Premier League 2024-2025

Milltown Row2 · November 24, 2024, 08:04:46 PM

Here's it simply put, others teams are playing poor and Liverpool winning games while not at their best, so Liverpool will improve, the other teams may improve but City have won 4 in a row, that's some commitment to go at it again while their lynchpins (Rodri, Kevin) injured most of year.

Liking Chelsea's form but not sure they will get enough points to challenge, Arsenal have shown they bottle, and Villa are squad thin

From the Bunker · November 24, 2024, 09:30:04 PM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on November 24, 2024, 08:04:46 PMHere's it simply put, others teams are playing poor and Liverpool winning games while not at their best, so Liverpool will improve, the other teams may improve but City have won 4 in a row, that's some commitment to go at it again while their lynchpins (Rodri, Kevin) injured most of year.

Liking Chelsea's form but not sure they will get enough points to challenge, Arsenal have shown they bottle, and Villa are squad thin

Chelsea could be dark horses. Champions league killing Villa. Arsenal don't have an out and out Striker. City look to be having their 2019/20 season again. 31.5% of the way and looking good for Liverpool. 68.5% left - what could happen in that time?

Look-Up! · November 24, 2024, 11:07:13 PM

Great win for Liverpool. Always a big deal to come back from behind and 3 more points in the bag. Might have been a bit lucky I thought with a few decisions but plenty of good teams would have dropped points today from that position. Salah is some unit, beast of a man.

Man Utd were poor I thought or at least same same. Low energy press, watery midfield and some poor decisions going forward. Lack decisiveness. Thought they might have showed a bit more today but he'll need a few games, although it'll need to happen soon to salvage something tangible from the league at least this season.

Huge game next week with City and Liverpool. Liverpool are almost at the end of the difficult run that was supposed to burst their bubble this season but the very opposite is happening. Winning next week will be a massive statement. City are City and you would expect a backlash from them after their last 5 games but they are human too and maybe the last few seasons has finally caught up with them. They've played a ridiculous amount of games plus with the Euros this summer the batteries might finally be emptied. Next weekend will tell a tale.

ONeill · November 24, 2024, 11:45:48 PM

The run that really examines Liverpool is only starting next week. If they get to Christmas in good shape, there's no stopping them.

RedHand88 · November 24, 2024, 11:48:29 PM

I thought there would be a city backlash after 4 losses on the bounce, especially with the international break.
They then proceeded to lose 4 nil at home.

Armamike · November 25, 2024, 10:26:42 AM

Usually a team that has a lead like this at this stage (albeit with 2 thirds of the season to go) normally goes on to win the title. So Liverpool are in a great position to win the thing. The chances are with the run of games coming up and through Christmas Liverpool will drop some points in the coming weeks, but they just need to expect this is a possibility, and hold their nerve. Chances are City and Arsenal will drop a few more too.

TabClear · November 25, 2024, 11:09:37 AM

Quote from: Armamike on November 25, 2024, 10:26:42 AMUsually a team that has a lead like this at this stage (albeit with 2 thirds of the season to go) normally goes on to win the title. So Liverpool are in a great position to win the thing. The chances are with the run of games coming up and through Christmas Liverpool will drop some points in the coming weeks, but they just need to expect this is a possibility, and hold their nerve. Chances are City and Arsenal will drop a few more too.

Fully expect City to win at Anfield next week. Liverpool have scraped through a few games and City will know that a defeat will severely hurt them so they will raise their game. Arsenal have all their injuries clearing up so expect them to go on a run of wins to close the gap as well.

Think yesterday showed how important it is to get Jota back. If Nunez is off it, he gives something different up front.

Armamike · November 25, 2024, 11:16:21 AM

Wouldn't go as far as to say I'd expect City to win at Anfield, but half expecting a draw. City rarely win at Anfield even when they're at the top of their game.

StephenC · November 25, 2024, 01:44:46 PM

Have any of you watched City recently? They are a pale shadow of the team they were, and I'd be very surprised if Liverpool don't beat them comfortably.

Blowitupref · November 25, 2024, 02:20:49 PM

Quote from: Armamike on November 25, 2024, 10:26:42 AMUsually a team that has a lead like this at this stage (albeit with 2 thirds of the season to go) normally goes on to win the title. So Liverpool are in a great position to win the thing. The chances are with the run of games coming up and through Christmas Liverpool will drop some points in the coming weeks, but they just need to expect this is a possibility, and hold their nerve. Chances are City and Arsenal will drop a few more too.

I see it's biggest lead any team has held at this stage of the season for 30 years.

johnnycool · November 25, 2024, 03:15:37 PM

Quote from: StephenC on November 25, 2024, 01:44:46 PMHave any of you watched City recently? They are a pale shadow of the team they were, and I'd be very surprised if Liverpool don't beat them comfortably.

Kyle Walker has been awful and Temo Werner showing him a clean pair of heels.

City are missing Rodri something awful.

I'm expecting Liverpool to win by 2 on Sunday.

Thank god the Ulster final is on TG4 at the same time.

Look-Up! · November 28, 2024, 01:14:51 PM

Massive game this weekend, one of those that neutrals will really look forward to.

Liverpool clear favourites with the bookies and justifiably so but there's enough quality in either team where anything could happen and you'd expect goals galore. City are creating plenty of chances, you'd imagine they will start converting them sooner or later. But uncharacteristically for them they look jittery at the back. Before when they took the lead you'd say game done and dusted but even now when they go a couple up, you feel they are only one mistake away from a collapse. Liverpool were similar for a few seasons. But they look so solid now. Like all good teams they seem to be getting the bounce of the ball too. And Salah is looking like a man reborn and with goals elsewhere, they are not totally relying on him. Couldn't be in a better place going into this.

That's how the bookies have it anyway, but form is fickle and often times not worth a continental going into a big match like this. So Liverpool will see it as a game to really cement their position and make a massive statement in front of the Kop, but City will see it as the best possible opportunity to buck the trend of the season and put a line through all that has happened so far. Honestly there's no result that would surprise me and couldn't call it either way. Just looking forward to a cracker.

Milltown Row2 · November 28, 2024, 01:52:19 PM

0-0 written all over it

Look-Up! · November 28, 2024, 02:19:27 PM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on November 28, 2024, 01:52:19 PM0-0 written all over it

That's probably the only score line would surprise me TBH. It's 20/1 with some bookies. Haaland to score first and Liverpool to win is about 23/1 with PP. I'd pick that quicker if I am to bet.

imtommygunn · November 28, 2024, 02:24:04 PM

Also will Konate be playing? I'd have thought that would impact things a bit. Is Bradley's injury bad? I didn't see the game last night but by all accounts he was outstanding. What's the story with TAA at the minute? He was a sub - is he only coming back or rested or even dropped?