GWT: EPL - Matchweek 36

[bluesfan94]

On the docket this week, we have a big 6 pointer for the Champions League when Newcastle hosts Chelsea. Of course, it is at the most inconvenient time for Americans. We also could see United (or Spurs) fall to 17th if West Ham wins at Old Trafford. Spurs, meanwhile, have a London derby, hosting Crystal Palace. A West Ham win and a Spurs loss would see Spurs 17th and United 16th, which is crazy, because one will be playing Champions League football next season.

Home	Away	Time and Date (CT)	Venue
Southampton	Manchester City	Sat., May 10, 9:00 AM	St. Mary's Stadium
Fulham	Everton	Sat., May 10, 9:00 AM	Craven Cottage
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sat., May 10, 9:00 AM	Molineux Stadium
Ipswich Town	Brentford	Sat., May 10, 9:00 AM	Portman Road
Bournemouth	Aston Villa	Sat., May 10, 11:30 AM	Vitality Stadium
Newcastle United	Chelsea	Sun., May 11, 6:00 AM	St. James's Park
Manchester United	West Ham United	Sun., May 11, 8:15 AM	Old Trafford
Nottingham Forest	Leicester City	Sun., May 11, 8:15 AM	City Ground
Tottenham Hotspur	Crystal Palace	Sun., May 11, 8:15 AM	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Liverpool	Arsenal	Sun., May 11, 10:30 AM	Anfield

 

[Live in the Now]

Our players are on holiday this week. Not sure what kind of lineup we'll have.

 

[Brunkmeister]

Our players are on holiday this week. Not sure what kind of lineup we'll have.

Lol there is no way you won’t go strongest possible with the guard of honour in mind.

 

[robertmac43]

Ridiculous that the Welbeck goal gets called back.

2 minutes later, Brighton awarded a penalty

 

[robertmac43]

Welbeck gets his goal. First 10 goal premier league goal season of his career.

 

[Savant]

Lol there is no way you won’t go strongest possible with the guard of honour in mind.

They put out a B squad for the Chelsea game last week.

 

[Brunkmeister]

They put out a B squad for the Chelsea game last week.

Still Alisson, VVD, TAA, Salah, Jota etc. Also that wasn’t at home.

 

[Savant]

Still Alisson, VVD, TAA, Salah, Jota etc. Also that wasn’t at home.

Yeah and it was still a guard of honor. Which is what you said the point was.

Either way it is true that players have literally been at the beach this week. I don’t think we are sending the job squad out but this is basically our second preseason game for next season at this point. Which is fine. Slot will probably just select who the sport scientists tell him to based on who is fit at this point.

 

[Blender]

Bald fraud drawing Southampton while in a CL race.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Bald fraud drawing Southampton while in a CL race.

Marmoush did more in five minutes than Haaland all match and he had him sitting on the bench. Dude has lost it.

 

[Jovavic]

Congrats to Southampton on not having the worst point total in Prem history!

There honestly should be a ten team mini league between the Prem and Championship that consists of just these yoyo clubs. After playing each other four times (36 game season) the top team graduates to the top division and the bottom team gets kicked to the Championship

 

[GeoRox89]

Derby stand alone again for at least another year. The final point needed coming at the expense of City makes it even better

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Bald fraud drawing Southampton while in a CL race.

His worst season and still has a chance to finish second lol.

 

[Savant]

His worst season and still has a chance to finish second lol.

It’s Amazing what spending nine figures in January can do for a season

 

[bluesfan94]

Mings throwing one hell of an elbow

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

It’s Amazing what spending nine figures in January can do for a season

Yet Chelsea, united and Newcastle cant buy a trophy…

 

[Live in the Now]

Lol there is no way you won’t go strongest possible with the guard of honour in mind.

They might have 'a strong lineup' but the players were in other countries sitting on the beach.

 

[Savant]

Yet Chelsea, united and Newcastle cant buy a trophy…

All three of those teams could have a trophy before the end of the season. One already does

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

All three of those teams could have a trophy before the end of the season. One already does

So might city and they’d win a bigger trophy except maybe united. Conference league is hardly a trophy

 

[Savant]

So might city and they’d win a bigger trophy except maybe united. Conference league is hardly a trophy

Sure. But again that’s because nine figure January saved City’s season.

 

[luiginb]

A draw away at almost historically bad Southampton is definitely the cherry on top of the shit cake that was City's season. Galaxy brain Pep keeping his most dangerous player today on the bench until the 85th minute was chef's kiss

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Sure. But again that’s because nine figure January saved City’s season.

Doesn’t matter. Clearly the obituaries on him and city was misplaced to say the least.

 

[luiginb]

Watkins puts Villa ahead just before half time, after a stupid play by Semenyo who wanted to dribble the ball out of 4 opposing players in his own half.

Martinez is one of the few gks on Earth who can turn a foul at midfield into a yellow card for him lol

 

[Savant]

Doesn’t matter. Clearly the obituaries on him and city was misplaced to say the least.

Oh for sure. This was just very clearly a season from hell. I just think about Klopp in the Covid season when he ran out of defenders, and had a shallow squad that couldn’t run because everyone was just covering for each other out of position and no one could rest. Difference was Pep got nine figures in January, and Klopp got the wrong Ben Davies, and Ozan Kabak on loan.

When people compare Pep and Klopp, one of the arguments was always Klopp can do what Pep can do if he was on those teams, but we’ve never seen Pep do what Klopp could do. This year basically proved that.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Oh for sure. This was just very clearly a season from hell. I just think about Klopp in the Covid season when he ran out of defenders, and had a shallow squad that couldn’t run because everyone was just covering for each other out of position and no one could rest. Difference was Pep got nine figures in January, and Klopp got the wrong Ben Davies, and Ozan Kabak on loan.

When people compare Pep and Klopp, one of the arguments was always Klopp can do what Pep can do if he was on those teams, but we’ve never seen Pep do what Klopp could do. This year basically proved that.

Nope that’s a fallacy