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

[leea-1334]

Just before we start a new round in this Premier LEague season i want to share with you a graph that i made about which teams are the better against the so called "big six", i know this year they are not being so good plus, Spurs are in relegation so a few teams had collected some extra points for surea gainst them. but here it is.

Without looking at the chart I knew Aston Villa would be right at the top,,, as it makes sense to be in the top four you have to either draw or win, and I think with 1.5 points average, that is even higher than Amorim point average in entire league 

Do not worry Manchester United,,, I am only making fun as a Tottenham fan where my team is bottom in every respect.

I expected Newcastle to be up there too actually,,, guess they fell apart this season.

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TEAM	PTS	GAMES	MEAN
Aston Villa	15	9	1.67
Bournemouth	16	11	1.45
Brighton	15	11	1.36

Hopefully Bournemouth or Villa can replicate that form when they go against City later this month. It is a given at this point that we have to win all our matches to have a chance of being champions but we will also need this other teams to either not lose or make it s narrow as possible to reduce their goal difference which may just be what decides the title this year.

Really good win for the boys yesterday. Showed some of the class that has been lacking for some weeks and got a little goal cushion, just the type of win you need when going into a UCL semi-final game. Atleti had the luxury of resting all their players so we face a very fresh squad, but we are in front of our home crowd. Getting into the UCL final will be such a big boost for the remaining 3 matches in the league.

- Jay -

[BABY SHOES]

We/Liverpool were ready to be humiliated by Man United, now 2 goals down where we didn't see any fight back from Liverpool... a bad performance is still bad.

Slogan... no more tactics.
Isak just played yesterday scored a goal and now injured again... he is injury prone.

We can't do much but enjoy this ongoing spectacle.

Spurs are testing their mettle again.

[buwaytress]

Should thank my luck I didn't watch the game I guess. Saw enough from stats to know we were lucky to draw level. Not even 1xg? And Slot manager of the season and week previous or some shit.

Szobo carrying this team now. Wirtz must be wondering what hit him.

[igebotz]

Should thank my luck I didn't watch the game I guess. Saw enough from stats to know we were lucky to draw level. Not even 1xg? And Slot manager of the season and week previous or some shit.

Szobo carrying this team now. Wirtz must be wondering what hit him.

Tbf, the United team with Carrick are different breeds, Anal Slut didn't stand a chance, the goals Liverpool got were all stupid errors from United defence .

Manutd went from " mocking birds" to qualifying for the champions before "title contenders" Liverpool and Chelsea; I don't care what anyone would say but the most important piece of a team is the "Manager".

A good manager could go to war with 11 Garnacho and with titles.

[goodpunt]

What a nice WIN for United yesterday
Unfortunately the late goal came a bit too early for me but the WIN is more important.
Quite unfortunate season.....without Amorim United would have already won the title!

Also happy for Spurs, it was well known that Villa would field their 2nd squad but strangely enough the markets didn't move much!?

[cryptofrka]

Villa is doing all they can not to finish 4th, same as Liverpool. Will be a clash of titans until the end.

A huge, huge win for Spurs - and suddenly today's game has a lot more meaning to Forest. Curious to see what their lineup will be.
If we're analyzing the full season, I'd argue that WH was the worst of the 3 teams fighting for survival.

[igebotz]

Villa is doing all they can not to finish 4th, same as Liverpool. Will be a clash of titans until the end.

A huge, huge win for Spurs - and suddenly today's game has a lot more meaning to Forest. Curious to see what their lineup will be.
If we're analyzing the full season, I'd argue that WH was the worst of the 3 teams fighting for survival.

Nottingham Forest lineup is out and as I expected they sold this one to focus on the Europa league on Thursday - but trust me, the B team they pulled up would be enough to win Chelsea anyway. We're that shit.

It's going bro be an exciting Top 4 and relegation battles untill the final game

[BABY SHOES]

Nottingham Forest lineup is out and as I expected they sold this one to focus on the Europa league on Thursday - but trust me, the B team they pulled up would be enough to win Chelsea anyway. We're that shit.

It's going bro be an exciting Top 4 and relegation battles untill the final game

How bad is Chelsea's game? It looks like Chelsea will let their team run wild, it doesn't matter if they win or lose, the important thing is to end soon and strategize for the coming season.

Forest are an amazing team, able to come from behind and not sure they will be relegated, so this game is only for Spurs and West Ham.

Ooooh I just got the news that Chelsea's pre-season tour is coming to our country against AC Milan, the fans are starting to doubt.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Villa is doing all they can not to finish 4th, same as Liverpool. Will be a clash of titans until the end.

A huge, huge win for Spurs - and suddenly today's game has a lot more meaning to Forest. Curious to see what their lineup will be.
If we're analyzing the full season, I'd argue that WH was the worst of the 3 teams fighting for survival.

Nottingham Forest lineup is out and as I expected they sold this one to focus on the Europa league on Thursday - but trust me, the B team they pulled up would be enough to win Chelsea anyway. We're that shit.

It's going bro be an exciting Top 4 and relegation battles untill the final game

You predicted this match correctly and it's Chelsea with their re-transition that is making them worse and slowly moving away from the ideal position in the table.
It started with a gym teacher appointed as coach and now another intern appointed as interim.

Next week Chelsea will face Liverpool, it's still a big match of course but hmm.......

I was expecting Nottingham Forrest to lose this game to make the relegation battle more interesting but they got 3 points and now only Tottenham and West Ham are in the race to get off the relegation line.

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Nottingham Forest lineup is out and as I expected they sold this one to focus on the Europa league on Thursday - but trust me, the B team they pulled up would be enough to win Chelsea anyway. We're that shit.

You called it right. I can imagine team morale is at a record low in the Chelsea camp, that should be 6 losses in the league now with only one goal scored. Champions league football is all but gone now, do you think the team will throw the remaining fixtures in preparation for the FA cup? That may be the most possible route to get into the Europa league, which will be impressive for the team with how bad this second half of the season has been, along with a trophy to show for it.

- Jay -

[arallmuus]

Tbf, the United team with Carrick are different breeds, Anal Slut didn't stand a chance, the goals Liverpool got were all stupid errors from United defence .

Honestly the 2nd goal from Sesko was embarassing as heck but Mainoo literally saved the team from getting 1 point

Imagine if Carrick started this whole season from the very first game, I think we can be easily getting atleast top 2 for sure

Next week Chelsea will face Liverpool, it's still a big match of course but hmm.......

If Chelski cant win against NFO, I dont see how they could deal with Liverpool.


3-3 for Everton, Moyes almost deliver the trophy to Arteta's front door if they manage to keep the score 3-2 but atleast now Arsenal dont have to deal with goal difference just in case the points tie. They need to win the last 3 rounds if they want to break the 2nd place curse

[buwaytress]

Should thank my luck I didn't watch the game I guess. Saw enough from stats to know we were lucky to draw level. Not even 1xg? And Slot manager of the season and week previous or some shit.

Szobo carrying this team now. Wirtz must be wondering what hit him.

Tbf, the United team with Carrick are different breeds, Anal Slut didn't stand a chance, the goals Liverpool got were all stupid errors from United defence .

Manutd went from " mocking birds" to qualifying for the champions before "title contenders" Liverpool and Chelsea; I don't care what anyone would say but the most important piece of a team is the "Manager".

A good manager could go to war with 11 Garnacho and with titles.

Can't find the source I read not too long ago, last season maybe, Liverpool in Klopp's reign scored the most goals from pouncing on defensive mistakes for 6 seasons straight as a result of our high press wolfpack mentality. Slot, for some reason, managed to keep the numbers up in the first season. No longer, so instead of forcing errors, we're relying on gifts now.

I've always said the same: manager trumps a lot. People will never get it. Slot, by the way, is merely coach. Liverpool is following the trend of taking more out of the manager's hands.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

Seems like Chelsea detroy all the litle steps they make in this last time to become a better team and are now again in the deepest of their shithole. I hope they can change everything again for next season and start to being a proper team again.

About relegation, what the hell is happening, i was seeing the games who everyone involved had there and i was thinking they ahve some hard games where they are gonna drop points, but nothing of that happened and every team involved in relegation wins and wins and wins super hard games putting high pressure now even in teams like Crystal Palace which was not involved at all.

[leea-1334]

I really did not want to say it in case to jinx my own team,,, but for once, the light looks slightly less bad right now.

If there was a hope Nottingham Forest could offer even more space,,, Chelsea just destroyed it so now really down to us and West Ham.

3-3 for Everton, Moyes almost deliver the trophy to Arteta's front door if they manage to keep the score 3-2 but atleast now Arsenal dont have to deal with goal difference just in case the points tie. They need to win the last 3 rounds if they want to break the 2nd place curse

Moyes masterclass in tricking everybody he will go for 0-0 and then almost killing Manchester City outright,,, if Arsenal do not win the title, then it really is the biggest bottle of the entire universe. 3 more wins is all they need, even 1 draw and City will be in place again.

[KTChampions]

Arsenal - 1.61

City - 2.30

These were the odds after Arsenal won big and took the lead on goal difference, leaving City with two games in hand. Now the odds are definitely in Arsenal's favor:

Arsenal - 1.24

City - 4.20

By the way, it’s a shame that the damn referee added extra time to the extra time and even allowed it to play after the corner (usually, clearing the ball on a corner means the final whistle). To me it looks like stealing 2 points from Everton. But in any case, a decisive advantage has been gained, and if you don’t become a champion from this position, you have only yourself to blame.

[rdbase]

Tbf, the United team with Carrick are different breeds, Anal Slut didn't stand a chance, the goals Liverpool got were all stupid errors from United defence .

Honestly the 2nd goal from Sesko was embarassing as heck but Mainoo literally saved the team from getting 1 point

Imagine if Carrick started this whole season from the very first game, I think we can be easily getting atleast top 2 for sure

Next week Chelsea will face Liverpool, it's still a big match of course but hmm.......

If Chelski cant win against NFO, I dont see how they could deal with Liverpool.


3-3 for Everton, Moyes almost deliver the trophy to Arteta's front door if they manage to keep the score 3-2 but atleast now Arsenal dont have to deal with goal difference just in case the points tie. They need to win the last 3 rounds if they want to break the 2nd place curse

This game was very hard to watch for those who had any stakes on the City side. Giving up the lead then needing to claw their way back seems to be the Manchester way nowadays.
There are no cleansheets for them with these last remaining matches left. If they concede anymore goals like they did in yesterday's match the title is Artetas for the taking.

Chelsea, well what can you say about them. They absolute bottled it and was surprised they even got a goal if it wasn't for Pedro. They lack any leadership and can see many players wanting to leave the club now including Palmer during the summer months.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Next week Chelsea will face Liverpool, it's still a big match of course but hmm.......

If Chelski cant win against NFO, I dont see how they could deal with Liverpool.


3-3 for Everton, Moyes almost deliver the trophy to Arteta's front door if they manage to keep the score 3-2 but atleast now Arsenal dont have to deal with goal difference just in case the points tie. They need to win the last 3 rounds if they want to break the 2nd place curse

The situation is complicated because at the moment Liverpool apart from their lack of performance for the moment they are missing a lot of players in attack and defense.
Their 2 goalkeepers are injured, the attacking line is also not very good even against United they played without a pure striker although fortunately 2 goals they can get even though from the blunders of Manchester United players.

For Manchester City they lost control although 1 point they can still get but this makes Arsenal get an advantage. Now it remains to see if the opportunity this time can Arsenal maximize especially the 2 point gap (if Manchester City manages to win in 1 postponed match) it can be crucial in the last 3 matches before the end of the season.

[igebotz]

You called it right. I can imagine team morale is at a record low in the Chelsea camp, that should be 6 losses in the league now with only one goal scored. Champions league football is all but gone now, do you think the team will throw the remaining fixtures in preparation for the FA cup? That may be the most possible route to get into the Europa league, which will be impressive for the team with how bad this second half of the season has been, along with a trophy to show for it.

Lol that would be too risky and stupid thing to do; I can't remember the last time we won against any big teams ( except Spur) - we still have a chance of finishing in top 6-7th place. It's best we continue to give our all until the Final.

We don't have our best so it's better we give what we have left. We've given our best in the last 7 and scored only one goal 

Chelsea, well what can you say about them. They absolute bottled it and was surprised they even got a goal if it wasn't for Pedro. They lack any leadership and can see many players wanting to leave the club now including Palmer during the summer months.

While the boys were losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest B team, our Captain James on the bench laughing and making fun with other players- that's the shambolic phase we are now. Pathetic

[BABY SHOES]

Lol that would be too risky and stupid thing to do; I can't remember the last time we won against any big teams ( except Spur) - we still have a chance of finishing in top 6-7th place. It's best we continue to give our all until the Final.

Chelsea only rely on the FA Cup final? I think the rest of the match now Chelsea will not be able to do much to get points, it looks like the Blues will be destroyed again by Liverpool.

I think Man City will punish Chelsea in the final.

We don't have our best so it's better we give what we have left. We've given our best in the last 7 and scored only one goal 

Calm down... the news is Chelsea is tempting Xavi to go there, he will make a new atmosphere with the era of Barcelona's play.