Welcome dear listener to the latest episode. I’m Paul and I am joined by Sean and Daz. The Reds win at Bournemouth. Still top of the Premier League with a game in hand - 6 from Arsenal, 9 from Forest and 13 from Chelsea and 15 from City and Newcastle. We’ll review the PSV game and mostly look at Bournemouth, with a look ahead at the next 2 weeks.
Part One - PSV Eindhoven: xG 1.32 to 1.61 (0.76 penalty)
Frustrating, because a draw would put them in the mix for the round of 16 tie against us. Conceding in the 6th minute of 4 minutes of added time in the first half was frustrating.
Some good signs - Chiesa, McConnell and Andy Robertson. However Quansah - oof. Elliott - what do we think? Danns….
Finishing first - yawn….
Part Two - Bournemouth away revised Fotmob xG 1.58 to 2.52 (.76 for the penalty) but Opta has it at 1.00 to 2.66. Statsbomb somewhere in between.
Kepa and the nightmare for him that is Mohamed Salah. Thinking Chelsea Kop end 2019. 21 PL goals this season, passes Lampard to go 6th on the all time PL list - 178, 6 behind Aguero. Moving closer to 3rd on Liverpool’s all time list - 236 - 241 is the next milestone (Gordon Hodgson - played between 1925 and 1935)..
Narrative nationally that we were lucky and that it’s been easy…
TAW game review suggested the Match of the Day reporting was rather like NBC’s highlights. They hit the post twice, missed an open goal, should have had a penalty, we should not have had a penalty…
They had spells, but we had longer ones - in the first half, Trent, Dom could easily have scored.
Part Three - 14/15 games left. The mighty Arsenal win the champions league against City (oh wait)
56 points - 7 wins against lower table opposition (6 at home and Leicester away_ would yield 21 points. 77 with 8 other games to play. 3 other wins takes us to 86. Arsenal could get to 92, but you feel that emotion cannot sustain them.
Over-emotional FC
How many wins do we think?
Spurs Plymouth, Everton. Lineups and predictions
We will be back the week after February 12th with a review of Spurs and Plymouth Argyle and then Everton away.Thanks to Sean and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.
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