PREMIER LEAGUE: ROUND 9

Hotsh*te 1.70 look a steal in the 5.30 kick off.

Man United into 3.2 because Bruno starts

Reasonable start for Utd, although any challenge on a Chelsea midfielder seems to be classed as a foul at the moment.

Chelsea 0-1 United, Cunha

Offside, 0-0

bit dubious, was offside because defender pushed him off

Man City 0-1 Brighton

Manu in the
BOTTOM THREE

My 50p is on Spurs tonight

I'll be hugely surprised if Spurs don't beat Palace.

The win against Fulham was a massive fluke result, we're not playing well at all.

I'm fairly confident they will win in an canter, although Maddison will be a miss. Quite surprising he is on the subs bench, which sort of suggests he must be fit.

After the Red card I've taken my Spurs profit

Horror challenge, Halloween special.

It was a bad one, agreed.

He's not a dirty player though, that's only his second red card in his entire career.

Forwards have it in them, as they ain't usually great tacklers.

Seen a few over the years, done a few too
in my day, as a striker.

Now they are expected to pressure defenders..
make challenges... See the ball... Go for it.

I'd agree he's not a dirty player, and its
just a consequence of strikers going for the ball.

Bad luck Slippy. Always going to be hard after that red. 3 straight wins, a good recovery. COYS

Yes Aspro, it was all uphill after that.

You're on a roll so looking good.
Palace are in the dogfight big time now though.

Thought Villa would be long odds on
Are Fulham playing with 12 players?

Spurs are BACK.

ImSoLuckyLucky! 31 Oct 26 19:59 
Thought Villa would be long odds on
Are Fulham playing with 12 players?

No Villa dont want to win mcginn looked like he tried to miss pen and did n t seem to bothered when he missed

Why did nt Jackson take the penalty he is their striker mmmmmmmmmmmm

Sukui keeping Villa in front
Top 3 goalie in the epl

1-1 it looks like

Always works

Kant trust Scotsman either
Mcginn always screws ME

Good result. Spurs stay 8th (EIGHTH).

it was obvious from the 2nd half kick-off that Fulham were going to score

Liverpool to smash Arsenal.

Nov 1, 2026 -- 10:26AM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Liverpool to smash Arsenal.

I'm thinking 7-1FT.

Gabriele deserves a yellow for playacting

Soft goal.

Havertz lucky not to get a yellow

How on earth was the shirt pull on Liverpool not a penalty? Through on goal and 95% sure to score without the foul. Home team bias as usual.

Should have been 2

Liverpool should have 4 by now. 2 pens and 2 missed chances.

Macallister has missed 4 decent chances. Tak him off for goodness sake.

rice  amongst his many in 1st 45 mins,  plays the worst hospital pass across the face of his own box and nevo blames konsa for not dealing with it,thats me and rice is getting a mouth full,then rice blames the gk for giving him it

super sunday main match   last 3 sundays   2 goals, what a bore this league seriously is

Boring?
End to end today

Liverpool half trying never looked like they would score no player going for the  ball when its crossed in just waiting for it to land of their head shocking stuff

Did they have a shot on target?

Mac Allister is a f*****g embarrassment.

Shocking effort from the Pool. Brighton and Spurs are the only two remaining title contenders.

Newcastle 0-1 Everton

anyone watching

Yes another pen missed by VAR

Everton have to play again Friday night, seems unfair to make them play late Monday then Friday, moreover who really wants to watch Everton twice on TV, not exactly scintillating football, must be an Everton fan doing to the scheduling.

Bit harsh Susq   Don't forget the toffees were also on last Thursday in the cup beating the toon 3-1 .

They do create a fair few chances, a top class CF would score a hatful for them.

The squad is very small and light on defensive cover, as well as only having ONE striker. The team that started tonight cost a total of roughly one and a half Bradley Barcolas - food for thought .

how do you end up with one - not very good - striker with PL TV revenue and 50,000+ crowds

Not seen as an attractive proposition when compared to the "top" clubs unfortunately.  And leaving transfer dealings until the last minute doesn't help, especially when they fall through like Balogun . Mind you he can't even get in to the Monaco starting line up at the moment

Barry does miss a few chances for sure but the lad never hides and does a lot of work up front. The fans love a trier and at least he gets in the right positions

He does have 8 goals in all comps so far this season, apparently only Haaland among the EPL players has scored more so he ain't doing too bad.

I could ave stuck that one away he missed ... Dix

Unreal how well your doing with that squad

Yes String, he does miss some sitters (i call him Barn Door Barry ) but he gets in the right place to miss 'em, he is at least putting some away this season and has a lot on his shoulders being the only senior striker we have available.

Seven Englishmen in the starting line up again, in marked contrast to our local rivals

Two tough trips to the West Midlands for the Lions this week, points needed to stay in touch with the play off picture.

Too unreliable .. 8 places for play offs this season is their aim now. I hate whats happened to the Prem .. but its starting to happen in leagues below... bring back Harry Cripps

Nov 2, 2026 -- 3:44PM, Susquehanna wrote:

Everton have to play again Friday night, seems unfair to make them play late Monday then Friday, moreover who really wants to watch Everton twice on TV, not exactly scintillating football, must be an Everton fan doing to the scheduling.

Pretty sure I've never watched an entire Everton game (besides when they play Spurs) in my entire life. They were never exactly renowned for playing silky and attacking football. Sorry Dixie.

A blinkered (and incorrect) view Sofa,

"The School of Science" (or "The School of Soccer Science") is a famous nickname and historical identity associated with Everton F.C.
• Origin of the Nickname: The term dates back to the 1920s and 1930s to describe Everton’s stylish, technically gifted, and scientific approach to playing football. It has been revived at various points in the club's history—most notably under managers like Harry Catterick in the 1960s and Roberto Martínez in the 2010s—when the team played attractive, fluid attacking football.
• The Definitive Book: It is also the title of Everton: The School of Science by James Corbett, a widely acclaimed and comprehensive history book chronicling the club's journey.

The 1980s team that won two league titles were pretty easy on the eye too.

I forgot the late 70s team as well, which finished 3rd in Div One in 1978 and were top scorers in the league, playing a fantastic brand of attacking football with Dave Thomas on the wing having an almost telepathic connection with Bob Latchford who scored 30 league goals.


they'd have to hold a seance to bring good old Harry back String Cracking character he was, proper old school player.

ok, fair enough Dixie. Not a fan of MoyesBall though.

DM can get his sides playing decent stuff sofa but obviously he does have a reputation for safety first.

There have been times when he has had the players to be more expansive and has been reluctant to do so but in general he just makes best use of the squad he has.

I imagine there are plenty of Hammers fans around who wished he had stayed at their club

like many others is it evertons 15oth anniversary this yr ?
like the touches of orange on their shirts reminds me of bally in his orange shirt ,navey ble shorts,orange ocks,white boots,iconic football kit for every football fan of  a certain vintage

1tp - 2028 is Everton's 150th anniversary.  They will be having a retro commerorative shirt, think it's rumoured to be Blue and White stripes

That Alan Ball image is indeed iconic, especially the white boots, everybody at school wanted a pair

cheers dixie
i had a pair it was my birthday a few months after they came ot,real leather, you ed to have to use cricket boot, polih to keep them remotely respectable looking,  cheaer plastic versions came ot later easier to keep clean,i also had the maroon and black george best with the laces down the side and i also remember ome red rbber stevie highway boots ,that you could get with the coupons out of typhoo tea,never had those i was to posh for them

I had the George Best boots too, i would never have had the Steve Heighway ones due to who he played for

i evolved in to 20 yrs of addidas santiago,s with no compromise

i had a pair of boots with a Stanley Matthews signature on them. They had steel toe caps !