2025/26 Season

[memzey]

Palace away is more than tricky, that's a genuine challenge. Glasner is clearly a top coach. We have our work cut out for us with this game. I think this will be our first dropped points of the season.

[Buzzo]

Palace are the only other unbeaten team in the League. Will be a battle.

[Sus]

Palace are the only other unbeaten team in the League. Will be a battle.

They're unbeaten in 17 games or something like that - that's some record to knock over this weekend

[BG1973]

Will be tough but that's what champs do.

A point will be good but expect us to get the 3.

[rudedog]

When was the last time someone had a 5 point lead after only 5 games? Can't happen often. Normally there's an unexpected team that gets off to a flyer.

Everyone else looks a bit crap again this season, it really is there for the taking. Still a tricky run of league games coming up and it can change quickly if we get complacent.

I have painful memories of the season with Houllier where we got off to a flyer - think we had a 5pt lead at the end of October. Pretty sure that season everyone was saying we were winning games without being at our best, the sign of champions etc

We then went on a two month winless run. 2002-03?

[BigChief]

Palace are the only other unbeaten team in the League. Will be a battle.

Feels weird saying it but I would actually like some real competition. It will maybe sharpen some of our players up (barring the exceptional performers already of course, i. e Szob, Gravo).

[fidget]

We're four points better off than from the corresponding fixtures last year and the arse are a point down.
Which is nice.
We beat all the relegated sides away and arsenal beat them all at home so just swapped out the promoted for the relegated
11 points each last season from these 5 fixtures.

[memzey]

Aren't Arsenal 3 points down? Last season they got a draw at Anfield and beat City at the Emirates, unless I'm mistaken?

[The_weatherman]

Nevermind.

[The_weatherman]

When was the last time someone had a 5 point lead after only 5 games? Can't happen often. Normally there's an unexpected team that gets off to a flyer.

Everyone else looks a bit crap again this season, it really is there for the taking. Still a tricky run of league games coming up and it can change quickly if we get complacent.

Twice before, us in 19/20 and some City side in recent years.

[fidget]

Aren't Arsenal 3 points down? Last season they got a draw at Anfield and beat City at the Emirates, unless I'm mistaken?

They beat united away - drew there last year

[memzey]

They beat united away - drew there last year

Oh Ok, I thought they won there last year but apparently not.

[Le Chef]

With Leoni out until next year, anyone think Takehiro Tomiyasu is worth a go, on a free and just started training again after knee surgery

[RedReet]

With Leoni out until next year, anyone think Takehiro Tomiyasu is worth a go, on a free and just started training again after knee surgery

I'd be giving Bajcetic a go there and see how he gets on.

[RedReet]

As in, give him a go in training and maybe test him next LC game, not throw him in against Palace or Chelsea.