Topic: Premier League Fixtures 5th - 7th August

[Chakan]

Klopp is absolutely going to go mental if they try interview him at half time.

[afc tukrish]

Klopp is absolutely going to go mental if they try interview him at half time.

Runs too quickly, he'll just keep going...

[Dave McCoy]

Went and watched the game with 3 Palace fans in Pasadena, one was my daughters old coach. Thought Arsenal were on top for the first 30 minutes and then did nothing the last 60 but get a lucky break. Really a coin flip game that could have gone either way but just went Arsenal's today. Palace fans left feeling pretty good in that they didn't really seem to miss Gallagher that much.

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Ayew is dreadful

[Andy @ Allerton!]

I actually enjoyed the game.

Nice to see proper footy back.

[Lynndenberries]

Surely the most important thing is to win the first game? Does the performance even matter, as  no one is going to be at their best.

Yes, but it just felt like more of the same as last season. If they grind out wins like that all season, then fair play.

[The North Bank]

Yes, but it just felt like more of the same as last season. If they grind out wins like that all season, then fair play.

Last season we lost there 3-0, so it’s not more of the same. Also after 3 games last season we had 0 points and a gd of -10. Had we had just 3 points we’d have finished top 4. I’d have taken a draw before the game because it’s the hardest place to go to outside the top 6. Result wise it was excellent.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Last season we lost there 3-0, so it’s not more of the same. Also after 3 games last season we had 0 points and a gd of -10. Had we had just 3 points we’d have finished top 4. I’d have taken a draw before the game because it’s the hardest place to go to outside the top 6. Result wise it was excellent.

Is correct, doesn't matter how you put the points on the board to be honest.

[The North Bank]

Best thing about starting on Friday and winning, is you can enjoy the rest of the weekend football. Last season was horrible, weekend ruined.

[El Lobo]

Yes, but it just felt like more of the same as last season. If they grind out wins like that all season, then fair play.

Yeah it really was. Palace are well known to be undercooked because of pre-season



Sorry to rain on Arsenals parade, but those aren’t the stats of a brave new Arsenal. They have a decent new CB, Zinchenko was dreadful to the point they rushed Tierney off the bench, Jesus was tidy without doing much, White was appalling and they were lucky Palace were so profligate.

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Sorry to rain on Arsenals parade, but those aren’t the stats of a brave new Arsenal. They have a decent new CB, Zinchenko was dreadful to the point they rushed Tierney off the bench, Jesus was tidy without doing much, White was appalling and they were lucky Palace were so profligate.

If they don't sort that long ball over the top they are buggered this season, Ramsdale is a pretty crap keeper too, they are fortunate there are so many inconsistent / bad teams in the league

[DelTrotter]

Zinchenko was shocking, that's the Man City guy I remember but he seemed to become a left footed Lahm on here once Arsenal signed him! Early days though of course.

[Crosby Nick]

Last season we lost there 3-0, so it’s not more of the same. Also after 3 games last season we had 0 points and a gd of -10. Had we had just 3 points we’d have finished top 4. I’d have taken a draw before the game because it’s the hardest place to go to outside the top 6. Result wise it was excellent.

Every team have different bogey grounds. For example everyone used to worry about us going to Palace and Burnley but we invariably almost always won there.

Are West Ham top 6? I’d say that’s a trickier away game for us. Everton too, sadly. Leicester.

That said, any away win with a clean sheet is always satisfying. You can’t take them for granted before kick off. Enjoy your stress free weekend!

[El Lobo]

If they don't sort that long ball over the top they are buggered this season, Ramsdale is a pretty crap keeper too, they are fortunate there are so many inconsistent / bad teams in the league

It’s actually a decent squad but the one thing holding it back is sat in the dugout. They were battering Palace and then as usual retreated to try and hold what they had and ended up getting dominated, and lucky to get out with a win, against a very undercooked Palace side.

[12C]

Ayew is dreadful

Always has been. First touch of a bumper car

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Always has been. First touch of a bumper car

I'm just amazed there is apparently no one at the club better or no one they could buy to replace him

[The North Bank]

Zinchenko was shocking, that's the Man City guy I remember but he seemed to become a left footed Lahm on here once Arsenal signed him! Early days though of course.

Thought he was immense first half, got his first assist already too. Not bad for a dud.

[The North Bank]

Yeah it really was. Palace are well known to be undercooked because of pre-season



Sorry to rain on Arsenals parade, but those aren’t the stats of a brave new Arsenal. They have a decent new CB, Zinchenko was dreadful to the point they rushed Tierney off the bench, Jesus was tidy without doing much, White was appalling and they were lucky Palace were so profligate.

We deserved to win, at a very tough place, youre just going to have to live with that

[El Lobo]

We deserved to win, at a very tough place, youre just going to have to live with that

I’m not sure I can

Last night was like the first time you watch Usain Bolt run, the first time you watch a Roger Federer match, the first time you see Daniel Day Lewis acting, the first time you see Jesse Lingard doing one of his funny dances. Just an unstoppable march to domination and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it (except probably Benteke, he’d have bagged last night. Oh and maybe Connor Wickham. And Eze, he could have stopped it. Edouard as….well most Palace attackers actually last night. But that’s it).

[Tobelius]

I’m not sure I can

Last night was like the first time you watch Usain Bolt run, the first time you watch a Roger Federer match, the first time you see Daniel Day Lewis acting, the first time you see Jesse Lingard doing one of his funny dances. Just an unstoppable march to domination and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it (except probably Benteke, he’d have bagged last night. Oh and maybe Connor Wickham. And Eze, he could have stopped it. Edouard as….well most Palace attackers actually last night. But that’s it).

  It was a brilliant display of domination against a very very good team,let's face it they're also just going to get better and better with such a young team all with ceilings in the stratosphere.

And Arteta,whoa,what can you say young,articulate and extremely likeable genius manager smiling away there after the game with the sun gently glistening on his magnificent black head fur.

Beginning of the new Arse era fam.

[The North Bank]

It was a brilliant display of domination against a very very good team,let's face it they're also just going to get better and better with such a young team all with ceilings in the stratosphere.

And Arteta,whoa,what can you say young,articulate and extremely likeable genius manager smiling away there after the game with the sun gently glistening on his magnificent black head fur.

Beginning of the new Arse era fam.

Love it

[Ghost Town]

Thought he was immense first half, got his first assist already too. Not bad for a dud.

Agreed. I thought he did pretty OK to start off with. Wasn't really paying attention later so he might have run out of steam, but it's early days at a new club.

[AndyMuller]

We deserved to win, at a very tough place, youre just going to have to live with that

Palace being a tough place to go is an absolute myth.

[The North Bank]

Palace being a tough place to go is an absolute myth.

Unbeaten in 9 home games, lost only 4 last season, only once by more than 1 goal, and took 4 points off city. Dont disrespect them just because they got beat by Mikels Marauders .

[The North Bank]

No Leno, the fuck is going on Fulham.... Unless he asked not to play. "Can i start my new job on Monday"

[naYoRHa2b]

Unbeaten in 9 home games, lost only 4 last season, only once by more than 1 goal, and took 4 points off city. Dont disrespect them just because they got beat by Mikels Marauders .

If we went to Palace on the opening day and won by 2 goals to nil we'd be happy. I'll be happy with that scoreline today against Fulham and they've only just come up.

[Crosby Nick]

No Leno, the fuck is going on Fulham.... Unless he asked not to play. "Can i start my new job on Monday"

Maybe he’s Emi Martinezed it. You were always right about him.

[The North Bank]

Maybe he’s Emi Martinezed it. You were always right about him.

Yeh got so much stick about him, always thought he was a wrong un.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Proudfoot and Beglin doing comms on Supersport.

[The North Bank]

If we went to Palace on the opening day and won by 2 goals to nil we'd be happy. I'll be happy with that scoreline today against Fulham and they've only just come up.

Is right, first game of season is all about getting the 3 points. An away from home start is even harder as you are playing against a hyped up crowd as well. No more intimidating away place than palace and we dealt with things brilliantly by not conceding and winning the game, we had to dig in at times but that’s also a positive. Couldn’t have asked for a better start.

[Samie]

We're already on the back foot and its' the opening game. 

[Agent99]

Diaz must be the unluckiest player going.

[reddebs]

Did I hear right were these twats singing the national anthem?

[Samie]

When those things start going in for him he will go to a new level.

[Samie]

Did I hear right were these twats singing the national anthem?

yeah. 

[Peabee]

Yes. Absolutely disgraceful club

Why?

It was only social media rumours that it was him wasn’t it?

[Clint Eastwood]

What 15:00 are we watching?

Spurs/Southampton sounds good until you remember it's Conte's boring Spurs. Not too fussed about the others.

[El Lobo]

Why?

It was only social media rumours that it was him wasn’t it?

There’s literally messages from him to the accuser admitting it, it’s horrifying that Arsenal and their fans have just quietly ignored it.

[Zee_26]

The music playing while the Spurs and Southampton players were in the tunnel sounded like Shawn Michaels theme music. Very strange.

[The North Bank]

Already shaping into a very good weekend for Arsenal, though I expect we ll lose top spot in 2 hours, Spurs could get 6 against this awful Soton team.