2022 - 2023 Premier League Thread
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Nice summary here.
Arsenal roars back to beat West Ham, stay top of the table
Premier League leaders Arsenal extended their lead atop the table as they roared back to beat West Ham 3-1 on Boxing Day at the Emirates Stadium.
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Tom is much better than I posting highlights, but some beautiful finishes…
Yeah, check my recent post. The first disallowed goal was pretty as hell. Saka is a player.
Liverpool beat Man United to Gakpo deal
Liverpool have beaten Manchester United in the race to sign winger Cody Gakpo after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.
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so this is how a ref, and VAR, would analyze the play. A defender has a right to their position; an offensive player can't push and pull them out of the way because they want that position. (To clarify a bit, the aforementioned happens all the time, but if it's not deemed excessive, then it's allowed.)
In the play in question, Kane was behind the defender, and after reading the FK decided he wanted to move where or past where the defender was. So Kane was the player that initiated contact, and was creating the initial foul.
The defender's job is to not allow the offensive player to get into position to hit the ball where they can do damage. In this play, the defender responds to Kane's efforts by putting his arms out. They one arm does eventually go around Kane's waist. However, the defender doesn't pull down Kane -- he goes down more from leaning into the defender and then losing his support.
In real time, I didn't think it was a foul or warranted a PK. In looking at the video multiple times, I'm satisfied that the ref got the call right.
Still a free kick anywhere else on the pitch therefore a PK should have been awarded.
Penny Lane, the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then, the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain
Very strange
You have to be more specific going forward. United (Newcastle) is in third. United (Manchester) are in 5th. Seems there’s new competition for who gets to be known simply as “United”.
Not really. Maybe if you started following the EPL this year you could be confused.
TV schedule for this weekend:
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Man U (USA Network)
10:00 am EST -- Man City vs. Everton (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- AFC Bournemuth vs. Crystal Palace (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- Fulham vs. Southampton (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- Newcastle U vs. Leeds U (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Arsenal (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa (Peacock)
11:30 am EST - Nittingham Forest vs. Chelsea (Peacock)
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Man U (USA Network)
10:00 am EST -- Man City vs. Everton (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- AFC Bournemuth vs. Crystal Palace (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- Fulham vs. Southampton (Peacock)
10:00 am EST -- Newcastle U vs. Leeds U (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Arsenal (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa (Peacock)
11:30 am EST - Nittingham Forest vs. Chelsea (Peacock)
Haha. Been following for several years. United (Newcastle) are my team. So I’m fighting to take the singular name United back. At least Newcastle had a logical reason for the name. ManU just thought it sounded cool
So Leeds?
Leeds, Sheffield, etc - 15 total from what I can gather. Sheffield Cricket club was the original United. They later added football and kept the name.
Newcastle decided on United when the East End and West End clubs decided to merge.
Note: I’m not trying to start a war here. My initial post was tic. But since I got a response, I decided to add some education for anyone interested.
Teams that struggle for decades to stay up don’t count. I do like watching Newcastle and Leeds. MJG trying to do his best Pitt or UMD fan impersonation I guess.So Leeds?
At least Leeds and UNITED have a historic rivalry.Top 4 race should be a good one. Arsenal and City are there to stay. Liverpool is healthy again and seem poised to make a charge. Newcastle seems like they are in good form. Spurs, Chelsea, and United will battle too.
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Wolves 0-0 MU at 61’. Geez, I should be getting off to the gym but this is a good match, really high-level.
Wolves 0-2 MU at 84’. See you all later. Edit: VAR caught a handball, still 0-1.
Good 3 points on the road. Rashford sits to start as Hag doesn’t play around with discipline and gets the goal. Casemiro has just been insane for this club. Really like what they’ve done without a great striker.
Leeds earning a tough point at Saint James. Newcastle lost their composure late.
Leeds earning a tough point at Saint James. Newcastle lost their composure late.
the surprise of the day, so far, was Everton gaining a tie with Man City. @RyanSnyder has a reason to celebrate (besides being at the Rose Bowl).
I thought City would run away due to depth, but I may have been wrong. City is dropping points they don’t usually.
No Richarlson, Moira, and Kulusevski really impacts Spurs. Bench is horrid. Always playing from behind
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