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☝️What 2 Look 4 👀- Match Week 33

• 5.4.1 Week - 5 Saturday, 4 Sunday, 1 Monday.

• CS match of the Week - City v Arsenal.

So You Got Time To Watch ONE Match This Weekend

But Wait….You Found More Time…..

Raining Out? Add These To Your List

For The “EPL-Heads” or Just Fans of The Teams

✌️ The Table

• Arsenal can go grab the title. City can take the upper hand over Arsenal.

• All eyes on Spurs.

• Who wants Champions League for Next Year?

👌 Audere est Facere - "To Dare Is To Do" 🐓

Spurs motto - “To dare is to do” - let the jokes write themselves.

Spurs Dare To Go where no big club has gone before - the EPL was formed in 1992, and the financial structure of large clubs give them a significant advantage - it is really not thinkable one of the Big Six could get relegated.

It is hard to put into words just how epic it would be for Spurs to be relegated as the NINTH wealthiest club in the World, not in the EPL, the world.

The last time Spurs won in the PL this season - December 28, 2025.

Spurs were 500-1 to be relegated, roughly “no chance” to be relegated to start the season.

This could be the perfect season for Arsenal fans (Spurs North London Rival) if Gunners win the title, win the Champions League and Spurs go down.

Only chance for Spurs fans is to stay up and watch Gunners not win any cups.

Both these scenarios are possible.

🍀 City v Arsenal 🛫🔫

It’s not for all the marbles, but it’s close.

Sunday - 1030am

• Arsenal have a 6-point lead in the table, but City have a game in hand.

• A win by City this weekend and another City win over Palace in their game in hand would put both sides on even points. With goal differential up for grabs it would be one heck of a run in for the title.

• The last time Arsenal won at City, 2015.

• Last 20 matches - City are 13W 5D 2L - just 2 losses.

• Gunners need at least a draw or all the momentum will be with City.

✋ Merseyside Derby 💦💦

Liverpool v Everton

• Liverpool fans outweigh Everton fans more than 2 to 1.

• The longest running top-flight derby in England, a match has been played every year since 1962.

• In 247 Matches Liverpool has 101W 68L 78D.

• Liverpool beat Everton earlier this year 2-1 at Anfield.

• 1962 - the last time a player was transferred from one club to the other.

What’s at stake

• Aside from the typical Derby, this season Everton has a chance to finish ahead of Liverpool in the standings.

• The last time Everton finished ahead of Liverpool in the EPL - 2013 - the last season for manager David Moyes who is now back at Everton.

For more on Everton check out the Club Overview.

For more on Liverpool check out the 25/26 Team Overview - Liverpool.

Preview proximity of stadiums

🕕 Champions, Europa & UEFA Conference League Results

Champions League

• Atletico Madrid 1-2 (3-2 aggregate) Barcelona

  • UPSET - down goes Barcelona. The team running away with the La Liga title has lost to fellow Spanish side who sit 24 points behind them in the table.

• Bayern Munich 4-3 (6-4 aggregate) Real Madrid

  • MATCH of the QF - RM scored at 1’ to even the total goals, but Bayern scored at 6’ to retake the lead and that is how the match went, back and forth, until RM got a red card at 86’ which opened the gates for 2 late Bayern goals at 89’ & 90+4’. And in typical Spanish side fashion, RM took another late red card when everything was decided.

• Arsenal 1-0 (2-0 aggregate) Sporting

  • JOB DONE. No flash, just control. Arsenal were not happy with the performance but were happy with the result.

• Liverpool 0-2 (0-4 aggregate) PSG

  • Disappointing results continue for Liverpool as they fall in the QFs.

• SEMI FINAL Matchups

  • April 28 & May 6 - Bayern Munich (Germany) v PSG (France)

  • April 29 & May 5 - Arsenal (England) v Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Europa League

• Aston Villa 4-0 (7-1 aggregate) Bologna

  • Villa march on and Manager Unai Emery continues to win in European competitions.

• Forest 1-0 (2-1 aggregate) Porto

  • Great accomplishment for Forest.

• Celta de Vigo 1-3 (1-6 aggregate) Frieburg

• Real Betis 2-4 (3-5 aggregate) Sporting Braga

• SEMI FINAL Matchups

  • April 30 & May 7 - Sporting Braga (Portugal) v Freiburg (Germany)

  • April 30 & May 7 - Forest (England) v Aston Villa (England)

UEFA Conference League

• Fiorentina (Italy) 2-1 (2-4) Palace

  • Great result for Palace in Italy.

• SEMI FINAL Matchups

  • April 30 & May 7 - Shakhtar (Ukraine) v Palace (England)

  • This match at Shakhtar will be played in Krakow, Poland due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

  • April 30 & May 7 - Rayo Vallecano (Spain) v Strasbourg (France)

7️⃣ Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️

Drama in the USA.

The US Open Cup is all USA soccer league tournament involving 80 teams across 3 divisions and all the others from the Open Division - MLS (top level), USL Championship (level 2), MLS Next Pro/USL 1 (level 3), NPSL/USL2/USASA/USSSA (Open Division).

For those interested, here is the Sweet 16.

🎱Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️ - Harry Kane

9️⃣ CS World Cup Corner 🌎🍵🏪

55 Days

CS is looking ahead to extended World Cup coverage and here is what you can expect. Great Info and Positivity!

So many great story lines for the upcoming tournament - but if you follow legacy media (NYT/The Athletic, BBC, ESPN etc.) you’d think no one is going to show up. FOX Sports has good coverage but they are hosting the event, so that makes sense. The number of people who want the World Cup to fail are the people you would expect. Haters gonna hate. Complaints about ticket prices, transportation, half time shows, water breaks and tailgating have gotten way too much focus.

Just a short list of great storylines

• Can Poch find a path for the USMNT to make a run.

• How will Mexico and Canada take advantage of the home field advantage.

• Messi & Ronaldo in the same tournament, the 2 best soccer players over the last 20 years.

• Can Argentina go back-to-back.

• Mbape.

• Lamine Yamal debut for Spain.

• How far can Haaland take Norway.

• Carlo Ancelotti leading Brazil.

• Can Morocco keep it rolling and put Africa past the Quarterfinals, no Africa side has ever made the Semi-finals.

• Huge stadiums, Fan Fests and 104 local time to the USA matches.

• 4 clubs at their first WC - Curacao (smallest country to ever be in it at 150,000), Cape Verde (the “blue sharks”), Jordan, Uzbekistan (first ever from Central Asia)

• A country (USA) with large soccer fan bases from other countries. How many Brazilians, Columbians, really almost every country have people living in the USA. They will turn out.

• No early exits for great 3rd place teams meaning some great 16 knockout games.

• What will happen with Iran.

• What looks to be like great tv coverage.

• The GREAT passion from fanbases - traditions, gatherings, singing.

🔟Best Bets

Coming off a nice $87 UP MW32.

Here are MW33 Picks.

Home Teams

Everton to Win v Liverpool +217. $20

Everton has been better on the road, but this major Derby has quite a bit on the line, and CS likes David Moyes to find a way to top Arne Slot. Eeeeeevv-er-ton, we never shone so brightly.

Brentford to Win v Fulham +111. $20

Bee’s are in Europe contention while the Cottager’s have won 1 in their last 5. Give CS the home side getting plus odds.

Leeds to Win v Wolves -163. $33

Leeds can take a big step to staying up with this one at home.

Forest to Win v Burnley -198. $39

Forest are unbeaten since early March, Burnley are really struggling and heading down, Forest is riding a high advancing to the Semi-Finals of the Europa Conference and a win puts Forest that much farther from relegation.

Road Teams

Bournemouth at Newcastle Over 3.5 goals +117. $20

Bournemouth at Newcastle Both Teams To Score & Bournemouth to Win +320. $20

Bournemouth is unbeaten in 12 matches and goals have been aplenty at St James’ Park. Looking for goals. Putting a lot on the Cherries to show up and score.

West Ham to Win at Palace +210. $20

Hammers have everything to play for while Palace have little to play for and will be focused on their UEFA Conference Semi-Finals. Go with the motivated team even on the road.

BHA to Win at Tottenham +139. $20

Prove me wrong Spurs.

LONG SHOTS

Bournemouth & West Ham to win +908. $10

Motivation double.