Leicester than zero? - Premier League 2018/19

[Sporting]

I thought that the last couple of days' debates were largely conducted in a civilized way, save one or two tantrums,

[Tony C]

Unfortunately the level of considered opinion found on OTF is not representative of the discourse found throughout the game as a whole.

[Diable Rouge]

Higuain, predictably, already off the mark for Chelsea.

[Nocturnal Submission]

Higuain, predictably, already off the mark for Chelsea.

Great stuff.

Chelsea have had eight shots in the first 16 minutes (only one on target, mind) so maybe the message is getting through.

[Snake Plissken]

Clarets screwed by officiating again for the third match in a row. Costing definitely 2, probably 4 and arguably 6 points. VAR can’t come soon enough.

[blameless]

Well, yes and no. Should clearly have been a penalty when McCarthy brought down Barnes, but when the officials messed that up Barnes' reaction (screaming abuse, getting right in the linesman's face) is a straight red nowadays, not a yellow.

[ad hoc]

I thought it was a penalty and a dive

[3 Colours Red]

Not sure about this new camera position at Goodison - makes it look like FIFA '95.

[Diable Rouge]

That was probably one of those games where under Mourinho, you would have seen a late equaliser - now up to Arsenal to respond.

[hobbes]

Typical Arsenal. Can't be relied on for anything.

[Nocturnal Submission]

Actually, there are few things more certain in football than that Arsenal will lose away to one of the big clubs in a Premier League fixture.

[Patrick Thistle]

Matic definitely studded Harvey Barnes there. Should have been off.

[Patrick Thistle]

Does anyone know where the cat that disrupted the Everton game came from? Mrs Thistle is concerned.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

what a handsome cat.

[Felicity, I guess so]

Aguero’s great game slightly undermined by that terrible haircut

[Patrick Thistle]

Bournemouth have to be contenders for inconsistent performers of the season. Hammering Chelsea midweek, losing in Cardiff a few days later.

[EIM]

Clarets screwed by officiating again for the third match in a row. Costing definitely 2, probably 4 and arguably 6 points. VAR can’t come soon enough.

How were you hard done by at Old Trafford?

[Jah Womble]

Aguero’s great game slightly undermined by that terrible haircut

...and likely simultaneously enhanced by Arsenal's terrible defending.

[Snake Plissken]

How were you hard done by at Old Trafford?

That was the arguably. Jeff Hendrick forgot that touching Jesse Lingard’s shoulder makes his legs suddenly buckle.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

That's definitely a penalty. Mostly given for stupidity (though exhaustion is likely a bigger factor)

[Snake Plissken]

Yes. That is definitely a penalty if you play for a BRC trailing at home in the last ten minutes. Especially if the ref is Jon Moss.

For the rest of us plebs, not so much.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Liverpool take the lead despite Milner being at least a yard offside in the build up.

[hobbes]

It was proper offside, want it?

[Jah Womble]

Liverpool have just been presented with one serious leg-up by the officials at West Ham...

...who deservedly hit back immediately with what for them was a pretty crafty free-kick.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Then shot themselves in the other leg by failing to even think about defending a simple free kick.