GW9

[the1andonly3003]

Wood brace. Forest beats Foxes.

This GW ends with Arsenal-Liverpool

Is Lee Dixon not allowed at the Emirates? Why is NBC sending him to CT? FIRST-PLACE LIVERPOOL VISIT THIRD-PLACE ARSENAL THIS SUNDAY, OCT. 27, AT 12:30 P.M. ET EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK, HIGHLIGHTING PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION THIS WEEKEND - NBC Sports

 

[67YAZ]

McGinn with a perfect curler that freezes the keeper. There’s some VAR-ing going on to see if the ball went out before the shot.

Edit: it was out. Jon can keep that clip in his personal highlight reel tho.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Another handball shout in the Villa-Bournemouth game - I’ve seen quite a few of these marginal calls that used to result in PENs but are now not given. Another - less marginal - one in the LFC- Chelsea game last week. That one was pretty blatant .

Have to admit I like this approach

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Bournemouth score from a set piece in the 96th minute to earn a draw at Villa. The game featured 13! yellow cards - miraculously no one was sent off. Wasn’t even a particularly fractious game.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

Brighton were up 2-0 at home vs. Wolves in the 87th minute. Wolves scored to cut it to 2-1.
Then:
Guardian live updates:

A stunning comeback from Wolves! Brighton muffed a four-on-one break and moments later Matheus Cunha equalised for Wolves!

2-2 the final. And that wasn't even the craziest game, along with the late equalizer at Villa Park, Brentford-Ipswich was nuts.
Ipswich took a 2-0 lead, then Brentford scored 3 straight goals to take the lead, and Ipswich had a man sent off. Then in the 86th minute, ten-man Ipswich tied it up with a goal from the substitute Liam Delap. But that wasn't the end.
Guardian:

Football, effing hell. Bryan Mbeumo’s second goal has shattered Ipswich, who had equalised with 10 men. What a crazy game.

98th minute: Liam Delap has hit the post! Dear me.

99th minute: Brentford have won a deranged classic at the Gtech.

 

[the1andonly3003]

Connor Coady commentating with Conor McNamara on Five Live, and Coady does not look happy

 

[OCST]

In a day full of goals at the death, Beto tallies off a gorgeous Ashley Young volley across the six yard box at 90+5 to snatch a point for Everton against Fulham.

Beto is an emotional guy. Thrilled for him. Mrs O, who has his name and number on her Everton shirt, is also thrilled.

 

[the1andonly3003]

lack of interest in this gw?

 

[67YAZ]

Well, Chelsea-Newcastle has been breathless for the first minute.

 

[67YAZ]

Wow. Palmer with a Messi-like millimeter perfect finish.

But there’s a VAR for a fractional offside.

Edit: he’s off, but the camera angle sucked.

 

[67YAZ]

Palmer is making a case for being the best player in the EPL.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Palmer is making a case for being the best player in the EPL.

And right on cue . . .

 

[coremiller]

Spurs have been quite dreadful today. Palace fully deserve their lead and should probably be ahead by more.

 

[nayrbrey]

Great goal by Summerville for WHU. 1-0

Edit- and Casemiro ties it for ManU

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

And Ings converts the PEN for WestHam

what was the PEN for?

 

[fletcherpost]

I can hear Danny Dyer screaming from here.

 

[fletcherpost]

Massive 3 points for West Ham. But i dunno about the penalty decision. Looked far from obvious to me.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Massive 3 points for West Ham. But i dunno about the penalty decision. Looked far from obvious to me.

There was a tiny shirt pull - I guess that was the reason? I’d be pissed if I was a United fan - I’m not so I’m not

 

[teddykgb]

United losing at the death to a dodgy pen oh god I am so upset

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Saka and Timber starting for Arsenal is huge.

 

[ifmanis5]

Saka sick cutback!

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Merino dislocated his shoulder begging for the call.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Penalty in MU v WHU was weak but defensible... I hate that rule, but that was pretty consistent with how they've called things the last few years, you come through into the leg VAR buzzes down

 

[Pesky Pole]

Not sure how that intentional handling wasn’t called or carded.

 

[ifmanis5]

Looks offside. Or maybe not?

 

[Pesky Pole]

Is this really the best shot they have?

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

First angle looked off, but I think that foot keeps everyone inside. Certainly not conclusive, so that means they'll clearly change it.

 

[coremiller]

How does the PL still not have semi-automated offside?

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

How does the PL still not have semi-automated offside?

Something that Arsenal and Spurs fans can actually agree on. The Hawkeye system for the world cup is so good.

 

[Pesky Pole]

No problem with that being given if that’s the best shot they have but man, this is the biggest league on Earth and you’d like a better angle for sure. Semi autonomous was supposed to be introduced during one of these breaks but they delayed it to next season now.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Liverpool being dominated by Arsenal - deserved lead. Just not good enough - losing all the 50/50s - second to every ball - Jones and Diaz pretty much absent.

I don’t know if the dominance is due to a formation mismatch - or they are just bad.

Guessing Gapko and Szobozslai pretty early. Won’t matter unless they step up the effort.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Watching the replay of the Saka goal - both Robbo and Kelleher screwed up .. Robbo has to prevent a cutback - and Kelleher had to be more aggressive.

 

[DLew On Roids]

United losing at the death to a dodgy pen oh god I am so upset

Giovanni Trappatoni once said that a good manager can make a side 5% better and a bad manager can make a side 30% worse.

I think about that every time I watch Man U lately.

 

[67YAZ]

Havertz can’t buy a whistle.

 

[67YAZ]

Moooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

Trent to Darwin to Salah!

 

[Pesky Pole]

All It takes is one moment of brilliance and Trent finally delivers that great pass.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Cursed season. That’s what happens with your fourth and fifth string CBs playing alongside an 18 year old LB.

 

[67YAZ]

What a hit by Jesus. Good hands, Kelleher.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Where was the foul even called there?

 

[SoxFanInCali]

I'll take a point there, all things considered.

 

[67YAZ]

I'll take a point there, all things considered.

Liverpool should have put the screws to them, especially when Arsenal had to go deep into the bench for the backline. A real missed opportunity.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

I'll take a point there, all things considered.

You betcha - after 45 dreadful minutes and you get a result away at Arsenal.

Completely different team in the second hallf.

 

[fletcherpost]

At half time i would have bitten your hand off for a point. So i can't be mad at this result.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

The injury to Gabriel was one too many and changed the match. Arsenal stopped trying to control the match up the pitch and were just trying to hold on.

A point is a decent result for both sides given all factors.

I still haven't seen an explanation here. Taylor clearly does not whistle the first header into the box and this isn't a situation where you would ever play advantage to Liverpool, so he must be whistling Havertz for a foul? Or does he think its handball? Either way, he waits until he sees that Havertz is in on goal and then blows. Ridiculous call.

 

[67YAZ]

I still haven't seen an explanation here. Taylor clearly does not whistle the first header into the box and this isn't a situation where you would ever play advantage to Liverpool, so he must be whistling Havertz for a foul? Or does he think its handball? Either way, he waits until he sees that Havertz is in on goal and then blows. Ridiculous call.

Can’t argue with you because I have no idea what that whistle was for.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

I didnt have a good look at this during the match but I also genuinely don't understand how this wasn't a penalty on Konate. It actually looks like two different Liverpool players fouled him.

Arsenal were the recipient of crazy no penalty handball call on Odegaard in the reverse fixture last year so maybe its all even but this just seems like more inexplicable PL refereeing. "Konate won the ball". Sure.

 

[coremiller]

I think he's calling a foul on Havertz for jumping into the defender with a high arm, but it's a pretty weak call.

 

[teddykgb]

Personally I think Havertz should have seen a card for kicking the ball after the whistle

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Personally I think Havertz should have seen a card for kicking the ball after the whistle

Or Jesus. He clearly left Anthony Taylor no choice by kicking that ball into the net.