Liverpool far more impressive, kept Foden and Haaland completely out of the game.
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Revisionism is a tricky one. The Brentford offside goal vs Arsenal last year to go 10 pts clear (I think). The Doku one I donât think was a penalty, he gets the ball before Mac, and I donât think itâs too forceful.
You guys got some bad decisions with the offside and Odegaard handball but Iâd also point out we got one with the Newcastle goal earlier in the year.
My point is, at those points in time, yeah a different decision could be made but that doesnât mean the same game will be played out (or that a hypothetical penalty wouldâve been scored).
If Iâm a Liverpool supporter, Iâm more disappointed that Diaz didnât convert two fantastic chances.
Well Iâm glad I decided to watch the Wolves v Coventry FA cup tie, what a stunning last 15 minutes.
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Well Iâm glad I decided not to watch Spurs.
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Just caved in heading to the break
GET THE FARK IN!!!
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What a great game
Was an end to end belter. We played out of our skins to beat them
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Semi Finals
Coventry v United
City v Chavs
Unbelievable! Even Antony scored on his right foot. Câmon United!
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Glad itâs not dropped points in the league, thatâs the only positive. Just hope there are no injuries in this international breakâŚ
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Hammers and Villa share the points.1-1 at the London stadium. Couple of goals disallowed by var and correctly so but one took over 5 minutes.
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Well done to United. A couple of less games on the PL run in probably not the worst thing.
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Stop the presses!!! Ten Hag was smiling!
What a game!
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Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United will play and end-of-season friendly at the MCG on Wednesday May 22.
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Thatâs cool
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Why there? It wonât be a sell out and itâs the middle of the footy season.
Why at all?
Nottingham Forest slapped with 4 point deductionâŚ
Nottingham Forest fire back at Premier League over four-point deduction in fiery statement
Nottingham Forest are the latest club to be hit with a points deduction over breaches of profit and sustainability rules. The club is expected to appeal.
Nottingham Forest are âextremely disappointedâ to have been docked four points for breaching Premier League financial rules.
The deduction drops Forest into the Premier Leagueâs relegation zone, leaving them 18th with nine games to play.
The PA news agency understands Forest will now take time to consider their next steps, including the potential to appeal.
The Premier League said Forest admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) by ÂŁ34.5million above their permitted threshold of ÂŁ61million.
Clubs are usually allowed maximum losses of ÂŁ105million over a three-year assessment period but this is reduced by ÂŁ22million per season for any seasons within the period spent in the Championship.
Forest are unhappy about the Premierâs Leagueâs submission to the independent commission, which imposed the sanction, and claim trust in the governing body has now been eroded after it initially pushed for an eight-point deduction.
A club statement read: âNottingham Forest is extremely disappointed with the decision of the Commission to impose a sanction on the Club of four points, to be applied with immediate effect.
âWe were extremely dismayed by the tone and content of the Premier Leagueâs submissions before the commission.
âAfter months of engagement with the Premier League, and exceptional cooperation throughout, this was unexpected and has harmed the trust and confidence we had in the Premier League.
âThat the Premier League sought a sanction of eight points as a starting point was utterly disproportionate when compared to the nine points that their own rules prescribe for insolvency.â
The commission which imposed the sanction noted Forestâs breach was âseriousâ and stated in its conclusion: âThe four points sanction is not to punish Forest so much as it is to be fair to the other clubs; to give the public confidence that when a club invests as Forest did to compete in the Premier League, it still needs to comply with the PSR threshold for losses.â
The commission ruling added: âWhen a club like Forest took the risk of effectively ignoring the PSR warning from its finance director before the January window in 2023, and rather than looking to sell players, it added players to its squad, ultimately leaving itself with just two weeks to sell Player A (Brennan Johnson) in the summer 2023 window, such risk taking and âsailing close to the windâ needs a proportionate sanction to maintain the integrity of the Premier League.â
Everton were docked 10 points in November for breaching PSR in the period up to the 2021-22 season, which was reduced to six on appeal.
A second complaint against the Toffees over a breach in the period up to last season is still being dealt with.
The ruling shows the Premier League pushed for a six-point sanction â with eight points as an initial figure to account for Forestâs excess over the threshold being 77 per cent greater than Evertonâs, but discounted by two points to reflect Forestâs early plea and co-operation.
Forestâs defence was centred around the sale of Brennan Johnson to Tottenham on the final day of the 2023 transfer window, which occurred a short period later than necessary.
The commission said such an event could only have been described as a near miss âif it was truly near to the PSR deadline (June 30, 2023) or at the first available reasonable opportunity proximate to the deadlineâ.
But Forest hit back, saying the ruling will make it impossible for newly-promoted clubs to compete in the league.
The statement added: âWhilst the Premier League may have called into question the clubâs business plan, the club maintains that it responsibly balanced compliance with PSR with important investment into the squad to give us the ability to compete in the league for the first time in over 20 years.
âWe were extremely dismayed by the tone and content of the Premier Leagueâs submissions before the commission.
âEven after the club had missed the PSR reporting deadline, it still took steps to ensure Brennan Johnson was sold before the end of the transfer window. That was a clear demonstration of our respect and support for PSR.
âThe commissionâs decision raises issues of concern for all aspirant clubs. The player transfer market is a highly specialised trading environment that cannot be compared to the sale of normal products and services.
âThere will be occasions when a player transfer cannot be completed in the first half of a transfer window and can only be completed at the end of that window.
âThis should not be a reason for the condemnation of a club. For this not to be recognised by the commission or the Premier League should be a matter of extreme concern for all fans of our national game.â