Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

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Sure, pochettino shall not do another stupid decision. This guy is worst in the decision making like put jackson as starting line up instead of a good player that is capable enough than him to be a striker. Son and maddison are the big threats for chelsea.
Some main defenders of chelsea have been fully recovered and i think that this is the time for chelsea to measure its performance against totenham. Totenham is leading the way as a favorite club to win the match.
I think that we will see another big surprise to come soon. I hope mudryk will be playing and we will able to see a match that is really interesting to watch.

Totenham may not also try to underestimate chelsea caused by it shall also try to go all in against chelsea. Even though chelsea is in its bad form but the chance to make comeback is always there.
Sterling performs a bit better than before. I think that chelsea needs to put mudryk sterling and palmer to play together. This is will be really helpful for chelsea at this moment.

Chelsea's performances have been erratic, but there is no way to underestimate this team. Chelsea's team is experienced enough. A few days ago we saw that Chelsea was able to draw 2-2 against a strong team like Arsenal. Coach Pochettino has been able to improve the performance of the Chelsea team. However, the performance of the team is still erratic. Despite not consistently doing well, the Chelsea team is now stronger than ever. This is why Tottenham should not underestimate the Chelsea team. Tottenham have been playing very well this season. They won't drop points against Chelsea at home. I decided to bet on Tottenham's win. My prediction is Tottenham to win 2-0 or 2-1.

[Sebas.tian]

Looking at the H2H, Chelsea has won against Tottenham in most of their meetings but the recent meeting Tottenham won against them with a two goal difference, considering they were at home in their last win against Chelsea and they are at home in this aswell.

It's very possible history happens again because when Tottenham won at women last season, Chelsea was in a better form compared to their form this season so it's very possible the spurs could be able to steal a point from them tomorrow, the spurs have been really exceptional this season, with the likes of Son and James Madison playing in tomorrow's game, I'm quite sure Tottenham will be brilliant playing from home.

Since Tottenham Hotspur has showcased some good sign in this season to maintain a good position in the premier league competition by defeating many strong teams, show that this match will going to be a tough match and a big risk for Chelsea to win easily but if Chelsea can improve in their strength to stay long in performing, I believe they will achieve victory from this match. If Chelsea can scored two goals in the first half to lead Arsenal in the first half before they struggle to equalized the goals to draw the match, show that they can still apply the same strategy to frustrate Tottenham Hotspur plan in this match. Well, anything can happen in football game which am seeing surprising victory ahead in this meeting because Chelsea will prepare well to do anything that will make their points and position to increase in this match.

[knowngunman]

Indeed a bit dissapoint to see Liverpool match result because they only can able to playing draw from Luton but actually Liverpool was performing well and during the match they got plenty of opportunities to scores from Nunez, Jota or Salah but the most problem is Luton goalkeeper Kaminski was showing fantastic performance that he was successfully to guard Luton defensive lines and it makes Liverpool players were difficult to scores and broke the defense of Luton and indeed Liverpool too focusing to attack which make they have to conceded at 80 minutes but luckily Luis Diaz can being an the saviour of Liverpool and he was equalized the score at the end of second half and this goal was so special because after his family incident Luis Diaz can return to play and save Liverpool from the loses

A very disappointing result for Liverpool indeed. Klopp is very good with gambling! Why on earth will you start Gomez at left back? So on what basis was Gomez playing left back when Tsimikas was on the bench? he can't whip in crosses because he has to turn to his right foot first. Playing Gomez as a left back was a very big mistake. No single cross from the left. Every ball that gets to him, returns back to Virgil. Klopp should have starts Tsimikas and the game will be little bit balanced. The Luton defense was definitely a strong one that seems unbreakable and impenetrable for Liverpool. Darwin Nunez cost Liverpool that game. The dude had like three to four chances and couldn't take them properly. It wasn't too bad since it ended level.

[tiCeR]

I only saw how much time they took when they made the decision about that goal and whether it was 1) a foul or 2) offside. The offside decision took too long in my opinion because it wasn't offside. But in general I think there is nothing to say against the VAR taking a lot of time to make the right decision, but it is confusing for sure. The commentator said they gave the goal because they have no conclusive evidence against it. That was word for word what he said.

Now when did this situation happen during the game in the above picture with the ball that was supposedly out? I missed that one but was it out 100%? I think it is a disgrace that there are still missing camera angles to make reliable decisions in the aftermaths. There is so much technology available and it could easily be upgraded where necessary that these things should not happen.

I was very shocked to see that the Newcastle United goal against Arsenal yesterday night was not disallowed by VAR because VAR checked on three things in that Newcastle United goal which are the possible ball going over, possible foul, and possible offside against Newcastle United. The VAR was very interested in checking for possible offside when they know too well that it is not an offside against Newcastle  United. The VAR should have focused more on the possible over against Newcastle United because VAR knew if they focused on the possible over the goal could have been disallowed but since they wanted the goal to stand they refused to focus more on reviewing the possible over which could give Arsenal a goal kick. I think they should work on VAR to deliver the right decisions at times.

Ok now I get it, thanks for the clarification because I literally switched on my stream when they were checking for the foul, which I think was not a foul as I did comprehend the explanation by the commentator who said that the Arsenal defender had a natural movement that was first going down and then he missed the header and fell over. I think that was true, which means no foul. Offside, yes it was ridiculous because it was obviously no offside.

And only now do I understand that this "ball not over" decision also pertained to this particular situation. This makes it extra complicated. But as I said before, they argued that since there was conclusive evidence against the goal, they awarded the goal. Such a complex goal scoring situation in such an important game with only one goal, that's a mess.

[asriloni]

Indeed a bit dissapoint to see Liverpool match result because they only can able to playing draw from Luton but actually Liverpool was performing well and during the match they got plenty of opportunities to scores from Nunez, Jota or Salah but the most problem is Luton goalkeeper Kaminski was showing fantastic performance that he was successfully to guard Luton defensive lines and it makes Liverpool players were difficult to scores and broke the defense of Luton and indeed Liverpool too focusing to attack which make they have to conceded at 80 minutes but luckily Luis Diaz can being an the saviour of Liverpool and he was equalized the score at the end of second half and this goal was so special because after his family incident Luis Diaz can return to play and save Liverpool from the loses

It's not only a bit disappointed but if you were bettor who bet on liverpool then it's a very disappointed result. How can an elite club like liverpool was almost losing against a mediocre club like luton? It doesn't evan make sense. Liverpool played so badly at this moment. The club was unable to maximize the superiority of its club compared with luton town. Liverpool has so many skilled players unlike luton which is not having outstanding players at this moment. Luton was already lost if diaz was not saving it.
The performance from liverpool is bad and pathetic. Im not even expecting liverpool to play like shit against luton. I expect more but the players are struggling against one of the worst club in EPL.

Jurgen was also feeling really disappointed with the performance from liverpool and he never expects it to happen with his club at this moment. It's likely this is the start of trend for liverpool to be struggled in winning the match against mediocre club in EPL.
There's no more excuse to be made by liverpool. This club is playing so badly this time.

[klidex]

It's a shame that Liverpool couldn't win the match against Luton, I think this was a match that wasn't difficult enough for Leverpool against a weak club and managed to get 3 points to continue to advance to the top.
Even though Liverpool dominated possession with 74% of the ball, in reality Luton scored the opening goal against Liverpool first and took the lead, but luckily Diaz was able to score a goal in the last minute and managed to equalize. Diaz became Liverpool's savior so they didn't suffer defeat in the match.

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

[SatoPrincess]

Mikel Arteta was very upset after Newcastle scored a goal against Arsenal tonight: “Because it’s not a goal, not at all!”.

The referees are having too much influence on the results, and it's completely unnecessary. The Premier League is starting to become something else. In that match, the ball had already gone, and it was even a foul on Gabriel. To be honest, English referees are among the least competent officials.

I won’t blame the referees for this one rather it is the fault of the Video assistant referee (VAR) that is influencing the poor officiating in the premier league. The main purpose of VAR is to improve officiating of the game but obviously the VAR have been making wrong decisions in many games which makes me question the function of the VAR technology.

[Jatiluhung]

Arsenal were a bit unlucky in this match. It goes without saying that Arsenal's performance was poor. Arsenal players try to score. But the performance of Newcastle's defenders was outstanding. They successfully countered every attack from Arsenal's players. And Arsenal were able to launch several powerful and planned attacks. And in the 68th minute, Winger Gordon's goal gave Newcastle the lead. As Arsenal are playing for the title, they should perform more cautiously. If you lose points like this and if there is no consistency in performance, Arsenal will not be able to win the championship.

Arsenal needs to work on their performance because their loosing of points is get very serious if which they continue they may not even end to be among the first top four of the league. After the match Arsenal managed to defeat Manchester city they have been finding is difficult to win other big teams in premier league. Arsenal players are playing very well as a team but they are having problems when it comes to making of goals for sometime now. Arsenal next game is against Burnley a team at the bottom of the league,  I hope this shouldn't be too difficult for them, this must be a game they need to gain a full point from.

Arsenal did not win this match. Well they actually played very well. But the problem is in the attack line which is unable to maximize every opportunity they get. I failed to make a prediction in this match. Because I hope Arsenal win even with a narrow score. But on the contrary, Newcastle managed to win and allowed their supporters to go home happy.
But even so, I'm not too surprised because Newcastle is indeed one of the strongest teams this season and last season. But what really surprised me was Liverpool who were held to a draw by Luton Town. I can't say anything about this fight. I definitely don't believe the result of this match. Maybe I was more disappointed because I bet pretty big on this one.

Today remains the Tottenham vs Chelsea match. Maybe Tottenham will be able to win this match and maybe even score more than 2 goals. Because Tottenham are clearly more consistent this season. And this time Tottenham also played as hosts. So I don't think there will be any surprises in this match.

[len01]

Both favorites lost in today's matches. The first match was between Not.Forest and Aston Villa. Aston Villa, who played dominantly from the first minute of the match, could not even find a goal. I find it very interesting that Aston Villa, who have not had any problems in finding goals in all but one of the league matches they have played so far, could not score a goal today.
In the other match Luton Town drew with Liverpool at home. Although Liverpool spent most of the game in Luton Town's half, we saw that they, like Aston Villa, struggled to find goals. With 76% possession and 24 shots, Liverpool managed to get a draw with a last minute goal.

yesterday EPL match was a bit interesting, but I think it was just a surprise when the lower teams tried to appear strong at home, such as Nottingham Forest, who were able to beat Aston Villa and Luton, who almost beat Liverpool with a draw.

Its a little sad even though I not bet on these two matches but I watched the match and saw that Aston Villa had a little difficulty scoring even though they tried to shoot the ball 13 times but all failed and also had quite good possession of the ball but wasted too long on opportunities which made the Nottingham Forest players saw Aston Villa weakness, which resulted in conceding and resulting in 2 goals.

and for Liverpool it has the same fate as Aston Villa even though it looks like a top team that has quite a strong performance but it is very embarrassing when they can not beat a weak team but can only end in a draw even the goal scored Luis Diaz is just like luck and I am sure many bettors will losing bets on these two favorite teams. luckily I did not bother betting on that match.

[karabiber]

Looking at the H2H, Chelsea has won against Tottenham in most of their meetings but the recent meeting Tottenham won against them with a two goal difference, considering they were at home in their last win against Chelsea and they are at home in this aswell.

It's very possible history happens again because when Tottenham won at women last season, Chelsea was in a better form compared to their form this season so it's very possible the spurs could be able to steal a point from them tomorrow, the spurs have been really exceptional this season, with the likes of Son and James Madison playing in tomorrow's game, I'm quite sure Tottenham will be brilliant playing from home.

Tottenham continue their pursuit of the top and are in great form. They haven't lost a game this season under Ange Postecoglou. Ange Postecoglou has moved Min Son up front and Richarlison to the left wing, making the game more dynamic in the opposition half. Tottenham have won their last four league games and are my favorites in this match.  Chelsea, on the other hand, have been in good form but have suffered losses in the league. Most recently they won 2-0 against Blackburn in the League Cup. Pochettino, who hasn't won in two last league matches and hasn't been able to stabilize his squad, may play a defensive and counter attacking game plan in this match. I can say that Chelsea do not inspire confidence in the side betting. However, considering the scorers, we can expect high tempo and goals in this match.

[bayu7adi]

Even though Liverpool dominated possession with 74% of the ball, in reality Luton scored the opening goal against Liverpool first and took the lead, but luckily Diaz was able to score a goal in the last minute and managed to equalize. Diaz became Liverpool's savior so they didn't suffer defeat in the match.

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

Liverpool actually dominated the game from the start, but it seemed like their striker just couldn't find the back of the net in that match. It was evident right from the beginning that both teams were really eager to score their first goal. Liverpool had a few golden opportunities that didn't quite go their way, and they couldn't score a goal until the 95th minute of the game. I didn't expect it to end in a draw because Liverpool had an excellent track record at the beginning of this season.

The extra time was 8 minutes. That was enough time for Diaz to make one goal. The forward replaced a midfielder, and that meant Liverpool really amped up their attack... the fresh blood they brought in turned out to be effective in preventing Liverpool from losing. With that, The reds is now trailing Man City, the current league leaders, by 3 points.

I hope the Tottenham match can heat up the top 5 race by grabbing a win against Chelsea tonight.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It's a shame that Liverpool couldn't win the match against Luton, I think this was a match that wasn't difficult enough for Leverpool against a weak club and managed to get 3 points to continue to advance to the top.
Even though Liverpool dominated possession with 74% of the ball, in reality Luton scored the opening goal against Liverpool first and took the lead, but luckily Diaz was able to score a goal in the last minute and managed to equalize. Diaz became Liverpool's savior so they didn't suffer defeat in the match.

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

Yeah a draw is better than a loss, imagine if Diaz hadn't scored in the last minute maybe Liverpool would have dropped out of the top 3 I noted that Nunez had 3-4 goal opportunities and 1 of them was a 99% goal he stood freely without obstruction but unfortunately he kicked the ball far from the target lol, maybe not a lucky day for him and we know this is Nunez weakness I mean he's not a consistent player in every opportunity, if only Moh Salah had been in that position, maybe the final result would have been different.

But yeah anything can happen in every match as I said a draw is better than a loss right. Liverpool's next opponent is Brentford, well on this one there is no doubt Liverpool can win with all the advantages including playing at home but after that Liverpool will have to face the strongest team like Manchester City on November 25, of course this will be a challenge for Liverpool, especially when they play away from home.

[piebeyb]

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

Yes, Liverpool at least got one point after Luis Diaz in the last minute scored a goal for Liverpool and saved Liverpool from defeat and also lost points, at least one point does not make Liverpool fall to their previous position, this will be a big correction for Kloop to make Liverpool play better again in the next match, because of course he knows how to direct his team well.

Luton didn't have much possession of the ball but they managed to score a goal which is already good for a bottom club, it's always surprising and no one expected that Luton played well at home too, but apart from that Liverpool must be able to improve their way of playing because there are lots of opportunities too which could not have been a goal in yesterday's match that might have won the match, but unfortunately Liverpool had to settle for a draw.  

[tusandii]

I was very disappointed with Aston Villa's performance when I bet on a draw because seeing Aston Villa who performed very well in the first half even though they conceded in the 5th minute by a Nott Forest player I was still confident that Aston Villa could turn things around and the second goal was scored by Orel Mangala I was still confident that in the second half Aston Villa could come back to end the match in a draw and I decided to place a slightly bigger bet on this match but it turned out that Aston Villa was very silly against a club that was at the bottom of the points table and couldn't equalize the score or win the match and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is disappointed with Aston Villa but many fans bet on this match and in the second half Aston Villa should have been able to respond to Nott Forest's score but for some reason the opportunity was always wasted even though they were in front of the goal several times but couldn't score. that score is absolutely ridiculous.

[Hyphen(-)]

Arsenal needs to work on their performance because their loosing of points is get very serious if which they continue they may not even end to be among the first top four of the league. After the match Arsenal managed to defeat Manchester city they have been finding is difficult to win other big teams in premier league. Arsenal players are playing very well as a team but they are having problems when it comes to making of goals for sometime now. Arsenal next game is against Burnley a team at the bottom of the league,  I hope this shouldn't be too difficult for them, this must be a game they need to gain a full point from.

Arsenal remaining 3 points left from Manchester City on the top position awhile but have potential will gap 5 points if Tottenham Hotspur winning over Chelsea tonight, Its difficult position for Arsenal have dropped 4th standings placed and upcoming match must take three points and return to top level performance. Upcoming several matches later, Arsenal have weakness teams opponent and good opportunity take three points on all matches depend still have important match in Champion League.
In last 11 games, Arsenal loss many points after playing draw and they have got 3 matches draw before losing on last match from Newcastle United, I think Mikel Arteta will make The Gunner return to the top perform and keep pressure the first standings position between Man City or Tottenham Hotspur.

All these poor or draw results were the result of some mistakes made by the manager trying to experiment with some players. When it is too late, he will play his best players, thinking they can turn things around in few minutes to the end of the match. I am a proud Arsenal fan; I love every player in the team and the manager as well, but the rate at which Arteta is using players that have not given him a good result despite several trials is increasing, whereas he has other players that can play more than them on the bench.

Arteta needs to step up Arsenal's performance because we never played like we did last season. I want to see us playing with full confidence against any team. Although this season is a bit better since we were able to beat Manchester City, we still couldn't beat Chelsea. I just wish we could bounce back strong since we have weaker opponents in the coming weeks.

[Sexylizzy2813]

At least that madness of looking that unbeaten run has come to an end, let's see what the Gunners have to offer. From the looks of things it seems they (Arsenal) value that unbeaten run more than going all out to get the job done, instead of winning a game they prefer playing out a draw, that's if they can't get a win. That's very poor coming from Arteta and his boys, let's hope Arsenal will start up a new chapter of winning games and scoring more goals.
Tottenham Hotspur are the only team that's playing unbeaten at the moment and Chelsea could be the team to stop from continuing that unbeaten run, despite the Blues not being in good form and their ability of even getting more than 2-3 goals in a match is a bigger problem. Tonight's game can be a turning point for Chelsea to start their winning, that's if they get a victory against the North London Club Tottenham Hotspur.

[Xcode7]

Arteta needs to step up Arsenal's performance because we never played like we did last season. I want to see us playing with full confidence against any team. Although this season is a bit better since we were able to beat Manchester City, we still couldn't beat Chelsea. I just wish we could bounce back strong since we have weaker opponents in the coming weeks.

In terms of performance, Arsenal this season looks better than last season and even has a fairly even composition of players in all lines, both main and secondary players, to maintain the team's performance despite player rotation.
Their problem which has been the same since last season, is that the team's mentality looks weak, so they have difficulty being able to develop their game against top teams.

I was very disappointed with Aston Villa's performance when I bet on a draw because seeing Aston Villa who performed very well in the first half even though they conceded in the 5th minute by a Nott Forest player I was still confident that Aston Villa could turn things around and the second goal was scored by Orel Mangala I was still confident that in the second half Aston Villa could come back to end the match in a draw and I decided to place a slightly bigger bet on this match but it turned out that Aston Villa was very silly against a club that was at the bottom of the points table and couldn't equalize the score or win the match and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is disappointed with Aston Villa but many fans bet on this match and in the second half Aston Villa should have been able to respond to Nott Forest's score but for some reason the opportunity was always wasted even though they were in front of the goal several times but couldn't score. that score is absolutely ridiculous.

No one expected Aston Villa to play this badly.
In fact, I bet on Aston Villa winning this match, actually they played a little well in the first half but the tightness of the Nottingham Forest defense made it difficult for Aston Villa to develop their game and create opportunities.
Nottingham Forest really managed to win by relying solely on counter attacks, this was quite a clever tactic and the Nottingham Forest players demonstrated it quite well.
This victory was enough to help Nottingham Forest improve its position at the bottom of the Premier League standings after going through the previous 6 matches without a win.

Yes, Liverpool at least got one point after Luis Diaz in the last minute scored a goal for Liverpool and saved Liverpool from defeat and also lost points, at least one point does not make Liverpool fall to their previous position, this will be a big correction for Kloop to make Liverpool play better again in the next match, because of course he knows how to direct his team well.

Luckily, Luis Diaz was able to score a goal to create a draw at the end of the match.
This was not a good week for Liverpool, they were really unlucky, even though they created lots of chances and dominated the match, they failed to win.
That's how football is full of surprises, this result is quite detrimental for Liverpool who are competing at the top of the standings.

[topbitcoin]

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

Yes, Liverpool at least got one point after Luis Diaz in the last minute scored a goal for Liverpool and saved Liverpool from defeat and also lost points, at least one point does not make Liverpool fall to their previous position, this will be a big correction for Kloop to make Liverpool play better again in the next match, because of course he knows how to direct his team well.

Luton didn't have much possession of the ball but they managed to score a goal which is already good for a bottom club, it's always surprising and no one expected that Luton played well at home too, but apart from that Liverpool must be able to improve their way of playing because there are lots of opportunities too which could not have been a goal in yesterday's match that might have won the match, but unfortunately Liverpool had to settle for a draw.  

I really like what Luton showed in this match because they know Liverpool are very far above them in terms of level and strength so they are looking for safety by keeping almost all the players they have in defense.
This bus parking scheme makes it difficult for Liverpool to enter the Luton penalty area so inevitably Liverpool have to try more from outside the Penalty box.
In addition, I like the performance of Luton's goalkeeper in this match because his performance was very disciplined and even some brilliant saves made by Karminski in this match which kept Luton's goal safe from many goals.
With this result at least Liverpool are not too embarrassed even though this is a mistake for them.

[DanWalker]

Liverpool had to be satisfied with the draw because at least Liverpool did not suffer defeat against a weak club.

Yes, Liverpool at least got one point after Luis Diaz in the last minute scored a goal for Liverpool and saved Liverpool from defeat and also lost points, at least one point does not make Liverpool fall to their previous position, this will be a big correction for Kloop to make Liverpool play better again in the next match, because of course he knows how to direct his team well.

Luton didn't have much possession of the ball but they managed to score a goal which is already good for a bottom club, it's always surprising and no one expected that Luton played well at home too, but apart from that Liverpool must be able to improve their way of playing because there are lots of opportunities too which could not have been a goal in yesterday's match that might have won the match, but unfortunately Liverpool had to settle for a draw.  

I really like what Luton showed in this match because they know Liverpool are very far above them in terms of level and strength so they are looking for safety by keeping almost all the players they have in defense.
This bus parking scheme makes it difficult for Liverpool to enter the Luton penalty area so inevitably Liverpool have to try more from outside the Penalty box.
In addition, I like the performance of Luton's goalkeeper in this match because his performance was very disciplined and even some brilliant saves made by Karminski in this match which kept Luton's goal safe from many goals.
With this result at least Liverpool are not too embarrassed even though this is a mistake for them.

In fact, the Luton team is relatively weak. The team was in the relegation zone. And won only one match out of 11 matches. It was unthinkable that Luton would pick up a point against Liverpool. But we have to admit that Luton's players performed very well in this match. It is true that they played defensively, but they managed to make some excellent attacks. Liverpool played completely attacking strategy. Luton's players seized the opportunity. Luton's players made some great counter-attacks and managed to score a goal in the 80th minute. But they were not so lucky. After 90 minutes, Diaz's goal brought the match back to parity. Despite not getting 3 points from this match, Luton's performance was very good. If they can perform like this, they can stay away from the relegation zone.

[Cryptmuster]

In fact, the Luton team is relatively weak. The team was in the relegation zone. And won only one match out of 11 matches. It was unthinkable that Luton would pick up a point against Liverpool. But we have to admit that Luton's players performed very well in this match. It is true that they played defensively, but they managed to make some excellent attacks. Liverpool played completely attacking strategy. Luton's players seized the opportunity. Luton's players made some great counter-attacks and managed to score a goal in the 80th minute. But they were not so lucky. After 90 minutes, Diaz's goal brought the match back to parity. Despite not getting 3 points from this match, Luton's performance was very good. If they can perform like this, they can stay away from the relegation zone.

You are right that Luton are frankly a weak team and it is likely that Klopp expected an easy win in this match, but in the Premier League you cannot underestimate any team, and Liverpool made this mistake. It's bad because Liverpool miss the chance to get within a point of City. Aston Villa also unexpectedly lose and lose the opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Arsenal lost points, they lose the chance to climb into the top 4.