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Sports / Now Chelsea Fail To Win...it's Like No One Wants Top Four by Orangina(m): 4:01am On Apr 23, 2019 |
Chelsea replaced Arsenal inside the Premier League's top four, despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Jeff Hendrick put the Clarets into an early lead, before N'Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain struck back for the hosts. Burnley answered back again when Ashley Barnes headed in after 24 minutes. The stalemate leaves the Blues trailing third- place Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference. Chelsea lead Arsenal by a point and Manchester United by three but have played a game more than their nearest rivals in the race to qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League. No One Wants Top 4 Fourth place in the Premier League isn't a hot potato, it's a ticket to the lucrative Champions League. Still, you could be forgiven for thinking the opposite based on how Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United approached must-win games in the top-four race this weekend. Chelsea turned up to host a goal-shy Burnley outfit and promptly conceded twice while barely twitching a hair. Jeff Hendrick's eighth-minute strike was a peach of a hit, but he had the freedom of west London to make it. Equally sweet strikes from Kante and Higuain should have been the nerve-settlers Chelsea needed. Instead, the Blues remained generous at the back, allowing Ashley Barnes to head in under no pressure. It was hardly surprising manager Maurizio Sarri sought an inquest into what was going wrong defensively. Wisely, Sarri chose David Luiz, no stranger to an error, as the man to provide him with answers. The discussion hardly bore fruit since Burnley started the second half on the front foot, creating chances with ease. Those chances didn't yield goals only because of the Clarets' own profligacy, rather than any Chelsea improvement. What Chelsea’s shaky displayed proved beyond doubt is the winner of the race for fourth will likely be the least incompetent group standing. If Chelsea fans seek a consolation, it comes from the hapless performances their nearest rivals had already produced. A trip to Everton was always going to represent a tricky fixture for United. Yet the manner of the surrender during Sunday’s 4-0 defeat has to have alarm bells ringing around Old Trafford ahead of the visit of derby rivals Manchester City on Wednesday. United hardly look Champions League-worthy thanks to a defence more vulnerable than Chelsea's suspect unit. Then there's Arsenal, a club where defensive lapses are so common it's as if they are contractual obligations for every player. Step forward Shkodran Mustafi, who was chiefly responsible for all three of the goals Crystal Palace scored at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Eagles have been strong on their travels, but the Gunners had turned their home into a fortress of sorts. Quite how Arsenal failed to translate the confidence accrued from beating Napoli in the UEFA Europa quarter-final into a home banker against a team entering Sunday still not free from the threat of relegation, is beyond baffling. Maybe Mustafi and the Gunners were just victims to the malaise afflicting the three teams scrapping for fourth. No one member of the trio looks good enough to deserve it. What's Next? Chelsea face United at Old Trafford on Sunday after Burnley host title- chasing Manchester City at Turf Moor. COMMENTS Next Hudson-Odoi Suffers Ruptured Achilles CHELSEA Chelsea Drop Points in Premier League Top 4 Race After 2-2 Draw vs. Burnley JAMES DUDKO NBC Sports Soccer @NBCSportsSoccer GOAL Burnley! Jeff Hendrick with a STUNNING strike to open the scoring. Stream here: https:/// B0VbO6xm7d https:// /GE9fvaCus3 |
Politics / Re: IPOB Reacts To Murder Allegation By Asari Dokubo Against Nnamdi Kanu by Orangina(m): 10:31pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: Can Anyone Stop Messi Now? Ronaldo’s Ballon D’or Dreams Surely Over After UCL by Orangina(m): 9:16am On Apr 20, 2019 |
Messi will still follow C.RONALDO out OF the UEFA BALLON D'OR RACE. |
Business / Re: Bankers For Baba-Ijebu (Premier-Lotto). by Orangina(m): 1:25pm On Apr 19, 2019 |
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Health / Re: I Can't Sleep For More Than 3 Hours At Night And I'm Losing Weight by Orangina(m): 4:02pm On Apr 17, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: BOOM!!!!!GAME WON!!!! N22,400 by Orangina(m): 10:29am On Apr 17, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: BOOM!!!!!GAME WON!!!! N22,400 by Orangina(m): 10:28am On Apr 17, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: Uk Football Pool Week41 Proof: Whenever Crystal P @no.1 Away 3/3 Pair 07 Or 34 by Orangina(m): 10:25am On Apr 17, 2019 |
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Crime / Re: Police Officer Caught Molesting A 14-Year-Old Girl In Abuja (Photos) by Orangina(m): 10:19am On Apr 17, 2019 |
Sports / Re: BOOM!!!!!GAME WON!!!! N22,400 by Orangina(m): 11:36pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
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Sports / Uk Football Pool Week41 Proof: Whenever Crystal P @no.1 Away 3/3 Pair 07 Or 34 by Orangina(m): 11:34pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
UK football pool week41 Nap available. with proof!! Whenever Crystal p is at no. 1 Away Number 15 must be ontop the second bar to play 3draws!!! pair 07 or 34 for one or two. i will quit pool if this game did not play. see my contact below!!! |
Sports / Re: WATFOR 1- 4 ARSENAL Thats The Correct Score. by Orangina(m): 10:54pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
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Sports / BOOM!!!!!GAME WON!!!! N22,400 by Orangina(m): 10:46pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
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Sports / Ucl: Barcelona To Beat Manchester United 1- 0 Tonight by Orangina(m): 4:04pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
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Sports / WATFOR 1- 4 ARSENAL Thats The Correct Score. by Orangina(m): 7:59pm On Apr 15, 2019 |
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Politics / Re: Pdp Didn't Do Anything For 16 Years, Efcc You Are Using Who Brought It? by Orangina(m): 7:54pm On Apr 15, 2019 |
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Watford Vs Arsenal (0 - 1) On 15th April 2019 by Orangina(m): 7:44pm On Apr 15, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: Uk Pool Week41 by Orangina(m): 2:32pm On Apr 15, 2019 |
Actually, week40 my games cut 1 . but my bankers played. 30××20×× and my pair 41xx and 44ff just got 3/5 . but these week41 is going to be Massive. i promise u. |
Sports / Correct Score Today@7.30pm MILAN 1 - 0 LAZIO by Orangina(m): 6:13pm On Apr 13, 2019 |
Milan 1-0 Lazio Thats my Correct score . place an order for Crystal p vs Manchester city. contact me below. |
Romance / Re: FUTO Sex Romp Saga; Pretty Nigerian Lady Cries Out On Facebook. Photos by Orangina(m): 4:22pm On Apr 13, 2019 |
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Romance / Re: FUTO Sex: Onyinyechi Okafor Buried, Rector Bars Course Mates From Attending by Orangina(m): 4:05pm On Apr 13, 2019 |
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Sports / Bet Today Totteham Vs Huddersfield 4 - 1 by Orangina(m): 6:10am On Apr 13, 2019 |
Tot 4-1 Hudd'sfield Tott 4 1 Hudd'sfield |
Sports / Re: Uk Pool Wk40 ×20×32×47× Pair 13 Or 44 by Orangina(m): 6:06am On Apr 13, 2019 |
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Sports / Uk Pool Wk40 ×20×32×47× Pair 13 Or 44 by Orangina(m): 6:00pm On Apr 12, 2019 |
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Sports / Re: Uk Pool Week41 by Orangina(m): 1:09am On Apr 12, 2019 |
etel124:. yeah you need to and definitely tell the Nairaland whether my games play or Not. |
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