Week 13

fan just a thing it's GW13 I think

Fixture 13 - 20th 12pm
Wolverhampton v Leeds Utd


Arsenal v Chelsea
Clash of the two of the league’s big guns here at the library today, Arsenal 3rd in the league and desperately trying to keep pace with the top-two, Chelsea floundering down in fifth and embarrassingly behind their feeder team Man City. Both managers going with a 4-3-3 and with the quality of players on display it got a bit bogged down at times with neither side hoping to exert the dominance they’d have liked. I think both defences have their strengths and weaknesses, Chelsea I think would run the midfield (close but in their favour) and they have the firepower to deal a lot of damage. Home adv gives the gunners a big boost though.
Arsenal 2-3 Chelsea
Dybala (Jota) Jota (Guimaraes)
Haaland x2 (Bellingham, Mbappe) Ferran (Camavinga)

MOTM – Haaland

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Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
Last seasons (double?) winners vs this years surprise package, TAB always sets his side out nicely, and the acquisition of Verratti to play alongside Fabinho gives him a great platform in the engine room. A solid defence and a strike-force that’s up there with the very best.
City have improved the first XI a lot, Both Cb’s are a good solid defenders, the FB’s are decent enough, I like the midfield balance but it feels like its just missing something special. The attack is good and full of pace.

Just feel this game is won/lost in the engine and Spurs have just too much for City

Spurs 2-1 City
Messi (KDB) Havertz (KDB)
Schick (Sane)

MOTM – KDB
Red Card – Jadon Sancho

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Leicester City v Manchester Utd
Top of the table juggernauts Lesta taking on man utd in the evening kick off, this games always going to be a struggle for Nadz without giving away home adv and form slots.
I like Rof’s high energy 4-2-3-1. I think he’s right to go this way especially with Nadz traditionally sitting deep and inviting the pressure on to himself in the opening 20 mins. Nadz change of system to the midfield diamond works a treat here, it still exposes his weakness on the flanks but it does allow him a foothold in the centre to try and hang in the game.
I think that whilst United could hold out for long periods and with Scamacca a very good young target man to be a spring board, eventually the pressure would break and Leicester get through, the thing then is do flood gates open as United try and get back in?

Leicester 3-1 Man Utd
Benzema x3 (Gnabry, Neymar, Goretzka)
Martinelli (Scamacca)

MOTM - Benzema

Wolves 3 - 2 Leeds

Vlahovic(Barella), 19, Alonso, 54, Vlahovic(Griezmann), 72
Kane(Digne), 51, Zaha(Foden), 82

Both teams opting for 3 at the back, I do think the home team are slightly stronger in that department, nice front lines, Vlahovic will get the better of Maguire and his double showed Maguire's weaknesses, Barella the best midfielder on the park today was cool on the ball and most went through him. Lubo has a nice team, but defensively need improving (imo) whereas Wolves have a good mix and no real glaring weakness.

MOTM - Barella