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Forest v Arsenal team news: Trossard in for injured Martinelli

20 May 2023 344 comments
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The Premier League title race could be mathematically decided in the evening kick-off, as could Nottingham Forest’s top-flight survival.

Arsenal are the visitors to the City Ground, where a win for the hosts would mean that Manchester City retain their league title without kicking a ball.

Forest would also jump up to 37 points with a victory, leaving them out of reach of Everton, Leicester City and already relegated Southampton.

Steve Cooper goes with an unchanged starting XI this evening, meaning further substitute duty for Brennan Johnson.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the Arsenal side beaten 3-0 by Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend.

The injured Gabriel Martinelli is replaced by Leandro Trossard, while Thomas Partey starts ahead of the benched Kieran Tierney.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas; Worrall, Felipe, Niakhate; Aurier, Mangala, Yates, Lodi, Gibbs-White, Danilo, Awoniyi.

Subs: Hennessey, Toffolo, Surridge, Johnson, Kouyate, Freuler, Dennis, Boly, Ayew.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Kiwior, Gabriel, Xhaka, Jorginho, Partey, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Vieira, Bandeira, Cozier-Duberry, Walters.

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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Did Marinakis just kiss a picture of a saint there?

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  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Seems like you get a free kick whenever you go to ground. Weak refereeing this game.

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  3. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    saka has been completely invisible for over 2 months now. Wonder if he is injured

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    1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      he is still only 21. happens to young players, their quality jumps up and down

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  4. House Frey Wedding Planner
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fair play to Fulham, Bournemouth and Forest - the 3 promoted sides from last season. Would have tipped all of them to struggle before the season started and at least 2 of them to go back down again.

    They have all looked decent in patches and have all earned another season in the PL

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Good point. No one had all 3 surviving on their bingo card.

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  5. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Since Pep showed 2 fingers after City’s win at Everton they didn’t win a single PL game and they are crowned champions

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  6. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Declan Rice is needed at Arsenal badly.

    A new CB and Striker too

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hennesey essential

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  8. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fair play to Forest. They've managed to find a way to play and have really gone for it in recent weeks. Deserve to stay up ahead of some teams who are going out with a whimper.

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  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    FOREST FERK YEAH BABY 🙂

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  10. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Arteta is bang average

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  11. dshv
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    1/3 …

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  12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Welp...that's one of LEI/LEE relegated. Shame.

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      or both

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    2. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Two from Everton, Leeds and Leicester. They should not have put themselves in this position

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  13. mdm
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Arteta out!

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  14. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Congrats Forest and City

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  15. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    arsenal bottling the league with their one game a week schedule. Unlucky

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      That’s not how a league works, mate. Most points at the end wins. You don’t get extra marks for being first at Christmas.

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  16. Wobbles
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Well done Forest! Is be raging if I was an Arsenal fan. Talk about going out with a whimper. Don't see them them challenging next year, chance gone.

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  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Taylor running for his life at the end whistle 😆

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  18. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Imo Leicester are relegated
    If Leeds win tomorrow away vs WHU then they become the favourites to stay in the Prem
    But atm Everton for sure is the strong favourite with BOU(H) next

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    1. redsallstars
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep out of Eve or Leeds. Leeds win tomorrow then they stay up. Spurs team a joke, got to fancy leeds to get result v them at Elland Road

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      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        They will need to win also vs Spurs but I think Leeds draw tomorrow and they go down

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    2. JELLYFISH
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Goodison will be a couldron for the Bournemouth game. Lose and it will properly kick off

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  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Damn, should have captained Cole Palmer or Sergio Gómez

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  20. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Rotation tomorrow will be funny

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  21. CarelessGenius©
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland and Grealish no show tomorrow?

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    1. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      At home, I guess the strong team will start...its in the Brighton game we may see rotation..

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  22. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    over the last 8 games arsenal are 13th in the league

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  23. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    TC Haaland in grave danger

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  24. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Delighted for Forest, for them to have survived what was some almighty season.

    I'm hoping it's the Toffees that go down now, if only to dispense some financial karma for over-reaching companies that repeatedly think they can do what they want without consequence. And the Samwell Allerdici crowing would be something to behold for sure.

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I mean, if you want to dispense financial karma, buying 20-some new players would probably qualify, as well...

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      1. JohnnyCroat
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Would they be at risk of utter dissolution if they went down? Not so sure.

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  25. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What a pitiful end to the season by Arsenal. At least Liverpool would push them to the last day.

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    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Eh? Liverpool are 15 points behind Arsenal.

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Pretty sure it was a hypothetical.

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        1. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Ah, have re-read and think it means that at least Liverpool have pushed Man CIty to the end in previous seasons.

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          1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Right 😉

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  26. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Please stop calling Arsenal bottle jobs.

    It’s ridiculous. Even comparing them to City.

    They should be very very proud of their season

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yer it just shows a lack of understanding of how a league works. Or just a lack of basic empathy haha.

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      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Arteta turned Martinelli into one of the leagues best attacking wingers/forwards, finally unlocked Odegaard, brought out Sakas based, turned White into an effective right back. Inspired Xhaka to have a ridiculous comeback.

        It’s just a joke they are being called bottle jobs.

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        1. Bobby Crush
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          All valid points on player management and development.

          However, they were eight points ahead, and with no other distractions and blew it. There is no way around that.
          The occasion got to them.

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        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Xhaka should have been long gone from the club. They aren't bottlers but that's a really poor couple of performances at this stage of the season.

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Jealousy basically

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    3. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      "Bottling" seems to the en vogue catch all term for losing for fans on social media these days.

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    4. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Oh surely it’s not a bottle job to take 47 points after 19 games and after that 28 from the next 18. Or to drop points in 6 out of 8 last games when the title is decided. Excellent season indeed, Arteta should be very happy with the tangible success. I wish them only as successful seasons

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      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Reverse those points per season-half and what’s the narrative?

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        1. Bobby Crush
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          That is not valid.
          Pressure comes when it is crunch time.

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          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks for the opinion. Any actual points to make?

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            1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              His point was pretty valid, to be fair. As is the criticism of Arsenal having a poor second half of the season. Takes nothing away from the fact that they punched above their weight this year, but facts are facts - and the facts are that their 2nd half was just as average as the 1st was spectacular. I wouldn't say they bottled it, myself - just that they regressed to the mean.

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              1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 3 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                That’s exactly my point. It averages out over a season. Bottling talk is nonsense.

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                1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
                  • 14 Years
                  2 years, 7 months ago

                  It does average out, but it changes the narrative because it's about the vector of the momentum. Flip the script and they're table climbers and general heroes. But that's not what happened, so yeah, the conversation about failing to keep up under pressure is eminently fair.

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                  1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 3 Years
                    2 years, 7 months ago

                    The narrative is fair - but the narrative is pure fluff.

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                    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
                      • 14 Years
                      2 years, 7 months ago

                      You're certainly entitled to your opinion.

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                      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 7 months ago

                        Which is your point about narrative.

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        2. Red Star Toro
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Ask Madrid or any team that actually wins trophies rather than celebrates top4 finishes like Arsenal whether it’s more important to play your best football in November against Leeds or in the spring when the league and cups are decided

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      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Yes fair to say if every fixture is equal difficulty, but it isn’t. The gut punch was West Ham(a), Southampton(h) then City(a). That drained them of a lot physically and mentally.

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    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      proud but reality is this was their best chance. 8 points clear and fell apart. Just not good enough

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        but proud to finish "2nd" after leading most of the season, seems like defeatist attitude

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    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      They can be proud but also they massively bottled it at the same time.

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    7. JELLYFISH
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Agree this, where were Chelsea Liverpool and Spurs? Their the real bottlers this season. Most Arsenal fans would have snapped your hand off finishing second at the beginning of the season

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I don't think you understand the meaning of "bottling it"...

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      2. A.Dim.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Wot Rot!...I don't think you understand the meaning of bottling it...to bottle something you have to throw away some advantage...Liverpool were never in the race this year for whatever reason....Mane.....Old midfield...Chelsea may have done something with a striker(Chelsea fan here).Neither were never in the title challenge.Spurs are just Spursy.

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    8. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes they should be proud of the season they had but it's still a bottle job and they are developing a reputation for this. They were 8 points clear at the start of April and had led the league for 90% of the season.

      Even last season they were 4 points clear of 5th place with 3 games left to secure CL football and they bottled that as well

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    9. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If you are leading for 93% of the season and you lose the league in the last 8 games, you have failed. The aim of sport is to WIN.

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Somewhere, someplace, a basic maths teacher is crying...

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        1. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Wdym? My comment makes perfect sense

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          1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            If you meant leading for 93% as in "the season to date", it does. But 93% of 38 is not how long Arsenal have led for.

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            1. Sailboats
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              Go and google how long Arsenal have been at #1 for this season. It says 93%.

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              1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                I don't need to google it. I already told you a scenario in which your number is valid. It's just a weird one to use 93%, juxtaposed against 21% of the (total) season that 8 matches represent.

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      2. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Spot on. Massive failure by Arsenal. At the end, only results matter. Getting 3-3 draw with bottom team shampton and twice thrown away 2-0 leads vs Liverpool and West ham is simply unacceptable. They had the title in 1.5 hands but blew it. These latest losses vs Brighton and forest show they have lost all confidence. I predict arsenal to fight for a CL at best next season

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      3. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        The aim of sport is to compete and TRY to win. Only about 5 - 10% of teams win anything in any given season. Are you saying the other 90 - 95% are pointless?

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        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I know more about athletics than football but there’s a strong focus in that sport through management and coaching in setting a range of targets from reasonable to more aspirational that can be measured against at the end of the season. If Olympic champion is your target then no-one would do the sport.

          I think Arsenal will be measuring against their pre-season targets and be pretty pleased while planning greater goals for next year

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    10. snow pea in repose
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      As I recall, the preseason goal for ARS was CL football. They may not have risen two levels by winning the league but they did rise one level by achieving CL football. The next step, secure your stars and start building up squad depth. I would think the season will be considered a success

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  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Far too much emphasis on sky on Forest avoiding relegation. The real story is Man City being crowned champions.

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Take a look at the fans still singing in the ground.

      Actually quite nice for sky to focus on the little guys for once

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nah - their time will come.

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Only took 30 new signings

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  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal were 8 points clear of City with 9 games remaining (+ game in hand).

    They let City win it with 3 games to go.

    Even Spurs would be impressed by that level of bottle...

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    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's in their blood since the days of Wenger

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      it's true, and they had a clear run no cup games, no europe. It's a huge collapse and pretty embarrassing. There isn't much pride with finishing 2nd after being so far ahead late on, maybe some but reality is nobody remembers 2nd or how well a team played, they remember winners

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    3. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      You realise 9 games = a quarter of the season, right?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        And? In only 6 games they lost that lead and made it mathematically impossible to catch up
        That's pretty bad.

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Why is it so important to you to nail Arsenal? City were the better team over the course of the season. That’s how a 38-game, 9-month league works.

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    4. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's a choke on par with the Atlanta Falcons Superbowl team, Joffrey from Game of Thrones and Clarence from 8 mile

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        28-3

        As a Pats fan I remember this comeback with fondness.

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      2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Well done.

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    5. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      The biggest lead was 8pts but City had a game in hand so effectively only 5. So it was never an unassailable lead. Arsenal just over achieved in the first half of the season when they got something like 43pts out of 48. Their squad isnt good enough to sustain that and a regression was likely. They didnt bottle it. City always put long runs of wins together in the last 3rd of the season. They are just too good. A machine.

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      1. mdm
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        8 points in front and will finish 13 behind in just 8 games.. Yeah, ars didn't bottle it lol

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  29. Lionel Ronaldo
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why are the commentators saying that Nottingham Forest are "guaranteed to stay up" when:

      - Nottingham Forest are on 37 points (37 games played)
      - Leeds are on 31 points (36 games played)
      - Nottingham Forest have a worse goal difference (-30) than Leeds (-25)

      Obviously it is mathematically more favourable for Nottingham to stay up as compared to Leeds, but why the "guaranteed" nonsense?

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      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Because Leicester and Everton can't catch them.

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        1. Lionel Ronaldo
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks, that is correct. I failed to factor in the fact that Everton cannot mathematically catch up to Forest.

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        2. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Aren't there 4 teams below Forest and only 1 can catch them? So they can't finish in the bottom 3.

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        3. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Everton, Leicester, Southampton can't reach 37 points

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        4. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Bro forgot to maths

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        5. Hits from the Bong
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Probably because Leicester, Everton and Southampton cannot catch them

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      2. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Bayern beaten at home, scenes.

        Dortmund are now two games away from winning the Bundesliga.

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        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I didn't realise it was that close just sort of assumed it was Bayern's as usual. Might tune in to last few BL games now,

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        2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Oh, I'm sure they'll find a way to mess that up somehow. Possibly twice.

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        3. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Yup. Need to Dortmund to beat Augsburg away tmrw and last game vs Mainz at home. Need an end to ths decade long dominance by bayern.

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