Match Day Thread Vs Stoke (A)

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Head it back to the keeper forgetting opponents can't be offside from your pass?

Evidently they can't be offside from a Charlie Adam header onto Berrahino either, if yesterday is anything to go by.
 
Unfortunately not. Physically, we cannot rely on him and he's getting a big wage to sit on the bench or in the physio room.

Love him, one of the most talented players this club has had, brilliant goal scoring record, hope he gets the send off he deserves.

I don't think he has, either. It's such a shame; when he played alongside Suarez he was the business, but since then it's all gone tits up. These injuries are very strange. I think there's more to it.
 
Some tricky fixtures for rivals next week as well.

City away to Saints won't be walk over
United home to Chelsea hopefully dropped points

Arsenal away to Boro should be comfortable win though.
 
Some tricky fixtures for rivals next week as well.

City away to Saints won't be walk over
United home to Chelsea hopefully dropped points

Arsenal away to Boro should be comfortable win though.

Man Utd are a bit like us in these games; turn up against the better sides!
 
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Arsenal are the worry

Palace away tomorrow isn't easy, especially as they are playing catch up in the next few weeks in terms of games played and playing on mondays so extra pressure if teams above win.

Then have Boro away, Leicester home and Spurs away. I can't see them picking up max points there, you'd have to fancy Spurs to finally beat them this year being at home and the form they're in. Especially as have city in league in between.

After that, United at home, Wenger always loses v Mourinho, Stoke away and Everton home.

Their fixture list isnt nice, especially as like I say trying to catch up.
 
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Palace away tomorrow isn't easy, especially as they are playing catch up in the next few weeks in terms of games played and playing on mondays so extra pressure if teams above win.

Then have Boro away, Leicester home and Spurs away. I can't see them picking up max points there, you'd have to fancy Spurs to finally beat them this year being at home and the form they're in. Especially as have city in league in between.

After that, United at home, Wenger always loses v Mourinho, Stoke away and Everton home.

Their fixture list isnt nice, especially as like I say trying to catch up.

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Arsenal are the worry, they have 54 points with 27 points (9 games) to play for:

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - Hopefully Palace keep up their form for this and Sakho does us a favour, but I think it will be a draw. 1 point
Middlesborough vs Arsenal
- Only ending in an Arsenal win. 3 points
Arsenal vs Leicester
- They have the massive distraction of Champions league and its at the Emirates, Arsenal win. 3 points
Tottenham vs Arsenal
- Derby game is difficult to predict, but Tottenham should be good enough. 0 points
Arsenal vs Man utd
- Arsenal are too good for them, maybe Mourinho will do a typical bore display, but I would say Arsenal win. 3 points
Stoke vs Arsenal
- Stoke have nothing left, Arsenal may be closing in on us and have something to fight for. Arsenal win 3 points
Arsenal vs Everton
- Potential banana skin, lets say draw. 1 point
Arsenal vs Sunderland (currently postponed)
- Win before they kick off. 3 points
Southampton vs Arsenal (currently postponed)
- Tough fixture, Southampton won't have anything left, lets say draw. 1 point

Thats 18 points and would give them 72 points in total. Could quite easily be a couple more wins in there
 
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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - Palace away is tricky for everyone - 1 point
Middlesborough vs Arsenal
- Agree 3 points
Arsenal vs Leicester
- Agree 3 points
Tottenham vs Arsenal
- Spurs home record should make this a Spurs win - 0 points
Arsenal vs Man utd
- Mourinho always has Wenger, max 1 point, prob 0 points.
Stoke vs Arsenal
- Probably be a win, but Stoke away isn't easy - 3 but possibly 1 point/
Arsenal vs Everton
- Everton at home with probably nothing to play for 3 points
Arsenal vs Sunderland (currently postponed)
- Agree 3 points
Southampton vs Arsenal (currently postponed)
- Saints away won't be easy, but possibly on holiday, 1 point.
I'd give them around 15 points, remember they already have 2 mid week games in Leicester & City in FA Cup and will have to squeeze the Sunderland and Saints game into mid week as well. At the end of a long season, you ideally don't want to be playing every 3/4 days, especially when they don't have brilliant squad depth and some injury prone players.
 
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - Palace away is tricky for everyone - 1 point
Middlesborough vs Arsenal - Agree 3 points
Arsenal vs Leicester - Agree 3 points
Tottenham vs Arsenal - Spurs home record should make this a Spurs win - 0 points
Arsenal vs Man utd - Mourinho always has Wenger, max 1 point, prob 0 points.
Stoke vs Arsenal - Probably be a win, but Stoke away isn't easy - 3 but possibly 1 point/
Arsenal vs Everton - Everton at home with probably nothing to play for 3 points
Arsenal vs Sunderland (currently postponed) - Agree 3 points
Southampton vs Arsenal (currently postponed) - Saints away won't be easy, but possibly on holiday, 1 point.
I'd give them around 15 points, remember they already have 2 mid week games in Leicester & City in FA Cup and will have to squeeze the Sunderland and Saints game into mid week as well. At the end of a long season, you ideally don't want to be playing every 3/4 days, especially when they don't have brilliant squad depth and some injury prone players.

True, but could all look worse if they beat Palace tomorrow
 
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - Palace away is tricky for everyone - 1 point
Middlesborough vs Arsenal - Agree 3 points
Arsenal vs Leicester - Agree 3 points
Tottenham vs Arsenal - Spurs home record should make this a Spurs win - 0 points
Arsenal vs Man utd - Mourinho always has Wenger, max 1 point, prob 0 points.
Stoke vs Arsenal - Probably be a win, but Stoke away isn't easy - 3 but possibly 1 point/
Arsenal vs Everton - Everton at home with probably nothing to play for 3 points
Arsenal vs Sunderland (currently postponed) - Agree 3 points
Southampton vs Arsenal (currently postponed) - Saints away won't be easy, but possibly on holiday, 1 point.
I'd give them around 15 points, remember they already have 2 mid week games in Leicester & City in FA Cup and will have to squeeze the Sunderland and Saints game into mid week as well. At the end of a long season, you ideally don't want to be playing every 3/4 days, especially when they don't have brilliant squad depth and some injury prone players.
It's going to be difficult for Arsenal and MU from here on in, I'm just glad we've got the points in the bag rather than games in hand.
When they play each other it could knock one of them out of the reckoning altogether