2019-2020 EPL Discussion Thread

[K]

FiveThirtyEight's predictions (Sep 22) -- win EPL:

Man. City 58%
Liverpool 39%
Tottenham 1%
Chelsea <1%
Man. United <1%
Arsenal <1%

The rest <1%

[K]

Elsewhere (I'd say "in other news", but it looks like this is 14 years old)...

Cheito Ramirez:

https://twitter.com/bet_clever/status/1177541608222408705

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Friday September 20 2019:
Southampton 1-3 AFC Bournemouth

Saturday September 21 2019:
Leicester City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley 2-0 Norwich City
Everton 0-2 Sheffield United
Manchester City 8-0 Watford
Newcastle United 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Sunday September 22 2019:
Crystal Palace 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United
Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool

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

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday September 28 2019:
Sheffield United v Liverpool - 12:30
Aston Villa v Burnley - 15:00
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham - 15:00
Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion - 15:00
Crystal Palace v Norwich City - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton - 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford - 15:00
Everton v Manchester City - 17:30

Sunday September 29 2019:
Leicester City v Newcastle United - 16:30

Monday September 30 2019:
Manchester United v Arsenal - 20:00

All local times.

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"Liverpool relied on a dreadful goalkeeping error to take its winning run in the Premier League to 16 matches.

Georginio Wijnaldum’s 70th-minute volley from the edge of the area went straight at Dean Henderson, only for the ball to squirm through the legs of the Sheffield United goalkeeper and gift the league leaders a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane on Saturday.

Henderson is on loan at the promoted club from Manchester United, traditionally Liverpool’s fiercest rival.
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Liverpool has opened the Premier League campaign with seven straight victories and has now won every league game since a 0-0 draw at Everton on March 3. Two more wins and Liverpool will tie the record of 18 straight Premier League wins, set by Manchester City in 2017."

(AFP)

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Saturday September 28 2019:
Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool
Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Crystal Palace 2-0 Norwich City
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Watford
Everton 1-3 Manchester City

Sunday September 29 2019:
Leicester City 5-0 Newcastle United

Monday September 30 2019:
Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 21 - Played 7
2. Man City 16 - Played 7
3. Leicester 14 - Played 7
4. Arsenal 12 - Played 7
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5. West Ham 12 - Played 7
6. Tottenham 11 - Played 7
7. Chelsea 11 - Played 7
8. Bournemouth 11 - Played 7
9. Crystal Palace 11 - Played 7
10. Man Utd 9 - Played 7
11. Burnley 9 - Played 7
12. Sheffield Utd 8 - Played 7
13. Wolves 7 - Played 7
14. Southampton 7 - Played 7
15. Everton 7 - Played 7
16. Brighton 6 - Played 7
17. Norwich 6 - Played 7
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18. Aston Villa 5 - Played 7
19. Newcastle 5 - Played 7
20. Watford 2 - Played 7

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday October 5 2019:
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur - 12:30
Burnley v Everton - 15:00
Liverpool v Leicester City - 15:00
Norwich City v Aston Villa - 15:00
Watford v Sheffield United - 15:00
West Ham United v Crystal Palace - 17:30

Sunday October 6 2019:
Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth - 14:00
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 14:00
Southampton v Chelsea - 14:00
Newcastle United v Manchester United - 16:30

All local times.

[K]

FiveThirtyEight's predictions (Oct 2) -- win EPL:

Man. City 59%
Liverpool 38%
Chelsea 1%
Tottenham <1%
Arsenal <1%
Man United <1%

The rest <1%

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"Champions Manchester City have lost more ground on Premier League leaders Liverpool after a shock 2-0 loss at home to Wolves.

In other games, Arsenal climbed to within a point of City after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth, and Chelsea won 4-1 at Southampton.
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It was City's second defeat in their last four league games following the 3-2 loss at Norwich City last month and it will increase Liverpool's belief that they can win their first league title in 30 years."

(Reuters)

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FiveThirtyEight's predictions (Oct 6, 10:56 a.m.) -- win EPL:

Liverpool 55%
Man. City 41%
Chelsea 2%
Arsenal <1%
Tottenham <1%
Man United <1%

The rest <1%

[Presti35]

Toon!

[K]

Huh??

[Jezza]

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Saturday October 5 2019:
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley 1-0 Everton
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester City
Norwich City 1-5 Aston Villa
Watford 0-0 Sheffield United
West Ham United 1-2 Crystal Palace

Sunday October 6 2019:
Arsenal 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton 1-4 Chelsea
Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 24 - Played 8
2. Man City 16 - Played 8
3. Arsenal 15 - Played 8
4. Leicester 14 - Played 8
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5. Chelsea 14 - Played 8
6. Crystal Palace 14 - Played 8
7. Burnley 12 - Played 8
8. West Ham 12 - Played 8
9. Tottenham 11 - Played 8
10. Bournemouth 11 - Played 8
11. Wolves 10 - Played 8
12. Man Utd 9 - Played 8
13. Sheffield Utd 9 - Played 8
14. Brighton 9 - Played 8
15. Aston Villa 8 - Played 8
16. Newcastle 8 - Played 8
17. Southampton 7 - Played 8
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18. Everton 7 - Played 8
19. Norwich 6 - Played 8
20. Watford 3 - Played 8

[K]

Thanks for the explanation, Jezza.

Man. U is fast becoming a lesson in not getting carried away by caretaker coaches' initial results. Will Shaw & Teague have similar trajectories?

But, as the media said long ago, it'll be much cheaper for Man. U to sack the current coach than the high-profile ones.

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Is now the time to bet on Liverpool? The problem is: they were never huge outsiders, so there may not be great odds.