Gameweek 36: Technically, it is now.

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@Tuff Ghost - what did today’s barnburner with Newcastle do to your great Man City charts?
Any honest chart would demonstrate that Newcastle are secretly the 4th best team in England and so should be in Europe next year.

Alternatively (and possibly more realistically) it shows that City can be semi-successfully Tucheled by teams other than Chelsea.
 

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Watching Burnley/Leeds and I still can't determine the correct ManBun co-efficient. It is clearly a positive for Leeds but it is most certainly a negative for Southampton.

It's pretty amazing what Leeds has accomplished this year. They stuck to their style even though the pundits wailed about the team burning out before the end of the season.

And a nicely slotted goal by Klich just before the half.
 

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Leeds player went down pretty easy and the Burnley defender bent over him on the ground and screamed in his face. Leeds player responds by putting his hands by ears and sticking out his tongue at the defender. Both mangers start yelling as it happened right in front of the benches.

This has been building as earlier Westwood fouled a Leeds player then stood over him while yelling at him, I thought he was trying to kick the downed player at one point but his teammates intervened.

Leeds is eviscerating them now. 4-0
 

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If anyone wants to see a game that still matters, Leverkusen-Union Berlin is on ESPN+. Leverkusen is trying to sew up a Europa League spot, Union is still fighting to stay alive for Europa or Conference League.

Union going with the 3-3-2-2 formation, which you don't see too often.
 
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Union is such a joy to watch. They are aggressive, but always well-organized. Urs Fischer is an incredible manager to do what he's done with what he has. I just hope Union can hang onto him.

Just had a goal called off for being a toenail offside. They are taking it to Levekusen early on, and Leverkusen will be down two starters next week versus Dortmund for accumulations suspensions. Let's hope it stays interesting.
 

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And naturally Leverkusen scores, totally against the run of play, by being a toenail onside right after I post that. I should know better by now.
 

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True about Ings. But it also means I have to watch Minameno run around to no particular effect.

The chair is dry so I am watching and Adams pays off.
 

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Union is pushing hard. They don't deserve anything less than a point from this game, and should have more. Exciting game in Bavaria.

Looks like they're playing five forwards right now.
 

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Woooooo!!!!! Tied up! Especially important with Mönchengladbach ahead of Stuttgart.

Loanee from Leverkusen, Joel Pohjanpalo scores the equalizer.
 

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I'm quite confused why ESPN wouldn't put a game week (or both Sat/Sun) on any of their TV channels. Even if its simulcast on ESPNNews or ESPN Classic
 

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It’s amazing how many number 9s Bremen play at once without generating any offense at all.
 

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That's it from Leverkusen - 1:1 final. No more chance for Europa League for Union, but a point up for Conference League in the table. I suppose if you had offered me that before the game, I probably would have taken it, but still disappointing given how they outplayed Leverkusen.

Union plays Leipzig (in Berlin), and Mönchengladbach plays Bremen (at Bremen) next weekend.
 

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Wow Fulham couldn't make a good pass to save their life.

It's always fun to watch a player score their first PL goal. Tella gets his first.
 

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The last 20 minutes of this FA Cup final have been really entertaining. Leicester defending a 1 goal lead. Pulisic on. Vardy beasting. Schmeichal playing incredibly.
 

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The smartest thing MLS did was never paying for those tracing lines on VAR, defeats the principal of "clear and obvious."
 

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Was it the correct decision? Would anyone object to the goal five years ago?
It was technically correct, but looked ok in real time. As an impartial viewer, I think it bugged me more because there's a legit crowd in Wembley (50% full?) and the live moment was electric.
 

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The Leicester fans cheering when the call was overturned was hilarious.

Can't help but admire what Leicester has been able to do.
 

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Palace look like complete dogshit and are defending with their backs against the wall despite having very attacking lineup. Villa up 1-0 and they probably deserve more.
 

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Benteke again! Palace finally looked like they were worth the goal for the past 10 minutes or so. He's probably played himself into a contract extension.

And just like that...defensive lapse and a Villa goal.
 

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This Palace-Villa game has been a ton of fun to watch. Palace has had their foot on the gas the whole second half.
 

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Goal for Zaha off a deflection and 2-2. This is probably the most fun I have had watching them this season.