General PL Matchday Thread

SantryRed

I noticed last year that these threads weren't getting set up, making it impossible to discuss the 3 o'clock games and other games that wouldn't warrant enough interest for a match thread.

So I thought, why not have a general one that people will hopefully update each week throughout the season?

3pm games tomorrow:


15:00 AFC Bournemouth ? - ? Aston Villa (Live on Setanta)
15:00 Everton ? - ? Watford
15:00 Leicester City ? - ? Sunderland
15:00 Norwich City ? - ? Crystal Palace


All three of the newly promoted teams play. Hoping Watford can get a draw out of Goodison, but it's a big ask for the first day.

I think Bournemouth Villa will be the best game and I'd fancy at least 3 goals in that one!

Paully D

Certainly a good idea for a thread.

It feels like the night before Christmas for me with the season starting tomorrow

I'd be happy with a draw at Leicester tomorrow. It would be great to catch them on the hop and get the 3 points but we're much more likely to lose than win IMO. We are severely lacking creativity and a striker who fits into Advocaat's system that can score ~ 10 league goals.

It could be a good day for the promoted sides - I've gone for Everton to beat Watford in the predictions thread but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Watford picked something up. I have Bournemouth vs Villa as being the game of the weekend and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a 3-2 either way and Bournemouth will certainly fancy their chances, as will Norwich.

Bring it on anyway!

Harry Palmr

Good to see these back

AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa is the one I'm most interested in, can the super attacking side fashioned by Eddie Howe (surely the hipsters choice for this season) adapt to survive the much greater rigors of the Prem?

SantryRed

Teams:

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels, Ritchie, Gosling, Surman, Pugh, King, Wilson
Aston Villa XI : Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Veretout, Gueye, Westwood, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Sinclair.

Everton XI: Howard, Galloway, Jagielka (c), Stones, Coleman, Barry, McCarthy, Cleverley, Barkley, Mirallas, Lukaku.
Watford XI: Gomes (GK); Nyom, Cathcart, Prödl, Holebas; Capoue, Behrami; Anya, Jurado, Layun; Deeney.

Norwich XI: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Brady; Howson, Dorrans, Tettey, Johnson; Hoolahan; Grabban.
Crystal Palace XI: McCarthy; Ward, Dann, Delaney; Souare; McArthur, Cabaye; Zaha, Mutch, Puncheon; Murray

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.
Sunderland XI: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, Kaboul, Coates, Cattermole, Rodwell, Larsson, Johnson, Lens, Defoe

Darkglasses

Ulloa just dropped or is he injured?

GreNoLi

Quique Flores?!?

Alfred Borden

Norwich vs Palace for me. Not sure if I believe in the Palace hype to push for a Europa spot, so checking them out.

5starpool

The camera angle at Bournemouth makes it look like league of ireland nearly! Be good to see Bournemouth start with a win today.

JPA

11,700 capacity at Dean Court. Is that the smallest ever capacity in the PL?

Alfred Borden

Norwich playing some really nice stuff. Great move there but Grabban should be scoring.

Agent Coulson

The Bournemouth vs Villa game looks great on Setanta HD I have to say.

ctrl-alt-delete

Sunderland started well, a few early chances.

Vardy scores for Leicester.

Typical.

Harry Palmr

G'wan Watford!

JPA

Watford leading.

HalloweenJack

Fancy Bournemouth to get the win today, I reckon they couldn't have wished for a better opening day fixture.

Nalz

hey lads, I used to use livesportsontv.com for all the listings, i.e. whats on sky, setanta, bbc or bt.... does anyone know of a decent equivalent app or website?

Cheers!

Darkglasses

Sunderland are so messy at the back

ctrl-alt-delete

O'Shea dropped, but Sunderland's defence looks no better.

Leicester could be 3 up,

And now it actually is 2-0.

Mahrez

Agent Coulson

Leicester starting this season where they left off last season.

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3-0 Leicester, Mahrez penalty.

Paully D

Time for the 2015/2016 relegation thread?

Darkglasses

Sunderland aren't staying up playing like this

SantryRed

Paully D wrote: »

Time for the 2015/2016 relegation thread?

No need to put Watford in it

Alfred Borden

:pac:

https://twitter.com/oilysailor/status/630022145867948032

Lucas Hood

Sunderland fans will be asking for them flowers back from Mrs Advocaat.

Paully D

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Sunderland fans will be asking for them flowers back from Mrs Advocaat.

Not his fault that the board haven't done what he asked. He asked for 4 quality players and got 1. If I was him, I'd walk.

ctrl-alt-delete

Sunderland captain Cattermole, who gave away the penalty is hauled off and replaced by Fletcher.

sabat

The Tinkerman is back

Francie Barrett

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Sunderland captain Cattermole, who gave away the penalty is hauled off and replaced by Fletcher.

Crikey - taken off after 30 minutes!

SantryRed

Watford won't make it to half time without conceding if they don't start playing again. Dropping off Everton way too much.

TheTownie

Gosling with an awful miss for Bournemouth.

Alfred Borden

Zaha for Palace. Cant say it wasnt coming. Norwich badly need a striker.

TheTownie

Guzan makes a save from Wilson one-on-one. Bournemouth not taking their chances.

GreNoLi

Everton in for another tough season.

RasTa

Everton fans booing at half time...

Darkglasses

Leicester look quite good really, Okazaki and Mahrez are quality.

Harry Palmr

Sunderland getting their collapse in early this season.

Bret Hart

I see Adam Johnson has the captains armband.Interesting.

ctrl-alt-delete

Mahrez hits the post after more twists and turns than the backroads to Blessington.

ctrl-alt-delete

Defoe pulls one back for Sunderland.

Bret Hart

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Sunderland getting their collapse in early this season.

It's the same ****e every year from Sunderland. A manager comes in and saves them at the end the of the season,stays on next season,then gets fired,then bring in a new manager who saves them.

It's a never ending repeating cycle.

Francie Barrett

Everton are playing awful, Martinez's hoofball tactics just aren't working.

ctrl-alt-delete

4-1 Leicester, Albrighton the provider so far gets his own.

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Pantilimon outside his box nearly makes a mess of trying to chest the ball, brushes his hands.

Sunderland pull it back again through Fletcher.

4-2.

Cantona's Collars

4-2 now in the Sunderland game,in reality Leicester should be 6 or 7 up.

Francie Barrett

Thunderbolt from Barkley.

Bret Hart

Ross Barkley equalises for Everton with a absolute beauty. 1-1.

Bobby Baccala

Leicester and Sunderland by far the game of the day

Francie Barrett

2-1 Watford - dreadful slip from Stones ends up with him on his arse.

ctrl-alt-delete

Rodwell extremely lucky to be still on the pitch,already on a yellow he lunges in nowhere near the ball.

Maybe like many Sunderland fans the ref is unsure if he is actually on the pitch.

Harry Palmr

Kone equalising for Everton