the destroyer of worlds Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Highlights of Villa's nice scalp weren't uploaded until late. Looking forward to the match on Sat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, the destroyer of worlds said: Highlights of Villa's nice scalp weren't uploaded until late. Looking forward to the match on Sat. Pretty impressive work by the 'Keepers in that one. Probably would have saved the goal too, if that City defender hadn't put a foot in..... Edited December 7, 2023 by RupertKBD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 BIG win for Everton. With their 10 point deduction (they are appealing), they are now out of the relegation spaces in 17th, one point up on Luton Town. If they had no points deductions, they would be in 10th. One point up on Chelsea and Brentford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Spurs drop some more points with their loss to the Hammers. Back to Everton. They have secured 20 points from 15 games. That would put them on pace for just over 50 points. With the 10 point deduction, they would have 40 points. Luton Town, who is the top team in the relegation spaces, is on pace for about 23 points. Forest, who is in 16th, is on pace for 33 points. Bournemouth, in 15th, is on pace for just over 40. If Everton maintains similar play the rest of the way, they should easily avoid relegation. We all know that what should happen (on paper) and what actually happens doesn't always line up. But, I think Everton will be in the Prem next year, closing out Goodison Park with Premier League football instead of Championship a slog fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Arsenal lose 1-0 to Villa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Villa really is playing well. Means the top of the table is Liverpool 37 pts Arsenal 36 pts. Villa 35 pts. City should win tomorrow and will be 4th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Nothing like hearing Man U supporters at home booing their team's performance. Big win (think it was their 1st at Old Trafford) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, the destroyer of worlds said: Villa really is playing well. Means the top of the table is Liverpool 37 pts Arsenal 36 pts. Villa 35 pts. City should win tomorrow and will be 4th. I thought if Arsenal played against most teams today they would have won. Credit to AV (especially Martinez) for a well played game. It appears it's going to be a season long jockeying battle for first place among several teams. Should be entertaining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Man, all that money spent by Chelsea is looking like money wasted. Everton with the nice win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Final matchday for the Champions League group stage started today. Arsenal go through as group winner. Man U lose today against Bayern and finish bottom of their group, out of Europe. Tomorrow we learn the fate of Newcastle as Man City have already gone through as group winner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Champions League group stage is done and dusted. Newcastle lost 2 - 1 to AC Milan and finished last in the group. One of the other group winners will get PSG in the next round as they finished 2nd to Dortmund. Milan off to Europa League playoffs. So group winners were: Bayern, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Man City, and Barcelona. Strong showing by Spanish clubs (all 4 won their groups) 2nd place, drawn to face group winners outside of their group and not from their own nation: Copenhagen, PSV, Napoli, Inter Milan, Lazio, PSG, RB Leipzig, and Porto. Off to the Europa League: Galatasaray, Lens, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, AC Milan, Young Boys, and Shakhtar Donetsk. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 UEFA Europa League Brighton, Liverpool, and West Ham all won their groups. Rangers won their group as well. They avoid the playoff round against the 3rd place clubs that drop down from the Champions League. UEFA Europa Conference League Aston Villa win their group and advance. Also Lille won their group. The Draw for the next round will be early Monday, the 18th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV. Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Should be some very interesting ties. I'll throw my predictions below: Bayern - Porto Arsenal - Leipzig Madrid - Inter Sociedad - PSG City - Copenhagen Atleti - PSV Dortmund - Napoli Barcelona - Lazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 https://www.sportsnet.ca/premier-league/article/luton-captain-tom-lockyer-collapses-match-vs-bournemouth-suspended/ Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapses, match vs. Bournemouth suspended BOURNEMOUTH, England — Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the field for the second time this year, prompting the abandonment of their English Premier League game at Bournemouth on Saturday. Luton reported around an hour after the incident that Lockyer was “responsive” and was taken to a hospital. Fans stayed behind at Vitality Stadium after the match was called off and were heard chanting the name of Lockyer, a Wales international defender who dropped to the ground untouched in the 59th minute. Players from both sides immediately called for help and Luton manager Rob Edwards entered the field, looking distressed. The 29-year-old Lockyer was carried away on a stretcher. The score was 1-1 at the time and referee Simon Hooper made the decision to abandon the game, with the clock having stopped in the 65th. “We don’t know the full extent of what happened and what the next steps are at this stage,” Luton said, "but we thank Bournemouth and the medical staff on both sides for their immediate response, which was absolutely amazing. “We are sorry to all supporters present that players from both sides were in no state of mind to continue with the game after seeing their much-loved teammate and friend taken off like that, and staff could not carry on with managing the game in such circumstances having had to deal with the situation.” Lockyer also collapsed during the second-tier Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium in May. He was quickly responsive on that occasion and was taken to the hospital for tests. There was a very different kind of drama at Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead and drew with Crystal Palace 2-2 and dropped two more points in its increasingly unconvincing title defense. The equalizer came in the fifth minute of stoppage time via a penalty from Michael Olise as City drew a third straight home game. The champions have won just one of their last six league games. Newcastle won at home 3-0 against Fulham, for which Mexico striker Raul Jimenez was sent off for a dangerous challenge in the 22nd minute when the score was 0-0. Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 while Burnley hosted Everton in the late game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 The anti-vaxxers should be chiming in with the usual stupidity, any minute now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) Arsenal with the win. Liverpool and Man City with draws in their matches today. Big win for Everton, who now leapfrog Forest into 16th. Another goal for Havertz Edited December 17, 2023 by the destroyer of worlds 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Looking at the EPL scoreboard....a lot of red cards handed out today.... Man U, Villa, Brentford, Fulham and Spurs...all had a man sent off today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 @UnkNuk I know I am gonna jinx the Villans but remember what I stated at the start of the season ? Well beyond my dreams. Equal second on points. Only goal difference seperating us from the Reds. With his mate Monchi as the sporting director and owners willing to spend in the January transfer window, starting to believe that Emery can take us to the promised land of Champions league at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 The draw for the next round of the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League. Play starts in mid Feb. Champions League round of 16 draw Porto (POR) vs Arsenal (ENG) Napoli (ITA) vs Barcelona (ESP) Paris (FRA) vs Real Sociedad (ESP) Inter (ITA) vs Atlético de Madrid (ESP) PSV (NED) vs Dortmund (GER) Lazio (ITA) vs Bayern (GER) Copenhagen (DEN) vs Man City (ENG) Leipzig (GER) vs Real Madrid (ESP) Europa and Europa Conference The winners of these ties will be drawn with the group phase winners on Feb 23rd. English clubs in these comps. won their groups. Europa League play-off round draw in full Feyenoord vs Roma Milan vs Rennes Lens vs Freiburg Young Boys vs Sporting Lisbon Benfica vs Toulouse Braga vs Qarabag Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille Conference League play-off round draw in full Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava Servette vs Ludogorets Union Saint-Gilloise vs Eintracht Frankfurt Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt Molde vs Legia Warsaw Maccabi Haifa vs Gent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 14 hours ago, Ilunga said: @UnkNuk I know I am gonna jinx the Villans but remember what I stated at the start of the season ? Well beyond my dreams. Equal second on points. Only goal difference seperating us from the Reds. With his mate Monchi as the sporting director and owners willing to spend in the January transfer window, starting to believe that Emery can take us to the promised land of Champions league at least. Perhaps we all should have paid more attention to Aston Villa at the start of the season: "Aston Villa have FIRMED from 250/1 to 16/1 to win the Premier League since the beginning of the season... after beating both Man City and Arsenal, can Unai Emery's side make history?" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/skybet/article-12842543/Aston-Villa-Premier-League-Unai-Emery.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Liverpool/Arsenal is on NBC 9:30am Saturday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Appears to be a frustrating match for Villa supporters. Blown chance to go top of the table with the other 2 teams at the top, Arsenal v Liverpool, playing each other tomorrow. Dropped points vs relegation bound Sheffield United. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Arsenal up 1-0 early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Liverpool/Arsenal ends 1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Surprise of the weekend. Luton Town beat Newcastle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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