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Match Week 27 Recap

Match Week 27 Recap

I want my MTV, A Drop Ball & Manchester is Blue

nick lochner
March 05, 2024

EPL Match Week 27 - CleanSheet Recap

In Today’s CleanSheet:

Headlines 📌
Current Situation📈📉
Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥- Money for Nothin’
Off Island 🏝️ - Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League
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Match Week 27 got the CleanSheet thinking about MTV.

For why, check out the Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥.

The original Fab 5 - MTV VJs - L-R

Alan Hunter
JJ Jackson
Martha Quinn
Nina Blackwood
Mark Goodman

This was before Kurt Loder joined with music news and Downtown Julie Brown

1981 Launch of MTV

Headlines 📌

Best Result of Match Week 27. Man United 1-3 City. United led early on a rocket by Rashford and carried that lead into the half. And then Phil Foden made is presence known, as he has all season and continues to make his claim for PL MVP with his 17^th and 18^th goals of the season. Haaland added a goal at 91’ after missing a wide-open chance earlier, and Manchester is Blue. While United led at the half City was clearly the better side dominating the possession, shots and style of play. United sat back deep and just ran out of gas.
- Rashford. Rocket. (X)
- Haaland with the goa…um, no. The miss after a great Foden header. (X)
- Foden Equalizes. I will see your rocket, and raise you one. (X 20s)
- Foden Touch. City take the lead. (X)
- Turnover. Haaland doesn’t miss this time. (X)
Liverpool Stay Top of Table. Been a great week for Liverpool winning the EFL Cup Sunday, scoring 4 second half goals to beat Luton Town Wednesday, and then getting an 88:32 winner at Forest, their latest winner they have ever scored in the PL. Forest 0-1 Liverpool.
- According to Opta, Liverpool have produced more 90’+ game winners than any other PL team in PL history with 44. Next most, Arsenal and Tottenham with 32.
- For the Win. Nunez scores at 99’.
- From the stands, Sound On. “fn hell, clear the bastard ball.” ~a Forest fan.
- But not without controversy. Fans of Forest, City and Arsenal all voiced their frustration for two decisions, a drop ball at 97’ and going past the 8’ extra time added.
  - At 97’ a drop ball was incorrectly awarded to Liverpool after stopped play for a head injury. It should’ve gone to Forest.
  - Gary Neville with his opinion (X 1m) on a mistake by the referee to incorrectly award a drop ball to Liverpool 2 min before they scored.
  - The PL Live team discussing the referee decision. (X)
  - Paul Tierney, the referee of the match, will get a week off for Match Week 28.
0 to 100. Spurs 3-1 Palace. Palace had Spurs on lockdown who just could not connect on anything. The Eagles took a lead on Eze’s strike at 59’ and it looked like Spurs were going to need a late one to get a point. Instead, they do what Spurs seem to do, “took the lid off” and scored at 77’, 80’ and 88’ for all 3 points.
- Here are 90s of the highlights. (X)
A PL Record. Sheffield United 0-6 Arsenal. And it wasn’t that close. The Gunners scored 5 in the 1H, the 14^th team to score 5 in a half, now 14 teams tied for the PL record.
A PL Record in the Horizon. Sheffield United have given up 72 goals this season in 27 matches, 2.7 goals/match. At this pace they will give up 101 goals breaking the record set by Swindon Town in 1993/94, 100 Goals Against. In 2017/18 Man City set the record for goals scored at 106.
All Top 5 Teams Win. And 7 of 10.

Current Situation 📈📉

Clean Sheets Counter

110 Season Clean Sheets

Sheffield United have now been shut out for the 12^th time this year.

5 Match Week 27 Clean Sheets

Liverpool, Newcastle, Fulham, Bournemouth, Arsenal.

Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥

Money For Nothin’ ~Dire Straits

Since 1983, The walk out music for Newcastle United has been “Going Home” (Theme from Local Hero”) by Mark Knopfler, a Magpie fan from Newcastle and the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band Dire Straits. On Saturday, Knopfler was honored on the pitch before the Newcastle-Wolves match (X 3m). He is releasing a new recording of the song to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust, all proceeds go to the charity. Included on the track - Eric Clapton, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Slash, Ringo Starr and many more.

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Hero’s

This brought back memories from the 80’s when MTV only played music videos and Dire Straits would kick things off - “I want my, I want my, I want my MTV”. (Youtube - original video - 4m). Those were some GREAT graphics!

Here are videos that came to mind first…..what’s would be on your list? All links below are Youtube.

Might as well face it…..

Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer