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

[SATWAT]

What a shame honestly for my points in this round. Had 3 correct results in last 10 minutes of the match and everything changed really quick could have taken the first place really easily but just the luck. Nottingham forrest spilled the lead plus that var decision in the end just unlucky

I am also feeling bad suddenly things gone from bad to worse for me as I was not expecting few results to be happened but have to accept them I was expecting one goal from Arsenal for the improvement but this also gone on wrong side with leave me down.
But most chances I will be able to perform better in coming week because mostly after break I have bad results, so things could be normal as we will have matches on regular basis.
Right now after 55 minutes Sheffield United holding Manchester United with the score of 1 - 1 hopefully I will have one more goal from Manchester United for the first extract of this week.

[Joca97]

What a shame honestly for my points in this round. Had 3 correct results in last 10 minutes of the match and everything changed really quick could have taken the first place really easily but just the luck. Nottingham forrest spilled the lead plus that var decision in the end just unlucky

I am also feeling bad suddenly things gone from bad to worse for me as I was not expecting few results to be happened but have to accept them I was expecting one goal from Arsenal for the improvement but this also gone on wrong side with leave me down.
But most chances I will be able to perform better in coming week because mostly after break I have bad results, so things could be normal as we will have matches on regular basis.
Right now after 55 minutes Sheffield United holding Manchester United with the score of 1 - 1 hopefully I will have one more goal from Manchester United for the first extract of this week.

Somehow i took the first place in the pool but im not satisfied with how the results turned out because i knew i could have scored a lot more points in this round. Man Utd result is going good for me hopefully they score at least one more so that it finishes 1-2 to get all 3 points

[swogerino]

What a shame honestly for my points in this round. Had 3 correct results in last 10 minutes of the match and everything changed really quick could have taken the first place really easily but just the luck. Nottingham forrest spilled the lead plus that var decision in the end just unlucky

I am also feeling bad suddenly things gone from bad to worse for me as I was not expecting few results to be happened but have to accept them I was expecting one goal from Arsenal for the improvement but this also gone on wrong side with leave me down.
But most chances I will be able to perform better in coming week because mostly after break I have bad results, so things could be normal as we will have matches on regular basis.
Right now after 55 minutes Sheffield United holding Manchester United with the score of 1 - 1 hopefully I will have one more goal from Manchester United for the first extract of this week.

Somehow i took the first place in the pool but im not satisfied with how the results turned out because i knew i could have scored a lot more points in this round. Man Utd result is going good for me hopefully they score at least one more so that it finishes 1-2 to get all 3 points

Congrats on getting to that first place which will be very difficult to get until the end but I wish you do so.I have not checked at all where I am as I think I got a lot of close results today with a couple of exact ones with Liverpool being one I have gotten the 3 points and the other games I don't remember but since I have played the favorites I should have gotten quite a good number of points as all of them won and this is something unique in a league where rarely all the favorites win their games.

Manchester does not look good at 1-1 so far and Sheffield United would love to get one point,hopefully they make it 1-2 as I have the same score I believe.

[Igebotz]

Need a Chelsea win over Arsenal to gain those precious points to advance more from the bottom of the pool board.
Where is @Igebotz at since this is his team.
He must be watching the match because last I looked at the score they were leading the Ol' Gunners 1-0.
Can see them getting a red card the way they have been playing and wanting to advance up the table themselves.

Yes, I was watching the game in the pub and came home angry and drunk. Just as I felt we were getting something out of the game, we went poo as usual when put under pressure. In less than 30 minutes, we blew a two-goal advantage.

All the blame should be on Sanchez for drawing the game today. I cannot understand mistakes like these.
You have a great result, you need this victory and you give a goal back by trying to be too smart as a goalkeeper.

Yes, I'm well aware that the best teams play with a goalkeeper when building up the play - but there must be some common sense by those goalkeepers as well.

Due to a lack of competition in his position, he has become overly complacent.I watched that awful pass situation and I still can't figure out what he was attempting to do. Every experienced goalkeeper I know would never make such a pass in a comfortable winning position. The goal he gave away changed the flow of the game, and the second goal is something that an experienced GK saves easily in that situation.

[un_rank]

Yes, I'm well aware that the best teams play with a goalkeeper when building up the play - but there must be some common sense by those goalkeepers as well.

It was really a game of errors. Raya made a mistake in the other end which allowed Mykhailo Mudryk to take the blues two goals ahead and almost gifted them a third after passing straight to a Chelsea attacker in the 18 yards box.

Despite the error we all have to appreciate the strike fro Declan Rice. He could not have hit that any cleaner than he did and made sure to punish the error.

Overall Arsenal were very lackluster and got lucky to get a point in the match.

- Jay -

[swogerino]

All the blame should be on Sanchez for drawing the game today. I cannot understand mistakes like these.
You have a great result, you need this victory and you give a goal back by trying to be too smart as a goalkeeper.

Yes, I'm well aware that the best teams play with a goalkeeper when building up the play - but there must be some common sense by those goalkeepers as well.

The Gunners and Chelsea played a fantastic North West London Derby at Stamford Bridge today. The Blues gave it their all, and Cole Palmer made a great play to get Chelsea's midfield moving. However, Arsenal did what they do best, which is draw the game with the few opportunities they had in the second half. What a fantastic goal for Rice. I believe that Sanchez, the custodian for Chelsea, made an error that gave the Arsenal the confidence to play a draw. Since the beginning of the season, Arsenal has been unbeating, and I don't think they will be easily broken.

Well yesterday in the North London derby they were near hitting the first lost game of the season.If it were not for that big mistake of Chelsea goalkeeper Arsenal most likely would have had a lot more difficulty in drawing the game,that is why the goalkeepers errors have a huge impact on the game.Arsenal most likely did not evaluate the game as they should and they entered in the pit convinced that they would get an easy win,they were shocked when they found themselves 2 goals down and as already said if not for the goalkeeper error of Chelsea they would had the first lost game of the season.

Nevertheless Tottenham if they win the game of Monday they will be topping the standings of the Premier League which they have not been doing from a really long long time.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

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Your Chelsea is improving. Good game last night. I was surprised to see the result. I thought Arsenal will have a win from this match and I went with a 1 - 2 for Arsenal. But it did not happen.

However, leading by 2 goals and then giving away two points is not that good at all. Good luck.

[Igebotz]

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Your Chelsea is improving. Good game last night. I was surprised to see the result. I thought Arsenal will have a win from this match and I went with a 1 - 2 for Arsenal. But it did not happen.

However, leading by 2 goals and then giving away two points is not that good at all. Good luck.

We started well and ended poorly, which is nothing new; we just don't know how to sustain playing at a higher tempo till the end of the game; we usually appear vulnerable 30 minutes into the second half and give away cheap goals.

I got an exact scoreline in the pool and chose Chelsea to win on my bet slip. I didn't think we'd ever play Arsenal the way we did in the first half.

[buwaytress]

Anyone else think Ramsdale would have kept Chelski out better yesterday (I know he wasn't even on bench for family reasons)? Not that I'm calling for Raya to be rescinded. I know Arteta wants a style of play he can get from Raya and that takes time but even that doesn't excuse his positioning (which needs to be better if he will fit Arteta's keeper vision). Kind of feel for Aaron.

Hoping Alexis improves and meets his rating for once.

He has been really decent today with his passing (long and short) and also his close control. I also think he has been decent all season and he has an average sofascore rating of 6.95. Boy is still settling into the team and will only improve from here.

Agreed. He played one delicious spray to the right flank mid-first half that I thought was probably the game's best pass. He has been slightly careless but as you said, improving. I just feel he was not really worth the money, not his fault. I trust in Klopp but our stealth buys are usually where we excel (Szoboszlai case in point).

P.S. I only found out today but sad day for English football as United lost one more thing good for them. Rest in peace, Sir Bobby.

[un_rank]

Anyone else think Ramsdale would have kept Chelski out better yesterday (I know he wasn't even on bench for family reasons)? Not that I'm calling for Raya to be rescinded. I know Arteta wants a style of play he can get from Raya and that takes time but even that doesn't excuse his positioning (which needs to be better if he will fit Arteta's keeper vision). Kind of feel for Aaron.

As an Arsenal supporter, I will very much not want doubt to start creeping into the choice to go with Raya over Ramsdale. The gaffer has made the decision and he has been impressive for a number of matches, especially in his distribution which is the major part of his game. One positioning mistake should not affect his confidence or his starting position, if it gets too frequent then we can have that discussion.

...He has been slightly careless but as you said, improving. I just feel he was not really worth the money, not his fault. I trust in Klopp but our stealth buys are usually where we excel (Szoboszlai case in point).

Compared to recent signings (Caicedo, Enzo, Nunez and Rice) I will say Alexis was a steal of a transfer. Only Rice has performed better than him... and maybe arguably Enzo in recent games and he is cheaper than all of them.
With enough time he will surely improve.

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

Anyone else think Ramsdale would have kept Chelski out better yesterday (I know he wasn't even on bench for family reasons)? Not that I'm calling for Raya to be rescinded. I know Arteta wants a style of play he can get from Raya and that takes time but even that doesn't excuse his positioning (which needs to be better if he will fit Arteta's keeper vision). Kind of feel for Aaron.

If Ramsdale had been in goal, we would have been up 4-0 by the 80th minute because there is no way he would have saved those one-on-one situations against Jackson and Palmer in the second half. I can't blame Raya for the Mudryk goal; I've seen such errors many times against outstanding goalkeepers.

P.S. I only found out today but sad day for English football as United lost one more thing good for them. Rest in peace, Sir Bobby.

Must be tough for united fans losing both Sir Bobby and Mrs. Ferguson just few weeks apart.

Compared to recent signings (Caicedo, Enzo, Nunez and Rice) I will say Alexis was a steal of a transfer. Only Rice has performed better than him... and maybe arguably Enzo in recent games and he is cheaper than all of them.
With enough time he will surely improve.

Rice is a homegrown player who proved himself in the league for years, and every honest football fan understood he was not going to flop or struggle to adjust to life at the Emirates.

[CLS63]

I thought that Tottenham would win by 3-1. However the better playing side in the first half was Crystal Palace. Tottenham absolutely need to change some things in the second half. Maddison was very ineffective. He wasted a chance on which he could have passed the ball to Son. If he was able to pass it quickly Son was going to make his team get ahead at the beginning of the match most probably.

Edit: While I was making this post Crystal Palace scored an own goal. Maddison made them score that. lol

[Joca97]

I thought that Tottenham would win by 3-1. However the better playing side in the first half was Crystal Palace. Tottenham absolutely need to change some things in the second half. Maddison was very ineffective. He wasted a chance on which he could have passed the ball to Son. If he was able to pass it quickly Son was going to make his team get ahead at the beginning of the match most probably.

Edit: While I was making this post Crystal Palace scored an own goal. Maddison made them score that. lol

I got 1-2 correct result but so far things are looking solid. Tottenham has the lead so still anything can happen. Good thing that they took the lead now opens up the match and Tottenham has a chance with a counter attack to seal the match so hopefully they win this at least.

[KTChampions]

I thought that Tottenham would win by 3-1. However the better playing side in the first half was Crystal Palace. Tottenham absolutely need to change some things in the second half. Maddison was very ineffective. He wasted a chance on which he could have passed the ball to Son. If he was able to pass it quickly Son was going to make his team get ahead at the beginning of the match most probably.

Edit: While I was making this post Crystal Palace scored an own goal. Maddison made them score that. lol

I got 1-2 correct result but so far things are looking solid. Tottenham has the lead so still anything can happen. Good thing that they took the lead now opens up the match and Tottenham has a chance with a counter attack to seal the match so hopefully they win this at least.

I predicted 2-0 in favor of Tottenham and now I feel like the blind VAR stole 3 points from me (didn't the ball touch Ayui's hand?). Now a huge number of those who made the “classic” forecast of 2-1 for the favorite found themselves in a good plus.
Overall, I am pleased that Tottenham continues to lead, plus there is a little pressure on the pursuers due to the fact that they were the first to play the game and are now ahead by 5 points.

[un_rank]

Tottenham will now surely be topping the league at the end of this matchweek and their fans will be believing now that they may be returning to champions league football at the end of this season after a couple of years out. They will need more time at the top to really start dreaming about the league and believing those dreams.

Lucky to get the correct score. I hoped Palace will score but did not really expect them to.

- Jay -

[Joca97]

I thought that Tottenham would win by 3-1. However the better playing side in the first half was Crystal Palace. Tottenham absolutely need to change some things in the second half. Maddison was very ineffective. He wasted a chance on which he could have passed the ball to Son. If he was able to pass it quickly Son was going to make his team get ahead at the beginning of the match most probably.

Edit: While I was making this post Crystal Palace scored an own goal. Maddison made them score that. lol

I got 1-2 correct result but so far things are looking solid. Tottenham has the lead so still anything can happen. Good thing that they took the lead now opens up the match and Tottenham has a chance with a counter attack to seal the match so hopefully they win this at least.

I predicted 2-0 in favor of Tottenham and now I feel like the blind VAR stole 3 points from me (didn't the ball touch Ayui's hand?). Now a huge number of those who made the “classic” forecast of 2-1 for the favorite found themselves in a good plus.
Overall, I am pleased that Tottenham continues to lead, plus there is a little pressure on the pursuers due to the fact that they were the first to play the game and are now ahead by 5 points.

Im so happy with the result now i have gotten 3 more points and took a big lead over some players. Now i think the top 4 are really close and will fight to win the pool. Another good start for me in the pool so hopefully tommorow i get some good results to try and make a bigger advantage. Got lucky with that var decision but happy with the correct result.

[Igebotz]

Tottenham will now surely be topping the league at the end of this matchweek and their fans will be believing now that they may be returning to champions league football at the end of this season after a couple of years out. They will need more time at the top to really start dreaming about the league and believing those dreams.

Lucky to get the correct score. I hoped Palace will score but did not really expect them to.

It's too early to predict the league champion, and I'm sure Tottenham players aren't either. Thinking about it puts more pressure on the players, and the team becomes a target for other teams as well. This season, their main goal is to qualify for European football (Europa or UCL) at the end of the season. I always assumed that life without Kane would be difficult and that the team would struggle but that's not the case as the team appears to be more dangerous than ever. There is no target guy, and everyone works well together.

Great game tonight; the first half was a little sluggish, but they came back stronger in the second half.

I forgot to put in my prediction for the Tottenham game, so I'm glad I was able to put in the rest. I could have gotten 1.5 points tonight if I had gone for a 2-0 as I wanted to.

[cryptofrka]

A bit lucky for Spurs tonight - Palace will leave the pitch thinking they should have gotten more from the game.
Still - to be undefeated after 10 games while topping the table - and all that after selling Kane - a fantastic achievement.

I really do feel that they don't have enough to sustain a serious title challenge. They should be really close to a top4 finish already though - which was surely the ultimate goal at the beginning of the season.

I'm really curious - what will they do if they wll still be near the top of the table come January? Will they go for a title-winning player or 2?

[Igebotz]

A bit lucky for Spurs tonight - Palace will leave the pitch thinking they should have gotten more from the game.
Still - to be undefeated after 10 games while topping the table - and all that after selling Kane - a fantastic achievement.

I really do feel that they don't have enough to sustain a serious title challenge. They should be really close to a top4 finish already though - which was surely the ultimate goal at the beginning of the season.

I'm really curious - what will they do if they wll still be near the top of the table come January? Will they go for a title-winning player or 2?

Palace had roughly 6 corners and 9 attempts on goal in the first half, while Tottenham had 3. They didn't take advantage of the chances they had, which is understandable given that they were missing several of their main attacking players. Tottenham fought hard for that point.

They still have Harry Kane's money, so they may bring in a natural striker and move Son to his natural position.

[Trofo]

A bit lucky for Spurs tonight - Palace will leave the pitch thinking they should have gotten more from the game.
Still - to be undefeated after 10 games while topping the table - and all that after selling Kane - a fantastic achievement.

I really do feel that they don't have enough to sustain a serious title challenge. They should be really close to a top4 finish already though - which was surely the ultimate goal at the beginning of the season.

I'm really curious - what will they do if they wll still be near the top of the table come January? Will they go for a title-winning player or 2?

I can already imagine all the memes if Spurs win the title and Bayern does not. Kane social accounts would not survive that 

Spurs are playing nice football and I like seeing them on the top but no way they can win the title with these players. One injury to Maddison or Son and it will all come crumbling down. I don't think they can even find replacements for Bissouma and Sarr in their team but I really hope they will ride the wave for as long as possible. They deserve something with the way they are playing and no Europe games will help keep the squad fresh.