2015/2016 Premier League

antipodean

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="572338" data-time="1460671757">Seems like a reasonably exciting night at Anfield this morning, and Liverpool are in the semis of the Europa, getting rid of the favourites.</blockquote> Exciting second half: 57 mins: Liverpool FC 1-3 Dortmund (agg 2-4) 90+1 mins: Liverpool FC 4-3 Dortmund (agg 5-4) Memories of our last European Cup!

mariner4life

Origi is really coming in to his own up front

KiwiPie

I didn't get to see it but there seemed no way Liverpool could win that from 0-2 and then 1-3. Great result against everyone's pick as likely winners.
 
Meanwhile in the UCL, Barca are schooled by Athleti and Madrid has 50% of the semi-finalists with Munich and Manchester having the other 50%. City are having the sort of season Chelsea had when they won it - indifferent in the league but progressing in Europe.

antipodean

The highlights: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href=''></a>

Smudge

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="572394" data-time="1460686372">
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Origi is really coming in to his own up front
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/68/europa-league/2016/04/14/22397962/origi-klopp-told-us-to-create-a-moment-to-tell-our'>http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/68/europa-league/2016/04/14/22397962/origi-klopp-told-us-to-create-a-moment-to-tell-our</a>
 
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/belgium/89572/d-origi'>Divock Origi</a> has revealed that <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/germany/2545/jürgen-klopp'>Jurgen Klopp</a>'s halftime team talk inspired <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.goal.com/en-us/teams/england/98/liverpool'>Liverpool</a> to its remarkable win over <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.goal.com/en-us/teams/germany/borussia-dortmund/964'>Dortmund</a> on Thursday, insisting his advice was for the players to create a moment to tell their grandchildren.</blockquote>
 
I suppose Phil Gould would call that an Origi moment . . . 
 
<img src="http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/5-21-2014/fAeESl.gif" alt="fAeESl.gif">

MajorRage

Incredible match last night, 2-2 Leicester vs West Ham. Leicester were crusing at regulation 1-0 when Vardy was sent off for his second yellow on a clear dive. Everything changed for the last 30 minutes as Leicester tried to park the bus, and did well for 20 minutes until boom, dodgy penalty. Last 10 minutes of the match saw a cracking goal for WHU take the lead 2-1, a clear missed penalty by the ref, then an undeserved penalty given in the last 3 seconds of the match.
 
2-2. A true champions result. 
 
Tottenham tough away match to Stoke tonight, if they get the 3 then it's 5 down with 4 to play, but if only get the draw or lose, then it's not far away from all she wrote ....

Hooroo

Arsenal cruised to a 1-1 v Palace which is handy because we are now in 4th and Liverpool may win Europa league and bump us out of Champions league next year which will be a hoot because of all the times I have laughed at other teams missing out due to winners auto qualification.

mariner4life

We won't win the Europa. 
 
Fox Sports this morning trying to talk up the Leicester result. Drawing 2-all with the 6th placed side is not a bad result on the run in. They are still ensuring Spurs have to do an awful lot of winning on the run home (although that's what City did when <strike>Stevie G</strike> Liverpool fell over a couple of years back).

MajorRage

It deserves talking up if you ask me. Everton at home, Swansea at home (but no Vardy available for this one) and Man U and Chelsea away. 
 
To be assured need 11 points from this. That's tough, although that's assuming Spurs win every game.

KiwiPie

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It deserves talking up if you ask me. Everton at home, Swansea at home (but no Vardy available for this one) and Man U and Chelsea away. 
 
To be assured need 11 points from this. That's tough, although that's assuming Spurs win every game.
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8 points isn't it? If Spurs keep winning, this could still go down to the final game.
 
And with the North-East bouncing back, the relegation battle has legs as well

MajorRage

Oh yes, only 4 games to go after this, not 5. 8 points will do it.

booboo

Let me work that out ... 
5 games (spurs yet to play tonight) x 3 possible points per game = 15. 
Less 8 point lead = 7. 
So yes Rage 8 points from 4 games. 
If Spurs lose tonight... 
4 x 3 = 12 
Less 8 = 4 
Plus 1 = 5. 
(Or if Spurs draw 6) 
Yes? 
What happens if points are equal? Goal difference?

MajorRage

Spurs didn't lose. Spurs looked ominious. No pressure Foxes!
 
5 points back with 4 games to play ... Looks like Vardy is going to have 2-3 games on the sideline too, so their main source of goals is unavailable.
 
Speed wobbles!

KiwiPie

In answer to Booboo - goal difference is the decider if level, and Spurs are way, way ahead on that. So Spurs need 5 more points than Leicester over 4 games - Leicester need 8 points to guarantee it.
 
Leicester v Swansea
Spurs v WBA
 
Expect 2 home wins here, oppositions with nothing to play for.
 
Man U v Leicester
Chelsea v Spurs
 
This could be the pivotal pair of games, both tough fixtures.
 
Leicester v Everton
Spurs v Southampton
 
Both winnable games - both potentially tricky games to win.
 
Chelsea v Leicester
Newcastle v Tottenham
 
Really hard to call these so far out - will depend on Newcastle's status.

Virgil

Leicester also with the slight problem of potentially losing Vardy for the remaining games, how long could he be banned for if hes found guilty?

booboo

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In answer to Booboo - goal difference is the decider if level, and Spurs are way, way ahead on that. So Spurs need 5 more points than Leicester over 4 games - Leicester need 8 points to guarantee it. 
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Thanks KP 
I just have a bad feeling about Leceister fucking this up. 
Which probably means they're home and hosed ... ever watched Fever Pitch? "Fucking Arsenel" 
Tell me, when was the last time Tottenham won?

dogmeat

1961 team that did the double

booboo

That long ago? 
As i mentioned above I was a fan from the Ardiles, Villa, Hoddle days when they won back to back FA Cups. Thought they may have gone close. 
Normally I'd be backing the team that hadn't won for 55 years as the fairytale. But not having won EVER trumps that.

canefan

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="573540" data-time="1461061352">That long ago? 
As i mentioned above I was a fan from the Ardiles, Villa, Hoddle days when they won back to back FA Cups. Thought they may have gone close. 
Normally I'd be backing the team that hadn't won for 55 years as the fairytale. But not having won EVER trumps that.</blockquote>I fell in love with the Spurs teams of the Hoddle era. They've been known as a cup team, a team with a soft underbelly since then. If LCFC falter vs Swansea or Yanited and we beat Chelsea it's all on

KiwiPie

Here's a stat - who would have believed this at the start of the season
 
The Manchester teams and Chelsea (most people picked one of these 3 as title winners) have lost 29 games between them. Last season it was 18.
 
Leicester, Spurs and West Ham have only lost 13. Last season it was 46! For anyone who has followed football this past 20 years or so, that is a crazy stat.

The Silver Fern

2015/2016 Premier League