[FOOTBALL] Midweek Fixtures ft. Chelsea v Man City (4-6 April)

[Reg]

Selected TV games only, for a full TV list click - http://www.live-footballontv.com

19:45 unless stated.

TUESDAY
Burnley v Stoke City
Leicester City v Sunderland
Watford v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Everton - 20:00 BT Sport 1

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
Barnsley v Cardiff City
Brentford v Leeds United
Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City
Derby County v Fulham
Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic
Preston North End v Bristol City
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Sports 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest
Reading v Blackburn Rovers - 20:00

Roma v Lazio (Coppa Italia Semi-Final 2nd Leg) - Sky Sports Mix
Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad - 20:30 Sky Sports 3

WEDNESDAY
Arsenal v West Ham United
Hull City v Middlesbrough
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea v Manchester City - 20:00 BT Sport 1
Liverpool v Bournemouth - 20:00

Huddersfield Town v Norwich City - Sky Sports 1
Newcastle United v Burton Albion

Barcelona v Sevilla - 18:30 Sky Sports 3
Kilmarnock v Rangers - Sky Sports 2
Napoli v Juventus (Coppa Italia Semi-Final 2nd Leg) - 19:45 Sky Sports 5
Leganes v Real Madrid - 20:30 Sky Sports 3

THURSDAY
Valencia v Celta Vigo - 20:30 Sky Sports Mix

[Jimmy Floyd]

I like to think they picked that Rotherham game for TV as the game they might go down, and overshot it.

Point will more than suffice for us. A win and the title is secured there and then.

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8kxkg5XsAQLJyJ.jpg

Literally can't stop laughing.

[John]

:D

That must have been a very vivid dream.

[phonics]

Did like the quote the Ramble mentioned.

Brendan called himself 'The Architect Of The Future Of This Club'

Oh and for those that might have missed it, this was outside London Colney today

http://i.imgur.com/0F5ah8z.png

[Lewis]

I bet the players laugh their bollocks off at stuff like that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39491263

Italians just can't get enough of match fixing.

[John]

Emmanuel Mendy hasn't done the rest of the team any favours there. That suggests the eleven who did play were well up for fixing the match and took cash to do so.

Still lolling at that Brent quote. Actually, didn't David Brent have an almost identical line about people coming up to him to say how great he was to work for?

[SvN]

Is Herrera really playing left back? :wtf:

[Foe]

Man united really haven't been very good at old Trafford this season have they? Not many goals at all.

[niko_cee]

Have they been any good anywhere else?

In other news, Brighton are going up. :cool:

[Giggles]

The sum of Man Utds parts really shouldn't be this turgid.

[Mazuuurk]

Holy fuck this is boring to watch.

[Giggles]

Has Barkley regressed or was he always this much of a waster?

[Mazuuurk]

Was thinking the same. Actually Rashford has also seemingly lost some of his flamboyance, it seems to me.

[SvN]

No foul and a goal kick? Quality refereeing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[Lewis]

Their 'keeper would probably have had that shot, so lol at Ashley Williams (who was great, so why did Arsenal never buy him again?) getting himself banned for three matches.

[Mazuuurk]

Can someone explain why Mikihtaryan and Pogba were'nt playing from the start?

[SvN]

Pogba has been injured, Mikihtaryan was dogshit against WBA.

[Kikó]

Love a good draw.

[Lewis]

Nine at home, sez the BBC. Even letting the bigger teams go gives you enough points to be right on Chelsea's arse.

[Waffdon]

Mental from Williams.

Everton's substitutions were absolutely awful.

[Magic]

Ask Leeds Adele we.shit!!!

[Mazuuurk]

Pogba has been injured, Mikihtaryan was dogshit against WBA.

Well alright then that makes perfect sense :moop:

[niko_cee]

Nine at home, sez the BBC. Even letting the bigger teams go gives you enough points to be right on Chelsea's arse.

Careful now.

[Reg]

Was thinking the same. Actually Rashford has also seemingly lost some of his flamboyance, it seems to me.
He doesn't suit the left wing in my opinion. He'd be better on the right because he's great at crossing on that side.

[Mellberg]

7 wins in 8 and 1 goal conceded. Believe.

[Shindig]

Leceister's resurgence could've been done under Avram Grant. Player power. :moop:

[Lewis]

Corporate Jose now appears to be calling Luke Shaw a thicko, rather than a bloater. Which is it?

[phonics]

I love how David Moyes is the bar all other United managers will be held to account to forever and ever.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8p7OExXgAMtYBK.jpg:large

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I was wondering if this was further evidence of his having totally lost it, but looking back at the quotes from the other day you could say the lack of application in training being complained about was as to the tactical side of the game, rather than just being a lazy bastard.

Hopefully Moyes sticks the knife in at the weekend.

[Reg]

Delph starts for City tonight. That spell of liking Toure ended kinda quickly.

[Shindig]

I hope Ibrahimovic is working towards his badges.

[Waffdon]

Delph starts for City tonight. That spell of liking Toure ended kinda quickly.

Toure up against Kante? :sick:

[Reg]

Oh that'd be a shambles no doubt, but he was dropped before this game.

Might be a huge overhaul in the summer for City.

[Giggles]

St. Mary's looks the pick tonight.

[Reg]

Might be a huge overhaul in the summer for City.
Willy illustrating the point.

[John Arne]

Watching Bournemouth time waste from the 14th minute is a tad frustrating.

[Reg]

Dare I say it, that's poor from Kante. Runs back but doesn't know where Aguero is (a yard behind him).

[Giggles]

What's gone on with a penalty in the Newcastle game?

[John Arne]

Mignolet is going to get done for handball before too long (when kicking out of his hands).

[Waffdon]

Costa has been awful for months now.

[-james-]

This Hull side are great. Oumar Niasse has had some sort of upgrade performed.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Costa has been awful for months now.

Hasn't been the same since the China bollocks.

Nice to see Spurs once again fainting at the sight of blood.

[Waffdon]

This Hull side are great. Oumar Niasse has had some sort of upgrade performed.

All his goals seem to have been pretty great finishes as well. (Not seen tonight's)

[-james-]

West Ham three points off the drop as it stands. Time for Big Andy to pop up with 8 goals.

[Max Power]

This Hull side are great. Oumar Niasse has had some sort of upgrade performed.
Fancy plenty of teams will try and poach Silva whether he keeps them up or not. West Ham prime candidates.

[Jimmy Floyd]

West Ham three points off the drop as it stands. Time for Big Andy to pop up with 8 goals.

Them going down and staying down in their shitty stadium would be pretty funny.

[John Arne]

Coutinho is only a different level to anyone in this Liverpool team. Wouldn't be surprised if he joined one of the Spanish clubs this summer.

[Foe]

Them going down and staying down in their shitty stadium would be pretty funny.

Agree.

Looking forward to Brighton in the prem, but West Ham and Sunderland in the championship with villa would be great.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Arsenal now zoning in on the top four, like sharks :cool:

And ahead of United.

[Kikó]

All about 6th place. Have you seen how shit Luke Shaw is?

[Jimmy Floyd]

And Liverpool ship an equaliser. Somebody mock up a Jaws montage with a Wenger headed shark busting Klopp's boat.

[Smiffy]

If we could defend....:drool:

[Shindig]

I'll take a win after whatever was going on with that penalty.

"Hey, I've decided the penalty I've just awarded ... and you have just scored ... is incorrect. I've also decided we should replay the 1986 World Cup Quarter Final and the 1966 Final. It's the right thing to do."

[John Arne]

Not a great performance that. Lee Mason is such a shitcunt, too.

[Giggles]

Bournemouth :drool:

[Mazuuurk]

Arsenal now zoning in on the top four, like sharks :cool:

And ahead of United.


Typically, they will now go on a great run, leaving them in CL and making it look like some amazing feat which really is better than winning the league itself if you think about it a little bit and it's been like this for 20 seasons as well.

And especially players like Welbeck, Oxlade Chamberlain and Walcott will perform, thus eliminating the need to "strengthen in summer" because maybe Walcott can play as a striker now actually.

[Mazuuurk]

Bournemouth :drool:

Fucked up my accum, that goal :moop:

[mo]

The late Spurs show saved mine. Cracking.

[Giggles]

That late show of bollocks was very un-Spurs.

[Giggles]

So a ref disallows a Newcastle goal from a penalty for encroachment but gives the opposition a free kick instead of making them re take it.

[SvN]

Typically, they will now go on a great run, leaving them in CL and making it look like some amazing feat which really is better than winning the league itself if you think about it a little bit and it's been like this for 20 seasons as well.

And especially players like Welbeck, Oxlade Chamberlain and Walcott will perform, thus eliminating the need to "strengthen in summer" because maybe Walcott can play as a striker now actually.

An injury-free Walcott will be like a new signing anyway, especially if you play him through the middle

Speaking of new signings, Hargreaves should be back any day for us soon.

[CJay]

Is it not possible to watch MOTD on the BBC website in HD? Surely that can't be right.

[Jimmy Floyd]

So a ref disallows a Newcastle goal from a penalty for encroachment but gives the opposition a free kick instead of making them re take it.

In the 2006 World Cup qualifying playoff, FIFA ordered a match replayed between Bahrain and Uzbekistan for precisely that reason.

Granted there are no bungs or Arab corruption involved this time.

[GS]

I did wonder earlier if it would come to that in the event Newcastle didn't win anyway. It's the sort of ultra-basic rule fuck-up that should see a referee quietly agreeing to step back to the Conference for a few years.

[Spammer]

THE MIGHTY BLADES are on the cusp of promotion :cool:

[Shindig]

I did wonder earlier if it would come to that in the event Newcastle didn't win anyway. It's the sort of ultra-basic rule fuck-up that should see a referee quietly agreeing to step back to the Conference for a few years.

It highlights how little the three other officials can say in that situation. Two linesman and a fourth by the dugout and none of them said, "What's he doing?" The linesmen are in contact with him, right?

[phonics]

A reminder Villa got 17 points this season

http://i.imgur.com/QwCRl9X.png

[Adamski]

Did you go to the game last night John?

Awful performance but was very impressed with Beermans debut, looks very tidy considering he only turned 18 last month.

[Offshore Toon]

A reminder Villa got 17 points this season

http://i.imgur.com/QwCRl9X.png
I'm surprised we're not in the top 16 for that. At least our finances should be healthy for next season.

[John]

Did you go to the game last night John?

Awful performance but was very impressed with Beermans debut, looks very tidy considering he only turned 18 last month.

Beerman did look good but he's very slight for a defender. Sammon bullied him a few times, most notably when he hit that strange looping shot past the far post. Bates looked a lot better than I expected of someone Raith Rovers were willing to let out on loan too.

[Adamski]

Once or twice he outmuscled him yeah but nothing too concerning. Bates was a bit Bambi on ice at times but seemed decent enough.