GWT: PL Matchweek (mostly) 14

[Savant]

Tuesday 30 November

Newcastle x Norwich
Leeds x Crystal Palace

Wednesday 1 December

Southampton x Leicester
Watford x Chelsea
West Ham x Brighton
Wolverhampton x Burnley
Aston Villa x Man City
Everton x Liverpool

Thursday 2 December

Tottenham x Brentford
Man Utd x Arsenal

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[maclean]

First snow of the year and mid-week games for the EPL, winter is officially here

 

[KlausJopling]

Newcastle are gonna be relegated before the owners have a chance to buy anyone.

Norwich playing like they don’t realize they are up a man.

 

[robertmac43]

Norwich really needs to put on the pressure in the second half. Coming away with 3 points here would be huge for them.

 

[KlausJopling]

Newcastle up 1-0. Norwich are even more dire than Newcastle.

 

[koyvoo]

Newcastle are better with 10 men than 11

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Newcastle are better with 10 men than 11

True, but only because the 11th man is a negative and an unlucky jinx/cooler.

 

[koyvoo]

Queue the Pukki party gif

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I wouldn't give that on Guehi. The guy is jumping, that's where your arms go. And the ball is coming at him from 10 inches away. Rough to take.

Leeds frankly don't deserve it, but Raphinha scores.

 

[koyvoo]

Raphinha scores a very big penalty for Leeds in the 94th to secure 3 pts

 

[Savant]

Raphinha scores a very big penalty for Leeds in the 94th to secure 3 pts

Raphinha is having an incredible year. He is in my team of the season so far team

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Raphinha is having an incredible year. He is in my team of the season so far team

Benrahma has performed better than him at LW and his team has been way better.

Note, that I probably wouldn't give it to either.

EDIT: Raphinha was playing on the right. Ignore me completely, mea culpa.

 

[Rob]

The Burnley game on Saturday is pretty much a must win. After that they have four straight matches against top teams.

 

[luiginb]

Has to suck being a Palace fan. They've got tons of quality in the squad but Vieira has them playing like they're still coached by Hodgson. Benteke should have started, Edouard was invisible and Ayew should have been taken off after about 60 minutes when it was obvious he had run out of gas.

Leeds were far from impressive but Stuart Dallas is the swiss knife of the Premier League, and Meslier's save on Benteke is a worthy candidate for the save of the season. Sure saved them 3 points today.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Has to suck being a Palace fan. They've got tons of quality in the squad but Vieira has them playing like they're still coached by Hodgson. Benteke should have started, Edouard was invisible and Ayew should have been taken off after about 60 minutes when it was obvious he had run out of gas.

Leeds were far from impressive but Stuart Dallas is the swiss knife of the Premier League, and Meslier's save on Benteke is a worthy candidate for the save of the season. Sure saved them 3 points today.

Is this the first time you've watched Palace this year because I can't imagine anyone who's watched them saying that they still look like Hodgson is coaching, the shift has been dramatic

 

[luiginb]

Second, but you can't argue that today they've parked the bus.

 

[Savant]

Benrahma has performed better than him at LW and his team has been way better.

Note, that I probably wouldn't give it to either.

EDIT: Raphinha was playing on the right. Ignore me completely, mea culpa.

Raphinha is also single handed my keeping his team from the drop zone right now. Benrahma has been good but he is much less important to West Ham than Raphinha is to Leeds.

 

[luiginb]

Benrahma has performed better than him at LW and his team has been way better.

Note, that I probably wouldn't give it to either.

EDIT: Raphinha was playing on the right. Ignore me completely, mea culpa.

Benrahma has also played mostly centrally from the games I've seen, with Fornals on the left. Also in my book Mane has still been the best LW in the league.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Benrahma has also played mostly centrally from the games I've seen, with Fornals on the left. Also in my book Mane has still been the best LW in the league.

Nah. There's some movement in-game, but he's been almost exclusively on the left. He played centrally in Europe (and scored two goals), but that hasn't been the norm. He should play there over Fornals though, for me. Gives him freedom to create. When he's on the left he far too often just cuts inside and gets his shot blocked- He gets tunnel vision sometimes.

 

[Blender]

Is this the first time you've watched Palace this year because I can't imagine anyone who's watched them saying that they still look like Hodgson is coaching, the shift has been dramatic

I didn't watch yesterday's game but heard they were bad, but yea they went undefeated for 8 matchweeks playing attacking football.

 

[robertmac43]

One of those tense days where a Brighton win would be huge for them but also really helps Arsenal.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Brighton is the West Ham bogey team. We'll see how it goes. Truth is they probably need a result just as much as Brighton.

 

[KlausJopling]

Heavy rotation. Is this Saul's first start since he was pulled at halftime when he first arrived?

 

[Blender]

Heavy rotation. Is this Saul's first start since he was pulled at halftime when he first arrived?

I think so, but he's made some appearances.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Is Lukaku injured?