In English football on the weekend, the FA Cup and the Premier League were played at the same time. The results of the two important games affected the situation of the Premier League.
Manchester City and Manchester United, the two teams participating in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, both received big gift packages without league tasks. Manchester City's championship and Manchester United's top four became more assured.
Arsenal played against Southampton at home. When the goalkeeper made a serious mistake and the team fell behind by two goals, although they scored two goals tenaciously at the last moment, they hit the crossbar in stoppage time and still could not get all three points. Two games more than Manchester City, only 5 points ahead.
Although Arsenal and Manchester City each have the initiative to compete for the championship, after Arsenal's three consecutive draws, Manchester City can win the championship without needing a complete victory. In the remaining 8 games, as long as Manchester City achieves 7 wins and 1 draw, it is enough to successfully defend the title. After Manchester United, another team has completed the three consecutive Premier League titles.
Of course, Manchester City's home game against Arsenal in the middle of the week is still extremely critical. If Arsenal cannot win, they will lose the initiative to win the championship. Even if they win the rest of the games, whether they can win the championship depends on Manchester City's results. It's just that, having lost 11 consecutive games to Manchester City in the Premier League, is there any way for Arsenal to take all three points?
Tottenham challenged Newcastle in an away game. In just 20 minutes of the opening, they conceded 5 goals in a row. The disastrous result made the Premier League's "top four" situation suddenly clear. Newcastle played one more game than Manchester United, with the same 59 points. The difficulty for the two teams to finally squeeze into the top four has become easier.
Although Brighton only has 49 points and ranks eighth, if it is calculated according to the "lost score list" instead of the standings list, or the maximum number of points each team can get, Brighton should actually be among the teams behind. Compete for four biggest contenders. The referee made many misjudgments, which did have a considerable impact on Brighton.
According to the current standings, if all the remaining games are won, Manchester United will have a maximum of 83 points, Newcastle will have a maximum of 80 points, Brighton will have 76 points, followed by Tottenham and Liverpool, both with 71 points, and Aston Villa will have 71 points. 69 points, Fulham has 66 points, Brentford has 62 points.
From this point of view,
CAB주소 believes that it seems that the biggest opponent of Manchester United and Newcastle in the Premier League this season should be Brighton.
However, judging from the schedule, in the remaining 9 games, Brighton will face Manchester United and Newcastle, two rivals for the four, as well as Manchester City and Arsenal, as well as Aston Villa who are in good form. . It is extremely difficult for Brighton to get more points. As long as there are two losses, they can only have a maximum of 70 points.
Therefore, Manchester United and Newcastle can have 4 victories in the remaining games, and the points can reach 71 points, basically ensuring the top four. Tottenham have only won one of the last five rounds of the Premier League, and it happened to be Brighton. It can be said that relying on "self-reliance" has greatly weakened the suspense of the Premier League's "top four". Manchester United and Newcastle really want to "thank you" Tottenham this lovely opponent.
Of course, like Manchester City and Arsenal, Manchester United also face Tottenham in the middle of the week. Judging from the above calculations, the pressure on Manchester United has been greatly reduced. If they can beat Tottenham, Tottenham will almost be declared a failure in the fourth round.
Even if Manchester United loses to their opponents, there are still many games to fight for points. Without the Europa League, Manchester United's schedule is much easier. Ten Hag should no longer have an "excuse" for a dense schedule. Interestingly, which one will be easier, Manchester City, which is in hot form, or Manchester United, which has many problems, competing for the top four?
