2020-2021 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday April 3 2021:
Chelsea vs West Bromwich Albion - 12:30
Leeds United vs Sheffield United - 15:00
Leicester City vs Manchester City - 17:30
Arsenal vs Liverpool - 20:00

Sunday April 4 2021:
Southampton vs Burnley - 12:00
Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur - 14:05
Aston Villa vs Fulham - 16:30
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 19:30

Monday April 5 2021:
Everton vs Crystal Palace - 18:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United - 20:15

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday April 3 2021:
Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion
Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United
Leicester City 0-2 Manchester City
Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool

Sunday April 4 2021:
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Newcastle United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Monday April 5 2021:
Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 West Ham United

The Ladder:
1. Man City 74 - Played 31
2. Man Utd 60 - Played 30
3. Leicester 56 - Played 30
4. West Ham 52 - Played 30
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5. Chelsea 51 - Played 30
6. Tottenham 49 - Played 30
7. Liverpool 49 - Played 30
8. Everton 47 - Played 29
9. Aston Villa 44 - Played 29
10. Arsenal 42 - Played 30
11. Leeds 42 - Played 30
12. Crystal Palace 38 - Played 30
13. Southampton 36 - Played 30
14. Wolves 35 - Played 30
15. Burnley 33 - Played 30
16. Brighton 32 - Played 30
17. Newcastle 29 - Played 30
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18. Fulham 26 - Played 31
19. West Brom 21 - Played 30
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 30

[Jezza]

Top 6 update

Premier League - 7 to 8 games left
1). Manchester City = 74
2). Manchester United = 60
3). Leicester City = 56
4). West Ham United = 52
5). Chelsea = 51
6). Tottenham Hotspur = 49

La Liga - 9 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 66
2). Barcelona = 65
3). Real Madrid = 63
4). Sevilla = 58
5). Real Betis = 46
6). Villarreal = 46

Bundesliga - 7 games left
1). Bayern Munich = 64
2). RB Leipzig = 57
3). Wolfsburg = 54
4). Eintracht Frankfurt = 50
5). Borussia Dortmund = 43
6). Bayer Leverkusen = 43

Serie A - 9 to 10 games left
1). Inter Milan = 68
2). AC Milan = 60
3). Atalanta = 58
4). Juventus = 56
5). Napoli = 56
6). Lazio = 52

Ligue 1 - 7 games left
1). Lille = 66
2). PSG = 63
3). AS Monaco = 62
4). Lyon = 61
5). Lens = 49
6). Marseille = 48

[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.

Wow! Another surprise (I assume not just for me).

Lille beat PSG and now have their 3-point lead back!

It looks like PSG dominated the raw statistical categories, but Lille scored the goal. Can they hang on?

[K]

...
La Liga - 9 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 66
2). Barcelona = 65
3). Real Madrid = 63
...

Barca have become clear favourites. The movement in the market is a bit of a shock. It's like Man City in the space of two weeks going from one of the leading pack to almost unbackable.

Is it the last chance to jump on the punt? OTOH, don't want to overreact from FOMO and end up losing a lot...

Crucial match coming up this weekend: Real v. Barca. I guess Barca would be okay with a draw. Not sure if Real would be.

Barca also play Atletico in the run home. Atletico and Real do not play each other (i.e. they've already played twice).

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday April 9 2021:
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 20:00

Saturday April 10 2021:
Manchester City vs Leeds United - 12:30
Liverpool vs Aston Villa - 15:00
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea - 17:30

Sunday April 11 2021:
Burnley vs Newcastle United - 12:00
West Ham United vs Leicester City - 14:05
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United - 16:30
Sheffield United vs Arsenal - 19:00

Monday April 12 2021:
West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton - 18:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton - 20:15

All local times.

[K]

...
Crucial match coming up this weekend: Real v. Barca. I guess Barca would be okay with a draw. Not sure if Real would be.
...

Real won! It's now a three-way battle for the title. Real have moved to favouritism.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday April 9 2021:
Fulham 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday April 10 2021:
Manchester City 1-2 Leeds United
Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea

Sunday April 11 2021:
Burnley 1-2 Newcastle United
West Ham United 3-2 Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester United
Sheffield United 0-3 Arsenal

Monday April 12 2021:
West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Everton

The Ladder:
1. Man City 74 - Played 32
2. Man Utd 63 - Played 31
3. Leicester 56 - Played 31
4. West Ham 55 - Played 31
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5. Chelsea 54 - Played 31
6. Liverpool 52 - Played 31
7. Tottenham 49 - Played 31
8. Everton 48 - Played 30
9. Arsenal 45 - Played 31
10. Leeds 45 - Played 31
11. Aston Villa 44 - Played 30
12. Wolves 38 - Played 31
13. Crystal Palace 38 - Played 31
14. Southampton 36 - Played 31
15. Brighton 33 - Played 31
16. Burnley 33 - Played 31
17. Newcastle 32 - Played 31
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18. Fulham 26 - Played 32
19. West Brom 24 - Played 31
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 31

[Jezza]

Top 6 update

Premier League - 6 to 7 games left
1). Manchester City = 74
2). Manchester United = 63
3). Leicester City = 56
4). West Ham United = 55
5). Chelsea = 54
6). Liverpool = 52

La Liga - 8 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 67
2). Real Madrid = 66
3). Barcelona = 65
4). Sevilla = 61
5). Real Sociedad = 47
6). Real Betis = 47

Bundesliga - 6 games left
1). Bayern Munich = 65
2). RB Leipzig = 60
3). Wolfsburg = 54
4). Eintracht Frankfurt = 53
5). Borussia Dortmund = 46
6). Bayer Leverkusen = 44

Serie A - 8 to 9 games left
1). Inter Milan = 74
2). AC Milan = 63
3). Juventus = 62
4). Atalanta = 61
5). Napoli = 59
6). Lazio = 55

Ligue 1 - 6 games left
1). Lille = 69
2). PSG = 66
3). AS Monaco = 65
4). Lyon = 64
5). Lens = 52
6). Marseille = 48

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday April 16 2021:
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur - 20:00

Saturday April 17 2021:
Newcastle United vs West Ham United - 12:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sheffield United - 20:15

Sunday April 18 2021:
Arsenal vs Fulham - 13:30
Manchester United vs Burnley - 16:00

Monday April 19 2021:
Leeds United vs Liverpool - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday April 16 2021:
Everton 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday April 17 2021:
Newcastle United 3-2 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Sunday April 18 2021:
Arsenal 1-1 Fulham
Manchester United 3-1 Burnley

Monday April 19 2021:
Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool

The Ladder:
1. Man City 74 - Played 32
2. Man Utd 66 - Played 32
3. Leicester 56 - Played 31
4. West Ham 55 - Played 32
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5. Chelsea 54 - Played 31
6. Liverpool 53 - Played 32
7. Tottenham 50 - Played 32
8. Everton 49 - Played 31
9. Arsenal 46 - Played 32
10. Leeds 46 - Played 32
11. Aston Villa 44 - Played 30
12. Wolves 41 - Played 32
13. Crystal Palace 38 - Played 31
14. Southampton 36 - Played 31
15. Newcastle 35 - Played 32
16. Brighton 33 - Played 31
17. Burnley 33 - Played 32
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18. Fulham 27 - Played 33
19. West Brom 24 - Played 31
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 32

All local times.

[Jezza]

Midweek Matches:

Tuesday April 20 2021:
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 20:00

Wednesday April 21 2021:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton - 18:00
Aston Villa vs Manchester City - 20:15

Thursday April 22 2021:
Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Midweek Results:

Tuesday April 20 2021:
Chelsea 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Wednesday April 21 2021:
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City

Thursday April 22 2021:
Leicester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

The Ladder:
1. Man City 77 - Played 33
2. Man Utd 66 - Played 32
3. Leicester 59 - Played 32
4. Chelsea 55 - Played 32
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5. West Ham 55 - Played 32
6. Tottenham 53 - Played 33
7. Liverpool 53 - Played 32
8. Everton 49 - Played 31
9. Arsenal 46 - Played 32
10. Leeds 46 - Played 32
11. Aston Villa 44 - Played 31
12. Wolves 41 - Played 32
13. Crystal Palace 38 - Played 31
14. Southampton 36 - Played 32
15. Newcastle 35 - Played 32
16. Brighton 34 - Played 32
17. Burnley 33 - Played 32
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18. Fulham 27 - Played 33
19. West Brom 24 - Played 32
20. Sheffield Utd 14 - Played 32

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday April 23 2021:
Arsenal vs Everton - 20:00

Saturday April 24 2021:
Liverpool vs Newcastle United - 12:30
West Ham United vs Chelsea - 17:30
Sheffield United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 20:00

Sunday April 25 2021:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Burnley - 12:00
Leeds United vs Manchester United - 14:00
Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion - 19:00

Monday April 26 2021:
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Domestic league update

Premier League - 5 to 6 games left
1). Manchester City = 77
2). Manchester United = 66
3). Leicester City = 59

La Liga - 6 to 7 games left
1). Atletico Madrid = 73
2). Real Madrid = 70
3). Barcelona = 68
4). Sevilla = 67

Bundesliga - 4 games left
1). Bayern Munich = 71
2). RB Leipzig = 61

Serie A - 6 games left
1). Inter Milan = 76
2). AC Milan = 66
3). Atalanta = 65
4). Juventus = 65
5). Napoli = 63
6). Lazio = 58

Ligue 1 - 5 games left
1). Lille = 70
2). PSG = 69
3). AS Monaco = 68
4). Lyon = 67