Game Thread Apr 11-13 - Where games won't take 19 innings to finish

[blueguitar322]

What an awesome Sox game last night.  No surprise most of us missed the Swansea-Everton 1-1 tie at 7:45 am.  And if you want a game between two teams known for high-tempo pressing, Monchengladbach-Dortmund is on right now.
 
Coming up in the EPL:
 
Saturday
10a - Southampton-Hull
10a - Sunderland-Palace
10a - Tottenham-Villa
10a - West Brom-Leicester
10a - West Ham-Stoke
12:30p - Burnley Arsenal
 
Sunday
8:30a - QPR-Chelsea
11a - United-City
 
Monday
3p - Liverpool-Newcastle
 
The big game is obviously the Manchester Derby, and there are also lots of games between Top-4 hopefuls (Soton, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea) and relegation fearfuls (Hull, Villa, Burnley, QPR).  If any of those bottom teams could pull off an upset, it would have a ripple effect on both ends of the table.

 

[Jimy Hendrix]

Is this Yedlin's first game as a substitute, or has he been at the back of the bench before and I missed him?

 

[sachmoney]

Great header from Benteke.

 

[coremiller]

Cmon Spurs, you can't lose to Tim fucking Sherwood.

 

[sachmoney]

Villa close to 0-2 up on Spurs. Agbonlahor hits the post.

 

[cromulence]

Yedlin makes his debut.

 

[cromulence]

Is this Yedlin's first game as a substitute, or has he been at the back of the bench before and I missed him?

 
First game as part of the 18.

 

[cromulence]

Aaaaand Yedlin gets caught going forward and gets bailed out by his keeper. Yikes.

 

[fletcherpost]

Just switched over to see a late counter attack for Leicester and Vardy scores, 2-3 to Leicester.
 
West Brom were 2-1 up with 15 to go. Gerat fightback by Leicester. Seconds to go in the 4th minute of stoppage time. The awat fans are whistling and the ref blows. Leicester grab three huge points at the Hawthorns. Pulis is beelin.

 

[DLew On Roids]

LIESESTER!


http://youtu.be/xkwmIDx9RwQ

 

[blueguitar322]

After looking dead in the water, Leicester has a chance to avoid relegation.  They have a game in hand compared to Hull (17th) and are only three points back.

 

[DLew On Roids]

If I could get 8-1 on Leicester to finish above Newcastle, I'd play it in a cocaine heartbeat.

 

[fletcherpost]

Burnely will get out of the bottom three if they beat the Arsenal.  Burnley have some decent fixtures coming up so a point won't be terrible.
 
Gary Lineker is furiously knocking one out as we speak.

 

[Zomp]

Jaime Jackson's Manchester 11.  Better than Psycho's but still...
 
 
-------------------Hart-----------------
Zabs---DeMichelis--Jones---Blind
----------Carrick----Herrera--------
Fellaini-------Rooney------Silva--
--------------Aguero---------------

 

[mikeford]

After looking dead in the water, Leicester has a chance to avoid relegation.  They have a game in hand compared to Hull (17th) and are only three points back.

Their game in hand is against Chelsea. It is a loss. 

 

[Luis Taint]

My entire kingdom for a QPR win.

 

[Luis Taint]

Bring me the head of Bobby Zamora

 

[Luis Taint]

QPRshould be up 2-0, the pricks

 

[Luis Taint]

Fucking retards

 

[sachmoney]

This the worst case scenario.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Not Rob Green's finest couple of minutes.

 

[fletcherpost]

Sickening blow.  But good for Burnley.

 

[Luis Taint]

Is that the same Greene from England World Cup 2010?

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Is that the same Greene from England World Cup 2010?

Yep. Clint Dempsey's best buddy.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYoow6bQdY

 

[fletcherpost]

Yes, but his path to redemption was long and arduous.

 

[sachmoney]

Ramsey looks like a broken man. He looks like a guy that knows his and his team's fate.

 

[sachmoney]

A happy John Terry will never cease to make me feel sick.

 

[fletcherpost]

John Terry is the best defense for an atheist.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

City with a great start, could have had a couple in the first 5 minutes, now they score after 7.

 

[fletcherpost]

Bllody hell that was a shortlived read. Tom Daley fan Ashley Young with the goal to tie it up.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Now a couple of crazy bounces put it right on a plate for Young, and it's 1-1.

 

[teddykgb]

I think there was a new rule put in this season where every goal against City has to take some awful deflection

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Fellaini offside, but they count it. 2-1.
 
EDIT: To be fair, with the angle, he may have been just level.  I still think his massive head was slightly off, though.

 

[teddykgb]

He's the Belgian Peter Crouch. They just aim everything long to him

 

[fletcherpost]

The City players need to play like their contracts depend on it.

 

[ifmanis5]

That first half is why people like sports.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Mangala could take away Fellaini's aerial advantage. 

 

[teddykgb]

Mangala could take away Fellaini's aerial advantage. 

I doubt he will. Fellaini seems to be under strict instructions to take a position away from the ball. Mangala won't be able to find him as he will have to stay central

 

[sachmoney]

Good night, City.

 

[Zomp]

Who's the best player in the Premier League? Its you Juan Juan Juan Its you Juan Juan

 

[teddykgb]

Is NBC just going to gloss over the fact that he was miles offside?

 

[swiftaw]

I can't remember the last time Yaya dominated a game, like he did many times last season.
 
I wonder if City will blow it up in the off-season, keep a few key players (Aguero, Hart, Silva) and restock.  I could totally see them selling Yaya, then trying to spend silly money on Pogba. 

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

That was an awful call. Not even close to onside.

 

[Zomp]

Is NBC just going to gloss over the fact that he was miles offside?

 
 
lol boo hoo.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Way offside but no complaint from me, need City in a free-fall

 

[teddykgb]

 
 
lol boo hoo.

Your side is better on the day, it's the ball washing that's driving me nuts. It's not a brilliant goal it's an offside goal

 

[Zomp]

REDEMPTION FOR SMALLING

 

[Zomp]

I am thoroughly enjoying this.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Lol brutal from Mangala to play 5 United players onside

 

[fletcherpost]

One more and it's a drubbing. City in freefall. A rudderless ship. A team of egotists.