What position gets Europe?

[Nymzee]

I get confused looking at all the different permutations. The only thing that is important really is that Everton win all 3 of their remaining games and then they might have a chance. No game is easy but we don't play any of the bigger teams and all 3 games are winnable. I will be disappointed if we don't after only winning once in the last 6. The fans in particular deserve a strong and happy end to the season.

Basically if we're not at least 8th we won't be in Europe.

 

[Vaughan]

Said this in another thread yesterday. I didn't expect Europe at the start of the season, but the opportunity has been there, within grasp for much of the season. The chance is still there, but it's fading away.

spurs newcastle forest chelsea could all spend and improve next year if all in the league, got to take the chance while its there

 

[AndyP94]

spurs newcastle forest chelsea could all spend and improve next year if all in the league, got to take the chance while its there

Exactly. I expected those 4 to finish above us, while we competed within the top 10. As things stand, we may be usurped by Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford at least.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Win against Palace and I'll be confident we finish the season ahead of Brentford and Chelsea.

Fulham could do us a favour by halting Bournemouth today.

With everybody's final two fixtures, we really should be looking to take it to the last day for an almighty potential Champions League (that would come later dependent on Villa) / Europa League / Conference League shootout.

In any case, it has to start with a win this weekend. Fail to defeat a Palace side openly on the beach ahead of a European final is unthinkable and completely unacceptable with what's on offer for us.

 

[jazzy]

Feels like we’ve stuttered at just the wrong time, as usual.

Typical Everton

 

[jazzy]

I'd wrote it off after West Ham.

Brentford's fixture list gives some hope.

Applying some widly optimistic predictions;

7th Brighton - 6 points
Wolves H - WIN
Leeds A - LOSS
Man Utd H - WIN
56PTS

8th Everton - 6 points
Palace A - WIN
Sunderland H - WIN
Spurs A - LOSS
54PTS

9th Brentford - 1 point
Man City A - LOSS
Palace H - DRAW
Liverpool A - LOSS
52PTS

10th Chelsea - 4 points
Liverpool A - LOSS
Spurs H - WIN
Sunderland A - DRAW
52PTS

I could see Brighton getting a point at Leeds but losing to United so 54 points.
Brentford may well lose to Liverpool and City but will beat Palace so 54 points.
I agree with Chelsea on 52.

That leaves Everton. If you're right ( and you may well be) we would be on 54 points as well as Brighton and Brentford and probably miss out on goal difference.
I suspect that we will need a minimum of 7 points and even that might not be enough.

 

[Lmc2016]

Watch Bournemouth cope with it just fine, and us needing another decade to get past them in the league.

Can't see Bournemouth qualifying for any European competition tbh, if they somehow pulled off Champions League qualification, there league form would suffer for it, need a few season too build up a good enough squad too cope with both.

 

[Lapeno77]

Its 3 cup finals. Win and we're in.

Brentford going to City and Chelsea go to Liverpool so if we win on Sunday, it's all to play for.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Sunderland are a point behind us.

Palace will massively rotate the squad and them players will want to be part of the team for the final.

I expect them to be four points behind us when we meet them and by our friendly Sunderland fan on here’s commentary their players and fans are already on the beach

 

[Drico]

Win against Palace and I'll be confident we finish the season ahead of Brentford and Chelsea.

Fulham could do us a favour by halting Bournemouth today.

With everybody's final two fixtures, we really should be looking to take it to the last day for an almighty potential Champions League (that would come later dependent on Villa) / Europa League / Conference League shootout.

In any case, it has to start with a win this weekend. Fail to defeat a Palace side openly on the beach ahead of a European final is unthinkable and completely unacceptable with what's on offer for us.

Yeah, while I believe we are not good enough to do what is required to make Europe, if you start the season right now we have a doable task: win at a half-cocked Palace, beat newly-promoted Sunlun, and win at relegation-haunted or on-the-beach Spurs.

Nine points are attainable. But you have to be good enough to do that - and we haven't been. So, I wouldn't be too hopeful.

A defeat tomorrow and I'd honestly be looking for a new manager Monday morning.

 

[James Patrick]

Feels like we’ve stuttered at just the wrong time, as usual.

The stutter was in Dec/Jan when we had easier opposition but were missing key players not recently.

 

[Drico]

The stutter was in Dec/Jan when we had easier opposition but were missing key players not recently.

When you throw away four crucial points in injury time three matches in a row, you are stuttering.

We stumbled with missing players in December and January. We added this stutter as the tin hat.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Fulham v Bournemouth - Draw possibly the best result for us, but I Think it might be more sensible for us to want Fulham to lose. Unlikely we catch Bournemouth.

 

[Moomin]

I expect them to be four points behind us when we meet them and by our friendly Sunderland fan on here’s commentary their players and fans are already on the beach

Thank god we are currently in blitzing form to take advantage.

Some big assumptions being made.

 

[Alan Whittle]

half-cocked Palace,

Don't you know, we're " European royalty"?