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Coffee 5:53 Sat Oct 27
Saturday football
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BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
If syllables equal goals, then we’re in for a cracking old draw at the Amex.* Sadly they don’t, but this offers an intriguing battle between two of the season’s leading mid-table sides and their managers: wily, dogged Chris Hughton and the bearded Iberian applier of science, Nuno Espirito Santo. Brighton’s Glen Murray is uncertain to start, and will certainly be missed if he doesn’t, while Wolves will look to respond to last week’s defeat to Watford. Arguably the pick of the 3.00 o’clock kick-offs. Draw.
FULHAM vs BOURNEMOUTH
What a start Bournemouth have made. One place outside the top five and 17 points banked. Fulham’s charge to the top division last season offered their fans much hope, indeed expectation, for this season, but that energy has gone awol as they sit third from bottom. Eddie Howe will be sniffing for another three points at the Cottage today. Chances are he’ll get them. Away win.
LIVERPOOL vs CARDIFF CITY
David and Goliath, Jurgen and Colin. Well, Cardiff have got a win, but where will their next three points come from? Not from Anfield, you’d think. Should be routine for Liverpool, with complacency presenting far more potent opposition than their visitors. Home win.
SOUTHAMPTON vs NEWCASTLE
Speaking of the provenance of points, Newcastle fans must be shaking their heads in fury and wonder at the sight of their great club on its knees. For all their frailties, the Saints must fancy all three points today particularly with home advantage. St Mary may prove more welcoming to Mike Ashley, should he attend, than St James. Loyal Barcodes will be hoping the latter is processing their order of celestial wrath for their club’s owner. Home win.
WATFORD vs HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Huddersfield are trying, trying, trying, and you can’t fault their dogged determination. But three points from a quarter of the season is not on the road map to staying in the Premier League. Watford’s sights are set on higher things, however unlikely that seems. It will be a considerable surprise, a shock of sorts, if this doesn’t go absolutely to form. Home win.
LEICESTER CITY vs WEST HAM UNITED (1730 ko)
Jamie Vardy has a stomach complaint, but nothing that a good bowl of prunes for lunch can’t clear up. In August, Claude Puel was among the favourites for the first sack of the season, but he’s done well to confound his naysayers. Yet his Leicester side remains an enigma. They’re capable of turning it on and taking three points when least expected, but also of screwing up big time. Sound familiar? Of course it does. You’d expect Antonio to take Yarmolenko’s spot and perhaps that isn’t such a bad thing today assuming he turns up. We need a strong runner to take on the Foxes’ defence, which has conceded more than ours. This could easily go any of three ways and much depends on which is the hungrier set of players. It’s tempting to go for the draw, but giving into temptation is pure weakness. Away win.
*Did you use your fingers to count the syllables? 😉
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Mart O
4:37 Sun Oct 28
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Good to see Burnley and Palace losing to keep them in their rightful place(s)...below the Mighty Hammers...nice of Chelsea to rack up the goals against the northern monkeys to that very end.
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Westham67
1:26 Sun Oct 28
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Westham67 8:50 Sat Oct 27
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Morning coffers
BWA -Wolves -Home Wolves are over their promotion run TICK
Fulham v Bournemouth - Away ( David Brooks 21 class) TICK Brooks scored
Bin dippers v Welsh Cunts -Home TICK
Saints v Geordies- Both have equally dire home and away form respectively .Draw TICK
Waftord- Huddersfield Home TICK
King Power (Thailand) v Us Away win 3-2 BOLLOCKS
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fred flinstone
1:06 Sun Oct 28
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Watford look a real quality side this year, movement, passing and superb finishing, this is how we should be able to play, we have the players to do it
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gph
1:04 Sun Oct 28
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Huddersfield and Fulham defenders are trading under false pretenses
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Mart O
6:54 Sat Oct 27
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That's the good thing about this season: really stiff competition for the relegation places.
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nychammer
6:54 Sat Oct 27
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Sometimes, when everything appears to be going against us we Pull out a performance!
I’m hoping here.
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Roby
6:46 Sat Oct 27
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Newcastle still can't get a win.
Three draws out of 10 - gonna be hard to turn that around.
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Tomsdad
6:43 Sat Oct 27
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Good effort Coffee.
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twoleftfeet
6:36 Sat Oct 27
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Hughton is the new Allardyce
Absolutely shocking football, I’d rather be relegated than watch that shit.
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Takashi Miike
2:23 Sat Oct 27
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listening to t'radio earlier, all is not well at leicester, with albert steptoe causing friction with the manager. it could be a very good time to play them
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pdcwhu
2:16 Sat Oct 27
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Well said Mersin,What Success, he asks Stelling
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Coffee
2:08 Sat Oct 27
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geoffpikey 11:16 Sat Oct 27
We are the champions?
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gph
1:47 Sat Oct 27
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(Wiki for the overall PL stats, calculated the West Ham ones based on westhamstats.info)
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gph
1:42 Sat Oct 27
The 50-30-20 rule
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Or last season, the 49-29-22 rule: 49% of PL games were won by the home side, 29% by the away side and 22% were drawn.
Does this inform anyone's predictions?
(We won approx 37% of our home games and 16% of our aways, draws being 32% home and away)
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geoffpikey
11:16 Sat Oct 27
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Due to insanity of wife, will be watching Bohemian Rhapsody film and miss The Game.
Expecting the Hammers To Fall.
We Aren't The Champions
Pellegrini Under Pressure
What? Don't Stop Me Now...
Bastards
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Sven Roeder
10:29 Sat Oct 27
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Lose today and it’s 7 out of 10
Which is SHIT however you dress it up with hard luck excuses.
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Feed Me Chicken
10:28 Sat Oct 27
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Gotta get at least a point today or else we’re gonna be starting to seriously look behind us again.
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Westham67
10:25 Sat Oct 27
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Maddison ffs
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happygilmore
10:03 Sat Oct 27
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expecting 4 draws
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Coffee
9:58 Sat Oct 27
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Pippa? Who does she play for?
jfk - thanks!
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