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This 5: Arsenal, Liverpool, City

Gurgen

I think home games are a must win in general, especially against these teams.

Qwiss

Gurgen I think out of context a point vs Villa at home would be ok but given the points we've dropped recently it'd be a really big problem. We need a statement win, this would be one. Brighton are always decent and have banana skin potential but to be champions that's a home game you have to win.

Burnwinter

Qwiss Dare I say "must wins".

Big matches. Winning both would put us in a fantastic position. Dropping points in both would be a dire blow.

tazmania

We have to beat Aston Villa to seriously stake a claim for being champions. Losing that game at home will be extremely damaging to our chances

Sicario2

tazmania

Comparing to last season is useless. Comparing to the two seasons before when we finished closer to 90 points is a better indicator

awooga83

tazmania exactly this is where context matters and stats can be used to indicate things that don't really add value and agree often pushed by people with no interest in trying to assess the reality of what's going on. Last season was disastrous as Liverpool weren't particularly exceptional but we were well off them it doesn't help for assessing this season in a potential run off.

DiabyKungFu

tazmania Comparing to last season is useless. Comparing to the two seasons before when we finished closer to 90 points is a better indicator

We're +6 on equivalent fixtures relative to 2023-24.

lorddulaarsenal

Anyone know what placing we’d be in a league based on xG? Feels like we’d be top by a bigger margin

Coombs

lorddulaarsenal xPTS has us 2 points further ahead.

Sicario2

Ffs

Sicario2

Burnwinter

Dunno about this narrative. After all one place we've still got to go is the Etihad.

awooga83

Burnwinter and however good they've been doing including Sunderland, Burnley and Fulham in there seems to be bending the narrative desperately I don't think people consider them the same as facing one of the top teams away.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Burnwinter and those sorts of runs always look scary on paper but in reality those cunts will rack up the wins most likely.

Sicario2

awooga83 I mean city conceded 4 goals v Fulham away

awooga83

Sicario2 that doesn't meant it's a hard place to go. Palace won there as well.

Big Willie

Sicario2 I mean city conceded 4 goals v Fulham away

How do City need to go away to Fulham when, as you say, they've already done so? Either you're wrong and the 5-4 game was home and meaning they have to play Fulham away, or the tweet is wrong meaning that they played that 5-4 away and they have to play them at home.

Sicario2

Big Willie

Sicario2

Also

Arsenal have the same points this season as we did at the same point in 23/24 when we didn't win the title.
Arsenal have less points this season as we did at the same stage in 22/23

All that matters is getting it over the line and making sure we get a similar haul in the secind half of the season as we did in the first.

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