Can see this as a positive as with the exception of Cardiff the best the other teams in the top 6 can do is be level on points with us over 2 games (the home and away fixture). Then it will come down to who does better against the rest of the division.
And that would be the crucial thing. As well as we have done against them, they were, as you say, at home. With the exception of Cardiff, we've still got to away to every side in the top 8 (effectively top 9 actually, as surely only games in hand are stopping Birmingham from being in the top 9 at present). That Jan - mid-Fed period includes away trips to Brighton, Birmingham and West Ham (as well as tough tests vs Cardiff, Leicester and Burnley at home).
We talk about the top 8, but it's so close I don't think it even matters if it's top 8 or say, top 14.
As we said before. you look to win every game so, in effect, every game is a must-win. If you don't win your first game it builds pressure on winning subsequent games. Lose enough games and ambition stops from aiming for promotion to one of survival, or just muddling through. Yeah, Boxing Day is crucial enough. Welcome to Not606. Let me find a half-decent smiley. There you go.
