Premier League Discussion 20th-22nd Dec

Saturday, 20th Dec
Blackburn v Stoke City
Bolton v Portsmouth
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Hull City v Sunderland
West Ham v Aston Villa (5.30PM KO)

Sunday, 21st Dec
West Brom v Man City (1.30PM KO)
Newcastle v Tottenham
Arsenal v Liverpool* (4.30PM KO)

Monday, 22nd, Dec
Everton v Chelsea (8.00PM KO)

The battle of Claret and Blue teams looks the standout game on Saturday.

Have a feeling(betting slip) that the Fulham v Boro game will be a good one.

Fat Sam's first game too

If Man City cannot beat WBA, Hughes should get the sack as soon as the final whistle as ended IMO.

Aresnal v Liverpool, a game which I'm going to is the main game of the week. Already a thread on this so I won't bother going into detail.

Finally on Monday is Everton v Chelsea, in the past has proved to be a decent game.

Not confident. Can see us slipping up there, we don't have a good record at Upton Park.

Ade Alves wrote:
Aresnal v Liverpool, a game which I'm going to is the main game of the week.

I didn't realise there was a "main game" of the week. Is this new?

Kimbo wrote:

Ade Alves wrote:
Aresnal v Liverpool, a game which I'm going to is the main game of the week.

I didn't realise there was a "main game" of the week. Is this new?

The winner gets double points and a bottle of champagne


All 3 games on Sunday look interesting in their own right - The Relegation Battle, then The Clash of the Crisis Teams, followed by a TOP 4 SUPER SUNDAY MAIN GAME OF THE WEEK. I think I'll be hungover, just sitting there for 6 hrs watching the pictures move.

Kimbo wrote:

Ade Alves wrote:
Aresnal v Liverpool, a game which I'm going to is the main game of the week.

I didn't realise there was a "main game" of the week. Is this new?

Yes.

Oh, forget to mention Newcastle v Spurs
Should be a quality *attacking* match with goals galore, hopefully.

Wouldnt mind seeing Fat Sams first game in charge to end in defeat via a long throw from Delap and a header from any big guy in the Stoke side.

Yay another weekend, another couple of dropped points.

Kimbo wrote:

Ade Alves wrote:
Aresnal v Liverpool, a game which I'm going to is the main game of the week.

I didn't realise there was a "main game" of the week. Is this new?

Yes kimmy

It's called the game most people are going to be watching

I'm going to agree with COTR

Cesc Soler (c) wrote:

Big Sam's First Blackburn Rovers XI

Robinson

Ooijer . . . Samba . . . Nelson . . . Warnock

Emerton . . Dunn . . Andrews . . Gamst Pedersen

McCarthy . . Roberts

No pace whatsoever and no defensive quality in CM, its no wonder they are struggling but how did Hughes get them so high ?

Have a language question, what kind of shot "belter" is?

Ha. Just as I published that last comment, Kevin Phillips scored an absolute belter to equalise for Birmingham, so it's 1-1. Ooh, it's like 'Live text - Championship'.

It's a very well hit shot. Belter implies lots of power, probably from distance.

A very, very hard strike.

Like Sunderland, Blackburn are 1-0 up (McCarthy pen). Bolton are winning 2-0 as well.

I take it a lot of people are out Christmas shopping today.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Cesc Soler (c) wrote:

Big Sam's First Blackburn Rovers XI

Robinson

Ooijer . . . Samba . . . Nelson . . . Warnock

Emerton . . Dunn . . Andrews . . Gamst Pedersen

McCarthy . . Roberts

No pace whatsoever and no defensive quality in CM, its no wonder they are struggling but how did Hughes get them so high ?

Didnt Hughes usually have Mokoena in central midfield? Or Tugay?

They add a bit centrally. He just got them all to battle as far as I could see.

2-0 to Blackburn.

Bolton 2-0 Portsmouth L

Taylor 1
Gardner 3

Reid played too, when he was fit. He's a decent, tough CM.

Ince must be fuming. This was always a winnable tie.

Pompey pull a goal back. Crouch with the goal.

Quite a few goals today already. Hull equalise

Crouch

Average he is not.

borocooper wrote:Crouch

Average he is not.

He the best England can offer

Arca just made a horror tackle on Andy Johnson..really nasty.

Interesting 1 on 1 race between Cisse and Zayatte - I don't know if its Cisse who got slower over last few years, or its Zayatte just being exceptionally quick. Because defender stopped Cisse's run quite easily...

1-0 Fulham..Bullard.

Fulham get given a penalty for f@ck all. Thats 2 penalties in a matter of weeks that shoudn't have been given against us that have been.

McMahon smashes the ball against Zamora, it bounces back at him and hits his hand..penalty.

Full Ham are now 3 zero up.

I hope West Ham do not score 3 goals.

We've been terrible in all honesty..the penalty shouldnt have happened but we've still been shit. Pogo is a terrible left back, it should be centre back or dropped with him.

Big victory for Sunderland, again Jones and Cisse looked quality, and when Malbranque is having a good game too, they are very dangerously attacking wise.

West Ham United: Green, Neill, Davenport, Upson, Ilunga, Collison, Noble, Parker, Behrami, Cole, Bellamy

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Davies, Laursen, L. Young, Petrov, Milner, Sidwell, Barry, A. Young, Agbonlahor