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Man City vs Arsenal | Brighton vs Forest
IN-THE-INBOX: A 2-MIN READ
Harry Kane has made that 7/1 price to be ‘Top Champions League Scorer’ look about as silly as Howard Webb discussing refereeing decisions. Here’s the updated Profit/Loss.
And now onto the biggest match of this short season: Man City vs Arsenal…
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🗓️ 20th September 2024
And it was all yellow… 🟨
Three two-pointer bets ✍️
Why fixture congestion is a red herring 📅
THE BIG FACTS
Pub Ammo
🟨 A record 65 yellow cards were handed out in the Premier League last weekend, 14 of which were given by Anthony Taylor to Chelsea and Bournemouth players. (He’s not reffing this weekend due to online abuse.)
🐓 Spurs have lost 7 of their last 11 Premier League games.
🇨🇴 Everton lost 3-2 from 2-0 up for the 2nd game in a row last weekend. Both times they were beaten by a Basque manager (Iraola & Emery) with the winning goal scored by a Colombian (Sinisterra & Durán).
🚌 Arsenal haven’t been behind in an away Premier League game in 2024. That bus is well parked.
🇧🇷 Martinelli hasn’t scored or assisted a goal in 17 games… but he did score the winner against City last season.
🔪 Ben Brereton Diaz has set a new Premier League record for most games played without a win (18), after spending the last nine months at Sheffield United and Southampton.
THE BIG TIPS
Forest-dwelling Seagulls
All four of our Premium tips won last weekend – you can upgrade now for all the tips at £3.99 a month. Here’s a free two-pointer for you.
ONE BET
2pts 👉 Brighton to beat Nott’m Forest @ 4/5
✍️ Tipping Record | begambleaware.org 18+
THE BIG DEAL
Keirless behaviour?
This great country has a history of football-loving Prime Ministers.
And you can add Keir Starmer to the list after the life-long Gooner accepted a hospitality box from Arsenal – allegedly worth £8,750 a game.
Whether you agree with that or not, is none our concern.
What we really want to know is:
Why is Theresa May the only person doing the Mexican wave? How was Rishi Sunak allowed to sit in the stands? And most importantly…
WHO was Gordon Brown managing in the mid 90s? 😂
THE BIG OPINION
Depth charge
Rodri is the latest person to complain about fixture congestion.
It’s a boring subject.
Yes, Man City could play 75 games this season. And Rodri could play all of them.
Or he could even go on strike, as he suggested some players were debating.
But what else could happen?
Hmm.
How about Premier League managers use some of the TWENTY-FIVE players at their disposal?
There’s a reason teams have such large squads.
And if the squad isn’t good enough to replace the first-team members, you should ask the manager or the owners – not the fixture co-ordinators.
THE BIG FANTASY
Alternative Fantasy
Rock The Goat have put up yet another £10,000 prize for their Football Survivor game.
Get to Round 5 to share 50% of the pot. Go all the way and you’ll win the rest!
Entries close at 3pm on Saturday.
THE BIG QUOTE
Ange Management
“I don’t make substitutions by poll, mate.”
THE SOFA SCHEDULE
East vs West London
Saturday
12:30 West Ham vs Chelsea TNT Sports 1
17:30 Crystal Palace vs Man United Sky Sports
Sunday
14:00 Brighton vs Nott’m Forest Sky Sports
16:30 Man City vs Arsenal Sky Sports
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