Post by staggerstag on Apr 5, 2017 18:03:03 GMT
Hull v Boro (a relegation battle royale if ever one was)
Arsenal v West Ham (4 straight PL defeats for Hammers just as Bilic is afforded the dreaded vote of confidence - the last time that happened in the PL, which it did, a week later Ranieri was offed)
Swansea v Spurs (Spurs now seven points behind CFC hoping to make it four, if events go their way at the Bridge)
Saints v Palace (Remarkably, Palace going for their fifth consecutive league victory)
Liverpool v Bournemouth (Liverpool, unbeaten in four, host a Bournemouth side also unbeaten in four)
Chelsea v Man City (Conte and Gardiola square up again following CFC's 1-3 leathering of City earlier this season)
For me, home wins at Hull, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Spurs to see off Swans and Saints and Palace to share the spoils.
Hull 21/20
Boro 16/5
Draw 23/10
Arsenal 2/5
West Ham 7
Draw 17/4
Swansea 9/4
Spurs 4/6
Draw 3
Southampton 17/20
Palace 15/4
Draw 13/5
Liverpool 1/2
Bournemouth 7
Draw 15/4
Chelsea 13/10
Man City 12/5
Draw 12/5
Preamble by Paul Doyle :
"Hello. This is no time to be a cyclops. It’s all very well having an eye on events at Stamford Bridge today but you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t also keep track of the goings-on elsewhere. Because today’s bill also features:
A clash between Hull and Middlesbrough that is both a relegation showdown and a Yorkshire derby (lots Riding on it, you might say);
Tottenham’s attempt win at Swansea and keep heavy breathing down Chelsea’s necks;
Liverpool’s attempt to do likewise by avenging the ridiculous defeat they suffered at Bournemouth earlier this season; Jürgen Klopp’s team have the most favourable run-on of all the top teams and might still be in contention if their injuries turn out to be less serious than feared and, of course, they stop flopping to absurd defeats like that one at Bournemouth;
Arsène Wenger’s attempt to actually beat a league team so that he can announce that he has selflessly agreed to devote himself to Arsenal for at least two more years;
Newcastle’s bid to dispatch Burton Albion and return to the top of the Championship;
Sheffield United’s attempt to extend their lead at the top of League One by bringing those 45,000 Coventry fans who cavorted around Wembley last weekend back to reality;
Plenty more."
Arsenal v West Ham (4 straight PL defeats for Hammers just as Bilic is afforded the dreaded vote of confidence - the last time that happened in the PL, which it did, a week later Ranieri was offed)
Swansea v Spurs (Spurs now seven points behind CFC hoping to make it four, if events go their way at the Bridge)
Saints v Palace (Remarkably, Palace going for their fifth consecutive league victory)
Liverpool v Bournemouth (Liverpool, unbeaten in four, host a Bournemouth side also unbeaten in four)
Chelsea v Man City (Conte and Gardiola square up again following CFC's 1-3 leathering of City earlier this season)
For me, home wins at Hull, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Spurs to see off Swans and Saints and Palace to share the spoils.
Hull 21/20
Boro 16/5
Draw 23/10
Arsenal 2/5
West Ham 7
Draw 17/4
Swansea 9/4
Spurs 4/6
Draw 3
Southampton 17/20
Palace 15/4
Draw 13/5
Liverpool 1/2
Bournemouth 7
Draw 15/4
Chelsea 13/10
Man City 12/5
Draw 12/5
Preamble by Paul Doyle :
"Hello. This is no time to be a cyclops. It’s all very well having an eye on events at Stamford Bridge today but you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t also keep track of the goings-on elsewhere. Because today’s bill also features:
A clash between Hull and Middlesbrough that is both a relegation showdown and a Yorkshire derby (lots Riding on it, you might say);
Tottenham’s attempt win at Swansea and keep heavy breathing down Chelsea’s necks;
Liverpool’s attempt to do likewise by avenging the ridiculous defeat they suffered at Bournemouth earlier this season; Jürgen Klopp’s team have the most favourable run-on of all the top teams and might still be in contention if their injuries turn out to be less serious than feared and, of course, they stop flopping to absurd defeats like that one at Bournemouth;
Arsène Wenger’s attempt to actually beat a league team so that he can announce that he has selflessly agreed to devote himself to Arsenal for at least two more years;
Newcastle’s bid to dispatch Burton Albion and return to the top of the Championship;
Sheffield United’s attempt to extend their lead at the top of League One by bringing those 45,000 Coventry fans who cavorted around Wembley last weekend back to reality;
Plenty more."
