2018-2019 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Friday December 21 2018:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool

Saturday December 22 2018:
Arsenal 3-1 Burnley
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 1-3 Southampton
Manchester City 2-3 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 0-0 Fulham
West Ham United 0-2 Watford
Cardiff City 1-5 Manchester United

Sunday December 23 2018:
Everton 2-6 Tottenham Hotspur

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 48 - Played 18
2. Man City 44 - Played 18
3. Tottenham 42 - Played 18
4. Chelsea 37 - Played 18
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5. Arsenal 37 - Played 18
6. Man Utd 29 - Played 18
7. Watford 27 - Played 18
8. Bournemouth 26 - Played 18
9. Leicester 25 - Played 18
10. Wolves 25 - Played 18
11. Everton 24 - Played 18
12. West Ham 24 - Played 18
13. Brighton 21 - Played 18
14. Crystal Palace 18 - Played 18
15. Newcastle 17 - Played 18
16. Southampton 15 - Played 18
17. Cardiff 14 - Played 18
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18. Burnley 12 - Played 18
19. Huddersfield 10 - Played 18
20. Fulham 10 - Played 18

[Jezza]

Boxing Day Matches:

Wednesday December 26 2018:
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 12:30
Burnley v Everton - 15:00
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City - 15:00
Leicester City v Manchester City - 15:00
Liverpool v Newcastle United - 15:00
Manchester United v Huddersfield Town - 15:00
Tottenham v AFC Bournemouth - 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal - 17:15
Watford v Chelsea - 19:30

Thursday December 27 2018:
Southampton v West Ham United - 19:45

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Wednesday December 26 2018:
Fulham 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley 1-5 Everton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Cardiff City
Leicester City 2-1 Manchester City
Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle United
Manchester United 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 AFC Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Arsenal
Watford 1-2 Chelsea

Thursday December 27 2018:
Southampton 1-2 West Ham United

Saturday December 29 2018:
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Everton
Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Leicester City 0-1 Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Watford 1-1 Newcastle United
Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal

Sunday December 30 2018:
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Burnley 2-0 West Ham United
Southampton 1-3 Manchester City
Manchester United 4-1 AFC Bournemouth

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 54 - Played 20
2. Man City 47 - Played 20
3. Tottenham 45 - Played 20
4. Chelsea 43 - Played 20
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5. Arsenal 38 - Played 20
6. Man Utd 35 - Played 20
7. Wolves 29 - Played 20
8. Leicester 28 - Played 20
9. Watford 28 - Played 20
10. Everton 27 - Played 20
11. West Ham 27 - Played 20
12. Bournemouth 26 - Played 20
13. Brighton 25 - Played 20
14. Crystal Palace 19 - Played 20
15. Newcastle 18 - Played 20
16. Cardiff 18 - Played 20
17. Southampton 15 - Played 20
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18. Burnley 15 - Played 20
19. Fulham 14 - Played 20
20. Huddersfield 10 - Played 20

[Jezza]

New Years Matches:

Tuesday January 1 2019:
Everton v Leicester City - 12:30
Arsenal v Fulham - 15:00
Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur - 17:30

Wednesday January 2 2019:
AFC Bournemouth v Watford - 19:45
Chelsea v Southampton - 19:45
Huddersfield Town v Burnley - 19:45
West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion - 19:45
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace - 19:45
Newcastle United v Manchester United - 20:00

Thursday January 3 2019:
Manchester City v Liverpool - 20:00

All local times.

[K]

Should we comment in this thread, or is it better to reserve it simply for the schedule and results, saving comments for separate threads?

Err... I'll quote this here for starters, and depending on the answer to the above question I can always edit it and transfer it elsewhere...

"It is a fine line, a slender margin.

It is particularly precarious now, in what the Premier League has become: a two-tier competition in which, every week, six elite teams demonstrate their superiority over what are in theory their peers, but their pawns in practice. The pace that Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — in third, just six points off the lead — have set this year has been historic.

Last season City became the first ever side to pick up 100 points in a season. Both Guardiola’s team and Klopp’s side could reach that mark this year. Both win so remorselessly that what would qualify in ordinary circumstances as a perfectly acceptable, even praiseworthy, result — say, drawing away from home against a team pushing for a European place — may instead be a knockout blow.
...

City has the head-to-head advantage, winning here and drawing in autumn at Liverpool’s Anfield. Narrow or not, it can regard itself as the better of the two teams.

That, though, is not what will decide the title."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/sports/manchester-city-liverpool.html

[Jezza]

Yes, of course you can comment in this thread.

[HAL]

Tell me more about your uni exam at the same time the match is played In regards to the game we will be underdogs but he or she can't see why we're not a chance in causing an upset. No I don't think I can do comment in this thread.

[Jezza]

New Years Results:

Tuesday January 1 2019:
Everton 0-1 Leicester City
Arsenal 4-1 Fulham
Cardiff City 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Wednesday January 2 2019:
AFC Bournemouth 3-3 Watford
Chelsea 0-0 Southampton
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Burnley
West Ham United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester United

Thursday January 3 2019:
Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 54 - Played 21
2. Man City 50 - Played 21
3. Tottenham 48 - Played 21
4. Chelsea 44 - Played 21
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5. Arsenal 41 - Played 21
6. Man Utd 38 - Played 21
7. Leicester 31 - Played 21
8. Watford 29 - Played 21
9. Wolves 29 - Played 21
10. West Ham 28 - Played 21
11. Everton 27 - Played 21
12. Bournemouth 27 - Played 21
13. Brighton 26 - Played 21
14. Crystal Palace 22 - Played 21
15. Newcastle 18 - Played 21
16. Burnley 18 - Played 21
17. Cardiff 18 - Played 21
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18. Southampton 16 - Played 21
19. Fulham 14 - Played 21
20. Huddersfield 10 - Played 21

[K]

'Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed claims he ordered the grass to be grown longer at the Etihad Stadium ahead of last week's 2-1 win over Liverpool...

"I am not the groundskeeper," Guardiola said on Tuesday.

"I never did. If Liverpool want to play quick, we want to play quicker. Never we manipulated it..." '

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/city-forced-to-deny-ordering-growing-out-the-grass-before-liverpool-20190109-p50qaq.html

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Saturday January 12 2019:
West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Liverpool
Burnley 2-1 Fulham
Cardiff City 0-0 Huddersfield Town
Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford
Leicester City 1-2 Southampton
Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle United

Sunday January 13 2019:
Everton 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester United

Monday January 14 2019:
Manchester City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday January 19 2019:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 Leicester City
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 West Ham United
Liverpool 4-3 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle United 3-0 Cardiff City
Southampton 2-1 Everton
Watford 0-0 Burnley
Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea

Sunday January 20 2019:
Huddersfield Town 0-3 Manchester City
Fulham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 60 - Played 23
2. Man City 56 - Played 23
3. Tottenham 51 - Played 23
4. Chelsea 47 - Played 23
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5. Arsenal 44 - Played 23
6. Man Utd 44 - Played 23
7. Watford 33 - Played 23
8. Wolves 32 - Played 23
9. Leicester 31 - Played 23
10. West Ham 31 - Played 23
11. Everton 30 - Played 23
12. Bournemouth 30 - Played 23
13. Brighton 26 - Played 23
14. Crystal Palace 22 - Played 23
15. Southampton 22 - Played 23
16. Burnley 22 - Played 23
17. Newcastle 21 - Played 23
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18. Cardiff 19 - Played 23
19. Fulham 14 - Played 23
20. Huddersfield 11 - Played 23

[K]

'Pep Guardiola refused to give up on the Premier League title race despite potentially losing further ground on leaders Liverpool following their shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United.
...

"We are in January and there's a lot of time," Guardiola told a news conference. "But of course when you are behind the leader you cannot afford to drop points because you helped them.

"Every game is one less, but we are in January and we have lots of trophies and a lot of games to play." '

http://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city/story/3762725/manchester-city-still-have-a-lot-of-time-to-catch-liverpool-guardiola

[K]

But

"... Liverpool failed to take full advantage of Manchester City's slip-up at Newcastle United as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester City on Wednesday.

Juergen Klopp's side extended their lead over City to five points but after their rivals suffered a 2-1 loss on Tuesday, Liverpool will be disappointed not to have pulled seven points clear."

(Reuters)

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Tuesday January 29 2019:
Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff City
Fulham 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Everton
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 West Ham United
Manchester United 2-2 Burnley
Newcastle United 2-1 Manchester City

Wednesday January 30 2019:
AFC Bournemouth 4-0 Chelsea
Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace
Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Watford

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 61 - Played 24
2. Man City 56 - Played 24
3. Tottenham 54 - Played 24
4. Arsenal 47 - Played 24
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5. Chelsea 47 - Played 24
6. Man Utd 45 - Played 24
7. Wolves 35 - Played 24
8. Everton 33 - Played 24
9. Watford 33 - Played 24
10. Bournemouth 33 - Played 24
11. Leicester 32 - Played 24
12. West Ham 31 - Played 24
13. Brighton 26 - Played 24
14. Newcastle 24 - Played 24
15. Crystal Palace 23 - Played 24
16. Southampton 23 - Played 24
17. Burnley 23 - Played 24
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18. Cardiff 19 - Played 24
19. Fulham 17 - Played 24
20. Huddersfield 11 - Played 24

[Jezza]

This Weekend's EPL Matches:

Saturday February 2 2019:
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United - 12:30
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford - 15:00
Burnley v Southampton - 15:00
Chelsea v Huddersfield Town - 15:00
Crystal Palace v Fulham - 15:00
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 15:00
Cardiff City v AFC Bournemouth - 17:30

Sunday February 3 2019:
Leicester City v Manchester United - 14:05
Manchester City v Arsenal - 16:30

Monday February 4 2019:
West Ham United v Liverpool - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Saturday February 2 2019:
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Watford
Burnley 1-1 Southampton
Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield Town
Crystal Palace 2-0 Fulham
Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cardiff City 2-0 AFC Bournemouth

Sunday February 3 2019:
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United
Manchester City 3-1 Arsenal

Monday February 4 2019:
West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool

Wednesday, February 6 2019:
Everton 0-2 Manchester City

The Ladder:
1. Man City 62 - Played 26
2. Liverpool 62 - Played 25
3. Tottenham 57 - Played 25
4. Chelsea 50 - Played 25
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5. Man Utd 48 - Played 25
6. Arsenal 47 - Played 25
7. Wolves 38 - Played 25
8. Watford 34 - Played 25
9. Everton 33 - Played 26
10. Bournemouth 33 - Played 25
11. Leicester 32 - Played 25
12. West Ham 32 - Played 25
13. Brighton 27 - Played 25
14. Crystal Palace 26 - Played 25
15. Newcastle 24 - Played 25
16. Southampton 24 - Played 25
17. Burnley 24 - Played 25
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18. Cardiff 22 - Played 25
19. Fulham 17 - Played 25
20. Huddersfield 11 - Played 25