[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football 6-8 November (Benny Special - Arsenal vs Tottenham)

[P_3]

This week the London derby takes centre stage for us. A depleted and recently mauled Arsenal take on a vibrant Spurs side full of youth and energy. Both sides contain an old fashioned centre forward hitting some good form, so goals are probably quite likely. But whilst Tottenham will probably call on their usual defence, Arsenal have been hit with injuries to the likes of Bellerin and Koscielny. We'll trial whether both teams score in addition to the result in our bet this week. Best of luck. Odds taken from bet365.

15:00 kick-off time unless stated otherwise.

Friday 6th
Championship:
Nottm Forest v Derby - Sky Sports 1, 19:30

Spanish La Liga:
Las Palmas v Real Sociedad - Sky Sports 2, 19:30

German Bundesliga:
Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC - BT Sport Europe, 19:30

French Ligue 1:
Angers v Rennes - BT Sport 2, 19:30

Dutch Eredivisie:
Roda JC Kerkrade v ADO Den Haag - 19:00

Saturday 7th
Premier League:
Bournemouth v Newcastle - BT Sport 1, 12:45
Leicester v Watford
Man Utd v West Brom
Norwich v Swansea
Sunderland v Southampton
West Ham v Everton
Stoke v Chelsea - Sky Sports 1, 17:30

Championship:
Huddersfield v Leeds - Sky Sports 1, 12:30
Blackburn v Brentford
Bolton v Bristol City
Brighton v MK Dons
Cardiff v Reading
Charlton v Sheff Wed
Fulham v Birmingham
Hull v Middlesbrough
QPR v Preston
Rotherham v Ipswich
Wolves v Burnley

Scottish Premiership:
Aberdeen v Dundee Utd
Dundee v Partick Thistle
Hearts v Hamilton
Motherwell v Inverness CT
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

Spanish La Liga:
Celta de Vigo v Valencia
Levante v Deportivo de La Coruña - Sky Sports Red Button, 17:15
Eibar v Getafe - Sky Sports Red Button, 19:30
Rayo Vallecano v Granada CF - Sky Sports Red Button, 19:30
Málaga v Real Betis - Sky Sports Red Button, 21:05

German Bundesliga:
1. FSV Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg - 14:30
Bayer Levkn v 1. FC Köln - 14:30
B M'gladbach v FC Ingolstadt 04 - 14:30
Bayern Mun v VfB Stuttgart - 14:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt - 14:30
SV Darmstadt 98 v Hamburger SV - BT Sport Europe, 17:30

Italian Serie A:
Verona v Bologna - BT Sport 2, 17:00
Milan v Atalanta - BT Sport Europe, 19:45

French Ligue 1:
Paris St G v Toulouse - 16:00
Caen v Guingamp - 19:00
Lille v Bastia - BT Sport Extra 2, 19:00
Lorient v Troyes - 19:00
Montpellier v Nantes - 19:00
Reims v GFC Ajaccio - 19:00

Dutch Eredivisie:
FC Twente v sc Heerenveen - 17:30
N.E.C. v De Graafschap - 18:45
Willem II v Excelsior - 18:45
PEC Zwolle v Heracles Almelo - 19:45

Sunday 8th
Premier League:
Aston Villa v Man City - Sky Sports 1, 13:30
Arsenal v Tottenham - Sky Sports 1, 16:00
Liverpool v Crystal Palace - 16:00

Scottish Premiership:
Ross County v Celtic - BT Sport 2, 15:30

Spanish La Liga:
Ath Bilbao v Espanyol - Sky Sports Red Button, 11:00
Barcelona v Villarreal - Sky Sports 3
Atl Madrid v Sporting de Gijón - Sky Sports 3, 17:15
Sevilla v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 3, 19:30

German Bundesliga:
Bor Dortmd v Schalke - BT Sport ESPN, 14:30
FC Augsburg v SV Werder Bremen - BT Sport Europe, 16:30

Italian Serie A:
Torino v Inter Milan - BT Sport Europe, 11:30
Empoli v Juventus - BT Sport Extra 2, 14:00
Frosinone v Genoa - 14:00
Palermo v Chievo - 14:00
Roma v Lazio - BT Sport Europe, 14:00
Sassuolo v Carpi - 14:00
Napoli v Udinese - BT Sport ESPN, 17:00
Sampdoria v Fiorentina - BT Sport Europe, 19:45

French Ligue 1:
Marseille v Nice - BT Sport Extra 2, 16:00
Bordeaux v Monaco - BT Sport Extra 2, 20:00
Lyon v St Etienne - BT Sport 2, 20:00

Dutch Eredivisie:
PSV Eindhoven v FC Utrecht - Sky Sports 3, 11:30
Feyenoord v Ajax - Sky Sports Red Button, 13:30
SC Cambuur Leeuwarden v FC Groningen - 13:30
Vitesse v AZ Alkmaar - 15:45

[Toby]

This really needs to be the start of a good run of form for Chelsea. Next fixtures are:

Stoke (a)
Norwich (h)
Tottenham (a)
Bournemouth (h)
Leicester (a)
Sunderland (h)
Watford (h)

If they were playing anything like their ability should allow, you'd be expecting them to go into the game at Old Trafford in December with at least six wins out of seven.

But they're not. So who knows. They'll probably draw tomorrow.

[P_3]

What's happened to Pedro? Since his first game or two, I've not heard or seen him in the team.

[Giggles]

Did Mourinho even want him or was he a 'well we have to sign someone' type thing?
I know he was used as a stick to beat Hazard with last week but that was more about Hazard.

[Toby]

What's happened to Pedro? Since his first game or two, I've not heard or seen him in the team.

He's been out injured for the past two league games, but came on as a sub on Wednesday night. Before that he'd started and played in most of every league game but the Southampton one, but he's done piss all in most of them.

[Byron]

Three certainties in life;

1. Death
2. Taxes
3. West Ham never, ever get anything against Everton.

[CJay]

I'm missing my fiancée's birthday tonight to go watch Finn Harps instead. We're 1-0 down from the first leg of the promotion playoff against Limerick, so it'll to be tough. The stadium is going to be packed out, 4000 people at least I'd say.

[Tubes]

Three certainties in life;

1. Death
2. Taxes
3. West Ham never, ever get anything against Everton.

Two Baines free kicks and a Lukaku debut winner was one of the best games I've ever been to.

[Giggles]

I'm missing my fiancée's birthday tonight to go watch Finn Harps instead. We're 1-0 down from the first leg of the promotion playoff against Limerick, so it'll to be tough. The stadium is going to be packed out, 4000 people at least I'd say.

RTE should really be showing that game. They're showing the women's cup final live for Gods sake.

[Manc]

Spurs, Stoke, Everton & Leicester. £12 on returns £1,000. That really isn't as outlandish as the odds suggest.

[phonics]

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[Benny]

Nailed on for Bellerin and Kolscieny to start on Sunday, I swear Wenger does this before every game. Can't say I'm particularly concerned with Bellerin but I've long thought Kolscieny is a good defender, surprised he hasn't been picked up by a bigger club considering Barca bought Vermaelen.

Bournemouth v Newcastle will be a tasty game I reckon, shit defences against one another and both teams seeing this one as a real chance at three points.

[phonics]

No chance Bellerin plays. Wenger doesn't play those games. Chadli is going to absolutely rape us if they play him.

[AE]

Nailed on for Bellerin and Kolscieny to start on Sunday, I swear Wenger does this before every game. Can't say I'm particularly concerned with Bellerin but I've long thought Kolscieny is a good defender, surprised he hasn't been picked up by a bigger club considering Barca bought Vermaelen.

Watch your mouth.

[Toby]

I thought that one might simmer a bit longer.

[CJay]

RTE should really be showing that game. They're showing the women's cup final live for Gods sake.

Yeah it's really surprising that they aren't showing it. Who's actually going to watch the women's match?

[niko_cee]

Spurs, Stoke, Everton & Leicester. £12 on returns £1,000. That really isn't as outlandish as the odds suggest.

The first two winning are once in 20 year type events so it's not surprising the odds might be quite lengthy.

You'd probably end up having Leicester let you down if the other three came good.

[Davgooner]

Koscielny is the real reason Taz has melted away. He's been made to look a right tit.

I'm down Sunday as by all accounts the Middlesex lot are coming in numbers as a result of not exactly having a great time of it before and after the cup game at theirs. Most likely fuck all will happen as per, but it's always nice to see the reaction of their usual hordes of mouthy barmies when a few pubs of proper Arsenal empty out to interrupt the scarfer slapping.

[Reg]

I like Kosceilny just because he often intercepts the ball from in front of the attacker. Just something unusual which is good to see, the vast majority of centre backs stay goal side.

Oh, and Bobby to get the winner tomorrow.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What does a Proper Arsenal do if their neck gets cold?

[simon]

This really needs to be the start of a good run of form for Chelsea. Next fixtures are:

Stoke (a)
Norwich (h)
Tottenham (a)
Bournemouth (h)
Leicester (a)
Sunderland (h)
Watford (h)

If they were playing anything like their ability should allow, you'd be expecting them to go into the game at Old Trafford in December with at least six wins out of seven.

But they're not. So who knows. They'll probably draw tomorrow.

That is a tasty set of fixtures.

Getting back into the title race.

[QE Harold Flair]

Debuchy has been a bomb scare every game he's played.

[niko_cee]

The Magic of the Cup returns today, although I'm not really sure I agree with the BBC televising (and hence handing a pile of cash to) their pet project. There are probably more deserving causes.

[Benny]

What does a Proper Arsenal do if their neck gets cold?

Heads to the nearest Apple store to stand under the heater and recharge their ipad.

[QE Harold Flair]

I've just e-mailed that to Tim Lovejoy.

[Benny]

No chance Bellerin plays. Wenger doesn't play those games. Chadli is going to absolutely rape us if they play him.

He definitely does play those games, I'm pretty sure someone is 'injured' before a game before miraculously recovering every time... Chadli isn't playing so fear not, cocked up his ankle, it's the return of Son which might be the difference, the chaps a beast.

[Benny]

I've just e-mailed that to Tim Lovejoy.

Quite Excellent suggestion.

[phonics]

He definitely does play those games, I'm pretty sure someone is 'injured' before a game before miraculously recovering every time... Chadli isn't playing so fear not, cocked up his ankle, it's the return of Son which might be the difference, the chaps a beast.

TSF said that our scouts were raving about him but Wenger flipped out over the money.

He'll always say someone's having a late fitness test if they are from my memory.

[John Arne]

The Magic of the Cup returns today, although I'm not really sure I agree with the BBC televising (and hence handing a pile of cash to) their pet project. There are probably more deserving causes.

I went to the first two rounds when I was back last month - around 300-400 folks there.

For this game, there are 1,400 tickets available, and each season ticket holder was allowed to buy 2 tickets, with the remaining going on general sale. Despite only 250-350 season ticket holders, no tickets went on general sale - with an estimate 800 tickets being divvied up between players, BBC, staff and Gary Neville's mates.

[Baz]

Benny special? I thought he was Blackburn.

Just put the buildup on for the Salford-Notts County game. Alan Smith looks like a bad coke head.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Salford thing looked highly sinister based on the documentary. They changed the club colours, for one.

[John Arne]

Jermaine Jenas... given how he is being paid to talk about the football, could have at least learnt how to say 'Salford'.

Gimp.

[Bob Sacamano]

Roy Carrol, Jon Stead, Alan Smith, Danny Webber all under one roof

[phonics]

Jermaine Jenas is one of the best pundits they have, holding his annunciation against him is a little harsh.

[Giggles]

Martin Tyler is commentating on this for Setanta. Has he left Sky or is he just moonlighting?

Shaky camera is a bit too much for me anyway.

[Samadini]

Moyes is a dead man walking. Who in the bottom half is next in line for a new manager?

[Davgooner]

Benny, you're invited to find out for yourself. Jim too if he's not got any cricket club socials that would get in the way.

[John Arne]

Jermaine Jenas... given how he is being paid to talk about the football, could have at least learnt how to say 'Salford'.

Gimp.

Jermaine Jenas is one of the best pundits they have, holding his annunciation against him is a little harsh.

Fair play to Jenas, he has realised the error of his ways and has started pronouncing it correctly. He is a decent pundit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That was a useful goal. Notts County look like they're not interested.

Oddly hollow too as the BBC are obsessed with the celeb millionaire owners jumping around.

[John Arne]

The coverage has been mawkish to say the least.

Quality goal from Allen.

[Lee]

I'd normally want the non-league side to win but it's hard to cheer for the side owned by millionaires who changed the club's colours to those of the club they played for as soon as they turned up. I'm well up for hearing more of Jermaine Jenas' East Midlands accent on telly, by the way.

Watford at home tomorrow. Watford look a decent side and can defend so it might be tough. But then I thought that about West Brom last week so we'll see. I've got a cracking Sunday lined up. Lauren's out all day so I'm planning a day of Torino-Inter, Villa-Man City, Arsenal-Spurs and Sevilla-Real Madrid. Lovely.

[Giggles]

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[Reg]

Missing the Rome derby, Lee.

[Lee]

I am. I like to see all the Premier League football. Plenty of opportunity to see other leagues at other kick off times. I'll catch the goals on the European Football Show. I imagine Roma will give Lazio a bit of a fisting.

[CJay]

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YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! What a finish!! What a performance! Back where we belong.

Incredible scenes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thank fuck somebody has suggested going for a curry so I don't have to sit through us losing to fucking Stoke.

[Lee]

Such a hero.

[Giggles]

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! What a finish!! What a performance! Back where we belong.

Incredible scenes.

3 minutes away from penalties. I can only imagine what it was like up there, and a leaving very student to pop up with the winner and all. Scenes indeed.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Mourinho's sacked I bloody hope it's after a defeat to that legend.

[CJay]

3 minutes away from penalties. I can only imagine what it was like up there, and a leaving very student to pop up with the winner and all. Scenes indeed.

We were playing for penalties for the entirety of extra time basically. The winner came from the first time we got the ball in the final third. It was some cross and header. I think it was Banda's 3rd game for us, maybe 4th. I actually can't believe we did it.