Jones and Elliott back on the field. I like that plus Minamino back from the forgotten as well. Let's see if Milner can cover the Fabinho role. I have to assume he's playing a half and Hendo gets the second half.
May 14 week gamethread
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Konate a bit spacy there after that elbow to the face.
It's disappointing to see how Southampton have atrophied over recent seasons. The academy is nowhere near as productive as it used to be and the transfer business is not as sharp. This is a big summer for them if they want to stay safe.
Well fuck...maybe they just need more Redmond. What a goal. Fuck me.
It's disappointing to see how Southampton have atrophied over recent seasons. The academy is nowhere near as productive as it used to be and the transfer business is not as sharp. This is a big summer for them if they want to stay safe.
Well fuck...maybe they just need more Redmond. What a goal. Fuck me.
I was totally going to say something when the lineups came out but I thought it wouldn’t be funny. Wrong again.
Regardless of what happens one of the few things City and Liverpool fans can agree on is that something has to be done about fixture congestion. You see the sad lineups we are rolling out and Liverpool forced to play here without so many key players and it’s just bad for the spectacle. Players are playing way too many matches and there’s far too much injury
Hud on, was that God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols on the St Mary's PA? That's a pretty witty call back if so.
Redmond’s goal makes me miss Del Piero. With the passage of time it feels like Alé scored that goal every week.
Agreed - but sadly the Powers That Be don’t care- all they think about is the bottom line. More games == more $
Quality of play and player health are the least of their concerns
And , of course soon to be retired Martin Atkinson couldn’t resist screwing Liverpool one last time when he (And VAR) didn’t call the foul on Jota leading to Redmond's goal.
Why is JWP still a Souton player? You’d have to think a top six club will come in for him this summer?
Did no one else hear God Save The Queen?
I'm wondering if it was Sky TV laying the track over the usual 'end of segment' music drop.
I'm wondering if it was Sky TV laying the track over the usual 'end of segment' music drop.
I've gotten the sense that he's not interested in being a rotation player at a bigger club, he'd rather start every match. But his window to make such a move won't stay open much longer. That can change the calculation.
I still think he should make the England WC squad. He's a world class free kick specialist and PK taker. Those skills are even more precious in a tournament.
So … who has more pressure on them? I’m thinking it’s City. If Liverpool lose or draw then it was a valiant effort. They are not expected to win the league. City, on the other hand will have choked.
I did not hear "GSTQ" but I swear I heard Joy Division's "Colony" as the players left the pitch at half time. I don't think I have ever heard that song at a sporting event.
And tomorrow is the 42nd anniversary of Ian's death.
It's all on Citeh. With their meltdown in the CL...they need this league title at the very least.
Come what may on Sunday and the CL Final, this team has really showed its mettle.
Very proud of what has already been achieved—but I really want those 2 cups.
LFG you Reds!!!!
Very proud of what has already been achieved—but I really want those 2 cups.
LFG you Reds!!!!
You did - the Liverpool Echo has a mini-story on this.
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Plenty has been said about Liverpool supporters’ booing of the national anthem at Saturday’s FA Cup final, with Jurgen Klopp’s response rather well thought out compared to plenty of others, namely one national newspaper front page and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own reaction.
Perhaps it was no surprise that Southampton didn’t take too kindly to the Reds’ stance and they made their feelings known at St. Mary’s by briefly singing the national anthem early on, while it was hardly subtle that the Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’ was played over the tannoys at half-time.
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Reminder: three games today that are still part of this gameweek:
Everton - Palace 2:45 pm
Villa - Burnley 3:00
Chelsea - Leicester 3:00
Not much will happen today re: the top of the table. Chelsea has a CL spot sewn up and are almost certainly going to finish third; they would have to lose today to have any chance of slipping to fourth (but no further).
Of course the bottom of the table is a different matter. Watford and Norwich are already relegated. The 18th spot is still not settled. Going into today's games - note that Leeds do not play today, and also would lose any GD tiebreaker:
Everton control their own destiny. If Everton win today they are safe. Two points from their two games would give Everton an insurmountable lead over Leeds, so whether or not Burnley catch Leeds, or catch Everton, is irrelevant to Everton - Leeds is odd man out.
If Everton draw or lose today, nothing is decided one way or the other, for anyone. Of course, if everyone loses out then nothing changes and Burnley go down.
Burnley cannot assure safety by winning today but it would help a lot. A win puts Burnley at 37 points, two ahead of Leeds going into Sunday with the GD tiebreaker against Leeds. If Burnley win and Everton draw today, then both would be at 37 with Burnley having at least a 3 goal lead in GD. If Burnley win and Everton lose, then Burnley is alone in 16th going into Sunday.
A Burnley draw puts them level on 35 with Leeds going into Sunday with the GD tiebreaker, and with the ability to pass Everton also on Sunday if Everton if Everton lose or draw today. Of course Burnley need only to finish ahead of one of them.
A Burnley loss today means they can escape the drop with a draw on Sunday AND a Leeds loss, OR a win on Sunday AND either a Leeds draw or loss OR Everton getting no more than 2 points (and even then they'd have to come out ahead on the GD, which would not be guaranteed).
Leeds are in the most trouble. Their one-point margin over Burnley going into today only matters if Burnley loses both. If Burnley gets 1/6 then Leeds must win and hope that Everton get no more than 1/6. So realistically Leeds really needs Burnley to lose today, and it would be very helpful if Everton lost also. If both Everton and Burnley get something today then Leeds' path becomes very narrow. If both Everton and Burnley win today, then Leeds can't catch Everton; Leeds must win on Sunday and Burnley must lose.
Everton - Palace 2:45 pm
Villa - Burnley 3:00
Chelsea - Leicester 3:00
Not much will happen today re: the top of the table. Chelsea has a CL spot sewn up and are almost certainly going to finish third; they would have to lose today to have any chance of slipping to fourth (but no further).
Of course the bottom of the table is a different matter. Watford and Norwich are already relegated. The 18th spot is still not settled. Going into today's games - note that Leeds do not play today, and also would lose any GD tiebreaker:
| 16th: | Everton | 36 pts | (-20 GD) | vs Palace today @ Arsenal Sunday |
| 17th: | Leeds | 35 pts | (-38 GD) | @Brentford Sunday |
| 18th: | Burnley | 34 pts | (-18 GD) | @Villa today vs Newcastle Sunday |
Everton control their own destiny. If Everton win today they are safe. Two points from their two games would give Everton an insurmountable lead over Leeds, so whether or not Burnley catch Leeds, or catch Everton, is irrelevant to Everton - Leeds is odd man out.
If Everton draw or lose today, nothing is decided one way or the other, for anyone. Of course, if everyone loses out then nothing changes and Burnley go down.
Burnley cannot assure safety by winning today but it would help a lot. A win puts Burnley at 37 points, two ahead of Leeds going into Sunday with the GD tiebreaker against Leeds. If Burnley win and Everton draw today, then both would be at 37 with Burnley having at least a 3 goal lead in GD. If Burnley win and Everton lose, then Burnley is alone in 16th going into Sunday.
A Burnley draw puts them level on 35 with Leeds going into Sunday with the GD tiebreaker, and with the ability to pass Everton also on Sunday if Everton if Everton lose or draw today. Of course Burnley need only to finish ahead of one of them.
A Burnley loss today means they can escape the drop with a draw on Sunday AND a Leeds loss, OR a win on Sunday AND either a Leeds draw or loss OR Everton getting no more than 2 points (and even then they'd have to come out ahead on the GD, which would not be guaranteed).
Leeds are in the most trouble. Their one-point margin over Burnley going into today only matters if Burnley loses both. If Burnley gets 1/6 then Leeds must win and hope that Everton get no more than 1/6. So realistically Leeds really needs Burnley to lose today, and it would be very helpful if Everton lost also. If both Everton and Burnley get something today then Leeds' path becomes very narrow. If both Everton and Burnley win today, then Leeds can't catch Everton; Leeds must win on Sunday and Burnley must lose.
Really not much in it, but surprised it was that ignored given the standard letter of the law.
I wonder about Gordon as a Zaha wind-up merchant, which is the role I think he's chosen for himself this evening. He's got the knack for being extremely irritating, but with his inexperience the inevitable card might go in the wrong direction for him.
I think that’s a call that if it’s yellow, it’s hard to overturn. But if it were red, I couldn’t have any complaint either. Ayew is definitely lucky.
Edit: and then naturally scored.
Edit: and then naturally scored.
Reposting from the wrong thread.
I am a ticketed passenger at minimum on the "Anthony Gordon is an annoying whiner and diver" train, but that was a straight up red card from Ayew on him.
Then an absolutely goofy second goal from the guy who probably should be off, to add salt to that wound. How on earth did that glacially moving ball nutmeg Doucoure?
I am a ticketed passenger at minimum on the "Anthony Gordon is an annoying whiner and diver" train, but that was a straight up red card from Ayew on him.
Then an absolutely goofy second goal from the guy who probably should be off, to add salt to that wound. How on earth did that glacially moving ball nutmeg Doucoure?
I'm tuning into the Chelsea-Leicester match. Everton-CP is just too frenetic and stressful to watch
I would love to see Chelsea-LCFC draw, and see how many goals Spurs can get vs Norwich to steal 3rd