Playing the same team twice in a row

[Solius]

Is it just me or does this happen to us a lot?

Feels like every season we draw a PL team in the cup and just happen to be playing them in the league that same week (or a game gets rescheduled as a double header). The odds of it happening once are probably quite high but so many times is mental.

2020/21

Brighton vs United - 26th Sept 2020 (Prem)
Brighton vs United - 30th Sept 2020 (Carabao)

2021/22

West Ham vs United - 19th Sept 2021 (Prem)
United vs West Ham - 22nd Sept 2021 (Carabao)

United vs Aston Villa - 10th Jan 2022 (FA Cup)
Aston Villa vs United - 15th Jan 2022 (Prem)

2022/23

Aston Villa vs United - 6th Nov 2022 (Prem)
United vs Aston Villa - 10th Nov 2022 (Carabao)

United vs Leeds - 8th Feb 2023 (Prem)
Leeds vs United - 12th Feb 2023 (Prem)

2023/24

United vs Palace - 26th Sept 2023 (Carabao)
United vs Palace - 30th Sept 2023 (Prem)

 

[Solius]

No one else find this ridiculous then?

 

[Skills]

Yeah not a fan. If you win the first, you know you're fecked in the second one.

 

[Andy_Cole]

I’ve noticed this. What makes it worse is we never manage to beat the team twice.

 

[Solius]

I’ve noticed this. What makes it worse is we never manage to beat the team twice.

We did beat Brighton twice in that first one but yeah I think apart from that we've never won both. It's almost like you've got to choose which one you want to try and win and just sack off the other.

 

[Remember the geese]

I think we will beat Palace twice.

 

[peridigm]

Happened with Wolves few seasons ago as well didn't it?

 

[The Corinthian]

No one else find this ridiculous then?

Disagree.

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

Happened with Wolves few seasons ago as well didn't it?

First thing that came to mind.
Carabao/FA Cup and then League.
Lost won and won one didn't we?

 

[Solius]

Disagree.

I respect your excellent opinion.

 

[Solius]

Happened with Wolves few seasons ago as well didn't it?

I thought this but couldn't find it. I think maybe we just drew them a lot? Or there was another team in-between the games.

 

[bosnian_red]

Yeah I hate it, it's pretty unlikely to beat the same team twice in a few days. Feels like the chance of an upset drastically increases.

 

[Amar__]

Wasn't it against Newcastle last season too?

 

[InTheHole]

Was it Chelsea - Liverpool that played eachother 3 times in a row once? Think it was a league game sandwiched between 2 champions league ties.

 

[Solius]

Wasn't it against Newcastle last season too?

Don't think so. Good few weeks between the final and the game at theirs.

 

[King Eric 7]

Weird feeling of football - when this happens, we always win the cup game and draw/lose the PL game (probably isn't true, didn't check).

 

[Solius]

Weird feeling of football - when this happens, we always win the cup game and draw/lose the PL game (probably isn't true, didn't check).

It's been a mix. But we only won both games against Brighton. The rest we lost/drew the other.

 

[BarcaSpurs]

If you play a Prem Team in a cup, you have a slightly higher than 2/19 chance of facing them in either the Prem match before or after it. Considering you've sometimes played 7+ cup matches against Prem teams in the last few seasons, I don't think its too unlikely to happen tbh.

21/22 was pretty weird though, 2 occurrences from just 2 cup matches against PL teams!

 

[Solius]

If you play a Prem Team in a cup, you have a slightly higher than 2/19 chance of facing them in either the Prem match before or after it. Considering you've sometimes played 7+ cup matches against Prem teams in the last few seasons, I don't think its too unlikely to happen tbh.

Does it happen to other Prem teams? I've likely not noticed if it does due to obviously paying more attention to my club but it doesn't feel like it happens to many others.

 

[IRN-BRUno]

I thought Wolves too but the closest I can see is 2019 when we played them away twice in 3 games and lost both 2-1 with Watford in between.

 

[Solius]

I thought Wolves too but the closest I can see is 2019 when we played them away twice in 3 games and lost both 2-1 with Watford in between.

I still have nightmares about playing Wolves multiple times.

 

[norm87cro]

Why not? If the team is playing great. Not the case with us though. We are going to ship in even more goals with Lindelof as our first CB option

 

[The Corinthian]

I think it happened with Chelsea and Man City last season. EFL Cup then a league game?

 

[peridigm]

I thought this but couldn't find it. I think maybe we just drew them a lot? Or there was another team in-between the games.

May have been another in-between. I think it was under Ole though.

Yeah, found it. We lost 2-1 Wolves, won 2-1 against Watford, then lost 2-1 Wolves again. Just as I suspected, under Ole. March-April 2019.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

No one else find this ridiculous then?

I find it absolutely bizarre - and I feel like it happens to other teams too, its weird.

I hate playing sides twice in a row, almost as much as I hate playing Sevilla... almost.

 

[Man-United]

ten Hag always plays the same team two in a row.

 

[Samid]

They faced each other 16 times in 22 months from this point.

 

[Yanited__]

It's part of the FA Script

 

[Robertd0803]

Was it Chelsea - Liverpool that played eachother 3 times in a row once? Think it was a league game sandwiched between 2 champions league ties.

It felt like 2007 they played each other every week.

If its the trio of games Im thinking of both the CL games were classics and the league game was the most boring game in existence at the time

 

[GazTheLegend]

If you play a Prem Team in a cup, you have a slightly higher than 2/19 chance of facing them in either the Prem match before or after it. Considering you've sometimes played 7+ cup matches against Prem teams in the last few seasons, I don't think its too unlikely to happen tbh.

21/22 was pretty weird though, 2 occurrences from just 2 cup matches against PL teams!

Essentially, we just draw a ridiculous number of games vs premier league teams vs the likes of (for instance) Man City who draw absolutely nobody of note until the semi-finals of most tournaments they're in

 

[El Zoido]

Yeah not a fan. If you win the first, you know you're fecked in the second one.

I’ve noticed this. What makes it worse is we never manage to beat the team twice.

We did beat Brighton twice in that first one but yeah I think apart from that we've never won both. It's almost like you've got to choose which one you want to try and win and just sack off the other.

Yeah I hate it, it's pretty unlikely to beat the same team twice in a few days. Feels like the chance of an upset drastically increases.

Weird feeling of football - when this happens, we always win the cup game and draw/lose the PL game (probably isn't true, didn't check).

I hate how easy this was to predict.

 

[VeevaVee]

Said before the game to my dad - we’ll probably struggle massively in one and win the other knowing us.

 

[Solius]

Yep this was always gonna happen. We seem to win the cup one and lose the league one often too.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Does it happen to other Prem teams? I've likely not noticed if it does due to obviously paying more attention to my club but it doesn't feel like it happens to many others.

That’s the six million dollar question. Does anyone know the answer? I’m far too lazy to do my own research.