2022-2023 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday August 13 2022:
Aston Villa vs Everton - 12:30
Arsenal vs Leicester City - 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United - 15:00
Manchester City vs Bournemouth - 15:00
Southampton vs Leeds United - 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Fulham - 15:00
Brentford vs Manchester United - 17:30

Sunday August 14 2022:
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United - 14:00
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur - 16:30

Monday August 15 2022:
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace - 20:00

All local times.

[pietillidie]

City/Liverpool duopoly
Defo. We were singing 'Antonio, Antonio' yesterday! The bloke ran almost as far as the players inside his coaching area

I was a Man United fan when when younger because a mate brought me back a United shirt from Hong Kong with no. 7 on the back when King Cantona was wearing it. At uni I had Daicos and Cantona posters up - the Marvel and The King

But I and stopped watching through the 00s, except perhaps to watch Timmy Cahill's highlights and the Aussies (been to two World Cups - Korea/Japan and Germany).

When we moved here I started watching Premier League again (when in Rome...), but didn't really feel the love for anyone (my local team is Reading, but the chances of them playing in the Premier League are too slim). I also thought it was too easy to choose a top 4 team, plus Manchester and Liverpool are nowhere near here. Supporting them here is very different to supporting them from Oz, because here they're in rival counties/cities, so it doesn't feel right.

Sonny naturally caught our eye being Korean, so before we knew it we were loosely and then intently following them. So Spurs it is.

My first game was also Spurs versus Southampton down in Southampton because it's not that far and easier to get tickets. Yesterday was our first trip to the new Spurs stadium.

I guess I also felt there was some similarity with the Pies ('Spursiness' reminds me a lot of the Colliwobbles, though no grand finals of course). We actually drove down White Hart Lane yesterday, which was about as dodgy as pre-gentrified Collingwood!

At the moment we're juggling the Maggies, Spurs and LG Twins (Korean baseball), so this is defo the best time of year for sport!

Fantastic

I've been a Chelsea fan since the days of Ken Bates' ownership (pre-dates Abramovich's takeover in 2003), but it runs through older family members who grew up loving the likes of Peter Osgood, Ron 'Chopper' Harris and Terry Venables.

Conte is a fantastic coach. Did a brilliant job at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan winning top flight titles with all of them. His enthusiasm is infectious which I fondly remember when he was coaching Chelsea. He'll take Spurs far if he's given proper backing and support from Levy.

Son and Kane are a deadly partnership. The fact that they didn't score on the weekend despite Spurs' dominance over Southampton is a good sign.

Have you had a chance to watch the Chelsea/Tottenham game? It was epic. Chelsea dominated but it ended in a draw through a Harry Kane header in the 96th minute. Both coaches got red cards! Hilarious.

Chelsea were a missed hair pull away from winning (look up Romero/Cucarella hair pull). If the ref saw it Chelsea would've got the free and the corner from which Tottenham scored wouldn't have happened. But VAR couldn't overrule because they can only call red cards, and must've adjudged it not quite a red (though I'm guessing after this it will be).

Chelsea are to Tottenham like Hawthorn are to Collingwood, having the wood over them forever, so it was actually a good draw from Tottenham's POV even though people bagged Tottenham for celebrating like it was a win.

From Chelsea's POV, Reece James is a gun. He pantsed Son, although he was all over him like an octopus. But they're letting the game go rather than giving soft or technical free kicks, which I prefer. I was also happy to see Loftus-Cheek play well as he's talented but never had a good run at it. Kante also rolled back the years, but did a hammy late.

You're right, Conte makes a massive difference. There is no way in hell they draw that game pre-Conte (I think Tottenham had lost at Stamford Bridge 29/30 years or something ridiculous).

[Jezza]

^ Yep, I watched it live via my Optus subscription in the early hours of Monday morning.

It was a cracking match, but was disappointed we didn't get all 3 points in the end. Thought we were better than Spurs on the day. I'm pretty happy with how we're progressing under Tuchel. All our new signings (Sterling, Koulibaly, Cucurella) look good so far.

Saw the Romero/Cucurella hair pull. A lot of Chelsea fans are upset with referee, Anthony Taylor who's had a history of bad decisions against us in the past. Tuchel was fuming in the post match presser.

Tuchel and Conte's clash was intense. I could never imagine that happening in the AFL

Spurs have won once at Stamford Bridge since 1990. That was in the 2017/18 season when ironically Conte was coaching Chelsea.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday August 13 2022:
Aston Villa 2-1 Everton
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle United
Manchester City 4-0 Bournemouth
Southampton 2-2 Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Fulham
Brentford 4-0 Manchester United

Sunday August 14 2022:
Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United
Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Monday August 15 2022:
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace

Ladder:
1. Man City 6 - Played 2
2. Arsenal 6 - Played 2
3. Brentford 4 - Played 2
4. Tottenham 4 - Played 2
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5. Newcastle 4 - Played 2
6. Leeds 4 - Played 2
7. Chelsea 4 - Played 2
8. Brighton 4 - Played 2
9. Aston Villa 3 - Played 2
10. Nott Forest 3 - Played 2
11. Bournemouth 3 - Played 2
12. Liverpool 2 - Played 2
13. Fulham 2 - Played 2
14. Wolves 1 - Played 2
15. Leicester 1 - Played 2
16. Crystal Palace 1 - Played 2
17. Southampton 1 - Played 2
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18. Everton 0 - Played 2
19. West Ham 0 - Played 2
20. Man Utd 0 - Played 2

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday August 20 2022:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 12:30
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa - 15:00
Everton vs Nottingham Forest - 15:00
Fulham vs Brentford - 15:00
Leicester City vs Southampton - 15:00
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - 17:30

Sunday August 21 2022:
Leeds United vs Chelsea - 14:00
West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 14:00
Newcastle United vs Manchester City - 16:30

Monday August 22 2022:
Manchester United vs Liverpool - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday August 20 2022:
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace 3-1 Aston Villa
Everton 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Fulham 3-2 Brentford
Leicester City 1-2 Southampton
Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

Sunday August 21 2022:
Leeds United 3-0 Chelsea
West Ham United 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester City

Monday August 22 2022:
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool

Ladder:
1. Arsenal 9 - Played 3
2. Man City 7 - Played 3
3. Leeds 7 - Played 3
4. Tottenham 7 - Played 3
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5. Brighton 7 - Played 3
6. Newcastle 5 - Played 3
7. Fulham 5 - Played 3
8. Brentford 4 - Played 3
9. Crystal Palace 4 - Played 3
10. Nott Forest 4 - Played 3
11. Southampton 4 - Played 3
12. Chelsea 4 - Played 3
13. Aston Villa 3 - Played 3
14. Man Utd 3 - Played 3
15. Bournemouth 3 - Played 3
16. Liverpool 2 - Played 3
17. Everton 1 - Played 3
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18. Wolves 1 - Played 3
19. Leicester 1 - Played 3
20. West Ham 0 - Played 3

[pietillidie]

Did you catch the Champions League draw? Tottenham won't be complaining. Chelsea's group is slightly tougher, but they can beat AC Milan. Everyone's no doubt happy to have avoided Group C:

Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers.

Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge.

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, V Plzen.

Group D: Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting, Marseille.

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb.

Group F: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic.

Group G: Man City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen.

Group H: PSG, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.

[Jezza]

^ Happy with our draw. AC Milan our hardest opponent, but they're not the force they were from the late 80s/early 90s or when Ancelotti coached them in the 2000s.

Spurs will be very happy with their group.

Spare a thought for Viktoria Plzen. Copped Bayern, Barca and Inter in the one group

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday August 27 2022:
Southampton vs Manchester United - 12:30
Brentford vs Everton - 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United - 15:00
Chelsea vs Leicester City - 15:00
Liverpool vs Bournemouth - 15:00
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace - 15:00
Arsenal vs Fulham - 17:30

Sunday August 28 2022:
Aston Villa vs West Ham United - 14:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United - 14:00
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur - 16:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday August 27 2022:
Southampton 0-1 Manchester United
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

Sunday August 28 2022:
Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Ladder:
1. Arsenal 12 - Played 4
2. Man City 10 - Played 4
3. Tottenham 10 - Played 4
4. Brighton 10 - Played 4
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5. Leeds 7 - Played 4
6. Chelsea 7 - Played 4
7. Newcastle 6 - Played 4
8. Man Utd 6 - Played 4
9. Liverpool 5 - Played 4
10. Brentford 5 - Played 4
11. Fulham 5 - Played 4
12. Crystal Palace 4 - Played 4
13. Southampton 4 - Played 4
14. Nott Forest 4 - Played 4
15. Aston Villa 3 - Played 4
16. West Ham 3 - Played 4
17. Bournemouth 3 - Played 4
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18. Everton 2 - Played 4
19. Wolves 2 - Played 4
20. Leicester 1 - Played 4

[Jezza]

Midweek Matches:

Tuesday August 30 2022:
Crystal Palace vs Brentford - 19:30
Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 19:30
Southampton vs Chelsea - 19:45
Leeds United vs Everton - 20:00

Wednesday August 31 2022:
Arsenal vs Aston Villa - 19:30
Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 19:30
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest - 19:30
West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur - 19:45
Liverpool vs Newcastle United - 20:00

Thursday September 1 2022:
Leicester City vs Manchester United - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Midweek Results:

Tuesday August 30 2022:
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brentford
Fulham 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton 2-1 Chelsea
Leeds United 1-1 Everton

Wednesday August 31 2022:
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Bournemouth 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 6-0 Nottingham Forest
West Ham United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United

Thursday September 1 2022:
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United

Ladder:
1. Arsenal 15 - Played 5
2. Man City 13 - Played 5
3. Tottenham 11 - Played 5
4. Brighton 10 - Played 5
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5. Man Utd 9 - Played 5
6. Liverpool 8 - Played 5
7. Leeds 8 - Played 5
8. Fulham 8 - Played 5
9. Southampton 7 - Played 5
10. Chelsea 7 - Played 5
11. Brentford 6 - Played 5
12. Newcastle 6 - Played 5
13. Crystal Palace 5 - Played 5
14. West Ham 4 - Played 5
15. Nott Forest 4 - Played 5
16. Bournemouth 4 - Played 5
17. Everton 3 - Played 5
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18. Wolves 3 - Played 5
19. Aston Villa 3 - Played 5
20. Leicester 1 - Played 5

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday September 3 2022:
Everton vs Liverpool - 12:30
Brentford vs Leeds United - 15:00
Chelsea vs West Ham United - 15:00
Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace - 15:00
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham - 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton - 15:00
Aston Villa vs Manchester City - 17:30

Sunday September 4 2022:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City - 14:00
Manchester United vs Arsenal - 16:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday September 3 2022:
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Brentford 5-2 Leeds United
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United
Newcastle United 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Southampton
Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City

Sunday September 4 2022:
Brighton & Hove Albion 5-2 Leicester City
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal

Ladder:
1. Arsenal 15 - Played 6
2. Man City 14 - Played 6
3. Tottenham 14 - Played 6
4. Brighton 13 - Played 6
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5. Man Utd 12 - Played 6
6. Chelsea 10 - Played 6
7. Liverpool 9 - Played 6
8. Brentford 9 - Played 6
9. Leeds 8 - Played 6
10. Fulham 8 - Played 6
11. Newcastle 7 - Played 6
12. Southampton 7 - Played 6
13. Bournemouth 7 - Played 6
14. Wolves 6 - Played 6
15. Crystal Palace 6 - Played 6
16. Everton 4 - Played 6
17. Aston Villa 4 - Played 6
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18. West Ham 4 - Played 6
19. Nott Forest 4 - Played 6
20. Leicester 1 - Played 6

[Jezza]

In light of the Queen's passing, it's likely football will be postponed this week.