2023 - 2024 Premier League thread
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Arsenal left exposed by Mikel Arteta, Nicolas Jackson is no Timo Werner and Lyle Foster overcomes his problems in style
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Premier League weekly awards: Liverpool’s talisman delivers again
From Erik ten Hag’s questionable substitution to Michael Olise’s excellent finish, we hand out honours (and dishonours) from the Premier League weekend
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West Ham U - Brighton Hove & Albion played to a nil-nil tie.
West Ham didn't have a lot of offense in the match.
West Ham didn't have a lot of offense in the match.
After the last 5 or 6 years of competing with MC, I can't imagine that any Liverpool fan think it's a lock. Not even close.
Shouldn't you be taunting Arsenal or something?
City will make a run with KDB coming back, but something just seems off with them this year. It should be a good 3 team race this year hopefully until the end.
Agreed. They are off, but I fully expect them to get back to form at some point.
MC has been playing without DeBruyne and/or Haaland for much of the season to date, but I do think they are more vulnerable than they have been in awhile even at full strength. Although MC may not be the team that they have been in the recent past, I think that the other top teams in the EPL needed to create more distance between themselves and MC than they have so far. It would be more interesting for the league to see someone else win the title this year, but I don't think it is likely to happen.
As soon as I saw your handle as the last reply I knew what was coming.
Give our best to MaconNitt.
TV schedule for this weekend (1/12, 1/13, 1/14)
Friday
2:45 pm EST -- Burnley vs. Luton Town (USA Network)
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Chelsea vs. Fulham (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Newcastle U. vs. Man C. (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Everton vs. Aston Villa (USA Network)
11:30 am EST -- Man U. vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Peacock)
Friday
2:45 pm EST -- Burnley vs. Luton Town (USA Network)
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Chelsea vs. Fulham (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Newcastle U. vs. Man C. (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Everton vs. Aston Villa (USA Network)
11:30 am EST -- Man U. vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Peacock)
Premier League mid-season report: Phil McNulty assesses all 20 teams' performances
BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the performance of every Premier League team.
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Quite a game between Man City and Newcastle today. I won’t spoil the result, but the highlights are worth checking out.
Why Everton, Nottingham Forest and Wolves may face points deductions this week
A football finance expert explains why these three clubs are most likely to be punished if charges are announced on Monday
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What now for Everton after second Premier League charge?
Already hit with a 10-point deduction for breaking PSR rules the club did not hide their dismay at prospect of another fight
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Premier League: talking points from the weekend’s action
Right-backs steal the show at Old Trafford, questions for Howe and a turning point for Chelsea?
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Back to the Premier League? 
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Roma sack Mourinho, hire club legend De Rossi
Jose Mourinho's contract at Roma was up at the end of the season but, following their 3-1 defeat to AC Milan on Sunday, the club and the manager have parted ways.
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TV schedule for this weekend (1/20, 1/21, 1/22)
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Brentford vs. Nottingham Forest (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Sheffield U. vs. West Ham U. (USA Network)
11:30 am EST -- AFC Bournemouth vs. Liverpool (USA Network)
Monday
2:45 pm EST -- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (USA Network)
Interestingly, there are a lot of mid-week games (5 on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday, and 2 on Thursday), but that's just a heads up, as I don't generally post weekday game schedules
Saturday
7:30 am EST -- Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace (USA Network)
12:30 pm EST -- Brentford vs. Nottingham Forest (NBC)
Sunday
9:00 am EST -- Sheffield U. vs. West Ham U. (USA Network)
11:30 am EST -- AFC Bournemouth vs. Liverpool (USA Network)
Monday
2:45 pm EST -- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (USA Network)
Interestingly, there are a lot of mid-week games (5 on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday, and 2 on Thursday), but that's just a heads up, as I don't generally post weekday game schedules
Toney is not known for following the rules. Not surprised. Post match cards for dives and things like this should occur. We have the technology.
Agreed. Should have been reviewed and called back. The wall should have adjusted too.
a bit of an oddity.
It's not uncommon for players to move the ball forward at any level, and the ref usually makes them move it back, especially when the FK is that close to the goal. The big difference is that it's only at the top levels that foam is used to mark the ball, as well as to mark the wall.
Toney not only moved the ball, he moved the foam to make it appear that his placement was legit. And he did so while the center ref was engaged in marking the wall boundary, and had his back to the placement of the ball. At levels where foam is not used, most good refs will mentally mark the location where the ball should be placed for the FK, and after dealing with the wall, they'll check to see if the ball is in the correct position (and have it moved if it's not), before blowing the whistle to allow the FK to take place. I guess the elite-level refs are out of the habit of doing that, since the ball placement is indicated by the foam.
You could point a finger at the AR on the half where the FK was being set up, and say they should have noticed the actions of Toney, and alerted the center ref (they are mic'd, so it's easy to convey the info). In the AR's defense, there are usually @ 18 players moving into position on a FK that close to the goal, so the AR's focus is usually on where the 2nd to last defender is setting up.
Common sense would tell you that VAR should pick up the infraction and inform the center ref. But the below video indicates that they checked on that, and it's not VAR's responsibility to handle that.
It seems that Toney may have found a loophole and taken advantage of it. If that's the case, it would not surprise me if the loophole is quickly closed, and a process is specified to the refs/VAR as to who checks for this infraction, as well as the penalty for moving foam is also specified.
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Yeah. End man on the wall and the keeper know where the post is in relation to the ball.
Man United poach Man City exec to be new CEO
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Omar Berrada as the club's new chief executive following his departure from rivals Manchester City.
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