Matchday Chat - 22nd-23rd December 2017

[Honey Honey]

I have broken @Stan's 19 game streak of posting match day topics 

all kick-offs 15.00 unless stated

Friday 22nd December, 2017
Arsenal vs Liverpool, 7:45pm

Saturday 23rd December, 2017
Everton vs Chelsea, 12:30pm
Brighton vs Watford    
Man City vs AFC Bournemouth    
Southampton vs Huddersfield    
Stoke vs West Brom    
Swansea vs C Palace
West Ham vs Newcastle    
Burnley vs Spurs, 5:30pm    
Leicester vs Man Utd, 7:45pm

[Eco]

I will try to watch the Toon this weekend.

 

Other than that, this EPL year has been quite a bore.

[Rick]

I hope three things happen tonight. Ox scores a screamer. Ox hit a wayward pass that smashes Wenger in the face. We win the game. 

[Toony]

Liverpool win tonight I reckon.

[Cicero]

 Batshuayi is a limited striker, so much so he looks lost in our set up. And if we play the false 9, we will have no target man to hold the ball up and we look toothless in the final third. 

Draw written all over it or a scrappy 1-0 win from either side me thinks. 

[HK85]

Lost the last 4 against Chelsea and scored once. This won't be changing. 

[Cicero]

1 minute ago, HK85 said:

Lost the last 4 against Chelsea and scored once. This won't be changing. 

We've also alternated a win and a loss at Goodison every other season. 

2014 - Lost 

2015 - Win

2016 - Lost

2017 - Win 

[Stan]

ffs. thought I did this. might as well call it a day.

[True Blue]

Win, lose or draw Everton almost always steps it up against us, they are now on a good run. Have a similar opinion like Cicero, it is either a close win/defeat or a draw.

[6666]

Playing on a Friday after playing midweek is a bit ridiculous. 

[Stan]

6 minutes ago, 6666 said:

Playing on a Friday after playing midweek is a bit ridiculous. 

No different to Wednesday and then Saturday?

[IgnisExcubitor]

1 hour ago, 6666 said:

Playing on a Friday after playing midweek is a bit ridiculous. 

No different than playing on a Sunday after a Europa league match on Thursday. Arsenal should be used to it by now. 

[Honey Honey]

Christmas is cancelled for me if I don't hear Newcastle fans singing "oh what fun it is to see Newcastle win away"

 

[Cicero]

Very surprised if Liverpool don't get 3 points seeing those lineups. 

[Dr. Gonzo]

I wanted the Ox to start after his last performance for us, because he was fucking fantastic, but I like the look of that starting XI (barring Can, but I'm assuming Henderson will play box-to-box like he did at Bournemouth, therefore it's either got to be Can or Gini playing as the deeper lying midfielder - and Gini is invisible in away matches).

[Cicero]

Mo Salah vs Niles. 

Should be an interesting night. 

[The Artful Dodger]

Think Arsenal will get some joy against klavan

[Honey Honey]

Give me action ffs!

[Inverted]

Andy Robertson: world class left back, or the best in history? 

[Cicero]

0-1 Coutinho 

[HK85]

Iwobi is a pig. 

[Inverted]

Arsenal feel like they’ve been quite dangerous tonight but without really having any clear ideas or patterns of play.

Its like a bunch of pissed-off world class players storming around trying to force things and it’s sometimes almost working.

[Dr. Gonzo]

We look the better side, but both of us look terrible in possession.

[Honey Honey]

What a moron Mane is trying the photo finish like that

[Dr. Gonzo]

Mane didn't need to try that, he had enough time to slot that in without going for the fancy looking goal.