It’s April 9th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Justin and Daz. It’s been a big week in the Premier League and we are going look at home wins over Brighton and Sheffield United and a disappointing draw against them. Before we are done we’ll look ahead to Atalanta in the Europa League and Palace at home on Sunday.

Part One - it’s them again:

  • xG of 3.74 vs. 0.74 - well we clearly missed chances and even though I think we were better than in the cup tie. Michael Cox wrote a tough piece to read about just how dominant we were and how all over the place they were (a variation on the donut formation)
  • Second half… The errant Quansah pass gave them oxygen and sent us to a dark place, Quick word on Szobozlai, Elliott, Darwin, Diaz and Salah.
  • The same boys who today missed a few chances are the ones who brought us to 71 points said my favorite manager
  • Good news not one of the remaining 7 games is at that place with that team and their unbelievably counter intuitive tactics

Part Two - 2 home wins:

  • Began with a victory over Brighton who are really hard to play against - 2.98 v 0.51 xG. Went down early, looked like a comeback was never in doubt.
  • Starts with typical Diaz goal from the chaos. After a lot of Salah shots (a lot)
  • 2nd goal was my favorite from the season - Szobo, Macca and a Salah finish

  • The Arsenal 3-0 was kicked off with the kind of penalty if we’d got would have been generating parliamentary questions.

  • Win over Sheffield United - 3-1 in the end. 2.52 v 0.72 xG

  • Less assured than the Brighton win?
  • Darwin’s mad goal, Mac Allister screamer, and Gakpo chips in

Part Three - looking ahead and the context:

  • The run in
  • Champions League as a source of hope?

  • Will being 1 point ahead of City be the most significant point?

  • Our mindset

  • Return of Alisson, Trent and Diogo J

  • A quick word on Atalanta, the EL and completing Klopp’s trophy collection with us

  • Palace at home on Sunday

  • Team selection and predictions

  • Room for Reuben Amorim chat?

We will be back with a review of the Palace and Atalanta games and a look ahead to the next block of fixtures. Thanks to Daz, and Justin. And thank you dear listener for joining us.

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