wangus12 said:

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Have a patient from Leeds today. He is 100% blaming American influence as the reason they're probably going down lol

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I will blame an American for them going down.

Adams getting hurt.

Somehow Sheffield Wednesday overcame a 4-0 deficit from the first leg, and then went one down in extra time, tied it up again, and then won in pks. Crazy game, but Huddersfield has to be absolutely gutted.

Wednesday will play the winner of Bolton and Barnsley, who drew 1-1 in the first leg.

Barnsley up 1-0 in the 52nd minute. Would advance 2-1 on aggregate

We are coming down the stretch of the relegation battle. Four teams are still in the danger zone looking to avoid the last two relegation spots. With two matches remaining, technically with an Everton and Nottingham win this weekend and a Leicester and Leeds loss we could be all done in the relegation hunt. I hope not, as there is nothing like the drama of a relegation fight the last game of the season.

Updated Standings
Place Club Games Played Points
16. Nottingham Forest 36 34
17. Everton 36 32
18. Leeds United 36 31
19. Leicester City 36 30
20. Southampton 36 24

Key Weekend Matches

Saturday
Wolverhampton v. Everton (9am, Molineaux Stadium, Peacock)-Everton enter the weekend 1 point clear of the bottom three, and will be hoping to claim a victory when they travel to the Midlands and take on a Wolves side who were not long ago in the relegation battle but have done enough to claim safety. Don't expect a lot of goals on Saturday, as Wolves have scored a league worst 30 goals while Everton are not much better, having scored only 32 goals of their own (good for 18th best in the EPL). Everton have dropped their last three matches against the Wolves, including a 2-1 defeat when the sides met at Goodison Park in December.

Nottingham Forest v. Arsenal (11:30am, City Grounds, NBC)-The City Grounds should be electric for a Saturday Night Primetime matchup with Arsenal. Forest may be getting the Gunners at the right time, as they are realizing their chances for an EPL title are all but gone. Both clubs have gone 2-2-1 over their last 5, a run that has seen Arsenal drop behind Man City for the title run and has seen Forest pull themselves out of the bottom 3. A draw might suit Forest just fine, as that would open a four point margin over Leeds, whom they have a superior goal differential over. Arsenal thrashed Forest 5-0 in October when the clubs met at the Emirates, and you know the Forest fans would love to see their club assure themselves a spot in next season's EPL with a home victory over the Arsenal.

Sunday
West Ham v. Leeds United (7:30am, London Stadium, USA Network)-Leeds will travel to the Capital City for an early Sunday game against a West Ham club who is not mathematically safe as of yet, but for all intents in purposes is out of the relegation battle and looking toward their European Conference League Final. West Ham won a tight game in Netherlands against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night to qualify for a European championship final. For the Hammers to be relegated Leeds, Everton and Forest would all need to win their last two matches and Leeds would have to make up a 9 goal differential, so the Hammers are pretty much out of danger. Leeds meanwhile, will know what they need to get out of this game as Forest and Everton will have played the day before. Leeds should go in seeking all three points to have much hope of staving off relegation. The clubs drew 2-2 in January at Elland Road.

Monday
Newcastle v. Leicester (2pm, St. James Park, USA Network)-The Foxes will travel to the northeast for a Monday night battle under the bright lights, seeking to find someway to claim points off a club who is seeking a spot in next season's Champions League. Newcastle will be hoping to claim all three points and send the Foxes to the Championship next year. Newcastle beat the Foxes 3-0 at King Power back in December. The Foxes have dropped their last two matches and have not looked good in doing so, and are on the verge of a devastating drop out of the EPL.

Enjoy the weekend!

Nottingham does not have a goal differential over Leeds, and I don't think they will get another point. If Leeds can get 3 points against West Ham, I think they will finish ahead of Nottingham.

Yeah Leeds is -25 and Forest is -31.

If I recall correctly Aston said last season he was cutting and pasting blurbs from different sources along with his own thoughts, so I suspect the error wasn't his.

Good catch. Error was my own. That's what happens when you get in a hurry.

Everton down a goal to Wolves. The can't afford to lose all 3 points here.

Aston94 said:

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Last minute goal gets a vital point for Everton.

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98:58' of +9'. Last minute indeed.

Mathguy64 said:

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Aston94 said:

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Last minute goal gets a vital point for Everton.

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98:58' of +9'. Last minute indeed.

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Last second May have been more accurate.

Brutal.

That wolves keeper. Boy did he misjudge that entire thing.

****ing Wolves. Wtf.

Forrest goal!

I'm thinking the Brits are colluding against the American influence at Leeds.

What a result for NF!

Forest beat Arsenal 1-0, assuring themselves safety.

So our last two relegated clubs will be two of Leicester, Leeds and Everton.

Congrats to Notty for clinching safety with 3 pts vs Arsenal

…and City secures 3rd straight league title with Arsenal finishing their collapse

Everton's point is devastating for Leeds and Leicester

How does Everton keep doing it at the very end in back to back seasons?

Fooking gooners.

Don't think it changed that much for Leicester. They have a significantly better GD than Everton so not much difference between a 2 or 3 point gap at this point. More impactful for Leeds as an Everton loss would have meant that a draw tomorrow would have gotten them level on points and GD with Everton going into the final game of the season.

Amazingly, Leeds are actually in a not horrible position. I mean if you ignore the fact that they are currently 18th and haven't won a game in nearly 2 months, they have two winnable games to close out the season as neither are elite and neither have anything to play for. Big Sam had a credible loss away to City and a very credible draw away to Newcastle. Might he actually pull this off?

Glad to see Forest reach safety.

Glad to see Everton salvage a point but next weekend is gonna be stressful.

Leeds out to an early lead. McKennie throw in assist.

Hammers equalize

This game has a decidedly old school premier league feel. Don't get me wrong, I love how technical and beautiful the game has become today. But there's something a bit refreshing watching them hurl balls over the top. End to end. Not go for the perfect setup pass score. Smash it in. Look to get on the rebound.

Uh oh Leeds

Looking like Everton will only need a draw at home against a Bournemouth team with nothing to play for to stay in the PL. Amazing.