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The EPL is back after a couple week International Break - Mick, Keith & Ronnie are fired up! Mick is a North London fan - and takes some heat for supporting the rivals Arsenal AND Spurs.
“I always supported Arsenal, but then my friends were Spurs fans, and Spurs were a more exciting team. So I got into supporting Spurs as well. Living away from England, it’s nice to be able to support both.” ~Mick Jaeger
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☝️What 2 Look 4 👀- Match Week 32
1.4.4.1 Week - 1 Friday, 4 Saturday, 4 Sunday, 1 Monday.
CS match of the Week - Brentford v Everton.
Friday
-121 Draw +270 +320
Hammers looking to move out of relegation hosting last place Wolves.
Wolves could make things interesting with some winnable games ahead.
Neither side want a Draw, expect an active 2H.
Saturday
-226 Draw +365 +588
Not must win for Gunners, but feels like it.
Cherries working their way back to top 10.
+340 Draw +295 -134
If Burnley want to make any noise, this is must win.
BHA eyeing Europe with a win.
+115 Draw +235 +239
Bees and Everton tied on points, this one gives the winner an upper hand in a surprise Europe run.
-158 Draw +328 +385
FFC looking to make a run towards Europe and getting Liverpool not at their best.
Sunday
+161 Draw +239 +165
Spurs hoping the long break and a new manager can find them points, but it’s never easy to get them at the Stadium of Light.
+205 Draw +246 +126
Close in the standings, Newcastle seem to have higher aspirations then Palace. Palace fans seem happy with club, Newcastle fans are not happy with theirs.
+161 Draw +236 +167
Fores need to take advantage of the home matches to avoid relegation but will be difficult against a Villa side looking to stay in the Champions League position.
+204 Draw +285 +114
Huge Match in the Title Race.
A chance for Chelsea to declare they have something left in the tank to make a run at the Champions League while Pep’s side will be looking to run the table to a title.
Monday
-163 Draw +310 +418
Another Monday Night showdown at Old Trafford. United looking to secure Champions League while Leeds are trying to keep their distance from relegation.
✌️ The Table
Looks like the EPL will get 5 Champions League, 2 Europa League and 1 UEFA Conference spot(s) per the performance of the league this season. Really makes the race near the top interesting.
👌 PL News & Notes 📰📰📝📝
Former BHA manager Roberto De Zerbi takes over at Spurs.
The goal - keep them out of relegation. That’s it.
In case you missed it, Arsenal’s magic number is 16.
Any combination of earning points or City losing points that total 16 and the Gunner’s take the cup.
Another reminder - assuming Burnley and Wolves are out of it, one of these 4 teams will be relegated.
On paper, the path for Forest and West Ham seem to be the most difficult. Spurs are slumping the most. Leed’s have the easiest schedule.
🍀 CS World Cup Corner 🌎🍵🏪
Fox Sports will be broadcasting the World Cup and so far, sure seems like a GREAT broadcast team.
Click Here for the PDF of the full broadcast schedule in PDF format.
FIFA World Cup Live - Daily preview on FOX and FS1.
FIFA World Cup Today - Daily “bridge” show with pre- and post-match insights, analysis and recaps on FOX and FS1.
Studio Hosts -
Rebecca Lowe - Yes, that one from PL Live on NBS. “The voice of the Premier League”.
Rob Stone - FOX soccer veteran.
Studio Analysts -
Thierry Henry - Lead Analyst - WC winner with France, you may know him from his work on the Paramount+ Champions League braodcasts.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Studio Analyst - Great player, outspoken style.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez - Studio Analyst - Mexico’s all-time leading scorer, recently retired from playing this will be his broadcast debut.
Alexi Lalas - Longtime FOX soccer analyst and former USMNT player.
Match Commentators
Ian Darke - Play-by-play, been doing World Cups a long time.
John Strong - Play-by-play, FOX’s lead soccer voice. Expect him in the Finals.
Stu Holden - Color Commentator - former USMNT player and typically partnered with John Strong.
These is not all the TV on air talent - expect more announcements.
Lalas
From Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, July 19th…..
70 Matches on Network Television and 40 Matches in Primetime.
Every Match will Stream Live and On-Demand in 4K on FOX One streaming.
Every UWMNT Group Stage Match will be on FOX with Expanded Coverage Featuring Special Three-Hour Pregame Show Before USMNT Opener vs. Paraguay on Friday, June 12.
FOX Sports will celebrates America’s 250th Birthday on Saturday, July 4 with Two Round of 16 Matches on FOX.
✋ Champions League
Shocker as Barcelona failed to score at home losing to rival Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal got the goal they wanted while Liverpool will have some work to do back at Anfield.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona lost at home making the next match that much more difficult.
Quarterfinals Results match 1. Match 2 will be played next week at this weeks away team.
The Results
Sporting 0-1 Arsenal
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
🕕 Europa League
Great win for Villa in Italy, they will have a 2 goal advantage headed back to Villa Park.
Forest with a good result in Portugal, will have the advantage back in Nottingham.
The Results
Sporting Braga (Portugal) 1-1 Real Betis (Spain)
Freiburg (Germany) 1-2 Celta de Vigo (Spain)
Porto (Portugal) 1-1 Forest
Bologna (Italy) 1-3 Aston Villa
UEFA Conference League
Palace 3-1 Fiorentina (Italy). Good result for Palace before they head to Italy for match 2 for a chance to make the Semi-Finals.
7️⃣ Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️
Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich is back on top with a RIDICULUS +73 goal differential through 28 matches.
Harry Kane leads Bayern and the Bundesliga with 31 goals on the season.
Borussia Dortmund is clearly the second best team and will be in the Champions League.
A good race for the final 2 spots in the Champions League and Europe.
Just 18 teams in the League. The bottom 2 teams will be relegated. The bottom 3rd team will have a playoff with the third-place team in the lower league.
🎱Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️
Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.
Italian Serie A
Inter Milan in the drivers seat.
Pulisic’s AC Milan is securely in a Champions League spot.
Como (Great Lake!) completely surprising everyone sitting in the top 5.
Weston McKennie’s Juventus looking to get back in the Champions League.
Lautaro Martinez for Inter Milan leads the league with 16 goals.
Pisa’s tower looks like it could come tumbling down.
A race for the final relegation spot with 5 teams in play.
9️⃣ Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️
Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.
Spains La Liga
Barcelona has separated themselves ahead of rival Real Madrid.
Mbappe with Real Madrid leads the league with 31 goals.
JJ & Kealia Watt’s Espanyol are hanging in there, hoping to move back into a European spot.
Champions League seems to be set.
Relegation is still very much up for grabs.
🔟Best Bets
Let’s pick the betting back up for the season and see where we end up.
Wolves to Win at West Ham +320. $20
Wolves to Win at West Ham +320. $20
That’s a big number (+320) after a long break and not sure the Hammer’s have much of a home pitch advantage. Expecting both sides to be going for 3 points as 1 will not help much, so expecting an open 2H match, especially if one side gets up early.
Man City to Win at Chelsea +114. $20
Pep at City in April getting plus odds in a title race. Yes please. Even at Chelsea.
Sunderland to Win v Spurs +161. $20
Even though Spurs have had a chance to regroup the trip North is never easy and Sunderland also had a chance to regroup and decide if they want a run at Europe. Maybe Spurs turn their luck around, but until I see it give me the other side.
Everton Brentford to Draw +235. $20
Feels like both sides are going to play cautiously.
Burnley to Win v BHA +340. $20
Give me the home side at home.
LONG SHOTS
Burnley & Wolves to win +1748. $5
Bottom of table double.
United & City to win +239. $20
Manchester double.
