The Last Matches of 2019!
I'll be around for as much of it as I can get away with today. Join me?
posted by The Blue Devil @ 7:34 AM
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!
Sunday, December 29, 2019
I'll be around for as much of it as I can get away with today. Join me?
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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Good morning, Bob. Here to join you for the final matches of 2019. Thanks for getting us started.
Morning, MUR - how's your weekend going?
The team news out of the Emirates:
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Maitland-Niles, Chambers, David Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Guendouzi; Nelson, Özil, Aubameyang; Lacazette
Subs: Martínez, Mustafi, Sokratis, Willock, Smith-Rowe, Pépé, John-Jules
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Arrizabalaga; Rüdiger, Zouma, Tomori, Azpilicueta; Kanté, Kovacic; Emerson, Willian, Mount; Abraham
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Batshuayi, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Lamptey, Jorginho
Referee: Craig Pawson
It's going well, thank you for asking. How about you and Kate?
The main talking point is that the Hammers are about to become Moyes Boyz! Davey has supposedly signed an 18 month contract rather than the six month care taker as he did last time. I would imagine Johnno will be feeling skeptical.
Due to some unusual scheduling, the Championship , L1, and L2 have a full schedule today instead of yesterday
As you mentioned on the text, it looks as if Moyes is about to take over at West Ham. Not a great move for the long term but I do think that West Ham will stay up this season. They've got enough quality to survive, IMHO.
You're right - an odd schedule of the Football League matches this weekend. But it's all to play for us in the Championship starting at 10am. I'm hoping that we can extend out lead over the trailing pack.
Christian Pulisic has a hammy injury that keeps him out of action today.
Just a reminder that it's a top two showdown at the Hawthorns on NYD. Kickoff at 12:15 PM on Plus. Sounds mouth watering
In the SPL, Rangers lead 1-2 at Celtic midway through the second half. That would leave Rangers two points behind Celtic heading into a three and a half week Winter Break
The first match is repeat of the last EL Final. Both clubs have changed managers since then. Now managed by club legends that played for them
They're off from the EM
We're all set to go in the London Derby then....
Will Steve and Mike be meeting at the Lucky Bar to watch their favorite teams? It might be too early in the morning.
Arsenal with the early attacking prowess through Aubama.
That might be a bit much for the early kick-off. Let's hope that those two friends can keep it cordial.
Tomori with a dumb foul on Reiss Nelson midway between the box and the corner flag
Reiss Nelson beats Tomori for speed again down the right and wins a corner. Arteta seems to have targeted that match up.
Sideshow Bob volleys wide from the corner against his former club
Agreed., Bob. They probably will have a friendly discussion after the match. Wonder who will end up having to buy drinks.
The Beaker wins what looks a cheap free kick.
Harmless free kick from Sideshow Bob straight to the Chelsea Kepa. Should have gone more toward the side
That was a really dumb foul by Hair Bear 2.0 on Willian just outside the Gunners box. Booked for stupidity as much as anything else
Willian plays the free kick back short and Jay Leno catches a shot " Mounted" at him at the second attempt
The Gunners win a corner off of Rudiger.
Some pancakes courtesy of Kate's dad have arrived.
GOAL !!! WHO ELSE? AUBAMA HEADS THE GUNNERS INTO THE LEAD OFF THE CORNER WITH A FREE HEADER IN THE SIX YARD BOX
News out of Hertha Berlin is that Salamon Kalou is likely to join the Gunners next month in a swap for Granit Xhaka.
Gooner will be celebrating that goal. Sloppy defending from the Chelski lads. Frank won't be happy about that.
A great corner was headed on by what looked like Kolasinac and a wide open Aubama headed past the stranded Chelsea Kepa
Good finish!
That's some interesting news,Bob. I know Xkha Khan was singing a goodbye tune, but isn't Kalou a bit long in the tooth?
Agreed. Dancing in the streets of Alex
Talking about dancing. I was reading La Cazette and read that one of their strikers is not exactly fleet of foot.
While reading the same article due to not being fleet of foot. Arteta is frustrated that one of their strikers takes too long to shoot for that reason
How are the flapjacks, mate?
Callum Chambers down, holding his head. Will he need to be substituted?
Arteta asked for aggression from his Arsenal side and it is a case of so far so good. They’re on the front foot. Chelsea are wilting.
Brilliant, mate - thanks.
The Gooner will not be pleased to hear Clyde stating that Mustafi looks the most likely to replace Chambers. I'm sure he would love to see Mustafi shipped off in January along with the Beaker
Looks like Chambers will need to come off. Otherwise, it's all been going swimmingly for the Gunners.
I was thinking the same. This is the most committed Gunners side I've seen in a while.
Gooner is definitely not a Mustafi fan. He's set to replace Chambers.
The latest Gunners transfer new is from the Streets of Alex. Steve is on the phone with Mike asking for Sideshow Bob to be transferred back to Chelsea. Your thoughts>??
They're definitely playing for the new gaffer.
There may not be cursing in the Streets of Alex,. but definite grumbling .
I'm doing scouting duty as United visit the EM on NYD
Frankie goes to Hollywood and Jody discussing what's gone wrong this match. So far the Gunners have won the battle of commitment.
Maitland - Niles is "Mounted " down and it's a booking for the Chelsea player
Then Kante booked for grabbing down Torreira
Lamps is about to make a tactical change. Jorginho about to come on to combat the Gunners committed approach. Who will come off?
Rudiger booked for a foul on Torreiira.
Jorginho on for Emmerson, which will help plug up the middle of the pitch and ocvcover any gaps there.
back from a short, but efficient trip to the bog. Yours Truly not affected by the Nocito curse
Rangers have win 1-2 at Celtic Park in an Old Firm Derby and narrowed Celtic's lead at the top to two points as they begin a three and a half week Winter Break.
Five minutes of stoppage time. I know there were a couple of injuries , but didn't expect this much time
I'm back after brekkies - it was loverly.
Glad you're filled up ahead of the Championship matches
The Gunners one up at the half primarily due to their fantastic start. Since then it's been sort of cagey.
Gooner will be delighted with that first half display as Arsenal troop off to the dressing room 1-0 up through that Aubama goal.
The Leeds squad for today's clash at St. Andrews:
Kiko, Ayling, White, Cooper, Alioski, Dallas, Kal, Klich, Harrison, Helder, Eddie.
Subs: Meslier, Casey, Douglas, Berardi, Gotts, Stevens, Roberts.
Clearly, Marcelo has decided to rest Patrick Bamford during this busy holiday fixture season.
No coverage of the match this morning - they're showing the Huddersfield instead - so I'm monitoring the match on the LUFC website.
We're underway at St. Andrews - come on, you Leeds boys!
Kristian Pedersen with an early strike. He can knock that straight off.
We've got an early free kick effort midway into the Brum half now.
From the free kick, Klich wins a corner - come on!
Kai with a nice cross in but it's cleared out of danger.
Brum have a free kick on the right flank now - hang in there, lads.
Kai heads away the free kick for a corner.
From a Brum corner, Gary Gardner's effort is blocked.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Leeds hit Brum on the break and Helder scores from a lovely Harrison pass!
0-1!
Back from walkies with Sparky and it doesn't appear that I missed too much
Congratulations, mate. It appears to be perfect timing from Sparky and Yours Truly
Frank Lampty, a recent Chelsea Academy grad, on for fellow academy grad, Temouri
Meanwhile, A pair of Chelsea players are down
We're top of the pops again now on goal difference. That was Helder's fourth goal in Leeds colors. He's been an invaluable outlet for us.
Bob will be pleased that the Teesiders have taken a shock lad at the Hawthorns and that the Evil Lions have taken the lead vs the Bees
More good news as the Reading Railroad are riding the Crazy Rails to being two up at Deedale.
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
Jack Harrison makes it 2-0 with a deflected volley!
WAY HAY ! LEEDS TWO UP AT ST. ANDREWS. CONGRATS, BOB
Cardiff lead 1-2 at Hillsborough
That's Jack Harrison's fifth goal of the season. Notably, both Leeds scorers today are on loan with us - Helder from Wolves and Jack from Citeh.
Bristol City on top vs Luton while Blackburn on top at the Terriers and QPR on top vs the Tigers
Yes, it couldn't be going better for us today with the results elsewhere. Marvelous!
As Bob mentioned, Leeds on top on GD ahead of the NYD showdown. Also eleven points ahead of West London Clubs, the Cottagers and the Bees. A dozen points ahead of Not a Big Club, PNE, and Blackburn
Not so good news as the Cottagers take an expected lead vs the Potters
The Cottagers nine points behind the top two
The Terriers tie it up vs Blackburn in the match on Plus
That's okay - as long as we can hang on to this early lead.
Hudson-Odoi on for Kovacic, giving Chelsea more width
Bugger! Brum pull one back through Jude Bellingham.
1-2
In L1, Oxford on top at the Real Dons while Abe Lincoln on top vs the Tractor Boys. Coventry lead 1-2 at L1 leaders, Wycombe, who are in a poor run of form the past few matches
The Tractor Boys tie it up at Abe Lincoln
This match is very much in the flux, with three goals in the first half hour. Quite a ding dong.
Oxford United second, a point ahead of the Tractor Boys.A point behind the Tractor Boys are Posh and Coventry with Rotherham the Tangerines and Bristol Rovers a pair of points behind the Tractor Boys. Toight at the top of L1
Sorry, mate.
SCORE AGAIN , LEEDS!
A sign of the Arteta influence as Joe Willock on for the Beaker, who does NOT throw a tantrum. He shakes Arteta's hand
The Black Cats on top at Donny Trump as are Bolton vs the Shrews
Cheers, mate.
Brum have a free kick chance now, 25 yards from goal. Hang in there, boys.
UWS will not be pleased that the Fake Dons have take the lead vs Pompey. Tranny replaces the Fake Dons in the drop zone
Phew! The shot is blocked by the wall.
The Tangerines on top at Tranny. Not sure I want to know the specific use of those Tangerines
Brum corner now - we're a bit under the cosh.
Salford three up at Oldham. What a return for the Ginja Ninja!
COME ON LEEDS!
MOT!
Gary Gardner picks up the game's first yellow card.
In the SPL , bottom club Hearts 1-1 vs Aberdeen, two points behind George Hamilton, who is one down at Motherwell in a local derby
GOAL !!! A COLLECTOR'S ITEM AS JORGINHO TIES IT UP FOR CHELSEA!
Blow up, ref!
Ah - too bad.
var CHECKING FOR OFFSIDE , BUT IT'S AWARDED AND IT'S REAL howler as Jay Leno made a complete mess as if part of a late night comic sketch. Missed a free kick mounted in and allowed for Jorginho to tap in from a yard out
Pepe on for Reiss Nleson. Now a lot of time for him to weave his magic
Donny Trump ties it up vs the Black Cats as does Tranny vs the Tangerines. Fake Dons two up vs Pompey
Two blocked shots from Brum at the end of a busy half of football.
GOAL !!! THE GUNNERS FALLING A APART AS TAMMY ABRAHAM GIVES CHELSEA A 2-1 LEAD
Into two minutes of stoppage time.
We've got a corner right at the end of the half.
Cursing in the streets of Alex. The Gunners going for the winning goal. A cross headed out and Chelsea broke lead, by Tammy Abraham . He played it wide to Willian and put away the return pass for a 2-1 Chelsea lead as the Gunners were caught up field
Luke Ayling's near post effort goes just wide and that should just about do it for the first half.
Bristol City two up vs Luton
Abe Lincoln now leads the Tractor Boys 2-1 while Coventry lead 1-3 at Wycombe
Seven minutes of stoppage time at the EM
Half-time: We troop in 1-2 up at the half. It's been a lively first half; I'm hoping we can add to our lead in the second period.
Cursing in the Streets of Alex while Mike must be on Cloud Nine
The Tractor Boys now in 4th behind Posh on goal difference. Rotherham now 6th in the last playoff spot ahead of Bristol Rovers on GD and a point ahead of Fleetwood Mac
Tranny's equalizer moves them out of the drop zone ahead of the Fake Dons despite them being two up vs Pompey
Congrats, Bob. Sorry,Steve.
In the Championship , the bottom four all level on points. It's really tight
It's over at the EM and Chelsea come from behind with two late goals to win 1-2 at the EM. Lamps will get cresdit for some effective substitutions.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Boro are doing us a favor by leading WBA 0-1 at the Hawthorns where we play on New Year's Day.
Brentford are also 1-0 down away to Millwall. Fulham are unfortunately, 1-0 up over Stoke at the Cottage. Not a Big Club are losing 1-2 to Cardiff at Hillsborough and PNE are 0-2 down to Reading.
I couldn't have hoped for much better.
Congrats, Mike! Sorry, Steve and Simon.
Chelsea remain in 4th place while the Gunners are in a mid table 12th place. That's definitely not where they belong
I can't remember Arsenal being that low in the table.
Second half about to start up again. If we can hang on for a win today and the other results continue as they are, we can afford a draw at the Hawthorns on Wednesday.
Wes Harding picks up a yellow card early on and we have a good free kick opportunity. Come on!
A Real surprise as the Real Dons tie it up vs Oxford
Rotherham takes the lead vs Posh
Those two scores have resulted in some changes in the L1 table. Rotherham in 2nd place for the first time this season, while Oxford , the Tractor Boys , and Coventry are a point behind Rotherham in that order
Coventry now lead 1-4 at L1 leading Wycombe , who are on way to losing three on the trot
Long may it stay the same.
Agreed, Bob. Some real problems for Arteta to fix as the Gunners continue losing at home. The last time was probably in the early 90s for the Gunners
Not many updates from St. Andrews right now - must not be as lively as the first half was or the commentator has nipped out for a pint.
Salford now a Barber Shop Quartet up at Oldham.
Cambridge takes the lead vs struggling Morecambe and None Too Wise
Brum have a corner now. Hang in there, boys!
Kiko collects well from the corner. Let's get another!
Donny Trump has come from behind to lead the Black Cats 2-1. The Black Cats now in 16th place
Very little happening early on in the second half in the Championship.
Coming up on the hour mark now - I wonder if Marcelo will make some changes. Very thin on the bench today.
The Tractor Boys tie it up at Abe Lincoln. Now Desmond
The Tractor Boys now in third place, behind Rotherham on goals scored.
Forest takes the lead vs rock bottom Wigan and are now up to 5th place.
Motley Crewe three up vs Scunny
Another Brum corner now - not liking this. I'm on pins and needles.
Bollocks - Jutkewiecz heads home an equalizer. I was worried about that. Desmond at St. Andrews.
Definitely need some changes to freshen things up now.
Sorry, Bob.
COME ON LEEDS! LETS SCORE A WINNER AT ST. ANDREWS
Mrabti is the third Brum player into the book.
And then Jutkiewicz is the fourth. Dirty dirty Brum.
Bristol Titties three up vs Luton
Cheers, mate - we need a winner now!
There making a fine breast of it. Boom boom!
Oxford United now lead 1-2 at the Real Dons. Oxford now in 2nd place, a point ahead of Rotherham and the Tractor Boys
Nice one, Bob. Lets make Brum feel Blue today!
The Black Cats tale a 1-2 lead at Donny Trump and are up to a lofty 13th place
Oldham pull it back to 1-4 vs Salford
First substitution for Brum.
After a number of clean sheets in November, we've started to leak a lot of goals.
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
A collector's item from Luke Ayling to put us 2-3 up!!!!!
Next in the in the Prem is Liverpool vs Wolves, It's in United's best interests for Poo, t win, so United can remain in 5th place
They're off from Anfield
Congratulations, Bob. Brum feeling Blue and Ayling at the same time
Ayling and Jorginho scoring on the same day. Is the Earth wobbling off its axis?
Not surprisingly, that's Luke's first goal of the season. Indeed, it appears to be his first goal for the club, if my records are correct.
Abe Lincoln takes a 3-2 lad vs the Tractor Boys while Rotherham goes two up vs Posh and Fleetwood Mac takes the lead vs Bristol Rovers
Helder is down with a head injury now.
Eddie goes down in the Brum box and is shown a yellow card for simulation.
Fleetwood MAc up to 5th place with Coventry 6th and Posh out of a playoff spot in 7th a point behind
Brum make their second and final subs of the day. A little over fifteen minutes to play now.
We've got a corner now. Let's get a fourth lads!
A correction. Still 0-0 between Fleetwood MAc and Bristol Rovers
Posh back in 6th place and in a playoff spot
Joe Gomez Addams tackles Pedro Neto for a Wolves corner on a speedy break
Rotherham three up vs Posh
We've got another corner now - need to make it count!
The Terriers take a 2-1 lead vs Blackburn
Abe Lincoln now leads the Tractor Boys 4-2. What's going on?
Oh - nearly an own goal but Connal Trueman saved brilliantly.
Stevenage ties it up at Argyle Sweater and are now off the foot of the table ahead of Morecambe and None Too Wise on goal difference. That's important as only one club will be relegated from the Football League this season
Eddie nearly scores a fourth but it's deflected out for another corner. Good pressure from us now.
Ten minutes to play plus stoppage now.
Exeter ties it up at ten man Colchester. Now Desmond and Exeter now 2nd in L2 with Colchester 6th in a playoff spot
Tyler Roberts on for Eddie now. I probably would have stuck on another defender. We could really use someone like Adam Forshaw now.
The Fake Dons three up vs Pompey . Sorry, UWS
Nice effort from Ali now saved by Trueman.
In a right old ding dong the Tractor Boys score at Abe Lincoln, but are still losing . It's 4-3
Brum win a free kick out wide right. Hang on, lads!
Bollocks! It's 3-3 with Bela heading home Pederson's cross.
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