[Albion] Premier League 3-5/2/23

[hart's shirt]

It's looking like the top 5, then any 2 from 6 for the remaining Europa and Conference place.

Villa's GD is poor, but just a point behind Liverpool keeps them in the hunt.

The fact that we're leading the mini-league of 6 is great.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The Standard of officiating is laughable at times, this guy has no control over the game.

It was appalling

Rodri/Grealish/Ake all somehow avoided a yellow.

Grealish ended on 5 fouls and screamed in the refs face twice.

Rodri poleaxed a spurs player on the counter and nothing

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Bugger

Nice of Spurs to do Arsenal a favour though

Thankfully after yesterday it was a free hit

 

[Seagull58]

I wouldn't swap Grealish for Mitoma in a million years. If sockboy is £100m Mitoma must be £150m.

 

[Weststander]

It's looking like the top 5, then any 2 from 6 for the remaining Europa and Conference place.

Villa's GD is poor, but just a point behind Liverpool keeps them in the hunt.

The fact that we're leading the mini-league of 6 is great.

The top 5 is effectively sewn up.

Skybet odds making Top 6:

Albion 10/11
Chelsea 7/4
Brentford 18/1
Fulham 25/1
Villa 33/1

 

[nicko31]

The top 5 is effectively sewn up.

Skybet odds making Top 6:

Albion 10/11
Chelsea 7/4
Brentford 18/1
Fulham 25/1
Villa 33/1

Fulham very good price

 

[kevo]

The top 5 is effectively sewn up.

Skybet odds making Top 6:

Albion 10/11
Chelsea 7/4
Brentford 18/1
Fulham 25/1
Villa 33/1

Liverpool?

 

[kevo]

The top 5 is effectively sewn up.

Skybet odds making Top 6:

Albion 10/11
Chelsea 7/4
Brentford 18/1
Fulham 25/1
Villa 33/1

Don't think top 5 is 'sewn up'. We are five points behind Spurs but have two games in hand (v Palace and Bmuff).

 

[Weststander]

Fulham very good price

That crossed my mind. Betting on both Brentford and Fulham, small stakes, as an 'insurance'.

 

[Weststander]

Don't think top 5 is 'sewn up'. We are five points behind Spurs but have two games in hand (v Palace and Bmuff).

Would love you to be correct, but through spending power giving them more match winners and savvy ness with officials, I'm sure they'll end up higher than us.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

FFS Spurs are normally dogshit.
(Im fully aware that this is not a situation I thought would matter following the Albion, but I’m greedy)

 

[drew]

Would love you to be correct, but through spending power giving them more match winners and savvy ness with officials, I'm sure they'll end up higher than us.

Very possibly but it still can't be described as 'sewn up'. We've got the 4th best GD, games in hand and there will be games between clubs above where one or both will drop points. Still a lot to play for.

 

[Triggaaar]

The top 5 is effectively sewn up.

Skybet odds making Top 6:

Albion 10/11
Chelsea 7/4
Brentford 18/1
Fulham 25/1
Villa 33/1

Wow

 

[Weststander]

Very possibly but it still can't be described as 'sewn up'. We've got the 4th best GD, games in hand and there will be games between clubs above where one or both will drop points. Still a lot to play for.

Enjoying every minute of it.

I think there are a lot of challenges ahead for our squad - low block teams like Emery's Villa who come to spoil, our (deliberate) vulnerability at the back will cost on occasions, coping with key player injuries where the vast spenders have cover.

 

[Weststander]

Wow

If you was a betting man, anything there enticing?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

FFS Spurs are normally dogshit.
(Im fully aware that this is not a situation I thought would matter following the Albion, but I’m greedy)

always beat city at home though. It's so weird

 

[Weststander]

Liverpool?

Deliberately omitted as no centre midfield = a load of losses until May. We think we're amazing for the 2 wins and a draw, but Leeds, Brentford, Wolves etc all overrun the elderly/teens CM and Gomez with ease.

 

[Triggaaar]

If you was a betting man, anything there enticing?

Villa at 33-1 - no thanks. Fulham at 25s, yes.
Us odds on - don't be daft.
Chelsea 7/4 - not bad.

Obviously I'd check the odds with other bookies, but I'm surprised we're odds on with such a long way to go.

 

[Triggaaar]

always beat city at home though. It's so weird

Did I hear that City haven't scored there in 5 games or something?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

We’re half way through the season