So funny how United just come in out of nowhere as if you simply overslept and as if there was no 6th place before United.
EPL Title race 2018/2019
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quite funny that no one, besides liverpool fans, want them to win the league.
Remaining league fixtures:
With City's FA Cup involvement, Liverpool get the chance to go top of the table next weekend.
With City's FA Cup involvement, Liverpool get the chance to go top of the table next weekend.
Have a sneaky feeling the Palace away game (City) and Southampton away game (pool) could be where some silly points are dropped.
City should win all of those, not having a league game next week actually helps them as injuries should be back after, de Bruyne and Fernandinho especially.
I can see Liverpool dropping points vs spurs, Chelsea and wolves. City at United and Palace. City win the league by 3 points.
This feels like that Benitez season in 2008-09 where too many draws killed the title chance.
Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mendy (who) all back in training alongside Laporte now. We were very lucky that they all missed ‘easier’ games. Hopefully there are no more injuries in the coming weeks!
Fingers crossed!
City to win it on GD, last kick of the season. 
It seems possible that both City and Pool will win all their remaining fixtures, which would put them on #2 and #3 of highest points. Some title race, that
Nightmare race really. I still just want them both to go down, but they just both keep on getting the wins.
Be amazed if that happens. We'll both drop points, I'm convinced of that. Probably only a few each but there's some tricky games left, especially for City.
I'm honestly far from being a pessimist but I feel like the likeliest scenario to happen by the end of the season is pretty much the nightmare scenario. I think Liverpool will win the league as I feel like we'll get a draw at home to City while Liverpool will win out. Obviously City will more than likely win the FA cup but I also think City will win the Champions League, they're the strongest team IMO and nobody else is anywhere close to as convincing as they are. On top of that, while we do have a chance still, I think we'll just miss out on top 4 despite a strong finish to the season.
Funny as it sounds, I think Southampton away is probably the best chance of Liverpool dropping points from here on in. Chelsea at Anfield, can't see them doing much to stop them. Wolves is the other one, but if it comes down to the last game of the season with Liverpool needing to beat Wolves at home, I'd be shocked if they didn't. That Spurs game was the key one. Last minute own goal after a shit performance to win it. Going to be tough for City, though it'll come down to the Manchester derby.
Nah it’s written in the stars. Liverpool player to slip over and gift us the vital goal.
And if this happened, you'd still have some saying the loser "bottled it"
https://www.skysports.com/football/...-premier-league-champions-if-they-drop-points
Think he's right about that.
I think they win the title with 13 points out of the remaining 18. We'll likely drop points at Chelsea, and we've always got a crap game in us somewhere against weaker opposition. I think we'll end on 92/93 (4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss/draw), so given their GD, they only need to win 4, draw 1, lose 1.
Just my prediction, anyway.
Just my prediction, anyway.
you could be right, including previous games we'd be on a 14 win streak to the end of the season in the PL, you'd be on 9, I think it's unsustainable for both, we'll drop at least 2 points if not 4 or 5, think the same goes for you, the margins are that thin, I can't really call who will win it at this stage. I think whoever loses first may well lose it, and it'll not be a bottle job as some would love to claim.
Aye. If we come second with 90-odd points we'll have amassed one of the highest points totals in the leagues history, so how that can be portrayed as a bottle job is beyond me. Same goes in reverse (should it happen).
Yeah. We'll see in the next couple of years whether that's the new normal for the PL, or whether this title race will be historic for highest combined points between winner and runner up.
You mean at Home against Chelsea, thats not an away game
I might agree with you if it was away
Sorry, I meant to write against.
I don't know. Chelsea have always been a bit of a bogey team for us, so I'm not really confident about that game at all. Still, if we're going to win the title, that's the kind of game we have to win.
Jesus Christ... Liverpool winning the Premier League while we drop out of top 4, and Man City beating us in the Champions League final to lift their trophy.
I can already see mass suicide mode activated everywhere...
@ Soton - one of the most difficult games remaining, if we win this we're in a great position for the final stretch of the season.
vs Chelsea - difficult one but we should be winning this
@ Cardiff - if they play like they did against City yesterday we'll win without problems. Just don't fall behind
vs Huddersfield - should be an easy win
@ Newcastle - difficult but I think Benitez wouldn't want to deny us a title chance
vs Wolves - if it comes down to this game, we'll win this as well
Next game looks crucial, but they all do on paper this time of the year. Just keep the pressure on City and see where we'll end up. Drop points at St. Mary's and I think that's that for the title race, unless City drop points against Palace and United which I can't see happening if they know they're so close to the title.
vs Chelsea - difficult one but we should be winning this
@ Cardiff - if they play like they did against City yesterday we'll win without problems. Just don't fall behind
vs Huddersfield - should be an easy win
@ Newcastle - difficult but I think Benitez wouldn't want to deny us a title chance
vs Wolves - if it comes down to this game, we'll win this as well
Next game looks crucial, but they all do on paper this time of the year. Just keep the pressure on City and see where we'll end up. Drop points at St. Mary's and I think that's that for the title race, unless City drop points against Palace and United which I can't see happening if they know they're so close to the title.
Feel Liverpool will drop points to Southampton and Chelsea/Cardiff. City will draw at Old Trafford and go on to win the league.
Ah come on, you don't really believe that surely?
I simply want to
Nah, you're probably right tbh. If they don't have any relegation worries though and their players are already on holiday in their mind, I do believe that Benitez would like us to win. Not actively try to lose, but definitely wouldn't mind either.
City are becoming more efficient. Closing out games early and killing off teams. We are starting to leak goals. Unless this changes fast, City will win title before the last matchday.
If we win our remaining games, I'm certain we will win the league.
I just cannot see it possible that City come through their next four unscathed.
I just cannot see it possible that City come through their next four unscathed.
If Newcastle are safe by then, they won't play 10 men behind the ball, and go for it. This will play into Liverpool's hands. This will also cover up Benetiez cleverly letting Liverpool win.I simply want to
Nah, you're probably right tbh. If they don't have any relegation worries though and their players are already on holiday in their mind, I do believe that Benitez would like us to win. Not actively try to lose, but definitely wouldn't mind either.
Exactly how I'm feeling. Southampton may catch us by surprise (draw) which leaves us needing City to drop points in two games. Might happen with Spurs hitting their usual end of season final burst form and Utd. But less likely.
The problem with Citys premier league fixture with Spurs is that it comes 4 days after the Champions league fixture between both sides. I'm presuming both Spurs and City will play their strongest 11 in the champions league fixture, which then gives City a big advantage in the league fixture with the chance to rotate more than Spurs. (Due to the lack of squad depth). Spurs form after CL fixtures has not been good.
From here on, I think it'll be a case of "who blinks first, loses" scenario. Simply, whichever team is going to drop points first (even if it means by 2 hours) will lose it.
Back in 2014, Liverpool were in the driving seat when they played Chelsea at home on a Sunday, 2 hours before City played a very in-form Palace side away.
Liverpool blinking first and slipping in that fixture, gave such belief to City that they easily dispatched Palace in a game that should have been a lot trickier and after that City never looked back since they had the momentum.
Life's funny as in 10 days, Liverpool against are hosting Chelsea and City again are playing away at Palace. But this time, the fixture timing is reversed and it's City (who for now have the upper hand and momentum) who'll play before Liverpool. Will we see history repeat itself, or will we see a reverse of what happened in 2014?
Not long to find out.
Back in 2014, Liverpool were in the driving seat when they played Chelsea at home on a Sunday, 2 hours before City played a very in-form Palace side away.
Liverpool blinking first and slipping in that fixture, gave such belief to City that they easily dispatched Palace in a game that should have been a lot trickier and after that City never looked back since they had the momentum.
Life's funny as in 10 days, Liverpool against are hosting Chelsea and City again are playing away at Palace. But this time, the fixture timing is reversed and it's City (who for now have the upper hand and momentum) who'll play before Liverpool. Will we see history repeat itself, or will we see a reverse of what happened in 2014?
Not long to find out.
I feel you've conceded majority of your goals in the second half of the season. At one point I thought you'd break the record Chelsea set in 04/05.
Think Liverpool might drop ponts at Newcastle, especially if they play Barca/United twice and Newcastle within 6 days - Wednesday-Saturday-Tuesday. Liverpool tend to struggle after CL fixtures and were unconvincing against a poor Fulham team. It will be worse if they have to play Newcastle only 68 hours or so after they had run 120 km against Barca in order to stop Messi...
Benitez might want to help them but it's not that easy to happen imo. He can't rest key players or tell the team to lose.
Benitez might want to help them but it's not that easy to happen imo. He can't rest key players or tell the team to lose.
coincided with Gomez's injury
Yep, not to be underestimated. Matip has done okay, but that Gomez-Van Dijk partnership was sublime.
Think Liverpool will drop points to Saints. Think it will come down to how they hold their nerve vs Wolves when in pole position.
City 80 - Liverpool 78 - Gonna have a guess at predicting.
Palace 1-1 City, Saints 1-1 Liverpool - Cty 81, L'pool 80
City 1-1 Spurs, Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea - City 82, L'pool 83
United 1-1 City, Cardiff 0-3 L'pool - City 83, L'pool 86
Burnley 0-2 City, L'pool 4-0 Huddersfield - C 86, L 89
City 2-1 Leicester, Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool - C89, L 92
Brighton 0-3 City, Liverpool 1-1 Wolves -
So final table for me is.
Liverpool / Pts 93 / +66
City / Pts 92 / GD +68
City 80 - Liverpool 78 - Gonna have a guess at predicting.
Palace 1-1 City, Saints 1-1 Liverpool - Cty 81, L'pool 80
City 1-1 Spurs, Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea - City 82, L'pool 83
United 1-1 City, Cardiff 0-3 L'pool - City 83, L'pool 86
Burnley 0-2 City, L'pool 4-0 Huddersfield - C 86, L 89
City 2-1 Leicester, Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool - C89, L 92
Brighton 0-3 City, Liverpool 1-1 Wolves -
So final table for me is.
Liverpool / Pts 93 / +66
City / Pts 92 / GD +68