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Random stats We’ve won 16 out of 16 games when we’ve scored first. Arsenal have won 12 out of 17 when they’ve scored first Wednesday was a sickener but we’ve only lost 6 points from winning positions all season (lowest in the league, equal with Man United although maybe that’s because they don’t often get a lead). Arsenal have lost 12 from a winning position. We’ve got 22 points from 11 games against the top half of the league. Arsenal have 16 points from 12. We have 9 points from 5 games against top half teams away from home. Arsenal have 7 points from 7 games.

Our worst result of the season was the 2-2 at home to United. And that’s in a season where we lost to Plymouth

Villa haven’t lost at home in league since Arsenal in August. A win there would be massive

Ha it dropped below 90 once Arsenal beat City. Was 85 yesterday and back up to 87. Given the highest it was last season was around 40 before the United away game it’s looking good Their record is very different against the top half when you compare it with the bottom half. Think they struggle versus Forest away

Opta has us at 87% to win the league. I imagine that goes up a lot if we win the next two

Yeah true. You’re gonna have some of these games in the season and good sign that we got over the line but I’m a little scarred from last season’s drop off so would love a convincing performance on Wednesday

Today and then Everton/Plymouth we were outscored on xG. First half we were decent in second gear but not having a shot second half and not having control of the game was a bit concerning

Three dodgy performances in a row which is a slight concern but think we’ll be better with a bit more space against Villa and City

Honestly think for us Everton away is the hardest of those games. The others don’t want to stop us from winning the league as much and there will be actual football played Think Forest is the one out of those three, United usually better away when they are more allowed to defend deep and counter. Chelsea have completely fallen off

Why don’t you marry Everton

He’s saying he shouldn’t have reacted emotionally at the end of the game. Most managers would double down on the referee. We’re lucky to have this guy, he’s a class act.

It’s a kick in the teeth because there were so many marginal things that went Everton’s way in that run of play. The Salah foul, not blowing for time just before the goal, the spawny way Szobo’s block fell into the path of Mykolenko, the marginal onside, the foul not given against Konate and then Tarkowski has an xG of 0.09 yet blams it into the top corner against the best keeper in the world. After the Salah goal we’d restricted them to two potshots from outside the box, they didn’t threaten till the last kick of the game.

If we let a team playing a past it Raheem Sterling beat us to the title this season I give up on football

I’m with you on Elliott. He’s put in more great performances than bad ones and he’s technically very good. Can play a few positions. You need the likes of him Jones and Endo in the squad

If we can be between 4-9 points ahead of Arsenal when we play them, we’ll win the title at Anfield with a win over them

That’s not really how it works though otherwise we’d have 30 mins injury time for every game

Opta has us at 88%. I mean as s*** as tonight feels that’s pretty good

Just realised we have to play them again in 6 weeks

They barely showed it back so no idea if it was a foul or not

Not sure about that but Forest might

You sort of know within 2 minutes if it’s going to be a good Darwin day or a bad one.

I like that narrative But the memory of that FA Cup defeat at Old Trafford ruining us with the Atalanta and Palace performances soon after is too soon in the memory. Wolves is a massive game now

Feel like there are too many potentially great Salah winners that get spoilt by conceding a late equaliser Spurs h 2-2 in 17/18 City h 2-2 in 21/22 Newcastle away this season tonight

If we beat Wolves and Villa we go 10 clear having played one game more and I’m ok with this

We should have won that in the context but we didn’t deserve to win 0.6 xG to their 1.0, probably our lowest of the season