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The Race to the title 2016/17 (plus Top 4 Cup)

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  • #202
    LiamoSail
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    That's the thing. Teams will always have a chance of dropping points to relegation candidates who will view the last 10 games in their season as the biggest games of their season. They fight for every point and that's why they are more motivated in these games than "bigger teams"

    I'm pretty sure someone checked this theory out against results over s number seasons and found it to be untrue.

    Regarding the race for 3rd and 4th, there's a reason the clubs are competing for top 4 rather than the league, it's because they're inconsistent, as results over the last week have shown. I'd fully expect Liverpool, United and City to drop more points and if any can win all remaining games, they'd be a cert for top 4


  • #203
    Mr.H
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    LiamoSail wrote:
    Regarding the race for 3rd and 4th, there's a reason the clubs are competing for top 4 rather than the league, it's because they're inconsistent, as results over the last week have shown. I'd fully expect Liverpool, United and City to drop more points and if any can win all remaining games, they'd be a cert for top 4

    Yea I wouldn't bet on any of them up be consistent. Liverpool of course have the best chance on paper but the same can be said for their last few fixtures and they didn't exactly run away with them


  • #204
    StringerBell
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    Top 4 probably won't even change line up never mind members.

    Chelsea
    Tottenham
    Liverpool
    Man City

    Very unlikely anybody swaps positions at this point imho

    Even if Liverpool falter over the line City are dropping silly points too and probably won't overtake them

    Too late for United or Arsenal to trouble the top 4 now, too many opportunities wasted in United's case, Arsenal fell too far off the cliff to get back up this season.

    "People say ‘go with the flow’ but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish."



  • #205
    Dickerty
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    StringerBell wrote: »
    Top 4 probably won't even change line up never mind members.

    Chelsea
    Tottenham
    Liverpool
    Man City

    Very unlikely anybody swaps positions at this point imho

    Even if Liverpool falter over the line City are dropping silly points too and probably won't overtake them

    Too late for United or Arsenal to trouble the top 4 now, too many opportunities wasted in United's case, Arsenal fell too far off the cliff to get back up this season.
    Anything is possible, but United won't get wins at both Arsenal and Spurs, be lucky to get a a point from those two. Their run in is by far the hardest...


  • #206
    5starpool
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    Utd will win at the Emirates on Sunday.


  • #207
    greendom
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    Arsenal
    5starpool wrote: »
    Utd will win at the Emirates on Sunday.

    as long as they can find 11 reasonably fit players


  • #208
    Mr.H
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    greendom wrote: »
    as long as they can find 11 reasonably fit players

    I think it depends on Thursday night's result.

    I expect United to be at least(I think they will get 0-1 for the away goal also) in the tie for their home leg.

    If they dont however get a good result I expect them to rest players against Arsenal and focus on winning the EL


  • #209
    GreNoLi
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    Arsenal
    Done and dusted I'd say, late turnarounds are rare enough.


  • #210
    5starpool
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    greendom wrote: »
    as long as they can find 11 reasonably fit players

    Arsenal generally present themselves nicely for Utd to take advantage, no matter their players.


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  • #211
    Nalz
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    5starpool wrote: »
    Utd will win at the Emirates on Sunday.

    Draw draw draw


  • #212
    5starpool
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    Nalz wrote: »
    Draw draw draw

    Please and thank you.


  • #213
    Harry Palmr
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    Chelsea all but confirm title win with the merciful dispatching of Boro back to the Championship. Spurs lose but safe in 4th, City also safe (surely won't do anything silly now). Arsenal win pyrrhic victory against Man Utd who now have two EL games to reach the Champions League in all likelihood and Liverpool's arse in the bacon slicer (thanks Mick McCarthy). The only good news for Pool is that by the time they next play away to West Ham who are safe now Arsenal will have played twice (Soton and Stoke) and so they'll know the bare minimum they have to achieve.

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  • #214
    greendom
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    Arsenal
    If Arsenal win their next 2 games then the battle for top 4 will be well and truly on. The fact that those 2 games are Southampton and Stoke, both away, leads me to believe it will be somewhat unlikely.


  • #215
    PhilipsR
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    Last day of the season could have nothing riding on it at all the way things are going.


  • #216
    GavRedKing
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    Arsenal
    PhilipsR wrote: »
    Last day of the season could have nothing riding on it at all the way things are going.

    Maybe 4th and 18th will be the only positions of note left to play for.

    Arsenal would need to win every game to get to 75 but I think Liverpool will sneak over the line.

    This weekend, Swansea visit Sunderland, if they win there, Hull simply have to beat Palace, any Palace result will see them safe, Hull Palace and Swansea could all be fighting to stay up on the last day and Palaces GD is vastly superior to both sides belwo them by 10 and 20 odd goals.


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