Six weeks to go as the tension ramps up S5 E33

It’s April 9th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Justin and Daz. It’s been a big week in the Premier League and we are going look at home wins over Brighton and Sheffield United and a disappointing draw against them. Before we are done we’ll look ahead to Atalanta in the Europa League and Palace at home on Sunday.  Part One - it’s them again: xG of 3.74 vs. 0.74 - well we clearly missed chances and even though I think we were better than in the cup tie. Michael Cox wrote a tough piece to read about just how dominant we were and how all over the place they were (a variation on the donut formation) Second half… The errant Quansah pass gave them oxygen and sent us to a dark place, Quick word on Szobozlai, Elliott, Darwin, Diaz and Salah. The same boys who today missed a few chances are the ones who brought us to 71 points said my favorite manager Good news not one of the remaining 7 games is at that place with that team and their unbelievably counter intuitive tactics Part Two - 2 home wins: Began with a victory over Brighton who are really hard to play against - 2.98 v 0.51 xG. Went down early, looked like a comeback was never in doubt.  Starts with typical Diaz goal from the chaos. After a lot of Salah shots (a lot) 2nd goal was my favorite from the season - Szobo, Macca and a Salah finish The Arsenal 3-0 was kicked off with the kind of penalty if we’d got would have been generating parliamentary questions. Win over Sheffield United - 3-1 in the end. 2.52 v 0.72 xG Less assured than the Brighton win? Darwin’s mad goal, Mac Allister screamer, and Gakpo chips in Part Three - looking ahead and the context: The run in Champions League as a source of hope? Will being 1 point ahead of City be the most significant point? Our mindset Return of Alisson, Trent and Diogo J A quick word on Atalanta, the EL and completing Klopp’s trophy collection with us Palace at home on Sunday  Team selection and predictions Room for Reuben Amorim chat? We will be back with a review of the Palace and Atalanta games and a look ahead to the next block of fixtures. Thanks to Daz, and Justin. And thank you dear listener for joining us. If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on Twitter  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic