Boxing Day!
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Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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First up, is Fulham v. Wolves. Last season, in the Championship, these teams won one game each at home, the former depending on strikes from Ryan Sessegnon and Aleksandar Mitrovic to get a 2-0 win in February earlier this year. You suspect that if Fulham are to get a similar scoreline today – and avoid relegation this season – those two will play a major part.
Teams in the tunnel:
Fulham: Sergio Rico, Odoi, Mawson, Ream, Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan, Kamara, Mitrovic, Schurrle.
Subs: Bettinelli, Ryan Sessegnon, McDonald, Cairney, Ayite, Vietto, Le Marchand.
Wolverhampton: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Saiss, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Gibbs-White.
Subs: Ivan Cavaleiro, Neves, Helder Costa, John Ruddy, Ruben Vinagre, Leo Bonatini, Kilman.
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
And we're away at Craven Cottage. Not surpassingly, the away team has starter brighter.
Decent shout there for a Wolves penalty. Andre Marriner having none of it.
Oh - Mitrovic at the back post with a headed chance.
Oh - Mitrovic tries one from distance. Well wide.
Oh - Mitrovic should have scored there. Worked his way into the area against the keeper but Rui Costa blocked it.
Half time arrives. Still 0-0. Some talking points but no goals as of yet.
Fulham have shaded it so far, with two golden chances for Christie and Mitrovic, but could well have conceded a penalty. All to play for.
Good morning , Bob. Happy Boxing Day. Slept in during the first half, but up to join you for the second with hot pot of coffee brewing.
Second half underway from Bob and Kate's
Nuno the Spirit Saints makes a substitution as Ivan Cavalhero is on for Adama Traore.
Pompey drawing 0-0 at the Gils just over a half hour in. Cambridge have come from behind to tie it up vs Crawley
The only Prem match tomorrow is the Saints vs the Hammers. All the other Boxing Day Prem matches are today
Raul Jimenez heads just over off a cross from Johnny Otto.
Another chance for Jimenez and it's tame volley straight to Sergio Rico. It started with a tackle by Moutinho on Joe Bryan and eventually a decent cross from Cavalhero.
Exeter takes the lead vs Yeovil
Morning, MUR - great to have you on board. How were your Christmas festivities?
Sergio Rico awkwardly pushes away a long range effort from Jimenez.
Thank you for asking. They went pretty well. Had a lovely dinner during midday and otherwise a fairly quiet day. How is everything in Virginia?
We're now up in Alexandria enjoying the Boxing Day action with Gooner and the family. Lovely!
Wolves have dominated the second half, primarily due to Cavaljero coming on for Traore.
Lovely! A great way to spend Boxing Day. Please send my regards .
A draw actually takes the Cottagers off the bottom of the table , ahead of the Terriers , who play at OT later today
Will do, mate.
The second substitution by Nuno the Spirit Saints . Academy Grad, Morgan Gibbs-White, gets a standing ovation from the visiting fans as he's replaced by one of the Portugal contingent in the form of Helder Costa. Two have been added to that factor since halftime.
UWS will be none too pleased that the Gils have taken the lead vs Pompey on the stroke of halftime. Good news for Black Cats and Mad Hatters fans.
Don't Call Me Shirley trooping off to be replaced by youngster Ryan Sessegnon.
Academy grad, Ryan Sess, on for Don't Call Me Schurrle Temple.
Liverpool vs the Toon is the 10 AM match on NBCSN with Liverpool expected to stay top in what should be a horrible return to Anfield for Raffa
Usual captain, Tom Cairney, on for Camera Lens. Will it be a photo op?
No coverage of the Leeds v. Blackburn match this morning. No one likes us - we don't care.
Then Saiss called for obstruction on Mitrovic
Kamara off and Tom Cairney on for the Cottagers.
GOAL !!!! THE COTTAGERS SCORE AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY ON THAT SET PIECE.
A rare mistake by the usually reliable Rui Patricio. Siri said float in the free kick and it was as it was headed on by Alfie Mawson. A poor punch by Patricio and Sess volleyed it just over the line as it was not cleared out on time.
The Cottagers now up to third from bottom , ahead of Burnley and the Terriers and just a point behind Evil Neil's lads.
The Terriers play at OT while Burnley hosts the Toffees and Evil Neil has a trip to Selhurst Park and the battle of aged 70 plus managers
Very happy for the Cottagers. I'd like to see them escape.
Juve one up at Atalanta early doors.
Sirri says bring on a sub and he's replaced by Tim McDonalad.
The final roll of the dice from Nun o the Spirit Saints as Vinagre is on for Johnny Otto. All three subs have been from Portugal while none of those that came off have
Bob will be interested to note that Vinagre probably brought on because that's the taste that will be left in Wolves players mouths if this score holds.
Celtic takes the lead at Aberdeen early doors as they extend their lead at the top of the SPL
GOAL! Saiss strikes back within minutes!
GOAL !!! ROMAN SAISS TIES IT UP WITH A SCRAPPY GOALS AGAINST THE TEAM MANAGED BY A ROMAN!
Dangerous ball over that evaded all of the Fulham defenders. Saiss was in the right place to hammer it home.
The goal came from a sustained spell of Wolves possession as a slide rule pass found influential sub, Cavaljero . It was keystone kop defending from the cottagers as his pass was played by Cottagers defender , Joe Bryan straight to Siass , who blasted home from a yard out
Wolves pushing for the winner now.
The life of Bryan is currently not s good one. Is that right mate?
Yeovil ties it up at Exeter
Oh - Mitrovic did so well to chase down a long ball. He trickled a ball toward goal but it was cleared off the line.
OH!!!A long punt from Sergio Rico found Mitrovic and He shot past Rui Patricio, but it was cl;eared off the line just in the nick of time by Connor Coady. A trio of stoppage time minutes
Saiss tries a pop from distance now - well wide.
Saiss tries to go for the spectacular with a powerful long range effort, but it's well wide.
It's over as it finishes 1-1 in a match between two newly promoted teams. The Cottagers drop two points, but move off the bottom of the table, ahead of the Terriers.
That's it - Gooner thinks it's a fair result in the end. Fulham move off the bottom at least for the morning.
Off to take Sparky walkies ahead of the 10 AM matches
I missed the first half. It is fair if the Cottagers dominated the first half.
Right then - next up are the 10am kickoffs, including Liverpool v. Newcastle, ManYoo v. Hudders and Leicester v. Citeh.
They did dominate in the first half - and they had some really good chances.
Interesting stat there. The only side for the past five seasons to be top at Christmas but not go on to win he title is....Liverpool.
The 606 podcast the other day had a punfest that you would have appreciated. They had callers calling in with the best player names that be converted into Indian curries.
My favorite: Chicken Tikka Mo Salah!
Brekkies is almost ready - bacon, eggs and biscuits. Lovely!
Teams coming out at Anfield now:
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Shaqiri, Firmino, Salah, Mane
Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Fabinho, Keita, Sturridge, Lallana, Origi
Newcastle: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Yedlin, Hayden, Diame, Ritchie, Kenedy, Muto, Joselu
Subs: Woodman, Manquillo, Schar, Longstaff, Murphy, Perez, Rondon
Referee: Graham Scott
The Leeds starting XI:
Peacock-Farrell, Douglas, Jansson, Phillips, Ayling, Forshaw, Klich, Hernandez, Alioski, Harrison, Roofe. Subs: Huffer, Baker, Davis, Shackleton, Clarke, Halme, Gotts.
Back from walkies and feeding the pets as we continue on this marathon Boxing Day
Sounds like quite podcast and quite a brekkies
UWS will be none too pleased that the Gils defeated Pompey 2-0. Good news for the Black Cats and Luton
Cambridge came from behind to defeat Crawley 2-1 , which will help in their efforts to escape the drop.
Yerry Mina gives the Toffees an early lead at Turf Moor.as Burnley stay in the drop zone.
Joselu heads wide off a cross from Matt Ritchie. The Toon need to take advantage of the few chances they get
Atalanta ties it up vs Juve
Shaquiri volleys a close range effort wide off a pass from Bobby F , who received a slide rule pass from Robertson
Shaquiri with a shot blocked by Diame for a corner.
GOAL !!!LOVEREN GIVES POOL THE LEAD WITH A CRACKING HALF VOLLEY IN THE UPPER 90. CORNER TAKEN SHORT TO ROBERTSON,WHO PLAYED A CROSS IN THE BOX THAT WAS HEADED TO LOVEREN AT THE EDGE OF THE BOX AND HIS ROCKET OF A HALF VOLLEY LANDED IN THE UPPER 90
Bob will not be pleased that the Evil Lions have taken the lead vs the Reading Railroad nor that the Baggies have taken the lead vs Villa in a local derby.
Toffees two up at Turf Moor. Lucas Digne with the second Toffees goal.
Aberdeen ties it up vs Celtic . Rangers can close the gap to a point with a win vs Hibs
Accrington Stanley tames the shrews by taking the lead as does Fleetwood Mac vs Donny Trump. Bristol Rovers two up at Wasall.
Salah wins a corner off of Fernandez.
Northants takes the lead vs Swindon
Toon counter off the Pool corner and Hendo fouls Kennedy.
Free kick from Matt Ritchie headed by Muto straight to Allison . It was a free header
Mane put through and stopped by a great close range block from Dubravka
Weekend at Bernie's gave Citeh the lead at the KP then the Foxes ties it up a few minutes later thanks to a goal from Albrighton, assisted by Vardy
Eriksen gives the Spuds the lead vs the Cherries. Now behind Citeh on goal difference.
Atalanta have come from behind to take a shock 2-1 lead vs Juve
Back after a lovely brekkies.
Not a Big Club doing Leeds a favor by taking the lead at The Riverside.
The Queen of Hearts takes the lead vs George Hamilton.
Toffees three up at Turf Moor thanks to a penalty from Siggy
Welcome back, mate. Sounds like a great brekkies
Number One Son puts the Spuds two up vs Cherries Jubilee. Kyle Walker-Peters has assisted on both goals.
It was. Gooner and Melanie are super hosts.
Bristol City takes the lead vs the Bees. That's not idle gossip.
Rangers takes the lead vs Hibs. Now a point behind Celtic
They sure are. Always have a great time visiting them
That Bristol City scoreline doesn't help us out at all.
Barnsley takes the lead vs Posh while Argyle Sweater take the lead at the Real Dons in a relegation six pointer.
Wycombe takes the lead at Richard Burton as does Rochdale vs the Tangerines.
It looks as if Leeds are dominating affairs at ER, but no goals as of yet.
Good news for Salford as the table topping Orinet Express was derailed 2-1 at the Daggers in an East London Derby
BUGGER! Second place Wrexham two up vs third placed Salford.
WAY HAY! MATIC GIVES UNITED THE LEAD VS THE TERRIERS!
BUGGER! WALLY IN A BROLLY TAKES THE LEAD VS THE TRACTOR BOYS
The Tigers take the lead at Evil Ridsdale's house.
Well done, lads. The Ole Gunnar Solksjaer is well on the way.
Celtic takes a 1-2 lead at Aberdeen. Now three points clear of Rangers
I'm happy to see that Boro are 0-1 down to Not a Big Club.
WAY HAY ! LEEDS TAKES THE LEAD VS BLACKBURN
Congrats, Bob. It was an OG , but they all count
YESSSS!!!!
Derrick Williams has done us a favor and stuck one in his own net. 1-0 Whites!
Lucas puts the Spuds three up vs Cherries Jubilee. Kyle walker-Peters with a hat-trick of assists
Bolton takes the lead vs Rotherham in a relegation six pointer between two newly promoted clubs
BUGGER! Wally in a Brolly two up vs the Tractor Boys
Accrington Stanley two up vs the Shrews While Richard Burton has come from behind to lead Fleetwood Mac 2-1
Leeds nearly double the lead, Alioski is teed up in the box, his effort comes back off the bar and neither Harrison or Roofe can convert the rebound
Not a good for UWS as far as Pompey is concerned. Luton in the lead at Scunny as are the Black Cats vs Bradford City
I'm trying to encourage UWS to join us on the blog.
COME ON LEEDS! SCORE MORE! MOT!
Well done, Bob. He may join us for the later matches on this marathon day
Cheers, mate - it seems as if we're all over Blackburn.
Ben Gibson pulls one back for Burnley, who trail the Toffees 1-3
Liverpool with a decent free kick chance now. Shaqiri will fancy it.
Juve tie it up at Atalanta as they ushered in Desmond.
Dubravka superbly tips over a free kick from Shaquiri
Bob will not be pleased that The Evil; Blades have taken the lead vs The Rams.
Oh - Shaqiri's strike is tipped over by Dubravka.
The Baggies ion the lead vs Wigan, not Villa.
A minute of stoppage time at Anfield.
I'm okay with that, actually, as Derby appear to be more of a threat to us right now.
Three goals in five minutes at Aberdeen, who made it Desmond then Celtic scored twice in two minute to take a 2-4 lead.
Leeds 1-0 up at half-time.
Aberdeen pull it back to 3-4 in quite a dramatic finale
Poo one up at the half.
Killie takes the lead at Well while Queen of Hearts is two up vs George Hamilton
So it's Liverpool, United, and Leeds all leading at half-time. I'm happy with that. Gooner would like an Arsenal goal.
Brummies take the lead vs the Potters
In the match on ESPN Plus, a big plus for Bob as Forest takes the lead at CR.
Celtic hold on to win 3-4 at Aberdeen and stay top of the SPL. Second half underway from Anfield.
We're barely underway again and Mo Salah has earned a cheap pen. Liverpool have a chance to double their lead.
PENALTY FOR POOL AS MOS SALAH IS TRIPPED IN THE TOON BOX BY FERNANDEZ. KIND OF SOFT, BUT A TRIP.
GOAL!!! SALAH PUTS POOL TWO UP WITH A SUPERB SPOT KICK
Mo makes no mistake from the penalty spot and he's on to lucky #13 for the season.
Reds 2-0 up.
Bugger! Blackburn have leveled it at Elland Road from the penalty spot. Charlie Mulgrew with the goal.
An important score for Cambridge fans as the bottom two meet . Macclesfield in the lead at Notts County as the bottom two swap places and Cambridge remain three points clear of the drop zone
Sorry, Bob. Forest still lead at CR.
COME ON LEEDS! MOT!
Fortunately, Norwich are 1-0 down. But we need to get the lead back.
Ayling puts a good cross in from the right, which Hernandez is just inches away from getting on the end of at the back post
Fleetwood Mac two up vs Donny Trump while coventry takes the lead vs Charlton/. Luton two up at Scunny
Tranny three up vs Morecambe and looking Really Foolish. Stevenage two up at Colchester
Wrexham three up vs Salford.
Joselu with another missed header as he heads wide a cross from Yeltsin
Evil Ridsdale ties it up vs the Tigers
That was a decent chance - the only thing that Newcastle have done all day.
Barnsley two up vs Posh
Bob will be pleased that Lamps lads have tied it up at Bramall Lane
In the All Saints Derby Johnny on top at Helen's house
A sluggish start to the second half by Manchester United.
The Real Dons tie it up vs Argyle Sweater
The top two in L2 trailing as Motley Crewe takes the lead vs Abe Lincoln Cheltenham leads the Fake Dons 2-1.
Alan Shearer and Kenny Dalglish sitting together in the stands.,
As it stands, we're two points up on Norwich at the top.
The third season is lucky for Klopp, but not Jose.
Roofe wins Leeds a free-kick 22 yards from goal, just right of centre. Could be dangerous.
Barry Douglas' effort hits the wall, Jansson then gets the ball and goes down under a challenge, but no penalty is given and Blackburn clear.
COME ON LEEDS! EXTEND THAT LEAD!
Young Jack Clarke has come on for Jack Harrison.
The Bees it up at Ashton Gate
That would be lovely. Jack Clarke really changed things the other day, so I'm hoping he can have the same impact today.
Fabinho coming on for Winaldjum now.
Wijnaldum is Klopped off by the fans as he's replaced by Fabinho
Alioski produces a great save out of Blackburn keeper Raya.
Coventry ties it up at Charlton
He sure did . Hoping those Clarke Shoes have the same impact today
WAY HAY! PAUL POGBA PUTS UNITED TWO UP!
Sadio Mane tried an ambitious overhead kick. Didn't quite come off.
Jayne Mansfield on top vs Bury.
Well done - glad to see that Pogpants is back in good form now that his nemesis Jose has walked the plank.
Bob will not be pleased that the Evil Blades have taken a 2-1 lead vs the Rams
Carlisle four up vs Oldham
Klich tries a curling effort from the edge of the box, but his effort is well saved by Raya.
Cheers,mate. I think we will now see the true Pogba
Cor! Harry Kane has put Spurs 4-0 up.
Hiya Guys
I have lost the link so I am watching the Pool match and listening to 5Live with updates
Villa just too the lead at Swansea
Leeds need another goal!
Forest Green 1-4 up at Newport.
Good news for Cambridge as Notts County ties it up vs Macclesfield. Cambridge now five points clear.
OK....IT'S LEEDS TIME
Danny Sturridge on for Bobby Firmino now.
Danny Sturridge on for Bobby F
Wahay! Welcome, UWS - we've been missing you!
Happy Boxing Day, UWS
The first Spuds goal NOT assisted by Kyle Walker- Peters
Happy Boxing Day
Bolton take a 2-1 lead vs Rotherham. Villa takes the lead at the Liberty.
Jamie Shackleton has replaced Luke Ayling now for Leeds.
Forest two up at Carrow Road!
Thanks, mate - Happy Boxing Day to you. Who's around Casa Nocito watching with you?
Longstaff on for Kenedy as Toon defend a corner
Wahay! That is great news for us. We just need to conjure up a winner now.
WBA double their lead
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