English Premier League 2024-25
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Man City have set another record with 115 charges of financial shenanigans and also managed to win a 4th PL title in a row becoming the first team to do so narrowly beating out arsenal who took it to the last day this year. They accomplished this by rattling off an absurd 33 games unbeaten in all competitions making it 6 titles in 7 years for the Citizens.
Some pictures from the aftermath:
Golden boot winner:
Erling Haaland
Golden Glove:
David Raya
Player of the Season:
Phil Foden
PFA Young Player of the Season:
Cole Palmer
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Man City and Arsenal have distanced themselves as the clear favorites for the title. With Arsenal closing the gap and beating Man City on xG could this be the year that they get over the line? There are some large error bars on Liverpool with klopp retiring and Salah getting older, will they be able to insert themselves in the title race again like they did last year?
For top 4/5 can Aston Villa repeat last years feat thanks to the normal culprits being completely incompetent or will one of Chelsea/United get their **** together finally (hopefully not)? Spurs went full Spurs throwing the match vs City to stop arsenal from winning the title while costing themselves top 4 in the process, will they be in the race again despite doing no business at all in the summer to address squad needs?
The relegation fight as usual has the 3 promoted teams as favorites to go back down, but with PSR looming in the background could we see a surprise team relegated?
Seem to remember the ref who declined to give Szoboszlai a yellow last weekend for hoofing the ball a mile away after the whistle had gone was a certain M. Oliver.
Obviously not the same bloke as this afternoon.
Ars fans really have lost the plot recently times. Not even winding up, just strange behaviour.
he should receive the legion d'hotspud medal of sporting excellence for his actions
winding up arse defenders after scoring a last minute equaliser is an age-old tradition which must be preserved
I've seen enough... That is a red for Rice and a point deduction for either Everton or Forest, dealer's choice.
I love how they were peppered up after managing to draw 10man Arse.
We have came a long way from the 3-4 goal exhibition 'no sweat' games and obviously they dont like it
Also 2 random things that I saw today that would make for killer pub quiz questions.
Lewis-Skelly got his first premier league yellow before he actually made his debute yesterday.
Since 2020-2021Gabriel scored more goals from corners than the entire Utd team.
Ian Wrong the latest ArseFan to cry about it to the press. Hilarious.
I mean, he should be booked or whatever, but his trolling was absolutely A+ yesterday and his MBE or similar should basically be a done deal at this stage.
I love this side of the rivalries. None of that gentlemanly yes we respect you bs. Proper derby hatred/shithousery, Roy Keane must be delighted
While it's obviously nowhere near as egregious as the RVP one in the CL, there comes a point where it's sort of a reflex action to clear the ball and you don't have time to stop yourself (here *obviously* Trossard knew exactly what he was doing lol, Arsenal simply don't play that way that he's going to hoof that ball like he did from that spot).
Question becomes how short a time period between whistle and clearance is too short for it to count?
ESPN reporting Rodri out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Arsenal time-wasting storm after Lewis-Skelly was booked for “unsporting behaviour” after jogging behind the goal and communicating with Raya Raya fell to the ground immediately after; Arteta delivered a team talk to nine players during the stoppage
arse wankers crying about the amount of added time when farteta deploys these kind of tactics
Rodri being out for the rest of the season means game on
While it's obviously nowhere near as egregious as the RVP one in the CL, there comes a point where it's sort of a reflex action to clear the ball and you don't have time to stop yourself (here *obviously* Trossard knew exactly what he was doing lol, Arsenal simply don't play that way that he's going to hoof that ball like he did from that spot).
Question becomes how short a time period between whistle and clearance is too short for it to count?
Are you discounting the possibility that after so long of added time he thought the whistle was for HT?
Are you discounting the possibility that as he began his action of kicking the ball before the whistle blew, there was insufficient time to change his action?
Seems to me there are quite a few possibilities that exonerate a player in this situation.
Are you discounting the possibility that after so long of added time he thought the whistle was for HT?
Are you discounting the possibility that as he began his action of kicking the ball before the whistle blew, there was insufficient time to change his action?
Seems to me there are quite a few possibilities that exonerate a player in this situation.
There was .85 seconds between the whistle and when trossard kicked the ball according to sky I believe.
Are you discounting the possibility that after so long of added time he thought the whistle was for HT?
Are you discounting the possibility that as he began his action of kicking the ball before the whistle blew, there was insufficient time to change his action?
Seems to me there are quite a few possibilities that exonerate a player in this situation.
Possibly! Nobody has made either claim though. And re your second point I'm absolutely discounting that. Arsenal don't hoof the ball like that when no pressure is on lol.
I mean you can't just not send someone off because it would ruin the game, that would be ridiculous.
After Sunday, what is now the worst refereeing decision of the season so far?
Did Trossard getting a yellow card for delaying a restart overtake Rice getting a yellow card for delaying a restart?
Close one imo, those are 2 huge refereeing howlers
