Topic: Premier League Fixtures 5th - 7th August

[The North Bank]

Villa are hopeless. Wow

[tubby]

Lots of huffing and puffing from Villa comes to nothing.

[Fazak_Red]

Gerrard wont last the season, 100%

[Spanish Al]

16th, 11th, 15th, 15th are his finishes there so far. I think they could do better than him. They've been in the league for ten years now and looked well better in their first few years there.

I think those finishes highlight how he’s doing a very good job. That side is littered with championship level players yet somehow he keeps keeping them up.

Their recruitment in those first few years you mentioned saw players of a much higher quality brought in. Other than Ward-Prowse (who isn’t particularly special), if they got relegated I don’t think any of their players would have PL suitors.

[Dave McCoy]

16th, 11th, 15th, 15th are his finishes there so far. I think they could do better than him. They've been in the league for ten years now and looked well better in their first few years there.

They consistently sell their best players and buy shit in return. Regardless of manager that is a relegation level squad.

[Chris~]

Can't be too harsh on Villa. Isn't easy away to promoted sides first up

[disgraced cake]

I forever will think that Gerrard made the wrong decision leaving mid season. There's no reason he couldn't have made the Europa League final with Rangers and I think they may have kept hold of the league title as well. Hindsight and all but that would have been the perfect time to move on. Plenty of clubs would have been after him IMO. With Villa there was always going to be a ceiling. Success there would be taking them into the top half, the move just made no sense IMO.

[The North Bank]

Only one away win so far, never easy away in the premier league.

[has gone odd]

Meh at the results coming in, things can only get better, as the shitty tune goes 

[El Lobo]

It’s looking more and more like a North London battle for the title and is trying to pick up the scraps

[Elzar]

It’s looking more and more like a North London battle for the title and is trying to pick up the scraps

Really looking like we’ll be challenging Leeds and Bournemouth for top 10. North London looking on fire, while Newcastle cruising to Europe.

[jillcwhomever]

The Spurs hype will be unbearable now. It will come to a stop eventually but might be fun for a short time. 

[rafathegaffa83]

Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, Mina, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Gray, Doucoure, Iwobi, McNeil, Gordon.
Subs: Holgate, Keane, Allan, Begovic, Alli, Gbamin,Vinagre, Warrington, Mills.

Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, James, Chilwell, Kante, Jorginho, Mount, Havertz, Sterling.
Cucurella, Arrizabalaga, Kovacic, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Gallagher, Ziyech, Broja.

[Gerry Attrick]

That Everton bench is absolutely filthy. First XI is no better. Don’t see how that crew would score 30 goals.

[rafathegaffa83]

No idea if Warrington, Mills are two youngsters or a 19th century workhouse. No recognized forwards in that Everton side so I assume Gordon is spearheading the attack atop the diving board

[Hazell]

That Everton team screams relegation. Here's hoping.

[Oskar]

Chelsea should win this comfortably.

Calvert-Lewin is the only real threat Everton have when he's fit and in form, can't see them scoring today looking at that team and bench.

[disgraced cake]

That Everton bench is absolutely filthy. First XI is no better. Don’t see how that crew would score 30 goals.

It'll be interesting to see how Fulham and Bournemouth fare. I've had them both dead certs for relegation and I'd obviously still believe they will both go down but great results for them today.

How many times over the years have you saw teams like those play well against us and you think 'If you played like that every week you'd have no problems' - Fucking loads 

Both have to keep it up and they'll give themselves a chance. If Everton start this season poorly they'll struggle to find their feet all season IMO. Last season for the first two months they were fine. I think they're circling the drain to be honest now.

[The North Bank]

Come on Everton !

[jillcwhomever]

Come on Everton !

hahaha.

[The North Bank]

No strikers on either team, won’t be many goals in this one.

[disgraced cake]

Godfrey you soft c*nt. That said how did the lino not spot that was out?

[rafathegaffa83]

Pickford on walkabout Havertz should have done far better

[Oskar]

Looks a bad one for Godfrey, he signalled straight away.

[The North Bank]

Comedy of errors there Everton . Hatchet man Godfrey injured.

[jillcwhomever]

Pickford on walkabout Havertz should have done far better

Well, I guess with every goalie in the land doing a Pickford he has to come up with another new routine. 

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Broke his ankle there I reckon.

[tubby]

Only a mile over the line there.

[rafathegaffa83]

Looks a bad one for Godfrey, he signalled straight away.

Yeah he's done. Fat Frank potentially signalling for a stretcher. They're already playing Yerry Mina who was supposed to be on the way outs.

[Barneylfc∗]

What a shame... Moving on

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Broke his ankle there I reckon.

What a pity.

[rawcusk8]

Feel for Godfrey, really likeable fella

[Spanish Al]

Looks a bad one for Godfrey there, a break somewhere?

Wouldn’t have happened either if the Lino flagged for the obvious ball out of play. Didn’t need to be in line to spot that it was that far over.

[disgraced cake]

Could accelerate their need for Conor Coady. Funny how they've realised Michael Keane is that shit now that he can't even be the first man of the bench here.

Probably going to be a bit of added time here.

[The North Bank]

This is on the lino, they don’t blow for anything now, miles out of play that was.

[Red Beret]

Ah well, Everton. All teams suffer injuries, I guess?

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Looks a bad one for Godfrey there, a break somewhere?

Wouldn’t have happened either if the Lino flagged for the obvious ball out of play. Didn’t need to be in line to spot that it was that far over.

Can't blame the linesman I don't think, he can't see through Pickford.

Pickford on the other hand could have just accepted it was going for a corner rather than trying to set up Havertz.

[jillcwhomever]

Sad for Godfrey, never a good way to start the season.

[rafathegaffa83]

Wouldn’t have happened either if the Lino flagged for the obvious ball out of play. Didn’t need to be in line to spot that it was that far over.

Yep. Baffling decision by him, which will result in Godfrey being out for a long time.

[4pool]

Only a mile over the line there.

And if Pickford would have left it because he knew it was out when he kicked it back in, Godfrey wouldn't have this injury.