The Premier League Thread

Yep.

 

Wonder if anyone goes in for Raphinha in January.

 

Do we ever play anyone at the 'right' time?
Norwich was wrong, Liverpool was wrong, Leicester could be wrong - maybe Brighton?

 

We played Leeds at the right time! Probably Villa too. Watford are very up and down too and have scored quite a few in some games and not in others so could add them to the we played them at the right time list. Obviously it’s not cut and dry as so many variables but playing Norwich away with their first game under a new manager was bad timing. Highly doubt that game would have gone as it did had Farke still been in charge.

 

Draws with both Manc clubs and WHU, were the right time and but for the red card the trip to Chelsea might have been the right time, especially as we were starting to dominate in the second half.
Brighton? I expect their fans are saying what we say about our team, with regards to converting chances to goals. Hopefully ours will and theirs won’t, on the day.

 

Conversely there is never a wrong time to play us. We are always an easy touch.

 

Very touching moment in the 13th minute of Everton v Liverpool. Both sets of fans coming together to pay their respects to Ava White, the 12 year old girl who was murdered last week.

 

Liverpool fans chanting : "Rafa, Rafael, Rafa, Rafael, Rafa, Rafael, Rafael Benitez"

 

What a delicious turn and finish by Jota.

 

Four for Liverpool. They’re quite good.

 

Pickford beaten at the near post

 

This should be interesting. As Atkinson didn't blow the goal has to stand surely.

 

As it should.

 

Replay shows he didn't blow. The goal has to stand.

 

Yep, right call. Unfortunate on De Gea but it's correct.

 

Oh dear United are all pissed off. What a shame.

 

I reckon pre-VAR, Atkinson would have gone through with blowing the whistle (he clearly moved it towards his lips).

My guess is that at the very last second he thought, "I don't know what happened here, so I might need VAR to help me out - and that can only happen if I hold off from blowing here."

 

I just find it funny because it happened to United.

 

Not unfortunate on De Gea at all.

 

Well it is because if he hadn't been taken out by Fred he would have saved it.