The race for top four.

[Spursidol]

Woolwich	Chelsea	Man Utd	Tottenham
April	April	April	April
21 Crystal PALACE (H)	22 BURNLEY (H)	21 Everton (A)	20 Manchester City (A)
24 Wolves (A)		24 MAN CITY (H)	23 BRIGHTON (H)
29 Leicester (A)	28 Man Utd (A)	28 CHELSEA (H)	27 WEST HAM (H)
May 4 BRIGHTON (H)	May 4 WATFORD (H)	May 5 Huddersfield (A)	May 6 Bournemouth (A)
12 Burnley (A)	12 Leicester (A)	12 CARDIFF (H)	12 EVERTON (H)

Table from gaz looks better and better

We definitely have the easiest of the 4 remaining games and start from being in 3 rd place

 

[reachingforthestars]

I think we'll see a rotated side +Son against West Ham. Could be a tricky one

 

[Totti]

Best case scenario would be (in the sense of realism):

Woolwich getting no more than 2 points from Wolves and Leicester.
Chelsea getting no more than 4 points from Burnley and Man Utd.
Man Utd getting no more than 1 point from Man City and Chelsea.
Spurs getting 6 points from Brighton and West Ham.

Means we'd be 3 points clear of 4th place with a superior goal difference and 6 points clear of 5th place with a superior goal difference with 2 games remaining and 2 important Champions League semi final games coming up.

Obviously, I'd rather Woolwich lose both away games and Chelsea drop points to Burnley, but I think Chelsea steamroll them tomorrow and I'm worried Woolwich might beat one of Leicester/Wolves and perhaps draw or lose the other one.

Either way, let's focus on ourselves and beat Brighton first and see who else does us a favour in the week.

 

[hiatus]

Looking back at some of the melts in here...

 

[peter merison]

Its been a good day, I've sorted out the shit in my shed, had a epic roast dinner and both Woolwich and Man u have both lost... its great to be alive...

 

[Thin Lilywhite Duke]

Given that this was the 'free hit' weekend where we had to play our hardest match of the run in (nay, Man City away is probably the hardest match of the season) and neither Woolwich or United made any ground up on us (including, hilariously, goal difference) this weekend has been far better than any of us had feared.

I am a bit concerned that United could get steamrolled by City on Wednesday and go into their Chelsea match deflated though. As things stand, the last thing we want from that game is a Chelsea win.

 

[Arsenalaredier]

Hahahahaha. Woolwich are fucking shit. Look at their investment and lack of bad luck this season and they can't even beat palace at the library. Bring on Brighton. Also great for us that Cardiff lost today. Hoping that Houghton goes balls deep vs Newcastle and prioritises that game.

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

Top 4 odds after today's games:

Tottenham 1/5
Woolwich 5/6
Chelsea 5/6
Man United 5/1

I'd have taken that with 4 games left at the start of the season

 

[Notabadsquad]

It's why predicting results is so fraught with the unknowns.

Playing continually as all the top 6 have been doing is tough as anything. Add to that the integrity of the Premier League.

My view now is that 7 points is all we need and that 6 more will get us very close.

United are nearly out of it.

 

[sudoku]

It's 100% in our hands now to finish 3rd. So I am still hoping that United can pip Woolwich and Chavs.

3	Tottenham	34	29	67
4	Woolwich	34	25	66
5	Chelsea	34	21	66
6	Man Utd	34	15	64

Woolwich	Chelsea	Man Utd	Tottenham
April	April	April	April
24 Wolves (A)	22 Burnley (H)	24 Man City (H)	23 Brighton (H)
29 Leicester (A)	28 Man Utd (A)	28 Chelsea (H)	27 West Ham (H)
May	May	May	May
4 Brighton (H)	4 Watford (H)	5 Huddersfield (A)	6 Bournemouth (A)
12 Burnley (A)	12 Leicester (A)	12 Cardiff (H)	12 Everton (H)

 

[mikes01666]

I think we'll see a rotated side +Son against West Ham. Could be a tricky one

Nothing is over until we cannot be caught by the fifth placed team.

Strongest possible sides until top 4 is guaranteed. Then send out the Academy (and Vinny!).

 

[Holty]

Woolwich to finish 4th and chelski to win the Thursday league :eriksenlol:

 

[Thin Lilywhite Duke]

We'll know so much more this time next week, after Woolwich have played their two away games.

Probably good news that they have to play Valencia midweek before each of their last two league games, too (yes, I know that they could say something similar about us playing Ajax).

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

Woolwich to finish 4th and chelski to win the Thursday league :eriksenlol:

That would be the worst case scenario mate. Both teams would get Champions League

 

[Holty]

That would be the worst case scenario mate. Both teams would get Champions League

if Us or the great unwashed win they don't!

 

[hiatus]

Woolwich to finish 4th and chelski to win the Thursday league :eriksenlol:

They would still get a spot, unfortunately. Has to be both EL and CL outside top 4. This just means both Chelsea and Woolwich are in.

At this point it’s looking like Chelsea 4th - they are also favorites in Europa.

 

[reachingforthestars]

Nothing is over until we cannot be caught by the fifth placed team.

Strongest possible sides until top 4 is guaranteed. Then send out the Academy.

I know it's SOOOO wrong, but I just can't stop thinking about the Champions League. Suddenly a dream has become much more realistic

 

[Holty]

They would still get a spot, unfortunately. Has to be both EL and CL outside top 4.

English team win CL and EL 4th misses out

 

[Eli]

I think we'll see a rotated side +Son against West Ham. Could be a tricky one

We’re a cup final for them they will be a 100% up for it do Brighton first them get ready for spammers they’ll love nothing more than fucking us over....

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

if Us or the great unwashed win they don't!

I'm not sure what you mean mate. The English league can have a maximum of five slots for the Champions League. The only way Woolwich don't get Champions League football is if they finish fourth, us & Cheksea take 5th and 6th and both of us win the European competitions pal