Premier League Gameweek 37

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Saturday 11 May 2024
12:30 Fulham v Man City (TNT Sports)
AFC Bournemouth v Brentford
Everton v Sheff Utd
Newcastle v Brighton
Spurs v Burnley
West Ham v Luton Town
Wolves v Crystal Palace
17:30 Nott'm Forest v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Sunday 12 May 2024
16:30 Man Utd v Arsenal (Sky Sports)

Monday 13 May 2024
20:00 Aston Villa v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 14 May 2024
20:00 Spurs v Man City (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 15 May 2024
19:45 Brighton v Chelsea
20:00 Man Utd v Newcastle (Sky Sports)
 

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Might be Arsenal's biggest hope of City dropping points against an awkward team away from home. I think City will storm past Spurs and West Ham have with relative ease.
 

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https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ester-city-arsenal-pep-guardiola-mikel-arteta

Either way, at some point – be it on Tuesday or the following Sunday – the strong likelihood is that City will be toasting another title, a sixth title in seven seasons, the sort of dynastic dominance English football fans have always liked to deride in other countries. Perhaps this is the true farmers’ league now: a league that was bought up and cultivated, and is now being harvested at leisure.

The outcome of the Premier League’s 115 charges against City remains some distant paradoxical point on the horizon: never actually getting closer, however much time passes. And in any case, the ultimate innocence or guilt of City is only really of tangential relevance here. The broader picture is that dominance on this scale, whether earned legally or illegally, whether earned through the patronage of a state or a mastery of regulatory fine print, comes with a cost to the spectacle as a whole.

Perhaps then the bewilderment about the title race is the sort that becomes inevitable when a league begins to revolve so thoroughly around one club. This is City’s universe now, and even when you push at the walls it is never entirely clear how much of it is real and how much projection.

Awesome stuff from Liew, maybe his best article yet.

@Rood, you have to read this one. I think you'd appreciate it.
 
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Come on Fulham, let's not roll over for City at least.

Early kick off away from home so hopefully a chance to catch them out.
 

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“A fully fit squad for Manchester City, which is a rarity at this stage of the season”.. apart from De Bruyne and Haaland missing few games over winter, they’ve had a fit squad all season. What you on about TNT.
 

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'r Andreas to mark his return to the Brazil squad with the winner here
 

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I've noticed Gvardiol moving into these 10 positions very often recently, dudes absolutely unreal. Bought as a "cb"... almost rarely played there because people thought he was being protected, nah it was just because Pep actually signed him to be another fecking playmaker in some wild set up of course.
 

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Gvardiol is sadly one of, if not the biggest defender talent out there. Won't be surprised to see him at Real Madrid or Barcelona in a few years.
 

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Farmer´s league. City need a win, they get it easily. At least they don´t torture Arsenal very long each weekend.
 

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Rojofiam said:
Gvardiol is sadly one of, if not the biggest defender talent out there. Won't be surprised to see him at Real Madrid or Barcelona in a few years.
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I thought he had a pretty poor start to his time at City but he's been very good in the latter stages of the season. Suppose it's again that old age thing with Pep where signings take a bit longer to bed in but eventually meet their expectations.
 

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Rojofiam said:
Gvardiol is sadly one of, if not the biggest defender talent out there. Won't be surprised to see him at Real Madrid or Barcelona in a few years.
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There’s no way he would leave his £90k a week at City for the next ten years for £200k at Real or Barcelona. His accountant wouldn’t let him.
 

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Gvaridol putting the idea Pep shackles players like Grealish to shame recently. Takes on the full back more than Jack, gets in the box more than Jack, creates and scores more than Jack.
 

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duffer said:
Yep, Man City are 16th on the Premier League Injury table. They can have zero complaints.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ars...ue-injury-table-this-season-/view/news/437159
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Interesting table. Amazed how Everton aren't right at the bottom of that as apart from Doucoure I can't think of a single significant player for them who's missed any games for months.

Arsenal with 21 injuries aswell? Again all their important players bar Partey.....been available for most of the season.
 

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Front lawn needed cutting while weather is fine, so went out and did that, did a pile of washing. Better things to do.
 

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Fulham have been so poor in the final third when they have gotten there.
 

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Rojofiam said:
Gvardiol is sadly one of, if not the biggest defender talent out there. Won't be surprised to see him at Real Madrid or Barcelona in a few years.
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Won't happen. I might be mistaken but I can't remember a player in their prime who has left city for either Madrid or Barca
 

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Other than Foden and Silva, City has an abundance of height and power in their team. They don't only pass the ball well, they win most of their physical duels.
 

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Only positive is Fulham have been terrible but are still in the game.
 
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