General Premier League Thread 2024-25

Reading the rules and regulations PDF so you don't have to!

FCWC25_Regulations_EN.pdf

4.2 By signing the Participation Agreement, each participating club automatically undertakes to: a) ;b) c) d) field their strongest team throughout the Competition;

I'm not sure how that works in practise. Will someone from FIFA tell Pep that Foden is better than Grealish and he shouldn't start the latter? I guess it's just there to stop completely taking the piss, and with squads of 35 you basically have to bring everyone along in the first place.
A lot might depend on what fines FIFA would apply for breaches, there's oodles of money in the pot.

It's quite possible that the team who wins the CL this year aren't one of the teams qualified for the club World Cup, would be interesting if that happens, a club world cup without the current European champions, yet teams that failed to qualify for this year's CL could end up as club world champions!

They announced today the prize pool for the club wc is $1b. No prizes for guessing who stumped up that cash.

There's an uncle and a cousin allegedly involved too and maybe other family members. This goes a lot deeper than Paqueta himself.

First of 3 "finals" today for Liverpool in Slot's words

The only league game for Liverpool in the entire month of March

After this, Arsenal play 3 games before Liverpool play again.

Southampton poor this season but it's absolutely a final and 3pts would be huge

5th is basically guaranteed CL football regardless

Nico Gonzalez with a bullet of a strike that clipped the outside of the left upright. I don't think Sels was getting it.

Peach from Hudson odoi

Keeper should have done a lot better to be beaten near post.

Hudson-Odoi will have a few admirers in the summer.

Will be 3/4-1 to Liverpool at the end, Southampton tend to drop off badly.

Inside a minute, Liverpool have a penalty to make it 2-1. The 2 goalscorers today involved in the foul. Smallbone fouling Nunez.

Salah makes it 2-1 Liverpool.

Co-commentstors add SFA to games nornally, bu t struck again watching Premier with Gary Breen how good a job he does. Provides some insight, delivers with a bit of humour, doesn't take himself too seriously, and doesn't have prerehearsed scripted lines like some others do.

Praise where it's due

Salah with another converted penalty. 3-1 Liverpool. Both finished well, particularly the first one.