Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Yes, that's what happened. Liverpool managed to score two beautiful goals in the first half of the match by Stoner and Salah, but VAR intervened and denied Stoner his second goal. I think the match is open to more goals in the second half. Liverpool needs to win the remaining matches to secure a spot in the Champions League. Newcastle faces a tough challenge against Chelsea and Brighton.

Auto-correcrlt going wild, Stoner?



All Liverpool can do is to keep winning and hope Newcastle or Man Utd choke. I think Newcastle are more likely, they play Brighton (H), Leicester (H) and Chelsea (A). Maybe Brighton and Chelsea can do something to help.

[casperBGD]

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I think Newcastle are more likely, they play Brighton (H), Leicester (H) and Chelsea (A). Maybe Brighton and Chelsea can do something to help.

agree, hopefully Leicester is not going to be that choke for Newcastle
although, they need two chokes, isn't it, they need six points to secure their CL spot, correct me if wrong

Brighton has their chances, in case they win over Newcastle, and Liverpool losing some point, but that is far from reality IMO

on relegation floor, Forest is playing Arsenal, and could secure their fate with a win, Everton play Wolves, Leeds against West Ham, where has only theoretical chances to relegate and Leicester with mentioned Newcastle
hopefully L teams will Lose, in line with their first letter in name

[Ulven]

Yes, that's what happened. Liverpool managed to score two beautiful goals in the first half of the match by Stoner and Salah, but VAR intervened and denied Stoner his second goal. I think the match is open to more goals in the second half. Liverpool needs to win the remaining matches to secure a spot in the Champions League. Newcastle faces a tough challenge against Chelsea and Brighton.

Auto-correcrlt going wild, Stoner?



All Liverpool can do is to keep winning and hope Newcastle or Man Utd choke. I think Newcastle are more likely, they play Brighton (H), Leicester (H) and Chelsea (A). Maybe Brighton and Chelsea can do something to help.

Thank you for the correction. I have a problem with the keyboard of my smartphone, which automatically composes words.  
Yes, what we hope for is to watch Liverpool in the upcoming season of the Champions League. We have a match  Brighton on Thursday, which has been performing well this season and still has a chance to secure a spot in the European competitions. Therefore, they will need to win against Newcastle.

[KTChampions]

Damn. It really hurts to take a reliable double chance bet and lose it. But I think it's not just Arsenal - Brighton are good, if they were a little bit luckier with outsiders they would be in the top 4 now (and they still have tough games ahead of them to prove it).
It turns out that in the next round, City, having won against Chelsea, will officially become the champion. But Chelsea have the opportunity to slam the door and keep City from enjoying the sweetness of a trophy at home.

I think Brighton is the team in this season who did really good all though the season. They already proved themselves better team than many others. Arsenal is just total opposite right now. They had a good run but from last two months they seemed lost their track. They had a perfect opportunity to claim the League title but they ruined it.

The current Chelsea team has no power to stop City in the next round.

In the next Arsenal match, if I have balance in sportsbet account then I will go in favour of Nottm Forest. At least they have some motivations to create more distance from the relegated teams.

But by the way, in general, Arsenal and Brighton have a lot in common - Arsenal did not have enough strength for the finishing part of the season, and Brighton did not have enough strength to beat outsiders after victories over Chelsea, United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Brighton lost to Nottingham Forest (and drew with them once more), Everton, Fulham, Brandford. I understand that the last two teams are not completely outsiders, but they are definitely not tops. In general, if Brighton were more consistent and did not lose a lot of points with outsiders, then they would be much higher in the standings. With Arsenal everything is the same, only they showed it at the end of the season.

[buwaytress]

Haha Stoner!

Sad day for me personally. We got 3 points, but we said goodbye to Bobby. Probably said his name in admiration more often than anyone else in seasons past -- that smile, that no-look special, the way he celebrates with everyone when they score. How he is the happiest guy when Salah/Mane score, first to run to Ali when he got that beautiful header. Am lucky I saw him twice, just wish he had his farewell facing the Kop.

Si Senor, he was my favourite at the front, already miss him.

[cryptofrka]

Sad day for me personally. We got 3 points, but we said goodbye to Bobby. Probably said his name in admiration more often than anyone else in seasons past -- that smile, that no-look special, the way he celebrates with everyone when they score. How he is the happiest guy when Salah/Mane score, first to run to Ali when he got that beautiful header. Am lucky I saw him twice, just wish he had his farewell facing the Kop.

Si Senor, he was my favourite at the front, already miss him.

Couldn't agree more. A selfless player, fully committed to team success.
I truly love the guy, he was not just a team player but also a fantastic individual with some top scoring seasons for us.

I think Gakpo will fill the role quite well, I even think he's got the potential to be a better player overall.
Bobby is why I love football though - and that will be hard to replace. Especially in an athletic team full of Nunezes and Konates.

[Igebotz]

Haha Stoner!

Sad day for me personally. We got 3 points, but we said goodbye to Bobby. Probably said his name in admiration more often than anyone else in seasons past -- that smile, that no-look special, the way he celebrates with everyone when they score. How he is the happiest guy when Salah/Mane score, first to run to Ali when he got that beautiful header. Am lucky I saw him twice, just wish he had his farewell facing the Kop.

Si Senor, he was my favourite at the front, already miss him.

Dude is my favourite Liverpool player, he was more than happy to set up his teammates for goals, so whoever gets him, get a good player, his time with Liverpool is clearly up, he needs a new challenge, he has won everything with Liverpool, and I hope both he and Milner get a good send off in your final home game against Villa this weekend.

I think Gakpo will fill the role quite well, I even think he's got the potential to be a better player overall.
Bobby is why I love football though - and that will be hard to replace. Especially in an athletic team full of Nunezes and Konates.

Gakpo is more like Daniel Sturridge and Greenwood they shoot at any given space, he is a good player but he is far from what kind of player Bobby was.

[swogerino]

Damn. It really hurts to take a reliable double chance bet and lose it. But I think it's not just Arsenal - Brighton are good, if they were a little bit luckier with outsiders they would be in the top 4 now (and they still have tough games ahead of them to prove it).
It turns out that in the next round, City, having won against Chelsea, will officially become the champion. But Chelsea have the opportunity to slam the door and keep City from enjoying the sweetness of a trophy at home.

I think Brighton is the team in this season who did really good all though the season. They already proved themselves better team than many others. Arsenal is just total opposite right now. They had a good run but from last two months they seemed lost their track. They had a perfect opportunity to claim the League title but they ruined it.

The current Chelsea team has no power to stop City in the next round.

In the next Arsenal match, if I have balance in sportsbet account then I will go in favour of Nottm Forest. At least they have some motivations to create more distance from the relegated teams.

But by the way, in general, Arsenal and Brighton have a lot in common - Arsenal did not have enough strength for the finishing part of the season, and Brighton did not have enough strength to beat outsiders after victories over Chelsea, United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Brighton lost to Nottingham Forest (and drew with them once more), Everton, Fulham, Brandford. I understand that the last two teams are not completely outsiders, but they are definitely not tops. In general, if Brighton were more consistent and did not lose a lot of points with outsiders, then they would be much higher in the standings. With Arsenal everything is the same, only they showed it at the end of the season.

Brighton probably were self complacent when playing with teams not at the top of the standings.I think a true test to Brighton is this delayed game that they will play tomorrow against Newcastle.Newcastle cannot afford to make any mistake in this game as the battle for the 4th place is more vivid than ever now that Liverpool is there too beside Manchester United so as I said it will be a true test to Brighton form.

Arsenal,what to say as always they are a true disappointment to their fans and anyone who bets on them also  ,this time I thought this would not have happened when they were 9 points ahead of Manchester City but here we are with just 2 weeks to go and they have already screw up big time.

[cryptofrka]

Gakpo is more like Daniel Sturridge and Greenwood they shoot at any given space, he is a good player but he is far from what kind of player Bobby was.

I don't really agree. Gakpo is best as a 'playmaking' forward, but has the ability to shoot as well.
He's not the same type of player as Firmino of course - but he's a player that likes combining more than running into spaces.

He does have a bit of Sturridge in him though - and that's a great thing to have

[KTChampions]

But by the way, in general, Arsenal and Brighton have a lot in common - Arsenal did not have enough strength for the finishing part of the season, and Brighton did not have enough strength to beat outsiders after victories over Chelsea, United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Brighton lost to Nottingham Forest (and drew with them once more), Everton, Fulham, Brandford. I understand that the last two teams are not completely outsiders, but they are definitely not tops. In general, if Brighton were more consistent and did not lose a lot of points with outsiders, then they would be much higher in the standings. With Arsenal everything is the same, only they showed it at the end of the season.

Brighton probably were self complacent when playing with teams not at the top of the standings.I think a true test to Brighton is this delayed game that they will play tomorrow against Newcastle.Newcastle cannot afford to make any mistake in this game as the battle for the 4th place is more vivid than ever now that Liverpool is there too beside Manchester United so as I said it will be a true test to Brighton form.

Arsenal,what to say as always they are a true disappointment to their fans and anyone who bets on them also  ,this time I thought this would not have happened when they were 9 points ahead of Manchester City but here we are with just 2 weeks to go and they have already screw up big time.

In fact, Newcastle have the right to a single mistake, but if they make it tomorrow, then in the remaining games with Chelsea and Leicester they will be required to take 6 points. This task looks quite doable, but given the way Liverpool has accelerated, it is better not to risk it and take 3 points in every game. It would be a disaster for Newcastle to lose a place in the top 4 after such a great season.

[Igebotz]

Gakpo is more like Daniel Sturridge and Greenwood they shoot at any given space, he is a good player but he is far from what kind of player Bobby was.

I don't really agree. Gakpo is best as a 'playmaking' forward, but has the ability to shoot as well.
He's not the same type of player as Firmino of course - but he's a player that likes combining more than running into spaces.

He does have a bit of Sturridge in him though - and that's a great thing to have

Sturidge was another great player whose career was cut short by injury, he hit 20 goals a season for us but he was never a team player, the moment he got hold of the ball anywhere near the goal post he was never going to pass and his shot accuracy was not really good, he shoots 7 and only 2 go on target but he was really the ambitious type of striker who just wanted to score, I have no idea how we were able to convince Liverpool to pay 15m for him It was a good deal for us, one of the best internal transfers.


Mount gets closer to Liverpool deal - a good presser with poor pass vision isn't what we need right now, so 60m is fair.

[buwaytress]

^ Ah Sturridge. Not nearly one of my favourites but he was part of the SAS hit squad, lest we forget, and he was a big part of my long-running seasonal betting on Liverpool (he scored almost every game several seasons ending with our Europa run season, it was like doubling my money on him to score whenever odds were 2/1).

I definitely don't see Gakpo in his mould though, probably a view shared by Klopp who hasn't settled on a role for him (at least, the way I see him in our formations, trying almost every position now). Admittedly much better than I rated him myself, but still not quite in my books yet. Can't say he doesn't fit the hard-running model we need.

Brighton's just pulled a goal back -- could we still end up with a Newcastle loss I'm hoping for?

[casperBGD]

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Brighton's just pulled a goal back -- could we still end up with a Newcastle loss I'm hoping for?

wasn't look that way, and now is probably over, Newcastle scored third one
they need just one win to secure their CL spot at the moment

this could be over the weekend, against Leicester, which would suit as good, and Leicester is probably in worst form at the moment
United is better chance for Liverpool IMO, Bournemouth is pretty solid lately

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Brighton's just pulled a goal back -- could we still end up with a Newcastle loss I'm hoping for?

**Sigh**

It’s looking like Thursday night football in the arse end of Europe for next season, bro. I guess it’s what we deserve for checking out for most of the season. Losing to Leeds, B’mouth, Brighton, Wolves, Forest, Brentford has been a real kick in the teeth, we don’t deserve to be in the CL.

Sucks but it is what it is. I’ll be happy to play the kids & fringe players in the EL and just concentrate on the PL & domestic cups.

Newcastle only need one win now and they play Leicester next
Maybe Ten Hag will choke but I doubt it.
Let’s regroup in the summer, buy some midfielders and go again.

YNWA

[Harkorede]

Brighton's just pulled a goal back -- could we still end up with a Newcastle loss I'm hoping for?

**Sigh**

It’s looking like Thursday night football in the arse end of Europe for next season, bro. I guess it’s what we deserve for checking out for most of the season. Losing to Leeds, B’mouth, Brighton, Wolves, Forest, Brentford has been a real kick in the teeth, we don’t deserve to be in the CL.

Sucks but it is what it is. I’ll be happy to play the kids & fringe players in the EL and just concentrate on the PL & domestic cups.

Newcastle only need one win now and they play Leicester next
Maybe Ten Hag will choke but I doubt it.
Let’s regroup in the summer, buy some midfielders and go again.

YNWA

If there was any game that one would have expected Newcastle to drop points, It should have been against Brighton, but now it's look like they're not going to give up that position, the most would be to expect a flop from Man United, but how probable is that ?, Let's just hope Leicester City can muster up some energy or momentum to get themselves something possible from the game.

[darxiaomi]

What a important win for Newcastle to get away some ghosts, because they dont have so easy the fixture in this last two games.

And Brighton..... next time you cant fail when you are so close. A really good oportunitie they have to reach UCL if they dont drop that points on Forest Everton and here.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

What a important win for Newcastle to get away some ghosts, because they dont have so easy the fixture in this last two games.

And Brighton..... next time you cant fail when you are so close. A really good oportunitie they have to reach UCL if they dont drop that points on Forest Everton and here.

Newcastle won’t slip up now, they will be in the CL next season now. They only need to beat Leicester in their next game to guarantee it.

I have to hope Man Utd drop points in 2 of their 3 remaining games which also seems unlikely.

[buwaytress]

YNWA

No truer words, in the end.

I think our last win was a start of something, Klopp's Reds 2.0. Bobby saying farewell, and everyone just looking happy again (when was the last time, right?). Salah will be the last bit of remnants of that dogged frontline, a huge chunk of our midfield leaving, but yeah, it really felt like it was the start of something new.

Ten Hag won't choke, and I feel like we're not playing for CL, just playing for next season. See you there, brother, on the arse end of Europe haha.

If there was any game that one would have expected Newcastle to drop points, It should have been against Brighton, but now it's look like they're not going to give up that position, the most would be to expect a flop from Man United, but how probable is that ?, Let's just hope Leicester City can muster up some energy or momentum to get themselves something possible from the game.

Same here. Even losing to Leicester won't be enough to haul them back, it's that kind of hope I no longer want to entertain too much. Stats give Newcastle 95% and United 82% of UCL finish. We are at 15%.

Still worth throwing money at for sure heh heh.

[arallmuus]

Newcastle won’t slip up now, they will be in the CL next season now. They only need to beat Leicester in their next game to guarantee it.

I have to hope Man Utd drop points in 2 of their 3 remaining games which also seems unlikely.

We gotta win 2 out of 3 remaining games to ensure that last spot for UCL. Well against bournemouth, it shouldnt been an issue but against Chelsea next fixture could be different. Alot is at stake for the last 2-3 rounds, Ten Hag' whole career is at stake and it United ended up not getting top 4 then I can only imagine how its going to be miserable for him

Best case scenario for us would be to get top 4 and win the FA Cup final thus deny Pep's chance of getting another treble

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Newcastle won’t slip up now, they will be in the CL next season now. They only need to beat Leicester in their next game to guarantee it.

I have to hope Man Utd drop points in 2 of their 3 remaining games which also seems unlikely.

We gotta win 2 out of 3 remaining games to ensure that last spot for UCL. Well against bournemouth, it shouldnt been an issue but against Chelsea next fixture could be different. Alot is at stake for the last 2-3 rounds, Ten Hag' whole career is at stake and it United ended up not getting top 4 then I can only imagine how its going to be miserable for him

Best case scenario for us would be to get top 4 and win the FA Cup final thus deny Pep's chance of getting another treble

Ferguson’s legacy depends on you beating them in the FA Cup final. No English team other than Man Utd has ever won the Holy Grail treble before. Obviously Man City will always be criticised as the Oil FFP Cheats but you can not let them win that final.

I do however hope for a miracle and Bournemouth get a draw or something tomorrow though.

Same here. Even losing to Leicester won't be enough to haul them back, it's that kind of hope I no longer want to entertain too much. Stats give Newcastle 95% and United 82% of UCL finish. We are at 15%.

Still worth throwing money at for sure heh heh.

So you’re telling me there’s a chance?