25/26 Match Week 36 Recap

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  • Results ๐ŸŸ๏ธ

    • Current Situation๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰

    • Quick Kicks โšฝ

  • Hot Topic ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ- Championship

  • Off Island ๐Ÿ๏ธ - Champions League

  • World Cup Corner ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿต๐Ÿช

  • Best Bets ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Results ๐ŸŸ๏ธ

Title Race

  • Big Win for Arsenal with a late goal and a controversial VAR review.

  • That means frustrating loss for West Ham.

Gunners Catch A Break.

  • A Leo Trossard goal for Gunners at 83โ€™ put Gunners over the top.

  • Yet it was a VAR review and NO GOAL for West Ham that dominated the conversation.

YOU MAKE THE CALL

๐ŸŽฅCall Overturned.

Still In Play.

  • Things were getting tight at the Etihad sitting 0-0 at HT, but City took control in the 2H taking all three points and closing the gap on the goal difference.

City Remaining Matches: @Bโ€™Mouth, v Villa

Beeโ€™s Remaining Matches: v Palace, @Liverpool

Relegation Race

  • Spurs just canโ€™t take advantage at home but do get a point.

  • Hammers played well against Gunners, and could not catch a break in the final minutes losing a VAR decision.

  • Forest, Palace and Leeds all avoid relegation Spurs and Hammers leave points on the table.

Tough Break for Hammers.

  • See above for links.

West Ham Remaining Matches: @New, v Leeds

Arsenal Remaining Matches: v Burnley, @Palace

Spurs canโ€™t break away.

  • Spurs will beat West Ham on goal differential tie breaker, so sitting 2 points ahead is good but not great.

  • Spurs and Leeds both scored in the 2H to draw.

Spurs Remaining Matches: @Chelsea, v Everton

Europe Race

  • Europe remains TIGHT for CL, EL and UCL.

  • Table positions 7-12 are all still in play for Europe.

  • Bournemouth & BHA in the drivers seat.

  • Beeโ€™s, Chelsea & Everton with good chances to qualify.

  • Fulham & Sunderland still have hopes.

Redโ€™s and Blueโ€™s - BOTH Frustrated

  • At least Chelsea scored and got a point at Anfield but this is more dropped points in the race for Europe.

  • Liverpool looked great in the 1H but dropped points at home and manager Arne Slott was booโ€™d off the field at FT.

Liverpool Remaining Matches: @Villa, v Beeโ€™s

Chelsea Remaining Matches: V Spurs, @Black Cats

Villa Focused on Europa League.

  • Thatโ€™s back-to-back EPL frustration for Villa fans, this time at relegated side Burnley.

  • Villa needs 1 more win in either the Europa League title game or EPL to make the CL next season.

Villa Remaining Matches: v Liverpool, @City

Cherry On Top.

  • Great win for Bournemouth at Craven Cottage and as it stands, they sit best positioned for potential Champions or Europa League.

  • Bournemouth took a red card at 41โ€™ but FFC followed it up with their own at 45+7โ€™.

๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ=TWO Red Card Impacted Match

Bournemouth Remaining Matches: v City, @Forest

Geordies get beck in the Win column.

  • All Seagulls as BHA went up 2-0 at 5โ€™ and coasted to a runaway win.

  • Champions and Europa League still in play.

BHA Remaining Matches: @Leeds, v MU

As Expected.

  • Everton keep leaving points on the field with another draw that couldโ€™ve been 3 points.

  • Everton had two leads while Palace evened the match in the 1H and again in the 2H.

Everton Remaining Matches: V Sundโ€™land, @ Spurs

Not Expected.

  • Sunderland had the better chances for most of the match. United will most likely finish 3rd in the table while Sunderland need points if they want Europe next season.

Sunderland Remaining Matches: @Everton, v Chelsea

Pride & Table Positioning ($)

Back to the EPL.

  • Forest get a draw and secure PL for next season on an Elliot Anderson 88โ€™ goal.

Current Situation ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰

  • IF CITY WIN mid-week at Palace they will sit 2-points behind Arsenal with two matches to play.

  • A City loss or draw would put Arsenal with a chance to close out the title this week.

  • For RELEGATION,

    • Spurs 2-point lead and goal differential put the pressure on the Hammers.

  • Europe is extremely tight.

    • Champions League

      • Top 5 are thru to CL

      • AND possibly top 6. If Villa win the EL AND finish 5 in the table, the 6 spot will also get into the CL.

    • Europa League

      • Most likely 6 & 7 position, maybe 8.

    • UEFA Conference League

      • Most likely 8 position, maybe 9.

  • What makes it even more interesting, Palace could win the UEFA Conference League and automatically make the EL next season even though they would finish 15 in the table.

Standings

Current Table

(Arrows represent a team that moved up or down 2+ spots or into/out of Europe/Relegation)

  • Purple - Champions League

  • Green - Europa League

  • Yellow - UEFA Conference League

  • Red - Relegation

Season Clean Sheets by Team

Goals & Clean Sheets

How does the current 25/26 season compare to EPL averages for goals and clean sheets.

Goals

22 Match Week 36

27.3 25/26 Season Average (G/MW)

  • Season High 37 (MW35)

  • Season Low 16 (MW22 & MW30)

  • Most since 1992 - 32.8 - 2024/25

  • Fewest since 1992 - 24.5 - 2006/07

Clean Sheets

6 Match Week 36

5.2 25/26 Season Average (G/MW)

  • Season High 10 (MW4)

  • Season Low 1 (MW6)

  • Most since 1992 - 6.44 - 2004/05

  • Fewest since 1992 - 4.13 - 2023/24

Quick Kicks โšฝ

Wednesday, May 13 2p cst.

Cityโ€™s game in hand at home against Palace.

Must Win For City.

-524 Draw +631 +1213

  • Big favorites, City can keep the pressure on Arsenal by moving 2-points within the leader with a win.

  • Palace may be looking ahead to their UEFA Conference League Final.

  • Liverpool fans booโ€™d Arne Slott off the field after their draw against Chelsea. Will the Redโ€™s stick with Slott heading into next season?

    • Clean Sheet Take - Slott had a great season last year but it is time to move onto one of the top managers available in the market.

Hot Topic ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

FOLLOW UP on Interesting Races & Results

The Championship

  • Hull defeated Millwall 0-0 and 2-0 to move on to the Finals.

  • Southampton and Middlesbrough play Tuesday, currently tied 0-0, the winner advancing to the Finals against Hull City.

FA Cup

  • Chelsea v City at Wembley Stadium Saturday, May 16 9am cst.

  • This will impact next weekends EPL Schedule.

Scottish Premiership

  • You may remember, since 1985 just 2 teams have won the Scottish Premiership - Celtic and Rangers.

  • Hearts had a 3-point lead over Celtic heading into the weekend. Hearts drew and Celtic won.

  • Each side have 2 matches to play.

  • On the FINAL match day, Hearts travel to Celtic. Could come down to that match.

THE BIG JUMP - from LEVEL 5 (National League) to LEVEL 4 (League 2)

  • We left off with the drama of York City scoring in extra time to beat out Rochdale for the automatic spot into the EFL.

  • That meant Rochdale had to go through the qualification playoffs to be promoted. Truly an amazing run of matches and it all came down to extra time AGAIN and Penalties.

With the Rochdale result all 92 teams of the EFL (the top 4 leagues) have been decided.

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Just Thinking - How Great Would This Crew Be For the World Cup

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World Cup Countdown 30 Days

  • Group F for this yearโ€™s WC includes Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia. No nation has won the WC from Group F.

  • The Mexican government is ending the SCHOOL YEAR 40 days early, to begin 1 week before the WC starts. Why? So children can fully enjoy the World Cup.

  • 8 World Cups have been played in the Americas. EVERY one of those 8 had a CONMEBOL (South America) team in the finals. 4 times for Argentina and 4 times for Brazil.

  • 3 players are expected to play in their 6th World Cup since 2006.

    • Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal.

    • Guillermo Ochoa - Mexico.

    • Lionel Messi - Argentina.

  • For those interested in WHO will be playing on each team, here is a list from @worldcup26hq.

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Match Week 36 Results

MW 36 down $50

  • W ($20) - Leeds to Win v Burnley -235. $47

  • L ($20) - BHA to Win at Newcastle +164. $20

  • L ($23) - Liverpool to Win v Chelsea -116. $23

  • W ($22) - BHA to Win v Wolves via Clean Sheet +110. $20

  • L ($20) - Fulham v Bournemouth to Draw +265. $20

  • L ($20) - Man United to WIN at Sunderland AND both teams to score +198. $20

  • W ($31) - Man City to Win via Clean Sheet v Brentford +156. $20

  • W ($45) - Palace v Everton to Draw +225. $20

  • L ($20) - Villa to Win at Burnley AND Both Teams to Score +168. $20

  • L ($5) - Villa at Burnley to finish 0-0 +1025. $5

  • L ($20) - Forest to Win v Newcastle AND Both Teams To Score +270. $20

  • L ($20) - Arsenal to Win at West Ham by -1.5 Goals +148. $20

  • L ($20) - Spurs to WIN v Leeds -125. $25

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