The Premier League Thread - Part II

Oh no Fulham

 

Hull equalizes...Shane Long header. Fulham looks exhausted, getting saved by the woodwork multiple times; they may not get anything out of this.

 

Damn Fulham, was enjoying the Mackems plight today!

 

West Brom wins, and surely we're down to four contenders for those three relegation spots.

 

I wouldn't say they're out of it yet. Only three points clear and they still have to play Arsenal and Sunderland away in their last three games.

EDIT: Scratch that, BBC table wasn't updating! Still, if they lose both of those they could easily be dragged back into it.

 

Manchester United 2-0 Norwich City - Wayne Rooney 48'

 

Norwich in real trouble. With this game, and Chelsea and Arsenal still to play I can't really see them staying up. Considering the players they have, they shouldn't be down there really. One or two there I wouldn't mind taking off them.

 

Very, very unlikely; West Brom would need to lose all three of their remaining games, and see Villa win one/draw two of their remaining three, with two of the following happening:

- Norwich beats both Chelsea and Arsenal.
- Fulham beats both Stoke and Palace.
- Cardiff gets at least two wins and a draw against Sunderland, Newcastle and Chelsea.
- Sunderland beats West Brom and two of Cardiff, Man U and Swansea.

One of those things might happen. Two? Hideously unlikely.

 

Norwich won't be regressing to the mean then.

 

Particularly as Sunderland v Cardiff tomorrow is deciding place number 1.

 

Manchester United 4-0 Norwich City - Juan Mata 73'

 

Yep. The most likely route, such as it is, would be Fulham winning their final two while Sunderland wins three out of four, and West Brom loses all three. As far as paths of least resistance go, that one's pretty resistant.

 

ManU are preventing me from a seriously crap score in the prediction game.

 

And hopefully Sunderland will go down.

We took four point from Norwich this season, six from Fulham and Cardiff.

We took one point from Sunderland and lost in both cups. It's in our best interest not to play against them next season.

 

We took three from each of Norwich and Cardiff.

 

Yeah you're right. can't believe I've already forgotten we lost to Cardiff, it was a couple of weeks ago.

Still, greater point haul than against Sunderland.

 

Saints have won 'Premier League Pitch of the Year'. Well done to all involved.

 

The trophy will feature Nathaniel Clyne in mid-fall.

 

I don't know, definite feeling of unfinished business there.

 

Writing was on the wall with Norwich. The considerate fans that they have were saying how Hughton was consistently far too cautous, and that it cost them points galore. He should of gone earlier really, not that I like saying that, nice bloke and all.