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Match Day Thread West Bromwich Albion FC v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 5th April 2025 - KO 12:30

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Apr 2, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    9.8%
  2. Away win (safc)

    60.7%
  3. Draw

    29.5%
  1. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    "but....but....Sunderland had the lowest xG of any club to visit the Hawthorns this season"

    So
    ****ing
    What?
     
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  2. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Nah, it's a bloke who goes to games, impersonates me and never buys a round ...

    ... I'm starting to get a bad name with the lads <cheers>
     
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  3. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    They came to Sunderland and failed to have a single effort on target in the entire game ...

    ... boring boring Baggies.
     
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  4. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    But….but…..Sunderland had the highest amount of goals scored by any club at the Hawthorns that day.
    And really, that’s all that matters :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  5. TopCat.

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    Exactly
     
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  6. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff Forum Moderator

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    I still don’t understand xG!! We had the three best chances of the whole game. I don’t really remember them getting more than one (cleared off the line).
    I also wonder, if that 2 footed tackle had been a red like it should, if our xG would be so low!
     
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  8. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Otherwise known as 'Nothing to see here' ...

    ... if Isidor's goal at Derby isn't followed up there's no chance this will.
     
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  9. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Although I agree Smug, the Derby fiasco if found in our favour would have been a benefit to our club, the West Brom non event is an opportunity for the authorities to get some beer money into their coffers by fining us for doing nowt, which is more akin to the EFLs agenda when dealing with our club.
    Not that I'm paranoid or anything.
     
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  10. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

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    I'd forgotten about that. How the hell did that just slip away?

    If that had been any one of the top lot, it would have been banner headlines, for weeks. Diagrams , 3D re-constructions, views from people who weren't there and prayers after Mass.
     
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  11. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Excellent <applause><applause>
    Especially at the end when you can only hear our wonderful away support whooping it up <laugh><laugh>
     
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  12. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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  13. Smug in Boots

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    <laugh>

    Even more convinced he meant it after seeing that.
     
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  14. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    We need to get him on penalties too
     
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  15. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    He was talking to their keeper :D
     
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  16. Smug in Boots

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    Daft but wtf ...

    ... if this happened things would suddenly look very different.

    Tuesday 8th April

    Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
    Bristol City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
    Derby County 1-1 Burnley
    Norwich City 0-2 Sunderland
    Preston North End 0-1 Cardiff City
    Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall
    Stoke City 2-0 Luton Town
    Watford 0-1 Hull City
    Middlesbrough 1-0 Leeds United
     
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    Carlsberg
     
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