[Albion] Premier League 2/12 - 3/12

[Bozza]

No rest for the wicked as Liverpool visit the Amex. Have we ever had a week of fixtures like this?

Saturday 2/12
Chelsea v Newcastle (12:30)
Albion v Liverpool
Everton v Huddersfield
Leicester v Burnley
Stoke v Swansea
Watford v Spurs
West Brom v Palace
Arsenal v Man Utd (17:30)

Saturday 2/12
Bournemouth v Southampton (13:30)
Man City v West Ham (16:00)

 

[Triggaaar]

Everton v Huddersfield

Are some of you muppets hoping for a draw?

 

[Bozza]

Everton v Huddersfield

Are some of you muppets hoping for a draw?

There's a few like that. We HAVE to want West Brom and Stoke to win, don't we?

The bottom three could be nicely adrift come Sunday evening.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Saturday at The Amex will be a great occasion. Hope we can play something like we did against Man Utd and maybe nick a result...

Looking at the table and other fixtures, unless we get a pretty unlikely win, we will probably drift down another couple of places.

I think that 12th is the absolute highest we can realistically achieve come the end of this season. Burnley, Watford, Leicester, Southampton and Everton for starters WILL finish above us. IMO 12th-14th is roughly 50/50 chance with 15th-17th and obviously either outcome would be highly acceptable.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

We HAVE to want West Brom [...] to win, don't we?

Er... you'll need to give me a bit of time to think about that one.

 

[Bozza]

Er... you'll need to give me a bit of time to think about that one.

The reason I said that is there often seems to be a "want a draw so they both lose points" mentality to some of these sort of games.

 

[m20gull]

The reason I said that is there often seems to be a "want a draw so they both lose points" mentality to some of these sort of games.

"Some of" being the operative words

 

[Triggaaar]

There's a few like that. We HAVE to want West Brom and Stoke to win, don't we?

Well it's always nice to see Palace lose, but rivalry aside that's a tough result to choose, with West Brom also being a prime candidate for relegation. Similar with Stoke vs Swansea - we certainly don't want a Swansea win, but draw could be nice - let Swansea keep their manager and neither team getting 3 points.

Everton however, I shall be cheering on with confidence.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The reason I said that is there often seems to be a "want a draw so they both lose points" mentality to some of these sort of games.

Yes but there are exceptions...

 

[Rugrat]

The reason I said that is there often seems to be a "want a draw so they both lose points" mentality to some of these sort of games.

As the season wears on it becomes more important to back the winner. Fairly obvious who the suspects are going to be and the one that surprises me is West Ham, but they are definitely now a loss and not a draw

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

As the season wears on it becomes more important to back the winner. Fairly obvious who the suspects are going to be and the one that surprises me is West Ham, but they are definitely now a loss and not a draw

Away at Man City. You know I fancy them to get something up there, don't know why, just do. And if they do it will be a springboard to moving up the league.

 

[Rugrat]

Away at Man City. You know I fancy them to get something up there, don't know why, just do. And if they do it will be a springboard to moving up the league.

I doubt even the most optimistic of them would agree

I'm not sure they'll get a point in the next 4, if so they will be fighting relegation to the end I suspect

 

[BBassic]

Predictions:

Chelsea v Newcastle - Chelsea win
Albion v Liverpool - Surprise Albion win
Everton v Huddersfield - Everton win
Leicester v Burnley - Draw
Stoke v Swansea - Draw
Watford v Spurs - Spurs win
West Brom v Palace - West Brom win
Arsenal v Man Utd - Arsenal win


Bournemouth v Southampton - Stains win
Man City v West Ham - West Ham obliterated

 

[dazzer6666]

Everton win (I want Hudds to drop like a stone), Swansea and West Ham defeats and anything but a Palace win please (although even that wouldn't be a disaster as I can see West Brom getting mired)

 

[Drebin]

Predictions:

Chelsea v Newcastle - Chelsea win
Albion v Liverpool - Liverpool win
Everton v Huddersfield - Everton win
Leicester v Burnley - Leicester win
Stoke v Swansea - Stoke win
Watford v Spurs - Draw
West Brom v Palace - Draw
Arsenal v Man Utd - Man Utd win


Bournemouth v Southampton - Draw
Man City v West Ham - West Ham obliterated

 

[Peter Grummit]

Away at Man City. You know I fancy them to get something up there, don't know why, just do. And if they do it will be a springboard to moving up the league.

They have picked up further injuries. Basically no strikers or centre backs.

Would be great to get the bottom 3 adrift. I want us to pick up enough points this month so we feel we can have a proper go in the FACup. I'm sure if we draw a lower league team we will give the squad a game, but I'd like to think we could play a strong team if we draw another PL club.

PG

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I doubt even the most optimistic of them would agree

I'm not sure they'll get a point in the next 4, if so they will be fighting relegation to the end I suspect

Oh I'm sure. I just have a feeling. Probably just an itch.

If they get obliterated I see nothing but relegation for them. But at some point the quality in their squad (if they have any) will come out, and that will be against one of the big 6, because that's the kind of game under-performing players suddenly decide to show what they can do. Like I say, if it turns out there is no quality there, then they are screwed, but have West Ham become that bad so soon?

 

[Beach Hut]

2-1 Chelski after going a goal down

 

[Stat Brother]

Who's doing the co-commentary on 5-live?

 

[GT49er]

No rest for the wicked as Liverpool visit the Amex. Have we ever had a week of fixtures like this?

Saturday 2/12
Chelsea v Newcastle (12:30) - Chelsea won; that's fine.
Would like/Expect
Albion v Liverpool Home win/ draw (with fingers crossed!)
Everton v Huddersfield Draw/ Home win
Leicester v Burnley Draw/ Draw
Stoke v Swansea Home win/ Home win
Watford v Spurs Away win/ Draw
West Brom v Palace Home win/ Away win
Arsenal v Man Utd (17:30) Couldn't care less

Saturday 2/12
Bournemouth v Southampton (13:30) Draw/ Home win
Man City v West Ham (16:00) Home win/ Home win