2019-2020 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

^ Wonder what's changed?

[K]

The most obvious possible reason is he saw that he was not going to make it for Ajax or any other major football club.

[Jezza]

Latest Results:

Friday February 28 2020
Norwich City 1-0 Leicester City

Saturday February 29 2020:
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace
AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea
Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley
West Ham United 3-1 Southampton
Watford 3-0 Liverpool

Sunday March 1 2020:
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 79 - Played 28
2. Man City 57 - Played 27
3. Leicester 50 - Played 28
4. Chelsea 45 - Played 28
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5. Man Utd 42 - Played 28
6. Wolves 42 - Played 28
7. Tottenham 40 - Played 28
8. Sheffield Utd 40 - Played 27
9. Burnley 38 - Played 28
10. Arsenal 37 - Played 27
11. Everton 37 - Played 28
12. Crystal Palace 36 - Played 28
13. Southampton 34 - Played 28
14. Newcastle 32 - Played 28
15. Brighton 28 - Played 28
16. West Ham 27 - Played 28
17. Watford 27 - Played 28
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18. Bournemouth 27 - Played 28
19. Aston Villa 25 - Played 27
20. Norwich 21 - Played 28

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday March 7 2020:
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth - 12:30
Arsenal v West Ham United - 15:00
Crystal Palace v Watford - 15:00
Sheffield United v Norwich City - 15:00
Southampton v Newcastle United - 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion - 15:00
Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 17:30

Sunday March 8 2020:
Chelsea v Everton - 14:00
Manchester United v Manchester City - 16:30

Monday March 9 2020:
Leicester City v Aston Villa - 20:00

All local times.

[K]

Tom Hird looks like a smaller version of Noble.

If he's any good at soccer, that might suit his body more. For his father's club, it's a virtual free hit, though, as a cat-B rookie.

[K]

Man. City suffer their seventh loss of the season.

After Liverpool, the clubs with the fewest losses are Wolves and Arsenal (both six).

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Previously...

https://twitter.com/premierleague/statu ... 0293672960

(Manchester goals from the past.)

[Jezza]

Manchester City v Arsenal: Premier League match postponed over coronavirus fears

Manchester City's Premier League match with Arsenal on Wednesday has been postponed as a "precautionary measure" - and several Gunners players put into self-isolation - after Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis contracted coronavirus.

Arsenal said Marinakis, 52, met a number of their players when the Gunners hosted the Greek side in a Europa League match two weeks ago.

Marinakis - who also owns Championship side Nottingham Forest - said on Tuesday he had tested positive for Covid-19.

Olympiakos will host Wolves in the Europa League on Thursday, after Uefa rejected Wolves' request for the last-16 first-leg match to be postponed.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51829511

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday March 7 2020:
Liverpool 2-1 AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United
Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford
Sheffield United 1-0 Norwich City
Southampton 0-1 Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Burnley 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Sunday March 8 2020:
Chelsea 4-0 Everton
Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City

Monday March 9 2020:
Leicester City 4-0 Aston Villa

The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 82 - Played 29
2. Man City 57 - Played 28
3. Leicester 53 - Played 29
4. Chelsea 48 - Played 29
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5. Man Utd 45 - Played 29
6. Wolves 43 - Played 29
7. Sheffield Utd 43 - Played 28
8. Tottenham 41 - Played 29
9. Arsenal 40 - Played 28
10. Burnley 39 - Played 29
11. Crystal Palace 39 - Played 29
12. Everton 37 - Played 29
13. Newcastle 35 - Played 29
14. Southampton 34 - Played 29
15. Brighton 29 - Played 29
16. West Ham 27 - Played 29
17. Watford 27 - Played 29
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18. Bournemouth 27 - Played 29
19. Aston Villa 25 - Played 28
20. Norwich 21 - Played 28

[K]

Arteta has coronavirus. Brighton-Arsenal postponed.

BBC:

"The Premier League now appears to be edging closer to an unprecedented suspension.

For several days now senior officials have privately believed matches would soon have to be played closed doors with preparations made to do so. Despite mounting criticism for carrying on as normal and being so out of step with other competitions around the world, the Premier League agreed to follow government policy.

But with several clubs now directly affected by the outbreak the integrity of the league is clearly in jeopardy. So what happens next?

Both the Premier League and EFL are desperate to get their remaining matches played.

If Euro 2020 is postponed by Uefa for a year on Tuesday, space could perhaps be created in the calendar for any delayed matches to be played, and a case could be made to government to pause the Premier League and EFL seasons for several weeks.

That would at least avert the threat of legal action from clubs claiming they have been denied promotion or European qualification."


https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51865442

[Jezza]

^ Insane. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea player) is the first player to test positive for the virus.

[Jezza]

Coronavirus: Premier League and EFL suspended until 3 April at earliest

All elite football in England has been suspended until at least 3 April as a result of the spread of coronavirus.

All Premier League games, EFL fixtures and matches in the FA Women's Super League and Women's Championship have been postponed.

The Premier League said action would resume on 4 April "subject to medical advice and conditions at the time".

The Football Association said England's games against Italy on 27 March and Denmark four days later are off.

The EFL, which hopes to resume play a day earlier, said clubs were also advised to suspend "non-essential activities" such as "player appearances, training ground visits and fan meetings".

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51867989

[K]

Article on Gabriel Cleur, who plays for Serie C club Alessandria:

'There is a lot of fear': Olyroo opens up on life inside Italy's red zone

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/the ... 54a1a.html

[K]

Chelsea player defies self-isolation protocol to play in public park

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/ ... 54as3.html

"Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount was spotted playing at a football park along with West Ham's Declan Rice on Sunday, defying the club's self-isolation protocols which came into place last week.
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"The Mirror reported that Mount and Rice, both England internationals, were playing a five-a-side game at the Trent Park Football centre near Barnet."

[Jezza]

PL suspended until April 30.

[K]