Relegation

[Alan Whittle]

Didn’t watch any of the game, so couldn’t possibly say if it was true!

Was there for Villa’s disallowed goal. Could see that was nonsense even from the Holmesdale. Sakho’s goal in the return was VAR’d to death.

 

[ClausThomsen]

Without fans in the ground the last few games will be boring and predictable.

Arsenal will beat Watford
West Ham will likely draw / narrowly beat Villa
We will beat Bournemouth.

Personally think its been the most boring relegation battle in recent years - without fans there just is no drama / teams showing any fight outside of West Ham in recent weeks.

I don't think the fans have much to do with it tbh. We've all seen plenty of dross served up in front of packed grounds.

Look at The Championship - no fans there but it's been mad the last couple of rounds of fixtures.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I don't think the fans have much to do with it tbh. We've all seen plenty of dross served up in front of packed grounds.

Look at The Championship - no fans there but it's been mad the last couple of rounds of fixtures.

When people say it’s the best league in the world I’m really starting to think that they aren’t far wrong

 

[visitingholte]

Tbf, I can remember some really dodgy decisions against Villa this season.

Had a 90th Minute winner at Palace ruled out unfairly, the dodgy pen for Man Utd, genuinely think it balances out.... well, unless you’re Man Utd

Yep. We can go on and on for a while about how many decisions (especially VAR) that have gone against us (our own teams) throughout the season. Except for Man United, as I can't genuinely think of a VAR decision that went against them. Pretty sure i saw that they even had almost double the amount of penalties that Liverpool have had this year. Thats absolutely insane.

 

[visitingholte]

True dat. But got a break when Sakho’s “goal “ was ruled out in the return.

That has always been an interesting one for me to look at. I wouldn't be surprised if Jon Moss at VAR (who was the ref for that United penalty — oh and another Fernandez 'dive' penalty overturned against spurs a week or 2 prior) ruled it out to 'even out' the decision from that game.

But I still have absolutely no clue about the handball rule.The game right before lockdown we played Leicester and Mings gave away a pen from a handball when the ball struck him right at about his shoulder. If that was a handball, I'd say then the Sakho one would be as well but eh who knows at this point.