I love this time of year.
Spring. And it hasn’t snowed in London this week.
The EPL has been away for two and a half weeks but it seems far longer than that.
With 30 games played, the arithmetic has become so simple that even I can do it.
Liverpool are back on the pitch at Crystal Palace and Mo Salah has already scored 36 goals in all comps.
Could Salah score another 14 in the games that remain?
It’s doable because Klopperpool can win the ball high up the pitch and slice rapidly through your defence. Firmino and Mane can score as well
Palace v Liverpool kicks off at 1.30 pm today, so we’ll soon find out.
We are told that Emre Can, one of my favourite footballers, wants £150,000 a week to stay an Anfield.
While I’ve noted that Harry Kane creates Tottenham’s style of play from the front, makes what they do effective, I wouldn’t say Salah creates Liverpool’s style of play. But the little Egyptian wins game and after game after game for them.
Chelsea v Spurs is the Sky Super Sunday game and Conte has told Pochettino that trophies do matter.
We all know that Spurs have a very poor record at the Bridge but this looks like a BTS game to me.
The expected selection of Victor Wanyama suggests that Pochettino has been tuning up the powerhouse Kenyan for exactly this challenge.
Before that Arsenal play Stoke and Jack Wilshere might start the game.
Arsenal score early goals and if they do that they’ll be OK. But if it’s 0-0 after half an hour they may stutter. Stoke will be hoping Southampton lose at West Ham today.
That game is a 3pm kick-off. Remember those?