The Premier League Thread

Ronaldo with a Shane Long touch to set up the goal for McTominay.

 

And a Shane Long miss to go with it before that!

 

Listening to the commentator, talking about Burnley earlier, saying that they have 10 players out of contract in the summer.
Looks like they are running the risk of losing a lot of players for nowt, and preparing for a season in the championship without having a squad of players on Premier League contracts.

 

Norwich Leicester on New Years Day is off, apparently because Vardy is injured

 

That might have worked had Leicester requested the postponement, but it was Norwich.

 

Quite pleased I chose Ronaldo over Salah as my FF captain this week.

 

And they have to mention that game.

 

Is it your team at the top of the Saints 606 league?

 

Yep.

 

Ronaldo bailed you out big time this week !

 

That's a pen for me.

 

I wondered if Odegaard trod on Ederson first? I don't think so - I think it was the ground he planted his foot down on, rather than Ederson. But I wasn't 100%.

But if it was the ground, then what immediately follows means it absolutely should have been a penalty for me.

 

Think he just about got away with it. If the ref had given it, VAR wouldn’t have overturned it, I reckon

 

Although I think it was a pen, I'm glad VAR didn't intervene. Far from clear and obvious.

 

Kevin Friend is on the line. Bit of a step down for him!

 

Arsenal totally deserve that.

 

Arsenal are a team you do not want to play at the moment. They're certainly not "bang average" as someone described them after they beat us.

 

What a goal that so nearly was.

 

Arsenal deserve to be ahead. Moving the ball well, really troubling the city defence and protecting their own 18 yard box with relative ease.
Not taking anything away from Arsenal, but City, going forward, aren’t at their usual fluent best.
Penalty? I was looking closely at Odegaard’s foot placement and thought there was a element of him looking for a contact, so I am happy that the penalty wasn’t given.

 

That's a really soft pen. No way VAR should intervene here.