2023-2024 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday, August 25 2023:
Chelsea vs Luton Town - 20:00

Saturday, August 26 2023:
Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur - 12:30
Arsenal vs Fulham - 15:00
Brentford vs Crystal Palace - 15:00
Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 15:00
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest - 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United - 17:30

Sunday, August 27 2023:
Burnley vs Aston Villa - 14:00
Sheffield United vs Manchester City - 14:00
Newcastle United vs Liverpool - 16:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday, August 25 2023:
Chelsea 3-0 Luton Town

Saturday, August 26 2023:
Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 2-2 Fulham
Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Sunday, August 27 2023:
Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa
Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1-2 Liverpool

Ladder:
1. Man City 9 - Played 3
2. West Ham 7 - Played 3
3. Tottenham 7 - Played 3
4. Liverpool 7 - Played 3
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5. Arsenal 7 - Played 3
6. Brighton 6 - Played 3
7. Aston Villa 6 - Played 3
8. Man Utd 6 - Played 3
9. Brentford 5 - Played 3
10. Chelsea 4 - Played 3
11. Crystal Palace 4 - Played 3
12. Fulham 4 - Played 3
13. Newcastle 3 - Played 3
14. Nott Forest 3 - Played 3
15. Wolves 3 - Played 3
16. Bournemouth 1 - Played 3
17. Sheffield Utd 0 - Played 3
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18. Burnley 0 - Played 2
19. Luton Town 0 - Played 2
20. Everton 0 - Played 3

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Friday, September 1 2023:
Luton Town vs West Ham United - 20:00

Saturday, September 2 2023:
Sheffield United vs Everton - 12:30
Brentford vs Bournemouth - 15:00
Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur 15:00
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest - 15:00
Manchester City vs Fulham - 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United - 17:30

Sunday, September 3 2023:
Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 14:00
Liverpool vs Aston Villa - 14:00
Arsenal vs Manchester United - 16:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Friday, September 1 2023:
Luton Town 1-2 West Ham United

Saturday, September 2 2023:
Sheffield United 2-2 Everton
Brentford 2-2 Bournemouth
Burnley 2-5 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City 5-1 Fulham
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Newcastle United

Sunday, September 3 2023:
Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United

Ladder:
1. Man City 12 - Played 4
2. Tottenham 10 - Played 4
3. Liverpool 10 - Played 4
4. West Ham 10 - Played 4
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5. Arsenal 10 - Played 4
6. Brighton 9 - Played 4
7. Crystal Palace 7 - Played 4
8. Brentford 6 - Played 4
9. Nott Forest 6 - Played 4
10. Aston Villa 6 - Played 4
11. Man Utd 6 - Played 4
12. Chelsea 4 - Played 4
13. Fulham 4 - Played 4
14. Newcastle 3 - Played 4
15. Wolves 3 - Played 4
16. Bournemouth 2 - Played 4
17. Sheffield Utd 1 - Played 4
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18. Everton 1 - Played 4
19. Luton Town 0 - Played 3
20. Burnley 0 - Played 3

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday, September 16 2023:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool - 12:30
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace - 15:00
Fulham vs Luton Town - 15:00
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur vs Sheffield United - 15:00
West Ham United vs Manchester City - 15:00
Newcastle United vs Brentford - 17:30

Sunday, September 17 2023:
Bournemouth vs Chelsea - 14:00
Everton vs Arsenal - 16:30

Monday, September 18 2023:
Nottingham Forest vs Burnley - 19:45

All local times.

[LaurieHolden]

Gee whiz, the Spurs fans must be beside themselves.
If they beat the Gunners away next week in the North London derby, the lid will be firmly blown. It's going to be great viewing.

[Jezza]

^ It's been a good start for Ange.

Hate to say it as a Chelsea fan.

[K]

Ange is getting a lotta praise.

Let's see if they still praise him when things get more difficult...

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday, September 16 2023:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Liverpool
Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace
Fulham 1-0 Luton Town
Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United
West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1-0 Brentford

Sunday, September 17 2023:
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
Everton 0-1 Arsenal

Monday, September 18 2023:
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley

Ladder:
1. Man City 15 - Played 5
2. Tottenham 13 - Played 5
3. Liverpool 13 - Played 5
4. Arsenal 13 - Played 5
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5. Brighton 12 - Played 5
6. West Ham 10 - Played 5
7. Aston Villa 9 - Played 5
8. Nott Forest 7 - Played 5
9. Crystal Palace 7 - Played 5
10. Fulham 7 - Played 5
11. Brentford 6 - Played 5
12. Newcastle 6 - Played 5
13. Man Utd 6 - Played 5
14. Chelsea 5 - Played 5
15. Bournemouth 3 - Played 5
16. Wolves 3 - Played 5
17. Sheffield Utd 1 - Played 5
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18. Everton 1 - Played 5
19. Burnley 1 - Played 4
20. Luton Town 0 - Played 4

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday, September 23 2023:
Crystal Palace vs Fulham - 15:00
Luton Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 15:00
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest - 15:00
Brentford vs Everton - 17:30
Burnley vs Manchester United - 20:00

Sunday, September 24 2023:
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur - 14:00
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Bournemouth - 14:00
Chelsea vs Aston Villa - 14:00
Liverpool vs West Ham United - 14:00
Sheffield United vs Newcastle United - 16:30

All local times.

[Jezza]

Weekend Results:

Saturday, September 23 2023:
Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham
Luton Town 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Brentford 1-3 Everton
Burnley 0-1 Manchester United

Sunday, September 24 2023:
Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Bournemouth
Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 3-1 West Ham United
Sheffield United 0-8 Newcastle United

Ladder:
1. Man City 18 - Played 6
2. Liverpool 16 - Played 6
3. Brighton 15 - Played 6
4. Tottenham 14 - Played 6
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5. Arsenal 14 - Played 6
6. Aston Villa 12 - Played 6
7. West Ham 10 - Played 6
8. Newcastle 9 - Played 6
9. Man Utd 9 - Played 6
10. Crystal Palace 8 - Played 6
11. Fulham 8 - Played 6
12. Nott Forest 7 - Played 6
13. Brentford 6 - Played 6
14. Chelsea 5 - Played 6
15. Everton 4 - Played 6
16. Wolves 4 - Played 6
17. Bournemouth 3 - Played 6
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18. Luton Town 1 - Played 5
19. Burnley 1 - Played 5
20. Sheffield Utd 1 - Played 6

[pietillidie]

Just posted this in the grand final week thread:

Nice work, Dark Beanie. Damn, wish I was over there for the week. One of the great occasions on the calendar with great weather to boot.

Got my own day planned here: the granny from 5:30 am, before heading to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Tottenham versus Liverpool at 5:30pm. If both the Pies and Spurs lose that's going to be one ugly drive back up the M4, which is already ugly enough, passing through Slough of The Office fame: https://youtu.be/1mlevv9oFuA

If the Pies win, I'll be on cloud nine, so whatever happens at Tottenham won't matter very much.

If the Pies lose, the Spurs had better win to give us at least some joy. If they both lose, that will be the ultimate misery day package!

The Tottenham Hotspur stadium is a magnificent experience. Nothing beats a full MCG, but this is a lot newer and more compact, and just as rocking. This will be the biggest Premier League game I'll have ever been to, and I'll get a close look at players like Mo Salah and hopefully TAA if he gets up from the opposition, so I can't wait.

On the game itself, Liverpool are hitting form and Tottenham are playing well, but still finding their feet and due for a tough one after a great draw at Arsenal. I can't say I'm super confident as the Spurs need more time to practice playing out from the back without turning the ball over in dangerous areas, although Liverpool do play a high line, which Sonny loves.

It turns out we couldn't have picked a better team to support though, with Sonny now captain, connecting to the South Korean side of our life, and Big Ange now coach (and Jedinak an assistant), connecting to the Aussie side of our life. Amazing how it worked out.

COYS!

[Jezza]

Weekend Matches:

Saturday, September 30 2023:
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 12:30
Bournemouth vs Arsenal - 15:00
Everton vs Luton Town - 15:00
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace - 15:00
Newcastle United vs Burnley - 15:00
West Ham United vs Sheffield United - 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - 17:30

Sunday, October 1 2023:
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford - 14:00

Monday, October 2 2023:
Fulham vs Chelsea - 20:00

All local times.

[Jezza]

If the Pies win, I'll be on cloud nine, so whatever happens at Tottenham won't matter very much.

Must be on cloud nine with us winning the flag and Spurs winning?

[pietillidie]

If the Pies win, I'll be on cloud nine, so whatever happens at Tottenham won't matter very much.

Must be on cloud nine with us winning the flag and Spurs winning?

You're not wrong. I was already on a massive high after the Pies winning, then listened to post-granny Aussie talkback driving to Tottenham, which was better than expected because the neutrals just loved the game and week, and everyone now has a begrudging respect for the Pies.

Then the win at Tottenham. The club is rocking at the moment, and as mentioned the stadium is top class, so sitting with die hards who knew the lyrics to every song was great fun. Sonny's goal was in our corner, too, and the post-match singing and dancing was wild. Floated back home on the motorway, completely knackered, but what a day!

Did you make it to any of the granny events or hold any yourself? Sounds like the whole week in Melbourne was a blast.