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Barclays Premier League 2010/11
Topic Started: Aug 8 2010, 03:54 PM (16,523 Views)
TC Admin Aug 8 2010, 03:54 PM Post #1
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 Barclays Premier League 2010/11

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The Premier League season is back!

The World Cup is in the past and now we can concentrate on the domestic leagues. As we all remember, Chelsea won the double last season after winning the Premier League and FA Cup. :neuwine: Chelsea won with 86 points (103 goals, new record; +71 goal difference), one ahead of Manchester United. Arsenal finished third while Tottenham Hotspur were the surprise team to finish fourth ahead of Manchester City. What about Liverpool, I hear you ask? They finished in seventh after a disappointing season which also saw them exit the Champions League early and sack Rafa Benitez at the end of the season. Newly promoted Birmingham finished 9th while Fulham - who impressed in reaching the Europa League final - perhaps lost focus on the league and only finished 12th. Burnley, Hull and the financially hit Portsmouth were the three teams to go down.

This season the Premier League welcomes back Newcastle, West Bromwich Albion and surprise promoters, Blackpool. Blackpool are perhaps the smallest team to ever make it to the top flight so their progress will be watched by many.

What can we expect this season then? With Chelsea going for the Champions League, will they lose focus on the Premier League? Will Manchester United regain the title? How will Arsenal do with the kids one year older and Chamakh among their ranks? What about the new rich boys, Manchester City, having signed David Silva, Yaya Toure, Kolorov and Jerome Boateng? Will Liverpool get back into the top four with Roy Hodgson in charge? Can Tottenham repeat getting into Europe and/or maybe finish higher in the table? So many questions will be answered in May next year!
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TC Admin Aug 8 2010, 03:55 PM Post #2
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 2009/10 season



1. Chelsea - 86 points - CHAMPIONS
2. Manchester United - 85 points - Champions League group stage
3. Arsenal - 75 points - Champions League group stage
4. Tottenham - 70 points - Champions League play-off round
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5. Manchester City - 67 points - Europa League
6. Aston Villa - 64 points - Europa League
7. Liverpool - 63 points - Europa League
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8. Everton - 61 points
9. Birmingham - 50 points
10. Blackburn - 50 points
11. Stoke - 47 points
12. Fulham - 46 points
13. Sunderland - 44 points
14. Bolton - 39 points
15. Wolves - 38 points
16. Wigan - 36 points
17. West Ham - 35 points
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18. Burnley - 30 points - Relegation
19. Hull - 30 points - Relegation
20. Portsmouth - 19 points* - Relegation
*Portsmouth were deducted nine points for going into administration


Stats

Matches played: 380
Goals scored: 1053 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer: Didier Drogba (29)
Biggest home win: Tottenham Hotspur 9 Wigan Athletic 1 (22 November 2009), Chelsea 8 Wigan Athletic (9 May 2010)
Biggest away win: Everton 1 Arsenal 6 (15 August 2009), Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester United 5 (22 August 2009), Portsmouth 0 Chelsea 5, (24 March 2010), Burnley 1 Manchester City 6 (3 April 2010)
Longest winning run: Chelsea (6 games) ended 26 September 2009, Arsenal (6 games) ended 27 March 2010
Longest unbeaten run: Birmingham City (12 games) ended 27 January 2010
Longest losing run: Portsmouth (7 games) ended 3 October 2009
Highest attendance: Manchester United 4–0 Stoke City (75,316) (9 May 2010)
Lowest attendance: Wigan Athletic 0–0 Portsmouth (14,323) (14 April 2010)
Average attendance: 34,150


Most wins – Chelsea and Manchester United (27)
Fewest wins – Hull City (6)
Most losses – Burnley and Portsmouth (24)
Fewest losses – Chelsea (6)
Most goals scored – Chelsea (103)
Fewest goals scored – Wolverhampton Wanderers (32)
Most goals conceded – Burnley (82)
Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (28)
Best goal difference - Chelsea (+71)
Worst goal difference - Wigan Athletic (-42)


Chelsea's title win came in Carlo Ancelotti's first season at the club and first time managing outside of Italy :notworthy:

Roy Hodgson was voted the LMA Manager of the Year after his work with Fulham (more notably for getting them to the Europa League final). He has since moved to Liverpool, with Mark Hughes replacing him at Craven Cottage.
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TC Admin Aug 8 2010, 03:55 PM Post #3
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 Your predictions last season!

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Who predicted Drogba to be lifting the title then?

For those of you who posted your table predictions at the start of the 2009/10 thread, here are your results! :P

TC Admin
Correct exact predictions:
1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United

Top 4 prediction: 3/4 correct (Liverpool was incorrect)

Relegation prediction: 1/3 (correctly predicted Hull)


Rosenborg91
Correct exact predictions:
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
18. Burnley

Top 4 prediction: 3/4 correct (Liverpool was incorrect)
You predicted Chelsea third :|

Relegation prediction: 2/3 (correctly predicted Burnley and Hull)


Lee Vilenski
Correct exact positions:
3. Arsenal
5. Manchester City

Top 4 prediction: 3/4 correct (Liverpool was incorrect)
You predicted Chelsea to be fourth :|

Relegation prediction: 1/3 (correctly predicted Burnley)

14th August you said:
"I can't believe you guys (-Marius) think that Chelsea are going to win the league.they were third last year... What makes you think that they are going to get above Liverpool, let alone United. "

I had to quote that :P


ligue1marseille
Correct exact positions:
1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United
10. Blackburn
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland

Top 4 predictions: 2/4 correct (Liverpool and Man City were incorrect)
Arsenal 6th and Portsmouth 11th :neulol:

Relegation prediction: 1/3 (correctly predicted Burnley)


Chris Moore
Correct exact predictions:
1. Chelsea
8. Everton
18. Burnley

Top 4 prediction: 3/4 correct (Liverpool was incorrect)

Relegation prediction: 1/3 correct (Burnley was correct)


What are your predictions for this season? :eek:
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ligue1marseille Aug 8 2010, 04:33 PM Post #4
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 If Arsenal can sign another centre-back or two, we'll do well this season - because we already have Chamakh and the lot :neuwine:

As for predictions, I'll wait until a day or two before kickoff :neutie:
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Henry Aug 8 2010, 07:00 PM Post #5
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 Notice how everyone thought Liverpool was going to get in the top 4, and everyone was wrong :facepalm:
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#PrideOfSouthLondon Aug 9 2010, 09:57 AM Post #6
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 1. Man Utd
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Man City
6. Tottenham
7. Aston Villa
8. Everton
9. Sunderland
10. Birmingham
11. Stoke City
12. Fulham
13. West Ham
14. Blackburn
15. Bolton
16. Newcastle
17. Wigan
18. Wolves
19. WBA
20. Blackpool

Quality quote from Lee "I can't believe you guys (-Marius) think that Chelsea are going to win the league.they were third last year... What makes you think that they are going to get above Liverpool, let alone United."
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Henry Aug 9 2010, 12:52 PM Post #7
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 1. Man Utd
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Man City
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Aston Villa
9. Sunderland
10. Birmingham
11. Fulham
12. Newcastle
13. Stoke City
14. West Ham
15. Blackburn
16. Bolton
17. WBA
18. Blackpool
19. Wigan
20. Wolves
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#PrideOfSouthLondon Aug 9 2010, 03:44 PM Post #8
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 Changing mine due to O'Neil's resignation, and Young & Milner's exit coming soon.

1. Man Utd
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Man City
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Sunderland
9. Stoke City
10. Birmingham
11. Aston Villa
12. Fulham
13. West Ham
14. Blackburn
15. Newcastle
16. Bolton
17. Wigan
18. Wolves
19. WBA
20. Blackpool
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TC Admin Aug 9 2010, 08:57 PM Post #9
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 I've done my predictions but I'm still thinking about it, so I won't post it yet :lol:

The first action of the season then - Martin O'Neill has quit Aston Villa! :o That's caught everybody by surprise - I doubt anyone saw that coming. I wonder who will replace him...
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el bandit Aug 10 2010, 01:34 AM Post #10
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 1. Chelsea
2. Man Utd
3. Arsenal
4. Man City
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Birmingham
9. Aston Villa
10. Sunderland
11. Fulham
12. Bolton
13. Stoke City
14. Blackburn
15. West ham
16. Newcastle
17. Wigan
18. WBA
19. Wolves
20. Blackpool

Gotta pick Chelsea purely on Bias.... But this one was hard....
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 1. Chelsea
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2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester City
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5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Aston Villa
9. Fulham
10. West Ham
11. Stoke
12. Birmingham
13. Newcastle
14. Sunderland
15. Blackburn
16. Bolton
17. Wolves
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18. Wigan
19. West Bromwich Albion
20. Blackpool

Not sure about who will win. Perhaps I'm just picking Chelsea on bias but I do think we've gotten rid of some good players and not replaced them. It will be close like last year so I won't be surprised if United win. We still have our core players and if we can play our attacking football again like last season then :notworthy: . I think we'll have an eye on the Champions League this season too so there's another reason for why we could fall.

I think Arsenal will do well this season and maybe go on a Cup run, depending on whether they take the Cups seriously this year. Chamakh I think will be a good signing and the kids are a year older. If van Persie can stay fit then him and Chamakh will do well.

It's close for me between Manchester City and Liverpool. The Reds will do better with Roy Hodgson but I can't help but look at the squad City are building. It will take them a while to gel but once they do, they'll have an all-star team. Mario Balotelli and James Milner to come apparently, wow. It will be close between them but I'm going for City in this one.

I doubt Tottenham can get into the top four again, especially with a rising City and Liverpool. Everton and Aston Villa will also be up there around the Europa League places. How will Martin O'Neill and Milner's apparent departure affect the team?

I think West Ham will do better this season. They have an experienced manager (Avram Grant) and brought in Piquionne, Hitzlsperger, Pablo Barrera, Ben Haim and Winston Reid. Of course, it will take them time to gel but they are some good individual players. Birmingham will suffer "second season syndrome" and will fall. I can't see the smallest ever side in the Premier League - Blackpool - surviving at all. West Brom always go up and down and it won't change this season. I'm tipping Wigan to go down with them.

I can't wait for next year when I read this again and see how wrong I was! :|
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Irish_Chrisso Aug 13 2010, 09:49 PM Post #12
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 Any news on a new manager for Villa?
Stephen Ireland appears to be going to Villa pending a nice pay off that City dont want to give him, Ireland will be a good signing for Villa.

Cant wait for tomorrow. Heres to hoping Everton have a decent start this season!
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 The new manager hasn't been announced yet. I've heard Alan Curbishley, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Gareth Southgate are in the running but nothing has been mentioned.

Stephen Ireland wants £2m ( :| ) but he would be a great signing for Villa indeed.



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The Premier League season starts today then! Tottenham take on Manchester City in the opener at 12.45pm BST. Here are the Matchday 1 fixtures:

Tottenham v Manchester City, 12:45
Aston Villa v West Ham, 15:00
Blackburn v Everton, 15:00
Bolton v Fulham, 15:00
Sunderland v Birmingham, 15:00
Wigan v Blackpool, 15:00
Wolves v Stoke, 15:00

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion, 17:30

Sunday
Liverpool v Arsenal, 16:00

Monday
Man Utd v Newcastle, 20:00
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hugh Aug 14 2010, 12:18 PM Post #14
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 1. Man Utd
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester City
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Fulham
9. West Ham
10. Newcastle
11. Birmingham
12. Aston Villa
13. Sunderland
14. Stoke
15. Blackburn
16. Bolton
17. WBA
18. Wigan
19. Wolves
20. Blackpool

Tough to pick a winner but I reckon Man Utd should have it. Neither Chelsea nor United have really strengthened in the off-season but Chelsea may be focussing on the CL like Admin said. Arsenal should be there or thereabouts while surely Man City will make the top 4 this year. Aston Villa I see much weaker than previous years without O'Neill. Blackpool surely to get relegated. :ohdear

Hoping for West Brom to take some points off Chelsea this afternoon. :eek:
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 Joe Hart was outstanding for Manchester City against Tottenham in the 0-0 draw. Spurs totally dominated, especially in the first half, but Hart kept them in it with some great saves.
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