
17. Fleetwood Town (-2)
18. Cheltenham Town (+1)
19. Accrington Stanley (+1)
20. Cambridge United (-3)
21. Milton Keynes Dons
22. Burton Albion (+2)
23. Morecambe
24. Forest Green Rovers (-2)
World Cup day outlaws!!!!
USA! USA! USA!!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on November 21, 2022, 01:11:13 pmWorld Cup day outlaws!!!!
USA! USA! USA!!!!
We get the first goal... I think 2 goals is enough to win this one as Wales can't get in attack near as well as us right now. Time to get another goal!
England 6-2 Iran
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
The favorites won both, but Senegal almost held on for a draw, allowing Netherlands to score both in the final 8 minutes or so.
Ecuador and Netherlands both lead Group A with 3 points and +2 goal differential.
The USA energy in Qatar is something.
Great half. Need to finish strong.
Terrible challenge there resulting in a PK strike by freaking Gareth Bale.
1-1. Man, come on. Tough draw.
Officials were questionable. Consistent at being bad. Horrible inconsistency.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 21, 2022, 03:03:40 pm1-1. Man, come on. Tough draw.
Officials were questionable. Consistent at being bad. Horrible inconsistency.
I agree. The inconsistency drove me nuts.
With that being said, they started strong, but the guys have to play sharp the full 90. In Zimmermann's defense, with the opposing team knocking on the door in the box, it is easy to get frantic. A lapse in judgement can result in a pen just like that. The positive takeaway is we got a point against a good side in the first match.
I was pleased with the build-up play for the most part. Had the better looks, but we have to finish.
I'm ready for Friday! Bring on England!
We got a point. That's all that matters. We have to at least get a point Friday.
I fear this might come down to goal difference between us and Wales. England is the clear favorite in the group. Hopefully we can steal a draw against them and then handily defeat Iran.
DOWN GOES FRAZIER!!!!
Saudi Arabia takes down one of the tournament favorites, Argentina, 2-1.
I was expecting some upsets, but not Saudi Arabia beating Argentina...that is crazy.
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
The points are shared in the draw to open Group D. Both teams had chances throughout, and it was a pretty entertaining match.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
Biggest chance of the match was a Poland penalty that was saved. They split the points for second place in Group C.
Mexico enjoyed more possession and had better looks. Just couldn't get the goal.
Poland seemed to have trouble dealing with Mexico's press. The intensity resulted in many long balls that didn't amount to anything. Lewandowski was obviously the focal point of attack for Poland, but Mexico did an outstanding job keeping him quiet (besides earning the penalty).
France takes down the Socceroos 4-1
Australia got off to a good start going up 1-0. But that was about it. France got hot and didn't look back. Despite conceding that early goal, they looked flashy and composed.
The curse has not affected them yet. Based on what I just saw, they are not going to give up their world champion status easily.
In soccer news away from the World Cup, Manchester United has parted ways with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Things were just not working out there this time, and I am sure he will land on his feet somewhere else.
Another great day of World Cup soccer. I'm nervous about our match with England.
Croatia and Morocco draw 0-0
Good match. Hats off to Morocco for buckling down against a dangerous team.
Germany 1-2 Japan
Germany completely dominated the first 70ish minutes of this one, but what heart shown by Japan to battle back to not only tie it up, but take the three points in the end.
Spain delivered a thrashing against Costa Rica,
7-0.
The stats for this game are crazy.
-Spain dominated possession 82-18%
-Spain recorded 17 total shots, with 8 on target
-Costa Rica didn't tally any shots.
-Spain made 1043 passes to Costa Rica's 231.
Regardless of the opponent, that is impressive in a World Cup. Spain put the rest of the teams on notice.
Belgium 1-0 Canada
Gotta feel for Canada...
Represented the CONCACAF well. They had so many chances, but they got greeted by the harsh reality of the game. Margins are thin in this tournament. Belgium capitalized on one of their breakaways that proved to be enough.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 23, 2022, 09:00:38 amGermany 1-2 Japan
Germany completely dominated the first 70ish minutes of this one, but what heart shown by Japan to battle back to not only tie it up, but take the three points in the end.
Quit wasting time covering your mouths and try not to lose, Germany.
That Spain thrashing was eye opening.
Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon
Interesting fact: The lone goal came from Breel Embolo, who was born in Cameroon. He did not celebrate when he scored.
Uruguay and South Korea shared the points in a tightly contested 0-0 draw.
Japanese supporters were shown staying behind after the match against Germany and helping clean the stadium. Back in 2018, the Japanese National Team left their locker room spotless after a heartbreaking defeat. I believe the Japanese Little League World Series team did the same recently as well.
I believe Japan is constantly at the top of the cleanest country lists, and it's easy to see why.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 24, 2022, 10:39:35 amJapanese supporters were shown staying behind after the match against Germany and helping clean the stadium. Back in 2018, the Japanese National Team left their locker room spotless after a heartbreaking defeat. I believe the Japanese Little League World Series team did the same recently as well.
I believe Japan is constantly at the top of the cleanest country lists, and it's easy to see why.
Wow.
Portugal 3-2 Ghana
From absolutely nothing doing in the first 65ish minutes to an absolute banger of a match. Perhaps the most entertaining match so far. Questionable penalty rewarded to Portugal after a questionable goal disallowance for Portugal, but Ghana fought back and almost drew level on a major keeper error in the dying seconds.
Ronaldo has now scored in five World Cups.
Brazil takes down Serbia 2-0
Serbia put up a valiant effort, but Brazil is a tournament favorite for a reason. Richarlison bagged two goals, and his overhead kick is probably goal of the tournament so far.
Wales 0-2 Iran
Scoreless into second half stoppage time, but Wales' goalkeeper was sent off shortly before, and Iran netted two. Not the result the US wanted. The 0-0 was what we should have been rooting for.
Qatar 1-3 Senegal
Both teams had better showings than in their openers, but Qatar's tournament is pretty much done now. Senegal still has a chance to advance if results go their way.
Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Pretty good match. Arguments could be made that Ecuador's disallowed goal should have stood, but they share the points in the end. Due to this result, Qatar cannot advance past the Group Stage, joining South Africa as the only hosts nations to not get out of the group.
Senegal is still alive.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 25, 2022, 08:46:22 amWales 0-2 Iran
Scoreless into second half stoppage time, but Wales' goalkeeper was sent off shortly before, and Iran netted two. Not the result the US wanted. The 0-0 was what we should have been rooting for.
Yep not good at all... Now the USA will need to beat Iran next match unless they can somehow get past England today with 3 points. Then a draw would be enough against Iran. Draw or loss today and Iran becomes everything.
Quote from: beach bum on November 25, 2022, 01:23:54 pmYep not good at all... Now the USA will need to beat Iran next match unless they can somehow get past England today with 3 points. Then a draw would be enough against Iran. Draw or loss today and Iran becomes everything.
Terrible draw for us to wales. But we are playing tough against England right now.
England 0-0 United States
The US must beat Iran, or our tournament is over.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 25, 2022, 02:55:12 pmEngland 0-0 United States
The US must beat Iran, or our tournament is over.
I cannot believe we crapped the bed against freaking wales.
I knew going into this tournament it would be interesting. England is England, Wales is ranked #19, and Iran is not awful. I was thinking we might end up in a position like this. Iran will bring their best against us. If we play like we did against England, we should get the win. Can't fold now.
Australia 1-0 over Tunisia.
The Aussies steal the points from Tunisia with a lone goal and great defending.
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
A goal in each half gives Poland all three points. Lewandowski finally gets his World Cup goal.
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Good showing from Poland. This win puts them in a comfortable position heading into the third round of group games. They will probably be cheering on Mexico in their game against Argentina, as a Mexico win would eliminate Argentina.
France 2-1 Denmark
Mannn the Danes are hard to break down, but leave it to Mbappe to find a way. France pretty much secured a knockout spot with that win.
Argentina 2-0 Mexico
A hard-fought battle that looked like it was headed for a 0-0 draw. But, Messi stepped up for his country with a great goal. Then the nail in the coffin was delivered by Fernandez.
Japan 0-1 Costa Rica
Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Two pretty meaningful upsets to start the day today. Japan/Costa Rica was pretty evenly matched throughout, and Costa Rica finally found the breakthrough. However, Morocco, at least to me, outclasses Belgium all match, and their subs made the difference.
Lionel Messi is nearing a deal with Inter Miami that would make him the highest paid player in MLS history.
Looks like I might have to make a trip to South Florida!
Croatia handles Canada 4-1.
Canada opened the scoring early with a goal from Alphonso Davies. For the first 20-30 minutes, Canada was putting on the pressure, but then Croatia flipped the switch. They found their groove and looked a lot like 2018 Croatia. Dominant in the midfield, great runs, and clinical in front of goal.
I feel for Canada. Not getting the result against Belgium proved to be costly. But they will bounce back. This is a dangerous team.
Spain and Germany draw 1-1
Spain dominated possession and looked to drain any hopes for Germany to stay in the tournament, but substitute Niclas Füllkrug got Germany on the scoresheet in 83' to keep them alive.
Tuesday is going to be a big day.
Cameroon and Serbia are all equal in a 3-3 draw.
Most exciting match so far. Cameroon was down two and battled back to level the score. What an effort.
Ghana over South Korea, 3-2
Ghana jumped out early to a 2-0 lead, but South Korea fought back to tie it up 2-2. Mohammed Kudus bagged the winner in the 68'. That guy is a baller and should be MOTM, in my opinion.
Brazil beats Switzerland 1-0
Portugal and Uruguay are playing right now.
They had the 3rd round FA Cup draw today.
Some of the more interesting matchups include (home team first):
Man City/Chelsea
Oxford United/Arsenal
Brentford/West Ham
Man Utd/Everton
Sheffield Wednesday/Newcastle
Coventry City/Wrexham, for fans of "Welcome to Wrexham"
Boreham Wood/Accrington Stanley (Non-league side Boreham Wood are in the third round for the third straight year)
Ronaldo gets his revenge over Uruguay with a 2-0 win.
Uruguay looked dangerous, but Bruno's penalty took the air out of them. Unlucky for Uruguay as they have had three shots hit the post in two games.
It is very strange seeing Uruguay scoreless through two games.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on November 28, 2022, 01:55:14 pmThey had the 3rd round FA Cup draw today.
Some of the more interesting matchups include (home team first):
Man City/Chelsea
Oxford United/Arsenal
Brentford/West Ham
Man Utd/Everton
Sheffield Wednesday/Newcastle
Coventry City/Wrexham, for fans of "Welcome to Wrexham"
Boreham Wood/Accrington Stanley (Non-league side Boreham Wood are in the third round for the third straight year)
To add a few to this:
Middlesbrough/Brighton & Hove Albion
Cardiff City/Leeds United
Liverpool/Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackpool/Nottingham Forest
Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham/Leicester City
Hull City/Fulham
Crystal Palace/Southampton
Matches where either a) the Premier League club has to play on the road against a club from a lower tier, or b) it is guaranteed that a Premier League club will be eliminated in the third round.
Forgot to post these a few days back, but this post and the next post will cover how English League Two and English National League finished up November compared to October:
League Two:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Stevenage
3. Northampton Town
4. Barrow (+1)
5. Bradford City (+1)
6. Carlisle United (+1)
7. Swindon Town (-3)
8. Mansfield Town (+1)
9. Salford City (-1)
10. Doncaster Rovers
11. Walsall (+1)
12. Tranmere Rovers (-1)
13. AFC Wimbledon (+2)
14. Stockport County
15. Crewe Alexandra (+1)
16. Grimsby Town (-3)
17. Sutton United
18. Newport County
19. Crawley Town
20. Harrogate Town (+1)
21. Rochdale (+1)
22. Colchester United (+2)
23. Gillingham (-3)
24. Hartlepool United (-1)
National League:
1. Wrexham (+1)
2. Notts County (-1)
3. Chesterfield
4. Woking (+1)
5. Southend United (+2)
6. Barnet (+3)
7. Solihull Moors (-3)
8. Bromley
9. Dagenham & Redbridge (+2)
10. Wealdstone (+6)
11. Boreham Wood (-5)
12. Eastleigh
13. Maidenhead United (+2)
14. Dorking Wanderers (-1)
15. FC Halifax Town (+3)
16. Altrincham (+1)
17. York City (-7)
18. Aldershot Town (-4)
19. Yeovil Town (+2)
20. Maidstone United (+3)
21. Gateshead (+1)
22. Oldham Athletic (-3)
23. Scunthorpe United (-3)
24. Torquay United
Today is the day boys. Today is the day that American soccer fans are hoping to see that we have made progress in our quest for world prominence in men's soccer. It's now or never for this young team to actually show up and score some goals.
Rest assured, for MANY reasons not affiliated with soccer, Eye-Ran will show up and give it everything they have to NOT lose and try to embarrass America.
I don't know if y'all saw the articles or watched the videos, but the eye-ranian journalist who asked our coach and captain questions during the press conference should be ashamed of themselves. This isn't the place to attempt to shame on the world stage on the public forum. But that's ok, coach and captain handled it beautifully. One thing for sure, pro athletes across America should take note of how Tyler Adams acts in press conferences, under pressure and how he presents himself. That young man is world class.
Go USA. Beat eye-ran.
Group A:
Netherlands 2-0 Qatar
Ecuador 1-2 Senegal
Final Table:
1. Netherlands 2-1-0; 5 GF, 1 GA. +4 GD, 7 Points ---- Advance to Round of 16
2. Senegal 2-0-1; 5 GF, 4 GA, +1 GD, 6 Points ---- Advance to Round of 16
3. Ecuador 1-1-1; 4 GF, 3 GA, +1 GD, 4 Points ---- Eliminated
4. Qatar 0-0-3; 1 GF, 7 GA, -6 GD, 0 Points ---- Eliminated
Excited for Senegal, gutted for Ecuador.
Ecuador played extremely well this tournament. It just goes to show you have to bring your best every game to move on.
Go USA!!!
1-0 ... go get one more and Iran is not coming back.
Just a matter of an inch or two from being up 2-0. Can't believe Weah was offsides
Holy sheet captain America laying it all on the line!!! I'm working at home by myself with the dog just screaming. She thinks I'm crazy haha
What a half of soccer for our boys. Let's go finish this thing!!!!
Quote from: beach bum on November 29, 2022, 01:54:19 pmJust a matter of an inch or two from being up 2-0. Can't believe Weah was offsides
Could have been called either way in my opinion. Lord have mercy. We needed that brace.
Group B:
Wales 0-3 England
Iran 0-1 United States
Final Table:
1. England -------- 2-1-0; 9 GF, 2 GA, +7 GD, 7 Points ----- Advance to Round of 16
2. United States -- 1-2-0; 2 GF, 1 GA, +1 GD, 5 Points ----- Advance to Round of 16
3. IR Iran ----------1-0-2; 4 GF, 7 GA, -3 GD, 3 Points ----- Eliminated
4. Wales ---------- 0-1-2; 1 GF, 6 GA, -5 GD, 1 Point ----- Eliminated
England will play Senegal and United States will play Netherlands in the Round of 16.
I just lost 10 years off of my life.
USA!!!
Quote from: AirWarren on November 29, 2022, 03:06:30 pmI just lost 10 years off of my life.
USA!!!
That Last 15 minutes was madness
Way to go USA!!!
What a game! End-to-end stuff.
I think we match up pretty well against the Netherlands. The Netherlands attack has looked shaky despite finishing first in their group. If we can press and keep the intensity up, we definitely have a chance! I would honestly rather face them than Senegal right now.
We move!
Sargent and Pulisic's statuses are definitely of concern. I would really like to see Jesús Ferreira get a shot at a couple of strikes at this point. I know we are loaded but he might be one of best hidden gems on the team.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 29, 2022, 05:47:54 pmSargent and Pulisic's statuses are definitely of concern. I would really like to see Jesús Ferreira get a shot at a couple of strikes at this point. I know we are loaded but he might be one of best hidden gems on the team.
Agreed. He and Reyna need to see the pitch.
Quote from: redsport27 on November 29, 2022, 06:46:53 pmAgreed. He and Reyna need to see the pitch.
It's time for Gregg to push this roster.
Group D:
Tunisia 1-0 France
Australia 1-0 Denmark
Final Table:
France ----- 2-0-1; 6 GF, 3 GA, +3 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Australia -- 2-0-1; 3 GF, 4 GA, -1 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Tunisia ---- 1-1-1; 1 GF, 1 GA, 0 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Denmark ---- 0-1-2; 1 GF, 3 GA, -2 GD, 1 Point ---- Eliminated
I figured France would let off a tad being the group leaders, but I did not expect them to lose that game.
As for Australia and Denmark, can't say I'm that surprised with the result. Australia have looked good after the loss to France. Denmark disappointed this World Cup. Shocking they finished at the bottom.
Group C:
Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico
Poland 0-2 Argentina
Final Table:
Argentina ------ 2-0-1; 5 GF, 2 GA, +3 GD, 6 Points --- Advance to Round of 16
Poland --------- 1-1-1; 2 GF, 2 GA, 0 GD, 4 Points --- Advance to Round of 16
Mexico --------- 1-1-1; 2 GF, 3 GA, -1 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Saudi Arabia --- 1-0-2; 3 GF, 5 GA, -2 GD, 3 Points --- Eliminated
Argentina will play Australia in the Round of 16, while Poland will play France.
The Socceroos come though big.
Mexico, how disappointing. And it led to the resignation of Tata Martino as the men's national team skipper. Long time coming. They may find his head in an ice chest somewhere in the Michoacán state of Mexico if he isn't careful. That country is disgusted right now.
Quote from: AirWarren on November 30, 2022, 05:15:21 pmThe Socceroos come though big.
Mexico, how disappointing. And it led to the resignation of Tata Martino as the men's national team skipper. Long time coming. They may find his head in an ice chest somewhere in the Michoacán state of Mexico if he isn't careful. That country is disgusted right now.
I think Tata's exit was on the table for some time. Lost the Gold Cup and CONCACAF Nations League and failed to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Mexico has not been Mexico lately.
In the 2022 World Cup thread I created before I stumbled upon this one, I predicted Argentina and Poland making it out. Looking at the Mexico squad before the WC was a head-scratcher. They left some young, promising talent at home in Diego Lainez and Santiago Gimenez. Tata likes to rely on veteran experience, which is good to a degree, but that eventually will catch up to you. I feel Lainez especially could have been a difference maker for El Tri.
I think some changes will be made, and we will see some of that young talent take shape in the team.
Quote from: redsport27 on November 30, 2022, 07:16:05 pmI think Tata's exit was on the table for some time. Lost the Gold Cup and CONCACAF Nations League and failed to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Mexico has not been Mexico lately.
In the 2022 World Cup thread I created before I stumbled upon this one, I predicted Argentina and Poland making it out. Looking at the Mexico squad before the WC was a head-scratcher. They left some young, promising talent at home in Diego Lainez and Santiago Gimenez. Tata likes to rely on veteran experience, which is good to a degree, but that eventually will catch up to you. I feel Lainez especially could have been a difference maker for El Tri.
I think some changes will be made, and we will see some of that young talent take shape in the team.
Chicharito should have been on the squad too. He IS EL TRI.
Group F:
Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Canada 1-2 Morocco
Final Table:
Morocco ----- 2-1-0; 4 GF, 1 GA, +3 GD, 7 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Croatia ----- 1-2-0; 4 GF, 1 GA, +3 GD, 5 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Belgium ----- 1-1-1; 1 GF, 2 GA, -1 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Canada ------ 0-0-3; 2 GF, 7 GA, -5 GD, 0 Points --- Eliminated
Romelu Lukaku..missed three wide open shots on goal. Possibly a 4th. Absolutely gut wrenching for him.
Croatia advances. Belgium goes home. Of note, there might have been some behind the scenes issues within the team as well.
Quote from: AirWarren on December 01, 2022, 10:56:58 amRomelu Lukaku..missed three wide open shots on goal. Possibly a 4th. Absolutely gut wrenching for him.
Croatia advances. Belgium goes home. Of note, there might have been some behind the scenes issues within the team as well.
As a player that was a 9 for most of my playing years, it is awful missing sitters like that. On the world stage, I can't even imagine...I hope Lukaku can pick himself up. He's still world-class in my book.
And yes, I heard De Bruyne and Hazard got into an altercation following the loss to Morocco. Lukaku had to separate them. KDB also made a statement about the team being too old, and that didn't sit well with some of the players.
Group E:
Japan 2-1 Spain
Costa Rica 2-4 Germany
Final Table:
Japan -------- 2-0-1; 4 GF, 3 GA, +1 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Spain -------- 1-1-1; 9 GF, 3 GA, +6 GD, 4 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Germany ------ 1-1-1; 6 GF, 5 GA, +1 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Costa Rica --- 1-0-2; 3 GF, 11 GA, -8 GD, 3 Points --- Eliminated
Japan will play Croatia in the Round of 16, while Spain will play Morocco.
Bad day for Belgium and Germany.
This is how close Japan was to going home and Germany was to advancing to the Round of 16:
(https://preview.redd.it/i29ph5as8e3a1.jpg?width=614&auto=webp&s=4e95677fecdbc41243625d9419a278dc2720714b)
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 01, 2022, 04:46:23 pmThis is how close Japan was to going home and Germany was to advancing to the Round of 16:
(https://preview.redd.it/i29ph5as8e3a1.jpg?width=614&auto=webp&s=4e95677fecdbc41243625d9419a278dc2720714b)
Just goes to show. Never give up on the play of the ball.
Group H:
South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Ghana 0-2 Uruguay
Final Table:
Portugal ------ 2-0-1; 6 GF, 4 GA, +2 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
South Korea --- 1-1-1; 4 GF, 4 GA, 0 GD, 4 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Uruguay ------- 1-1-1; 2 GF, 2 GA, 0 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Ghana --------- 1-0-2; 5 GF, 7 GA, -2 GD, 3 Points --- Eliminated
Underwhelming soccer today. But South Korea advancing was high drama. Luis Suarez was devastated.
Rumors swirling of the Netherlands having issues with a flu outbreak. Interesting to see how that plays out tomorrow morning.
Group G:
Carmeroon 1-0 Brazil
Serbia 2-3 Switzerland
Final Table:
Brazil -------- 2-0-1; 3 GF, 1 GA, +2 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Switzerland --- 2-0-1; 4 GF, 3 GA, +1 GD, 6 Points --- Advanced to Round of 16
Cameroon ------ 1-2-1; 4 GF, 4 GA, 0 GD, 4 Points --- Eliminated
Serbia -------- 0-1-2; 5 GF, 8 GA, -3 GD, 1 Point ---- Eliminated
Brazil will play South Korea in the Round of 16, while Switzerland will play Portugal.
Round of 16 matches:
Netherlands-United States
Argentina-Australia
France-Poland
England-Senegal
Japan-Croatia
Brazil-South Korea
Morocco-Spain
Portugal-Switerland
Wow, what a group stage. A lot of upsets, and no team got maximum points. My predictions didn't do that good, but considering the upsets that happened, I will take what I got. I predicted the winner/runner-up for groups A, C, G, and H correctly.
As for the Rd16, here are my picks:
USA 2, Netherlands 1
I have to go with the boys. Proud of them for getting out of a tough group. I think their play is starting to come together at the right time, and I think we pose a big threat to the Dutch. If we play like we did against England, I like our chances.
Argentina 2, Australia 0
I was impressed with how the Socceroos handled business in the group stage. They bounced back after a 4-1 loss to France. I think this game will be closer than people think. But Messi and Co. will be too much in the end.
France 1, Poland 0
This will be a tough one. On paper, France takes this one comfortably. But I can honestly see this going to extra time. Poland will load up in the back to try and make life difficult for France's attack. Ultimately, France will find a breakthrough, though. Poland will try to play through Lewandowski, but France will be all over him.
EDIT: Senegal 1, England 1 (Senegal wins in Pens)
I am changing my mind on this one. This World Cup has been crazy, so I'm going to go with the upset. I've been on a Senegal high since this tournament started. Their athleticism and chemistry could cause problems for England's back line. I have a feeling England might try to sit deep if they get a goal, but I'm not sure that will be enough. I see this one going to penalties, but I've been wrong many times this tournament. We shall see.
Croatia 0, Japan 0 (Croatia wins in Pens)
This is the most exciting knockout game to me. Japan took down Germany and Spain in group play but also fell to Costa Rica. They are quick and dangerous on the attack. Their defense came up huge against Spain, so that is something to keep in mind for this matchup. Croatia had two scoreless draws against Morocco and Belgium, so I don't see many goals in this one. I think it goes to penalties, and Croatia's experience with penalties in the World Cup will carry them to a win.
Brazil 3, South Korea 1
Brazil rested a lot of their starters in the loss to Cameroon. South Korea put up a great effort to steal the points against Portugal, which would be enough to advance them to the knockouts. Brazil at 100% is a scary team. They should have Neymar back, which will help significantly. Brazil's attack will be too much for South Korea at the end of the day.
Morocco 2, Spain 1
Many will probably disagree with me, but Morocco is on fire. Their deadly counterattack, paralleled with a stubborn defense, was the difference in group play. It is a given, but Spain will have more possession in this game. But any mistake on Spain's part could result in them being on the end of a Moroccan counterattack. We saw Japan exploit Spain's defense, and I think Morocco could very well do the same.
+ I just favor the intensity and momentum Morocco has right now.
Portugal 1, Switzerland 0
Portugal topped Group H with 6 points. This a very good team when they are firing on all cylinders. Their midfield is exceptional, with Fernandes, Neves, and Bernardo Silva anchoring down. And we all know that Ronaldo is on a mission right now. But with that being said, Switzerland is a TOUGH team. They had to dig deep against Serbia, so they are battle tested. It will be a tight game, but I see Portugal prevailing.
Let's go RED WHITE BLUE!
Tough to watch. So many missed opportunities.
Goodness that's tough.
2026 baby. Here in the UNITED STATES. I'm going to fight like heck to make some games for the USA.
Gotta take the good with the bad.
From not qualifying in 2018 to making it to the rd16.
Definitely some areas to improve in, especially on defense. But we have a solid foundation and some incredible young talent. 2026 will be awesome. Proud of these guys.
Argentina 2-1 over Australia
Argentina looked solid for the most part, and Messi delivered for his country once again. Australia got an own goal gifted to them, but Argentina held on.
Argentina will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 01, 2022, 04:46:23 pmThis is how close Japan was to going home and Germany was to advancing to the Round of 16:
(https://preview.redd.it/i29ph5as8e3a1.jpg?width=614&auto=webp&s=4e95677fecdbc41243625d9419a278dc2720714b)
So does the ball have to be completely over the line to be out of bounds? Like a foul ball in baseball.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on December 03, 2022, 03:55:03 pmSo does the ball have to be completely over the line to be out of bounds? Like a foul ball in baseball.
Yes. And this one was by millimeters.
France 3 - 1 Poland
France looked incredibly dangerous in this game. Poland gave their best shot, but France is the world champ for a reason.
England 3 - 0 Senegal
England's class showed today. They clicked in every aspect of the game. I don't think Senegal was expecting to get hit by such a dominant attack.
England v France in the quarters will be a good one.
Croatia 1 - 1 Japan (Croatia advances in penalties 3-1)
Great game. Both teams fought hard, but Croatia is well-seasoned in extra time and penalties in the WC, so I think that experience helped. Croatia's keeper came up huge with three great saves!
Brazil takes care of South Korea 4-1.
The first half was an absolute route with Brazil putting up four goals in under 40 minutes. There was a questionable penalty called that Neymar converted, but that would not have changed the course of the game.
Brazil looked like authentic, joga bonito Brazil with that performance.
Brazil may be a favorite to win it.
THE MAGNIFICENT MOROCCO
Morocco 0(3)-0(0) Spain
The dream run continues.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 06, 2022, 11:48:52 amTHE MAGNIFICENT MOROCCO
Morocco 0(3)-0(0) Spain
The dream run continues.
Lol. Spain...come on. What are you doing?
Figured it would finish in normal time, but Morocco is the real deal. The speed and intensity at which they play are incredible. They had revenge on their mind after that controversial game against Spain in the last World Cup.
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Complete domination in this one.
Quarterfinals are set for Friday and Saturday:
Croatia-Brazil
Netherlands-Argentina
Morocco-Portugal
France-England
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 06, 2022, 02:54:03 pmPortugal 6-1 Switzerland
Complete domination in this one.
Quarterfinals are set for Friday and Saturday:
Croatia-Brazil
Netherlands-Argentina
Morocco-Portugal
France-England
Portugal looked amazing. Makes you wonder how much Ronaldo does actually hold back some of the younger talent.
I'm thinking it'll end up Brazil vs. Argentina.. France vs. Portugal
I think these have actually been the 4 best overall teams in the tournament up to this point (I would've argued Spain over Argentina after the first 2 games but never mind since the last 2)
I think our best matchup is Brazil vs. Portugal in the finals, that's what I hope to watch at least. Brazil winning.
WC Quarterfinal picks:
Brazil 2, Croatia 1
These teams opened up the 2014 World Cup, with Brazil winning 3-1. That won't matter too much, as both squads are different now. Brazil comes into this game after a dominating win over South Korea. Croatia prevailed over Japan in penalties. Croatia has shown they can defend well, but they are up against a different monster here. Brazil has an incredible roster, and I think they will impress again, but it will be competitive.
Argentina 1, Netherlands 1 (Argentina advances in penalties)
Both teams impressed in the Rd16. Argentina had to dig out of a hole to get to this point. It is known that they can be vulnerable at times. On the other hand, the Netherlands have had a better road to the quarterfinals. But I do think when Argentina is clicking, they are extremely tough to beat. This will be a close one where both defenses need to be sharp. Given the history between these two nations at the World Cup, I'm sure they are both practicing penalties. I think it could come down to the spot, and I'll give the nod to Argentina. But I can see it going either way.
Portugal 1, Morocco 0
What a run it has been for Morocco. They can be the first African nation to make it to the semis. Unfortunately, I think the run comes to an end on Saturday. They are a TOUGH, gritty team that deserves all the praise. They are aggressive yet so organized in the press. They caused problems for Croatia, Belgium, and Spain. But Portugal has a gifted midfield that I believe can withstand the pressure. The call to bench Ronaldo seemed to work, as Portugal looked like a completely different team against Switzerland. That said, I think Portugal will grab a lone goal to decide it.
France 2, England 1
This is the most exciting game in the quarterfinals. A lot of history and talent to go around between these two. Both squads have incredible attacking firepower, but I think the defensive acumen on both sides will keep it low scoring. England has had a better résumé so far, but to be fair, their defense has not faced the likes of Mbappe and Co. France dropped their last group game to Tunisia while allowing most of the starters to rest. I think it will be a great game, as advertised. Both teams will get their share of looks, but I see France getting the most out of their chances.
I've got:
Brazil
Argentina
England
Portugal
Croatia 1(4)-1(2) Brazil
Down go the favorites.
Selfishly, I'm happy, because Arsenal gets our players back sooner.
As a soccer fan, I wanted Brazil-Argentina.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 09, 2022, 11:48:45 amCroatia 1(4)-1(2) Brazil
Down go the favorites.
Selfishly, I'm happy, because Arsenal gets our players back sooner.
As a soccer fan, I wanted Brazil-Argentina.
Croatia just don't know when they're beaten. 🇭🇷
Good lord Brazil! What are you doing?!? No urgency through the entire match. Croatia hung around and Brazil was too relaxed.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 09, 2022, 12:01:50 pmCroatia just don't know when they're beaten. 🇭🇷
This is some of the most exciting soccer you can watch.
Croatia is a World Cup menace.
Dead Lord the Netherlands just came back from 2-0 down and tied it in stoppage time. 38 seconds past the 10 min mark. Stoppage time was 10 min.
Holy sheet. Argentina is shook.
Netherlands 2(3)-2(4) Argentina
Might be my favorite match of the tournament so far.
Croatia-Argentina in the first semifinal on Tuesday.
The best quarterfinal day I can remember. High drama everywhere!
Argentina survived. What a day of soccer.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 09, 2022, 04:03:49 pmThe best quarterfinal day I can remember. High drama everywhere!
Two instances of bench clearing in soccer. Heck yeah, this has been an amazing nightcap for World Cup soccer.
In some non-World Cup news, Arsenal and Liverpool are taking part in the 2022 Dubai Super Cup, along with AC Milan and Lyon.
Yesterday, Arsenal defeated Lyon 3-0 in regular time, and then 2-1 in a shootout. Every match in the Super Cup will have a shootout after, regardless of the full-time result.
Teams gets three points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for winning the shootout, so, Arsenal made out with four points yesterday.
Arsenal and Liverpool will not play each other in the Super Cup, nor will AC Milan and Lyon.
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl has reportedly died in Qatar at the age of 48.
His family believes his death is not an accident.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 09, 2022, 08:22:00 pmAmerican soccer journalist Grant Wahl has reportedly died in Qatar at the age of 48.
His family believes his death is not an accident.
He was detained not long ago for wearing something about pride.
The dream continues for Morocco as they beat Portugal 1-0.
They got a goal right before the break that decided it. Props to the defense and keeper for Morocco. They are tough to break down. Congrats to that bunch for being the first African nation to make the semifinals.
I am gutted for Ronaldo. It was his last World Cup game. Seeing him cry like that in the tunnel was tough...
France 2-1 England
Good showing from both sides. France books the last spot to the semifinals.
Semifinals:
Croatia v Argentina
France v Morocco
Semi Final picks:
Argentina 2, Croatia 1
Both teams won their quarterfinal matches in penalties. Croatia is distinguished when it comes to ET/penalties in the World Cup. It is easy to favor them if it comes to that point. However, I think the game will be decided at full time. I feel Argentina will be able to break down the Croatia defense, especially with Messi's versatility taking on that 10 role, and even falling into a false 9. He's the engine of that attack and will be able to provide when it matters. Argentina will get more looks as Brazil did, but I think they will capitalize in the crucial moments.
France 2, Morocco 0
Dare I pick against Morocco again? Well, they are the Cinderella team of 2022 and have deservedly gotten to the semi-final. This team has some ballers, and it would be awesome to see them in the final. However, France has shown out this WC without some key players. A team without Benzema, Kante, Pogba, and Nkuku would be questionable. But the players who have filled those missing roles have done exceptionally well. It will be a cagey match where chances won't come often. But I think France will be too much in front of goal.
Arsenal wins the 2022 Dubai Super Cup with a 2-1 win over AC Milan this morning. Arsenal also won the penalty shootout 4-3, so we take the full four points for the match and the full eight points for the tournament.
Up next for Arsenal is a friendly against Juventus on Saturday.
Fat lady hitting a high note for Croatia.
Vintage Messi...love to see it.
Argentina 3 - 0 Croatia
Argentina exacted their revenge after falling to Croatia 3-0 in the 2018 WC.
A beautiful performance from Messi. Argentina looked great today.
Quote from: redsport27 on December 13, 2022, 04:26:51 pmArgentina 3 - 0 Croatia
Argentina exacted their revenge after falling to Croatia 3-0 in the 2018 WC.
A beautiful performance from Messi. Argentina looked great today.
Argentina looks like a team paced to win this thing.
France and Argentina it appears. What a final.
I gotta tip my hat to Morocco. They had a heckuva run. Played great as a unit and never shied away from the big names.
I expect Sofyan Ambrabat to get some attention from bigger clubs. That guy gave it his all this tournament. Great player.
My picks for third place and the final:
Croatia 1, Morocco 1 (Morocco advances in penalties)
Although it is not the final, these teams are still playing for third place. It will be a rematch of the opening group-stage match for these teams. That game ended 0-0, and today could be a similar result. Both sides are defensively sound, which has allowed them to make a deep run. I'm going to take Morocco in penalties. They shocked the world this WC and made history. Why not end it with a win?
Argentina 3, France 1
How about this final! I genuinely believe the two best teams in the world are in the final. People have their opinions on Argentina, but they deserve to be there. There is some extra flavor to this final for several reasons. It's Messi's last shot at a World Cup. I believe he has nothing else to prove, but he could cement his status as the GOAT with a win here. Mbappe could go 2/2 at the World Cup. The Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and perhaps even the Ballon D'or are up for grabs. It could be the passing of the torch. I am excited yet extremely nervous about this one. France has looked sharp for most of the tournament, whereas Argentina had to turn things around. I'm going to go with the momentum Argentina is riding. Both sides know when to pick their chances and hit the defense in transition. It will be end to end, but I favor Argentina to make the most of possession and obviously get Messi involved. France's attack doesn't need an explanation; however, Argentina's defense will play balls to the wall tomorrow. If they can keep the ball away from France as much as possible and not get caught too high up the pitch, I think Argentina will lift the trophy.
Realize Croatia and Morocco are currently playing, but I wrote that out earlier and wanted to stay true to my picks.
Croatia 2-1 over Morocco
This was a good game. Great first half with a lot of intensity. It seemed fitness was an issue in the second half as injuries and stamina slowed the pace of the game. Nonetheless, these nations should be proud of how far they got.
Arsenal 0-2 Juventus
Not ideal, and Arsenal actually scored both goals in this one...
But, it's a meaningless friendly and we were without more than half of our usual Starting XI.
The ones that matter start back up in nine days.
Argentina 3(4)-3(2) France
What an absolutely magnificent final. Argentina looked sure to win it until the 80th minute when Mbappe performed his magic twice in two minutes.
Messi with a great goal in extra time, only to have Mbappe get his third shortly after.
Messi finally gets his World Cup in the end, and it might have just been the greatest World Cup Final of all-time.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 18, 2022, 11:58:48 amArgentina 3(4)-3(2) France
What an absolutely magnificent final. Argentina looked sure to win it until the 80th minute when Mbappe performed his magic twice in two minutes.
Messi with a great goal in extra time, only to have Mbappe get his third shortly after.
Messi finally gets his World Cup in the end, and it might have just been the greatest World Cup Final of all-time.
Definitely best final of all time. The little boy from Rosario can rest now.
Mbappe had a great performance. Just when you thought Messi won it, Mbappe buries a crucial penalty. End-to-end madness. That was the passing of the torch.
THAT. MATCH.
The greatest soccer/football match I have ever watched or will ever watch. It had literally everything.
And the stars turned up when they had to. Messi and Mbappé were extraordinary. Just as you thought Messi had won it, Mbappé went "not so fast".
If you put a non-soccer person in a room with the TV, put this match on, and they don't have at least an appreciation for the game, then they are beyond help.
Brentford 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Nothing has changed with Spurs matches, it seems. Brentford went up 2-0, only for Spurs to draw level less than 20 minutes later.
Crystal Palace 0-3 Fulham
Everton 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle United
Southampton 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Palace became the first team this season to have two men sent off in the same match, and played the last 33 minutes with nine men. Fulham takes all three points, after scoring two of their three being up two men, to stay in the upper half of the table.
Everton scored first, but Wolves scored the final two, including the winner with 30 seconds left in stoppage time, to take all three points. Everton stays 17th in the table, while Wolves jump to 18th, still in the Relegation Zone.
Dominating wins by Newcastle, who jump to second, and Brighton, who stay upper half, while Leicester stays in the lower half and Southampton stays in the Relegation Zone.
The National League is finished for December, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to November:
1. Notts County (+1)
2. Wrexham (-1)
3. Chesterfield
4. Woking
5. Barnet (+1)
6. Southend United (-1)
7. Solihull Moors
8. Bromley
9. Wealdstone (+1)
10. Dagenham & Redbridge (-1)
11. Eastleigh (+1)
12. Altrincham (+4)
13. Boreham Wood (-2)
14. FC Halifax Town (+1)
15. Dorking Wanderers (-1)
16. York City (+1)
17. Maidenhead United (-4)
18. Aldershot Town
19. Yeovil Town
20. Maidestone United
21. Gateshead
22. Oldham Athletic
23. Torquay United (+1)
24. Scunthorpe United (-1)
Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
Villa made it interesting pulling one back, but Liverpool got the third shortly after. Villa had a few interesting looks that could had made a difference. Villa stays 12th for now, while Liverpool stays 6th.
Arsenal 3-1 West Ham United
West Ham scored on a questionable penalty in the first half, and Arsenal came out with a vengeance and scored all three in the second half. Arsenal remains on top of the table, while West Ham remains in 16th - just one point clear of relegation.
Chelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Nice rebound for Chelsea after dropping three in a row before the World Cup break. Chelsea stays eighth in the table, while Bournemouth stays 14th for now.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 27, 2022, 01:29:18 pmChelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Nice rebound for Chelsea after dropping three in a row before the World Cup break. Chelsea stays eighth in the table, while Bournemouth stays 14th for now.
We needed that win but we remain well outside of the champions league cutoff. Pulisic was robbed of a goal as well.
Manchester United 3-0 Nottingham Forest
The expected result in this one. United stays fifth in the table, while Nottingham is still in the Relegation Zone - in 19th. However, Forest is only one point from safety.
Leeds United 1-3 Manchester City
Expected result here, but Leeds held tough for nearly the entire first half. Haaland added two more to his total. Leeds stays in the lower half of the table - in 15th, two points from relegation; while City stay second, five points behind Arsenal.
The greatest of all time, Pele, passed away today at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer. His name will forever be synonymous with the sport. May he rest in peace.
West Ham United 0-2 Brentford
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester City
Brentford was able to keep their 2-0 lead this time, and jumped to 9th in the table. West Ham fell to 17th.
Liverpool were gifted two own goals seven minutes apart by Wout Faes to stay 6th in the table, while Leicester stays in 13th.
The Championship is finished for December, so here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to November:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Sunderland (+11)
5. Watford (-1)
6. Middlesbrough (+8)
7. Norwich City (-2)
8. Luton Town (+3)
9. Millwall (-3)
10. Reading (+2)
11. West Bromwich Albion (+10)
12. Swansea City (-4)
13. Queens Park Rangers (-6)
14. Coventry City (-3)
15. Preston North End (-6)
16. Birmingham City (-3)
17. Stoke City
18. Hull City (+2)
19. Bristol City (-1)
20. Cardiff City (-1)
21. Rotherham United (-5)
22. Huddersfield Town (+2)
23. Blackpool
24. Wigan Athletic (-2)
League One also wrapped up December play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to November:
1. Plymouth Argyle
2. Ipswich Town
3. Sheffield Wednesday
4. Barnsley (+2)
5. Derby County (+3)
6. Bolton Wanderers (-1)
7. Peterborough United (-3)
8. Wycombe Wanderers (+4)
9. Port Vale (+1)
10. Portsmouth (-3)
11. Exeter City
12. Bristol Rovers (+3)
13. Oxford United
14. Shrewsbury Town (+2)
15. Lincoln City (-6)
16. Cheltenham Town (+2)
17. Fleetwood Town
18. Charlton Athletic (-4)
19. Cambridge United (+1)
20. Burton Albion (+2)
21. Accrington Stanley (-2)
22. Milton Keynes Dons (-1)
23. Forest Green Rovers (+1)
24. Morecambe (-1)
And League Two also wrapped up December play today, so here is how those clubs finished in the table compared to November:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Stevenage
3. Northampton Town
4. Carlisle United (+3)
5. Swindon Town (+2)
6. Mansfield Town (+2)
7. Bradford City (-2)
8. Salford City (+1)
9. Barrow (-5)
10. Stockport County (+4)
11. AFC Wimbledon (+2)
12. Doncaster Rovers (-2)
13. Walsall (-2)
14. Tranmere Rovers (-2)
15. Sutton United (+2)
16. Grimsby Town
17. Crewe Alexandra (-2)
18. Newport County
19. Harrogate Town (+1)
20. Crawley Town (-1)
21. Hartlepool United (+3)
22. Colchester United
23. Rochdale (-2)
24. Gillingham (-1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United
A 77th-minute winner from Rashford sees all three points go to Man U, who, for now, jump to 4th in the table. Wolves stay 18th, in the Relegation Zone. A draw would have also seen Wolves stay in 18th, but they would have been level on points with Everton and West Ham United.
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace
Fulham 2-1 Southampton
Manchester City 1-1 Everton
Newcastle United 0-0 Leeds United
Palace takes all three points with a pair of first-half goals to stay hovering around mid-table, while Bournemouth drops to 15th.
Fulham gets a late winner to take all three points and stay in the upper half of the table. Southampton stay dead last.
Hello, Toffees! City and Everton share the points. City stays second in the table, while Everton stays 16th.
Newcastle and Leeds also share the points. Newcastle stays third, while Leeds jumps to 14th.
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-4 Arsenal
Arsenal closes out December the same as they did August, September, October, and November: atop the table. All three points sees Arsenal ahead of Manchester City by seven points heading into 2023. Brighton stay near mid-table, in the upper half.
And the Premier League has wrapped up for December, so here's how the clubs finished in the table compared to November:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Newcastle United
4. Manchester United (+1)
5. Tottenham Hotspur (-1)
6. Liverpool
7. Fulham (+2)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion (-1)
9. Chelsea (-1)
10. Brentford
11. Crystal Palace
12. Aston Villa
13. Leicester City
14. Leeds United (+1)
15. AFC Bournemouth (-1)
16. Everton (+1)
17. West Ham United (-1)
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+2)
19. Nottingham Forest (-1)
20. Southampton (-1)
Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa
No comeback luck for Spurs in this one, who stay in 5th after getting jumped by Manchester United yesterday. Despite the win, Villa stays in 12th.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea scored in the first half, but Forest equalized with a much better second half. Forest climbs to 18th, still in the Relegation Zone, but are now level on points with West Ham United; while Chelsea climbs to 8th.
Toon are having a sensational season. I don't think they will catch lightning in a bottle like Leicester City did that one season, but they will be in the hunt for Europe. I'm way cool with seeing some new blood in the top six.
Having said that, I have been a MUFC supporter for years and I'm just glad to see them fourth in the table and on good form.
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
Very impressive showing for the Bees, who jump to 7th in the table. Liverpool stays 6th, and could have jumped to 5th with a win. Brentford had two goals disallowed for offside, while Liverpool had one.
This was Brentford's first win over Liverpool in any competition since 1939.
Another signature match for Brentford, who in the first half of the season have scored 11 of 18 possible points against the Big Six, losing only to Arsenal.
And today did it without an injured Ivan Toney. This is an impressive team.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle United
Everton 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester City 0-1 Fulham
The points are shared between Arsenal, who stays first, and Newcastle, who stay third. Whenever your team plays Newcastle, get ready to play Timewaste FC, my goodness.
Brighton demolishes Everton to jump to 8th, while Everton stays 16th.
Fulham stays 7th, while Leicester stays 13th.
Manchester United 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
United win again, and stay in fourth. They are level on points with Newcastle, but Newcastle's goal difference is much bigger. Bournemouth lose again, and stay in 15th.
I just read that Bournemouth has interest in getting Weston McKennie from Juventus. It would be a nice consolation for a so far disappointing season
Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Forest's second away goal all season long is enough for the win today and enough to get them out of the Relegation Zone for now, while Southampton stays last in the table.
Leeds United 2-2 West Ham United
The points are shared. Entertaining match, this was. Both teams hold their positions in the table, with Leeds in 14th and West Ham in 17th.
Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Wolves led for the majority of the match, but Villa equalized with around 12 minutes or so to go and missed a wide-open goal deep into stoppage time. Villa jumps to 11th in the table, while Wolves can't escape the Relegation Zone and stay in 19th. V=
Palace-Spurs was 0-0 at halftime, but Spurs dominated the second half to stay 5th in the table; Palace falls to 12th.
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
City gets all three points, pulling within five of Arsenal. Chelsea stay in 10th, 10 points back of the Champions League spots.
The FA Cup picked back up this weekend, and here are the results so far:
Manchester United 3-1 Everton
Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Portsmouth
Gillingham 0-1 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1-2 Southampton
Reading 2-0 Watford
Middlesbrough 1-5 Brighton & Hove Albion
Chesterfield 3-3 West Bromwich Albion (will be replayed)
Boreham Wood 1-1 Accrington Stanley (will be replayed)
AFC Bournemouth 2-4 Burnley (Championship over Premier League upset)
Fleetwood Town 2-1 Queens Park Rangers (League One over Championship upset)
Blackpool 4-1 Nottingham Forest (Championship over Premier League upset)
Hull City 0-2 Fulham
Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Sunderland
Ipswich Town 4-1 Rotherham United (League One over Championship upset)
Brentford 0-1 West Ham United
Coventry City 3-4 Wrexham (National League over Championship upset)
Luton Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic (will be replayed)
Grimsby Town 1-0 Burton Albion (League Two over League One upset)
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle United (League One over Premier League upset)
Liverpool 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (will be replayed)
Today's FA Cup action:
Bristol City 1-1 Swansea City (will be replayed)
Derby County 3-0 Barnsley
Cardiff City 2-2 Leeds United (will be replayed)
Hartlepool United 0-3 Stoke City
Norwich City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Stockport County 1-2 Walsall
Aston Villa 1-2 Stevenage (League Two over Premier League upset)
Manchester City 4-0 Chelsea
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 05, 2023, 03:53:12 pmChelsea 0-1 Manchester City
City gets all three points, pulling within five of Arsenal. Chelsea stay in 10th, 10 points back of the Champions League spots.
And is getting reamed by city today in FA cup play.
I'm still having a hard time digesting the firing of coach with a champions league title, UEFA super cup title, and FIFA world club cup title for Graham potter who had a 31% win percentage at Brighton. Bring back ABRAMOVICH!!!!
Here are the coaches that have been fired since I've been following.
Jose Mourinho. Won premiere league 3 times, 3 league cups, FA cup and community shield.
Carlo Ancelotti. Won premiere league, FA cup and community shield
Antonio Conte. Premiere league and FA cup then fired.
Maurizio Sarri. One season. Won Europa league cup
Thomas Tuchel is the most recent. Won the champions league, UEFA super cup, FIFA CLUB World Cup.
They also had two guys Raphael Bentez, who won Europa league in 2012 and Roberto Di Mateo who won the CHAMPIONS league in 2012.
All of which weren't good enough to keep their job.
Aston Villa have now lost at the third round for the 8th year in a row.
They were ahead until they conceded a penalty and had a player sent off in the 88th minute. Stevenage scored the penalty and two minutes later put another past the Villa keeper.
Final FA Cup Third Round match, not counting the replays the the postponed match that will be played later in the month:
Oxford United 0-3 Arsenal
Arsenal travels to Manchester City in the Fourth Round, and a favorite will be knocked out one way or the other.
Premier League returned today after the FA Cup break...
Fulham 2-1 Chelsea
Fulham into the top six, while Chelsea's struggles continue. Joao Felix was shown a red card in his debut and will miss the next three matches for Chelsea, as well.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 12, 2023, 03:59:32 pmPremier League returned today after the FA Cup break...
Fulham 2-1 Chelsea
Fulham into the top six, while Chelsea's struggles continue. Joao Felix was shown a red card in his debut and will miss the next three matches for Chelsea, as well.
Dead Lord.
Oh. And.
FIRE POTTER AND TODD!!!!
Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United
Villa gets all three points with a goal in each half. Leeds tried to make it interesting, but just a little too late. Both teams hold their positions in the table for now.
The Everton board have been instructed not to attend today's match vs. Southampton "due to a real and credible threat to their safety" according to the Everton website.
I have never seen this kind of a statement, even from Blackburn Rovers some time back when they were threatened with, and eventually suffered, relegation. And some of those were pretty bad.
Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
Are we seeing a City slump? They barely beat Chelsea last week, got eliminated from the EFL Cup by Relegation Zone Southampton, and now drop the result to United after leading 1-0 for much of the second half. City will stay second in the table, while United jump to third - just one point behind City.
However, United's first goal, by law of the game, should not have stood due to Rashford shielding the ball in an offside position.
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Liverpool
Everton 1-2 Southampton
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 West Ham United
Brihgton with a dominating second half to jump to 7th in the table, while a lifeless Liverpool drops to 8th.
All three points for Southampton isn't enough to get them out of last in the table, but they are now tied on points with Everton, who drop to 19th.
Forest put some distance between themselves and the Relegation Zone and jump to 13th in the table, while Leicester drops to 14th.
Wolves pull themselves out of the Relezation Zone and jump to 16th in the table, while West Ham drop into the Relegation Zone, in 18th, and are tied with Everton and Southampton on points.
Brentford 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford gets another three points, jumping to 8th in the table. Bournemouth's woes continue, but they are one point clear of relegation in 16th.
Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 1-0 Fulham
Chelsea get all three points, but stays 10th in the table; Palace stays 12th.
Newcastle gets a late winner to take all three points and to jump Manchester United back to 3rd; Fulham stay 6th. Fulham had a converted penalty disallowed after review showed Mitrovic inadvertently double hit the ball.
Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal take all three points to go EIGHT clear at the top of the table. Arsenal wins away at Spurs for the first time since 2014 and sweep Spurs in League play for the first time in nine years.
Spurs stay in fifth.
After the final whistle of Spurs-Arsenal, a Spurs supporter ran down the stands and kicked Arsenal GK Aaron Ramsdale in the shoulder blade and then scurried away before he got caught.
Everyone is saying he should be banned from matches, arrested, what have you, but I can't think of a worse punishment than having to sit through Spurs matches all the time. That should continue to be his punishment, in my opinion.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Manchester United
United looked well on the way to three points, but Palace equalized with a stoppage time free kick to share the points. One point is enough to jump Man U to third in the table, while Palace stays 12th.
Manchester City 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
City comes back from 2-0 down to take all three points and to stay second in the table - five points behind Arsenal. Spurs had the opposite match than they usually do: they had a great first half and a poor second half. They stay fifth in the table.
PSG topped Al Nassr/Al Hilal All-Stars 5-4 yesterday in a friendly.
Ronaldo captained the all-stars and faced Messi for what was likely the last time. Messi opened the scoring in the 3' and Ronaldo grabbed two goals before the break. Both guys showed glimpses of the past, bringing out the best in each other. They, along with other big names, got subbed off around the hour mark. PSG was able to grab a few more goals and hold on while being down a man. It was a great friendly that showcased PSG's excellence, as well as the Saudi league being able to compete.
Ronaldo was named MOTM with his two goals. It was really cool to see him embrace Messi and some of his old teammates one more time on the pitch.
A stat that sticks out is that Messi and Ronaldo both have 23 goals in the games they have played against each other. They will forever be connected because of their unparalleled rivalry.
If that was the last time they played against each other, then it was a pleasure watching them dominate the game for 15+ years.
I know people have their opinions on the GOAT conversation, but man I'm just in awe.
Leandro Trossard has left Brighton and signed with Arsenal for a reported £28 million.
Hearing that he had a fallout with the new Brighton manager and requested a transfer, and the Seagulls obliged.
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
The points are shared at Anfield after an early Chelsea goal was disallowed for offside. Liverpool jumps to 8th in the table for now, while Chelsea stays in 10th.
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
West Ham United 2-0 Everton
Bournemouth led for most of the match, but Forest get an 85th minute equalizer to share the points. The draw drops Bournemouth into the Relegation Zone in 18th, while Forest stay in 13th.
Leicester-Brighton was back-and-forth, with Brighton getting the late equalizer to share the points. Brighton jump to 6th in the table, while Leicester jump to 14th.
West Ham gets out of the Relegation Zone and jump to 15th, while Everton stay 19th. This one wasn't particularly close, as West Ham seemed in control once they scored.
Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa
Villa take all three points and stay 11th in the table, while Southampton stay in last. Southampton had two goals disallowed, one for offside and one for a foul.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle United
The points are shared. Palace stay in 12th, while Newcastle moves up to 3rd. Palace drew both Man U and Newcastle this week.
Manchester City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United 0-0 Brentford
Haaland gets another hat trick and gives City all three points. City stay in second and are two points behind Arsenal. Wolves stay in 17th, just one point above the Relegation Zone.
Leeds and Brentford share the points. Leeds climb to 14th while Brentford stay 8th.
Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United
WHAT. A. MATCH.
Eddie with a brace, including the late winner, gives all three points to Arsenal. Arsenal is five points clear at the top. United stay in 4th, but are tied on points with Newcastle in 3rd.
Wan-Bissaka is a solid player, but he gets caught ball-watching quite a bit. We saw the consequences of that with the first goal for Arsenal. Casemiro's presence was missed as Arsenal was able to penetrate deep into the final third with ease (Odegaard's class showed today).
There are a few issues with this United squad that need to be sorted, but I digress. I like what Ten Hag has been able to do with this team. There is just a lack of depth on the bench, and the weary legs showed in the latter.
Gotta shake that one off and focus on Nottingham on Wednesday.
I just cannot stomach Arsenal winning the EPL..
Quote from: AirWarren on January 22, 2023, 05:23:40 pmI just cannot stomach Arsenal winning the EPL..
Me neither lol
Arteta has him a team for sure. They haven't been this potent in front of goal in a while. Odegaard is such a baller. I remember when he was on the rise as a 17-year-old. He fits Arsenal's style very well. With him pulling the strings, they have generated some dangerous attacks. They have come together at the right time, and honestly the only thing I can see standing in their way is themselves.
Quote from: AirWarren on January 22, 2023, 05:23:40 pmI just cannot stomach Arsenal winning the EPL..
I can stomach it quite well. I haven't been able to wear a Premier League Champions shirt since I was 13. ;D
Quote from: redsport27 on January 22, 2023, 06:40:12 pmMe neither lol
Arteta has him a team for sure. They haven't been this potent in front of goal in a while. Odegaard is such a baller. I remember when he was on the rise as a 17-year-old. He fits Arsenal's style very well. With him pulling the strings, they have generated some dangerous attacks. They have come together at the right time, and honestly the only thing I can see standing in their way is themselves.
And Arsenal fans were wanting to fire him after year one. One of the best young couches in the game.
Frank Lampard has been sacked by Everton.
Comes as no real surprise, though many fans blame the board instead.
If they are relegated, I fear they will be in the Championship for a long time, if they don't go lower.
Fulham 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane scored his 266th Spurs goal to tie the all-time club record. Other than that, it was a rather dull match. Spurs stay in 5th, Fulham stay in 7th.
The Premier League is finished for January due to next weekend being the next round of the FA Cup, so here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to December:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Newcastle United
4. Manchester United
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Brighton & Hove Albion (+2)
7. Fulham
8. Brentford (+2)
9. Liverpool (-3)
10. Chelsea (-1)
11. Aston Villa (+1)
12. Crystal Palace (-1)
13. Nottingham Forest (+6)
14. Leicester City (-1)
15. Leeds United (-1)
16. West Ham United (+1)
17. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+1)
18. AFC Bournemouth (-3)
19. Everton (-3)
20. Southampton
Some notes:
-Arsenal and Manchester City have been first and second in the table at the end of each month so far. Arsenal has not lost a league match since September.
-Fulham, promoted this season, has not finished below 9th in any month so far. Very impressive for a traditional "yo-yo club."
-AFC Bournemouth, also promoted this season, finish a month in the Relegation Zone for the first time this season.
-Nottingham Forest, the third promoted team this season, finish outside of the Relegation Zone for the first time since the end of August and are in their highest place in the table at the end of a month so far.
-Wolverhampton Wanderers finish outside of the Relegation Zone for the first time since the end of September.
Teams to finish in the top four at the end of a month so far this season:
-Arsenal (6x)
-Brighton & Hove Albion (2x)
-Manchester City (6x)
-Manchester United (2x)
-Newcastle United (4x)
-Tottenham Hotspur (4x)
Teams to finish in the Relegation Zone at the end of a month so far this season:
-AFC Bournemouth
-Aston Villa
-Everton
-Leicester City (3x)
-Nottingham Forest (4x)
-Southampton (3x)
-West Ham United
-Wolverhampton Wanderers (4x)
FA Cup Fourth Round kicked off today.
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
Man City started 10/11 usual starters, while Arsenal started 7/11. As an Arsenal fan, yeah, losing sucks, but I'd rather bow out of this now and save legs for the Premier League than have to play more matches in an already-congested schedule.
FA Cup Fourth Round continues through Monday.
1/28 FA Cup Fourth Round results:
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds United
Walsall 0-1 Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Birmingham City
Bristol City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Fulham 1-1 Sunderland
Ipswich Town 0-0 Burnley
Luton Town 2-2 Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Southampton 2-1 Blackpool
Preston North End 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United 3-1 Reading
All of the draws will go to a replay sometime in February.
League One finished up January play yesterday, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to December:
1. Plymouth Argyle
2. Sheffield Wednesday (+1)
3. Ipswich Town (-1)
4. Derby County (+1)
5. Bolton Wanderers (+1)
6. Barnsley (-2)
7. Peterborough United
8. Wycombe Wanderers
9. Shrewsbury Town (+5)
10. Exeter City (+1)
11. Portsmouth (-1)
12. Bristol Rovers
13. Port Vale (-4)
14. Oxford United (-1)
15. Charlton Athletic (+3)
16. Lincoln City (-1)
17. Fleetwood Town
18. Cheltenham Town (-2)
19. Morecambe (+5)
20. Milton Keynes Dons (+2)
21. Accrington Stanley
22. Burton Albion (-2)
23. Cambridge United (-4)
24. Forest Green Rovers (-1)
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool.
An audacious goal by Kaoru Mitoma in stoppage time sends the holders out of the FA Cup.
Other FA results from today:
Stoke City 3-1 Stevenage
Wrexham 3-3 Sheffield United
Wrexham-Sheffield was highly entertaining. Sheffield scored in the second minute and held the 1-0 lead to halftime. The second half was a goal fest and saw a red card issued to Sheffield when it was 2-2. Wrexham scored in the 86th minute, but Sheffield equalized in the 95th to force a replay.
Final FA Cup Round match before the replays in February:
Derby County 0-2 West Ham United
Championship finished up January play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to December:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United
3. Middlesbrough (+3)
4. Luton Town (+4)
5. Watford
6. Blackburn Rovers (-3)
7. Norwich City
8. Millwall (+1)
9. Sunderland (-5)
10. West Bromwich Albion (+1)
11. Preston North End (+4)
12. Swansea City
13. Coventry City (+1)
14. Queens Park Rangers (-1)
15. Hull City (+3)
16. Reading (-6)
17. Bristol City (+2)
18. Stoke City (-1)
19. Birmingham City (-3)
20. Rotherham United (+1)
21. Cardiff City (-1)
22. Huddersfield Town
23. Blackpool
24. Wigan Athletic
League Two also finished up January play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to December:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Stevenage
3. Carlisle United (+1)
4. Northampton Town (-1)
5. Salford City (+3)
6. Swndin Town (-1)
7. Mansfield Town (-1)
8. Bradford City (-1)
9. Barrow
10. Stockport County
11. AFC Wimbledon
12. Sutton United (+3)
13. Tranmere Rovers (+1)
14. Walsall (-1)
15. Doncaster Rovers (-3)
16. Crewe Alexandra (+1)
17. Grimsby Town (-1)
18. Colchester United (+4)
19. Newport County (-1)
20. Crawley Town
21. Harrogate Town (-2)
22. Hartlepool United (-1)
23. Gillingham (+1)
24. Rochdale (-1)
And the National League also finished up January play today, so here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to December:
1. Notts County
2. Wrexham
3. Woking (+1)
4. Chesterfield (-1)
5. Barnet
6. Bromley (+2)
7. Boreham Wood (+6)
8. Dagenham & Redbridge (+2)
9. Southend United (-3)
10. Eastleigh (+1)
11. Wealdstone (-2)
12. Solihull Moors (-5)
13. Altrincham (-1)
14. Aldershot Town (+4)
15. York City (+1)
16. Maidenhead United (+1)
17. FC Halifax Town (-3)
18. Yeovil Town (+1)
19. Dorking Wanderers (-4)
20. Oldham Athletic (+2)
21. Torquay United (+2)
22. Gateshead (-1)
23. Scunthorpe United (+1)
24. Maidstone United (-4)
In the German DFB Pokal (equivalent to the FA Cup) Stuttgart were within 5 minutes of losing to 2nd tier Paderborn on the most freakish own goal you will ever see.
After a throw in in the 4th minute, a Stuttgart defender passed it back to his goalkeeper; trouble was the goalkeeper was out of the net and the ball rolled in from about 50 yards out.
But VfB scored two goals late on to advance, 2-1.
In another match in that competition Union Berlin shook off an early goal to defeat Wolfsburg 2-1.
Don't look now, but Union are within one point of leaders Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Enzo Fernández from Argentina signs with Chelsea. Todd Boehly has been spending some money!
Enzo Fernandez
Mykhaylo Mudryk
Joao Felix
Benoit Badiashile
Noni Madueke
Malo Gusto
Christopher Nkunku
Andrey Santos
Dart Fofana
$664.7 million spent.
And in the meantime Everton signs nobody in the window and lets Anthony Gordon go to Newcastle for £40 million.
If Sean Dyche keeps this team in the Premier League it will be an absolute miracle.
The owners and the board are going to see angry fans like they've never seen before.
I'm afraid relegation beckons.
Chelsea 0-0 Fulham
The points are shared in this one, which was a pretty entertaining match. The shared points are enough for Fulham to jump to 6th and Chelsea to jump to 9th for the time being.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 03, 2023, 03:57:28 pmChelsea 0-0 Fulham
The points are shared in this one, which was a pretty entertaining match. The shared points are enough for Fulham to jump to 6th and Chelsea to jump to 9th for the time being.
Entertaining game. Fulham is a good team. Also good to see Robinson and Ream on their squad representing the USMNT. Willian still has it as well, hate seeing him opposite of Chelsea.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
Everton capitalized on a corner, and Arsenal put out its worst performance of the season. Everton climbs out of the relegation zone, while Arsenal stays five points clear at the top.
Aston Villa 2-4 Leicester City
Brentford 3-0 Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Liverpool
Leicester comes back from 2-1 down to take all three points. Five of the six goals were scored in the first half. Leicester jumps to 13th, while Villa stays 11th.
Brentford dominates Southampton with two quick goals right before halftime and a late third. Brentford jumps to 7th in the table while Southampton stays last.
Brighton gets the late winner from Mitoma in a relatively even match that was pretty entertaining to watch. Brighton stays 6th in the table, while Bournemouth stays 19th.
Manchester United picks up all three points even after Casemiro was sent off. The man advantage for Palace was just too late in the match. United jumps to 3rd for now, while Palace stays 12th.
Wolves dominate Liverpool at home to take all three points. Wolves jump to 15th while Liverpool stays 10th.
Newcastle United 1-1 West Ham United
The points are shared, and that means Newcastle will stay in 4th and West Ham will jump to 16th.
Proud of the boys for holding on against Palace. The build-up was incredible for that second goal, and of course, Rashford bagged it. He's the man of the hour in Manchester right now.
However, Casemiro getting sent off didn't make things easy. It's good he came to Antony's defense, but he got a little carried away.
I'm optimistic to see what United does in February, though!
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leeds United
Forest continues its impressive of late form and takes all three points, while Leeds is in trouble. Forest jumps to 13th in the table; Leeds is in 17th, tied on points with Everton, but ahead on goal differential.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City
Harry Kane gets his 200th Premier League goal and his 267th for Spurs, which puts him alone in first place in club history. Spurs stay in 5th in the table, but are just one point back of Newcastle in 4th. City stay 2nd in the table, still five back of Arsenal.
After a four-year investigation, Manchester City has been charged with more than 100 instances of breaking financial rules in the Premier League. If all of the breaches can be proven, City could face punishment anywhere in the range of a points deduction to EXPULSION FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
This is big.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 06, 2023, 07:45:57 amAfter a four-year investigation, Manchester City has been charged with more than 100 instances of breaking financial rules in the Premier League. If all of the breaches can be proven, City could face punishment anywhere in the range of a points deduction to EXPULSION FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
This is big.
I am curious as to what will happen. City entered the limelight of the English top flight after winning the league in 2012. They have consistently been at the top ever since and have made the Manchester derby an exciting rivalry. It would be tough if these breaches were proven. Juventus got points deducted not too long ago for a similar issue.
If they go to the championship...boy oh boy prime Barclays would be back lol.
Quote from: redsport27 on February 06, 2023, 02:17:19 pmI am curious as to what will happen. City entered the limelight of the English top flight after winning the league in 2012. They have consistently been at the top ever since and have made the Manchester derby an exciting rivalry. It would be tough if these breaches were proven. Juventus got points deducted not too long ago for a similar issue.
If they go to the championship...boy oh boy prime Barclays would be back lol.
My thoughts exactly. I always knew they felt different than even the other "big clubs"
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 06, 2023, 07:45:57 amAfter a four-year investigation, Manchester City has been charged with more than 100 instances of breaking financial rules in the Premier League. If all of the breaches can be proven, City could face punishment anywhere in the range of a points deduction to EXPULSION FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
This is big.
GOOD!!!!
Wrexham's FA Cup run comes to an end today with a 3-1 loss to Sheffield United. It was 1-1 until second-half stoppage time, and Wrexham had a chance to go up 2-1 but missed a penalty.
All non-league clubs have now been eliminated and the lowest team left is League Two Grimsby Town, who upset Championship side Luton Town today. Grimsby will travel to Southampton in the Fifth Round.
League One side Fleetwood Town also advanced to the Fifth Round and will travel to Championship side Burnley.
All other clubs are either Premier League or Championship sides.
It would not be completely unprecedented for teams to get relegated administratively in the top European leagues.
Juventus were relegated to Serie B in 2006 as punishment for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal. Two others, Lazio and Fiorentina, were to join them but got lesser punishments on appeal. Further, AC Milan received a 44 point deduction and started the next season on -15 points, and all those clubs were ejected from European competition.
Manchester United 2-2 Leeds United
Leeds scored early on in both halves, but everyone knows 2-0 is the worst lead to have in soccer. Man U pulled two back to equalize and share the points. Man U stays third in the table, while Leeds jumps to 16th.
Sunderland 2-3 Fulham
This was the last FA cup replay of this round. Fulham had to hold off a late Sunderland charge. They play Leeds United at home in the next round.
Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid have reportedly contacted around 50 clubs to get the European Super League idea running again. Their goal is to reportedly combat the Premier League (since the Premier League clubs are barred from joining the ESL if it actually gets up and running) and the Championship League.
The ESL reportedly wants between 60 and 80 clubs in different leagues, no permanent membership, and teams would play 14 matches each season.
West Ham United 1-1 Chelsea
Very good match that could have seen five goals instead of two. Chelsea has two goals disallowed for offside in the first half, and West Ham had a potential late winner disallowed with around 8 minutes to go. Also, a clear handball in the box on West Ham was not called with 2 minutes to go.
The shared points means Chelsea stays 9th in the table while West Ham jumps to 15th.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal and Brentford share the points. Arsenal is six points clear at the top, While Brentford drops to 8th.
Palace and Brighton also share the points. Palace stays 12th, while Brighton stays 6th.
Fulham takes all three points and jumps to 7th, while Forest drops to 14th.
Leicester takes all three points and jumps to 13th, while Tottenham stays 5th.
Wolverhampton plays a man down for the last 63 minutes, but get two second half goals to take all three points. Southampton stay last, while Wolverhampton jumps to 15th.
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle United
The fourth 1-1 draw of the day sees Bournemouth stay in 19th and Newcastle stay in 4th.
Southampton have sacked manager Nathan Jones. They will soon be on their third manager of the season after the Saints dismissed Ralph Hasenhüttl in November.
VAR is taking a real hit this week. The agency that oversees officiating in the Premier League has acknowledged human error in interpreting VAR results in the Arsenal/Brentford and Crystal Palace/Brighton matches.
In the first, the equalizing goal for Brentford by Ivan Toney should have been chalked off because Christian Nørgaard was offside, and the first Brighton goal by Solly March was wrongly deemed offside.
There was no mention of the Tomas Soucek handball that denied Chelsea a winning goal.
Leeds United 0-2 Manchester United
United scores both in the final ten minutes to take all three points. United jumps to 2nd in the table, while Leeds stays in 17th - just one point above the relegation zone.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on February 12, 2023, 09:21:29 amSouthampton have sacked manager Nathan Jones. They will soon be on their third manager of the season after the Saints dismissed Ralph Hasenhüttl in November.
11 managers have got at least one point at St. Mary's this season.
Nathan Jones was not one of them.
Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
City take all three points and jump back to 2nd - three points behind Arsenal. Battle for the league lead on Wednesday at the Emirates. Arsenal still has a game in hand, though.
Villa stay in 11th.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Liverpool takes all three points and jumps to 9th in the table, while Everton stays in 18th - one point from safety.
Jesse Marsch is expected to be named the new manager at Southampton.
Any of you guys watch Ted Lasso? I recently discovered it and binge-watched the first two seasons over two weekends.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 14, 2023, 11:53:49 amAny of you guys watch Ted Lasso? I recently discovered it and binge-watched the first two seasons over two weekends.
fan here.
kids play soccer so gravitated to it and it wasn't at all what we expected. jumped on the bandwagon after the first season after hearing it won all sorts of awards. not to be the sappy guy, but man does it teach quite a few "life lessons".
should almost be mandatory watching for any new coach entering the profession. yeah wins are great, but like moneyball, teams are always trying to win the last game of the season and there can only be one left standing at the end. more to sports than winning - especially in high school. i've seen high school coaches really impact kids' lives, both positively and negatively
the language can be a little bit of a turnoff since I guess I'm starting to lean towards being the "get off my lawn" guy, but the messages outweigh what they hear everyday at school anyway
you have to be paying attention because there's a reference to something almost every minute - although the kids miss most of the 90s references (jerry maguire or AI's we're talking about practice) I did learn what a "rickroll" was after the end of one episode my oldest started shouting that we were just rickrolled throughout the entire episode and at the end.
good show
and maybe this is why you mentioned it - but the third (supposedly last) season of Ted Lasso is going to start March 15th when it was expected this past fall. the date was literally released a couple hours ago
most may not know this, but nbc had a couple skits with a "ted lasso" about 10 yrs ago to help promote their coverage of the premier league. in the second one, he supposedly gets hired as the Leicester coach and that was the year they ended up winning the league
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRqypM7jb5Y
Arsenal 1-3 Manchester City
City jumps to first, Arsenal falls to 2nd.
Arsenal's disappointing run continues. L-L-D-L in our last four in all competitions.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 14, 2023, 10:05:42 amJesse Marsch is expected to be named the new manager at Southampton.
Talks between Marsch and Southampton broke down over the length of the contract.
Saints will have to start over in their search. Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney are said to have expressed interest in the job
If they get relegated, I would be interested to see what becomes of James Ward-Prowse. Does he move on to one of the Big Six? Or would he go elsewhere in Europe? Southampton would be almost forced to sell him on due to the financial fair play rules in the Championship.
Manchester United and Barcelona share the day with a 2-2 draw in their first leg of the Europa league rd16.
The match exploded at the 50' mark with a goal from Marcos Alonso. But United hit back quickly with two goals, courtesy of Rashford and a Jules Kounde OG. There was a lot of back-and-forth action, and eventually, Barca found their equalizer through Raphinha. I was pleased with United's effort at Camp Nou. The return leg should be exciting.
Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal
A back-and-forth, entertaining match sees Arsenal take all three points on an own-goal from Martinez in stoppage time and a late breakaway with Martinez out of goal. Arsenal jumps back to 1st, while Villa stays 11th.
Perhaps this is what Arsenal needed to turn things back around.
Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu was found dead after the earthquake in Turkey. He scored a game-winning freekick for Hatayspor and had the option to leave Turkey after the match, but he chose to stay and celebrate...this is devastating💔 He was such a good talent and will be missed by the world of football.
Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Fulham
Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
Everton 1-0 Leeds United
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 AFC Bournemouth
Palace looked sure for the three points, but Brentford scored the equalizer in the dying seconds. Brentford stays 8th, Palace stays 12th.
Fulham with a late winner to take all three points. Fulham jumps to 6th, Brighton drops to 7th.
Southampton gets all three points, but are still last in the table. Chelsea stays 10th.
Everton with a big win to jump to 16th, while Leeds falls to 19th and into the relegation zone.
City completely dominated, but couldn't close it out. Forest with a late equalizer to share the points. City stays 2nd, Forest jumps to 13th.
Bournemouth with a big win to jump to 17th, while Wolves stays 15th.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 18, 2023, 11:05:11 amBrentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Fulham
Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
Everton 1-0 Leeds United
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 AFC Bournemouth
Palace looked sure for the three points, but Brentford scored the equalizer in the dying seconds. Brentford stays 8th, Palace stays 12th.
Fulham with a late winner to take all three points. Fulham jumps to 6th, Brighton drops to 7th.
Southampton gets all three points, but are still last in the table. Chelsea stays 10th.
Everton with a big win to jump to 16th, while Leeds falls to 19th and into the relegation zone.
City completely dominated, but couldn't close it out. Forest with a late equalizer to share the points. City stays 2nd, Forest jumps to 13th.
Bournemouth with a big win to jump to 17th, while Wolves stays 15th.
Southampton does the double over Chelsea for the first time since 1988. I think Ward-Prowse might be one of the best, if not the best, free-kick specialist in the game right now.
Newcastle United 0-2 Liverpool
Liverpool takes all three points and jumps to 8th, while Newcastle stays 4th. Pope for Newcastle made a major keeper error and received a red card, and so Newcastle will be on their third-string GK against Manchester United in the EFL Carabao Cup Final next Sunday.
Manchester United 3-0 Leicester City
United pretty much dominated this one. Rashford's ridiculous form continues as he nets a brace, and United takes all three points to stay 3rd in the table. Leicester stays 14th.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Ham United
Spurs take all three points and jumps to 4th, while West Ham stays in the relegation zone in 18th.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 19, 2023, 12:25:28 pmTottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Ham United
Spurs take all three points and jumps to 4th, while West Ham stays in the relegation zone in 18th.
Kind of shocked by West Ham... so good the last 2 seasons and this year a flat out dud.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 18, 2023, 03:08:10 pmNewcastle United 0-2 Liverpool
Liverpool takes all three points and jumps to 8th, while Newcastle stays 4th. Pope for Newcastle made a major keeper error and received a red card, and so Newcastle will be on their third-string GK against Manchester United in the EFL Carabao Cup Final next Sunday.
If that is Lorus Karius, at least he has Premier League and Champions League experience with Liverpool including playing in the Champions League final in 2018. Also has experience with Mainz and Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. We will see.
The United States Women's National Team swept Brazil, Canada, and Japan in the 2023 SheBelieves Cup as they prepare for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Mal Swanson became the all-time leading goal scorer in the SheBelieves Cup, and now has eight goals to her name in the tournament.
Speaking of the Women's World Cup, Haiti, Portugal, and Panama won the intercontinental playoffs to secure the last three spots in the tournament, which kicks off this summer.
Fulham 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
The points are shared in this one, which sees Fulham stay 5th and Wolves stay 15th.
Everton 0-2 Aston Villa
Leeds United 1-0 Southampton
Leicester City 0-1 Arsenal
West Ham United 4-0 Nottingham Forest
Every goal in the early morning matches was scored in the second half. Pretty neat stat. Anyway...
Villa takes all three points to stay 11th, while Everton drops into the relegation zone in 18th.
Leeds takes all three points to jump out of the relegation zone to 17th, while Southampton stays 20th.
Arsenal takes all three points to go five points clear at the top, while Leicester stays 14th.
West Ham takes all three points to jump out of the relegation zone to 16th, while Forest stay 13th.
AFC Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City
Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool
City takes all three points to pull within two points at the top, while Bournemouth are in the relegation zone in 19th with a lot of tough games coming up.
Palace and Liverpool share the points, which means Liverpool jumps to 7th and Palace stays 12th.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Chelsea
Tottenham takes all three points and stays 4th in the table, getting a little farther away from Newcastle in 5th. Chelsea stay 10th, tied with Aston Villa in 11th on points.
The Premier League has finished play in February, so here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to January:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Manchester United (+1)
4. Tottenham Hotspur (+1)
5. Newcastle United (-2)
6. Fulham (+1)
7. Liverpool (+2)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion (-2)
9. Brentford (-1)
10. Chelsea
11. Aston Villa
12. Crystal Palace
13. Nottingham Forest
14. Leicester City
15. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+2)
16. West Ham United
17. Leeds United (-2)
18. Everton (+1)
19. AFC Bournemouth (-1)
20. Southampton
Notes:
-Arsenal and Manchester City finish 1-2 again, just like at the end of every month of the season so far.
-Newcastle finishes outside of the top 4 for the first time since the end of September.
-Manchester United sits in their highest end-of-month position of the season.
-Fulham ties their highest end-of-month position (6th at the end of September).
-Brighton ties their lowest end-of-month position (8th at the end of December).
-Chelsea ties their lowest end-of-month position (10th at the end of January).
-Villa ties their highest end-of-month position (11th at the end of January).
-Forest ties their highest end-of-month position (13th at the end of January).
-Wolverhampton sits in their highest end-of-month position of the season.
-Leeds sits in their lowest end-of-month position of the season.
-Bournemouth sits in their lowest end-of-month position of the season.
-Southampton sits last in the table for the third month in a row, and becomes the first club of the season to sit in last for three months.
Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle
Man U are the 2023 Carabao Cup champions! Pretty even for most of the first half, but United bagged two quickly in the 33' and 39' that proved to be enough. United looks lively under Ten Hag, and I'm here for it!
Chelsea have scored just six goals in their last 12 Premier League games. That is not only the least of all Premier League clubs, but it is the least of all clubs in the top four levels of the pyramid over that time period.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 26, 2023, 01:41:17 pmChelsea have scored just six goals in their last 12 Premier League games. That is not only the least of all Premier League clubs, but it is the least of all clubs in the top four levels of the pyramid over that time period.
Fire Boehly. Fire Graham Potter.
Bring back Roman Abramovich. It's ABSOLUTELY stunning they fired Thomas Tuchel, a man that won the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, for this nonsense.
This is embarrassing.
Arsenal supporter and podcaster Steven Featley passed away this morning at the age of 28 after a years-long battle with a rare liver disease.
Featley's favorite player was Gabriel Martinelli. This past week, before Arsenal's match at Leicester City, Featley's co-host tweeted about him to the club and Martinelli. Martinelli scored the winning goal and tweeted after the match, "That was for you Steven."
FA Cup Fifth Round results so far:
Stoke City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers (Championship over Premier League upset)
Fulham 2-0 Leeds United
Bristol City 0-3 Manchester City
The other four Fifth Round matches take place tomorrow.
The Championship finished February play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to January:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United
3. Middlesbrough
4. Blackburn Rovers (+2)
5. Millwall (+3)
6. Luton Town (-2)
7. Norwich City
8. Watford (-3)
9. Sunderland
10. Coventry City (+3)
11. West Bromwich Albion (-1)
12. Preston North End (-1)
13. Bristol City (+4)
14. Reading (+2)
15. Swansea City (-3)
16. Hull City (-1)
17. Stoke City (+1)
18. Queens Park Rangers (-4)
19. Birmingham City
20. Rotherham United
21. Cardiff City
22. Huddersfield Town
23. Blackpool
24. Wigan Athletic
League One finished February play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to January:
1. Sheffield Wednesday (+1)
2. Plymouth Argyle (-1)
3. Ipswich Town
4. Bolton Wanderers (+1)
5. Derby County (-1)
6. Barnsley
7. Wycombe Wanderers (+1)
8. Peterborough United (-1)
9. Shrewsbury Town
10. Portsmouth (+1)
11. Fleetwood Town (+6)
12. Exeter City (-2)
13. Charlton Athletic (+2)
14. Lincoln City (+2)
15. Bristol Rovers (-3)
16. Port Vale (-3)
17. Oxford United (-3)
18. Burton Albion (+4)
19. Cheltenham Town (-1)
20. Morecambe (=1)
21. Accrington Stanley
22. Milton Keynes Dons (-2)
23. Cambridge United
24. Forest Green Rovers
League Two finished February play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to January:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Stevenage
3. Carlisle United
4. Northampton Town
5. Stockport County (+5)
6. Bradford City (+2)
7. Salford City (-2)
8. Mansfield Town (-1)
9. Sutton United (+3)
10. Swindon Town (-4)
11. Barrow (-2)
12. Tranmere Rovers (+1)
13. Doncaster Rovers (+2)
14. Walsall
15. AFC Wimbledon (-4)
16. Grimsby Town (+1)
17. Crewe Alexandra (-1)
18. Newport County (+1)
19. Colchester United (-1)
20. Gillingham (+3)
21. Harrogate Town
22. Hartlepool United
23. Crawley Town (-3)
24. Rochdale
The National League finished February play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to January:
1. Wrexham (+1)
2. Notts County (-1)
3. Woking
4. Barnet (+1)
5. Chesterfield (-1)
6. Eastleigh (+4)
7. Southend United (+2)
8. Boreham Wood (-1)
9. Bromley (-3)
10. Dagenham & Redbridge (-2)
11. Altrincham (+2)
12. Wealdstone (-1)
13. Solihull Moors (-1)
14. Maidenhead United (+2)
15. Oldham Athletic (+5)
16. FC Halifax Town (+1)
17. Aldershot Town (-3)
18. York City (-3)
19. Yeovil Town (-1)
20. Gateshead (+2)
21. Dorking Wanderers (-2)
22. Torquay United (-1)
23. Scunthorpe United
24. Maidstone United
FA Cup Fifth Round results from 3/1, closing out the Fifth Round:
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby Town (League Two over Premier League upset)
Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town
Manchester United 3-1 West Ham United
Sheffield United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Championship over Premier League upset)
Arsenal 4-0 Everton
Liverpool 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal gets revenge on Everton and goes five points clear at the top, while Everton stays in the relegation zone in 18th.
Liverpool take all three points and inch closer to the top four, jumping to 6th, while Wolves stays 15th - three points clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United
City take all three points to pull within two of the top, while Newcastle stay 5th.
Arsenal 3-2 AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 West Ham United
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal somehow take all three points to go back to five clear at the top. Bournemouth scored the second-fastest goal in Premier League history (9 seconds), and then held a 2-0 lead for a bit. Arsenal scored all three late in the second half, including Nelson with the winner in the 97th minute. Bournemouth stays 19th in the table.
Villa takes all three points and had a pretty easy go at it once Palace went down to 10 men. Palace did have a goal wiped off for a slim offside call in the first half. Villa stays 11th and Palace stays 12th; however, it seems 11th and up can be relatively calm, while 12th and below should be worried about possible relegation.
Brighton dominate West Ham and take all three points. Brighton stays 8th, while West Ham stays 16th - two points above the relegation zone.
Chelsea finally get a goal and a win to take all three points and to stay 10th in the table. Leeds stay 17th - one point above the relegation zone.
Wolves take all three points, shockingly. Wolves jumps to 13th, while Spurs stays 4th.
Southampton 1-0 Leicester City
Southampton takes all three points, but is still in the relegation zone - in 19th. Leicester stays 15th.
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Everton
A back-and-forth match in which Everton lost a one-goal lead twice sees the points shared at the City Ground. Forest stays 14th - 4 points clear of the relegation zone; while Everton stays 18th, but is now tied on points with Leeds United in 17th.
Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United
An absolute drubbing at Anfield gives Liverpool all three points. Liverpool jumps to 5th, while United stays 3rd.
Brentford 3-2 Fulham
Pretty entertaining match that went back and forth. Brentford takes all three points and stays 9th, while Fulham stays 7th.
Chelsea at 2pm today in champions league play. See if they can figure out how to play soccer.
Big win for Chelsea. 2-1 AGG. Goals by Sterling and Havertz.
Got tickets for Arsenal-Southampton at The Emirates when they went on sale this morning! My first trip to London will culminate with seeing my favorite team in person. Hopefully we'll get a better result than the draw we got last time we played Southampton.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 08, 2023, 11:17:49 amGot tickets for Arsenal-Southampton at The Emirates when they went on sale this morning! My first trip to London will culminate with seeing my favorite team in person. Hopefully we'll get a better result than the draw we got last time we played Southampton.
Enjoy that trip... I am thinking of doing something similar when I go to Scotland. Either watch Rangers/Celtic or Newcastle isn't too terribly far from Glasgow either if I want to see some EPL. Sounds like a blast being at an EPL match in person!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 08, 2023, 11:17:49 amGot tickets for Arsenal-Southampton at The Emirates when they went on sale this morning! My first trip to London will culminate with seeing my favorite team in person. Hopefully we'll get a better result than the draw we got last time we played Southampton.
Man, I am so pumped for you. My wife has family in London, free lodging basically. We really need to go over there. I would love to see a game at Stamford Bridge.
CONCACAF Champions league is on. Pretty entertaining.
AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Liverpool
A very important three points for Bournemouth, who jump out of the relegation zone to 16th. Liverpool stay 5th.
Everton 1-0 Brentford
Leeds United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester City 1-3 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Everton score in the first minute and parked the bus for the other 89 to take all three points and jump to 15th. Brentford stay 9th.
Leeds and Brighton share the points in a back-and-forth match. Leeds stay 19th, while Brighton jump to 7th.
Chelsea win again and take all three points, but stay 10th, while Leicester drop to 16th.
Tottenham get a comfortable three points to stay 4th, while Forest stay 14th.
Chelsea talent finally showing up??
Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!!!!!
Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester City
Haaland converts a penalty in the 76th minute to give City all three points. City pulls within two of the top and stay 2nd, while Palace stay 12th - four points clear of the relegation zone.
Fulham 0-3 Arsenal
Manchester United 0-0 Southampton
West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal with a comfortable win to take all three points and go back to being five clear at the top, while Fulham stay 8th.
United play most of the match with ten men after Casemiro was sent off (he will miss their next four matches due to this being his second red card) and stay 3rd, while Southampton stay last.
West Ham take a point to jump out of the relegation zone to 17th, while Villa stay on their own little island in 11th.
Newcastle United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newcastle take all three points to jump to 5th, while Wolves stay 13th.
A man who sent Brentford's Ivan Toney racist statements and other threatening messages through social media in October 2022 has been barred from every football stadium in the UK for three years. He also received a suspended jail sentence and is also barred from travelling to international friendlies in other countries. If he breaks any of these parameters, he would face a jail sentence and a lifetime ban.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, as we all know, is expanding to 48 countries, but there was a debate going on whether to have 16 groups of 3, 12 groups of 4, or 8 groups of 6.
Well, the best option for everyone won out in the end. The Tournament will feature 12 groups of 4, keeping the group of 4 pattern that ensures no collusion amongst countries to fix results.
MLS is introducing a new "Timed Substitution Rule" in the reserve league.
It says that the outgoing player must exit the pitch within 10 seconds of being substituted. The player can leave on any side of the pitch, but if he is not off within ten seconds his team will be forced to play a man down for one minute before the sub can come on.
I kinda like it.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Crystal Palace
Southampton 0-2 Brentford
Brighton take all three points and stay 7th, while Palace stay 12th - three points above the relegation zone.
Brentford take all three points and jump to 8th, while Southampton stay 20th - two points from safety.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 14, 2023, 11:22:38 amThe 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, as we all know, is expanding to 48 countries, but there was a debate going on whether to have 16 groups of 3, 12 groups of 4, or 8 groups of 6.
Well, the best option for everyone won out in the end. The Tournament will feature 12 groups of 4, keeping the group of 4 pattern that ensures no collusion amongst countries to fix results.
I find it absurd we have to share the World Cup hosting with Mexico and Canada. Always gotta provide the coattail for someone or be the piggy bank for someone.
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United
Isak scores a brace for Newcastle to give them all three points. Newcastle had a goal disallowed on a controversial offside call as well. Newcastle stay 5th, while Forest stay 14th.
Aston Villa 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford 1-1 Leicester City
Southampton 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-4 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-2 Everton
Villa dominates from the opening whistle and take all three points and stay 11th in the table, but are now tied with Chelsea on points. Bournemouth stay in the relegation zone at 19th.
Brentford and Leicester share the points. Brentford stay 8th and are now tied with Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion on points, while Leicester drop to 17th - safe by just one point.
Southampton storm back from 3-1 down late to take a point, but they stay in the relegation zone in 20th; Spurs stay 4th.
Leeds get a much-needed win and three points and jump to 14th, safe by two points, while Wolves are in 13th, safe by three points.
Chelsea and Everton share the points after Everton erased a one-goal deficit twice. Chelsea stay 10th, while Everton stay 15th - safe by two points.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 18, 2023, 08:12:51 pmAston Villa 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford 1-1 Leicester City
Southampton 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-4 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-2 Everton
Villa dominates from the opening whistle and take all three points and stay 11th in the table, but are now tied with Chelsea on points. Bournemouth stay in the relegation zone at 19th.
Brentford and Leicester share the points. Brentford stay 8th and are now tied with Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion on points, while Leicester drop to 17th - safe by just one point.
Southampton storm back from 3-1 down late to take a point, but they stay in the relegation zone in 20th; Spurs stay 4th.
Leeds get a much-needed win and three points and jump to 14th, safe by two points, while Wolves are in 13th, safe by three points.
Chelsea and Everton share the points after Everton erased a one-goal deficit twice. Chelsea stay 10th, while Everton stay 15th - safe by two points.
Chelsea crapped the bed in the 88th. Sigh.
Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace
A dominating performance gives Arsenal all three points to go eight clear at the top with ten to play, while Palace stay in 12th - safe by just 3 points.
The Premier League is done for March, and here is how the clubs finish in the table compared to February:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Manchester United
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Newcastle United
6. Liverpool (+1)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion (+1)
8. Brentford (+1)
9. Fulham (-3)
10. Chelsea
11. Aston Villa
12. Crystal Palace
13. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+2)
14. Leeds United (+3)
15. Everton (+3)
16. Nottingham Forest (-3)
17. Leicester City (-3)
18. West Ham United (-2)
19. AFC Bournemouth
20. Southampton
USA is hammering Grenada 7-1.
Pulisic
McKennie(2)
Aaronson
Zendejas
Pepi(2)
Zendejas is a stud. Glad he chose us over Mexico. Pulisic abused Grenada.
Conte out at Tottenham through mutual consent.
People thought he was a better hire than Arteta at Arsenal.
Lol.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 27, 2023, 11:41:06 amConte out at Tottenham through mutual consent.
People thought he was a better hire than Arteta at Arsenal.
Lol.
I have to give it to Arsenal... Most clubs in today's world are so trigger happy to fire coaches that they may have fired Arteta two years ago. Things fell perfectly into place with the mix of just the right players aging together at the right time. They are in the driver's seat now.
Ricardo Pepi's brilliant goal in the second half put USA on top of El Salvador by a final of 1-0. We are moving on in the Nations League.
Still unsure why he was not on our World Cup Roster.
The National League finished up March play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to February:
1. X-Notts County (+1)
2. X-Wrexham (-1)
3. Woking
4. Chesterfield (+1)
5. Barnet (-1)
6. Eastleigh
7. Boreham Wood (+1)
8. Bromley (+1)
9. Wealdstone (+3)
10. Solihull Moors (+3)
11. Dagenham & Redbridge (-1)
12. Southend United (-5)
13. Altrincham (-2)
14. Oldham Athletic (+1)
15. Maidenhead United (-1)
16. FC Halifax Town
17. York City (+1)
18. Aldershot Town (-1)
19. Dorking Wanderers (+2)
20. Gateshead*
21. Yeovil Town (-2)
22. Torquay United
23. Scunthorpe United
24. Maidstone United**
X-Assured of at least a playoff spot.
*-Gateshead were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. Currently safe by two points as a result.
**-Maidstone United are 16 points from safety with just six matches to play. Relegation is likely.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 Class.
Past classes include:
2021: David Beckham, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, and Alan Shearer
2022: Sergio Aguero, Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany, Wayne Rooney, Peter Schmeichel, Peter Scholes, Patrick Vieira, and Ian Wright.
League One finished March play, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to February:
1. Plymouth Argyle (+1)
2. Sheffield Wednesday (-1)
3. Ipswich Town
4. Barnsley (+2)
5. Bolton Wanderers (-1)
6. Derby County (-1)
7. Peterborough United (+1)
8. Wycombe Wanderers (-1)
9. Portsmouth (+1)
10. Shrewsbury Town (-1)
11. Exeter City (+1)
12. Charlton Athletic (+1)
13. Fleetwood Town (-2)
14. Lincoln City
15. Bristol Rovers
16. Port Vale
17. Cheltenham Town (+2)
18. Burton Albion
19. Milton Keynes Dons (+3)
20. Oxford United (-3)
21. Accrington Stanley
22. Morecambe (-2)
23. Cambridge United
24. Forest Green Rovers*
*-Forest Green Rovers are 11 points from safety with 8 matches to play, and Oxford United have a match in hand over them. Relegation is likely.
Wouldn't mind seeing all 3 of those clubs in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in League One all come up to the Championship
The Championship finished March play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to February:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United
3. Middlesbrough
4. Luton Town (+2)
5. Blackburn Rovers (-1)
6. Millwall (-1)
7. Norwich City
8. Coventry City (+2)
9. West Bromwich Albion (+2)
10. Watford (-2)
11. Sunderland (-2)
12. Preston North End
13. Stoke City (+4)
14. Bristol City (-1)
15. Hull City (+1)
16. Swansea City (-1)
17. Birmingham City (+2)
18. Reading (-4)
19. Queens Park Rangers (-1)
20. Rotherham United
21. Cardiff City
22. Huddersfield Town
23. Blackpool
24. Wigan Athletic*
*-Wigan Athletic were deducted three points for failing to pay staff and players on time. As a result, they are 8 points from safety with 8 matches to play.
League Two finished up March play today, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to February:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Northampton Town (+2)
3. Stevenage (-1)
4. Carlisle United (-1)
5. Stockport County
6. Salford City (+1)
7. Bradford City (-1)
8. Mansfield Town
9. Sutton United
10. Barrow (+1)
11. Swindon Town (-1)
12. Doncaster Rovers (+1)
13. Tranmere Rovers (-1)
14. Walsall
15. Grimsby Town (+1)
16. AFC Wimbledon (-1)
17. Gillingham (+3)
18. Newport County
19. Crewe Alexandra (-2)
20. Harrogate Town (+1)
21. Colchester United (-2)
22. Crawley Town (+1)
23. Hartlepool United (-1)
24. Rochdale*
*Rochdale are 11 points from safety with 8 matches to play. Relegation is likely.
Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool
Liverpool scored first, but then City dominated. City stay 2nd - 5 points behind Arsenal, while Liverpool stay 6th, but could drop to 8th by the end of the day.
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Fulham
Arsenal 4-1 Leeds United
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-3 Brentford
Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester City
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bournemouth come from behind to take all three points and jump out of the relegation zone to 15th, while Fulham stay 9th.
Arsenal goes back to 8 clear at the top, while Leeds drop to 16th - safe by 1 point.
Brentford lost a one-goal lead three times and share the points with Brighton. They both jump up - Brighton to 6th, Brentford to 7th.
Palace get an important win and three points to get a little bit farther away from the relegation zone, staying 12th and now safe by 5 points, while Leicester drop into the relegation zone in 18th.
Forest lost the lead late and share the points with Wolves. Forest jump to 14th, while Wolves stay 13th.
Chelsea 0-2 Aston Villa
Villa with a goal in each half to take all three points and jump to 9th, while Chelsea drop to the bottom half of the table in 11th.
West Ham United 1-0 Southampton
An important three points for West Ham sees them jump to 14th - 1 point above the relegation zone, while Southampton stay last in the table - 3 points from safety.
Newcastle United 2-0 Manchester United
Newcastle take all three points and jump to 3rd, while United drop to 4th.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 01, 2023, 01:25:08 pmChelsea 0-2 Aston Villa
Villa with a goal in each half to take all three points and jump to 9th, while Chelsea drop to the bottom half of the table in 11th.
Adios Graham Potter.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 02, 2023, 03:23:07 pmAdios Graham Potter.
And Brendan Rodgers too, who has left Leicester City by mutual consent.
Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
The points are shared at Goodison Park and both teams finished the match with ten men. Everton jumps to 15th - safe by one point, while Spurs jump to 4th - tied with Newcastle United (3rd) and Manchester United (5th) on points.
Bayern head coach is apparently the target for Chelsea. Again, can't comprehend the firing of Tuchel. Man just came off winning the Champions League.
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leeds United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City 1-2 Aston Villa
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
Brighton take all three points to stay in 6th - just four points off the top 5, whole Bournemouth drop into the relegation zone in 18th - tied on points with West Ham United (15th), Everton (16th), and Nottingham Forest (17th)
Leeds gets a very important win and the three points jump them from 19th to 13th - safe by 2 points, while Forest drop to 17th - safe on goal differential by 2 goals.
Villa's three points jump them to 7th - 6 points off the top 5, while Leicester stays 19th - 2 points from safety.
Chelsea had two goals disallowed, one for offside and one for a foul, so the points are shared. Chelsea stay 11th - tied with Fulham (10th) on points, while Liverpool jump to 8th - 7 points behind the top 5.
Manchester United 1-0 Brentford
West Ham United 1-5 Newcastle United
United use a Rashford goal to take all three points and jump to 4th, while Brentford stay 9th.
Newcastle dominate from the opening whistle, capitalize on many West Ham defenses blunders and take all three points to stay 3rd, while West Ham stay 15th.
Frank Lampard is the "caretaker" manager of Chelsea per todays presser.
Sigh.
Burnley have secured promotion in the Championship with 7 matches left in the campaign, marking the earliest a club has clinched promotion in the second tier. Burnley will return to the Premier League after just one season.
On the other side, Maidstone United of the National League become the first club in the top five tiers to secure relegation this season. They will play in tier six in 2023-24.
Manchester United 2-0 Everton
United take all three points and jump to 3rd, while Everton stay 16th. United lost Rashford to an injury, however. It was described as "discomfort," and he was shown limping to the locker room.
Bum Lampard really caretaking. 0-1 to Wolves right now.
Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Brentford 1-2 Newcastle United
Fulham 0-1 West Ham United
Leicester City 0-1 AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Chelsea
Villa take all three points and jump to 6th, while Forest fall into the relegation zone in 18th.
Newcastle win again and jump back to 3rd, while Brentford stay 9th.
West Ham use a Fulham own-goal to take all three points and jump to 13th, while Fulham stay 10th.
Bournemouth take all three points and jump out of the relegation zone to 15th, while Leicester stay 19th.
Tottenham with perhaps the most undeserved win of any club this season to stay 5th, while Brighton drop to 7th.
Wolves take all three points and jump to 12th, while Chelsea stay 11th.
Southampton 1-4 Manchester City
City take all three points to stay 2nd, while Southampton stay last.
Leeds United 1-5 Crystal Palace
Complete second-half domination from Palace to take all three points and jump to 12th, while Leeds stay 16th. Palace is now safe by 6 points, so they can probably breath a little easier now.
Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
The points are shared after Arsenal blow a 2-0 lead. Arsenal stay 1st, Liverpool stay 8th.
In the Championship Reading were recently docked six points by the EFL so they now fall into the relegation zone.
QPR have been in a freefall lately and if it continues they could be in trouble as well.
Ebbsfleet United will join the National League next season, as they clinched promotion from the sixth tier on Friday with a win over Oxford City. They lead the National League South by a whopping 24 points.
Scunthorpe United are confirmed for relegation from the National League following today's results. They are 11 points from safety with just three matches to play.
Looking at the top five tiers' tables in terms of mathematics, here are the clubs who are safe from relegation as we stand:
Premier League:
Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
Championship:
Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Norwich City, Coventry City, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion
League One:
Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Barnsley, Peterborough United, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth
League Two:
Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Stockport County, Carlisle United, Stevenage, Bradford City, Salford City, Mansfield Town, Barrow, Sutton United
National League:
Wrexham, Notts County, Woking, Chesterfield, Barnet, Boreham Wood, Eastleigh, Bromley, Southend United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Solihull Moors, Wealdstone
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And, looking at the promotion playoffs for tiers two through five, again mathematically, the cutoffs currently stand at:
National League: 14th-place FC Halifax Town - currently 13 points from the playoffs with 15 points to play for.
League Two: 16th-place Crewe Alexandra - currently 16 points from the playoffs with 16 points to play for.
League One: 14th-place Bristol Rovers - currently 17 points from the playoffs with 21 points to play for.
Championship: 18th-place Rotherham United - currently 17 points from the playoffs with 18 points to play for.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 10, 2023, 11:46:37 amScunthorpe United are confirmed for relegation from the National League following today's results. They are 11 points from safety with just three matches to play.
Wow. This was a team that was in the Championship as recently as 2011.
They were playing the likes of Leicester City and Newcastle United in the previous season. Now, they will be playing the likes of Banbury United.
And instead of opposing Peterborough United, they will take on Peterborough Sports FC, which at the time Scunthorpe was in the Championship was in Division Two of the United Counties League which was at that time an 11th tier league.
Oh how fortunes change.
Something to watch for in the Championship promotion battle:
If Luton Town (currently in a playoff spot in third, five points from second) get promoted, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu will become the first player to go from non-League to Premier League with the same club.
Real Madrid 2-0 over Chelsea in the 75th.
Please sell the team to someone who knows what they are doing Todd Boehly. EMBARRASSING. BRING BACK ABRAMOVICH.
Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle United
A dominating performance gives Villa all three points to stay in 6th, while Newcastle stay 3rd.
Chelsea 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton 1-3 Fulham
Southampton 0-2 Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Brentford
Brighton probably should have won by more, but two goals is enough to take all three points and stay 7th. Chelsea stay 11th, but the pressure is building from clubs below them.
Fulham take all three points and stay 10th, while Everton stay 17th.
Palace win again and stay 12th, while Southampton are starting to go adrift in 20th.
Wolves take all three points and stay 13th, while Brentford stay 9th with pressure coming from clubs below them.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
A thrilling match. Bournemouth led 2-1 for much of the second half, but Spurs equalized in stoppage time. Bournemough fought and got the winner deep into stoppage time. Bournemouth take all three points to jump to 14th, while Spurs stay 5th.
Manchester City 3-1 Leicester City
Leicester were about two inches from drawing 3-3, but alas... City take all three points and stay 2nd, while Leicester stay 19th.
Forest Green Rovers are confirmed for relegation from League One to League Two for the 2023-24 season, spending just one season in League One.
The Premier League has announced that they will have a Summer Series in the United States.
Aston Villa, Brighton, Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle United will play a series of games from July 22-30.
Closest one to here appears to be in Atlanta on July 26 when there will be a doubleheader. Brentford will face Brighton before Chelsea play Newcastle.
West Ham United 2-2 Arsenal
Arsenal blows a 2-0 lead for the second week in a row and is making it way too easy on Manchester City to chase them down. Arsenal stay first, by just four points, while West Ham stay 15th.
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United
United take all three points and jump to 3rd, while Forest stay 18th.
Updated math odds after this weekend:
Premier League - safe from relegation:
Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion
Championship - safe from relegation:
Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Preston North End, Sunderland, Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion, Watford, Swansea City
League One - safe from relegation:
Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Derby County, Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Shrewsbury Town
League Two - safe from relegation:
Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Stevenage, Stockport County, Carlisle United, Bradford City, Mansfield Town, Salford City, Barrow, Sutton United, Tranmere Rovers, Swindon Town, Grimsby Town, Doncaster Rovers
National League - safe from relegation:
Wrexham, Notts County, Chesterfield, Woking, Barnet, Boreham Wood, Bromley, Eastleigh, Southend United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Solihull Moors, Wealdstone
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National League - lowest club still alive for playoffs:
13th place: FC Halifax Town - 11 points from the playoffs with 12 points to play for.
League Two - lowest club still alive for playoffs:
13th place: Grimsby Town - 14 points from the playoffs with 15 points to play for.
---NOTE: 11th place: Tranmere Rovers - 13 points from playoffs with 12 points to play for, so they cannot qualify for the playoffs.
League One - lowest club still alive for playoffs:
10th place: Shrewsbury Town - 14 points from the playoffs with 15 points to play for.
Championship - lowest club still alive for playoffs:
16th place: Stoke City - 11 points from the playoffs with 12 points to play for.
Shut it down.
That's all.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 16, 2023, 10:17:56 pmShut it down.
That's all.
I agree. Arsenal can't afford anymore blown leads, so shut it down now and give us the title.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 17, 2023, 01:02:48 pmI agree. Arsenal can't afford anymore blown leads, so shut it down now and give us the title.
I would actually agree to that just to see this end.
Leeds United 1-6 Liverpool
Liverpool dominate to take all three points and stay 8th, while Leeds stay 16th. Leeds' defense might send them down at this rate.
2nd leg today. Real Madrid vs Chelsea.
Yeovil Town are confirmed for relegation from the National League and will play in the sixth tier in 2023-24, ending a four-season stay in the National League after dropping from League Two.
Leyton Orient have secured promotion to League One for 2023-24, ending a four-year stay in League Two after coming up from the National League.
Luton Town have secured a spot in the Championship playoffs as they drew at Reading 1-1.
Coventry City got an improbable draw at Blackburn Rovers when their goalkeeper bundled one in from a corner kick in the last minute of stoppage time. That puts Rovers in the playoff places and Coventry is only one point off them.
Usmnt vs El Tri 1-1
Jesus Ferreira scores in the 81st.
Face them again in the nations cup in June. Las Vegas. Would love to see that.
Arsenal 3-3 Southampton
Arsenal did not deserve a point in this one, but I'll take it. Arsenal stay first, Southampton stay 20th.
What an atmosphere inside The Emirates, though. It was great to be there live, but obviously was hoping we'd get the win. This just gives me an excuse to go back sometime and, hopefully, see a win.
League Two today:
Leyton Orient officially won the league championship. They had already clinched promotion.
On the other end, Rochdale are confirmed for relegation to the National League for 2023-24.
From the National League:
Wrexham 3-1 Boreham Wood
This win secures the National League title and promotion for Wrexham.
FA Cup: Manchester City 3-0 Sheffield United.
A Riyad Mahrez hat trick sees City through. They will play Brighton or Manchester United in the final.
Premier League yesterday:
Liverpool 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Mo Salah scores in the 70th to gain the win. Liverpool is back in the running for European football next year, moving up to 7th, one point behind Aston Villa, while Forest falls into the drop zone in 19th.
Leicester City 2-1 Wolves: Tim Castagne scores late to secure the Foxes three big points. That pulls Leicester out of the relegation places into 17th on goal difference, while Wolves are 13th.
Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz gets the late equalizer to cancel an Ivan Toney strike. Brentford 10th, Villa 6th.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton: The Toffees hold on to the draw after having a man sent off 10 minutes from time. Palace 12th while Everton drop into the relegation zone after the Leicester win, 18th.
Fulham 2-1 Leeds: The Cottagers score two in a 14-minute span in the 2nd half and hold off Leeds late. Fulham 9th, Leeds 16th.
13th down in the table before today's games:
Wolves 34
Bournemouth 33
West Ham 31
Leeds 29
Leicester 28 (-13 goal diff)
Everton 28 (-21 goal diff)
Forest 27
Southampton 24
Still a lot to play for. Bournemouth and West Ham face off today, and in my opinion if there is a winner in that match that team should be safe.
I cannot believe what I'm seeing.
Newcastle United 5-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
They've played 20 minutes.
After this weekend's matches:
Premier League - safe from relegation:
8th-place Brighton & Hove Albion on up
Championship - safe from relegation:
17th-place Birmingham City on up
League One - safe from relegation:
16th-place Cheltenham Town on up
League Two - safe from relegation:
20th-place AFC Wimbledon on up
National League - safe from relegation:
18th-place Aldershot Town on up
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National League - playoffs:
9th-place Eastleigh is the lowest team in the table still eligible
League Two - playoffs:
8th-place Mansfield Town is the lowest team in the table still eligible
League One - playoffs:
7th-place Peterborough United is the lowest team in the table still eligible
Championship - playoffs:
13th-place Watford is the lowest team in the table still eligible
A Manchester derby for the FA Cup final.
Man Utd defeats Brighton 7 - 6 on penalties after a scoreless draw. Victor Lindelof, who played an outstanding defensive game, was the one who delivered the winning penalty.
From the Championship:
Burnley, already promoted, have officially won the Championship title.
Also in the Championship, Middlesbrough have qualified for the playoffs.
Coventry City and Sunderland currently hold the other two playoff spots, but only four points separate Coventry and 12th place Swansea.
Most of the teams in this area of the table have two games left except for West Brom, which has three.
At the other end, Wigan Athletic will be relegated if they lose to Reading. A draw only just keeps them alive but they would have to make up a -8 goal difference.
In League Two, Hartlepool United will be relegated unless they win their last two, Crawley Town lose their last two and Hartlepool make up a 6-point deficit in goal difference.
And it doesn't look good for the Stags, who are home to 9th place Barrow before closing at 4th place Stockport County, who are still chasing automatic promotion. Crawley are home to 17th place Walsall before traveling to 10th place Swindon for their last match.
I cannot comprehend what I'm seeing with Chelsea FC. Complete ineptness from ownership to manager to players.
From the Championship:
Sheffield United secure the second automatic promotion spot and will return to the Premier League in 2023-24.
Man City 4-1 Arsenal: City pull within two points of first place with the win.
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighton: Forest out of the relegation places, move to 17th putting Leicester back in the drop zone. Brighton now 8th.
West Ham 1-2 Liverpool: Liverpool leapfrog Tottenham for 6th place. West Ham remain in 14th.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford: The struggles continue for Chelsea. They remain 11th but have Palace and Wolves breathing down their neck. Brentford move up to 9th.
Quote from: AirWarren on April 26, 2023, 03:22:54 pmI cannot comprehend what I'm seeing with Chelsea FC. Complete ineptness from ownership to manager to players.
Chelsea have scored as many goals in their own net (1) as they have in the opposition's since Graham Potter was sacked.
Mercy, Newcastle United is a machine. 4-1 right now over a helpless Everton team. 82nd minute.
5-1...
VAR review. Disallowed.
4-1
Finished Everton 1-4 Newcastle. The Toffees are now in deep trouble.
Others:
Southampton 0-1 Bournemouth. Cherries all but safe, Saints all but relegated.
Spurs 2-2 Man Utd. The points are shared. United 4th, Tottenham 5th.
A very big relegation six-pointer between Leicester City and Everton this upcoming match week. A Leicester win would send them four clear of Everton, while an Everton win would send them two clear of Leicester. The match is at Leicester, and Leicester won the meeting at Everton 2-0 earlier in the season.
Other clubs in the relegation scrap:
West Ham United travels to Crystal Palace - a West Ham win would surely make them safe, while a Palace win would do it.
Nottingham Forest travels to Brentford - a Forest win wouldn't make them safe but it would be a step in the right direction.
Leeds United travels to AFC Bournemouth - a Leeds win wouldn't make them safe but it would be a step in the right direction, while a Bournemouth win would surely do it.
Southampton travels to Newcastle United - even with a win, Southampton would still be last in the table. If the other teams around them weren't just as bad, they'd likely already be confirmed for relegation.
Technically, Chelsea (11th) on down are not safe from relegation, but I'm pretty sure we can say Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and perhaps AFC Bournemouth, have done just enough so far.
I personally cannot stomach anymore Chelsea football. You'll never hear me say this ever in regard to anything because I'm the most pro American sucker there is, but American leadership and ownership needs to stay away from Premiere League soccer. I get having a percentage of ownership like Lebron has with Liverpool(although their stock/play has dropped since he got involved) but primary ownership, they aren't ready. This isn't NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL etc. Todd Boehly evidently goes in the locker room before games and gives pep talks and pre game speeches. This isn't Friday night lights Todd. These people don't want to hear from you. They want you to own the company, sign good players and sign the checks.
Chelsea needs a complete overhaul. Bring back the dang Russian Jewish guy haha
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 28, 2023, 01:45:52 amA very big relegation six-pointer between Leicester City and Everton this upcoming match week. A Leicester win would send them four clear of Everton, while an Everton win would send them two clear of Leicester. The match is at Leicester, and Leicester won the meeting at Everton 2-0 earlier in the season.
Other clubs in the relegation scrap:
West Ham United travels to Crystal Palace - a West Ham win would surely make them safe, while a Palace win would do it.
Nottingham Forest travels to Brentford - a Forest win wouldn't make them safe but it would be a step in the right direction.
Leeds United travels to AFC Bournemouth - a Leeds win wouldn't make them safe but it would be a step in the right direction, while a Bournemouth win would surely do it.
Southampton travels to Newcastle United - even with a win, Southampton would still be last in the table. If the other teams around them weren't just as bad, they'd likely already be confirmed for relegation.
Technically, Chelsea (11th) on down are not safe from relegation, but I'm pretty sure we can say Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and perhaps AFC Bournemouth, have done just enough so far.
A Bournemouth win pulls the Cherries even with Chelsea on points.
I never dreamed I would say that this late in any Premier League season. Although I probably would've also never said that Newcastle, Brighton, Brentford and Fulham would all be well ahead of them at this point.
I still think Chelsea needs at least a point out of their last six. Not easy when four of those opponents currently are the top 4 in the league, and the other two are in a relegation scrap and want every point they can get their hands on.
From the Championship:
Blackpool 2-3 Millwall
With that result, Blackpool have been relegated to League One for 2023-24.
From the Championship:
Reading 1-1 Wigan Athletic
With that result, Wigan are confirmed for relegation to League One for 2023-24.
From League One:
With today's results, both Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town have been promoted to the Championship for 2023-24. However, the club who wins the League One title won't be decided until the final day. Plymouth currently sit at 98 points, while Ipswich sit at 97.
From League Two:
Stevenage has secured promotion to League One for 2023-24.
On the other side, Hartlepool United is confirmed for relegation to the National League.
From the National League:
Torquay United 1-1 Wrexham
Torquay needed a win and to overcome a big goal difference for a chance to stay up, so with this result they will be relegated to the sixth tier for 2023-24.
The National League 2022-23 campaign is complete, and here is how the final table:
1. Wrexham - Champions, promoted to League Two
2. Notts County - Into playoff semifinals
3. Chesterfield - Into playoff semifinals
4. Woking - Into playoff quarterfinals
5. Barnet - Into playoff quarterfinals
6. Boreham Wood - Into playoff quarterfinals
7. Bromley - Into playoff quarterfinals
8. Southend United
9. Eastleigh
10. Dagenham & Redbridge
11. FC Halifax Town
12. Oldham Athletic
13. Wealdstone
14. Gateshead - deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player, would have finished 13th.
15. Solihull Moors
16. Dorking Wanderers
17. Altrincham
18. Aldershot Town
19. York City
20. Maidenhead United
21. Torquay United - relegated to the sixth tier by 2 points
22. Yeovil Town - relegated to the sixth tier by 10 points
23. Scunthorpe United - relegated to the sixth tier by 16 points
24. Maidstone United - relegated to the sixth tier by 25 points
Yeovil Town is another team that was recently in the Championship, as late as 2013. They and Scunthorpe have taken very hard falls since then, falling four divisions now.
The Glovers next season will be competing against, among others, my favorite non-league team Havant & Waterlooville in the National League South.
The Premier League finished up play in April yesterday, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to March:
1. Manchester City (+1)
2. Arsenal (-1)
3. Newcastle United (+2)
4. Manchester United (-1)
5. Liverpool (+1)
6. Tottenham Hotspur (-2)
7. Aston Villa (+4)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion (-1)
9. Brentford (-1)
10. Fulham (-1)
11. Crystal Palace (+1)
12. Chelsea (-2)
13. AFC Bournemouth (+6)
14. Wolverhampton Wanderers (-1)
15. West Ham United (+3)
16. Leeds United (-2)
17. Nottingham Forest (-1)
18. Leicester City (-1)
19. Everton (-4)
20. Southampton
The Championship finished play in April yesterday, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to March:
1. Burnley
2. Sheffield United
3. Luton Town (+1)
4. Middlesbrough (-1)
5. Coventry City (+3)
6. Millwall
7. Sunderland (+4)
8. West Bromwich Albion (+1)
9. Blackburn Rovers (-4)
10. Swansea City (+6)
11. Preston North End (+1)
12. Norwich City (-5)
13. Watford (-3)
14. Hull City (+1)
15. Bristol City (-1)
16. Stoke City (-3)
17. Birmingham City
18. Queens Park Rangers (+1)
19. Cardiff City (+2)
20. Huddersfield Town (+2)
21. Rotherham United (-1)
22. Reading (-4)
23. Blackpool
24. Wigan Athletic
League One has finished play for April, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to March:
1. Plymouth Argyle
2. Ipswich Town (+1)
3. Sheffield Wednesday (-1)
4. Barnsley
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Derby County
7. Peterborough United
8. Portsmouth (+1)
9. Wycombe Wanderers (-1)
10. Charlton Athletic (+2)
11. Lincoln City (+3)
12. Fleetwood Town (+1)
13. Shrewsbury Town (-3)
14. Exeter City (-3)
15. Bristol Rovers
16. Cheltenham Town (+1)
17. Burton Albion (+2)
18. Port Vale (-1)
19. Oxford United (+1)
20. Milton Keynes Dons (-1)
21. Morecambe (+1)
22. Cambridge United (+1)
23. Accrington Stanley (-2)
24. Forest Green Rovers
League Two has finished play for April, and here is how the clubs finished in the table compared to March:
1. Leyton Orient
2. Stevenage (+1)
3. Northampton Town (-1)
4. Stockport County (+1)
5. Carlisle United (-1)
6. Salford City
7. Bradford City
8. Mansfield Town
9. Barrow (+1)
10. Swindon Town (+1)
11. Tranmere Rovers (+2)
12. Grimsby Town (+3)
13. Sutton United (-4)
14. Newport County (+4)
15. Doncaster Rovers (-3)
16. Crewe Alexandra (+3)
17. Walsall (-3)
18. Gillingham (-1)
19. Harrogate Town (+1)
20. Colchester United (+1)
21. AFC Wimbledon (-5)
22. Crawley Town
23. Hartlepool United
24. Rochdale
In the Championship, Rotherham United have assured themselves another season in the second tier with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
That result also clinches 3rd place for Luton Town. Boro will finish 4th.
Also if Huddersfield fail to win or draw their game against Sheffield United on Thursday, their match with Reading on the last day will be for survival. Reading would currently need to win by 2 goals to stay up as both teams would be on 47 and equal on goal difference. Reading would win the second tiebreaker, goals scored. Of course subject to change if Huddersfield score any goals Thursday.
Leicester City 2-2 Everton
The points are shared in this one, but it could have been 3-2 for Leicester if not for a poor penalty from Maddison.
Leicester jump out of the relegation zone to 16th, while Everton stay in it at 19th.
I saw the highlights of this one. Calvert Lewin missed an absolute sitter, and Vardy with a little more good fortune could've had three or four goals instead of just one.
This game could've finished 5–5 instead of 2–2. Neither team did themselves any favors as far as the relegation race is concerned, especially Everton.
Arsenal is hammering Chelsea. 3-0 at half.
Please relieve everyone of their duties that is affiliated with Chelsea FC.
3-1 84th
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Arsenal still can't put away teams. Chances to make it 5-0 early in the second half were wasted, and then we let off the gas...again.
Arsenal jump back to 1st, while Chelsea stay 12th.
Tony Adams, Rio Ferdinand, and Petr Cech were announced for the 2023 Premier League Hall of Fame Class, joining previously-announced Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
Liverpool 1-0 Fulham
Manchester City 3-0 West Ham United
Liverpool take all three points to stay 5th, while Fulham stay 10th.
City take all three points to jump to 1st, while West Ham stay 15th.
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From League One:
Recent results have confirmed Accrington Stanley for relegation to League Two for 2023-24.
I tried to put together the scenarios in the Championship for the final weekend. Interestingly enough, all the teams that are currently in positions 4 through 11 play one another on the final weekend.
Middlesbrough (4th, 74 points) v Coventry City (5th, 69 points, +12 goal difference)
A Coventry win will wrap up 5th place for the Sky Blues. If they draw and Millwall win, they finish 6th. A loss opens up all kinds of goal difference scenarios unless Sunderland and West Brom both fail to win.
Preston (11th, 63 points) vs Sunderland (7th, 66 points, +10 GD)
If the Black Cats win, Coventry loses, and West Brom and Millwall fail to win, they will earn a spot in the playoffs because of either more points or superior goal difference against Millwall. If they win, Coventry loses and Sunderland make up the goal difference, they could go as high as 5th.
Swansea (10th, 63 points) vs West Brom (8th, 66 points, +7 GD)
WBA needs a win, Sunderland fail to win, and a Millwall loss. They could also get in with a win, Sunderland fail to win, a Millwall draw and the Albion make up a difference of 1 goal. That would give them the 6th position based on goals scored.
The big one: Millwall (6th, 68 points, +8 GD) vs Blackburn Rovers (9th, 66 points, -3 GD)
A Millwall win puts the Lions in the playoffs regardless of what anybody else does. A draw would be good enough unless Sunderland and/or West Brom win. Then it would come down to goal difference or goals scored. If it came down to goals scored Millwall would be on the short end in both scenarios.
Blackburn need the most help. They must win and both Sunderland and West Brom fail to win. They would lose out in all tiebreaking scenarios.
I believe this is right.
From the Championship:
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Sheffield United
Huddersfield perform a Great Escape of sorts to secure safety, meaning Reading are confirmed for relegation to League One for 2023-24. All three relegated clubs are now confirmed for the Championship, meaning all the attention on the final match day (Monday) will be on who finishes fifth and sixth for the last two playoff spots.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Manchester United
Mac Allister converts a penalty at the death to give Brighton all three points. Brighton jump to 6th, while United stay 4th.
Heading into the final match day for the Championship, League One, and League Two, here is how things stand:
Championship - last match day: Monday, May 8:
Champions, promoted to Premier League: Burnley
Runners-up, promoted to Premier League: Sheffield United
Clinched Playoffs: Luton Town, Middlesbrough
Still alive for playoffs: Coventry City, Millwall, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Blackburn Rovers (see Adam's very good post above for clinching scenarios)
Relegated: Reading, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic
League One - last match day: Sunday, May 7:
Promoted to Championship: Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town - both clubs will finish in the top two, but the title won't be decided until the last day.
Clinched Playoffs: Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers
Still alive for playoffs: Derby County, Peterborough United - Peterborough must win and hope Derby loses. If Derby draws, Peterborough must make up a 3 goal difference.
Not safe from relegation: Milton Keynes Dons, Morecambe, Cambridge United - a win for MK Dons secures safety. Morecambe must win and hope MK Dons draws or loses. Cambridge must win and hope MK Dons and Morecambe lose or draw.
Relegated: Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers
League Two - last match day: Monday, May 8:
Champions, promoted to League One: Leyton Orient
Secured promoted to League One: Stevenage
Can still secure the other automatic promotion spot: Northampton Town, Stockport County (Stockport must win and hope Northampton wins or draw - Stockport has a superior goal difference). Northampton could also finish as runners-up if they win and Stevenage loses. Stockport can only go as high as third.
Still alive for playoffs: Carlisle United, Salford City, Bradford City, Mansfield Town. Mansfield must win, and hope the other three lose, and make up at least a 3 goal difference on Bradford City. At least a draw for Carlisle, Salford, and Bradford would qualify them for the playoffs.
Relegated: Hartlepool United, Rochdale. Next season will be the first time in over 100 years that Rochdale will not be in the equivalent of the top four leagues in the English Football Pyramid.
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The National League Playoff Semifinals will take place on Sunday, May 7:
(6)Boreham Wood travels to (2)Notts County - they drew both meetings in the regular season
(7)Bromley travels to (3)Chesterfield - they split the meetings in the regular season, each winning at home
Supporters of Bury FC and Bury AFC have voted in favor of the merger of the two clubs, meaning that a team by the name of Bury Football Club will play at Gigg Lane once again next season.
Bury were expelled from the English Football League in 2019 after 125 years as a Football League club.
AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea
Manchester City 2-1 Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Chelsea take all three points to jump to 11th and are now safe from relegation, while Bournemouth drop to 14th.
City take all three points to stay 1st, while Leeds stay 17th.
Spurs take all three points and jump to 6th, while Palace drop to 12th.
Wolves take all three points and jump to 13th, while Villa stay 8th.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
Liverpool take all three points and stay 5th, while Brentford stay 9th.
League One finished the 2022-23 season this morning, and here is the final table:
1. Plymouth Argyle - League Champions, promoted to Championship
2. Ipswich Town - promoted to Championship
3. Sheffield Wednesday - into Playoffs
4. Barnsley - into Playoffs
5. Bolton Wanderers - into Playoffs
6. Peterborough United - into Playoffs
7. Derby County
8. Portsmouth
9. Wycombe Wanderers
10. Charlton Athletic
11. Lincoln City
12. Shrewsbury Town
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Exeter City
15. Burton Albion
16. Cheltenham Town
17. Bristol Rovers
18. Port Vale
19. Oxford United
20. Cambridge United
21. Milton Keynes Dons - relegated to League Two by 1 point
22. Morecambe - relegated to League Two by 2 points (also, this is Morecambe's first-ever relegation)
23. Accrington Stanley - relegated to League Two by 2 points
24. Forest Green Rovers - relegated to League Two by 19 points
Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal
Very entertaining match. On the edge my seat until an own goal made it 2-0. Arsenal stay in 2nd, while Newcastle stay 3rd.
West Ham United 1-0 Manchester United
West Ham take all three points and stay 15th, but are 7 points clear of relegation now, while United stay 4th - just one point above Liverpool.
League Two finished the 2022-23 season this morning, and here is the final table:
1. Leyton Orient - League Champions, promoted to League One
2. Stevenage - promoted to League One
3. Northampton Town - promoted to League One
4. Stockport County - into Playoffs
5. Carlisle United - into Playoffs
6. Bradford City - into Playoffs
7. Salford City - into Playoffs
8. Mansfield Town
9. Barrow
10. Swindon Town
11. Grimsby Town
12. Tranmere Rovers
13. Crewe Alexandra
14. Sutton United
15. Newport County
16. Walsall
17. Gillingham
18. Doncaster Rovers
19. Harrogate Town
20. Colchester United
21. AFC Wimbledon
22. Crawley Town
23. Hartlepool United - relegated to League Two by 3 points
24. Rochdale - relegated to League Two by 8 points
Fulham 5-3 Leicester City
Fulham dominated, and then didn't, but Leicester never looked comfortable with coming back, either. Very weird game. Fulham take all three points and stay 10th, while Leicester stay 16th.
The Championship finished today, and here is the final table:
1. Burnley - League Champions, promoted to Premier League
2. Sheffield United - promoted to Premier League
3. Luton Town - into Playoffs
4. Middlesbrough - into Playoffs
5. Coventry City - into Playoffs
6. Sunderland - into Playoffs
7. Blackburn Rovers
8. Millwall
9. West Bromwich Albion
10. Swansea City
11. Watford
12. Preston North End
13. Norwich City
14. Bristol City
15. Hull City
16. Stoke City
17. Birmingham City
18. Huddersfield Town
19. Rotherham United
20. Queens Park Rangers
21. Cardiff City
22. Reading - relegated to League One by 5 points (deducted 6 points earlier in the season)
23. Blackpool - relegated to League One by 5 points
24. Wigan Athletic - relegated to League One by 7 points
Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry
Preston 0-3 Sunderland
Swansea 3-2 West Brom
Millwall 3-4 Blackburn
That was intense! I watched Millwall-Blackburn and kept up with the rest through minute by minutes.
Great comeback by Rovers who were down 3-1. Sunderland poured it on in the second half at Preston to get in the playoffs.
At some point, every team in contention for 5th/6th was there except Blackburn.
Coventry finish 5th and Sunderland 6th.
Luton vs Sunderland and Middlesbrough vs Coventry are the playoff matchups. Soon, one of those four teams will be in the Premier League.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 08, 2023, 11:31:19 amMiddlesbrough 1-1 Coventry
Preston 0-3 Sunderland
Swansea 3-2 West Brom
Millwall 3-4 Blackburn
That was intense! I watched Millwall-Blackburn and kept up with the rest through minute by minutes.
Great comeback by Rovers who were down 3-1. Sunderland poured it on in the second half at Preston to get in the playoffs.
At some point, every team in contention for 5th/6th was there except Blackburn.
Coventry finish 5th and Sunderland 6th.
Luton vs Sunderland and Middlesbrough vs Coventry are the playoff matchups. Soon, one of those four teams will be in the Premier League.
I want Luton to win the Playoffs for two reasons:
1) It would be a new club in the Premier League
2) Their stadium is magnificent (though it currently doesn't meet PL standards), and it would be cool to see established PL clubs playing there.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 08, 2023, 11:33:55 amI want Luton to win the Playoffs for two reasons:
1) It would be a new club in the Premier League
2) Their stadium is magnificent (though it currently doesn't meet PL standards), and it would be cool to see established PL clubs playing there.
Either Luton or Coventry for me, though I also wouldn't mind Sunderland completing an outstanding comeback story
Luton are set to build a new stadium, but it wouldn't be ready until 2024 at earliest.
Here's an interesting read on what it would cost Luton to make the necessary renovations to the current stadium should they make the PL.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65249178
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-5 Everton
Well well well... this shakes up the relegation scrap a bit. Everton take all three points and jump to 16th, while Brighton stay 7th.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 08, 2023, 01:29:59 pmBrighton & Hove Albion 1-5 Everton
Well well well... this shakes up the relegation scrap a bit. Everton take all three points and jump to 16th, while Brighton stay 7th.
That's the best Everton performance I've seen in a good long while.
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Southampton
Forest couldn't quite put the Saints away, but take the three points in the end. Forest jump to 16th, while Southampton stay last.
Counting Millwall-Blackburn earlier, in three matches I saw 20 goals go in. The Championship fixtures clashed with Fulham and Leicester so I didn't see those eight goals.
What an extraordinary day. Just a matter of time now for Southampton before they are relegated.
By my figuring, the only way Southampton do not get relegated is if they win all three matches, Forest lose all of theirs, Everton do not gain more than one point from their remaining matches, and Leicester and Leeds do not get four, plus all the point differentials have to go their way if they are tied with somebody. Right now the only ones they could reasonably catch in point differential are Forest and Leeds. But if City hangs a big loss on Everton...
The Saints will be relegated this weekend with a loss or draw, or if Everton win and Forest draw.
I won't be sad to see Southampton go down. The Saints are definitely Arsenal's bogey team. We haven't done a double over them in almost a decade now, and only got two points against them this season.
Our other bogey is Goodison Park. I wouldn't mind Everton going down, but I am rooting for them to beat Manchester City on Sunday. If Everton wins that, it would likely give them enough points (35) to stay up.
Leeds United 2-2 Newcastle United
A cracking back-and-forth match to kick off the day. A missed penalty for Leeds might prove costly in about 15 days, though. The points are shared, and Leeds jump to 18th while Newcastle stay 3rd.
Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton 0-2 Fulham
Villa take all three points and jump to 7th, while Spurs stay 6th.
Chelsea and Forest share the points. Chelsea stay 11th, while Forest stay 16th.
Palace take all three points and stay 12th, while Bournemouth stay 14th.
United take all three points and stay 4th, while Wolves stay 13th.
Fulham take all three points and jump to 9th, while Southampton stay 20th. Southampton are confirmed for relegation to the Championship for 2023-24.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 13, 2023, 10:57:16 amAston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton 0-2 Fulham
Villa take all three points and jump to 7th, while Spurs stay 6th.
Chelsea and Forest share the points. Chelsea stay 11th, while Forest stay 16th.
Palace take all three points and stay 12th, while Bournemouth stay 14th.
United take all three points and stay 4th, while Wolves stay 13th.
Fulham take all three points and jump to 9th, while Southampton stay 20th. Southampton are confirmed for relegation to the Championship for 2023-24.
Chelsea and NF share points. Weird seeing that.
From the National League:
Chesterfield 2(3)-2(4) Notts County
Notts county comes from behind twice and then wins it in penalties to earn promotion to League Two in 2023-24.
Brentford 2-0 West Ham United
Everton 0-3 Manchester City
Brentford take all three points and jump to 9th, while West Ham stay 15th.
City take all three points and stay 1st, while Everton stay 17th.
Arsenal 0-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton take all three points and jump to 6th, while Arsenal stay 2nd and pretty much gift-wrap the title for City.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 14, 2023, 12:30:09 pmArsenal 0-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton take all three points and jump to 6th, while Arsenal stay 2nd and pretty much gift-wrap the title for City.
Arsenal. What are you doing haha
Leicester City 0-3 Liverpool
Liverpool take all three points and stay 5th, while Leicester stay 19th. The relegation battle is fully on with two matches to go for all the clubs in it.
The four clubs that are promoted to the National League for 2023-24:
1. AFC Fylde - National League North Champions
Back in the National League for the first time since 2019-20, when they were relegated after finishing 23rd.
2. Kidderminster Harriers - National League North Playoff Winners
Back in the National League for the first time since 2015-16, when they were relegated after finishing 23rd.
3. Ebbsfleet United - National League South Champions
Back in the National League for the first time since 2019-20, when they were relegated after finishing 22nd.
4. Oxford City - National League South Playoff Winners
Promoted to the National League for the first time ever.
It has gotten dire for Leicester now.
They are relegated this week if Everton win and Leicester fail to win.
However if they win, Everton lose and Leeds fail to win, they go 17th with one match to go.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 16, 2023, 07:41:02 amIt has gotten dire for Leicester now.
They are relegated this week if Everton win and Leicester fail to win.
However if they win, Everton lose and Leeds fail to win, they go 17th with one match to go.
It's unbelievable to see LC and Everton on the verge of relegation.
Almost as unbelievable to see Luton Town 90 minutes away from the Premier League after being in non-league football just 9 years ago.
If they pull it off surely that is the most meteoric rise ever.
As far as Everton and LC are concerned, I think one of them survives but not both.
Brentford's Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, fined 50,000 pounds, and warned as to his future conduct for breaches of The FA's Betting Rules.
He will miss, pretty much, the entire first half of the 2023-24 Premier League season for the Bees.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 17, 2023, 11:41:29 amBrentford's Ivan Tony has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, fined 50,000 pounds, and warned as to his future conduct for breaches of The FA's Betting Rules.
He will miss, pretty much, the entire first half of the 2023-24 Premier League season for the Bees.
While Toney is certainly the team's talisman, the Bees have plenty of other firepower with Wissa and Mbuemo. And they have signed Kevin Schade away from Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
The real strength of Brentford is in the midfield and the back line. Ben Mee was a shrewd signing and also Christian Nørgaard is stout. They also have Mikkel Damsgaard who is coming into his own and the underrated Vitaly Janelt.
There will be naysayers who will tell you that "Brentford will go down"; probably the same ones who said it when Eriksen left.
One thing that has to be a priority is to get GK David Raya's name on a contract, or if they can't, find a good replacement. His contract is up after next season.
It may not be a top 10 finish next season, but I think Brentford comfortably stays in the Premier League, barring injuries.
All three playoff finals at Wembley (Championship, League One, and League Two) will have VAR for the first time. Pretty big news, as those leagues don't use VAR during their regular seasons or non-final playoff matches.
Inter advanced yesterday. What a crap job by AC Milan. Let's see if Man City can put the stamp on their final appearance.
Six years ago both Luton Town and Coventry City were in League Two.
On May 27th, one of those two teams will claim a spot in the Premier League.
And either Everton or Leicester City may be going to the Championship. Possibly both.
As Sir Alex Ferguson once said, "Football? Bloody he‼️"
Man city vs Inter. I expect inter to get boat raced but I would love to see an upset. I just can't like Man city.
Quote from: AirWarren on May 17, 2023, 10:27:11 pmMan city vs Inter. I expect inter to get boat raced but I would love to see an upset. I just can't like Man city.
I think we all loathe Man City, but perhaps if they win the Champions League, FA Cup, and Premier League this season (finally achieving a treble under Pep Guardiola), Pep might decide it's time for him to take on another team somewhere else and end the strangle hold that Man City has on the PL.
Wishful thinking, probably...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 18, 2023, 09:02:57 amI think we all loathe Man City, but perhaps if they win the Champions League, FA Cup, and Premier League this season (finally achieving a treble under Pep Guardiola), Pep might decide it's time for him to take on another team somewhere else and end the strangle hold that Man City has on the PL.
Wishful thinking, probably...
Pep is great but ownership is where it's at with Man city. It's hard to beat Arab oil money. One of the few reasons Chelsea was so dominant. The previous owner was a Russian oil Tycoon.
Newcastle United 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle stay 3rd, while Brighton stay 6th. Newcastle will likely get top 4 now, while Brighton's push for top 4 probably ends.
In League One, Sheffield Wednesday overcame a 4-0 first leg deficit against Peterborough by winning 5-1 on the day and winning the shootout 5-3.
Tough way to go out for The Posh.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Brentford
A brilliant free kick by Harry Kane is outdone by two goals and an assist from Bryan Mbeumo to give Brentford all three points. Spurs stay 7th, while Brentford stay 9th, but both are still alive for European places for now.
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Manchester United
Fulham 2-2 Crystal Palace
Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Everton
United take all three points to stay 4th, while Bournemouth stay 14th.
Fulham and Palace share the points, so Fulham stay 10th while Palace jump to 11th.
Liverpool and Villa share the points after a late equalizer for Liverpool. Liverpool stay fifth, while Villa jump to 7th.
Wolves and Everton share the points as Everton score at the death. Wolves stay 13th, Everton stay 17th. This result also secures safety for West Ham United.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal
This result secures safety for Nottingham Forest and crowns Manchester City as Premier League Champions.
Thank goodness the season ends next week.
West Ham United 3-1 Leeds United
Leeds needed a win here, but West Ham take all three points and jump to 14th; Leeds stay 18th. Leeds must hope Leicester keep losing and that Everton lose to Bournemouth next Sunday. Leeds also has to beat Spurs by 3 or more if Everton draw.
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Southampton
Brighton qualify for Europe for the first time in club history and stay 6th, while Southampton are now confirmed to finish last in the table (hasn't really been a doubt about that for a while, though).
Three teams are still in contention for the Europa Conference League. Aston Villa are in the driver's seat, and will clinch the spot with a win over Brighton on the last day.
If they fail to win, Tottenham can pip them to the place with a win over Leeds. If they both fail to win, Brentford can leapfrog both with a win at home over Manchester City. (A Brentford win and Villa draw ties them at 59 points and the Bees have superior goal difference).
Still things to play for.
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea
The Champions take all three points, while Chelsea stay 12th.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 21, 2023, 11:20:26 amThree teams are still in contention for the Europa Conference League. Aston Villa are in the driver's seat, and will clinch the spot with a win over Brighton on the last day.
If they fail to win, Tottenham can pip them to the place with a win over Leeds. If they both fail to win, Brentford can leapfrog both with a win at home over Manchester City. (A Brentford win and Villa draw ties them at 59 points and the Bees have superior goal difference).
Still things to play for.
I wish the EPL would copy what the NFL does during its last week by putting the games that could play a part in other games at the same time, instead of putting all the games kicking off at 10:30 AM like they do now.
During Matchweek 38, they could put Villa-Brighton, Brentford-City, Everton-Bournemouth, Leeds-Spurs, and Leicester-West Ham (these are the matches that will have European and relegation scenarios) at one time, and then Arsenal-Wolves, Chelsea-Newcastle, Palace-Forest, United-Fulham, and Southampton-Liverpool at another time (clubs in these matches won't really have much to play for in the final week).
The only caveat to this would be if Newcastle lose to Leicester today or United lose to Chelsea on Thursday, which would keep Liverpool alive for top 4 heading into Sunday.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 21, 2023, 11:58:20 amManchester City 1-0 Chelsea
The Champions take all three points, while Chelsea stay 12th.
What a terrible season.
The TV schedule for Matchweek 38 has been confirmed, with all matches kicking off at 10:30 AM:
Arsenal-Wolves: Peacock
Brentford-City: Peacock
Chelsea-Newcastle: Peacock
Everton-Bournemouth: USA (also on Peacock)
Leeds-Spurs: CNBC (also on Peacock)
Leicester-West Ham: Syfy (also on Peacock)
Palace-Forest: Peacock
Southampton-Liverpool: Peacock
United-Fulham: Bravo (also on Peacock)
Villa-Brighton: Peacock
Newcastle United 0-0 Leicester City
The points are shared, so Newcastle qualify for Champions League and Leicester jump to 18th.
The scenarios on relegation:
Everton 33 (-24): Bournemouth (H) (33 goals scored)
Leicester 31 (-18): West Ham (H) (49 goals scored)
Leeds 31 (-27): Tottenham (H) (47 goals scored)
Everton stay up with a win OR a draw and LC and Leeds lose OR if they equal both LC and Leeds results OR a loss, LC fail to win, AND Leeds win AND do not make up the goal difference.
Leicester most likely escapes with a win AND Everton loss or draw. There is very little likelihood of Leeds making up the goal difference with LC should they tie.
Leeds escapes with a win, Everton loss AND LC fail to win, OR a win, Everton draw, LC fail to win, and Leeds makes up the goal difference which would give it to Leeds on either goals scored or goal difference.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 22, 2023, 06:04:56 pmThe scenarios on relegation:
Everton 33 (-24): Bournemouth (H) (33 goals scored)
Leicester 31 (-18): West Ham (H) (49 goals scored)
Leeds 31 (-27): Tottenham (H) (47 goals scored)
Everton stay up with a win OR a draw and LC and Leeds lose OR if they equal both LC and Leeds results OR a loss, LC fail to win, AND Leeds win AND do not make up the goal difference.
Leicester most likely escapes with a win AND Everton loss or draw. There is very little likelihood of Leeds making up the goal difference with LC should they tie.
Leeds escapes with a win, Everton loss AND LC fail to win, OR a win, Everton draw, LC fail to win, and Leeds makes up the goal difference which would give it to Leeds on either goals scored or goal difference.
It's a strange final day in the relegation scrap because....
I could easily see all three of them winning as the other clubs don't have a whole lot to play for
But I could also see all of them losing too. Who knows what will happen?
And we don't need to forget that Spurs are battling Aston Villa and Brentford for a Conference League spot. So they have something to play for still.
I've got to thinking about what will happen to the respective clubs who are in danger of relegation, as well as Southampton who are already relegated.
At Southampton James Ward-Prowse IMO is too good for the Championship, and that combined with financial fair play rules that are in force at the second tier will probably force him to leave. The same probably applies to Che Adams and perhaps Theo Walcott and Tino Livramento. The rest of the team to be frank were Championship caliber players playing in the Premier League and therefore many of them will probably stay when the Saints head to the second tier.
Everton and Leicester would be hurting, especially the Foxes. James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, Iheanacho, and several others would be on their way to other clubs. Jamie Vardy might call it a career.
The same might be true of Séamus Coleman at Everton, who has missed several games due to injury. Jordan Pickford, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Onana, perhaps Mykolenko would be some who might be moving on.
At Leeds they don't have as many that would be of interest to other teams. Rodrigo would be one, Wilfred Gnonto and Illan Meslier two others. Aaronson, Jack Harrison and Struijk possibly as well. McKennie is on loan from Juventus and if Leeds went down he will probably return there.
One thing is for certain, whichever teams go down, they will look very different in the Championship.
Chelsea canceled its end-of-season awards program due to the "poor performance of the men's team," and now Chelsea signee Mykhailo Mudryk is under fire for recording and posting a video of a man in the gym (without the man's knowledge) showing the man's backside partially exposed while he was being trained on a row machine by one of the gym's trainers.
The nightmare continues,
@AirWarren.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 24, 2023, 10:19:51 amChelsea canceled its end-of-season awards program due to the "poor performance of the men's team," and now Chelsea signee Mykhailo Mudryk is under fire for recording and posting a video of a man in the gym (without the man's knowledge) showing the man's backside partially exposed while he was being trained on a row machine by one of the gym's trainers.
The nightmare continues, @AirWarren.
Make it end.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Manchester City
Very entertaining match. Both teams had chances to win, but share the points in the end. This result officially assures Europa League for Brighton.
Weird little tidbit here:
Nottingham Forest have become the first club to secure safety in the Premier League the season after they won the Championship playoffs from 4th place.
On three other occasions the clubs that got promoted from 4th place (Fulham, Leicester City, and Queens Park Rangers) were relegated in their first season back in the Premier League.
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This is also the first Premier League season in which all three promoted clubs and the club that was bottom of the table at Christmas (Wolves) avoided relegation.
Manchester United 4-1 Chelsea
United take all three points, jump to 3rd, and secure Champions League for next season; Chelsea stay 12th.
Wigan Athletic, relegated from the Championship to League One for 2023-24, will start the 2023-24 League One season on -8 points.
On May 19, Wigan were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season. Another four-point deduction was applied on May 26, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equaling 125% of its monthly wage bill.
Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga for the 11th straight time.
Borussia Dortmund had the title in hand going into the final day but could only manage a draw against Mainz, while Bayern got an 88th minute winner against Köln.
RB Leipzig took third, while Union Berlin pipped Freiburg for the fourth Champions League place with a 1-0 win at home to Bremen. Freiburg will play in the Europa League and Bayer Leverkusen in the Conference League.
Schalke and Hertha Berlin are relegated while Stuttgart will play either Hamburg or Heidenheim in the promotion/relegation playoffs.
Darmstadt have clinched promotion but not the championship in the 2. Bundesliga. Heidenheim could still overtake them on goal difference with a win at second bottom Jahn Regensburg if Darmstadt lose away at 12th place Greuther Fürth. Hamburg are away to already-relegated Sandhausen on the final day.
Coventry City 1(5)-1(6) Luton Town.
What a match. Luton are promoted to the Premier League for the first time.
And one Luton player has been there for it all.
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu joined Luton when they were still in Non-League at the fifth tier. He is a very useful midfielder and will certainly be in the Luton squad when they make their PL debut.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on May 27, 2023, 11:40:10 amBayern Munich have won the Bundesliga for the 11th straight time.
Borussia Dortmund had the title in hand going into the final day but could only manage a draw against Mainz, while Bayern got an 88th minute winner against Köln.
RB Leipzig took third, while Union Berlin pipped Freiburg for the fourth Champions League place with a 1-0 win at home to Bremen. Freiburg will play in the Europa League and Bayer Leverkusen in the Conference League.
Schalke and Hertha Berlin are relegated while Stuttgart will play either Hamburg or Heidenheim in the promotion/relegation playoffs.
Darmstadt have clinched promotion but not the championship in the 2. Bundesliga. Heidenheim could still overtake them on goal difference with a win at second bottom Jahn Regensburg if Darmstadt lose away at 12th place Greuther Fürth. Hamburg are away to already-relegated Sandhausen on the final day.
with Bayern's win, Joao Cancelo will receive a Winners Medal from both Bayern Munich and Manchester City this season.
That feat has only happened two times before:
1) David Beckham in 2012-13 with PSG in Ligue 1 and LA Galaxy in MLS
2) Daniel Amartey in 2015-16 with FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga and Leicester City in the Premier League
Carlisle United 1(5)-1(4) Stockport County
Carlisle earn promotion to League One for the first time since 2013-14.
Heidenheim scored two goals in what was 13 minutes of stoppage time against Jahn Regensburg to win 3-2 and with it take the championship of 2. Bundesliga.
That happened because Darmstadt had a man sent off in the first half and lost to Greuther Fürth 4-0. Heidenheim takes the title on goal difference and both them and Darmstadt are promoted.
Hamburg will play Stuttgart in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff.
At the other end of the 2. Bundesliga Arminia will play Wehen Wiesbaden in a similar playoff, while Jahn Regensburg and Sandhausen are relegated.
Arsenal 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford 1-0 Manchester City
Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle United
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Everton 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Leeds United 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United
Manchester United 2-1 Fulham
Southampton 4-4 Liverpool
Final Table:
1. Manchester City
2. Arsenal
3. Manchester United
4. Newcastle United
5. Liverpool
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Aston Villa
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Brentford
10. Fulham
11. Crystal Palace
12. Chelsea
13. Wolverhampton Wanderers
14. West Ham United
15. AFC Bournemouth
16. Nottingham Forest
17. Everton
18. Leicester City
19. Leeds United
20. Southampton
And Everton survives to play yet another year with the top dogs...
Barnsley 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Wednesday literally win the League One Playoff Final at the death, in the last seconds of stoppage time of extra time, and return to the Championship for the first time since 2020-21.
And with that, all of the promotion and relegation spots are confirmed:
Relegated from Premier League:
Leicester City, Leeds United, Southampton
Promoted to Premier League:
Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton Town
Relegated from Championship:
Reading, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic
Promoted to Championship:
Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday
Relegated from League One:
Milton Keynes Dons, Morcambe, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers
Promoted to League One:
Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Northampton Town, Carlisle United
Relegated from League Two:
Hartlepool United, Rochdale
Promoted to League Two:
Wrexham, Notts County
Relegated from National League:
Torquay United, Yeovil Town, Scunthorpe United, Maidstone United
Promoted to National League:
AFC Fylde, Ebbsfleet United, Kidderminster Harriers, Oxford City
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 28, 2023, 02:42:01 pmArsenal 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford 1-0 Manchester City
Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle United
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Everton 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Leeds United 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United
Manchester United 2-1 Fulham
Southampton 4-4 Liverpool
Final Table:
1. Manchester City
2. Arsenal
3. Manchester United
4. Newcastle United
5. Liverpool
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Aston Villa
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Brentford
10. Fulham
11. Crystal Palace
12. Chelsea
13. Wolverhampton Wanderers
14. West Ham United
15. AFC Bournemouth
16. Nottingham Forest
17. Everton
18. Leicester City
19. Leeds United
20. Southampton
LCFC. What a fall from Grace.
Man City in the coming weeks will try to complete a treble of PL, FA cup and Champions League.
Only one team did the double on them in the Prem, that being Brentford.
FA Cup Final:
Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United
PSG won Ligue 1 over the weekend and in the process bid farewell to Lionel Messi.
Several rumors about where he might land, chief among them being a return to Barcelona or coming to the states to play for Inter Miami.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on June 04, 2023, 07:28:01 pmPSG won Ligue 1 over the weekend and in the process bid farewell to Lionel Messi.
Several rumors about where he might land, chief among them being a return to Barcelona or coming to the states to play for Inter Miami.
All reports today are showing that he is heading to Inter Miami
The fallout has begun from the relegation of Leicester City.
Seven players who started at some point during the season are leaving, six of them becoming free agents and the other one going back to the Ukrainian club from whence he came.
The biggest name among these is Youri Tielemans, a Dutch midfielder who scored two outstanding goals and set up some others.
With Maddison expected to leave and Vardy possibly retiring, the Foxes are going to look very different next year as they try to jump right back up.
Europa Conference League Final:
Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham United
West Ham will join Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion in the Europa League next season after getting the winner in the 90th minute.
Alexis Mac Allister has completed his transfer from Brighton to Liverpool. The price tag was £35 million (about $44 million).
And Arsenal appear to be the front runner for the services of Declan Rice. They are offering £75 million (about $94 million).
Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans transferring to Aston Villa for upcoming season
Brahim Diaz is returning to Real Madrid after he was loaned to AC Milan the last 3 seasons
Champions League Final:
Manchester City 1-0 Inter Milan
City have completed the treble.
Premier League fixtures for 2023/24 were released this morning. Here's Matchweek 1, which will take place from August 11 to August 14:
8/11:
Burnley-Manchester City
8/12:
Arsenal-Nottingham Forest
AFC Bournemouth-West Ham United
Brighton & Hove Albion-Luton Town
Everton-Fulham
Sheffield United-Crystal Palace
Newcastle United-Aston Villa
8/13:
Brentford-Tottenham Hotspur
Cheslea-Liverpool
8/14:
Manchester United-Wolverhampton Wanderers
USA! USA!! USA!!!!!
States vs El Tri tonight boys!!!!
Captain America with the goal!!!
1-0 USA at the half.
USA dominating possession and attacks. Let's see if we can hold on.
2-0!!!!!
Captain America!!!!!!
3-0!!!! Pepi!!!!!!
I can honestly say this with a straight USMNT face. We are actually seeing the effects of our players playing at the highest level in world club soccer. We are absolutely outrunning and burning Mexico from every angle. Outclassing el tri and it's not even close. It's showing our boys play against world class players in club soccer.
Tres a cero
Absolutely dominated.
Mexico, continues to be a trash team. And fanbase.
Really enjoyed beating Mexico tres a cero.
Not really enjoying the news that Gregg Berhalter is back as head coach.
The guy who committed the first red card for Mexico needs suspended for 10 to 12 matches for international competitions. He was literally trying to intentionally hurt the US player.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on June 16, 2023, 10:16:37 amReally enjoyed beating Mexico tres a cero.
Not really enjoying the news that Gregg Berhalter is back as head coach.
I'm torn on the coach. For one, he has assembled and put our talent in positions to win. Won some big cups over on this side of the world and did get us a few advances in the World Cup. All positive.
On the flip side, how do you repair the Reyna drama? Gio had a phenomenal game last night and he has earned his spot. But he may also be healthy, which he wasn't in Qatar. He and his family have big egos in the soccer world, which isn't uncommon. Also, Ricardo Pepi. It was obvious it was a mistake to keep him out of the World Cup roster. He may not play a full 60 minutes of meaningful soccer but he is a striker that rarely misses the back of the net when he takes a shot on goal. We gotta have that kind of instinct.
I think Americans got excited with the thought of a Pep, Mourinho, Klopp, etc possibly taking the reins of our MNT, but was that realistic or did they even want to partake in that? American soccer still has a stigma attached to it and these kinds of names just don't respect American soccer. But, like I said in the previous post, you can tell our soccer players play at a HIGH level in club soccer over seas. We were faster. Better defensively and covered our gaps better than I have ever seen. That's a testimony to the training and play during their seasons.
When you hear the announcers bring up teams from the EPL, Serie A, Bundesliga, and La Liga with our players tied to them and playing meaningful minutes..you know we have some talent on our USMNT.
Brentford has made permanent the transfer of Kevin Schade from Freiburg.
A good move for them as he, Bryan Mbuemo and Yoane Wissa will be depended upon a lot while Ivan Toney serves his suspension.
USA ripping Canada. 2-0
Back to back Nations League Champions.
Balogun and Richards seal the deal for the USA.
On to the Gold Cup.
The second goal last night was sweet!
Quote from: beach bum on June 19, 2023, 10:30:35 amThe second goal last night was sweet!
That's the striker we have been waiting on!
Have to give a shoutout to Christiano Ronaldo making his 200th international appearance in Portugal's 1-0 win over Iceland. Also had the GW in the 89 minute
Arsenal have agreed to a 67.5M deal for Chelsea's Kai Havertz
The Premier League summer transfer window is now two weeks in. Here are the official moves (not counting players who were released from contracts):
AFC Bournemouth
In: Hamed Traore (Sassuolo)
Out: Will Dennis (Kilmarnock, loan), Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace)
Arsenal
In: Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
Out: Nikolaj Moller (St. Gallen), Mazeed Ogungbo (Barrow)
Aston Villa
In: Youri Tielemans (Leicester City)
Brentford
In: Romeo Beckham (Inter Miami), Ethan Brierley (Rochdale), Mark Flekken (Freiburg), Ji-soo Kim (Seongnam), Kevin Schade (Freiburg)
Out: Pontus Jansson (Malmo), Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford)
Brighton & Hove Albion
In: Mahmoud Dahoud (Dortmund), James Milner (Liverpool), Joao Pedro (Watford)
Out: James Beadle (Oxford, loan), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Antef Tsoungui (Feyenoord)
Burnley
In: Jordan Beyer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Dara O'Shea (West Brom), Lawrence Vigouroux (Leyton Orient)
Chelsea
In: Christopher Nkunko (RB Peipzig), Kendry Paez (Independiente del Valle), Dujuan Richards (Phoenix Academy)
Out: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), N'Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City), Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli), Dujon Sterling (Rangers)
Crystal Palace
In: Jefferson Lerma (AFC Bournemouth)
Everton
Out: Niels Nkounkou (Saint-Etienne), Harry Tyrer (Chesterfield, loan)
Fulham
N/A
Liverpool
In: Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Out: Harvey Davies (Crewe Alexandra, loan), James Milner (Brighton & Hove Albion), Calvin Ramsay (Preston North End, loan), Rhys Williams (Aberdeen, loan)
Luton Town
In: Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham)
Manchester City
In: Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)
Out: Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)
Manchester United
Out: Zidane Iqbal (Utrecht)
Newcastle United
In: Yankuba Minteh (Odense)
Out: Matt Bondswell (Newport County, loan), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)
Nottingham Forest
In: Chris Wood (Newcastle United)
Out: Will Swan (Mansfield Town)
Sheffield United
N/A
Tottenham Hotspur
In: Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus), James Maddison (Leicester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli)
West Ham United
Out: Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Out: Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Jeong Sang-bin (Minnesota United)
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Managerial changes:
AFC Bournemouth - Andoni Iraola
Chelsea - Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham Houtspur - Ange Postecoglou
Some more I've seen:
Harry Winks Spurs—>Leicester
Conor Coady Leicester—>Wolves
Nicolas Jackson Villarreal—>Chelsea
Fin Stevens Brentford—>Oxford United (loan)
And the move of Declan Rice from West Ham to Arsenal could happen anytime.
Meanwhile Jamie Vardy has turned down an offer from Saudi club Khaleej.
Lots of movement. Chelsea is bleeding a lot of players from their squad. Let's see if it matters.
Ruben Loftus Cheek Chelsea—>AC Milan
Fabio Carvalho Liverpool—>RB Leipzig (loan)
And one more:
Diego Moreira Benfica—>Chelsea
Also, Cesc Fabregas has announced his retirement. He played last year for Como in Italian Serie B.
Jesus Ferreira scores back to back hat tricks in Gold Cup play. Looks like USMNT is going to win the group stage and will be on the opposite side of Mexico again.
3-0 at half against Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica was up 1-0 in their match. Looks to be clear second place and will advance.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 02, 2023, 07:00:15 pmJesus Ferreira scores back to back hat tricks in Gold Cup play. Looks like USMNT is going to win the group stage and will be on the opposite side of Mexico again.
3-0 at half against Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica was up 1-0 in their match. Looks to be clear second place and will advance.
Happy we will be on the opposite side of the bracket as Mexico... Hopefully we can smack them around again in the final barring we both make it
Our USMNT squads really are something to be excited about. Lots of young talent behind our "World Cup" roster.
5-0 USA. Currently in 5 minutes of stoppage.
Brandon Vasquez makes it 6-0 in the 94th.
Final 6-0.
This young squad is throwing coal into the engine at a rapid pace and they are rolling.
Qatar advanced with 1-0 win over Mexico.
Some more transfers over the past few days:
Mason Mount Chelsea—>Man Utd
Nathan Collins Wolves—>Brentford
Sandro Tonali AC Milan—>Newcastle
Dominik Szoboszalai RB Leipzig—>Liverpool
Mads Andersen Barnsley—>Luton
And some updated Premier League transfers three weeks into the window that haven't been mentioned yet:
Arsenal
Out: Pablo Mari (Monza)
Aston Villa
Out: Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle, loan)
Brentford
In: Erion Zabeli (Oxford)
Brighton & Hove Albion
In: Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht)
Out: Abdallas Sima (Rangers, loan)
Chelsea
In: Alex Matos (Norwich)
Out: Charlie Webster (Heerenveen, loan)
Crystal Palace
Out: Rob Street (Cheltenham)
Fulham
Out: Kieron Bowie (Northampton, loan)
Liverpool
Out: Owen Beck (Dundee, loan)
Manchester City
Out: Liam Delap (Hull, loan)
Manchester United
Out: Ethan Laird (Birmingham)
West Ham United
In: Sean Moore (Clinftonville)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In: Tom King (Northampton)
Out: Theo Corbeanu (Grasshopper Club Zurich), Nigel Lonwijk (Grasshopper Club Zurich)
Granit Xhaka has completed a move from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen.
Cesar Azpilicueta has left Chelsea in free agency.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 06, 2023, 01:23:39 pmGranit Xhaka has completed a move from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen.
Cesar Azpilicueta has left Chelsea in free agency.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on July 06, 2023, 01:23:39 pmGranit Xhaka has completed a move from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen.
Cesar Azpilicueta has left Chelsea in free agency.
Azpilicueta not in a Chelsea jersey doesn't seem right. His farewell video was tough to watch.
Thanks for the memories captain. What a run.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 06, 2023, 07:55:25 pmAzpilicueta not in a Chelsea jersey doesn't seem right. His farewell video was tough to watch.
Thanks for the memories captain. What a run.
Had the exact same reaction for Xhaka leaving Arsenal yesterday.
Young talent Ellis Simms is moving from Everton to Coventry City.
Could well be an excellent move for the Sky Blues. Simms showed potential while at Everton.
Behind-closed-doors friendly today:
Arsenal 1-1 Watford
Pre-season is officially here, gents.
USMNT crapped the bed on a hand ball. 1-1 at the end of regulation.
We won in PK's. Wow. Moving on to semi finals against Panama. Jamaica and Mexico on the other side.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 09, 2023, 10:08:17 pmWe won in PK's. Wow. Moving on to semi finals against Panama. Jamaica and Mexico on the other side.
Sometimes its better to be lucky than good... Wow we got away with one! Hopefully that was the scare they needed to go in hungry against Panama now.
I don't understand anyone who doubts Matt Turner. Glad he's an Arsenal man!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 10, 2023, 07:45:15 amI don't understand anyone who doubts Matt Turner. Glad he's an Arsenal man!
He is an animal.
Quote from: beach bum on July 09, 2023, 11:17:57 pmSometimes its better to be lucky than good... Wow we got away with one! Hopefully that was the scare they needed to go in hungry against Panama now.
Sure did. Canada gave us all we wanted. Unfortunately the game should have been over at regulation if we would keep our hands down. We got lucky with a no call after review for hand ball in the first half. Nevertheless, nice resilience. Brandon Vazquez and Cade Cowell both are great young talent.
I guess Matt Turner has officially replaced Zack Steffen at GK. He had a lot of promise it seems but has kind of faded out.
It has been confirmed that the Premier League Summer Series will be broadcast on NBC, Peacock, and USA. Here is the schedule:
July 22:
Chelsea vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - 6 PM - Peacock
July 23:
Fulham vs. Brentford - 3 PM - Peacock
Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa - 6 PM - Peacock
July 26:
Brentford vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - 4:30 PM - Peacock
Fulham vs. Aston Villa - 6 PM - Peacock
Chelsea vs. Newcastle United - 7:15 PM - Peacock
July 28:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Newcastle United - 6:30 PM - Peacock
July 30:
Aston Villa vs. Brentford - 11 AM - Peacock/USA
Chelsea vs. Fulham - 1:45 PM - NBC/Peacock
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 10, 2023, 01:10:43 pmI has been confirmed that the Premier League Summer Series will be broadcast on NBC, Peacock, and USA. Here is the schedule:
July 22:
Chelsea vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - 6 PM - Peacock
July 23:
Fulham vs. Brentford - 3 PM - Peacock
Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa - 6 PM - Peacock
July 26:
Brentford vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - 4:30 PM - Peacock
Fulham vs. Aston Villa - 6 PM - Peacock
Chelsea vs. Newcastle United - 7:15 PM - Peacock
July 28:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Newcastle United - 6:30 PM - Peacock
July 30:
Aston Villa vs. Brentford - 11 AM - Peacock/USA
Chelsea vs. Fulham - 1:45 PM - NBC/Peacock
Excellent. Thanks for this.
Some updated Premier League transfers four weeks into the window:
AFC Bournemouth
Out: Ben Pearson (Stoke City)
Aston Villa
In: Pau Torres (Villarreal)
Chelsea
Out: David Fofana (Union Berlin, loan), Mason Mount (Manchester United), Baba Rahman (PAOK)
Everton
Out: Ellis Simms (Coventry)
Luton Town
Out: Elliot Thorpe (Shrewsbury Town, loan), Jack Walton (Dundee United, loan)
Manchester City
Out: Shea Charles (Southampton)
Manchester United
In: Mason Mount (Chelsea)
Tottenham Hotspur
In: Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk via Fulham)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Out: Hayao Kawabe (Standard Liege)
Usmnt going to extra time with Panama. Mercy. We got away with a handball and Panama score negated by an offside. Mexico and Jamaica loving USA going into extra time back to back matches.
If Jesus Ferreira is not on the World Cup roster, something is terribly wrong. MERCY!!!!!
Another round of penalty kicks. Lord have mercy.
Terrible PK by Roldan. Mercy. Tough tough loss.
Miazga and his poor sportsmanship needs to be buried.
Shakhtar, it seems, is threatening legal action over the Manor Solomon transfer.
Meanwhile, Ashley Young has completed a move to Everton from Aston Villa. This will be his 20th season in professional soccer, all but one in the English league system.
1. FC Nurnberg 1-1 Arsenal
Brilliant strike from Saka for Arsenal in the first half, with a very poor pass from Hein (Arsenal's third keeper) leading to Nurnberg's equalizer. Your average pre-season match.
In local Arkansas soccer news. It has been announced that a stadium is being built in Rogers for a new USL club based in Arkansas. They will be playing in the USL Championship. I am quite pleased they are building a soccer specific stadium and not sharing Arvest Ballpark with the NW Arkansas Naturals like a handful of USL clubs who share their stadium with a minor league baseball team.
Quote from: beach bum on July 13, 2023, 05:47:46 pmIn local Arkansas soccer news. It has been announced that a stadium is being built in Rogers for a new USL club based in Arkansas. They will be playing in the USL Championship. I am quite pleased they are building a soccer specific stadium and not sharing Arvest Ballpark with the NW Arkansas Naturals like a handful of USL clubs who share their stadium with a minor league baseball team.
Pretty cool deal. Wonder what types of crowds this will draw? I think the LR Rangers are in a league of USL but the one up north will be one step down from MLS.
Christian Pulisic leaves Chelsea and is headed to AC Milan. 4 year deal at £17.1 million, about $22.5 million.
Other moves involving PL teams:
Tahiri Chong Birmingham—>Luton
Siriki Dembele Bournemouth—>Birmingham
Anis Slimanie Brøndby—>Sheffield United
Romain Faivre Lille—>Bournemouth, who will loan him to Lorient
Quote from: AirWarren on July 13, 2023, 08:54:06 pmPretty cool deal. Wonder what types of crowds this will draw? I think the LR Rangers are in a league of USL but the one up north will be one step down from MLS.
I heard at first its going to seat 6,000 with the ability to expand very easily if needed. What I really like is the two guys running the show for the club. One of the guys is a local business guy in NWA who played professionally at one time. And the other guy helped build Sacramento Republic's stadium and brand who has one of the highest attendances in USL. I think they appear to be a good mix. The business guy who played professionally has his kids actually attend public school here in NWA so you know he is actually invested in this area. My biggest thing is if the USA ever does promotion and relegation this is a massive deal having a USL Championship club in Arkansas.
Declan Rice has officially signed with Arsenal, who have also signed Jurriën Timber from Ajax.
Not Premier League but interesting: Former Arsenal man Aaron Ramsey returns to the English leagues, signing with Championship side Cardiff City from Nice in Ligue 1.
Mexico is your 2023 Gold Cup Champions.
Some more transfers:
Angelo Gabriel Santos (Brazil)—->Arsenal
Asmir Begovic Everton—->QPR
Yasser Larouci Troyes—->Sheffield United
Mads Bidstrup Brentford—>Red Bull Salzburg
Jonny Evans returns to Manchester United on a free transfer from Leicester City.
Others:
Ethan Ampadu Chelsea—->Leeds
Zeki Amdouni Basel—->Burnley
Benjamin Mendy Man City—->Lorient
Greetings from the nation's capital, gents!
Electric atmosphere inside Audi Field all night.
MLS All-Stars 0-5 Arsenal
Jesus, Trossard, Jorginho, Martinelli, Havertz the goal-scorers for Arsenal.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on July 19, 2023, 09:38:50 pmGreetings from the nation's capital, gents!
Electric atmosphere inside Audi Field all night.
MLS All-Stars 0-5 Arsenal
Jesus, Trossard, Jorginho, Martinelli, Havertz the goal-scorers for Arsenal.
Good to see Havertz and Jorginho scoring(sigh). Also, not good to see our domestic all star team get raked over the coals.
Welcome to Miami, Leo Messi. What a free kick to beat Cruz Azul 2-1.
USWNT is up 2-0 over 'Nam.
Women's World Cup results so far:
July 20th:
New Zealand 1-0 Norway
Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Nigeria 0-0 Canada
July 21st:
Philippines 0-2 Switzerland
Spain 3-0 Costa Rica
United States 3-0 Vietnam
July 22nd:
Zambia 0-5 Japan
England 1-0 Haiti
Denmark 1-0 China PR
Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal
Two amateur mistakes led to the United goals.
MetLife was a cool stadium, and now I've seen Arsenal in person three times in 2023. One draw (Southampton), one win (MLS All-Stars), and now one loss.
Harvey Barnes Leicester—>Newcastle
Arnaut Danjuma Villarreal—->Everton (loan)
Andre Onana Inter—->Man United
James Trafford Man City—->Burnley
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Chelsea—->Marseilles
Women's World Cup results from today:
Sweden 2-1 South Africa
Netherlands 1-0 Portugal
France 0-0 Jamaica
Premier League Summer Series results so far:
July 22:
Chelsea 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
July 23:
Fulham 3-2 Brentford
Newcastle United 3-3 Aston Villa
Current standings after round one:
1. Chelsea
2. Fulham
3. Aston Villa
4. Newcastle United
5. Brighton & Hove Albion
6. Brentford
Kylian Mbappe with a huge massive offer from Al Hilal a record fee offer
Quote from: FoxandHound34 on July 24, 2023, 07:37:45 amKylian Mbappe with a huge massive offer from Al Hilal a record fee offer
Arabs taking over.
Quote from: AirWarren on July 24, 2023, 09:36:34 amArabs taking over.
$1.1 Billion for a 1 year deal is insane
Women's World Cup results from today:
Italy 1-0 Argentina
Germany 6-0 Morocco
Brazil 4-0 Panama
Quote from: FoxandHound34 on July 24, 2023, 12:09:02 pm$1.1 Billion for a 1 year deal is insane
This money is coming from Wind, water, and solar energy too.
Reportedly, Mbappe has said no to Saudi Arabia and would rather "sit out a year" than play there.
Women's World Cup results for today:
Colombia 2-0 Korea Republic
New Zealand 0-1 Philippines
Switzerland 0-0 Norway
Anthony Elanga Man Utd—->Nottingham Forest
Raúl Jimenez Wolves—->Fulham
Sam Surridge Nottingham Forest—->Nashville FC
Jeremy Sarmiento Brighton—>West Brom (loan)
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic is the latest PL player to be linked to a Saudi team, in this case Al-Hilal. Hence the Jimenez move.
Women's World Cup results for today:
Japan 2-0 Costa Rica
Spain 5-0 Zambia
Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland
Costa Rica, Zambia, and Republic of Ireland have been eliminated with one match left in the group stage for each.
Round 2 of the Premier League Summer Series:
Brentford 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham 0-2 Aston Villa
Newcastle United 1-1 Chelsea
Table with one round to go:
1. Aston Villa 1-1-0, 5 GF, 3 GA, 4 Points
2. Chelsea 1-1-0, 5 GF, 4 GA, 4 Points
3. Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0-1, 5 GF, 4 GA, 3 Points
4. Fulham 1-0-1, 3 GF, 4 GA, 3 Points
5. Newcastle United 0-2-0, 4 GF, 4 GA, 2 Points
6. Brentford 0-0-2, 2 GF, 5 GA, 0 Points
Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona
Very entertaining match to end Arsenal's US tour. Arsenal goals scored by Saka, Havertz, Trossard x2, and Vieira.
Women's World Cup results from last night/this morning:
United States 1-1 Netherlands
Portugal 2-0 Vietnam
Australia 2-3 Nigeria
Vietnam is eliminated with one match left in group play.
Jordan Henderson has left Liverpool to join Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.
Women's World Cup results from last night and this morning:
Argentina 2-2 South Africa
England 1-0 Denmark
China PR 1-0 Haiti
Riyad Mahrez departs Manchester City for Saudi club Al-Ahly.
WWC: Haiti was deprived of a draw and perhaps a win by bad VAR decisions, IMO.
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
Sweden 5-0 Italy
France 2-1 Brazil
Panama 0-1 Jamaica
Panama is eliminated with one group match left.
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
South Korea 0-1 Morocco
Germany 1-2 Colombia
Norway 6-0 Philippines
Switzerland 0-0 New Zeland
Switzerland and Norway advance out of Group A; New Zealand and Philippines eliminated.
Results of the final round of the Premier League Summer Series:
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle United
Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford
Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
Final Table:
1. Chelsea ----------------- 2-1-0; +3 GD, 7 Points
2. Aston Villa ------------- 1-2-0; +2 GD, 5 Points
3. Newcastle United -------- 1-2-0; +1 GD, 5 Points
4. Brighton & Hove Albion -- 1-0-2; 0 GD, 3 Points
5. Fulham ------------------ 1-0-2; -3 GD, 3 Points
6. Brentford --------------- 0-1-2; -3 GD, 1 Point
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia
Japan 4-0 Spain
Canada 0-4 Australia
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Nigera
Japan and Spain advance from Group B; Costa Rica and Zambia eliminated.
Australia and Nigeria advance from Group C; Canada and Republic of Ireland eliminated. Canada become the first Olympic Gold medal winner to fail to advance to the knockout stage at the next World Cup.
Allan Saint-Maximin becomes the latest player to leave for a Saudi team, joining Al-Alhy from Newcastle United.
That's one player I will miss watching. Very entertaining and slick player when healthy.
Sporting KC defeats Chivas last night in League cup play.
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
China 1-6 England
Haiti 0-2 Denmark
Portugal 0-0 United States
Vietnam 0-7 Netherlands
England and Denmark advance from Group D; China and Haiti eliminated. It's the first time that China has not advanced to the knockout stage (other than the one World Cup they didn't qualify for).
Netherlands and United States advance from Group E; Portugal and Vietnam eliminated. Portugal was about six inches away from eliminating the US in second-half stoppage time.
Portugal about sent USA packing today. I mean what a missed shot by the Portuguese player. I just don't think the women's team has what it takes to win this year. Don't know if it's their age or maybe all of the extra antics they always partake in, but this USA women's team just isn't potent like they have been. Ertz and Horan are easy to cheer for. The rest of them, just rub me the wrong way. I dunno.
Women's World Cup results from today:
Argentina 0-2 Sweden
South Africa 3-2 Italy
Jamaica 0-0 Brazil
Panama 3-6 France
Sweden and South Africa advance from Group G; Argentina and Italy eliminated.
France and Jamaica advance from Group F; Brazil and Panama eliminated.
Amazing stuff from Jamaica.
They did not allow a goal in the group stage.
Here are my predictions for the 2023/24 Championship, League One, League Two, and National League campaigns, which all start this weekend:
Championship:
1. Leicester City
2. Middlesbrough
3. Leeds United
4. Coventry City
5. Southampton
6. Millwall
7. Sunderland
8. Norwich City
9. Watford
10. Ipswich Town
11. Birmingham City
12. Bristol City
13. Blackburn Rovers
14. Preston North End
15. Hull City
16. Stoke City
17. West Bromwich Albion
18. Huddersfield Town
19. Swansea City
20. Plymouth Argyle
21. Cardiff City
22. Rotherham United
23. Queens Park Rangers
24. Sheffield Wednesday
League One
1. Bolton Wanderers
2. Derby County
3. Barnsley
4. Blackpool
5. Peterborough United
6. Portsmouth
7. Charlton Athletic
8. Bristol Rovers
9. Wycombe Wanderers
10. Lincoln City
11. Leyton Orient
12. Oxford United
13. Exeter City
14. Reading
15. Port Vale
16. Wigan Athletic
17. Northampton Town
18. Fleetwood Town
19. Carlisle United
20. Stevenage
21. Burton Albion
22. Shrewsbury Town
23. Cambridge United
24. Cheltenham Town
League Two:
1. Wrexham
2. Stockport County
3. Notts County
4. Bradford City
5. Milton Keynes Dons
6. Swindon Town
7. Doncaster Rovers
8. Mansfield Town
9. Grimsby Town
10. Forest Green Rovers
11. Gillingham
12. Salford City
13. Tranmere Rovers
14. AFC Wimbledon
15. Crewe Alexandra
16. Newport County
17. Barrow
18. Sutton United
19. Walsall
20. Colchester United
21. Accrington Stanley
22. Morecambe
23. Harrogate Town
24. Crawley Town
National League:
1. Chesterfield
2. Hartlepool United
3. Oldham Athletic
4. Rochdale
5. Boreham Wood
6. Woking
7. Barnet
8. FC Halifax Town
9. Bromley
10. York City
11. Gateshead
12. Solihull Moors
13. Dagenham & Redbridge
14. Eastleigh
15. AFC Fylde
16. Ebbsfleet United
17. Kidderminster Harriers
18. Altrincham
19. Maidenhead United
20. Southend United
21. Wealdstone
22. Dorking Wanderers
23. Aldershot Town
24. Oxford City
Now, come back in May 2024 to see if I get even 10% of these correct, hahahaha.
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
South Korea 1-1 Germany
Morocco 1-0 Colombia
Colombia and Morocco advance from Group H; Germany and South Korea eliminated. Germany fail to advance to the knockout stage for the first time ever.
Round of 16 matchups:
Switzerland-Spain
Netherlands-South Africa
Japan-Norway
Sweden-United States
Australia-Denmark
France-Morocco
England-Nigeria
Colombia-Jamaica
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 03, 2023, 07:07:11 amWomen's World Cup results from this morning:
South Korea 1-1 Germany
Morocco 1-0 Colombia
Colombia and Morocco advance from Group H; Germany and South Korea eliminated. Germany fail to advance to the knockout stage for the first time ever.
Round of 16 matchups:
Switzerland-Spain
Netherlands-South Africa
Japan-Norway
Sweden-United States
Australia-Denmark
France-Morocco
England-Nigeria
Colombia-Jamaica
No Germany, no Italy, no Brazil, no Argentina. Pretty remarkable.
Some Premier League moves:
Auston Trusty Arsenal—>Sheffield United
Deniz Undav Brighton—>Stuttgart (loan)
Illiman Ndaiye Sheffield United—>Marseille
Lesley Ugochukwu Rennes—>Chelsea
Fabinho Liverpool—>Al-Ittihad
The Championship started Friday with Southampton taking a 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.
The Saints actually managed to keep most of their team including Ward-Prowse and they are one of my favorites to bounce right back into the Premier League for 2024.
2. Bundesliga has also begun and Hertha are off to a terrible start with two early losses, including one yesterday at home to newly promoted Wehen Wiesbaden.
EFL and National League scores for today:
Championship:
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End
Middlesbrough 0-1 Millwall
Norwich City 2-1 Hull City
Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Stoke City 4-1 Rotherham United
Swansea City 1-1 Birmingham City
Watford 4-0 Queens Park Rangers
League One:
Barnsley 7-0 Port Vale
Blackpool 2-0 Burton Albion
Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Lincoln City
Cambridge United 2-0 Oxford United
Carlisle United 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient
Derby County 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Northampton Town 0-1 Stevenage
Portsmouth 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Reading 0-1 Peterborough United
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town
Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Exeter City
League Two:
Acctington Stanley 3-0 Newport County
Colchester United -PPD- Swindon Town
Crawley Town 1-0 Bradford City
Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town
Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Harrogate Town
Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Salford City
Grimsby Town 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Morecambe 2-1 Walsall
Stockport County 0-1 Gillingham
Sutton United 5-1 Notts County
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Barrow
Wrexham 3-5 Milton Keynes Dons
National League:
Aldershot Town 5-2 Oxford City
Altrincham 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Barnet 3-2 Hartlepool United
Chesterfield 4-3 Dorking Wanderers
FC Halifax Town 2-0 Bromley
Gateshead 2-2 Boreham Wood
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Woking
Maidenhead United 2-2 AFC Fylde
Solihull Moors 1-1 Eastleigh
Southend United 4-0 Oldham Athletic
Wealdstone 2-1 York City
Rochdale 0-1 Ebbsfleet united
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
Switzerland 1-5 Spain
Japan 3-1 Norway
Women's World Cup result from tonight:
Netherlands 2-0 South Africa
South Africa was in it the entire way and put up a great fight. Netherlands will play Spain in the quarterfinals.
Women's World Cup result from this morning:
Sweden 0(5)-0(4) United States
The United States fail to advance all the way to at least the Third Place Match for the first time ever.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 06, 2023, 06:49:51 amWomen's World Cup result from this morning:
Sweden 0(5)-0(4) United States
The United States fail to advance all the way to at least the Third Place Match for the first time ever.
Oof majorly underachieved in this year's WC
FA Community Shield
Arsenal 1(4)-1(1) Manchester City
EFL Championship from today:
Leicester City 2-1 Coventry City
Leeds United 2-2 Cardiff City
Sunderland 1-2 Ipswich Town
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
England 0(4)-0(2) Nigeria
Australia 2-0 Denmark
Women's World Cup results from this morning:
Colombia 1-0 Jamaica
France 4-0 Morocco
EFL Carabao Cup - First Round:
Accrington Stanley 1(1)-1(4) Bradford City
Barnsley 2(6)-2(7) Tranmere Rovers (League Two over League One upset)
Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Barrow
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Birmingham City
Derby County 0-2 Blackpool
Exeter City 2-1 Crawley Town
Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Portsmouth
Gillingham 3-1 Southampton (League Two over Championship upset)
Harrogate Town 1-0 Carlisle United (League Two over League one upset)
Huddersfield Town 2-3 Middlesbrough
Hull City 1-2 Doncaster Rovers (League Two over Championship upset)
Mansfield Town 2-0 Grimsby Town
Millwall 0-4 Reading (League One over Championship upset)
Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Newport County 3-1 Charlton Athletic (League Two over League One upset)
Notts County 0-2 Lincoln City
Peterborough United 1(4)-1(1) Swindon Town
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Leyton Orient
Port Vale 3-2 Fleetwood Town
Preston North End 2(2)-2(4) Salford City (League Two over Championship upset)
Rotherham United 1(4)-1(2) Morecambe
Sheffield Wednesday 1(4)-1(1) Stockport County
Stevenage 1(4)-1(3) Watford (League One over Championship upset)
Stoke City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland 1(3)-1(5) Crewe Alexandra (League Two over Championship upset)
Sutton United 2(6)-2(5) Cambridge United (League Two over League One upset)
Swansea 3-0 Northampton Town
Wrexham 0(4)-0(2) Wigan Athletic (League Two over League One upset)
More results from EFL Carabao Cup First Round:
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Coventry City (League Two over Championship upset)
Bristol City 5-1 Oxford United
Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City
Cardiff City 2(3)-2(0) Colchester United
Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Leeds United 2-1 Shrewsbury Town
12 clubs in the Second Round will be from League Two. Incredible.
Several transfers:
Sander Berge Sheffield United—->Burnley
Matt Turner Arsenal—->Nottingham Forest
Ross Barkley Nice—>Luton Town
Wout Weghorst Burnley—->Hoffenheim
Steve Cook Nottingham Forest—->QPR
David Raya is soon to leave Brentford for Arsenal. All that's left is for the I's to be dotted and T's to be crossed. Tottenham and Bayern Munich also wanted the services of the Bees' GK.
A managerial change.
Julen Lopategui has left Wolves to be replaced by former Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil.
And West Ham looks to acquire James Ward-Prowse from Southampton, presumably to replace Declan Rice, and also Harry Maguire from Manchester United.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 09, 2023, 11:31:17 pmSeveral transfers:
Sander Berge Sheffield United—->Burnley
Matt Turner Arsenal—->Nottingham Forest
Ross Barkley Nice—>Luton Town
Wout Weghorst Burnley—->Hoffenheim
Steve Cook Nottingham Forest—->QPR
David Raya is soon to leave Brentford for Arsenal. All that's left is for the I's to be dotted and T's to be crossed. Tottenham and Bayern Munich also wanted the services of the Bees' GK.
Forest reportedly rushed Turner's registration and he will be in line to face none other than Arsenal at The Emirates during Saturday's campaign-opener.
With the season starting tomorrow, here is my prediction on how the 2023-24 Premier League season will shake out:
1. Arsenal
2. Manchester City
3. Liverpool
4. Manchester United
5. Chelsea
6. Aston Villa
7. Newcastle United
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Brighton & Hove Albion
10. Crystal Palace
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. AFC Bournemouth
14. Nottingham Forest
15. Burnley
16. West Ham United
17. Everton
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. Sheffield United
20. Luton Town
Here's mine.
1. Arsenal
2. Man City
3. Man Utd
4. Newcastle Utd
5. Liverpool
6. Aston Villa
7. Brighton
8. Chelsea
9. Tottenham
10. Brentford
11. Crystal Palace
12. Fulham
13. Burnley
14. Nottingham Forest
15. AFC Bournemouth
16. West Ham
17. Everton
18. Wolves
19. Luton Town
20. Sheffield United
Some observations:
This time I think Arsenal gets it done. And, I think the Manchester Derbies will be much more competitive this season.
If Tottenham loses Harry Kane to Bayern Munich as is rumored, they could go lower.
I think Burnley will surprise a few.
The key for Brentford is to pretty much hold their serve until they get Ivan Toney back. With David Raya leaving, how Mark Flekken does in goal will be a key.
Sheffield United got gutted after their promotion. It will be a major surprise if they finish higher than 18th.
Brighton might finish higher, especially if they are able to hang on to Caicedo.
I'm taking a wait and see approach toward Chelsea. I would like to see how they mesh before I'm willing to put them much higher than this.
I would love to see Luton Town survive, but I don't think they have the personnel to do so.
It's going to be touch and go one more time for Everton.
Quote from: FoxandHound34 on August 06, 2023, 07:23:20 amOof majorly underachieved in this year's WC
Not overly shocked. They are beginning to age out and the leaders were more interested in self promotion and making stands instead of playing for the USA shield. Hopefully, an overhaul is on its way and we can get back to be the premier women's squad in the world.
Burnley 0-3 Manchester City
BUR: Zaroury (90+4') red card
MCI: Haaland (4', 36'), Rodri (75')
Burnley had some nice play (a glaring weakness being set-piece defending), but we all know who City are.
Harry Kane has completed his move to Bayern München. You have to wonder who Spurs will turn to.
Kane may even be in the squad today when Bayern play RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.
Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest
ARS: Nketiah (26'), Saka (32')
NFO: Awoniyi (82')
Arsenal scored two in quick succession, but then lost Timber to injury early in the second half. Got complacent and let Forest pull one back late.
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham United
BOU: Solanke (82')
WHU: Bowen (51')
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Luton Town
BHA: March (36'), Pedro (71' PK), Adingra (85'), Ferguson (90+5')
LUT: Morris (81' PK)
Everton 0-1 Fulham
FUL: De Cordova-Reid (73')
Sheffield United 0-1 Crystal Palace
CRY: Edouard (49')
Matchweek 2 results for the Championship, League One, League Two, and National League:
Championship:
Coventry City 3-0 Middlesbrough
Birmingham City 1-0 Leeds United
Cardiff City 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Leicester City
Hull City 4-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich Town 2-0 Stoke City
Millwall 0-1 Bristol City
Preston North End 2-1 Sunderland
Rotherham United 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
Southampton 4-4 Norwich City
Watford 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Swansea City
League One:
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Barnsley
Burton Albion 0-3 Derby County
Cheltenham Town 0-3 Bolton Wanderers
Exeter City 0-0 Blackpool
Fleetwood Town 0-2 Cambridge United
Leyton Orient 0-4 Portsmouth
Lincoln City 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Oxford United 1-0 Carlisle United
Peterborough United 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Port Vale 1-0 Reading
Stevenage 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Northampton Town
League Two:
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Wrexham
Barrow 2-1 Sutton United
Bradford City 2-1 Colchester United
Gillingham 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Harrogate Town 0-1 Forest Green Rovers
Mansfield Town 3-0 Morecambe
Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Newport County 4-0 Doncaster Rovers
Notts County 3-2 Grimsby Town
Salford City 1-1 Crawley Town
Swindon Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
Walsall 2-1 Stockport County
National League:
AFC Fylde 2-4 Chesterfield
Boreham Wood 2-0 FC Halifax Town
Dorking Wanderers 0-2 Maidenhead United
Eastleigh 0-0 Wealdstone
Ebbsfleet United 1-2 Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United 2-1 Gateshead
Oldham Athletic 5-1 Aldershot Town
Oxford City 0-1 Rochdale
Woking 2-3 Altrincham
York City 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Bromley 0-2 Barnet
Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa
NEW: Tonali (6'), Isak (16', 58'), Wilson (77'), Barnes (90+1')
AVL: Diaby (11')
Just watched highlights from the Newcastle match. Magpies could easily have had eight.
That's a very impressive showing early on.
In the DFB Supercup RB Leipzig beat Bayern 3-0 through a Dani Olmo hat trick. Harry Kane came off the bench for Bayern.
Interesting venue in the German DFB Pokal.
Wolfsburg are away to 5th tier side Makkabi Berlin, who are playing on a field marked for American football, which, it seems, is popular in Berlin.
It is called the Mommsenstadion with a capacity of 11,500 and is the home ground of 4th tier side Tennis Borussia Berlin. Makkabi's own home stadium only seats 1,000 and so could not meet the standards to host a match in the Pokal.
The stadium was built in 1930 and hosted some matches in the 1936 Olympics.
Brentford 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
BRE: Mbeumo (26' PK), Wissa (36')
TOT: Romero (11'), Royal (45+4')
Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool
CHE: Disasi (37')
LIV: Diaz (18')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 13, 2023, 12:30:32 pmChelsea 1-1 Liverpool
CHE: Disasi (37')
LIV: Diaz (18')
Chelsea looked much improved.
Some more transfers:
Jack Harrison Leeds—->Everton (loan)
Adama Traoré Wolves—->Fulham
James Ward-Prowse Southampton—->West Ham
Fred Man Utd—->Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
PSG have agreed to a 2 year $99M deal to send Neymar to Saudi's Al Hilal
Moises Caicedo is headed for Chelsea from Brighton.
Chelsea will pay Brighton £115 million (about $146 million) which is a record British transfer amount.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 14, 2023, 12:41:13 pmMoises Caicedo is headed for Chelsea from Brighton.
Chelsea will pay Brighton £115 million (about $146 million) which is a record British transfer amount.
Boehly isn't scared to spend. He just isn't Roman Abramaovich.
Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
MUN: Varane (76')
Wolves didn't look too bad, and they were denied a clear penalty in stoppage time that could have tied the match. Shambolic officiating.
David Raya Brentford—->Arsenal (loan)
Raya signed a new contract with Brentford who will loan him to Arsenal. The Gunners will have an option to purchase his contract after one season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 14, 2023, 04:07:04 pmManchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
MUN: Varane (76')
Wolves didn't look too bad, and they were denied a clear penalty in stoppage time that could have tied the match. Shambolic officiating.
The man who oversees Premier League referees will not assign the referee, VAR and assistant VAR from the Man Utd-Wolves match to any PL match this week.
An apology has also been issued to the Wolves' manager.
Injury news:
Kevin De Bruyne is out long-term, possibly even the rest of the season, because of an injury suffered against Burnley.
Matchweek 3 results for EFL League One, League Two, and the National League:
League One:
Barnsley 1-3 Peterborough United
Blackpool 0-0 Port Vale
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Fleetwood Town
Cambridge United 1-2 Stevenage
Carlisle United 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Bristol Rovers
Derby County 1-2 Oxford United
Northampton Town 2-2 Lincoln City
Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Burton Albion
Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Leyton Orient
Portsmouth 1-0 Exeter City
Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town
League Two:
Accrington Stanley 1-1 Barrow
Colchester United 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
Crawley Town 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Newport County
Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Mansfield Town
Forest Green Rovers 1-2 Swindon Town
Grimsby Town 2-0 Salford City
Morecambe 0-0 Notts County
Stockport County 1-1 Bradford City
Sutton United 0-1 Gillingham
Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Harrogate Town
Wrexham 4-2 Walsall
National League:
AFC Fylde 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Bromley 1-1 Wealdstone
Dagenham & Redbridge 2-4 Gateshead
Dorking Wanderers 2-1 Southend United
Eastleigh 3-3 Barnet
Ebbsfleet United 2-0 Aldershot Town
Hartlepool United 3-1 Maidenhead United
Oldham Athletic 1-2 FC Halifax Town
Oxford City 1-2 Chesterfield
Woking 3-2 Rochdale
York City 2-2 Altrincham
Boreham Wood 1-2 Solihull Moors
UEFA Super Cup:
Manchester City 1(5)-1(4) Sevilla
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United
NFO: Awoniyi (3'), Wood (89')
SHU: Hamer (48')
Fulham 0-3 Brentford
FUL: Ream, red card (64')
BRE: Wissa (44'), Mbuemo (66' PK, 90+2')
Liverpool 3-1 AFC Bournemouth
LIV: Diaz (28'), Salah (36'), Jota (62')
LIV: Mac Allister, red card (58')
BOU: Semenyo (3')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
WOL: Hee-Chan (61')
WOL: Nunes, red card (90+5')
BHA: Mitoma (15'), Estupinan (46'), March (51', 55')
EFL Championship Matchweek 3, EFL League One and League Two Matchweek 4, and National League Matchweek 4 results:
Championship:
Leeds United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Southampton
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Hull City
Bristol City 0-2 Birmingham City
Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City
Middlesbrough 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Preston North End
Stoke City 1-0 Watford
Sunderland 2-1 Rotherham United
Swansea City 1-1 Coventry City
Norwich City 3-1 Millwall
League One:
Bolton Wanderers 0-4 Wigan Athletic
Barnsley 1-3 Oxford United
Blackpool 0-0 Leyton Orient
Cambridge United 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Carlisle United 0-2 Exeter City
Charlton Athletic 2-3 Port Vale
Derby County 1-0 Fleetwood Town
Northampton Town 1-0 Peterborough United
Portsmouth 0-0 Cheltenham Town
Reading 2-0 Stevenage
Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Lincoln City
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Burton Albion
League Two:
Accrington Stanley 2-1 Harrogate Town
Colchester United 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons
Crawley Town 0-1 Gillingham
Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Walsall
Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Notts County
Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Newport County
Grimsby Town 1-1 Mansfield Town
Morecambe 3-0 Bradford City
Stockport County 1-0 Barrow
Sutton United 0-3 AFC Wimbledon
Tranmere Rovers 3-4 Salford City
Wrexham 5-5 Swindon Town
National League:
Chesterfield 1-1 Oldham Athletic
Aldershot Town 1-1 York City
Altrincham 1-1 Boreham Wood
Barnet 2-0 Woking
FC Halifax Town 1-1 Oxford City
Gateshead 4-1 Ebbsfleet United
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Bromley
Maidenhead United 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Rochdale 2-0 Eastleigh
Solihull Moors 3-0 Dorking Wanderers
Southend United 2-3 Hartlepool United
Wealdstone 3-2 AFC Fylde
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester United
TOT: Sarr (49'), Martinez (83' OG)
Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle United
MCI: Alvarez (31')
With the win Brighton & Hove Albion finishes the day on top of the table in the top flight for the first time in its history.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 19, 2023, 08:34:44 pmWith the win Brighton & Hove Albion finishes the day on top of the table in the top flight for the first time in its history.
I know its 2 matches in... but they look dang good. We'll see how their depth is once they start playing Europa League matches on Thursdays as well.
Spain defeats England 1-0 for first ever Women's World Cup!
Quote from: FoxandHound34 on August 20, 2023, 07:06:37 amSpain defeats England 1-0 for first ever Women's World Cup!
Yes!!!!!
Aston Villa 4-0 Everton
AVL: McGinn (18'), Luiz (24' PK), Bailey (51'), Duran (75')
This drops Everton to last in the table. They host 19th-place Wolves next week. An early-season relegation zone scrap that could be very important in the end.
West Ham United 3-1 Chelsea
WHU: Aguerd (7'), Antonio (53'), Paqueta (90+5' PK)
WHU: Aguerd, red card (67')
CHE: Chukwuemeka (28')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 20, 2023, 12:34:11 pmWest Ham United 3-1 Chelsea
WHU: Aguerd (7'), Antonio (53'), Paqueta (90+5' PK)
WHUL Aguerd, red card (67')
CHE: Chukwuemeka (28')
Disgusting.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 20, 2023, 10:05:32 amAston Villa 4-0 Everton
AVL: McGinn (18'), Luiz (24' PK), Bailey (51'), Duran (75')
This drops Everton to last in the table. They host 19th-place Wolves next week. An early-season relegation zone scrap that could be very important in the end.
As of right now I'd bet the 3 relegation teams come from Luton Town, Everton, Wolves, or Sheffield United. I see four teams battling for 17th place.
Quote from: beach bum on August 19, 2023, 10:19:47 pmI know its 2 matches in... but they look dang good. We'll see how their depth is once they start playing Europa League matches on Thursdays as well.
Indeed they look good, but these two first matches were against teams that likely will be in a relegation scrap at the end of the season.
That, plus European football, will bring out the true measure of the Seagulls. That said, I would have Mitoma on my team any day of the week.
I've been pretty impressed with Brentford. So far Mbuemo and Wissa are taking up the slack for Ivan Toney.
The win at Fulham was particularly impressive. The Bees may be a top 10 side again this season.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
ARS: Odegaard (53' PK)
ARS: Tomiyasu, red card (67')
Transfer latest:
Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham—>Al-Hilal
Sergi Canos Brentford—>Valencia
Tyler Adams Leeds United—>Bournemouth
Lewis Hall Chelsea—>Newcastle (loan)
Aaron Ramsey Aston Villa—>Burnley
This is not the Aaron Ramsey, ex-Arsenal, that many of us are familiar with. This player is a promising 20-year-old midfielder.
Konstantinos Mavropano Stuttgart—>West Ham
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on August 19, 2023, 08:34:44 pmWith the win Brighton & Hove Albion finishes the day on top of the table in the top flight for the first time in its history.
This is Brighton's seventh season in the Premier League. Despite having a bottom six budget and the lowest net transfer spending in Premier League history, Brighton have spent more nights at the top of the Premier League table (five) than they have in the relegation zone (zero).
Chelsea 3-0 Luton Town
CHE: Sterling (17', 68'), Jackson (75')
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
TOT: Maddison (17'), Kulusevski (63')
Arsenal 2-2 Fulham
ARS: Saka (70' PK), Nketiah (72')
FUL: Pereira (1'), Palhinha (87')
FUL: Bassey, red card (83')
Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
BRE: Schade (18')
CRY: Andersen (76')
Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOL: Kalajdzic (87')
Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest
MUN: Eriksen (17'), Casemiro (52'), Fernandes (76' PK)
NFO: Awoniyi (2'), Boly (4')
NFO: Worrall, red card (67')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on August 25, 2023, 03:53:35 pmChelsea 3-0 Luton Town
CHE: Sterling (17', 68'), Jackson (75')
Good win. Nice to get 3 points there.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United
BHA: Groß (81')
WHU: Ward-Prowse (19'), Bowen (58'), Antonio (63')
With that, West Ham are top of the table; just as we all predicted.
However, City play Sheffield tomorrow, so I'd imagine they'll go top.
Matchweek 4 results for the EFL Championship, and Matchweek 5 results for EFL League One, EFL League Two, and the National League:
Championship:
Hull City 1-1 Bristol City
Birmingham City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City 0-0 Sunderland
Huddersfield Town 0-4 Norwich City
Ipswich Town 3-4 Leeds United
Millwall 1-0 Stoke City
Preston North End 2-1 Swansea City
Rotherham United 1-2 Leicester City
Southampton 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough
Watford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
League One:
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Burton Albion 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Cheltenham Town 0-1 Northampton Town
Exeter City 2-1 Reading
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town
Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge United
Lincoln City 3-0 Blackpool
Oxford United 2-1 Charlton Athletic
Peterborough United 2-4 Derby County
Port Vale 1-0 Carlisle United
Stevenage 0-0 Portsmouth
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Barnsley
League Two:
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Barrow 1-1 Wrexham
Bradford City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham 0-3 Colchester United
Harrogate Town 2-0 Morecambe
Mansfield Town 3-2 Stockport County
Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Newport County 3-1 Sutton United
Notts County 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
Salford City 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Swindon Town 6-0 Crawley Town
Walsall 1-1 Grimsby Town
National League:
Rochdale 2-2 Bromley
Solihull Moors 1-1 FC Halifax Town
Southend United 2-0 Eastleigh
Aldershot Town 3-1 Wealdstone
Altrincham 2-1 Chesterfield
Boreham Wood 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Barnet
Dorking Wanderers 2-2 York City
Ebbsfleet United 3-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Gateshead 1-3 Woking
Maidenhead United 0-0 Oxford City
Hartlepool United 3-1 AFC Fylde
EFL League One finished play in August today. Here is how the table looks one month into it:
1. Oxford United
2. Exeter City
3. Bolton Wanderers
4. Lincoln City
5. Stevenage
6. Port Vale
7. Portsmouth
8. Derby County
9. Cambridge United
10. Peterborough United
11. Shrewsbury Town
12. Barnsley
13. Northampton Town
14. Wycombe Wanderers
15. Blackpool
16. Reading*
17. Bristol Rovers
18. Leyton Orient
19. Charlton Athletic
20. Wigan Athletic**
21. Carlisle United
22. Burton Albion
23. Fleetwood Town
24. Cheltenham Town
*-Reading were deducted one point on August 16.
**-Wigan Athletic started the campaign on -8 points.
EFL League Two finished play in August today. Here is how the table looks one month into it:
1. Milton Keynes Dons
2. Gillingham
3. Accrington Stanley
4. Notts County
5. AFC Wimbledon
6. Newport County
7. Mansfield Town
8. Swindon Town
9. Barrow
10. Salford City
11. Morecambe
12. Bradford City
13. Crawley Town
14. Crewe Alexandra
15. Grimsby Town
16. Wrexham
17. Harrogate Town
18. Walsall
19. Stockport County
20. Forest Green Rovers
21. Tranmere Rovers
22. Colchester United
23. Sutton United
24. Doncaster Rovers
EFL Championship finished play in August today. Here is how the table looks one month into it:
1. Leicester City
2. Norwich City
3. Birmingham City
4. Southampton
5. Preston North End
6. Ipswich Town
7. West Bromwich Albion
8. Hull City
9. Blackburn Rovers
10. Stoke City
11. Millwall
12. Coventry City
13. Leeds United
14. Bristol City
15. Watford
16. Plymouth Argyle
17. Cardiff City
18. Sunderland
19. Queens Park Rangers
20. Swansea City
21. Rotherham United
22. Middlesbrough
23. Huddersfield Town
24. Sheffield Wednesday
Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa
BUR: Foster (47')
AVL: Cash (8', 20'), Diaby (61')
Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City
SHU: Bogle (85')
MCI: Haaland (63'), Rodri (88')
Newcastle United 1-2 Liverpool
NEW: Gordon (25')
LIV: Nunez (81', 90+3')
LIV: van Dijk, red card (28')
Premier League finished play in August today. Here is how the table looks one month into it:
1. Manchester City
2. West Ham United
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. Liverpool
5. Arsenal
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Aston Villa
8. Manchester United
9. Brentford
10. Cheslea
11. Crystal Palace
12. Fulham
13. Newcastle United
14. Nottingham Forest
15. Wolverhampton Wanderers
16. AFC Bournemouth
17. Sheffield United
18. Burnley
19. Luton Town
20. Everton
Matchweek 6 results for the National League:
AFC Fylde 3-3 Altrincham
Barnet 3-2 Ebbsfleet United
Bromley 2-1 Southend United
Chesterfield 3-2 Hartlepool United
Eastleigh 3-0 Aldershot Town
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Gateshead
Kidderminster Harries 0-0 Maidenhead United
Oldham Athletic 0-2 Solihull Moors
Oxford City 4-0 Boreham Wood
Wealdstone 0-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Woking 2-0 Dorking Wanderers
York City 1-3 Rochdale
The National League finished play in August today. Here is how the table looks one month into it:
1. Solihull Moors
2. Barnet
3. Chesterfield
4. Hartlepool United
5. Rochdale
6. Altrincham
7. Woking
8. Ebbsfleet United
9. FC Halifax Town
10. Maidenhead United
11. Gateshead
12. Wealdstone
13. Dagenham & Redbridge
14. Aldershot Town
15. Eastleigh
16. Boreham Wood
17. Bromley
18. Kidderminster Harriers
19. Oxford City
20. Oldham Athletic
21. AFC Fylde
22. Dorking Wanderers
23. York City
24. Southend United*
*Southend United were deducted 10 points. Without the deduction, they would currently sit in 8th.
Some more moves:
Cameron Archer Aston Villa->Sheffield United
Kieran Tierney Arsenal->Real Sociedad (loan)
Tim Castagne Leicester City->Fulham
Mohamed Kudus Ajax->West Ham
Beto Udinese->Everton
Djordje Petrovic New England Revolution->Chelsea
EFL Carabao Cup - Round 2:
Birmingham City 1-3 Cardiff City
Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Middlesbrough
Bristol City 0-1 Norwich City
Exeter City 1(5)-1(3) Stevenage
Fulham 1(5)-1(3) Tottenham Hotspur
Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham
Newport County 1(0)-1(3) Brentford
Plymouth Argyle 2-4 Crystal Palace
Portsmouth 1(4)-1(5) Peterborough United
Port Vale 0(2)-0(0) Crewe Alexandra
Reading 2(1)-2(3) Ipswich Town
Salford City 1(9)-1-8 Leeds United (League Two over Championship upset)
Sheffield Wednesday 1(4)-1(5) Mansfield Town (League Two over Championship upset)
Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham United
Swansea City 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool
Wrexham 1(3)-1(4) Bradford City
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United (League Two over League One upset)
Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Everton
Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Burnley
Sheffield United 0(2)-0(3) Lincoln City (League One over Premier League upset)
The 2023/24 Champions League Group Stage draw took place this morning:
Group A: Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, Galatasaray, Manchester United
Group B: Arsenal, Lens, PSV Eindhoven, Sevilla
Group C: Braga, Napoli, Real Madrid, Union Berlin
Group D: Benfica, Inter Milan, Real Sociedad, Red Bull Salzburg
Group E: Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Feyenoord, Lazio
Group F: Borussia Dortmund, Milan, Newcastle United, Paris Saint-Germain
Group G: Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys
Group H: Antwerp, Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk
Luton Town 1-2 West Ham United
LUT: Andersen (90+2')
WHU: Bowen (37'), Zouma (85')
Pretty clear hand ball not given as a penalty for Luton in stoppage time, which could have given them a draw and an important point.
Sheffield United 2-2 Everton
SHU: Archer (33'), Pickford (45+3' OG)
EVE: Doucoure (14'), Danjuma (55')
Pickford with an amazing double-save at the death to save a point for Everton in this one.
Brentford 2-2 AFC Bournemouth
BRE: Jensen (7'), Mbeumo (90+3')
BOU: Solanke (30'), Brooks (77')
Burnley 2-5 Tottenham Hotspur
BUR: Foster (4'), Brownhill (90+4')
TOT: Heung-Min (16', 63', 66'), Romero (45+2'), Maddison (54')
Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest
NFO: Elanga (48')
Manchester City 5-1 Fulham
MCI: Alvarez (31'), Ake (45+5'), Haaland (58', 70' PK, 90+5')
FUL: Ream (33')
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Newcastle United
BHA: Ferguson (27', 65', 70')
NEW: Wilson (90+2')
EFL Championship Matchweek 5, EFL League One and League Two Matchweek 6, and National League Matchweek 7 results:
Championship:
Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall
Sunderland 5-0 Southampton
Swansea City 1-2 Bristol City
Coventry City 3-3 Watford
Ipswich Town 3-2 Cardiff City
Leeds United 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City 0-1 Hull City
Middlesbrough 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United 2-1 Norwich City
Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Huddersfield Town
League One:
Blackpool 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Derby County
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Lincoln City
Burton Albion 0-1 Exeter City
Carlisle United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Fleetwood Town
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Barnsley
Leyton Orient 0-3 Stevenage
Northampton Town 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Oxford United 1-2 Port Vale
Portsmouth 3-1 Peterborough United
Cambridge United-Reading - 9/4 2:00 PM
League Two
Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Wrexham
Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Swindon Town
Grimsby Town 2-0 Gillingham
Harrogate Town 0-1 Barrow
Mansfield Town 0-0 Bradford City
Morecambe 1-0 Salford City
Newport County 2-2 AFC Wimbledon
Notts County 3-1 Accrington Stanley
Stockport County 3-3 Crawley Town
Sutton United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers
Walsall 1-0 Colchester United
National League:
Aldershot Town 3-4 Chesterfield
Altrincham 1-2 Bromley
Boreham Wood 0-1 Barnet
Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 AFC Fylde
Dorking Wanderers 0-0 Eastleigh
Ebbsfleet United 4-1 York City
Hartlepool United 2-1 Wealdstone
Maidenhead United 0-0 Woking
Rochdale 0-1 FC Halifax Town
Solihull Moors 3-3 Oxford City
Southend United 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Gateshead 2-2 Oldham Athletic
Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
CRY: Edouard (56', 84'), Eze (78')
WOL: Hee-Chan (65'), Cunha (90+6')
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
LIV: Szoboszlai (3'), Cash (22' OG), Salah (55')
Manchester United in a striped uniform.
Oh my days.
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
ARS: Odegaard (28'), Rice (90+6'), Jesus (90+11')
MUN: Rashford (27')
Thrilling match.
I have been a Man U supporter since the 1990s, but I would like to find a lower-tier English team to follow (outside of Wrexham).
In Germany that team is FC Kaiserslautern, which was big-time in the 1980s and early 1990s but the small market finally caught up to them. You can't be Green Bay in the Bundesliga forever.
As a Chelsea fan, I'm standing on the ledge.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 08, 2023, 09:26:28 amAs a Chelsea fan, I'm standing on the ledge.
I am literally so confused at what has happened to Chelsea..
Quote from: friscokid on September 06, 2023, 11:08:06 pmI have been a Man U supporter since the 1990s, but I would like to find a lower-tier English team to follow (outside of Wrexham).
In Germany that team is FC Kaiserslautern, which was big-time in the 1980s and early 1990s but the small market finally caught up to them. You can't be Green Bay in the Bundesliga forever.
The club outside of your usual EPL teams that I follow in a lower league is probably Ipswich Town. Not sure they can ever get back but I'd love to see them back in the EPL one day.
Quote from: beach bum on September 08, 2023, 01:41:52 pmI am literally so confused at what has happened to Chelsea..
Roman Abramovich poured his heart and money(equivalent to an Arab oil billionaire) into Chelsea FC. As well as had club leadership that shared his vision. That and participating in a constant coaching carousel finally has caught up to us. Is Ponch the guy? Not sure. But constantly changing coaching won't cut it. I mean, they fired Mourinho who might have been the winningest coach in Chelsea lore, fired Sarri, fired Conte and then fired Thomas Tuchel who had just won the Champions League. What a mistake if you ask me.
Quote from: AirWarren on September 08, 2023, 02:21:23 pmRoman Abramovich poured his heart and money(equivalent to an Arab oil billionaire) into Chelsea FC. As well as had club leadership that shared his vision. That and participating in a constant coaching carousel finally has caught up to us. Is Ponch the guy? Not sure. But constantly changing coaching won't cut it. I mean, they fired Mourinho who might have been the winningest coach in Chelsea lore, fired Sarri, fired Conte and then fired Thomas Tuchel who had just won the Champions League. What a mistake if you ask me.
We saw this movie before re Steinbrenner and the Yankees in the 1980s.
EFL League One and EFL League Two Matchweek 7 and National League Matchweek 8 results:
League One:
Exeter City 1-2 Leyton Orient
Stevenage 2-2 Carlisle United
10 matches postponed due to international callups
League Two:
Bradford City 1-1 Grimsby Town
Accrington Stanley 0-3 Mansfield Town
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Stockport County
Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
Crawley Town 4-1 Newport County
Forest Green Rovers 1-4 Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham 1-0 Harrogate Town
Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Notts County
Salford City 1-2 Walsall
Swindon Town 5-3 Sutton United
Wrexham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Barrow-Morecambe postponed due to international callups
National League:
FC Halifax Town 1-1 Southend United
AFC Fylde 0-2 Aldershot Town
Barnet 3-0 Altrincham
Bromley 4-1 Maidenhead United
Chesterfield 3-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Eastleigh 0-6 Gateshead
Kidderminster Harriers 1-1 Rochdale
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Dorking Wanderers
Oxford City 5-2 Hartlepool United
Wealdstone 2-1 Ebbsfleet United
Woking 1-1 Soluhull Moors
York City 2-2 Boreham Wood
Nice win by the USMNT last night.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Liverpool
WOL: Hee-Chan (7')
LIV: Gakpo (55'), Robertson (85'), Bueno (90+1' OG)
Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace
AVL: Duran (87'), Kuiz (90+8' PK), Bailey (90+11')
CRY: Edouard (47')
Fulham 1-0 Luton Town
FUL: Vinicius (65')
Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
MUN: Hannibal (73')
BHA: Welbeck (20'), Groß (53'), Pedro (71')
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United
TOT: Richarlison (90+8'), Kulusevski (90+10')
SHU: Hamer (73')
SHU: McBurnie, red card (90+13')
West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City
WHU: Ward-Prowse (36')
MCI: Doku (46'), Silva (76'), Haaland (86')
Newcastle United 1-0 Brentford
NEW: Wilson (64' PK)
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
The first 0-0 draw of the 2023/24 Premier League season.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
ARS: Trossard (69')
EFL Championship Matchweek 6, EFL League One and EFL League Two Matchweek 8, and National League Matchweek 9 results:
Championship:
Hull City 1-1 Coventry City
Southampton 1-4 Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough
Bristol City 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Rotherham United
Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City
Preston North End 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Queens Park Rangers 1-3 Sunderland
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Ipswich Town
Watford 2-0 Birmingham City
Cardiff City 2-0 Swansea City
Millwall 0-3 Leeds United
League One:
Barnsley 2-0 Burton Albion
Derby County 1-1 Portsmouth
Exeter City 1-0 Cheltehnham Town
Fleetwood Town 0-3 Oxford United
Lincoln City 1-1 Carlisle United
Peterborough United 1-1 Leyton Orient
Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town
Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers
Stevenage 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Cambridge United
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Blackpool
League Two:
Salford City 0-2 Notts County
Accrington Stanley 4-1 Sutton United
AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
Bradford City 1-1 Harrogate Town
Colchester United 1-1 Mansfield Town
Crawley Town 3-2 Tranmere Rovers
Forest Greet Rovers 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe
Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Stockport County
Newport County 1-1 Barrow
Swindon Town 2-0 Walsall
Wrexham 3-0 Grimsby Town
National League:
AFC Fylde 1-2 Eastleigh
Aldershot Town 1-1 Gateshead
Bromley 3-0 Oldham Athletic
Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Chesterfield
FC Halifax Town 0-1 Dorking Wanderers
Hartlepool United 0-2 Woking
Maidenhead United 0-1 Boreham Wood
Oxford City 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Rochdale 4-2 Barnet
Wealdstone 0-0 Altrincham
York City 3-0 Southend United
Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 Solihull Moors
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley
NFO: Hudson-Odoi (61')
BUR: Amdouni (41')
BUR: Foster, red card (90+4')
EFL League One makeup games from Matchweek 7:
Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth
Peterborough United 3-0 Cheltenham Town
Port Vale 2-3 Burton Albion
National League Matchweek 10 results:
Altrincham 2-2 Hartlepool United
Barnet 2-1 Aldershot Town
Boreham Wood 1-1 Rochdale
Chesterfield 3-2 FC Halifax Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Bromley
Dorking Wanderers 3-1 Wealdstone
Eastleigh 2-2 Oxford City
Gateshead 3-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Oldham Athletic 2-0 York City
Solihull Moors 2-1 AFC Fylde
Southend United 2-0 Maidenhead United
Woking 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
EFL Championship Matchweek 7 results:
Bristol City 4-1 Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City 3-2 Coventry City
Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City
Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Swansea City
Southampton 0-1 Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sunderland
Huddersfield Town 2-2 Stoke City
Hull City 0-0 Leeds United
Millwall 3-0 Rotherham United
Watford 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City 0-2 Leicester City
2023-24 UEFA Champions League, first group stage match results:
Group A:
Galatasaray 2-2 Copenhagen
Bayern Munich 4-3 Manchester United
Group B:
Sevilla 1-1 Lens
Arsenal 4-0 PSV Eindhoven
Group C:
Real Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin
Braga 1-2 Napoli
Group D:
Real Sociedad 1-1 Inter Milan
Benfica 0-2 Red Bull Salzburg
Group E:
Feyenoord 2-0 Celtic
Lazio 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Group F:
Milan 0-0 Newcastle United
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Group G:
Young Boys 1-3 RB Leipzig
Manchester City 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Group H:
Barcelona 5-0 Antwerp
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Porto
Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham
Luton Town 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
LUT: Morris (65' PK)
WOL: Neto (50')
WOL: Bellegarde, red card (39')
Manchester City 2-0 Nottingham Forest
MCI: Foden (7'), Haaland (14')
MCI: Rodri, red card (46')
Brentford 1-3 Everton
BRE: Jensen (28')
EVE: Doucoure (6'), Tarkowski (67'), Calvert-Lewin (71')
Burnley 0-1 Manchester United
MUN: Fernandes (45')
EFL Championship Matchweek 8:
Birmingham City 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town 4-3 Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United 3-0 Watford
Leicester City 1-0 Bristol City
Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle 6-2 Norwich City
Rotherham United 1-1 Preston North End
Swansea City 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall
Stoke City 1-3 Hull City
Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff City
Coventry City 1-1 Huddersfield Town
EFL League One Matchweek 9:
Blackpool 4-1 Reading
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough United
Bristol Rovers 4-1 Wigan Athletic
Burton Albion 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Cambridge United 1-1 Port Vale
Carlisle United 0-2 Derby County
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Cheltenham Town 0-3 Stevenage
Leyton Orient 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Northampton Town 1-2 Barnsley
Oxford United 3-0 Exeter City
Portsmouth 2-1 Lincoln City
EFL League Two Matchweek 9:
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester United
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Gillingham
Grimsby Town 2-3 Crawley Town
Harrogate Town 3-2 Salford City
Mansfield Town 1-0 Barrow
Morecambe 2-2 Swindon Town
Newport County 1-4 Bradford City
Notts County 4-3 Forest Green Rovers
Stockport County 5-0 Wrexham
Sutton United 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Walsall 1-3 AFC Wimbledon
National League Matchweek 11:
Woking 1-2 York City
Altrincham 6-1 Ebbsfleet United
Barnet 0-0 FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood 1-2 Aldershot Town
Chesterfield 3-2 Wealdstone
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Hartlepool United
Dorking Wanderers 1-2 Rochdale
Eastleigh 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Gateshead 3-0 Maidenhead United
Oldham Athletic 4-0 Oxford City
Solihull Moors 1-1 Bromley
Southend United 1-2 AFC Fylde
Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
ARS: Romero (26' OG), Saka (54' PK)
TOT: Heung-Min (42', 55')
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 AFC Bournemouth
BHA: Kerkez (45+2' OG), Mitoma (46', 77')
BOU: Solanke (25')
Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
CHE: Gusto, red card (58')
AVL: Watkins (73')
Liverpool 3-1 West Ham United
LIV: Salah (16' PK), Nunez (60'), Jota (85')
WHU: Bowen (42')
Sheffield United 0-8 Newcastle United
NEW: Longstaff (21'), Burn (31'), Botman (35'), Wilson (56'), Gordon (61'), Almiron (68'), Guimaraes (73'), Isak (87')
This appears to be the Sheffield United that everyone picked to go straight back down to the Championship. Complete domination from Newcastle, which becomes the first club to have eight players score in a single match in Premier League history.
Cheltenham Town, of League One, is currently the only club in the top TEN tiers of the English Football Pyramid to not score a goal this season. They are currently last in the table, sitting on one point and a negative-15 goal difference. Strangely, their lone draw so far was against the current League One leader, Portsmouth.
In other competitions, Cheltenham Town was eliminated from the EFL Cup after a 2-0 loss, and in the EFL Trophy competition, they lost their first group stage match 4-1, so at least they scored one there.
EFL Cup - Third Round results:
9/26/23:
Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough
Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town (League One over Premier League upset)
Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Championship over Premier League upset)
Mansfield Town 2(3)-2(1) Peterborough United (League Two over League One upset)
Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United
Salford City 0-4 Burnley
Manchester United 3-0 Crystal Palace
9/27/23:
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Stoke City
Aston Villa 1-2 Everton
Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City
Brentford 0-1 Arsenal
Chelsea 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham 2-1 Norwich City
Lincoln City 0-1 West Ham United
Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester City
National League Matchweek 12:
AFC Fylde 2-2 Boreham Wood
Aldershot Town 1-1 Southend United
Bromley 1-0 Eastleigh
Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Dorking Wanderers
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Hartlepool United 0-2 Solihull Moors
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Oldham Athletic
Maidenhead United 0-1 Altrincham
Oxford City 0-4 Gateshead
Wealdstone 1-0 Woking
York City 2-4 Barnet
Rochdale 1-2 Chesterfield
Carabao Cup:
Salford City 0-4 Burnley
Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town (League One over Premier League upset)
Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolves (Championship over Premier League upset)
Mansfield Town 2-2 Peterborough, Mansfield Town wins 3-1 on pens
Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough
Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United
Man Utd 3-0 Crystal Palace
Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City
Lincoln City 0-1 West Ham
Chelsea 1-0 Brighton
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Stoke City
Brentford 0-1 Arsenal
Aston Villa 1-2 Everton
Fulham 2-1 Norwich City
Newcastle United 1-0 Man City
Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
AVL: Watkins (14', 21', 65'), Estupiñán (26' OG), Ramsey (85'), Luiz (90+7')
BHA: Fati (50')
AFC Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
ARS: Saka (17'), Ødegaard (44' PK), Havertz (53' PK), White (90+3')
Everton 1-2 Luton Town
EVE: Calvert-Lewin (41')
LUT: Lockyer (24'), Morris (31')
Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace
CRY: Andersen (25')
Newcastle United 2-0 Burnley
NEW: Almirón (14'), Isak (76' PK)
West Ham United 2-0 Sheffield United
WHU: Bowen (24'), Soucek (37')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester City
WOL: Dias (13' OG), Hee-Chan (66')
MCI: Álvarez (58')
EFL Championship Matchweek 9:
Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Sunderland
Southampton 3-1 Leeds United
Bristol City 2-3 Stoke City
Cardiff City 2-0 Rotherham United
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Ipswich Town
Hull City 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Millwall 0-3 Swansea City
Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City
Preston North End 0-4 West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers 1-3 Coventry City
Watford 2-3 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Leicester City
And here is how the table looks after September:
1. Ipswich Town (+5)
2. Leicester City (-1)
3. Preston North End (+2)
4. Sunderland (+14)
5. Hull City (+3)
6. Cardiff City (+11)
7. Norwich City (-5)
8. West Bromwich Albion (-1)
9. Leeds United (+4)
10. Southampton (-6)
11. Bristol City (+3)
12. Birmingham City (-9)
13. Plymouth Argyle (+3)
14. Coventry City (-2)
15. Millwall (-4)
16. Stoke City (-6)
17. Blackburn Rovers (-8)
18. Huddersfield Town (+5)
19. Swansea City (+1)
20. Watford (-5)
21. Middlesbrough (+1)
22. Queens Park Rangers (-3)
23. Rotherham United (-2)
24. Sheffield Wednesday
EFL League One Matchweek 10 results:
Barnsley 0-1 Blackpool
Derby County 0-0 Cambridge United
Exeter City 0-2 Northampton Town
Fleetwood Town 1-0 Leyton Orient
Lincoln City 2-0 Cheltenham Town
Peterborough United 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Port Vale 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
Reading 0-0 Burton Albion
Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic
Stevenage 1-3 Oxford United
Wigan Athletic 1-2 Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Carlisle United
And here is how the table looks after September:
1. Portsmouth (+6)
2. Oxford United (-1)
3. Stevenage (+2)
4. Bolton Wanderers (-1)
5. Peterborough United (+5)
6. Port Vale
7. Barnsley (+5)
8. Exeter City (-6)
9. Wycombe Wanderers (+5)
10. Lincoln City (-6)
11. Blackpool (+4)
12. Derby County (-4)
13. Cambridge United (-4)
14. Bristol Rovers (+3)
15. Charlton Athletic (+4)
16. Leyton Orient (+2)
17. Northampton Town (-4)
18. Shrewsbury Town (-7)
19. Carlisle United (+2)
20. Burton Albion (+2)
21. Reading (-5)*
22. Wigan Athletic (-2)
23. Fleetwood Town
24. Cheltenham Town
*-Reading had an additional three points deducted on September 13 for failing to deposit wages on time.
EFL League Two Matchweek 10 results:
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Stockport County
AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Tranmere Rovers
Barrow 3-2 Doncaster Rovers
Bradford City 1-3 Walsall
Colchester United 5-4 Notts County
Crawley Town 3-0 Sutton United
Forest Green Rovers 1-2 Morecambe
Gillingham 1-1 Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Harrogate Town
Salford City 20-1 Newport County
Swindon Town 2-1 Grimsby Town
Wrexham 3-3 Crewe Alexandra
And here is how the table looks after September:
1. Notts County (+3)
2. Crawley Town (+11)
3. Swindon Town (+5)
4. Gillingham (-2)
5. Mansfield Town (+2)
6. AFC Wimbledon (-1)
7. Crewe Alexandra (+7)
8. Stockport County (+11)
9. Wrexham (+7)
10. Barrow (-1)
11. Milton Keynes Dons (-10)
12. Morecambe (-1)
13. Walsall (+5)
14. Bradford City (-2)
15. Accrington Stanley (-12)
16. Harrogate Town (+1)
17. Newport County (-11)
18. Colchester United (+4)
19. Grimsby Town (-4)
20. Salford City (-10)
21. Doncaster Rovers (+3)
22. Forest Green Rovers (-2)
23. Tranmere Rovers (-2)
24. Sutton United (-1)
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
TOT: Son (36'), Matip (90+6' OG)
LIV: Gakpo (45+4')
LIV: Jones, red card (26'); Jota, red card (69')
There needs to be an investigation into the refereeing in this match.
National League Matchweek 13 results:
AFC Fylde 0-2 Woking
Aldershot Town 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Bromley 3-1 Gateshead
Ebbsfleet United 3-1 Boreham Wood
FC Halifax Town 2-3 Eastleigh
Hartlepool United 0-2 Dorking Wanderers
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Barnet
Maidenhead United 1-1 Chesterfield
Rochdale 2-2 Southend United
Wealdstone 1-1 Oldham Athletic
York City 2-2 Solihull Moors
Oxford City 1-2 Altrincham
And here is how the table looks after September:
1. Chesterfield (+2)
2. Barnet
3. Solihull Moors (-2)
4. Bromley (+11)
5. Gateshead (+6)
6. Altrincham
7. Rochdale (-2)
8. Woking (-1)
9. Hartlepool United (-5)
10. Aldershot Town (+4)
11. Dorking Wanderers(+11)
12. Oldham Athletic (+8)
13. Eastleigh (+2)
14. Ebbsfleet United (-6)
15. Wealdstone (-3)
16. FC Halifax Town (-7)
17. Dagenham & Redbridge (-4)
18. Boreham Wood (-2)
19. Oxford City
20. York City (+3)
21. Maidenhead United (-11)
22. AFC Fylde (-1)
23. Southend United (+1)
24. Kidderminster Harriers (-6)
And here's how the Premier League table looks after September:
1. Manchester City
2. Tottenham Hotspur (+1)
3. Arsenal (+2)
4. Liverpool
5. Aston Villa (+2)
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. West Ham United (-5)
8. Newcastle United (+5)
9. Crystal Palace (+2)
10. Manchester United (-2)
11. Fulham (+1)
12. Nottingham Forest (+2)
13. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+3)
14. Brentford (-5)
15. Chelsea (-5)
16. Everton (+4)
17. Luton Town (+2)
18. AFC Bournemouth (-2)
19. Burnley (-1)
20. Sheffield United (-3)
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brentford
NFO: Domínguez (65')
NFO: Niakhate, red card (56')
BRE: Nørgaard (58')
Fulham 0-2 Chelsea
CHE: Mudryk (18'), Broja (19')
Premier League makeup from Matchweek 2:
Luton Town 1-2 Burnley
LUT: Adebayo (84')
BUR: Foster (45+2'), Bruun Larsen (85')
EFL Championship Matchweek 10:
Birmingham City 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town 3-0 Hull City
Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Millwall
Stoke City 0-1 Southampton
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
Leicester City 3-0 Preston North End
Sunderland 2-0 Watford
Swansea City 2-1 Norwich City
Rotherham United 1-2 Bristol City
EFL League One Matchweek 11:
Blackpool 1-3 Derby County
Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Stevenage
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Port Vale
Burton Albion 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Cambridge United 0-4 Barnsley
Carlisle United 1-1 Peterborough United
Charlton Athletic 4-1 Exeter City
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Fleetwood Town
Leyton Orient 1-0 Lincoln City - abandoned in the 85th minute; will be replayed
Northampton Town 3-1 Reading
Oxford United 3-0 Shrewsbury Town
Portsmouth 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
EFL League Two Matchweek 11:
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham
Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Crawley Town
Grimsby Town 2-1 Barrow
Harrogate Town 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Mansfield Town 0-0 Wrexham
Morecambe 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Newport County 2-1 Colchester United
Notts County 3-1 Swindon Town
Stockport County 2-0 Forest Green Rovers
Sutton United 0-2 Salford City
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Bradford City
Walsall 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons
National League Matchweek 14:
Altrincham 2-1 Aldershot Town
Barnet 2-1 AFC Fylde
Chesterfield 2-0 Bromley
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 York City
Dorking Wanderers 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Eastleigh 5-2 Ebbsfleet United
Gateshead 2-1 Wealdstone
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Maidenhead United
Solihull Moors 2-0 Rochdale
Southend United 2-0 Oxford City
Woking 1-2 FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood 1-0 Hartlepool United
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 02, 2023, 04:06:10 pmFulham 0-2 Chelsea
CHE: Mudryk (18'), Broja (19')
CHELSEA WON! CHELSEA WON!
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Match 2:
1. FC Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
FC Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
FC Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Internazionale 1-0 Benfica
Lens 2-1 Arsenal
Manchester United 2-3 Galatasaray
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Sevilla
Antwerp 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Feyenoord Rotterdam
Borussia Dortmund 0-0 AC Milan
Celtic 1-2 Lazio
FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona
Newcastle United 4-1 Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig 1-3 Manchester City
Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Young Boys
i'on even watch soccer but GOOD LORD A 95 PAGE THREAD WITH A QUARTER MILLION VIEWS
Luton Town 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
TOT: van de Ven (52')
TOT: Bissouma, red card (45+4')
Burnley 1-4 Chelsea
BUR: Odobert (15')
CHE: Al-Dakhil (42' OG), Palmer (50' PK), Sterling (65'), Jackson (74')
Everton 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
EVE: Garner (8'), Harrison (37'), Doucouré (60')
Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United
FUL: De Cordova-Reid (53'), Foderingham (76' OG), Willian (90+2')
SHU: Robinson (68' OG)
Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
MUN: McTominay (90+3', 90+7')
BRE: Jensen (26')
EFL Championship Matchweek 11:
Birmingham City 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland 0-4 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 1-1 Watford
Coventry City 1-1 Norwich City
Ipswich Town 4-2 Preston North End
Leeds United 2-1 Bristol City
Leicester City 2-0 Stoke City
Millwall 2-2 Hull City
Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers 0-4 Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Huddersfield Town
Southampton 1-1 Rotherham United
EFL League One Matchweek 12:
Oxford United 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic 2-2 Blackpool
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Derby County
Exeter City 0-1 Barnsley
Fleetwood Town 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers
Leyton Orient 2-1 Reading
Peterborough United 2-0 Lincoln City
Portsmouth 2-0 Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Northampton Town
Stevenage 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Burton Albion 2-1 Cambridge United
EFL League Two Matchweek 12:
Accrington Stanley 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
Barrow 1-1 Notts County
Bradford City 1-0 Swindon Town
Colchester United 1-3 Morecambe
Crawley Town 0-1 Wrexham
Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Mansfield Town 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Newport County 1-2 Harrogate Town
Salford City 4-2 Crewe Alexandra
Stockport County 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
Sutton United 4-0 Walsall
Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Grimsby Town
National League Matchweek 15:
Boreham Wood 0-2 Chesterfield
Ebbsfleet United 0-2 FC Halifax Town
Gateshead 0-2 Altrincham
Hartlepool United 3-1 Eastleigh
Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 Wealdstone
Maidenhead United 2-2 Rochdale
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Oxford City 3-0 AFC Fylde
Solihull Moors 0-1 Aldershot Town
Woking 0-2 Southend United
York City 2-2 Bromley
Dorking Wanderers 2-3 Barnet
Crystal Palace 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Pretty dull match.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 07, 2023, 11:21:36 amBurnley 1-4 Chelsea
BUR: Odobert (15')
CHE: Al-Dakhil (42' OG), Palmer (50' PK), Sterling (65'), Jackson (74')
Everton 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
EVE: Garner (8'), Harrison (37'), Doucouré (60')
Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United
FUL: De Cordova-Reid (53'), Foderingham (76' OG), Willian (90+2')
SHU: Robinson (68' OG)
Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
MUN: McTominay (90+3', 90+7')
BRE: Jensen (26')
Chelsea wins!!! Chelsea wins!!! Chelsea wins!!!!!
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool
BHA: Adingra (20'), Dunk (78')
LIV: Salah (40', 45+1' PK)
West Ham United 2-2 Newcastle United
WHU: Soucek (8'), Kudus (89')
NEW: Isak (57', 62')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
WOL: Hee-Chan (53')
WOL: Lemina, red card (90+4')
AVL: Torres (55')
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
ARS: Martinelli (86')
Arsenal beat Manchester City in the Premier League for the first time since December 2015. Manchester City lose back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time since December 2018.
Quote from: PurpleNWhite FTW on October 06, 2023, 07:50:08 ami'on even watch soccer but GOOD LORD A 95 PAGE THREAD WITH A QUARTER MILLION VIEWS
Yup. Get on board. This game is amazing. Especially soccer played at the world's highest levels.
EFL League One Matchweek 13:
Blackpool 3-0 Stevenage
Cambridge United 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
Carlisle United 0-1 Leyton Orient
Lincoln City 0-1 Burton Albion
The other eight matches were postponed due to international call-ups.
EFL League Two Matchweek 13:
Notts County 1-4 Mansfield Town
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bradford City
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Sutton United
Forest Green Rovers 5-0 Colchester United
Grimsby Town 0-2 Accrington Stanley
Harrogate Town 1-3 Stockport County
Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Barrow
Swindon Town 2-0 Newport County
Walsall 4-1 Gillingham
Wrexham 3-2 Salford City
Morecambe-Crawley Town postponed due to international call-ups.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
LIV: Salah (75' PK, 90+7')
EVE: Young, red card (37')
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
BOU: Solanke (17')
BOU: Cook, red card (54')
WOL: Cunha (47'), Kalajdzic (88')
Brentford 3-0 Burnley
BRE: Wissa (25'), Mbeumo (62'), Ghoddos (87')
BUR: Roberts, red card (78')
Manchester City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
MCI: Álvarez (7'), Haaland (19')
MCI: Akanji, red card (90+5')
BHA: Fati (73')
Newcastle United 4-0 Crystal Palace
NEW: Murphy (4'), Gordon (44'), Longstaff (45+2'), Wilson (66')
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town
NFO: Wood (48', 76')
LUT: Ogbene (83'), Adebayo (90+2')
EFL Championship Matchweek 12:
Rotherham United-Ipswich Town - postponed due to inclement weather
Preston North End 1-1 Millwall
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Cardiff City
Bristol City 1-0 Coventry City
Huddersfield Town 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Hull City 1-2 Southampton
Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City
Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United
Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland
Swansea City 1-3 Leicester City
Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
EFL League One Matchweek 14:
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Northampton Town
Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers
Charlton Athletic 4-0 Reading
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Cambridge United
Exeter City 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Lincoln City
Leyton Orient 1-1 Barnsley
Oxford United 1-1 Blackpool
Peterborough United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Derby County
Stevenage 0-0 Port Vale
EFL League Two Matchweek 14:
Newport County 3-3 Walsall
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Barrow 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Bradford City 1-1 Wrexham
Colchester United 1-2 Harrogate Town
Crawley Town 2-4 Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham 1-2 Notts County
Mansfield Town-Forest Green Rovers - postponed due to inclement weather
Salford City 2-2 Swindon Town
Stockport County 3-2 Grimsby Town
Sutton United 2-3 Morecambe
National League Matchweek 16:
AFC Fylde 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
Aldershot Town 2-1 Hartlepool United
Altrincham-Dorking Wanderers - postponed due to inclement weather
Barnet 3-2 Maidenhead United
Bromley 3-1 Oxford City
Chesterfield-Gateshead - postponed due to inclement weather
Dagenham & Redbridge 2-1 Woking
Eastleigh 3-1 York City
FC Halifax Town 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Rochdale 3-4 Oldham Athletic
Southend United 5-0 Solihull Moors
Wealdstone 1-1 Boreham Wood
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal
CHE: Palmer (15' PK), Mudryk (48')
ARS: Rice (77'), Trossard (84')
A draw is more than Arsenal deserved in this one.
Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United
SHU: McBurnie (34' PK)
MUN: McTominay (28'), Dalot (77')
Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham United
AVL: Luiz (30', 52' PK), Watkins (74'), Bailey (89')
WHU: Bowen (56')
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Fulham
TOT: Heung-Min (36'), Maddison (54')
EFL Championship Matchweek 13:
Huddersfield Town 0-4 Cardiff City
Millwall 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Norwich City 1-2 Middlesbrough
Swansea City 0-1 Watford
Leicester City 1-0Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
Birmingham City 0-2 Hull City
Bristol City 0-1 Ipswich Town
Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Preston North End 2-2 Southampton
Rotherham United 2-0 Coventry City
Stoke City 1-0 Leeds United
EFL League One Matchweek 15:
Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury Town
Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham Town
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Stevenage
Cambridge United 0-0 Portsmouth
Carlisle United2-1 Burton Albion
Derby County 2-0 Exeter City
Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic
Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient
Port Vale 0-1 Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Oxford United
Wycombe Wanderers 2-4 Bolton Wanderers
Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town
EFL League Two Matchweek 15:
AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley
Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Stockport County
Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Salford City
Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrow
Grimsby Town 2-3 Colchester United
Harrogate Town 1-4 Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons 4-1 Bradford City
Morecambe 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Notts County 3-0 Newport County
Swindon Town 0-1 Gillingham
Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town
Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United
National League Matchweek 17:
AFC Fylde 3-0 Oldham Athletic
Aldershot Town 4-2 Maidenhead United
Altrincham 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Barnet 1-1 Solihull Moors
Bromley 2-1 Dorking Wanderers
Chesterfield 4-0 York City
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-3 Boreham Wood
Eastleigh 0-1 Woking
FC Halifax Town 2-1 Hartlepool United
Rochdale 2-2 Gateshead
Southend United 3-0 Ebbsfleet United
Wealdstone 3-1 Oxford City
Champions League Group Stage Matchweek 3:
Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich
Internazionale 2-1 FC Salzburg
1. FC Union Berlin 0-1 Napoli
Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad
Braga 1-2 Real Madrid
Lens 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
Manchester United 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal
Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Feyenoord Rotterdam 3-1 Lazio
Antwerp 1-4 FC Porto
Celtic 2-2 Atletico Madrid
Newcastle United 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Pairs Saint-Germain 3-0 AC Milan
RB Leipzig 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Young Boys 1-3 Manchester City
Everton could be facing a 12-point deduction if found guilty of breaching FFP rules. Per the Telegraph in the UK:
The Premier League has recommended that Everton face a 12-point deduction in its case against them for breaching profit and sustainability rules, the Telegraph has learned.
Everton are facing the threat of severe sanctions if they lose their fight against allegedly breaking the Premier League's financial regulations, with a decision due later this year.
Telegraph Sport understands the Premier League has recommended the punishment to be extremely severe, and up to a maximum of 12 points. Such a sanction would put them in grave risk of going down, given the team's relegation battles in recent seasons and precarious current position of 16th, three points off the relegation zone.
Everton's case is currently being heard by an independent commission after they recorded financial losses of £371.8million over a three-year period, which is well over the permitted amount of £105million set out by the Premier League.
Though the final decision will be made by the commission, the Premier League is seeking a points deduction as punishment if Everton are found guilty.
Everton have stressed they have complied with the rules and insist they will "robustly defend" their position, arguing that exemptions, including those related to the coronavirus crisis, will clear them of any wrongdoing.
Everton are facing a number of potential other sanctions, including a fine and/or a transfer embargo, but the recommended punishment by the Premier League is understood to be significant.
Any points deduction would be the first of its kind in England's top division, and is likely to trigger panic among rival clubs.
In February, champions Manchester City were charged with breaching 115 regulations over 14 seasons from 2009/10 to last season.
Everton's financial concerns have arisen after a period of overspending under owner Farhad Moshiri - over the past five years of accounts the club has announced losses of £44.7million in 2022, £121.3million in 2021, £139.9 million in 2020, £111.8million in 2019 and £13.1million in 2018.
The alleged breach was first announced in March by the Premier League, and has been their only public statement on the case so far.
Their statement said: "The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private.
"Under Premier League Rule W.82.2, the Commission's final award will be published on the Premier League's website. The League will be making no further comment until that time."
Everton are also locked in takeover talks with Miami-based investment company 777 Partners, after Moshiri agreed to sell his 94 per cent stake last month.
Last week the company issued a statement insisting the deal had not run into problems after the New York Times reported they were yet to provide the Financial Conduct Authority with the audited financial statements necessary.
That takeover is currently being ratified by the Premier League, Football Association and Financial Conduct Authority, and may not be completed until early next year, though any punishment from the case could result in further delays.
Everton are currently 16th in the Premier League after two wins from their opening nine games, with a trip to West Ham on Sunday.
Crystal Palace 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
CRY: Ayew (90+4')
TOT: Ward (53' OG), Heung-Min (66')
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
BRE: Pinnock (58'), Mbeumo (90+6')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 28, 2023, 08:31:44 amChelsea 0-2 Brentford
BRE: Pinnock (58'), Mbeumo (90+6')
Some interesting things about this:
Brentford are the first team to win their first three PL matches at Stamford Bridge.
The Bees have more PL wins (3 in 3 games) at Chelsea's stadium than Everton, Spurs and Fulham, COMBINED (2).
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on October 28, 2023, 08:51:40 amSome interesting things about this:
Brentford are the first team to win their first three PL matches at Stamford Bridge.
The Bees have more PL wins (3 in 3 games) at Chelsea's stadium than Everton, Spurs and Fulham, COMBINED (2).
I find myself rooting for Brentford 36 times per season these days. Thomas Frank seems like such a cool guy in all of his interviews.
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley
BOU: Semenyo (22'), Billing (76')
BUR: Taylor (11')
Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United
ARS: Nketiah (28', 50', 58'), Vieira (88' PK), Tomiyasu (90+6')
Sheffield United has 1 point through 10 games, just as they did during the relegation season a few years back. It's only October, but they're going to need a serious change of fortune to have any chance of staying up.
EFL Championship Matchweek 14:
Leeds United 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Southampton 3-1 Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City
Cardiff City 2-0 Bristol City
Hull City 1-0 Preston North End
Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Leicester City
Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City
Watford 2-2 Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Rotherham United
Coventry City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
EFL League One Matchweek 16:
Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town
Blackpool 2-4 Peterborough United
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Northampton Town
Burton Albion 0-0 Leyton Orient
Cambridge United 1-0 Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City
Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham Town
Reading 2-3 Portsmouth
Stevenage 3-1 Derby County
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
EFL League Two Matchweek 16:
Accrington Stanley 0-1 Colchester United
Barrow 0-0 Salford City
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town
Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Crawley Town
Gillingham 0-2 Newport County
Harrogate Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall
Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Swindon Town
Morecambe 4-1 AFC Wimbledon
Notts County 0-2 Wrexham
Stockport County 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City
National League Matchweek 18:
Boreham Wood 1-1 Southend United
Dorking Wanderers 2-1 Aldershot Town
Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Gateshead 0-4 AFC Fylde
Hartlepool United 2-3 Rochdale
Kidderminster Harriers 1-3 Chesterfield
Maidenhead United 3-2 Eastleigh
Oldham Athletic 2-2 Altrincham
Oxford City 0-2 Barnet
Solihull Moors 1-0 Wealdstone
Woking 0-1 Bromley
York City 1-1 FC Halifax Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Newcastle United
WOL: Lemina (36'), Hee-Chan (71')
NEW: Wilson (22', 45+4' PK)
The National League finished October play today, and here is how the table looks compared to September:
1. Chesterfield
2. Barnet
3. Bromley (+1)
4. Solihull Moors (-1)
5. Altrincham (+1)
6. FC Halifax Town (+10)
7. Aldershot Town (+3)
8. Gateshead (-3)
9. Rochdale (-2)
10. Oldham Athletic (+2)
11. Eastleigh (+2)
12. Woking (-4)
13. Hartlepool United (-4)
14. Southend United (+9)
15. Dorking Wanderers (-4)
16. Wealdstone (-1)
17. Boreham Wood (+1)
18. Dagenham & Redbridge (-1)
19. Ebbsfleet United (-5)
20. AFC Fylde (+2)
21. Maidenhead United
22. York City (-2)
23. Oxford City (-4)
24. Kidderminster Harriers
West Ham United 0-1 Everton
EVE: Calvert-Lewin (51')
Aston Villa 3-1 Luton Town
McGinn (17'), Diaby (49'), Lockyer (62' OG)
LUT: Martinez (83' OG)
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham
BHA: Ferguson (26')
FUL: Palhinha (65')
Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest
LIV: Jota (31'), Núñez (35'), Salah (77')
Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City
MCI: Haaland (26' PK, 49'), Foden (80')
And with that, the Premier League has completed October play. Here is how the table looks compared to September:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (+1)
2. Arsenal (+1)
3. Manchester City (-2)
4. Liverpool
5. Aston Villa
6. Newcastle United (+2)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion (-1)
8. Manchester United (+2)
9. West Ham United (-2)
10. Brentford (+4)
11. Chelsea (+4)
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+1)
13. Crystal Palace (-4)
14. Fulham (-3)
15. Everton (+1)
16. Nottingham Forest (-4)
17. AFC Bournemouth (+1)
18. Luton Town (-1)
19. Burnley
20. Sheffield United
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 28, 2023, 08:31:44 amChelsea 0-2 Brentford
BRE: Pinnock (58'), Mbeumo (90+6')
We suck again!
EFL Championship finished up October play today, and here is how the table looks compared to September:
1. Leicester City (+1)
2. Ipswich Town (-1)
3. Leeds United (+6)
4. Southampton (+6)
5. West Bromwich Albion (+3)
6. Cardiff City
7. Hull City (-2)
8. Sunderland (-4)
9. Preston North End (-6)
10. Middlesbrough (+11)
11. Stoke City (+5)
12. Blackburn Rovers (+5)
13. Swansea City (+6)
14. Birmingham City (-2)
15. Bristol City (-4)
16. Watford (+4)
17. Norwich City (-10)
18. Millwall (-3)
19. Plymouth Argyle (-6)
20. Coventry City (-6)
21. Huddersfield Town (-3)
22. Rotherham United (+1)
23. Queens Park Rangers (-1)
24. Sheffield Wednesday
EFL League One Matchweek 7 makeup games:
Derby County 4-0 Northampton Town
Lincoln City 0-2 Oxford United
Wigan Athletic 2-3 Charlton Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Cambridge United
And with that, October play is finished for League One. Here is how the table looks compared to September:
1. Portsmouth
2. Oxford United
3. Bolton Wanderers (+1)
4. Peterborough United (+1)
5. Barnsley (+2)
6. Stevenage (-3)
7. Derby County (+5)
8. Blackpool (+3)
9. Lincoln City (+1)
10. Wycombe Wanderers (-1)
11. Charlton Athletic (+4)
12. Cambridge United (+1)
13. Burton Albion (+7)
14. Leyton Orient (+2)
15. Bristol Rovers (-1)
16. Port Vale (-10)
17. Exeter City (-9)
18. Shrewsbury Town
19. Wigan Athletic (+3)
20. Northampton Town (-3)
21. Carlisle United (-2)
22. Fleetwood Town (+1)
23. Cheltenham Town (+1)
24. Reading (-3)
EFL League Two Matchweek 7 makeup game:
Barrow 1-0 Morecambe
And with that, October play is finished for League Two. Here is how the table looks compared to September:
1. Stockport County (+7)
2. Notts County (-1)
3. Wrexham (+6)
4. Mansfield Town (+1)
5. Crewe Alexandra (+2)
6. Morecambe (+6)
7. Accrington Stanley (+8)
8. Barrow (+2)
9. Gillingham (-5)
10. Swindon Town (-6)
11. AFC Wimbledon (-5)
12. Milton Keynes Dons (-1)
13. Salford City (+7)
14. Crawley Town (-12)
15. Walsall (-2)
16. Bradford City (-2)
17. Doncaster Rovers (+4)
18. Harrogate Town (-2)
19. Newport County (-2)
20. Colchester United (-2)
21. Grimsby Town (-2)
22. Forest Green Rovers
23. Tranmere Rovers
24. Sutton United
EFL Carabao Cup Fourth Round:
Exeter City 2-3 Middlesbrough
Mansfield Town 0-1 Port Vale
West Ham United 3-1 Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Everton 3-0 Burnley
Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham
Manchester United 0-3 Newcastle United
EFL League Two Matchweek 7 makeup game:
Fleetwood Town 3-3 Blackpool
Absolute stunner in the German DFB-Pokal as Bayern Munich are eliminated 2-1 by 1. FC Saarbrücken with a goal in the 6th minute of added time.
Saarbrücken are 15th in the German 3. Liga.
Teams that remain in the tournament:
Bundesliga (5): Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, Mönchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt.
2.Bundesliga (9): St. Pauli, Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, Nürnberg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Magdeburg, Kaiserslautern, SC Paderborn and Hertha Berlin.
3. Liga (1): Saarbrücken
Regionalliga Südwest (4th tier) (1): FC 08 Homburg.
And it gets better. Saarbrücken only made the tournament because reserve teams of those in the Bundesliga are ineligible to participate. They were 5th in the 3. Liga last season and the tournament only takes the top four, but the fourth place team was a Bundesliga reserve team and therefore ineligible.
Better still: Homburg had to win a playoff game to get their place, and then beat Darmstadt of the Bundesliga in the first round and Greuther Fürth of 2. Bundesliga in the second.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on October 31, 2023, 05:12:20 pmEFL Carabao Cup Fourth Round:
Exeter City 2-3 Middlesbrough
Mansfield Town 0-1 Port Vale
West Ham United 3-1 Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Everton 3-0 Burnley
Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham
Manchester United 0-3 Newcastle United
Man U getting smoked is music to my ears
Quote from: PurpleNWhite FTW on November 03, 2023, 04:46:04 pmMan U getting smoked is music to my ears
Get ready to hear a lot more music then. They are in absolute shambles this season.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 03, 2023, 06:51:34 pmGet ready to hear a lot more music then. They are in absolute shambles this season.
wohoo!!
Fulham 0-1 Manchester United
MUN: Fernandes (90+1')
Very dull match where Fulham's defense gave it away with poor clearance attempts in stoppage time.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 04, 2023, 09:31:42 amFulham 0-1 Manchester United
MUN: Fernandes (90+1')
Very dull match where Fulham's defense gave it away with poor clearance attempts in stoppage time.
I tried watching part of this one. Really not a big soccer fan but i'll watch a few matches here and there.
Brentford 3-2 West Ham United
BRE: Maupay (11'), Mavropanos (55' OG), Collins (69')
WHU: Kudus (19'), Bowen (26')
Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace
CRY: Schlupp (22'), Mitchell (90+4')
Everton 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
EVE: Mykolenko (7')
BHA: Young (84' OG)
Manchester City 6-1 AFC Bournemouth
MCI: Doku (30'), Silva (33', 83'), Akanji (37'), Foden (64'), Ake (88')
BOU: Sinisterra (74')
Sheffield United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
SHU: Archer (72'), Norwood (90+10' PK)
WOL: Bellegarde (89')
EFL Championship Matchweek 15:
Leicester City 0-1 Leeds United
Birmingham City 2-2 Ipswich Town
Bristol City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Watford
Millwall 0-1 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Middlesbrough
Preston North End 3-2 Coventry City
Rotherham United 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City 0-0 Cardiff City
Swansea City 0-0 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Hull City
Norwich City 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
National League:
Dorking Wanderers 1-3 Dagenham & Redbridge
This match was moved up from Matchweek 21 on November 21st.
FA Cup First Round Proper:
AFC Wimbledon 5-1 Cheltenham Town
Alfreton Town 2-0 Worthing
Barnsley 3-3 Horsham
Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Solihull Moors
Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Bristol Rovers 7-2 Whitby Town
Bromley 0-2 Blackpool
Cambridge United 2-1 Bracknell Town
Charlton Athletic-Cray Valley Paper Mills
Chesham United 0-2 Maidstone United
Chester 0-0 York City
Chesterfield 1-0 Portsmouth
Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Derby County
Curzon Ashton 0-1 Barnet
Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Accrington Stanley
Eastleigh 5-1 Boreham Wood
Exeter City 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Hereford 0-2 Gillingham
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Fleetwood Town
Leyton Orient 3-1 Carlisle United
Lincoln City 1-2 Morecambe
Mansfield Town 1-2 Wrexham
Marine 1-5 Harrogate Town
Newport County 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Northampton Town 1-3 Barrow
Notts County 3-2 Crawley Town
Oxford United 2-0 Maidenhead United
Peterborough United 2-2 Salford City
Port Vale 0-0 Burton Albion
Ramsgate 2-1 Woking
Reading 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons
Scarborough Athletic 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Sheppey United 1-4 Walsall
Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Colchester United
Slough Town 1-1 Grimsby Town
Stevenage 4-3 Tranmere Rovers
Stockport County 5-1 Worksop Town
Sutton United 2-1 AFC Fylde
Swindon Town 4-7 Aldershot Town
Yeovil Town 3-2 Gateshead
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 04, 2023, 12:21:35 pmFA Cup First Round Proper:
AFC Wimbledon 5-1 Cheltenham Town
Alfreton Town 2-0 Worthing
Barnsley 3-3 Horsham
Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Solihull Moors
Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Bristol Rovers 7-2 Whitby Town
Bromley-Blackpool
Cambridge United 2-1 Bracknell Town
Charlton Athletic-Cray Valley Paper Mills
Chesham United 0-2 Maidstone United
Chester 0-0 York City
Chesterfield-Portsmouth
Crewe Alexandra-Derby County
Curzon Ashton 0-1 Barnet
Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Accrington Stanley
Eastleigh 5-1 Boreham Wood
Exeter City 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Hereford 0-2 Gillingham
Kidderminster Harriers-Fleetwood Town
Leyton Orient 3-1 Carlisle United
Lincoln City 1-2 Morecambe
Mansfield Town-Wrexham
Marine 1-5 Harrogate Town
Newport County 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Northampton Town 1-3 Barrow
Notts County 3-2 Crawley Town
Oxford United 2-0 Maidenhead United
Peterborough United 2-2 Salford City
Port Vale 0-0 Burton Albion
Ramsgate 2-1 Woking
Reading 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons
Scarborough Athletic 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Sheppey United 1-4 Walsall
Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Colchester United
Slough Town-Grimsby Town
Stevenage 4-3 Tranmere Rovers
Stockport County 5-1 Worksop Town
Sutton United 2-1 AFC Fylde
Swindon Town 4-7 Aldershot Town
Yeovil Town 3-2 Gateshead
Bristol Rovers hanging 7 on Whitby Town is interesting
Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal
NEW: Gordon (64')
Can't wait for Arsenal to get ANOTHER apology from the referee organization for this one. Newcastle have been bailed out two weeks in a row now, counting last week at Wolves.
All we need to do is look to see who there owners are to see why.
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa
NFO: Aina (5'), Mangala (47')
Luton Town 1-1 Liverpool
LUT: Chong (80')
LIV: Díaz (90'+5')
Luton were minutes away from the biggest win for any club in the Premier League this season, but they still get a point against one of the Big Seven for the first time.
Five FA Cup ties today as well:
Chesterfield 1-0 Portsmouth
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Fleetwood Town
Slough Town 1-1 Grimsby Town
Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Derby County
Charlton Athletic 1-1 Cray Valley Paper Mills
The three 8th level teams that made the first round have done themselves very proud. Ramsgate won outright against Woking of the National League, Cray Valley forced a replay against League One Charlton Athletic, and Sheppey United scored first against Walsall of League Two before bowing out.
A bit of trivia: Charlton and Cray Valley are a mere six miles apart.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 Chelsea
TOT: Kulusevski (6')
TOT: Romero, red card (33'); Udogie, red card (55')
CHE: Palmer (35' PK), Jackson (75', 90+4', 90+8')
FIVE disallowed goals in this, 21 minutes of stoppage time, double-digit offside calls.
--
1888-89 Preston North End and 2003-04 Arsenal remain the two Invincible clubs.
Chelsea 4-1 over spurs.
Two red cards sent spurs players to the locker room. Spurs played 9 men. Chelsea made them pay. Great 3 points.
We don't suck today!!
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 06, 2023, 04:10:29 pmTottenham Hotspur 1-4 Chelsea
TOT: Kulusevski (6')
TOT: Romero, red card (33'); Udogie, red card (55')
CHE: Palmer (35' PK), Jackson (75', 90+4', 90+8')
FIVE disallowed goals in this, 21 minutes of stoppage time, double-digit offside calls.
--
1888-89 Preston North End and 2003-04 Arsenal remain the two Invincible clubs.
Wild match!
EFL Championship Matchweek 12 makeup game:
Rotherham United 2-2 Ipswich Town
EFL League One Matchweeks 7 and 13 makeup games:
Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Peterborough United
Reading 1-1 Bristol Rovers
EFL League Two Matchweek 1 makeup game:
Colchester United 3-1 Swindon Town
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchweek 4:
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle United
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona
AC Milan 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Atletico Madrid 6-0 Celtic
FC Porto 2-0 Antwerp
Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord Rotterdam
Manchester City 3-0 Young Boys
Red Star Belgrade 1-2 RB Leipzig
Napoli 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin
Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica
Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla
Bayern Munich 2-1 Galatasaray
FC Copenhagen 4-3 Manchester United
FC Salzburg 0-1 Internazionale
PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Lens
Real Madrid 3-0 Braga
Manchester United......LOL
Quote from: AirWarren on November 08, 2023, 04:08:52 pmManchester United......LOL
I love Man U losing Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
WOL: Sarabia (90+1'), Lemina (90+7')
TOT: Johnson (3')
Spurs luck has finally run out and normal operations can resume.
Arsenal 3-1 Burnley
ARS: Trossard (45+1'), Saliba (57'), Zinchenko (74')
ARS: Vieira, red card (83')
BUR: Brownhill (54')
Crystal Palace 2-3 Everton
CRY: Eze (5' PK), Édouard (74')
EVE: Mykolenko (1'), Doucouré (49'), Gueye (86')
Manchester United 1-0 Luton Town
MUN: Lindelöf (59')
EFL Championship Matchweek 16:
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Preston North End
Sunderland 3-1 Birmingham City
Cardiff City 2-3 Norwich City
Coventry City 0-0 Stoke City
Hull City 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town 3-2 Swansea City
Leeds United 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 1-0 Leicester City
Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Bristol City
Sheffield Wednesday 0-4 Millwall
Southampton 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Watford 5-0 Rotherham United
EFL League One Matchweek 17:
Peterborough United 5-0 Cambridge United
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Blackpool
Carlisle United 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Derby County 3-0 Barnsley
Fleetwood Town 3-0 Exeter City
Leyton Orient 2-3 Oxford United
Lincoln City 1-1 Port Vale
Northampton Town 2-0 Burton Albion
Portsmouth 2-2 Charlton Athletic
Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Reading
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stevenage
EFL League Two Matchweek 17:
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
Bradford City 1-2 Barrow
Colchester United 1-1 Sutton United
Crawley Town 3-1 Accrington Stanley
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Notts County
Grimsby Town 3-2 Morecambe
Newport County 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Salford City 1-2 Mansfield Town
Swindon Town 2-4 Stockport County
Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Forest Green Rovers
Walsall 0-1 Harrogate Town
Wrexham 2-0 Gillingham
National League Matchweek 19:
AFC Fylde 0-2 York City
Aldershot Town 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Altrincham 2-0 Southend United
Boreham Wood 1-1 Bromley
Chesterfield 4-2 Barnet
Gateshead 6-0 Dorking Wanderers
Hartlepool United 2-2 Ebbsfleet United
Maidenhead United 1-0 FC Halifax Town
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Eastleigh
Oxford City 3-2 Woking
Wealdstone 3-2 Rochdale
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Solihull Moors
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Newcastle United
BOU: Solanke (60', 73')
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
AVL: Robinson (27' OG), McGinn (42'), Watkins (64')
FUL: Jiménez (70')
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United
BHA: Adingra (6')
BHA: Dahoud, red card (69')
SHU: Webster (74' OG)
Liverpool 3-0 Brentford
LIV: Salah (39', 62'), Jota (74')
West Ham United 3-2 Nottingham Forest
WHU: Paquetá (3'), Bowen (65'), Soucek (88')
NFO: Awoniyi (44'), Elanga (63')
Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City
CHE: Silva (29'), Sterling (37'), Jackson (67'), Palmer (90+5' PK)
MCI: Haaland (26' PK, 47'), Akanji (45+1'), Rodri (86')
The penalty awarded to City in the first half was a horrible call.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 12, 2023, 12:36:09 pmChelsea 4-4 Manchester City
CHE: Silva (29'), Sterling (37'), Jackson (67'), Palmer (90+5' PK)
MCI: Haaland (26' PK, 47'), Akanji (45+1'), Rodri (86')
The penalty awarded to City in the first half was a horrible call.
What an absolute fantastic soccer match. Chelsea looked like a Chelsea squad today.
FA Cup First Round Proper replays:
Horsham 0-3 Barnsley
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Burton Albion 0-2 Port Vale
Derby County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Forest Green Rovers 5-2 Scarborough Athletic
Grimsby Town 7-2 Slough Town
Salford City 4(4)-4(5) Peterborough United
York City 2-1 Chester
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1-6 Charlton Athletic
The rumored -12 point deduction for Everton's FFP violations "could be put in place by the end of the week" according to a few reports. If it happens, Everton will drop from 14th in the table with 14 points to last in the table with 2 points. Luckily for them, the bottom of the PL table is so bad this season that they should still stay up.
Additionally, new documents have come out about Roman Abramovich's time at Chelsea. He reportedly used offshore vehicles to fund "tens of millions in football-related expenses that ought to have been paid for by the club." If this is ultimately proven Chelsea are also facing a point deduction, of which the amount has not been rumored.
Everton have received a 10-point deduction today, dropping them to 4 points and 19th in the table.
Like I said earlier in the week, they should still be fine, as I think their results shown so far and future results will be better than AFC Bournemouth, Burnley, Luton Town, and Sheffield United at least.
EFL League One Matchweek 18
Blackpool 4-0 Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage 1-0 Lincoln City
10 other matches postponed due to international callups
EFL League Two Matchweek 18
Notts County 4-2 Bradford City
Accrington Stanley 2-0 Wrexham
Barrow 1-0 Crawley Town
Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Grimsby Town
Gillingham 3-1 Salford City
Harrogate Town 1-1 Swindon Town
Mansfield Town 2-0 Newport County
Stockport County 2-0 Colchester United
Sutton United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers
3 other matches postponed due to international callups
National League Matchweek 20
Barnet 0-2 Gateshead
Bromley 1-0 AFC Fylde
Dorking Wanderers 2-1 Boreham Wood
Eastleigh 2-1 Altrincham
Ebbsfleet United 0-4 Oxford City
FC Halifax Town 1-0 Wealdstone
Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Rochdale 2-1 Aldershot Town
Solihull Moors 1-2 Maidenhead United
Southend United 2-1 Chesterfield
Woking 0-1 Oldham Athletic
York City 1-3 Hartlepool United
EFL League One Matchweek 11 makeup game:
Leyton Orient 0-1 Lincoln City
National League Matchweek 21:
Bromley 2-3 Aldershot Town
Eastleigh 2-1 Boreham Wood
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Maidenhead United
FC Halifax Town 2-2 AFC Fylde
Kidderminster Harriers 1-1 Hartlepool United
Rochdale 3-0 Altrincham
Solihull Moors 1-2 Gateshead
Woking 0-2 Chesterfield
York City 2-0 Oxford City
Barnet 1-4 Oldham Athletic
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 14, 2023, 04:41:54 pmFA Cup First Round Proper replays:
Horsham 0-3 Barnsley
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Burton Albion 0-2 Port Vale
Derby County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Forest Green Rovers 5-2 Scarborough Athletic
Grimsby Town 7-2 Slough Town
Salford City 4(4)-4(5) Peterborough United
York City 2-1 Chester
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1-6 Charlton Athletic
Barnsley have been expelled from the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible player in the First Round Proper replay against Horsham. Horsham have been re-entered into the tournament and will play away at Sutton United in the Second Round Proper.
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
MCI: Haaland (27')
LIV: Alexander-Arnold (80')
Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
BUR: Rodríguez (49' PK)
WHU: O'Shea (86' OG), Soucek (90+1')
Luton Town 2-1 Crystal Palace
LUT: Mengi (72'), Brown (83')
CRY: Olise (75')
Newcastle United 4-1 Chelsea
NEW: Isak (13'), Lascelles (60'), Joelinton (61'), Gordon (83')
CHE: Sterling (23')
CHE: James, red card (73')
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
NFO: Elanga (3'), Gibbs-White (76' PK)
BHA: Ferguson (26'), Pedro (45+4', 58' PK)
BHA: Dunk, red card (73')
Sheffield United 1-3 AFC Bournemouth
SHU: McBurnie (90+7')
BOU: Tavernier (12', 51'), Kluivert (45+3')
EFL Championship Matchweek 17:
Rotherham United 1-1 Leeds United
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Bristol City 3-2 Middlesbrough
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Southampton
Leicester City 2-0 Watford
Millwall 0-3 Coventry City
Norwich City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Sunderland
Preston North End 1-2 Cardiff City
Stoke City 0-3 Blackburn Rovers
Swansea City 2-2 Hull City
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Ipswich Town
EFL League One Matchweek 19:
Bolton Wanderers 7-0 Exeter City
Carlisle United 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Oxford United
Derby County 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Town 0-3 Stevenage
Leyton Orient 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Lincoln City 2-2 Barnsley
Northampton Town 2-1 Cambridge United
Peterborough United 4-0 Burton Albion
Portsmouth 0-4 Blackpool
Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Port Vale
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading
EFL League Two Matchweek 19:
AFC Wimbledon 4-2 Notts County
Bradford City 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Colchester United 1-4 Barrow
Crawley Town 2-1 Harrogate Town
Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Doncaster Rovers
Grimsby Town 1-1 Sutton United
Newport County 2-1 Stockport County
Salford City 2-4 Milton Keynes Dons
Swindon Town 2-1 Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Gillingham
Walsall 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
Wrexham 6-0 Morecambe
National League Matchweek 22:
AFC Fylde 3-3 Dorking Wanderers
Aldershot Town 1-0 FC Halifax Town
Altrincham 6-1 Solihull Moors
Boreham Wood 4-2 Woking
Chesterfield 3-2 Eastleigh
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Rochdale
Gateshead 1-1 Southend United
Hartlepool United 1-4 Bromley
Maidenhead United 1-1 York City
Oldham Athletic 1-4 Ebbsfleet United
Oxford City 2-2 Kidderminster Harriers
Wealdstone 3-2 Barnet
And with that, the National League has finished November play. Here is how the table looks compared to October:
1. Chesterfield
2. Bromley (+1)
3. Barnet (-1)
4. Solihull Moors
5. Gateshead (+3)
6. Aldershot Town (+1)
7. Altrincham (-2)
8. Rochdale (+1)
9. FC Halifax Town (-3)
10. Oldham Athletic
11. Eastleigh
12. Hartlepool United (+1)
13. Wealdstone (+3)
14. Southend United
15. Dagenham & Redbridge (+3)
16. Dorking Wanderers (-1)
17. Boreham Wood
19. Maidenhead United (+3)
20. Woking (-8)
21. Ebbsfleet United (-2)
22. Oxford City (+2)
23. AFC Fylde (-3)
24. Kiddersminster Harriers
Brentford 0-1 Arsenal
ARS: Havertz (89')
Brentford were extremely unlucky to have two sure goals cleared off the line at the last possible second, one in each half.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa
TOT: Lo Celso (22')
AVL: Torres (45+7'), Watkins (61')
Everton 0-3 Manchester United
MUN: Garnacho (3'), Rashford (56' PK), Martial (75')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on November 26, 2023, 12:27:48 pmEverton 0-3 Manchester United
MUN: Garnacho (3'), Rashford (56' PK), Martial (75')
The Garnacho goal was right up there with Rooney's 2011 goal against City, and may have been better. Incredible.
Fulham 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
FUL: Iwobi (7'), Willian (59' PK, 90+4' PK)
WOL: Cunha (22'), Hee-Chan (75' PK)
And with that, the Premier League has finished play in November. Here is how the table looks compared to October:
1. Arsenal (+1)
2. Manchester City (+1)
3. Liverpool (+1)
4. Aston Villa (+1)
5. Tottenham Hotspur (-4)
6. Manchester United (+2)
7. Newcastle United (-1)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion (-1)
9. West Ham United
10. Chelsea (+1)
11. Brentford (-1)
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Crystal Palace
14. Fulham
15. Nottingham Forest (+1)
16. AFC Bournemouth (+1)
17. Luton Town (+1)
18. Sheffield United (+2)
19. Everton (-4)*
20. Burnley (-1)
*-Everton were deducted 10 points on November 17 for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules, but the club will appeal the decision.
EFL League One Matchweek 20:
Barnsley 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Blackpool 1-2 Northampton Town
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Leyton Orient
Burton Albion 0-2 Portsmouth
Cambridge United 0-3 Lincoln City
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Cheltenham Town
Exeter City 0-0 Shrewsbury Town
Oxford United 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Port Vale 0-1 Derby County
Stevenage 2-2 Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic 3-0 Fleetwood Town
Reading 5-1 Carlisle United
And with that, League One has completed play in November. Here is how the table looks compared to October:
1. Bolton Wanderers (+2)
2. Portsmouth (-1)
3. Oxford United (-1)
4. Stevenage (+2)
5. Peterborough United (-1)
6. Derby Counth (+1)
7. Barnsley (-2)
8. Blackpool
9. Lincoln City
10. Charlton Athletic (+1)
11. Bristol Rovers (+4)
12. Shrewsbury Town (+6)
13. Northampton Town (+7)
14. Wigan Athletic (+5)
15. Wycombe Wanderers (-5)
16. Leyton Orient (-2)
17. Burton Albion (-3)
18. Cambridge United (-6)
19. Port Vale (-3)
20. Exeter City (-3)
21. Fleetwood Town (+1)
22. Carlisle United (-1)
23. Reading (+1)
24. Cheltenham Town (-1)
EFL League Two Matchweek 20:
Accrington Stanley 3-4 Swindon Town
Barrow 2-0 Walsall
Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Colchester United
Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Bradford City
Gillingham 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Harrogate Town 2-2 Wrexham
Mansfield Town 2-2 Tranmere Rovers
Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Grimsby Town
Morcambe 1-2 Newport County
Notts County 3-1 Crawley Town
Stockport County 0-0 Salford City
Sutton United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
And with that, League Two has completed play in November. Here is how the table looks compared to October:
1. Stockport County
2. Wrexham (+1)
3. Barrow (+5)
4. Mansfield Town
5. Crewe Alexandra
6. Notts County (-4)
7. Gillingham (+2)
8. Swindon Town (+2)
9. Accrington Stanley (-2)
10. AFC Wimbledon (+1)
11. Milton Keynes Dons (+1)
12. Morecambe (-6)
13. Crawley Town (+1)
14. Bradford City (+2)
15. Newport County (+4)
16. Harrogate Town (+2)
17. Doncaster Rovers
18. Salford City (-5)
19. Walsall (-4)
20. Grimsby Town (+1)
21. Colchester United (-1)
22. Tranmere Rovers (+1)
23. Forest Green Rovers (-1)
24. Sutton United
Champions League Groupstage Matchweek 5:
Lazio 2-0 Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp
AC Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto
Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-3 Atletico Madrid
Manchester City 3-2 RB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Newcastle United
Young Boys 2-0 Red Star Belgrade
Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United
Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Arsenal 6-0 Lens
Bayern Munich 0-0 FC Copenhagen
Benfica 3-3 Internazionale
Braga 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin
Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli
Real Sociedad 0-0 FC Salzburg
EFL Championship Matchweek 18:
Cardiff City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
Hull City 4-1 Rotherham United
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 4-2 Stoke City
Watford 3-2 Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Birmingham City
Leeds United 3-1 Swansea City
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City
Southampton 1-0 Bristol City
Sunderland 1-2 Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town 3-1 Millwall
And with that, the Championship has completed play in November. Here is how the table looks compared to October:
1. Leicester City
2. Ipswich Town
3. Leeds United
4. Southampton
5. West Bromwich Albion
6. Hull City (+1)
7. Blackburn Rovers (+5)
8. Preston North End (+1)
9. Cardiff City (-3)
10. Middlesbrough
11. Sunderland (-3)
12. Bristol City (+3)
13. Watford (+3)
14. Norwich City (+3)
15. Coventry City (+5)
16. Birmingham City (-2)
17. Stoke City (-6)
18. Swansea City (-5)
19. Millwall (-1)
20. Plymouth Argyle (-1)
21. Huddersfield Town
22. Queens Park Rangers (+1)
23. Rotherham United (-1)
24. Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ARS: Saka (6'), Odegaard (13')
WOL: Cunha (86')
Brentford 3-1 Luton Town
BRE: Maupay (49'), Mee (56'), Baptiste (82')
LUT: Brown (76')
Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United
BUR: Rodríguez (1'), Bruun Larsen (29'), Amdouni (73'), Koleosho (75'), Brownhill (80')
SHU: McBurnie, red card (45+1')
EFL Championship Matchweek 19:
Preston North End 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Leicester City
Birmingham City 0-0 Rotherham United
Hull City 1-2 Watford
Ipswich Town 2-1 Coventry City
Leeds United 3-2 Middlesbrough
Millwall 1-1 Sunderland
Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Blackburn Rovers
Southampton 2-0 Cardiff City
Swansea City 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Bristol City 1-2 Norwich City
EFL League One Matchweek 13 makeup game:
Northampton Town 0-3 Portsmouth
National League Matchweek 23:
Bromley 1-0 Rochdale
Kidderminster Harriers 2-0 Ebbsfleet United
Oxford City 1-4 Maidenhead United
All other games this week postponed for the FA Cup or by weather conditions
FA Cup Second Round Proper:
AFC Wimbledon 5-0 Ramsgate
Aldershot Town 2-2 Stockport County
Alfreton Town 0-0 Walsall
Blackpool-Forest Green Rovers - Postponed; FGR under investigation for fielding an ineligible player in the prior round
Bolton Wanderers 5-1 Harrogate Town
Cambridge United 4-0 Fleetwood Town
Chesterfield 1-0 Leyton Orient
Crewe Alexandra-Bristol Rovers - 12/12 1:45 PM
Eastleigh 2-1 Reading
Gillingham 2-0 Charlton Athletic
Maidstone United 2-1 Barrow
Newport County 1-1 Barnet
Notts County 2-3 Shrewsbury Town
Oxford United 2-0 Grimsby Town
Peterborough United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Stevenage 1-1 Port Vale
Sutton United 3-0 Horsham
Wrexham 3-0 Yeovil Town
Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Morecambe
York City 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton
EVE: McNeil (67')
Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United
NEW: Gordon (55')
Y'all are doing the Lord's work covering the English nether leagues in full detail. Nobody outside of Yeovil Town gives a fig about their fixtures except when it comes to Cup ties.
AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Aston Villa
BOU: Semenyo (10'), Solanke (52')
AVL: Bailey (20'), Watkins (90')
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
CHE: Fernández (17', 65' PK), Colwill (21')
CHE: Gallagher, red card (45')
BHA: Buonanotte (43'), Pedro (90+2')
Liverpool 4-3 Fulham
LIV: Leno (20' OG), Mac Allister (38'), Endo (87'), Alexander-Arnold (88')
FUL: Wilson (24'), Tete (45+3'), De Cordova-Reid (80')
West Ham United 1-1 Crystal Palace
WHU: Kudus (13')
CRY: Édouard (53')
Manchester City 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
MCI: Heung-Min (9' OG), Foden (31'), Grealish (81')
TOT: Heung-Min (6'), Lo Celso (69'), Kulusevski (90')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Burnley
WOL: Hee-Chan (42')
Luton Town 3-4 Arsenal
LUT: Osho (25'), Adebayo (49'), Barkley (57')
ARS: Martinelli (20'), Jesus (45'), Havertz (60'), Rice (90+7')
:o
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Brentford
BHA: Groß (31'), Hinshelwood (52')
BRE: Mbeumo (27' PK)
Crystal Palace 0-2 AFC Bournemouth
BOU: Senesi (25'), Moore (90+1')
Fulham 5-0 Nottingham Forest
FUL: Iwobi (30', 73'), Jiménez (34', 54'), Cairney (86')
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool
LIV: van Dijk (37'), Szoboszlai (90'+4')
Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
AVL: Bailey (74')
Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
MUN: McTominay (19', 69')
CHE: Palmer (45')
The first round proper tie in the FA Cup between Forest Green Rovers and Scarborough Athletic has been ordered to be replayed by a subcommittee of the Professional Game Board, with the winner playing Blackpool at a time to be determined.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on December 06, 2023, 10:14:17 pmThe first round proper tie in the FA Cup between Forest Green Rovers and Scarborough Athletic has been ordered to be replayed by a subcommittee of the Professional Game Board, with the winner playing Blackpool at a time to be determined.
It should be noted that even though Forest Green Rovers fielded an ineligible player, which is what Barnsley did to be removed from the FA Cup, FGR actually broke a different rule, so they get to have another replay.
Barnsley fielded a player for its replay against Horsham who was not on the roster at the time of the initial match against Horsham, so the club was removed.
FGR fielded a player for its replay against Scarborough Athletic who was not on the roster at the time of the initial match, but would have been eligible to play had the paperwork been submitted on time.
Either way, it's an error on FGR and I think they should have been removed as well, but that's not the way the rule they broke is written.
The club who should be fuming here is Blackpool, who will play the winner of FGR/Scarborough on Tuesday, December 19th, with the potential of a replay the next week if it ends in a draw, which would put the Blackpool first-team having to play six matches in just 16 days.
Everton 3-0 Newcastle United
EVE: McNeil (79'), Doucouré (86'), Beto (90+6')
Without the 10-point deduction, Everton would sit 10th. As it stands, they sit 17th; one point above the relegation zone.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 West Ham United:
TOT: Romero (11')
WHU: Bowen (52'), Ward-Prowse (74')
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
CRY: Mateta (57' PK)
CRY: Ayew, red card (75')
LIV: Salah (76'), Elliott (90+1')
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley
BHA: Adingra (77')
BUR: Odobert (45')
Manchester United 0-3 AFC Bournemouth
BOU: Solanke (5'), Billing (68'), Senesi (73')
Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford
SHU: McAtee (45+1')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Nottingham Forest
WOL: Cunha (32')
NFO: Toffolo (14')
EFL Championship Matchweek 20:
Coventry City 2-0 Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Leeds United
Sunderland 2-1 West Browmich Albion
Cardiff City 1-0 Millwall
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Bristol City
Leicester City 4-0 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 0-2 Ipswich Town
Norwich City 0-0 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Hull City
Rotherham United 1-2 Swansea City
Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Watford 1-1 Southampton
EFL League One Matchweek 21:
Blackpool 3-0 Carlisle United
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Cheltenham Town
Burton Albion 1-2 Stevenage
Charlton Athletic 2-2 Cambridge United
Exeter City 0-1 Port Vale
Leyton Orient 0-3 Derby County
Northampton Town 3-0 Fleetwood Town
Peterborough United 3-0 Oxford United
Reading 1-3 Barnsley
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Lincoln City
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Shrewsbury Town
Portsmouth 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
EFL League Two Matchweek 21:
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Doncaster Rovers
AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Swindon Town
Barrow-Gillingham*
Bradford City-Salford City*
Colchester United 1-2 Crawley Town
Forest Green Rovers-Wrexham*
Grimsby Town 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
Mansfield Town-Milton Keynes Dons*
Morecambe 1-1 Stockport County
Notts County 1-2 Walsall
Sutton United-Harrogate Town*
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Newport County
*-Postponed due to weather
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
AVL: McGinn (7')
Everton 2-0 Chelsea
EVE: Doucouré (54'), Dobbin (90+2')
Fulham 5-0 West Ham United
FUL: Jiménez (22'), Willian (31'), Tosin (41'), Wilson (60'), Vinícius (89')
Luton Town 1-2 Manchester City
LUT: Adebayo (45'+2')
MCI: Silva (62'), Grealish (65')
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Newcastle United
TOT: Udogie (26'), Richarlison (38', 60'), Heung-Min (85' PK)
NEW: Joelinton (90+1')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on December 10, 2023, 12:25:16 pmTottenham Hotspur 4-1 Newcastle United
TOT: Udogie (26'), Richarlison (38', 60'), Heung-Min (85' PK)
NEW: Joelinton (90+1')
Spurs had more points than the Vikings yesterday LOL
EFL Championship Matchweek 21:
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Bristol City
Huddersfield Town 1-3 Preston North End
Rotherham United 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 1-1 Swansea City
Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town
Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United
Cardiff City 0-1 Birmingham City
Coventry City 1-1 Southampton
Leicester City 3-2 Millwall
Norwich City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 1-2 Hull City
EFL League One Matchweek 13 makeup game:
Reading 1-1 Oxford United
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchweek 6:
Lens 2-1 Sevilla
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Arsenal
1. FC Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid
FC Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray
FC Salzburg 1-3 Benfica
Internazionale 0-0 Real Sociedad
Manchester United 0-1 Bayern Munich
Napoli 2-0 Braga
RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys
Red Star Belgrade 2-3 Manchester City
Antwerp 3-2 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Lazi
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Celtic 2-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam
FC Porto 5-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Newcastle United 1-2 AC Milan
Final Group Stage Tables:
Group A:
1. Bayern Munich - Advance to Knockout Stage
2. FC Copenhagen - Advance to Knockout Stage
3. Galatasaray - Tranfer to Europa League
4. Manchester United - Eliminated
Group B:
1. Arsenal - Advance to Knockout Stage
2. PSV Eindhoven - Advance to Knockout Stage
3. Lens - Transfer to Europa League
4. Sevilla - Eliminated
Group C:
1. Real Madrid - Advance to Knockout Stage
2. Napoli - Advance to Knockout Stage
3. Braga - Transfer to Europa League
4. 1. FC Union Berlin - Eliminated
Group D:
1. Real Sociedad - Advanced to Knockout Stage
2. Internazionale - Advanced to Knockout Stage
3. Benfica - Transfer to Europa League
4. FC Salzburg - Eliminated
Group E:
1. Atletico Madrid - Advanced to Knockout Stage
2. Lazio - Advanced to Knockout Stage
3. Feyenoord Rotterdam - Transfer to Europa League
4. Celtic - Eliminated
Group F:
1. Borussia Dortmund - Advanced to Knockout Stage
2. Paris Saint-Germain - Advanced to Knockout Stage
3. AC Milan - Transfer to Europa League
4. Newcastle United - Eliminated
Group G:
1. Manchester City - Advanced to Knockout Stage
2. RB Leipzig - Advanced to Knockout Stage
3. Young Boys - Transfer to Europa League
4. Red Star Belgrade - Eliminated
Group H:
1. Barcelona - Advanced to Knockout Stage
2. FC Porto - Advanced to Knockout Stage
3. Shakhtar Donetsk - Transfer to Europa League
4. Antwerp - Eliminated
FA Cup First Round Proper Replay:
Scarborough Athletic 2-4 Forest Green Rovers
FA Cup Second Round Proper Replays:
Barnet 1-4 Newport County
Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Bristol Rovers
Port Vale 3(3)-3(4)Stevenage
Walsall 1-0 Alfreton Town
Stockport County 0-1 Aldershot Town
History will be made at Fulham on December 23 when for the first time, a woman will take charge as the referee of a Premier League match.
Rebecca Welch will be the referee when Fulham hosts Burnley.
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
TOT: Richarlison (45+2'), Kulusevski (65')
TOT: Bissouma, red card (70')
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Luton Town
BOU: Solanke (58')
LUT: Adebayo (3')
*-The match was abandoned in the 59th minute after Luton's Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch. Reports say he is awake and alert, thank goodness.
Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield United
CHE: Palmer (54'), Jackson (61')
Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace
MCI: Grealish (24'), Lewis (54')
CRY: Mateta (76'), Olise (90+5' PK)
Newcastle United 3-0 Fulham
NEW: Miley (57'), Almirón (64'), Burn (82')
FUL: Jiménez, red card (22')
EFL Championship Matchweek 22:
Ipswich Town 2-2 Norwich City
Bristol City 1-0 Sunderland
Hull City 3-0 Cardiff City
Leeds United 1-1 Coventry City
Millwall 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Rotherham United
Preston North End 1-5 Watford
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Southampton 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
Swansea City 1-2 Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Stoke City
Birmingham City 2-3 Leicester City
EFL League One Matchweek 22:
Barnsley 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Bristol Rovers
Cambridge United 2-1 Blackpool
Carlisle United 2-2 Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Leyton Orient
Derby County 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Peterborough United
Lincoln City 1-1 Reading
Oxford United 3-0 Burton Albion
Port Vale 3-2 Wigan Athletic
Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Portsmouth
Stevenage 1-1 Exeter City
EFL League Two Matchweek 22:
Crawley Town 1-3 Mansfield Town
Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers 0-5 Morecambe
Gillingham 0-2 Bradford City
Harrogate Town 3-1 Notts County
Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Forest Green Rovers
Newport County 1-1 Grimsby Town
Salford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Stockport County 8-0 Sutton United
Swindon Town 0-3 Barrow
Walsall 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Wrexham 2-1 Colchester United
National League Matchweek 24:
Gateshead 0-2 FC Halifax Town
Aldershot Town 3-5 Eastleigh
Altrincham 2-1 AFC Fylde
Boreham Wood 2-1 Oxford City
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-2 Wealdstone
Dorking Wanderers 1-2 Woking
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Barnet
Hartlepool United 0-1 Chesterfield
Maidenhead United 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Rochdale 0-0 York City
Solihull Moors 2-3 Oldham Athletic
Southend United 1-2 Bromley
Burnley 0-2 Everton
EVE: Onana (19'), Keane (25')
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
ARS: Jesus (53'), Havertz (87')
Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa
BRE: Lewis-Potter (45')
BRE: Mee, red card (71')
AVL: Moreno (77'), Watkins (85')
AVL: Kamara (90+7'), red card
West Ham United 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
WHU: Kudus (23', 32'), Bowen (74')
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
MUN: Dalot, red card (90+4')
Nottingham Forest have sacked Steve Cooper as manager after a run of only one win in their last 13 games in the Premier League. Cooper took Forest from the bottom of the Championship to the Premier League, but becomes the second Premier League manager to get sacked before Christmas this season.
Forest are eyeing former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito to take over. Espirito took Wolves to back-to-back 7th place finishes in the Premier League, as well as a Europa League quarterfinal and FA Cup semifinal.
Carabao Cup Quarterfinals:
Chelsea 1(4)-1(2) Newcastle United
Everton 1(6)-1(7) Fulham
Port Vale 0-3 Middlesbrough
Liverpool 5-1 West Ham United
FA Cup Second Round Proper:
Blackpool 3-0 Forest Green Rovers
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
CRY: Ayew (45')
BHA: Welbeck (82')
Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
AVL: Zaniolo (90+7')
SHU: Archer (87')
West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United
WHU: Bowen (72'), Kudus (78')
Fulham 0-2 Burnley
BUR: Odobert (47'), Berge (66')
Luton Town 1-0 Newcastle United
LUT: Townsend (25')
Nottingham Forest 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
NFO: Elanga (47'), Wood (74')
NFO: Boly, red card (23')
BOU: Solanke (51', 58', 90+4')
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Everton
TOT: Richarlison (9'), Heung-Min (18')
EVE: Gomes (82')
EFL Championship Matchweek 23:
Bristol City 3-2 Hull City
Swansea City 2-1 Preston North End
Leeds United 4-0 Ipswich Town
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Watford
Leicester City 3-0 Rotherham United
Middlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City 2-0 Huddersfield Town
Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Birmingham City
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Cardiff City
Stoke City 0-0 Millwall
Sunderland 0-3 Coventry City
EFL League One Matchweek 23:
Derby County 3-1 Lincoln City
Cambridge United 2-0 Exeter City
Barnsley 2-1 Stevenage
Blackpool 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Leyton Orient
Carlisle United 0-1 Cheltenham Town
Charlton Athletic 1-1 Burton Albion
Northampton Town 2-1 Oxford United
Portsmouth 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Reading 2-0 Wigan Athletic
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Port Vale
EFL League Two Matchweek 23:
Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Gillingham
Colchester United 2-1 Salford City
Crawley Town 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barrow
Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bradford City
Stockpoty County 2-1 Notts County
Accrington Stanley 2-1 Walsall
Grimsby Town 1-2 Harrogate Town
Morecambe 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons
Sutton United 0-2 Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Swindon Town
Wrexham 2-0 Newport County
National League Matchweek 25:
AFC Fylde 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Barnet 6-0 Boreham Wood
Chesterfield 4-1 Aldershot Town
Eastleigh 2-1 Dorking Wanderers
FC Halifax Town 2-2 Rochdale
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Southend United
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Gateshead
Oxford City 1-2 Solihull Moors
Wealdstone 4-4 Hartlepool United
Woking 0-0 Maidenhead United
York City 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
Bromley 2-2 Altrincham
Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
LIV: Salah (29')
ARS: Gabriel (4')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea
WOL: Lemina (51'), Doherty (90+3')
CHE: Nkunku (90+6')
Newcastle United 1-3 Nottingham Forest
NEW: Isak (23' PK)
NFO: Wood (45+1', 53', 60')
Bournemouth up 1-0 at HT against Fulham. Six in a row unbeaten. 12th in the table. Never thought they would be this high again
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Fulham
BOU: Kluivert (44'), Solanke (62' PK), Sinisterra (90+3')
Sheffield United 2-3 Luton Town
SHU: McBurnie (61'), Ahmedhodzic (69')
LUT: Doughty (17'), Robinson (77' OG), Ben Slimane (81' OG)
EFL Championship Matchweek 24:
Preston North End 2-1 Leeds United
Millwall 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City 2-2Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
Hull City 0-1 Sunderland
Rotherham United 1-0 Middlesbrough
Southampton 5-0 Swansea City
Watford 1-4 Bristol City
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Norwich City
Birmingham City 1-3 Stoke City
Ipswich Town 1-1 Leicester City
EFL League One Matchweek 24:
Leyton Orient 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth
Burton Albion 1-0 Blackpool
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Exeter City 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Carlisle United
Lincoln City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United 2-1 Cambridge United
Peterborough United 2-2 Reading
Port Vale 2-3 Barnsley
Stevenage 3-0 Northampton Town
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Derby County
EFL League Two Matchweek 24:
Mansfield Town 2-0 Grimsby Town
Gillingham 0-2 Crawley Town
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Sutton United
Barrow 2-2 Stockport County
Bradford City 2-2 Morecambe
Harrogate Town 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Colchester United
Newport County 4-2 Forest Green Rovers
Notts County 3-0 Doncaster Rovers
Salford City 1-5 Tranmere ZRovers
Swindon Town 0-1 Wrexham
Walsall 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
National League Matchweek 26:
Aldershot Town 0-0 Woking
Altrincham 1-2 FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Dagenham & Redbridge 4-1 Eastleigh
Dorking Wanderers 0-2 Oxford City
Ebbsfleet United 2-3 Bromley
Gateshead 1-1 York City
Hartlepool United 1-3 Oldham Athletic
Maidenhead United 0-2 Wealdstone
Rochdale 2-0 AFC Fylde
Solihull Moors 2-0 Chesterfield
Southend United 0-2 Barnet
Burnley 0-2 Liverpool
LIV: Núñez (6'), Jota (90')
Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa
MUN: Garnacho (59', 71'), Højlund (82')
AVL: McGinn (21'), Dendoncker (26')
Brentford 1-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
BRE: Wissa (16')
WOL: Lemina (13'), Hee-Chan (14', 28'), Bellegarde (79')
Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
CHE: Mudryk (13'), Madueke (89' PK)
CRY: Olise (45+1')
Everton 1-3 Manchester City
EVE: Harrison (29')
MCI: Foden (53'), Álvarez (64' PK), Silva (86')
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
BHA: Hinshelwood (11'), Pedro (23' PK, 76' PK), Estupiñán (63')
TOT: Veliz (81'), Davies (85')
Arsenal 0-2 West Ham United
WHU: Soucek (13'), Mavropanos (55')
EFL Championship Matchweek 25:
Southampton 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham City 0-0 Bristol City
Cardiff City 0-2 Leicester City
Coventry City 2-2 Swansea City
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Middlesbrough
Hull City 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Millwall 1-0 Norwich City
Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United 1-1 Sunderland
Watford 1-1 Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Leeds United
And with that, the EFL Championship has finished play in December. Here is how the table looks compared to November:
1. Leicester City
2. Ipswich Town
3. Southampton (+1)
4. Leeds United (-1)
5. West Bromwich Albion
6. Hull City
7. Sunderland (+4)
8. Bristol City (+4)
9. Middlesbrough (+1)
10. Watford (+3)
11. Preston North End (-3)
12. Coventry City (+3)
13. Norwich City (+1)
14. Cardiff City (-5)
15. Blackburn Rovers (-8)
16. Millwall (+3)
17. Swansea City (+1)
18. Plymouth Argyle (+2)
19. Stoke City (-2)
20. Birmingham City (-4)
21. Huddersfield Town
22. Queens Park Rangers
23. Sheffield Wednesday (+1)
24. Rotherham United (-1)
EFL League One Matchweek 25:
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Carlisle United
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Charlton Athletic
Burton Albion 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Cheltenham Town 2-2 Reading
Exeter City 0-0 Portsmouth
Fleetwood Town 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
Leyton Orient 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Lincoln City 1-2 Northampton Town
Oxford United 2-3 Derby County
Peterborough United 2-2 Barnsley
Port Vale 3-0 Blackpool
Stevenage-Cambridge United - Postponed
And with that, EFL League One has finished play in December. Here is how the table looks compared to November:
1. Portsmouth (+1)
2. Bolton Wanderers (-1)
3. Peterborough United (+2)
4. Derby County (+2)
5. Stevenage (-1)
6. Oxford United (-3)
7. Barnsley
8. Blackpool
9. Bristol Rovers (+2)
10. Northampton Town (+3)
11. Lincoln City (-2)
12. Charlton Athletic (-2)
13. Leyton Orient (+3)
14. Port Vale (+5)
15. Cambridge United (+3)
16. Burton Albion (+1)
17. Shrewsbury Town (-5)
18. Wigan Athletic (-4)
19. Wycombe Wanderers (-4)
20. Exeter City
21. Reading (+2)
22. Cheltenham Town (+2)
23. Fleetwood Town (-2)
24. Carlisle United (-2)
EFL League Two Matchweek 25:
AFC Wimbledon 5-3 Colchester United
Barrow 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Bradford City 0-0 Stockport County
Gillingham 1-0 Sutton United
Harrogate Town 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
Mansfield Town 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Crawley Town
Newport County 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Notts County 5-0 Morecambe
Salford City 0-3 Grimsby Town
Swindon Town 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
Walsall 3-1 Wrexham
And with that, EFL League Two has finished play in December. Here is how the table looks compared to November:
1. Stockport County
2. Mansfield Town (+2)
3. Wrexham (-1)
4. Barrow (-1)
5. Notts County (+1)
6. Milton Keynes Dons (+5)
7. AFC Wimbledon (+3)
8. Crewe Alexandra (-3)
9. Accrington Stanley
10. Gillingham (-3)
11. Bradford City (+3)
12. Swindon Town (-4)
13. Walsall (+6)
14. Crawley Town (-1)
15. Harrogate Town (+1)
16. Morecambe (-4)
17. Tranmere Rovers (+5)
18. Newport County (-3)
19. Grimsby Town (+1)
20. Doncaster Rovers (-3)
21. Salford City (-3)
22. Colchester United (-1)
23. Sutton United (+1)
24. Forest Green Rovers (-1)
Luton Town 2-3 Chelsea
LUT: Barkley (80'), Adebayo (87')
CHE: Palmer (12', 70'), Madueke (37')
Aston Villa 3-2 Burnley
AVL: Bailey (28'), Diaby (42'), Luiz (89' PK)
BUR: Amdouni (31'), Foster (71')
BUR: Berge, red card (56')
Crystal Palace 3-1 Brentford
CRY: Olise (14', 58'), Eze (39')
BRE: Lewis-Potter (2')
Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United
MCI: Rodri (14'), Álvarez (61')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Everton
WOL: Kilman (25'), Cunha (53'), Dawson (61')
National League Matchweek 27:
Barnet 1-0 Southend United
Bromley 5-1 Ebbsfleet United
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Boreham Wood
Oldham Athletic 2-0 Hartlepool United
*-Note, final table for December will be presented after these four matches.
AFC Fylde 2-0 Rochdale
Chesterfield 3-2 Solihull Moors
Eastleigh 4-4 Dagenham & Redbridge
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Altrincham
Oxford City 1-2 Dorking Wanderers
Wealdstone-Maidenhead United - Postponed
Woking 2-3 Aldershot Town
York City 2-0 Gateshead
With the first four matches of this matchweek complete, the National League has finished play in December. Here is how the table looks compared to November:
1. Chesterfield
2. Bromley
3. Barnet
4. Solihull Moors
5. Gateshead
6. Altrincham (+1)
7. FC Halifax Town (+2)
8. Oldham Athletic (+2)
9. Rochdale (-1)
10. Aldershot Town (-4)
11. Eastleigh
12. Wealdstone (+1)
13. Maidenhead United (+5)
14. Boreham Wood (+3)
15. Dagenham & Redbridge
16. Southend United (-2)
17. Hartlepool United (-5)
18. Woking (+2)
19. York City
20. Dorking Wanderers (-4)
21. Oxford City (+1)
22. Ebbsfleet United (-1)
23. Kidderminster Harriers (+1)
24. AFC Fylde (-1)
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Manchester United
NFO: Domínguez (64'), Gibbs-White (82')
MUN: Rashford (78')
Aston Villa were the first English side I saw play stateside. They were superior to the MLS team that hosted them in 2014 and that was expected. They hit a nadir in the coming years and dropped to the Championship.
But then they reconstructed and now they are joint top of the Premier League with Liverpool on points. I remain a lifelong Red Devil but will secretly keep rooting for AVFC.
Brentford has to be the most snakebit team in the PL this year. Go in without Toney. Just as Mbuemo hits his stride he gets injured and is out till April. Same for Schade. And other players get hurt as well.
For today's game against Palace 10 players were out injured or suspended. Those players would make a very good Premier League team.
They might've had aspirations for a run at a European spot, especially after Toney's return. Now I think their goal has to be simply to stay in the Premier League and try to make another run next year.
And now I'm seriously thinking Luton Town might stay up against all odds. These last few weeks they have shown they can play with some of the big teams. A few wins in the proper places and the Hatters could find themselves back in the PL for next season.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
FUL: Jiménez (29'), De Cordova-Reid (59')
ARS: Saka (5')
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 AFC Bournemouth
TOT: Sarr (9'), Heung-Min (71'), Richarlison (80')
BOU: Scott (84')
EFL Championship Matchweek 26:
Sunderland 2-0 Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United
Bristol City 0-1 Millwall
Leeds United 3-0 Birmingham City
Leicester City 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Middlesbrough 1-3 Coventry City
Norwich City 1-1 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Watford
Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Cardiff City
Stoke City 0-0 Ipswich Town
Swansea City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Hull City
EFL League One Matchweek 26:
Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Blackpool 2-0 Lincoln City
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Burton Albion
Cambridge United 0-2 Leyton Orient
Carlisle United 2-1 Port Vale
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Oxford United
Derby County 2-3 Peterborough United
Northampton Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town
Portsmouth 2-1 Stevenage
Reading 3-2 Exeter City
Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Fleetwood Town
Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Bristol Rovers
EFL League Two Matchweek 26:
Accrington Stanley 3-0 Salford City
Colchester United 0-1 Gillingham
Crawley Town 3-1 Swindon Town
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Forest Green Rovers 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Grimsby Town 1-6 Walsall
Morecambe 2-2 Harrogate Town
Stockport County 0-2 Mansfield Town
Sutton United 1-1 Newport County
Tranmere Rovers 4-2 Notts County
Wrexham 4-1 Barrow
Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United
LIV: Salah (49', 86' PK), Jones (74'), Gakpo (78')
NEW: Isak (54'), Botman (81')
West Ham United 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
The Premier League's festive fixtures are done, and the league now takes the weekend off to allow the FA Cup games to take place.
Forgot to post this on December 31st, but here is how the Premier League table looks at the end of December compared to November:
1. Liverpool (+2)
2. Aston Villa (+2)
3. Manchester City (-1)
4. Arsenal (-3)
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. West Ham United (+3)
7. Manchester United (-1)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion
9. Newcastle United (-2)
10. Chelsea
11. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+1)
12. AFC Bournemouth (+4)
13. Fulham (+1)
14. Crystal Palace (-1)
15. Nottingham Forest
16. Brentford (-5)
17. Everton (+2)
18. Luton Town (-1)
19. Burnley (+1)
20. Sheffield United (-2)
FA Cup Third Round Proper: Any replays will be played the week commencing January 15th.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
Brentford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham 1-0 Rotherham United
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Burnley
AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Ipswich Town
Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United
Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage
Millwall 2-3 Leicester City
Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United
Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cambridge United
Gillingham 0-4 Sheffield United
Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City
Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh
Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Sutton United
Queens Park Rangers 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
Southampton 4-0 Walsall
Stoke City 2-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
Watford 2-1 Chesterfield
Chelsea 4-0 Preston North End
Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Cardiff City
Swansea City 2-0 Morecambe
Luton Town 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Blackpool
Peterborough United 0-3 Leeds United
Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wrexham
West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Aldershot Town
West Ham United 1-1 Bristol City
Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchested United
EFL League One Matchweek 27:
Fleetwood Town 1-3 Derby County
Burton Albion 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Cheltenham Town 2-1 Portsmouth
Exeter City 2-1 Carlisle United
Port Vale 3-3 Charlton Athletic
Seven matches postponed due to the FA Cup.
EFL League Two Matchweek 27:
Harrogate Town 3-1 Doncaster Rovers
Barrow 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Bradford City 2-4 Crawley Town
Mansfield Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
Salford City 2-2 Forest Green Rovers
Swindon Town 2-2 Colchester United
Six matches postponed due to the FA Cup.
National League Matchweek 28:
Altrincham 3-2 Barnet
Dorking Wanderers 0-1 Oldham Athletic
Ebbsfleet United 2-0 Wealdstone
Hartlepool United 2-1 Oxford City
Maidenhead United 0-0 Bromley
Rochdale 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Solihull Moors 3-0 Woking
Southend United 3-0 FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood 1-1 York City
Three matches postponed due to the FA Cup.
Maidstone United, a National League South (level 6) team, has already knocked off League opposition twice.
Will the luck of the draw hand them a plum tie against a Premier League side? We will find out tomorrow.
Shades of Havant & Waterlooville in 2008, when after beating two league teams they were drawn against Liverpool at Anfield. And led twice in the game.
EFL Carabao Cup Semifinals - Leg 1
Middlesbrough 1-0 Chelsea
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
National League Matchweek 23 makeup games:
AFC Fylde 2-1 Hartlepool United
Barnet 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
National League Matchweek 16 makeup game:
Chesterfield 5-0 Gateshead
Burnley 1-1 Luton Town
BUR: Amdouni (36')
LUT: Morris (90+2')
FA Cup replays are in my understanding played at the opposite site and go to penalties if still drawn. Not sure if they play a FIFA overtime or go straight to the spot after 90'.
Quote from: friscokid on January 12, 2024, 08:20:05 pmFA Cup replays are in my understanding played at the opposite site and go to penalties if still drawn. Not sure if they play a FIFA overtime or go straight to the spot after 90'.
They play an extra 30 before penalty kicks.
Edit: I was mistaken in thinking replays aren't played after the third round. That rule didn't pass from what I can see.
Chelsea 1-0 Fulham
CHE: Palmer (45+4' PK)
EFL Championship Matchweek 27:
Hull City 1-2 Norwich City
Coventry City 3-1 Leicester City
Birmingham City 2-2 Swansea City
Cardiff City 0-3 Leeds United
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Millwall 1-3 Middlesbrough
Preston North End 2-0 Bristol City
Rotherham United 0-1 Stoke City
Southampton 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers-Watford - 1/14 6:00 AM
EFL League One Matchweek 28:
Barnsley 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Blackpool 2-0 Exeter City
Bolton Wanderers-Cheltenham Town - Abandoned due to a medical incident in the crowd
Cambridge United 2-1 Fleetwood Town
Carlisle United 1-3 Oxford United
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Peterborough United
Northampton Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Portsmouth 0-3 Leyton Orient
Reading-Port Vale - Abandoned due to a pitch invasion/protest by Reading supporters
Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Stevenage
Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Lincoln City
Derby County 3-2 Burton Albion
EFL League Two Matchweek 28:
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Gillingham
Colchester United 1-1 Bradford City
Crawley Town 0-1 Salford City
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Swindon Town
Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Newport County
Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Harrogate Town
Grimsby Town 5-5 Notts County
Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town
Stockport County 3-1 Walsall
Sutton United 2-2 Barrow
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons
Wrexham 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
National League Matchweek 23 makeup game:
Eastleigh 0-1 Southend United
Newcastle United 2-3 Manchester City
NEW: Isak (35'), Gordon (37')
MCI: Silva (26'), De Bruyne (74'), Bobb (90+1')
Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
Both teams had a goal disallowed for offside, and it was a rather dull match otherwise.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
MUN: Højlund (3'), Rashford (40')
TOT: Richarlison (19'), Bentancur (46')
Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged by the Premier League with breaching profitability and sustainability rules for the three-year cycle that ended in June 2023.
Both clubs face a points deduction, of which Everton have already received once this season.
EFL League One Matchweek 18 makeup game:
Barnsley 2-1 Carlisle United
National League Matchweek 23 makeup game:
Chesterfield 2-1 Altrincham
FA Cup Third Round Proper Replays:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Brentford - extra time
Birmingham City 2-1 Hull City
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Luton Town
Bristol City 1-0 West Ham United
Eastleigh 1-3 Newport County
Blackpool 2-3 Nottingham Forest - extra time
Bristol Rovers 1-3 Norwich City
Everton 1-0 Crystal Palace
Lot of hype concerning Ivan Toney's return for Brentford tomorrow vs. Nottingham Forest.
With the Bees hovering dangerously near the bottom three, I think it gives them a needed shot in the arm.
They have also signed the defender Sergio Reguilon on loan from Spurs so I think they are taking very positive steps.
Arsenal 5-0 Crystal Palace
ARS: Gabriel (11'), Henderson (37' OG), Trossard (59'), Martinelli (90+4, 90+5')
EFL Championship Matchweek 28:
Sunderland 0-1 Hull City
Swansea City 1-3 Southampton
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Bristol City 1-1 Watford
Middlesbrough 1-1 Rotherham United
Norwich City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Cardiff City
Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Coventry City
Stoke City 1-2 Birmingham City
Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End
Leicester City 1-1 Ipswich Town
EFL League One Matchweek 29:
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Blackpool
Burton Albion 2-0 Charlton Athletic
Exeter City 0-0 Cambridge United
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Portsmouth
Leyton Orient 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Lincoln City 0-0 Derby County
Peterborough United 2-1 Shrewsbury Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Reading
Cheltenham Town-Carlisle United*
Oxford United-Northampton Town*
Port Vale-Wycombe Wanderers*
Stevenage-Barnsley*
*-Postponed due to unplayable pitch
EFL League Two Matchweek 29:
Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Morecambe
Newport County 1-0 Wrexham
Salford City-Colchester United*
AFC Wimbledon-Crawley Town*
Bradford City-Doncaster Rovers*
Harrogate Town-Grimsby Town*
Mansfield Town-Sutton United*
Notts County-Stockport County*
Swindon Town-Tranmere Rovers*
Walsall-Accrington Stanley*
*-Postponed due to unplayable pitch
National League Matchweek 29:
Bromley 2-2 Boreham Wood
Dorking Wanderers 1-0 Gateshead
Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Hartlepool United
Kidderminster Harriers 4-2 Aldershot Town
Barnet-Chesterfield*
Eastleigh-Oldham Athletic*
FC Halifax Town-Maidenhead United*
Rochdale-Wealdstone*
Solihull Moors-Dagenham & Redbridge*
Southend United-Altrincham*
Woking-Oxford City*
York City-AFC Fylde*
*-Postponed due to unplayable pitch
Brentford 3-2 Nottingham Forest
BRE: Toney (19'), Mee (58'), Maupay (68')
NFO: Danilo (3'), Wood (65')
Sheffield United 2-2 West Ham United
SHU: Brereton Díaz (44'), McBurnie (90+13' PK)
SHU: Brewster, red card (90+3')
WHU: Cornet (28'), Ward-Prowse (79' PK)
WHU: Coufal, red card (90+7')
AFC Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
LIV: Núñez (49', 90+3'), Jota (70', 79')
The McBurnie goal set a Premier League record for the goal coming at the latest point in the game (90'+12:08).
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Both teams with chances, but nothing to show for it in this one.
EFL Carabao Cup Semifinals - Leg 2:
Chelsea 6-1 Middlesbrough
Chelsea advance on a 6-2 aggregate
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
Liverpool advance on a 3-2 aggregate
EFL League One Matchweeks 13, 18, 27, and 28 makeup games:
Bristol Rovers 0-1 Exeter City
Charlton Athletic 2-3 Northampton Town
Reading 1-0 Derby County
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Oxford United 0-1 Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cheltenham Town
EFL League Two Matchweeks 18, 21, and 29 makeup games:
Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 AFC Wimbledon
Bradford City 1-1 Salford City
Mansfield Town 1-1 Sutton United
National League Matchweek 30:
AFC Fylde 2-2 FC Halifax Town
Aldershot Town 1-1 Bromley
Chesterfield 1-0 Woking
Dagenham & Redbridge 2-1 Dorking Wanderers
Hartlepool United 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Maidenhead United 0-1 Ebbsfleet United
Oldham Athletic 2-0 Barnet
Oxford City 1-2 York City
Boreham Wood 4-4 Eastleigh
Altrincham-Rochdale*
Gateshead-Solihull Moors*
Wealdstone-Southend United*
*-Postponed due to weather
FA Cup Fourth Round Proper:
AFC Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea City
Bristol City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City
Ipswich Town 1-2 Maidstone United
Everton 1-2 Luton Town
Leeds United 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Leicester City 3-0 Birmingham City
Sheffield United 2-5 Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham 0-2 Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Watford 1-1 Southampton
Liverpool 5-2 Norwich City
Newport County 2-4 Manchester United
Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Wrexham
Jürgen Klopp has announced that he is going to step aside as Liverpool manager at the end of the current season.
No matter who you support you have to say that he has done a tremendous job with the Reds.
Well done sir.
With their win over Ipswich Town in the FA Cup Fourth Round Proper this morning, Maidstone United become the first club from the sixth tier to reach the Fifth Round Proper since 1978.
EFL Championship Matchweek 29:
Leeds United 1-0 Norwich City (played Wednesday)
Millwall 1-1 Preston North End
Sunderland 3-1 Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Birmingham City-Middlesbrough*
Cardiff City-Blackburn Rovers*
Coventry City-Bristol City*
Ipswich Town-Rotherham United*
Leicester City-Swansea City*
Plymouth Argyle-West Bromwich Albion*
Sheffield Wednesday-Watford*
Southampton-Hull City*
*-Postponed due to the FA Cup
EFL League One Matchweek 30:
Barnsley 1-2 Exeter City
Blackpool 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers 3-1 Oxford United
Cambridge United 0-0 Burton Albion
Carlisle United 1-4 Bolton Wanderers
Derby County 2-1 Cheltenham Town
Lincoln City 0-0 Peterborough United
Northampton Town 0-2 Shrewsbury Town
Port Vale 0-1 Portsmouth
Reading 1-1 Leyton Orient
Wigan Athletic 2-3 Stevenage
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood Town
EFL League Two Matchweek 30:
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Mansfield Town
Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Salford City
Doncaster Rovers 1-5 Stockport County
Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Grimsby Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers
Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Gillingham
Morecambe 0-1 Colchester United
Notts County 1-1 Barrow
Swindon Town 2-0 Bradford City
Walsall 1-1 Sutton United
Harrogate Town-Newport County*
Wrexham-Crawley Town*
*-Postponed due to the FA Cup
National League Matchweek 31:
AFC Fylde 1-0 Bromley
Aldershot Town 3-1 Rochdale
Altrincham 4-0 Eastleigh
Boreham Wood 0-3 Dorking Wanderers
Chesterfield 3-0 Southend United
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Gateshead 2-1 Barnet
Hartlepool United 2-1 York City
Maidenhead United 2-1 Solihull Moors
Oldham Athletic 0-1 Woking
Oxford City 1-0 Ebbsfleet United
Wealdstone 2-0 FC Halifax Town
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on January 27, 2024, 09:01:14 amWith their win over Ipswich Town in the FA Cup Fourth Round Proper this morning, Maidstone United become the first club from the sixth tier to reach the Fifth Round Proper since 1978.
Incredible showing by Maidstone. They only had two chances and were able to take them both while Ipswich couldn't find the goal except for the deflected shot early in the second half.
This is great for a non-league side and hopefully they will get the chance to play a Premier League team in the next round.
Incidentally, Maidstone have now made £338,000 (about $425,000) with this cup run. That will go a long way toward improving their grounds. And that is just the money that is in the FA prize fund. Does not include ticket sales or other incentives they may have earned along the way.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 27, 2024, 12:21:42 pmIncredible showing by Maidstone. They only had two chances and were able to take them both while Ipswich couldn't find the goal except for the deflected shot early in the second half.
This is great for a non-league side and hopefully they will get the chance to play a Premier League team in the next round.
Incidentally, Maidstone have now made £338,000 (about $425,000) with this cup run. That will go a long way toward improving their grounds. And that is just the money that is in the FA prize fund. Does not include ticket sales or other incentives they may have earned along the way.
Not sure it would happen these days, but back in the 2002/03 season, Arsenal were drawn away at Farnborough Town in the Fourth Round Proper. The clubs agreed to switch the match to Arsenal's Highbury to allow a bigger crowd, and Arsenal allowed Farnborough to keep 100% of the program sales. I believe Arsenal wanted to give Farnborough 100% of the gate originally, but were turned down by the governing body, so the program sales were the second option.
Quote from: 1-Adam-12 on January 26, 2024, 07:43:36 amJürgen Klopp has announced that he is going to step aside as Liverpool manager at the end of the current season.
No matter who you support you have to say that he has done a tremendous job with the Reds.
Well done sir.
This isn't just a loss for Liverpool, but the Premier League as a whole. I've always been a fan of Klopp, and, even as an Arsenal supporter, I've wanted Liverpool to do well since he has been in charge. Gonna be a strange sight not seeing him on the touchline for them next season.
I wonder if they go with the popular choice and go after Xabi Alonso?
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal
NFO: Awoniyi (89')
ARS: Jesus (65'), Saka (72')
Fulham 0-0 Everton
Luton Town 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
LUT: Adebayo (1', 42', 56'), Ogbene (3')
EFL League One Matchweek 18 makeup game:
Oxford United 2-2 Portsmouth
With that, League One play for January had ended. Here is how the table looks compared to December:
1. Portsmouth
2. Bolton Wanderers
3. Peterborough United
4. Derby County
5. Barnsley (+2)
6. Oxford United
7. Stevenage (-2)
8. Blackpool
9. Northampton Town (+1)
10. Leyton Orient (+3)
11. Bristol Rovers (-2)
12. Lincoln City (-1)
13. Wigan Athletic (+5)
14. Exeter City (+6)
15. Shrewsbury Town (+2)
16. Cambridge United (-1)
17. Burton Albion (-1)
18. Charlton Athletic (-6)
19. Wycombe Wanderers
20. Port Vale (-6)
21. Reading
22. Cheltenham Town
23. Carlisle United (+1)
24. Fleetwood Town (-1)
EFL League Two Matchweek 21 makeup game:
Sutton United 1-2 Harrogate Town
With that, League Two play for January has ended. Here is how the table looks compared to December:
1. Stockport County
2. Wrexham (+1)
3. Mansfield Town (-1)
4. Barrow
5. Crewe Alexandra (+4)
6. Milton Keynes Dons
7. Notts County (-2)
8. Harrogate Town (+7)
9. AFC Wimbledon (-2)
10. Gillingham
11. Accrington Stanley (-2)
12. Crawley Town (+2)
13. Walsall
14. Swindon Town (-2)
15. Morecambe (+1)
16. Newport County (+2)
17. Tranmere Rovers
18. Bradford City (-7)
19. Salford City (+2)
20. Grimsby Town (-1)
21. Colchester United (+1)
22. Doncaster Rovers (-2)
23. Sutton United
24. Forest Green Rovers
National League Matchweeks 23 and 29 makeup games:
Wealdstone 3-3 Aldershot Town
Solihull Moors 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
With that, National League play for January has ended. Here is how the table looks compared to December:
1. Chesterfield
2. Bromley
3. Barnet
4. Solihull Moors
5. Altrincham (+1)
6. Oldham Athletic (+2)
7. Aldershot Town (+3)
8. Gateshead (-3)
9. Rochdale
10. FC Halifax Town (-3)
11. Eastleigh
12. Wealdstone
13. Hartlepool United (+4)
14. Maidenhead United (-1)
15. Southend United (+1)
16. Dagenham & Redbridge (-1)
17. Boreham Wood (-3)
18. Dorking Wanderers (+2)
19. York City
20. Woking (-2)
21. Ebbsfleet United (+1)
22. AFC Fylde (+2)
23. Kidderminster Harriers
24. Oxford City (-3)
Crystal Palace 3-2 Sheffield United
CRY: Eze (17', 27'), Olise (67')
SHU: Brereton Diaz (1'), McAtee (20')
Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle United
AVL: Watkins (71')
NEW: Schär (32', 36'), Moreno (52' OG)
EFL Championship Matchweek 29 makeup games:
Coventry City 2-2 Bristol City
Leicester City 3-1 Swansea City
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Watford
With that, Championship play for January had ended. Here is how the table looks compared to December:
1. Leicester City
2. Ipswich Town
3. Southampton
4. Leeds United
5. West Bromwich Albion
6. Coventry City (+6)
7. Sunderland
8. Hull City (-2)
9. Watford (+1)
10. Norwich City (+3)
11. Middlesbrough (-2)
12. Preston North End (-1)
13. Bristol City (-5)
14. Cardiff City
15. Plymouth Argyle (+3)
16. Millwall
17. Swansea City
18. Blackburn Rovers (-3)
19. Stoke City
20. Birmingham City
21. Huddersfield Town
22. Queens Park Rangers
23. Sheffield Wednesday
24. Rotherham United
Manchester City 3-1 Burnley
MCI: Álvarez (16', 22'), Rodri (46')
BUR: Al Dakhil (90+3')
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Brentford
TOT: Udogie (48'), Johnson (49'), Richarlison (56')
BRE: Maupay (15'), Toney (67')
Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea
LIV: Jota (23'), Bradley (39'), Szoboszlai (65'), Díaz (79')
CHE: Nkunku (71')
With that, Premier League play has ended for January. Here is how the table looks compared to December:
1. Liverpool
2. Manchester City (+1)
3. Arsenal (+1)
4. Tottenham Hotspur (+1)
5. Aston Villa (-3)
6. West Ham United
7. Newcastle United (+2)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion
9. Manchester United (-2)
10. Chelsea
11. Wolverhampton Wanderers
12. Fulham (+1)
13. AFC Bournemouth (-1)
14. Crystal Palace
15. Brentford (+1)
16. Nottingham Forest (-1)
17. Luton Town (+1)
18. Everton (-1)
19. Burnley
20. Sheffield United
West Ham United 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
WHU: Ward-Prowse (61' PK)
BOU: Solanke (3')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-4 Manchester United
WOL: Sarabia (71' PK), Kilman (85'), Neto (90+5')
MUN: Rashford (5'), Højlund (22'), McTominay (75'), Mainoo (90+7')
Everton 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
EVE: Harrison (30'), Branthwaite (90+4')
TOT: Richarlison (4', 41')
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Crystal Palace
BHA: Dunk (3'), Hinshelwood (33'), Buonanotte (34'), Pedro (84')
CRY: Mateta (71')
Burnley 2-2 Fulham
BUR: Fofana (71', 90+1')
FUL: Palhinha (18'), Muniz (21')
Newcastle United 4-4 Luton Town
NEW: Longstaff (7', 23'), Trippier (67'), Barnes (73')
LUT: Osho (21'), Barkley (40'), Morris (59' PK), Adebayo (62')
EFL Championship Matchweek 30:
Bristol City 0-1 Leeds United
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
Huddersfield Town 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City 1-0 Millwall
Norwich City 2-1 Coventry City
Preston North End 3-2 Ipswich Town
Rotherham United 0-2 Southampton
Stoke City 0-5 Leicester City
Swansea City 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
Watford 0-1 Cardiff City
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Birmingham City
Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland
EFL League One Matchweek 31:
Oxford United 1-1 Reading
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Barnsley
Burton Albion 0-1 Lincoln City
Charlton Athletic 0-1 Derby County
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Wycombe Wanderers
Exeter City 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Town 3-0 Port Vale
Leyton Orient 3-2 Carlisle United
Peterborough United 2-3 Wigan Athletic
Portsmouth 4-1 Northampton Town
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Cambridge United
Stevenage 1-0 Blackpool
EFL League Two Matchweek 31:
Newport County 2-1 Swindon Town
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Grimsby Town
Barrow 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Bradford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Colchester United 3-3 Forest Green Rovers
Crawley Town 1-2 Morecambe
Gillingham 1-1 Walsall
Mansfield Town 1-0 Notts County
Salford City 3-1 Wrexham
Stockport County 1-1 Harrogate Town
Sutton United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
National League Matchweek 32:
Barnet 1-1 Wealdstone
Bromley 1-2 Hartlepool United
Dorking Wanderers 1-3 AFC Fylde
Eastleigh 1-3 Chesterfield
FC Halifax Town 1-2 Aldershot Town
Kidderminster Harriers 3-2 Oxford City
Rochdale 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Solihull Moors 0-1 Altrincham
Southend United 0-1 Gateshead
Woking 0-1 Boreham Wood
York City 1-1 Maidenead United
Ebbsfleet United 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Sheffield United 0-5 Aston Villa
AVL: McGinn (12'), Watkins (16'), Bailey (20'), Tielemans (30'), Moreno (47')
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest
BOU: Kluivert (5')
BOU: Billing, red card (84')
NFO: Hudson-Odoi (45')
Chelsea 2-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
CHE: Palmer (19'), Silva (86')
WOL: Cunha (22', 63', 82' PK), Disasi (43' OG)
Manchester United 3-0 West Ham United
MUN: Højlund (23'), Garnacho (49', 84')
Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool
ARS: Saka (14'), Martinelli (67'), Trossard (90+2')
LIV: Gabriel (45+3' OG)
LIV: Konaté, red card (88')
Brentford 1-3 Manchester City
BRE: Maupay (21')
MCI: Foden (45+3', 53', 70')
EFL League One Matchweeks 18 and 27 makeup games:
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Fleetwood Town
Exeter City 2-1 Peterborough United
Port Vale 0-1 Leyton Orient
Stevenage 0-1 Reading
National League Matchweeks 23, 27, 28, and 29 makeup games:
FC Halifax Town 1-3 Solihull Moors
Wealdstone 0-1 Maidenhead United
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Chesterfield
Gateshead 1-1 Eastleigh
Woking 2-0 Oxford City
FA Cup Fourth Round Proper Replays:
Coventry City 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle 1-4 Leeds United - extra time
Southampton 3-0 Watford
Nottingham Forest 1(5)-1(3) Bristol City
Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea
Manchester City 2-0 Everton
MCI: Haaland (71', 85')
Union Berlin and Wolfsburg just finished the first half with Union leading 1-0. Union scored in the 26th minute of added time in the first half. Yes, 26th. There were two lengthy interruptions due to protests by fans concerning a new policy by the governing body of football in Germany. The fans twice threw tennis balls onto the pitch.
Fulham 3-1 AFC Bournemouth
FUL: De Cordova-Reid (6'), Muniz (36', 52')
BOU: Senesi (50')
Liverpool 3-1 Burnley
LIV: Jota (31'), Diaz (52'), Núñez (79')
BUR: O'Shea (45')
Luton Town 1-3 Sheffield United
LUT: Morris (52' PK)
SHU: Archer (30'), McAtee (36' PK), Souza (72')
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
TOT: Sarr (61'), Johnson (90+6')
BHA: Groß (17' PK)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Brentford
BRE: Nørgaard (35'), Toney (77')
EFL Championship Matchweek 31:
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Birmingham City
Ipswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Stoke City
Cardiff City 0-2 Preston North End
Hull City 0-1 Swansea City
Leeds United 3-0 Rotherham United
Middlesbrough 1-2 Bristol City
Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Norwich City
Southampton 5-3 Huddersfield Town
Sunderland 3-1 Plymouth Argyle
Watford 1-2 Leicester City
Coventry City 2-1 Millwall
EFL League One Matchweek 32:
Barnsley 2-1 Leyton Orient
Blackpool 1-1 Oxford United
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Burton Albion
Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham Town
Carlisle United 0-1 Portsmouth
Derby County 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
Lincoln City 2-1 Fleetwood Town
Northampton Town 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Port Vale 2-2 Stevenage
Reading 2-0 Charlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic 1-2 Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers 5-2 Peterborough United
EFL League Two Matchweek 32:
Notts County 1-3 Gillingham
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Barrow
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Crawley Town
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
Forest Green Rovers 0-4 Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town 1-3 Stockport County
Harrogate Town 1-0 Colchester United
Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Morecambe 1-0 Sutton United
Swindon Town 1-1 Salford City
Walsall 0-3 Newport County
Wrexham 0-1 Bradford City
National League Matchweek 33:
Altrincham-Wealdstone*
Barnet-Rochdale*
Boreham Wood 1-0 Maidenhead United
Chesterfield 2-2 Ebbsfleet United
Dagenham & Redbridge 7-1 Oxford City
Dorking Wanderers 1-3 FC Halifax Toqn
Eastleigh 1-2 AFC Fylde
Gateshead-Aldershot Town*
Oldham Athletic-Bromley*
Solihull Moors-Kidderminster Harriers*
Southend United 0-1 York City
Woking 1-1 Hartlepool United
*-Postponed
National League Matchweek 30 makeup game:
Altrincham 3-0 Rochdale
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Newcastle United
NFO: Elanga (26'), Hudson-Odoi (45+6')
NEW: Guimarães (10', 66'), Schär (43')
West Ham United 0-6 Arsenal
ARS: Saliba (32'), Saka (41' PK, 63'), Gabriel (44'), Trossard (45+2'), Rice (65')
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United
AVL: Luiz (67')
MUN: Højlund (17'), McTominay (86')
After this weekend's results, two clubs in the top five levels have officially clinched safety from relegation in their respective leagues:
In the Championship, Leicester City are on 75 points. Queens Park Rangers are in the first relegation spot, in 22nd, and the most points they can achieve is 74.
In the National League, Chesterfield are on 81 points. Dorking Wanderers are in the first relegation spot, in 21st, and the most points they can achieve is 79.
It is not shocking that both Leicester and Chesterfield are running away in their leagues and will surely be the champions. Leicester are clear by 11 points and Chesterfield are clear by 23 points.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea
CRY: Lerma (30')
CHE: Gallagher (47', 90+1'), Fernández (90+4')
EFL Championship Matchweek 32:
Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich City 4-2 Watford
Rotherham United 1-2 Hull City
Swansea City 0-4 Leeds United
Bristol City 3-1 Southampton
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Sunderland
Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Coventry City
Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough
Stoke City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
Millwall 0-4 Ipswich Town
EFL League One Matchweek 33:
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Burton Albion-Carlisle United*
Charlton Athletic 1-1 Lincoln City
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Blackpool
Exeter City 0-3 Derby County
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Reading
Leyton Orient 4-3 Northampton Town
Oxford United 4-2 Wigan Athletic
Peterborough United-Port Vale*
Portsmouth 3-1 Cambridge United
Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Barnsley
Stevenage 2-3 Bristol Rovers
*-Postponed
EFL League Two Matchweek 33:
Accrington Stanley 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Barrow 1-2 Forest Green Rovers
Bradford City 4-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Colchester United-Grimsby Town*
Crawley Town 1-1 Walsall
Gillingham 2-2 Swindon Town
Mansfield Town 9-2 Harrogate Town
Newport County 1-3 Notts County
Salford City 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Stockport County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Sutton United 1-2 Wrexham
Tranmere Rovers 2-3 Morecambe
*-Postponed
National League Matchweeks 23, 28, and 29 makeup games:
Oldham Athletic 2-1 Boreham Wood
York City 0-1 Dorking Wanderers
Aldershot Town 0-5 AFC Fylde
FC Halifax Town 2-1 Maidenhead United
Brentford 1-4 Liverpool
BRE: Toney (75')
LIV: Núñez (35'), Mac Allister (55'), Salah (68'), Gakpo (86')
Burnley 0-5 Arsenal
ARS: Ødegaard (4'), Saka (41' PK, 47'), Trossard (66'), Havertz (78')
Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa
FUL: Muniz (63')
AVL: Watkins (23', 56')
Newcastle United 2-2 AFC Bournemouth
NEW: Gordon (58' PK), Ritchie (90+2')
BOU: Solanke (51'), Semenyo (69')
Nottingham Forest 2-0 West Ham United
NFO: Awoniyi (45+5'), Hudson-Odoi (90+4')
WHU: Phillips, red card (71')
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
TOT: Kulusevski (46')
WOL: Gomes (42', 63')
EFL Championship Matchweek 33:
West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Leeds United
Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland
Bristol City 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Hull City
Leicester City 1-2 Middlesbrough
Millwall 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich City 4-1 Cardiff City
Preston North End 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United 0-1 Watford
Stoke City 0-1 Coventry City
Swansea City 1-2 Ipswich Town
EFL League One Matchweek 34:
Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Charlton Athletic
Carlisle United 0-4 Cambridge United
Cheltenham Town 3-2 Port Vale
Derby County 1-0 Stevenage
Fleetwood Town 1-2 Barnsley
Leyton Orient 1-2 Burton Albion
Lincoln City 1-0 Exeter City
Northampton Town 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Peterborough United 1-2 Blackpool
Portsmouth 4-1 Reading
Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United
EFL League Two Matchweek 34:
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Morecambe
Bradford City 1-0 Sutton United
Colchester United 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Crawley Town 2-0 Forest Green Rovers
Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Harrogate Town
Grimsby Town 1-5 Doncaster Rovers
Newport County 1-0 Gillingham
Salford City 5-3 Barrow
Swindon Town 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere Rovers 4-0 Stockport County
Walsall 2-1 Mansfield Town
Wrexham 1-0 Notts County
National League Matchweek 34:
AFC Fylde 2-4 Barnet
Bromley 4-3 Chesterfield
Ebbsfleet United 3-0 Eastleigh
FC Halifax Town 2-1 Woking
Hartlepool United 3-1 Boreham Wood
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Dorking Wanderers
Maidenhead United 1-3 Oldham Athletic
Oxford City 0-0 Southend United
Rochdale 1-2 Solihull Moors
Wealdstone 2-4 Gateshead
York City 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Aldershot Town 2-0 Altrincham
Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea
MCI: Rodri (83')
CHE: Sterling (42')
Sheffield United 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion
SHU: Holgate, red card (13')
BHA: Buonanotte (20'), Welbeck (24'), Robinson (75' OG), Adingra (78', 85')
Luton Town 1-2 Manchester United
LUT: Morris (14')
MUN: Højlund (1', 7')
Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace
EVE: Onana (84')
CRY: Ayew (66')
Premier League Matchweek 18 makeup game:
Manchester City 1-0 Brentford
MCI: Haaland (71')
EFL Championship Matchweek 29 makeup games:
Cardiff City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town 4-3 Rotherham United
Plymouth Argyle 0-3 West Bromwich Albion
Southampton 1-2 Hull City
EFL League One Matchweeks 18, 28, and 29 makeup games:
Cambridge United 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
Reading 2-0 Port Vale
Oxford United 2-2 Northampton Town
EFL League Two Matchweeks 27 and 29 makeup games:
Gillingham 0-0 Stockport County
Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Wrexham
Walsall 3-0 Morecambe
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Crawley Town
National League Matchweek 35:
AFC Fylde 2-2 Solihull Moors
Aldershot Town 1-0 Barnet
Bromley 2-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Ebbsfleet United 1-0 Woking
FC Halifax Town-Chesterfield*
Hartlepool United 3-2 Altrincham
Kidderminster Harriers 0-2 Gateshead
Maidenhead United 1-2 Southend United
Oxford City 2-5 Eastleigh
Rochdale-Boreham Wood*
Wealdstone-Dorking Wanderers*
York City 1-1 Oldham Athletic
*-Postponed
Liverpool 4-1 Luton Town
LIV: van Dijk (56'), Gakpo (59'), Díaz (71'), Elliott (90')
LUT: Ogbene (12')
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 - Leg 1:
FC Copenhagen 1-3 Manchester City
RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid
Lazio 1-0 Bayen Munich
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Real Sociedad
Internazionale 1-0 Atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
FC Porto 1-0 Arsenal
Napoli 1-1 Barcelona
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on February 21, 2024, 03:28:40 pmLiverpool 4-1 Luton Town
LIV: van Dijk (56'), Gakpo (59'), Díaz (71'), Elliott (90')
LUT: Ogbene (12')
With this result yesterday, Liverpool became the first Premier League club to officially be safe from relegation this season. Liverpool sit on 60 points. Luton Town, in 18th, can only get to 59.
Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest
AVL: Watkins (4'), Luiz (29', 39'), Bailey (61')
NFO: Niakhaté (45+5'), Gibbs-White (48')
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Everton
BHA: Dunk (90+5')
BHA: Gilmour, red card (81')
EVE: Branthwaite (73')
Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley
CRY: Richards (68'), Ayew (71'), Mateta (79' PK)
BUR: Brownhill, red card (35')
Manchester United 1-2 Fulham
MUN: Maguire (89')
FUL: Bassey (65'), Iwobi (90+7')
EFL Championship Matchweek 34:
Coventry City 0-3 Preston North End
Leeds United 3-1 Leicester City*
Hull City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Norwich City
Cardiff City 2-1 Stoke City
Ipswich Town 3-1 Birmingham City*
Middlesbrough 0-2 Plymouth Argyle
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Bristol City
Southampton 1-2 Millwall
Sunderland 1-2 Swansea City
Watford 1-2 Huddersfield Town
*-With these results, Leeds United and Ipswich Town are officially safe from relegation in the Championship
And with that, February play for the Championship has finished. Here is how the table looks compared to January:
1. Leicester City
2. Leeds United (+2)
3. Ipswich Town (-1)
4. Southampton (-1)
5. West Bromwich Albion
6. Hull City (+2)
7. Norwich City (+3)
8. Preston North End (+4)
9. Coventry City (-3)
10. Sunderland (-3)
11. Watford (-2)
12. Bristol City (+1)
13. Middlesbrough (-2)
14. Cardiff City
15. Plymouth Argyle
16. Blackburn Rovers (+2)
17. Swansea City
18. Birmingham City (+2)
19. Huddersfield Town (+2)
20. Millwall (-4)
21. Queens Park Rangers (+1)
22. Stoke City (-3)
23. Sheffield Wednesday
24. Rotherham United
This is the first time since the end of August that the bottom three does not include all of QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, and Rotherham.
EFL League One Matchweek 35:
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Cheltenham Town
Cambridge United 0-1 Peterborough United
Barnsley 2-1 Derby County
Blackpool 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Carlisle United
Burton Albion 0-2 Northampton Town
Charlton Athletic 0-0 Portsmouth
Exeter City 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Oxford United 1-2 Leyton Orient
Port Vale 0-2 Lincoln City
Reading 2-3 Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
EFL League Two Matchweek 35:
Accrington Stanley 0-1 Crawley Town
Barrow-Bradford City*
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Gillingham 1-0 Wrexham
Harrogate Town 0-2 Walsall
Mansfield Town 5-1 Salford City
Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Newport County
Morecambe 1-1 Grimsby Town
Notts County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Stockport County 0-0 Swindon Town
Sutton United 1-1 Colchester United
*-Postponed
National League Matchweek 36:
Eastleigh 2-0 Bromley
Altrincham 1-3 Maidenhead United
Barnet 2-0 York City
Boreham Wood 4-0 AFC Fylde
Chesterfield 2-2 Rochdale
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 FC Halifax Town
Dorking Wanderers 1-4 Ebbsfleet United
Gateshead 4-0 Oxford City
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Kidderminster Harriers
Solihull Moors 2-1 Hartlepool United
Southend United 4-1 Aldershot Town
Woking 1-1 Wealdstone
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Manchester City
MCI: Foden (24')
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle United
ARS: Botman (18' OG), Havertz (24'), Saka (65'), Kiwior (69')
NEW: Willock (85')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United
WOL: Sarabia (30')
EFL Carabao Cup - Final
Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
LIV: van Dijk (118')
Everton's 10-point deduction has been reduced to 6 after an appeal, bumping them to 15th in the table. They are now 5 points clear of the relegation zone, but could face another points deduction (along with Nottingham Forest) in April.
West Ham United 4-2 Brentford
WHU: Bowen (5', 7', 63'), Emerson (69')
BRE: Maupay (13'), Wissa (82')
With that, the Premier League has finished play in February. Here is how the table looks compared to January:
1. Liverpool
2. Manchester City
3. Arsenal
4. Aston Villa (+1)
5. Tottenham Hotspur (-1)
6. Manchester United (+3)
7. Brighton & Hove Albion (+1)
8. West Ham United (-2)
9. Wolverhampton Wanderers (+2)
10. Newcastle United (-3)
11. Chelsea (-1)
12. Fulham
13. Crystal Palace (+1)
14. AFC Bournemouth (-1)
15. Everton (+3)
16. Brentford (-1)
17. Nottingham Forest (-1)
18. Luton Town (-1)
19. Burnley
20. Sheffield United
FA Cup Fifth Round Proper:
Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Leicester City - extra time
Blackburn Rovers 1(3)-1(4) Newcastle United
Luton Town 2-6 Manchester City
Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Liverpool 3-0 Southampton
EFL League One Matchweeks 13, 25, 27, and 33 makeup games:
Derby County 1-2 Charlton Athletic
Port Vale 2-2 Fleetwood Town
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Cheltenham Town*
Stevenage 1-0 Cambridge United
Leyton Orient 1-0 Blackpool
Lincoln City 3-0 Shrewsbury Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Burton Albion 0-1 Carlisle United
*-This result means that Portsmouth are officially safe from relegation in League One.
With that, League One has finished play in February. Here is how the table looks compared to January:
1. Portsmouth
2. Derby County (+2)
3. Bolton Wanderers (-1)
4. Barnsley (+1)
5. Peterborough United (-2)
6. Stevenage (+1)
7. Oxford United (-1)
8. Leyton Orient (+2)
9. Blackpool (-1)
10. Lincoln City (+2)
11. Northampton Town (-2)
12. Bristol Rovers (-1)
13. Wigan Athletic
14. Wycombe Wanderers (+5)
15. Exeter City (-1)
16. Cambridge United
17. Burton Albion
18. Shrewsbury Town (-3)
19. Charlton Athletic (-1)
20. Reading (+1)*
21. Cheltenham Town (+1)
22. Port Vale (-2)
23. Fleetwood Town (+1)
24. Carlisle United (-1)
*-Reading were deducted two points on February 27 for failing to make HMRC payments, bringing their total points deduction for this season to six.
EFL League Two Matchweeks 21, 27, 29, and 30 makeup games:
Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Wrexham
Notts County 3-4 Sutton United
Salford City 1-1 Colchester United
Swindon Town 3-1 Tranmere Rovers
Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Harrogate Town 1-4 Newport County
With that, League Two has finished play in February. Here is how the table looks compared to January:
1. Mansfield Town (+2)
2. Stockport County (-1)
3. Crewe Alexandra (+2)
4. Wrexham (-2)
5. Milton Keynes Dons (+1)
6. Barrow (-2)
7. Walsall (+6)
8. Gillingham (+2)
9. Crawley Town (+3)
10. Newport County (+6)
11. Morecambe (+4)
12. Harrogate Town (-4)
13. AFC Wimbledon (-4)
14. Notts County (-7)
15. Accrington Stanley (-4)
16. Bradford City (+2)
17. Swindon Town (-3)
18. Tranmere Rovers (-1)
19. Salford City
20. Doncaster Rovers (+2)
21. Colchester United
22. Grimsby Town (-2)
23. Forest Green Rovers (+1)
24. Sutton United (-1)
National League Matchweeks 23, 29, and 33 makeup games:
Woking 3-2 Gateshead
Barnet 0-2 Chesterfield
Eastleigh 1-2 Oldham Athletic
Rochdale 3-0 Wealdstone
Southend United 2-1 Altrincham
Solihull Moors 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers
With that, the National League has finished play in February. Here is how the table looks compared to January:
1. Chesterfield
2. Bromley
3. Barnet
4. Solihull Moors
5. Gateshead (+3)
6. Oldham Athletic
7. Aldershot Town
8. FC Halifax Town (+2)
9. Altrincham (-4)
10. Hartlepool United (+3)
11. Rochdale (-2)
12. Eastleigh (-1)
13. Southend United (+2)
14. Boreham Wood (+3)
15. Dagenham & Redbridge (+1)
16. Maidenhead United (-2)
17. Ebbsfleet United (+4)
18. Wealdstone (-6)
19. AFC Fylde (+3)
20. York City (-1)
21. Kidderminster Harriers (+2)
22. Woking (-2)
23. Dorking Wanderers (-5)
24. Oxford City
Brentford 2-2 Chelsea
BRE: Roerslev (50'), Wissa (69')
CHE: Jackson (35'), Disasi (83')
Everton 1-3 West Ham United
EVE: Beto (56')
WHU: Zouma (62'), Soucek (90+1'), Alvarez (90+5')
Fulham 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
FUL: Wilson (21'), Muniz (32'), Traoré (90+1')
Newcastle United 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
NEW: Isak (14'), Gordon (33'), Livramento (90+2')
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
LIV: Núñez (90+9')
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Crystal Palace
TOT: Werner (77'), Romero (80'), Heung-Min (88')
CRY: Eze (59')
EFL Championship Matchweek 35:
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Coventry City
Bristol City 0-1 Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Leeds United
Birmingham City 3-4 Southampton
Leicester City 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
Millwall 1-0 Watford
Norwich City 1-0 Sunderland
Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Ipswich Town
Preston North End 0-0 Hull City
Rotherham United 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City 2-0 Middlesbrough
Swansea City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
EFL League One Matchweek 36:
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Cambridge United
Carlisle United 1-3 Reading
Cheltenham Town 0-0 Burton Albion
Derby County 3-0 Port Vale
Fleetwood Town 4-2 Wigan Athletic
Leyton Orient 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Lincoln City 0-0 Stevenage
Northampton Town 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Peterborough United 2-1 Exeter City
Portsmouth 2-1 Oxford United
Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Blackpool
Wycombe Wanderers 2-4 Barnsley
EFL League Two Matchweek 36:
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Bradford City-Notts County*
Colchester United-Stockport County*
Crawley Town-Barrow*
Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Morecambe
Grimsby Town 1-0 Forest Green Rovers^
Newport County 0-1 Mansfield Town
Salford City 0-2 Gillingham
Swindon Town 1-1 Harrogate Town
Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Sutton United
Walsall 3-1 Doncaster Rovers
Wrexham 4-0 Accrington Stanley
*-Postponed
^-This result ensures that Mansfield Town, Stockport County, Wrexham, and Crewe Alexandra are safe from relegation in League Two.
National League Matchweek 37:
Dorking Wanderers 4-1 Chesterfield
AFC Fylde 4-1 Maidenhead United
Boreham Wood 1-1 Gateshead
Bromley 2-0 FC Halifax Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 Altrincham
Eastleigh 3-3 Solihull Moors
Ebbsfleet United 2-1 Rochdale
Hartlepool United 1-2 Barnet
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Southend United
Oxford City 1-2 Aldershot Town
Woking-Kidderminster Harriers*
York City 2-3 Wealdstone
*-Postponed
Luton Town 2-3 Aston Villa
LUT: Chong (66'), Morris (72')
AVL: Watkins (24', 38'), Digne (89')
This result ensures that Arsenal cannot be relegated from the Premier League this season.
Burnley 0-2 AFC Bournemouth
BOU: Kluivert (13'), Semenyo (88')
Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United
MCI: Foden (56', 80'), Haaland (90+1')
MUN: Rashford (8')
This is the first time since September 2014 that Manchester United have lost a Premier League match in which they were leading at halftime. With the win, City cannot be relegated from the Premier League this season.
Sheffield United 0-6 Arsenal
ARS: Ødegaard (5'), Bogle (13' OG), Martinelli (15'), Havertz (25'), Rice (39'), White (58')
EFL Championship Matchweek 36:
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Millwall
Coventry City 5-0 Rotherham United
Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City
Leeds United 1-0 Stoke City^
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
Sunderland 0-1 Leicester City
Ipswich Town 3-2 Bristol City
Cardiff City 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Middlesbrough 3-1 Norwich City
Southampton-Preston North End*
Watford 1-1 Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
*-Postponed
^-This result ensures that Southampton is safe from relegation in the Championship
EFL League One Matchweeks 13 and 27 makeup games:
Barnsley 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
Peterborough United 5-1 Northampton Town
EFL League One Matchweek 38 (moved up from 3/12/24):
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Charlton Athletic*
*-This result ensures that Bolton Wanderers and Derby County cannot be relegated from League One.
EFL League Two Matchweeks 13, 21, 27, and 29 makeup games:
Morecambe 1-0 Crawley Town
Barrow 2-0 Gillingham
Mansfield Town 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons*
AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Grimsby Town
Bradford City 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
*-This result ensures that MK Dons are safe from relegation in League Two.
National League Matchweeks 16, 21, 29, 30, 33, and 37 makeup games:
Altrincham 2-1 Dorking Wanderers
Southend United 1-1 Wealdstone
York City 1-3 AFC Fylde
Gateshead 2-3 Solihull Moors
Barnet 2-0 Rochdale
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Bromley
Woking 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 - Leg 1:
Sporting CP 1-1 Atalanta
AS Roma 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
FK Qarabag 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Sparta Prague 1-5 Liverpool
AC Milan 4-2 Slavia Prague
Benfica 2-2 Rangers
Marseille 4-0 Villarreal
SC Freiburg 1-0 West Ham United
UEFA Europa Conference League - Round og 16 - Leg 1:
Ajax Amsterdam 0-0 Aston Villa
Molde 2-1 Club Brugge
Olympiacos 1-4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
SK Sturm Graz 0-3 Lille
Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 PAOK Salonika
Maccabi Haifa 3-4 Fiorentina
Servette 0-0 Viktoria Plzen
Union St.-Gilloise 0-3 Fenerbahce
Leg 2 for both tournaments will take place on March 14th.
Manchester United 2-0 Everton
MUN: Fernandez (12' PK), Rashford (36' PK)
AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Sheffield United
BOU: Ouattara (74'), Ünal (90+1')
SHU: Hamer (28'), Robinson (65')
Crystal Palace 1-1 Luton Town
CRY: Mateta (11')
LUT: Woodrow (90+6')
This result ensures that Aston Villa are safe from relegation in the Premier League this season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Fulham
WOL: Aït-Nouri (52'), Cairney (67' OG)
FUL: Iwobi (90+8')
EFL Championship Matchweek 37:
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Leeds United
Cardiff City 2-1 Ipswich Town
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Hull City 2-2 Leicester City
Millwall 1-0 Birmingham City
Norwich City 5-0 Rotherham United
Preston North End 1-2 Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Middlesbrough
Southampton 4-2 Sunderland
Watford 1-2 Coventry City
Huddersfield Town 1-4 West Bromwich Albion
Bristol City 1-0 Swansea City
EFL League One Matchweek 37:
Barnsley 1-5 Lincoln City
Blackpool 0-0 Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers 0-3 Derby County
Burton Albion 1-3 Peterborough United
Cambridge United 1-1 Northampton Town
Charlton Athletic 3-2 Carlisle United
Exeter City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United 2-1 Cheltenham Town^
Port Vale 1-2 Shrewsbury Town
Reading 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage 0-0 Fleetwood Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient
^-This result ensures Peterborough United and Barnsley cannot be relegated from League One.
EFL League Two Matchweek 37:
Accrington Stanley 0-3 Bradford City
Barrow 2-0 Colchester United
Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Walsall
Gillingham 1-1 Tranmere Rovers
Harrogate Town 1-2 Crawley Town
Mansfield Town 3-2 Swindon Town
Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Salford City
Morecambe 1-3 Wrexham
Notts County 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
Stockport County 1-0 Newport County
Sutton United 1-1 Grimsby Town
National League Matchweek 38:
Aldershot Town 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Altrincham 0-1 Woking
Barnet-Bromley*
Chesterfield 4-1 AFC Fylde
FC Halifax Town 2-1 Boreham Wood
Gateshead-Hartlepool United*
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 York City
Maidenhead United 4-2 Dorking Wanderers
Rochdale 2-2 Oxford City
Solihull Moors-Ebbsfleet United*
Wealdstone-Eastleigh*
Southend United 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
*-Postponed
Arsenal 2-1 Brentford
ARS: Rice (19'), Havertz (86')
BRE: Wissa (45+4')
Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur
AVL: McGinn, red card (65')
TOT: Maddison (50'), Johnson (53'), Heung-Min (90+1'), Werner (90+4')
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest
BHA: Omobamidele (29' OG)
West Ham United 2-2 Burnley
WHU: Paquetá (46'), Ings (90+1')
BUR: Fofana (11'), Mavropanos (45+1' OG)
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
LIV: Mac Allister (50' PK)
MCI: Stones (23')
Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle United
CHE: Jackson (6'), Palmer (57'), Mudryk (76')
NEW: Isak (43'), Murphy (90')
EFL Championship Matchweek 29 makeup game:
Birmingham City 0-1 Middlesbrough
EFL League One Matchweek 38:
Carlisle United 2-3 Barnsley
Derby County 2-1 Reading
Fleetwood Town 0-0 Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient 0-0 Port Vale
Lincoln City 6-0 Cambridge United
Northampton Town 0-1 Blackpool
Portsmouth 2-1 Burton Albion
Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Bolton Wanderers 5-0 Oxford United
Peterborough United 3-1 Stevenage
EFL League Two Matchweek 38:
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gillingham
Bradford City 0-2 Forest Green Rovers
Colchester United-Doncaster Rovers*
Crawley Town 2-1 Notts County
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Sutton United
Grimsby Town 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Newport County 5-3 Morecambe
Swindon Town 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Mansfield Town
Walsall 1-1 Barrow
Wrexham 0-0 Harrogate Town
Salford City-Stockport County - 3/14 2:45 PM
*-Postponed
National League Matchweek 39:
Aldershot Town 4-1 Ebbsfleet United
Altrincham 6-1 York City
Barnet-Eastleigh*
Chesterfield 2-0 Oxford City
FC Halifax Town-Oldham Athletic*
Gateshead 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Kidderminster Harroers 1-1 AFC Fylde
Maidenhead United-Hartlepool United*
Rochdale 2-1 Woking
Solihull Moors 2-0 Boreham Wood
Southend United 2-0 Dorking Wanderers^
Wealdstone-Bromley*
*-Postponed
^-This result ensures Barnet and Bromley are safe from relegation in the National League this season.
Premier League Matchweek 17 makeup game:
AFC Bournemouth 4-3 Luton Town
BOU: Solanke (50'), Zabarnyi (62'), Semenyo (64', 83')
LUT: Chong (9'), Ogbene (31'), Barkley (45+1')
UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 - Leg 2:
Bayern Munich 3-0 Lazio - Bayern advance 3-1 on aggregate
Real Sociedad 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain - PSG advance 4-1 on aggregate
Manchester City 3-1 FC Copenhagen - City advance 6-2 on aggregate
Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig - Madrid advance 2-1 on aggregate
Arsenal 1-0 FC Porto - Arsenal advance 1(4)-1(2) after penalties
Barcelona 3-1 Napoli - Barcelona advance 4-2 on aggregate
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Internazionale - Atletico advance 2(3)-2(2) after penalties
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV Eindhoven - Dortmund advance 3-1 on aggregate
Y'all following the CONCACAF champions cup?
Been a slow and gradual getting back into soccer for me this year. We lost my Father in Law back on Fathers Day of 2023. He was from London, huge Tottenham fan and he is who got me into soccer. Has not been the same without him this year. RIP and God be with the most patriotic Brit turned American you would ever meet.
Quote from: AirWarren on March 13, 2024, 09:50:15 pmY'all following the CONCACAF champions cup?
Been a slow and gradual getting back into soccer for me this year. We lost my Father in Law back on Fathers Day of 2023. He was from London, huge Tottenham fan and he is who got me into soccer. Has not been the same without him this year. RIP and God be with the most patriotic Brit turned American you would ever meet.
AW,
First, I am sorry for your loss. Spurs actually look fairly decent this season and are pushing for Champions League, so I'd like to imagine that your FIL has the best view imaginable for all of their games.
Second, I usually don't follow the MLS or its competitions too closely until the Premier League is done, but I have seen that it seems to be coming down to mostly teams from the US and Mexico toward the end of it.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 14, 2024, 09:53:59 amAW,
First, I am sorry for your loss. Spurs actually look fairly decent this season and are pushing for Champions League, so I'd like to imagine that your FIL has the best view imaginable for all of their games.
Second, I usually don't follow the MLS or its competitions too closely until the Premier League is done, but I have seen that it seems to be coming down to mostly teams from the US and Mexico toward the end of it.
Appreciate it. Yeah we absolutely believe that too.
I agree with US and Mexico teams running the show. The Chivas and Club America match last night was really entertaining. Cade Cowell(USMNT-Chivas Guadalajara) and Alex Zendejas(USMNT-Club America) were fun to watch.
UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 Leg 2:
Rangers 0-1 Benfica - Benfica advance 3-2 on aggregate
Slavia Prague 1-3 AC Milan - Milan advance 7-3 on aggregate
Villarreal 3-1 Marseille - Marseille advance 5-3 on aggregate
West Ham United 5-0 SC Freiburg - West Ham advance 5-1 on aggregate
Atalanta 2-1 Sporting CP - Atalanta advance 3-2 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 FK Qarabag - Leverkusen advance 5-4 on aggregate
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 AS Roma - Roma advance 4-1 on aggregate
Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague - Liverpool advance 11-2 on aggregate
UEFA Europa Conference League - Round of 16 Leg 2:
Fenerbahce 0-1 Union St.-Gilloise - Fenerbahce advance 3-1 on aggregate
Fiorentina 1-1 Maccabi Haifa - Fiorentina advance 5-4 on aggregate
PAOK Salonika 5-1 Dinamo Zagreb - Salonika advance 5-3 on aggregate
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Servette - Viktoria advance 0(3)-0(1) after penalties
Aston Villa 4-0 Ajax Amsterdam - Villa advance 4-0 on aggregate
Club Brugge 3-0 Molde - Brugge advance 4-2 on aggregate
Lille 1-1 SK Sturm Graz - Lille advance 4-1 on aggregate
Maccabi Tel 1-6 Aviv-Olympiacos - Olympiacos advance 7-5 on aggregate
Burnley 2-1 Brentford
BUR: Bruun Larsen (10' PK), Fofana (62')
BRE: Ajer (83')
BRE: Reguilón, red card (9')
Luton Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
LUT: Berry (90')
NFO: Wood (34')
This result ensures that Tottenham Hotspur are safe from relegation in the Premier League this season.
EFL Championship Matchweek 38:
Leicester City-Southampton*
Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff City
Birmingham City 0-1 Watford
Coventry City-Hull City*
Ipswich Town 6-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Preston North End
Rotherham United 0-0 Huddersfield Town^
Stoke City 0-3 Norwich City
Sunderland 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Bristol City^
Leeds United 2-0 Millwall
*-Postponed
^-This result ensures that West Bromwich Albion are safe from relegation in the Championship this season.
EFL League One Matchweek 39:
Barnsley 0-0 Cheltenham Town
Derby County 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Exeter City 1-0 Burton Albion
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Lincoln City 5-0 Bristol Rovers
Peterborough United 0-1 Portsmouth
Port Vale 0-2 Oxford United^
Reading 4-0 Cambridge United
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Carlisle United
Stevenage 0-1 Leyton Orient
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Blackpool
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Northampton Town
^-This result ensures Oxford United are safe from relegation in League One this season.
EFL League Two Matchweek 39:
Accrington Stanley 2-2 Notts County
AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Newport County
Barrow 0-0 Harrogate Town^
Bradford City 1-5 Mansfield Town
Colchester United 1-1 Walsall
Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Sutton United
Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby Town
Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Swindon Town 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Wrexham 0-1 Tranmere Rovers
Salford City 3-1 Morecambe
Crawley Town 1-1 Stockport County
^-This result ensures Barrow are safe from relegation in League Two this season.
National League Matchweek 40:
Oldham Athletic 2-2 Chesterfield
AFC Fylde 1-2 Wealdstone
Boreham Wood 0-1 Altrincham
Bromley 0-0 Kidderminster Harriers^
Dagenham & Redbridge 4-1 Maidenhead United
Dorking Wanderers 1-1 Solihull Moors^
Eastleigh 1-4 Rochdale
Ebbsfleet United 4-2 Gateshead
Hartlepool United 0-0 Southend United
Woking 1-0 Barnet
York City 1-0 Aldershot Town
Oxford City 0-2 FC Halifax Town
^-These results ensured Solihull Moors and Aldershot Town are safe from relegation in the National League this season.
FA Cup Quarterfinals:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Coventry City
Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United
Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool - after extra time
Fulham 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
FUL: Muniz (42', 61'), Lukić (49')
West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
WHU: Antonio (29')
AVL: Zaniolo (79')
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 16, 2024, 03:33:22 pmFA Cup Quarterfinals:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Coventry City
Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United
Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool
The wins by Coventry and Man U were simply epic and Chelsea had to work hard to beat Leicester after that bizarre own goal.
This weekend's games were a great advertisement for the FA cup.
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 16, 2024, 03:33:22 pmFA Cup Quarterfinals:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Coventry City
Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United
Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool - after extra time
The own goal by Chelsea is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen in sports.
We won, but good grief.
Nottingham Forest have been docked four points for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules. The deduction drops Forest into the relegation zone, in 18th, one point behind Luton Town, who jump to 17th as a result.
This is reported to be Forest's only deduction, while Everton could be facing another in April. Everton sit in 16th, four points above the relegation zone, after receiving four points back after an appeal of their ten-point deduction.
EFL League Two Matchweek 36 makeup game:
Bradford City 0-3 Notts County
National League Matchweeks 35 and 39 makeup games:
Barnet 2-1 Eastleigh
FC Halifax Town 4-2 Chesterfield^
Wealdstone 0-1 Bromley
^-This result ensures that FC Halifax Town is safe from relegation in the National League this season.
Leicester City have been charged with breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules during the 2022/23 season. If Leicester are found guilty and are promoted back to the Premier League, they could face a points deduction and start the 2024/25 season on negative points.
USMNT about craps the bed.
Moves on to face Panama/Mexico in the nations cup final.
Shaping up to be another USA vs Mexico final on Sunday.
One of the most heated and ugly rivalries in sports. I recommend anyone with an American pulse to tune into one of these matches.
EFL League One Matchweek 40:
Burton Albion 0-1 Port Vale^
Carlisle United 2-2 Stevenage
Northampton Town 1-0 Derby County
Nine other games postponed due to international callups.
^-This result ensures that Stevenage and Lincoln City are safe from relegation in League One this season.
EFL League Two Matchweek 40:
Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester United
Harrogate Town 3-0 Bradford City
Barrow 1-0 Newport County
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon^
Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Forest Green Rovers^
Grimsby Town 1-3 Wrexham
Morecambe 2-3 Gillingham^
Notts County 1-2 Salford City
Sutton United 3-1 Accrington Stanley
Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Crawley Town^
Walsall-Swindon Town*
Stockport County 5-0 Milton Keynes Dons
*-Postponed
^-These results ensure that Crawley Town, Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon, Walsall, and Newport County are safe from relegation in League Two this season.
National League Matchweek 41:
AFC Fylde 2-1 Oxford City#
Aldershot Town 1-1 Solihull Moors
Altrincham 2-3 Gateshead^
Barnet 6-0 Dorking Wanderers
Bromley 0-2 York City
Chesterfield 3-0 Boreham Wood***
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Eastleigh 1-1 Hartlepool United
FC Halifax Town-Ebbsfleet United*
Rochdale 1-0 Maidenhead United
Southend United 0-0 Woking
Wealdstone 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
#-This result ensures Oxford City will be relegated from the National League this season.
*-Postponed
^-This result ensures Gateshead are safe from relegation in the National League this season.
***-This result confirms Chesterfield as the 2023-24 National League Champions, and they will be promoted to League Two.
USA dominated Mexico in the Nations league final. 2-0. Mexico kind of laid down. I've never seen a mexico team look so weak against USA. GLORIOUS.
A new report released earlier today has revealed links between former Chelsea CEO Marina Granovskaia and offshore payments funded by Roman Abramovich. Possible sanctions for the club, if found guilty, include a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League.
National League Matchweeks 33 and 38 makeup games:
Altrincham 4-1 Wealdstone
Gateshead 7-1 Hartlepool United
National League Matchweek 44 (moved up from 4/6/24):
Solihull Moors 0-3 Southend United
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 25, 2024, 07:32:37 pmA new report released earlier today has revealed links between former Chelsea CEO Marina Granovskaia and offshore payments funded by Roman Abramovich. Possible sanctions for the club, if found guilty, include a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League.
Bring back Roman!
EFL Championship Matchweek 39:
Bristol City 1-0 Leicester City
Millwall 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City 0-2 Sunderland
Huddersfield Town 1-3 Coventry City
Hull City 0-2 Stoke City
Norwich City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Preston North End 3-0 Rotherham United
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Swansea City
Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Ipswich Town
Watford 2-2 Leeds United
The Championship has finished play in March, and here is how the table looks compared to February:
1. Ipswich Town (+2)
2. Leeds United
3. Leicester City (-2)
4. Southampton
5. West Bromwich Albion
6. Norwich City (+1)^
7. Coventry City (+2)
8. Preston North End
9. Hull City (-3)
10. Middlesbrough (+3)
11. Cardiff City (+3)
12. Sunderland (-2)
13. Bristol City (-1)
14. Watford (-3)
15. Swansea City (+2)
16. Millwall (+4)
17. Stoke City (+5)
18. Queens Park Rangers (+3)
19. Blackburn Rovers (-3)
20. Plymouth Argyle (-5)
21. Birmingham City (-3)
22. Huddersfield Town (-3)
23. Sheffield Wednesday
24. Rotherham United
^-Norwich and above are mathematically safe from relegation.
EFL League One Matchweek 41:
Barnsley 0-2 Cambridge United
Derby County 1-0 Blackpool
Exeter City 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Fleetwood Town 1-2 Cheltenham Town
Lincoln City 1-0 Leyton Orient
Peterborough United 1-3 Carlisle United
Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Reading 1-0 Northampton Town
Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Oxford United
Stevenage 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Burton Albion
Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Portsmouth
League One has finished play in March, and here is how the table looks compared to February:
1. Portsmouth
2. Derby County
3. Bolton Wanderers
4. Peterborough United (+1)
5. Barnsley (-1)
6. Lincoln City (+4)
7. Oxford United
8. Stevenage (-2)^
9. Blackpool
10. Leyton Orient (-2)
11. Northampton Town
12. Wigan Athletic (+1)
13. Wycombe Wanderers (+1)
14. Bristol Rovers (-2)
15. Exeter City
16. Charlton Athletic (+4)
17. Reading (-1)
18. Shrewsbury Town (+1)
19. Cambridge United (-2)
20. Burton Albion (-2)
21. Port Vale (+1)
22. Cheltenham Town (-1)
23. Fleetwood Town
24. Carlisle United
^-Stevenage and above are mathematically safe from relegation.
EFL League Two Matchweek 41:
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Morecambe
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Harrogate Town
Barrow 3-1 Grimsby Town
Bradford City 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
Colchester United 2-1 Newport County
Crawley Town 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Stockport County
Gillingham 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 Walsall
Salford City 1-2 Sutton United
Swindon Town 2-1 Notts County
Wrexham 2-0 Mansfield Town
League Two has finished play in March, and here is how the table looks compared to February:
1. Stockport County (+1)
2. Mansfield Town (-1)
3. Wrexham (+1)
4. Milton Keynes Dons (+1)
5. Barrow (+1)
6. Crewe Alexandra (-3)
7. Gillingham (+1)
8. AFC Wimbledon (+5)
9. Crawley Town
10. Morecambe (+1)
11. Walsall (-4)
12. Newport County (-2)
13. Harrogate Town (-1)
14. Bradford City (+2)
15. Doncaster Rovers (+5)^
16. Notts County (-2)
17. Tranmere Rovers (+1)
18. Accrington Stanley (-3)
19. Swindon Town (-2)
20. Salford City (-1)
21. Grimsby Town (+1)
22. Colchester United (-1)
23. Sutton United (-1)
24. Forest Green Rovers (+1)
^-Doncaster and above are mathematically safe from relegation.
National League Matchweek 42:
Boreham Wood 1-4 Dagenham & Redbridge
Dorking Wanderers 0-2 Bromley
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Southend United
Gateshead 1-0 Rochdale
Hartlepool United 1-0 FC Halifax Town
Kidderminster Harriers 1-3 Altrincham
Maidenhead United 4-0 Aldershot Town
Oldham Athletic 1-3 AFC Fylde
Oxford City 1-0 Wealdstone
Solihull Moors 2-2 Barnet
Woking 0-1 Eastleigh
York City 2-1 Chesterfield
The National League has finished play in March, and here is how the table looks compared to February:
1. Chesterfield (C)
2. Barnet (+1)
3. Bromley (-1)
4. Gateshead (+1)
5. Altrincham (+4)
6. Solihull Moors (-2)
7. Aldershot Town
8. FC Halifax Town
9. Oldham Athletic (-3)^
10. Southend United (+3)
11. Rochdale
12. Dagenham & Redbridge (+3)
13. AFC Fylde (+6)
14. Hartlepool United (-4)
15. Eastleigh (-3)
16. York City (+4)
17. Woking (+5)
18. Maidenhead United (-2)
19. Ebbsfleet United (-2)
20. Wealdstone (-2)
21. Boreham Wood (-7)
22. Kidderminster Harriers (-1)
23. Dorking Wanderers
24. Oxford City (R)
^-Oldham and above are mathematically safe from relegation.
Newcastle United 4-3 West Ham United
NEW: Isak (6' PK, 77' PK), Barnes (83', 90')
NEW: Gordon, red card (90+4')
WHU: Antonio (21'), Kudus (45+10'), Bowen (48')
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Everton
BOU: Solanke (64'), Coleman (90+1' OG)
EVE: Beto (87')
Chelsea 2-2 Burnley
CHE: Palmer (44' PK, 78')
BUR: Cullen (47'), O'Shea (81')
BUR: Assignon, red card (40'), Kompany, manager red card (43')
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
NFO: Wood (61')
CRY: Mateta (11')
Sheffield United 3-3 Fulham
SHU: Brereton Díaz (58', 70'), McBurnie (68')
FUL: Palhinha (62'), De Cordova-Reid (86'), Muniz (90+3')
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Luton Town
TOT: Kaboré (51' OG), Heung-Min (86')
LUT: Chong (3')
Aston Villa 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AVL: Diaby (36'), Konsa (65')
Brentford 1-1 Manchester United
BRE: Ajer (90+9')
MUN: Mount (90+6')
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
LIV: Díaz (27'), Salah (65')
BHA: Welbeck (2')
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
The Premier League has finished play in March, and here is how the table looks compared to February:
1. Liverpool
2. Arsenal (+1)
3. Manchester City (-1)
4. Aston Villa
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Manchester United^
7. West Ham United (+1)
8. Newcastle United (+2)
9. Brighton & Hove Albion (-2)
10. Wolverhampton Wanderers (-1)
11. Chelsea
12. Fulham
13. AFC Bournemouth (+1)
14. Crystal Palace (-1)
15. Brentford (+1)
16. Everton (-1)
17. Nottingham Forest
18. Luton Town
19. Burnley
20. Sheffield United
^-United and above are mathematically safe from relegation.
EFL Championship Matchweek 40:
Leicester City 3-1 Norwich City
Birmingham City 1-0 Preston North End
Coventry City 1-2 Cardiff City
Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Bristol City
Rotherham United 2-1 Millwall
Stoke City 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Sunderland 1-5 Blackburn Rovers
Swansea City 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Watford
Ipswich Town 3-2 Southampton
Leeds United 3-1 Hull City
EFL League One Matchweek 42:
Blackpool 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Shrewsbury Town
Burton Albion 1-3 Barnsley
Cambridge United 3-1 Wigan Atheltic
Carlisle United 1-3 Lincoln City
Charlton Athletic 0-0 Stevenage
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Exeter City
Leyton Orient 1-2 Peterborough United
Northampton Town 2-0 Port Vale
Oxford United 4-0 Fleetwood Town
Portsmouth 2-2 Derby County
EFL League Two Matchweek 42:
Grimsby Town 1-1 Bradford City
Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Forest Green Rovers
Harrogate Town 5-1 Gillingham
Mansfield Town-Accrington Stanley*
Morecambe 2-1 Barrow
Newport County 0-4 Crawley Town
Notts County 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons
Stockport County 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Sutton United 3-1 Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Colchester United
Walsall 2-1 Salford City
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Wrexham
*-Postponed
National League Matchweek 43:
AFC Fylde-Gateshead*
Aldershot Town 1-1 Dorking Wanderers
Altrincham 1-0 Oldham Athletic
Barnet 3-1 Oxford City
Bromley 1-1 Woking
Chesterfield 1-3 Kidderminster Harriers
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
Eastleigh 2-3 Maidenhead United
Rochdale 1-1 Hartlepool United
Southend United 4-2 Boreham Wood
Wealdstone 0-1 Solihull Moors
FC Halifax Town 1-1 York City
*-Postponed
Newcastle United 1-1 Everton
NEW: Isak (15')
EVE: Calvert-Lewin (88' PK)
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham
NFO: Hudson-Odoi (9'), Wood (19'), Gibbs-White (45+3')
FUL: Adarabioyo (49')
AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace
BOU: Kluivert (79')
Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
BUR: Bruun Larsen (37')
WOL: Aït-Nouri (45+3')
West Ham United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
WHU: Zouma (19')
TOT: Johnson (5')
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
ARS: Ødegaard (24'), Hashioka (44' OG)
Brentford 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
MCI: Rodri (11'), Foden (45+1', 62, 69')
AVL: Durán (20')
CHELSEA!!! CHELSEA!!!!! CHELSEA!!!!!!!!
What a finish!!! Hat trick by Palmer!!!!
Suck it MANU!!!!!!!
Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield United
LIV: Núñez (17'), Mac Allister (76'), Gakpo (90')
SHU: Bradley (58' OG)
Chelsea 4-3 Manchester United
CHE: Gallagher (4'), Palmer (19' PK, 90+10' PK, 90+11)
MUN: Garnacho (34', 67'), Fernandez (39')
Crystal Palace 2-4 Manchester City
CRY: Mateta (3'), Édouard (86')
MCI: De Bruyne (13', 70'), Lewis (47'), Haaland (66')
Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford
AVL: Watkins (39', 80'), Rogers (46')
BRE: Jorgensen (59'), Mbeumo (61'), Wissa (68')
Everton 1-0 Burnley
EVE: Calvert-Lewin (45+2')
BUR: O'Shea, red card (67')
Fulham 0-1 Newcastle United
NEW: Guimarães (81')
Luton Town 2-1 AFC Bournemouth
LUT: Clark (73'), Morris (90')
BOU: Tavernier (52')
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 West Ham United
WOL: Sarabia (33' PK)
WHU: Paquetá (72' PK), Ward-Prowse (84')
EFL Championship Matchweek 41:
Rotherham United 0-1 Plymouth Argyle^
Norwich City 1-0 Ipswich Town
Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Southampton
Cardiff City 1-3 Hull City
Coventry City 2-1 Leeds United
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Millwall
Leicester City 2-1 Birmingham City
Middlesbrough 2-0 Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland 0-0 Bristol City
Watford 0-0 Preston North End
^This result confirms Rotherham United for relegation to Leage One.
EFL League One Matchweek 43:
Blackpool 1-0 Cambridge United
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
Burton Albion 0-4 Oxford United
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Barnsley
Exeter City 1-0 Stevenage
Leyton Orient 3-1 Cheltenham Town
Northampton Town 2-0 Carlisle United^
Peterborough United-Fleetwood Town*
Portsmouth 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Reading 1-1 Lincoln City
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Port Vale
Wycombe Wanderers-Derby County*
*-Postponed
^-This result confirms Carlisle United for relegation to League Two.
EFL League Two Matchweek 43:
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Salford City
Barrow 0-2 Swindon Town
Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham
Colchester United 1-2 Wrexham
Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons
Grimsby Town 1-0 Newport County
Mansfield Town 1-4 Crawley Town
Morecambe 0-3 Doncaster Rovers
Notts County 3-0 Harrogate Town
Sutton United 1-3 Stockport County
Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall
National League Matchweek 44:
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Rochdale
Boreham Wood 4-0 Wealdstone
Dorking Wanderers 0-0 Altrincham
Ebbsfleet United 2-1 AFC Fylde
Gateshead-Chesterfield*
Hartlepool United 2-0 Aldershot Town
Maidenhead United 2-2 Barnet
Oxford City-Bromley*
Woking 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
York City 0-1 Eastleigh
Kidderminster Harriers 0-2 FC Halifax Town
*-Postponed
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Arsenal
ARS: Saka (33' PK), Havertz (62'), Trossard (86')
Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool
MUN: Fernandes (50'), Mainoo (67')
LIV: Díaz (23'), Salah (84' PK)
Sheffield United 2-2 Chelsea
SHU: Bogle (32'), McBurnie (90+3')
CHE: Silva (11'), Madueke (66')
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Nottingham Forest
TOT: Murillo (15' OG), van de Ven (52'), Porro (58')
NOT: Wood (27')
Everton have been deducted two points for breaching financial rules. This deduction drops them to 16th in the Premier League table, just two points clear of the relegation zone. The good news for them is that they have a game in hand over Nottingham Forest and Luton Town.
EFL Championship Matchweek 42:
Millwall 1-0 Leicester City
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Preston North End 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Norwich City
Southampton 2-1 Coventry City
Leeds United 0-0 Sunderland
Birmingham City 0-1 Cardiff City
Bristol City 5-0 Blackburn Rovers
Hull City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town 0-0 Watford
Swansea City 3-0 Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Rotherham United
EFL League One Matchweeks 29, 33, 40, and 43 makeup games:
Cheltenham Town 0-1 Carlisle United
Stevenage 2-1 Barnsley
Blackpool 1-0 Fleetwood Town
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Reading
Charlton Athletic 2-2 Wigan Athletic
Leyton Orient 2-2 Exeter City
Peterborough United 3-0 Port Vale
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Derby County
EFL League Two Matchweeks 14, 18, 27, 29, 30, and 36 makeup games:
Mansfield Town 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall
Morecambe 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
Newport County 1-3 Accrington Stanley
Harrogate Town 1-0 Grimsby Town
Wrexham 4-1 Crawley Town
Colchester United 1-2 Stockport County
National League Matchweeks 30, 35, 38, 39, and 43 makeup games:
Wealdstone 1-2 Southend United
Barnet 1-1 Bromley
Solihull Moors 3-0 Ebbsfleet United
Maidenhead United 3-1 Hartlepool United
Wealdstone 4-2 Dorking Wanderers
AFC Fylde 2-0 Gateshead
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals - Leg 1:
Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich
Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain 2-3 Barcelona
UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals - Leg 1
AC Milan 0-1 AS Roma
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 West Ham United
Benfica 2-1 Marseille
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
UEFA Europa Conference League Quarterfinals - Leg 1
Olympiacos 3-2 Fenerbahce
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Fiorentina
Aston Villa 2-1 Lille
Club Brugge 1-0 PAOK Salonika
Newcastle United 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur
NEW: Isak (30', 51'), Gordon (32'), Schär (87')
Brentford 2-0 Sheffield United
BRE: Arblaster (63' OG), Onyeka (90+3')
Burnley 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
BUR: Brownhill (74')
BHA: Muric (79' OG)
Manchester City 5-1 Luton Town
MCI: Hashioka (2' OG), Kovacic (64'), Haaland (76' PK), Doku (87'), Gvardiol (90+3')
LUT: Barkley (81')
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
NFO: Gibbs-White (45+1'), Danilo (57')
WOL: Cunha (40', 62')
EFL Championship Matchweek 43:
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Leicester City
Leeds United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Birmingham City 3-0 Coventry City
Bristol City 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Hull City 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town 1-1 Middlesbrough
Millwall 3-1 Cardiff City
Preston North End 0-1 Norwich City
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Stoke City
Southampton 3-2 Watford
Swansea City 1-0 Rotherham United
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Sunderland
EFL League One Matchweek 44:
Barnsley 2-2 Reading
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Portsmouth
Cambridge United 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Carlisle United 0-1 Blackpool
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Bristol Rovers
Derby County 3-0 Leyton Orient
Fleetwood Town 2-0 Northampton Town
Lincoln City 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Oxford United 5-0 Peterborough United
Port Vale 2-4 Exeter City
Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage 1-2 Burton Albion
EFL League Two Matchweek 44:
Crawley Town 2-3 Colchester United
Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Grimsby Town
Doncaster Rovers 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Gillingham 3-0 Barrow
Harrogate Town 2-2 Sutton United
Milton Keynes Dons 1-4 Mansfield Town
Newport County 1-2 Tranmere Rovers
Salford City 1-2 Bradford City
Stockport County 2-0 Morecambe^
Swindon Town 3-2 AFC Wimbledon
Walsall 1-3 Notts County
Wrexham 6-0 Forest Green Rovers^
^-These results earn Stockport County and Wrexham promotion to League One.
National League Matchweek 45:
AFC Fylde 0-2 Southend United
Bromley 3-0 Solihull Moors
Ebbsfleet United 0-2 Altrincham
FC Halifax Town 0-2 Barnet
Hartlepool United 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 Eastleigh^
Maidenhead United 2-1 Gateshead
Oxford City 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Rochdale 1-1 Dorking Wanderers^
Wealdstone 1-0 Chesterfield
York City 2-0 Woking
Aldershot Town 0-3 Boreham Wood
^-These results confirm Kidderminster Harriers and Dorking Wanderers for relegation from the National League.
AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Manchester United
BOU: Solanke (16'), Kluivert (36')
MUN: Fernandes (31', 65' PK)
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 13, 2024, 01:35:29 pmAFC Bournemouth 2-2 Manchester United
BOU: Solanke (16'), Kluivert (36')
MUN: Fernandes (31', 65' PK)
Woof. Man U fans cannot be happy after that draw
Manchester City 5-1 Luton Town
Man City: Hashioka (2' OG) Kovacic (64') Haaland (76' Pen) Doku (87') Gvardiol (90'+3')
Luton Town: Barkley (81')
Spanish La Liga
Real Madrid 1-0 Mallorca
Real Madrid: Tchouameni (48')
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
CRY: Eze (14')
West Ham United 0-2 Fulham
FUL: Pereira (9', 72')
Talk about adding insult to injury.
When Sheffield United is next in the Championship which is likely to be next season, they will face a two point deduction after they defaulted on payments to other clubs during the 2022-23 season.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen has won the Bundesliga after defeating Werder Bremen 5-0. It is their first ever Bundesliga title.
Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa
AVL: Bailey (84'), Watkins (87')
Arsenal and Liverpool gift-wrapped the title and hand-delivered it to Manchester City today.
Sevilla 2-0 Las Palmas
Sevilla: En-Nesyri (43'), Lukébakio (90'+3')
Granada 2-0 Alavés
Granada: Uzuni (9'), Boyé (38')
Athletic Club 1-1 Villarreal
AC: Sancet (66')
Vill: Parejo (90'+5")
Spanish La Liga
Sassuolo 3-3 AC Milan
Sass: Pinamonti (4'), Laurienté (10', 53')
AC: Leão (20'), Jovic (59'), Okafor (84')
Real Madrid 5-0 Granada
RM: Caicedo (27'), Perez (29' OG), Feller (53'), Bruun (66'), Abelleira (70')
Chelsea 6-0 Everton
CHE: Palmer (13', 18', 29', 64' PK), Jackson (44'), Gilchrist (90')
A week full of makeup games from the Championship down to the National League:
EFL Championship Matchweek 36 makeup game:
Southampton-Preston North End - 4/16/24 1:45 PM
EFL League One Match Matchweeks 18, 27, 29, 40, and 43 makeup games:
Burton Albion-Cheltenham Town - 4/16/24 1:45 PM
Bristol Rovers-Cambridge United
Port Vale-Wycombe Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers-Shrewsbury Town
Oxford United-Lincoln City
Portsmouth-Barnsley
Peterborough United-Fleetwood Town
EFL League Two Matchweeks 29, 33, 36, 40, and 42 makeup games:
Notts County-Stockport County - 4/16/24 1:45 PM
Colchester United-Grimsby Town
Crawley Town-Barrow
Walsall-Swindon Town
Mansfield Town-Accrington Stanley
National League Matchweeks 35, 38, 41, and 44 makeup games:
Gateshead 2-1 Chesterfield
Rochdale-Boreham Wood - 4/16 1:45 PM
Wealdstone-Eastleigh
FC Halifax Town-Ebbsfleet United
Oxford City-Bromley
Gateshead-Aldershot Town - 4/17 1:45 PM
FC Halifax Town-Oldham Athletic - 4/18 1:45 PM
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on April 15, 2024, 03:59:23 pmChelsea 6-0 Everton
CHE: Palmer (13', 18', 29', 64' PK), Jackson (44'), Gilchrist (90')
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