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Tag Archives: Arsenal
Sportsthoughts (194) – Premier League predictions 2023-24
A week late, so with the benefit of knowing the first round of results and a few more transfer developments – notably Chelsea – here are my predictions for this season; Champions – Arsenal 2nd – Newcastle 3rd – Man … Continue reading
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Sportsthoughts (173) – those 2022-23 Premier League predictions
So the season ended with Man City beating Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time, as well as the Premier League and the FA Cup. The treble – only won once before, by Man Utd … Continue reading
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Sportsthoughts (170) – Premier League predictions for 2022-23
Is this season starting earlier than ever? The first game, Crystal Palace v Arsenal, takes place this Friday, 5 August. I think that’s a week earlier than last season, and presumably has something to do with the intervention of the … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (163) – Premier League predictions 2018-19
So, less than a month after the World Cup final, the Premier League is back! Starting with Man Utd v Leicester tomorrow. And I’m more excited than usual. That’s because West Ham have bought well this summer and things just … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Soccer, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (160) – Premier League predictions for 2017-18
Time for the most fruitless exercise of the year – predicting the outcome of this season’s Premier League! Always fun though. All starts again, absurdly, on a Friday – 11 August. Arsenal v Leicester. Same time as the World Athletic … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, English Premier League, football, Manchester City, Soccer, sports, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (158) – Those Premier League predictions!
So, it’s that time of the year to ‘fess up and check my predictions against the outcomes in the Premier League, with the season finishing yesterday. And it’s fair to say that they were even wider of the mark than … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (142) – Premier League at Half Time
19 games gone and 2015 almost at an end. A good time to review those predictions and speculate a little about the second half of the season. Well, in August I was finding it hard to see beyond Chelsea for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Soccer, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (135) – Premier League predictions 2015-16
So another Premier League season is upon us and West Ham have already been knocked out of the Europa League! Still, until they do something about those interminable Thursday evening matches, few English sides will give it the priority it … Continue reading
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Sportsthoughts (133) – Arsenal end on a high
So Arsenal beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup final today, 4-0. They played superbly. In fact, I’d say it was one of the best FA Cup performances I’ve ever seen. Maybe even the best. Their attacking verve was quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, English Premier League, FA Cup final, football, Soccer, sports
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Sportsthoughts (130) – Waiting for the Chelsea implosion
So the battle for the Premier League is shaking out the contenders. Spurs and Liverpool are falling short. No great surprise with Spurs; maybe a bit more with Liverpool, who’d started to look like they were getting it together. Biggest … Continue reading