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The penultimate weekend is upon us. Mathematically, the remaining two spots can't be decided this weekend because Huddersfield & Birmingham face each other. Neither of those teams can confirm survival, but the teams directly above them can do a whole world of good in improving chances of survival, or even confirming it. Lots of permutations to consider!
- Stoke and QPR would just need a point if Huddersfield win/draw, or a win if Birmingham win
- Blackburn need to win and hope Birmingham don't win to ensure survival. A draw is likely to also be good enough if Huddersfield win, due to the superior goal difference
- Plymouth have to win and hope Huddersfield win to confirm survival
- Birmingham are relegated if they lose and Sheff Weds & Plymouth win & Blackburn draw/win
- Huddersfield are relegated if they lose and Sheff Weds draw/win. If Huddersfield draw, they will be relegated if Plymouth draw/win & Sheff Weds win.
Next Games:
QPR vs Leeds
Southampton vs Stoke
Blackburn vs Coventry
Millwall vs Plymouth
Sheff Weds vs West Brom
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How is that not a foul by Rodri?
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2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:
That dive from Foden that led to the free kick he scored from lol.
And then a double deflection from a free kick.
Talk about luck.
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What a header from De Bruyne.
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Game 127 - 11th
Game 128 - 30th
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GAME 127 - TOTTENHAM vs ARSENAL - SUNDAY 28th APRIL, 14.00 (BST)
GAME 128 - REAL BETIS vs SEVILLA - SUNDAY 28th APRIL, 20.00 (BST)
***any predictions made after kick-off will not count***
@Mel81x @Lucas @6666 @Dr. Gonzo @Michael @Redcanuck @CaaC (John) @Devil-Dick Willie @JoshBRFC @Viva la FCB @Pyfish @Bluewolf @Tommy @Rucksackfranzose
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A midweek PL double resulted in only 1 winner, me!
Game 125 had a 37th-minute solitary goal in the game. No winners here.
Game 126's first goal was 10 minutes earlier, in the 27th minute:
On 21/04/2024 at 21:41, Stan said:Game 125 - 9th
Game 126 - 29th
1 point
Table after Game 126:
No change in the table but I'm now only one point behind @Lucas and @Bluewolf.
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Adrian Newey leaving RB
QuoteRed Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.
Newey, regarded as the greatest Formula 1 designer in history, has told Red Bull he wants to move on, BBC Sport has learned.
The 65-year-old has been unsettled by the situation at Red Bull since Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, abusive behaviour by a female employee, which Horner denies.
Red Bull and Newey did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Must admit I was one who was adamantly backing Nunez to come good by now but he just hasn't kicked on. It's 1-2 decent games and then 4-5 lacklustre & underwhelming ones. When you're chasing trophies on different fronts, you need more just as a minimum standard. Need that consistency. Similar to Jesus at Arsenal - injuries have hampered him but they've been fortunate to have Havertz hit form at the right time to contribute.
There comes a time where you have to look at other options - perhaps not to sell Nunez but maybe there's too much reliance on him which is adding pressure which then affects his performance. Having different/better options to rotate with and perhaps his and Liverpool's season pans out differently. Jota being injured less maybe would have helped.
Despite all of that, Liverpool could beat West Ham and it's not beyond the realms of possibility for Arsenal to lose and suddenly they're level at the top again. Obviously Man City have their games in hand, but it's interesting the difference in attitudes towards Arsenal and Liverpool in how one is totally out of the title race but one remains still in it, even though they could be level on points again after this weekend.
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all kick-offs BST
Friday 26th April, 2024
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid, 20.00Saturday 27th April, 2024
Las Palmas vs Girona, 13.00
Almeria vs Getafe, 15.15
Alaves vs Celta Vigo, 17.30
Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao, 20.00Sunday 28th April, 2024
Cadiz vs Mallorca, 13.00
Granada vs Osasuna, 15.15
Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano, 17.30
Real Betis vs Sevilla, 20.00Monday 22nd April, 2024
Barcelona vs Valencia, 20.00
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all kick-offs 14.30 (BST) unless stated
Friday 26th April, 2024
Bochum vs Hoffenheim, 19.30Saturday 27th April, 2024
Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund
Freiburg vs Wolfsburg
Augsburg vs Werder BremenBayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart, 17.30
Sunday 28th April, 2024
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Union BerlinMainz vs Koln, 16.30
Darmstadt vs Heidenheim, 18.30
- Darmstadt will be relegated before they play if both Bochum & Mainz win, and Union Berlin at least draw. They will also be down if they lose, even if Union, Mainz and Bochum all lose too.
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Vital win for Everton in the Merseyside derby, whilst Sheff Utd are resigned further to relegation despite scoring twice at Man Utd.
Everton host Brentford next and a win for either side (or a draw for Brentford) coupled with a Luton loss will mean that survival is ensured and they can now leave this subject matter well alone!
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Some more classic Championship mayhem ensues going into the final 2 rounds of the season. Leicester bagged 6 priceless points against far better opposition than their previous two games; whilst Leeds dragged themselves into 2nd place edging Middlesbrough in a 7-goal thriller. Both capitalised on Ipswich not playing. Southampton played themselves out of the title race although one could argue they never really got themselves back into it; and they still do have a shot at promotion, albeit extremely slim and verging on impossible. But it could all change once again this weekend!
Leeds play first out of the top 3 on Friday vs QPR, and a loss for them means Leicester will be promoted before kicking another ball. A draw for Leeds means Leicester also just need a draw, whilst Ipswich have the benefit of a game in hand to try and wrestle back into the top 2 - albeit their opponents are also chasing play-offs. Southampton simply have to win their two remaining games, and hope there's a ridiculous swing in goal difference in the process.
West Brom have somehow played themselves into still needing a point to secure a play-off place after only 1 win in 6. They will probably be fine given their goal-difference, though.
Norwich just need a win and hope Hull and Coventry don't win 1 of their remaining games. Hull overcame Coventry in a very important play-off chasing game last night, but the latter still have an outside shot if they win all of their games however it is out of their hands given they need 2 of the sides above them to drop points too.Next Games
QPR vs Leeds
Blackburn vs Coventry
Sheff Weds vs West Brom
Norwich vs Swansea
Southampton vs Stoke
Hull vs Ipswich
Preston vs Leicester
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all kick-offs 15.00 (BST) unless stated
Friday 26th April, 2024
QPR vs Leeds, 20.00Saturday 27th April, 2024
Blackburn vs Coventry
Bristol City vs Rotherham
Cardiff vs Middlesbrough
Huddersfield vs Birmingham
Millwall vs Plymouth
Norwich vs Swansea
Sheff Weds vs West Brom
Southampton vs Stoke
Watford vs SunderlandHull vs Ipswich, 20.00
Monday 29th April, 2024
Preston vs Leicester, 20.00Tuesday 30th April, 2024
Coventry vs Ipswich , 20.00
Saturday 27th April, 2024
all kick-offs 12.30Barnsley vs Northampton
Derby vs Carlisle
Exeter vs Oxford
Fleetwood vs Burton
Lincoln vs Portsmouth
Peterborough vs Bolton
Port Vale vs Cambridge
Reading vs Blackpool
Shrewsbury vs Leyton Orient
Stevenage vs Cheltenham
Wigan vs Bristol Rovers
Wycombe vs Charlton
Saturday 27th April, 2024
AFC Wimbledon vs Walsall
Accrington Stanley vs Tranmere
Barrow vs Mansfield
Bradford vs Newport
Colchester vs Crewe
Crawley vs Grimsby
Forest Green vs Notts County
Gillingham vs Doncaster
MK Dons vs Sutton
Salford vs Harrogate
Swindon vs Morecambe
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Saturday
Regensburg 2-1 Dresden
Bayern 2-0 Frankfurt
Edinburgh City 1-3 Stirling
Fenerbahce 0-1 Besiktas
Juventus 1-0 AC Milan
Chelsea Women 2-1 Barcelona Women
Amiens 1-1 Troyes
Schalke 0-2 DusseldorfSunday
Connah's Quay 1-3 TNS
Real Betis 2-1 Sevilla -
Saturday
West Ham 2-3 Liverpool
Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
Man Utd 3-1 Burnley
Newcastle 4-0 Sheff Utd
Wolves 3-0 Luton
Everton 1-0 Brentford
Aston Villa 2-1 ChelseaSunday
Bournemouth 2-1 Brighton
Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal
Nottm Forest 0-2 Man CityThursday
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham -
Bochum 1-2 Hoffenheim
Bayern 2-1 Frankfurt
RB Leipzig 2-0 Dortmund
Freiburg 2-1 Wolfsburg
Augsburg 1-1 Bremen
Leverkusen 2-1 Stuttgart
Gladbach 3-1 Union Berlin
Mainz 2-0 Koln
Darmstadt 1-0 Heidenheim -
Hertha Berlin 2-2 Hannover
St Pauli 3-1 Rostock
Paderborn 2-1 Elversberg
Kiel 2-1 Kaiserslautern
Braunschweig 2-3 Hamburg
Schalke 2-3 Dusseldorf
Magdeburg 2-0 Osnabruck
Nurnberg 2-2 Karlsruhe
Wehen 0-1 Furth -
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Neville thinks Calvert-Lewin's first name is Daniel
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Extremely unlikely now that Newcastle get even Europa League. Perhaps miss out on Europe altogether...
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4 minutes ago, Mel81x said:
Very untimely but you have to then ask the question, if the announcement was going to cause so much chaos how in the world did this team perform to get in this position?
6 minutes ago, Rick said:In hindsight, it was way too early. If he had done it at this stage the bounce may have helped. Half of the players won’t give a shit, they’ll be thinking about moving on once he does
Yeah that's what gets me thinking - could he have waited til the end of the season, or much closer to the end? Didn't seem right at the time to make it when he did, unless he thought it would galvanise the team to push on for a trophy.
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Lots of goals at Coventry but very bad mistake for Hull's 3rd.
PL 2023/24 - Race for Europe
in Premier League - English Football Forum
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Wolves & Brighton's drop in form has pretty much ended their hopes of European football next season. Wolves without a win in their last 6, Brighton their last 5.
Villa capitalised on gaining more points while Tottenham didn't play, but the North London club have a chance to catch up with an extra London derby in midweek vs Chelsea. Chelsea can do their own catching up in that game should any of the clubs directly above them drop points at the weekend.
The top 3 change up again and Liverpool lose ground following their Merseyside Derby loss, whilst Man City and Arsenal picked up resounding wins in midweek. It could all change again this weekend, as there's a North London derby to pick through and a few sides facing opponents who have their own survival battles to contend with...