2020-2021 EPL Discussion Thread

[K]

Jezza, do you follow La Liga at all?

Barcelona are behind but on the move. I wonder if that means I should make a move too...

[Jezza]

Jezza, do you follow La Liga at all?

Barcelona are behind but on the move. I wonder if that means I should make a move too...

I don't follow it enough to have a proper opinion on the state of play and how individual teams are performing.

Personally, I hope Atletico Madrid go all the way and blow apart the Barca-Madrid duopoly.

[Jezza]

Midweek Results:

Wednesday March 10 2021:
Manchester City 5-2 Southampton

The Ladder:
1. Man City 68 - Played 29
2. Man Utd 54 - Played 28
3. Leicester 53 - Played 28
4. Chelsea 50 - Played 28
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5. West Ham 48 - Played 27
6. Everton 46 - Played 27
7. Tottenham 45 - Played 27
8. Liverpool 43 - Played 28
9. Aston Villa 40 - Played 26
10. Arsenal 38 - Played 27
11. Leeds 35 - Played 27
12. Wolves 35 - Played 28
13. Crystal Palace 34 - Played 28
14. Southampton 33 - Played 28
15. Burnley 30 - Played 28
16. Newcastle 27 - Played 27
17. Brighton 26 - Played 27
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18. Fulham 26 - Played 28
19. West Brom 18 - Played 28
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 28

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday March 12 2021:
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa - 20:00

Saturday March 13 2021:
Leeds United vs Chelsea - 12:30
Crystal Palace vs West Bromwich Albion - 15:00
Everton vs Burnley - 17:30
Fulham vs Manchester City - 20:00

Sunday March 14 2021:
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 12:00
Leicester City vs Sheffield United - 14:00
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur - 16:30
Manchester United vs West Ham United - 19:15

Monday March 15 2021:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool - 20:00

All local times.

[K]

Jezza, do you follow La Liga at all?

Barcelona are behind but on the move. I wonder if that means I should make a move too...

I don't follow it enough to have a proper opinion on the state of play and how individual teams are performing.

Personally, I hope Atletico Madrid go all the way and blow apart the Barca-Madrid duopoly.

I wrote B is "on the move", but it's probably more accurate to say that AM have gotten the staggers. Their last 5 or 6 matches have been very poor.

[Jezza]

^ Yep that's right. I remember speaking to several Chelsea supporting mates who told me we were lucky to play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League knockouts while they were going through a slump.

Play them a month or two earlier, they probably beat us comfortably.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday March 12 2021:
Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa

Saturday March 13 2021:
Leeds United 0-0 Chelsea
Crystal Palace 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Everton 1-2 Burnley
Fulham 0-3 Manchester City

Sunday March 14 2021:
Southampton 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield United
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United

Monday March 15 2021:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool

The Ladder:
1. Man City 71 - Played 30
2. Man Utd 57 - Played 29
3. Leicester 56 - Played 29
4. Chelsea 51 - Played 29
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5. West Ham 48 - Played 28
6. Liverpool 46 - Played 29
7. Everton 46 - Played 28
8. Tottenham 45 - Played 28
9. Aston Villa 41 - Played 27
10. Arsenal 41 - Played 28
11. Crystal Palace 37 - Played 29
12. Leeds 36 - Played 28
13. Wolves 35 - Played 29
14. Southampton 33 - Played 29
15. Burnley 33 - Played 29
16. Brighton 29 - Played 28
17. Newcastle 28 - Played 28
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18. Fulham 26 - Played 29
19. West Brom 18 - Played 29
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 29

[K]

...

Sunday March 7 2021:
...
Manchester City 0-2 Manchester United
...

We should probably note that this shock loss ended a long streak for Man. City.

But it's all too little, too late for the other teams.

[K]

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I wrote B is "on the move", but it's probably more accurate to say that AM have gotten the staggers. Their last 5 or 6 matches have been very poor.

Atletico Madrid's lead is now down to 4 points.

To some commentators, they look like they are now just trying to hang on. But 11 games is a long time to hang on!

And they have an away game against Barca among those. You could say it's a "6-point" game. But Barca may be clearly ahead by the time that game comes.

[K]

The other league to watch is the French Ligue 1.

Everyone seems to be assuming PSG will come good and win, but Lille has a 3-point lead, with under 10 games left.

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday March 19 2021:
Fulham vs Leeds United - 20:00

Saturday March 20 2021:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United - 20:00

Sunday March 21 2021:
West Ham United vs Arsenal - 15:00
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur - 19:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

The other league to watch is the French Ligue 1.

Everyone seems to be assuming PSG will come good and win, but Lille has a 3-point lead, with under 10 games left.

Top 6

Premier League - 8 to 10 games left
1). Manchester City = 71
2). Manchester United = 57
3). Leicester City = 56
4). Chelsea = 51
5). West Ham United = 48
6). Liverpool = 46

La Liga - 11 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 63
2). Barcelona = 59
3). Real Madrid = 57
4). Sevilla = 54
5). Real Sociedad = 45
6). Real Betis = 42

Bundesliga - 9 games left
1). Bayern Munich = 58
2). RB Leipzig = 54
3). Wolfsburg = 48
4). Eintracht Frankfurt = 44
5). Borussia Dortmund = 42
6). Bayer Leverkusen = 40

Serie A - 11 games left
1). Inter Milan = 65
2). AC Milan = 56
3). Juventus = 55
4). Atalanta = 52
5). Napoli = 50
6). AS Roma = 50

Ligue 1 - 9 games left
1). Lille = 63
2). PSG = 60
3). Lyon = 60
4). AS Monaco = 56
5). Marseille = 45
6). Lens = 45

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday March 19 2021:
Fulham 1-2 Leeds United

Saturday March 20 2021:
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Newcastle United

Sunday March 21 2021:
West Ham United 3-3 Arsenal
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

The Ladder:
1. Man City 71 - Played 30
2. Man Utd 57 - Played 29
3. Leicester 56 - Played 29
4. Chelsea 51 - Played 29
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5. West Ham 49 - Played 29
6. Tottenham 48 - Played 29
7. Liverpool 46 - Played 29
8. Everton 46 - Played 28
9. Arsenal 42 - Played 29
10. Aston Villa 41 - Played 28
11. Leeds 39 - Played 29
12. Crystal Palace 37 - Played 29
13. Wolves 35 - Played 29
14. Southampton 33 - Played 29
15. Burnley 33 - Played 29
16. Brighton 32 - Played 29
17. Newcastle 28 - Played 29
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18. Fulham 26 - Played 30
19. West Brom 18 - Played 29
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 29

[K]

The other league to watch is the French Ligue 1.

Everyone seems to be assuming PSG will come good and win, but Lille has a 3-point lead, with under 10 games left.

Lille lost their most recent game! Suddenly it's all tied up and PSG does look like they'll cruise home.

[Jezza]

The other league to watch is the French Ligue 1.

Everyone seems to be assuming PSG will come good and win, but Lille has a 3-point lead, with under 10 games left.

Lille lost their most recent game! Suddenly it's all tied up and PSG does look like they'll cruise home.

Top 6 update

Premier League - 8 to 9 games left
1). Manchester City = 71
2). Manchester United = 57
3). Leicester City = 56
4). Chelsea = 51
5). West Ham United = 49
6). Tottenham Hotspur = 48

La Liga - 10 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 66
2). Barcelona = 62
3). Real Madrid = 60
4). Sevilla = 55
5). Real Sociedad = 45
6). Real Betis = 45

Bundesliga - 8 games left
1). Bayern Munich = 61
2). RB Leipzig = 57
3). Wolfsburg = 51
4). Eintracht Frankfurt = 47
5). Borussia Dortmund = 43
6). Bayer Leverkusen = 40

Serie A - 10 to 11 games left
1). Inter Milan = 65
2). AC Milan = 59
3). Juventus = 55
4). Atalanta = 55
5). Napoli = 53
6). AS Roma = 50

Ligue 1 - 8 games left
1). PSG = 63
2). Lille = 63
3). Lyon = 60
4). AS Monaco = 59
5). Lens = 48
6). Marseille = 45