Arsenal are only Premier League club who haven’t kept an away clean sheet this season
The Gunners' 1-0 defeat at Everton makes it 11 months since their last top flight shut-out on the road.
Even relegated duo Fulham (one) and Huddersfield (two) have denied opposing teams.
They're last clean sheet was against Huddersfield which they were lucky to win 1-0 11 months ago
Discuss?
Away clean sheets this season
posted on 8/4/19
Don,
I know you beat them 6-2 earlier on, but Everton have picked up form over the last few weeks. They drew with Liverpool, beat Chelsea and beat us. It seems like they've clicked. They're a better side than people think.
The 4 away games will be hard for sure, but we don't need to win all of them. If we can win 2 of them (which, like I said, we are capable of), and beat Palace and Brighton, that would put us on 75 points which is usually enough for top 4.
United still have to play Everton away and they still need to play Chelsea and City.
Chelsea's run-in isn't a walk in the park either, especially as they have to go to Anfield.
Realistically, I think you will get into top 4 as your fixture list (bar City) is easy.
However, I think we have a great shot at joining you in the top 4. It is still in our hands.
posted on 8/4/19
Well Don I just hope we take care of our business. We really should’ve beaten Saints and Liverpool away and it would have been done and dusted. Our remaining fixtures are fairly routine (City aside)
posted on 8/4/19
comment by Samir - In Unai We Trust (U2630)
posted 20 seconds ago
Don,
I know you beat them 6-2 earlier on, but Everton have picked up form over the last few weeks. They drew with Liverpool, beat Chelsea and beat us. It seems like they've clicked. They're a better side than people think.
The 4 away games will be hard for sure, but we don't need to win all of them. If we can win 2 of them (which, like I said, we are capable of), and beat Palace and Brighton, that would put us on 75 points which is usually enough for top 4.
United still have to play Everton away and they still need to play Chelsea and City.
Chelsea's run-in isn't a walk in the park either, especially as they have to go to Anfield.
Realistically, I think you will get into top 4 as your fixture list (bar City) is easy.
However, I think we have a great shot at joining you in the top 4. It is still in our hands.
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Samir
I actually think that looking at remaining fixtures, Spurs and Arsenal should make up top four
posted on 8/4/19
SAmir, of course you got a chance, but surely your away form must be a worry to you ? If you had easy fixtures like Huddlesfield away etc left to play then fair enough, but all your away games are incredibly tough games against teams fighting for a Europa spot ( Leicester, Watford and Wolves )
posted on 8/4/19
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Samir - In Unai We Trust (U2630)
posted 5 minutes ago
Do they seriously think they'll finish in the top 4?
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We are more than capable of doing it, and we are currently in 4th place as it stands, so why not?
We do not need to win every away game left to get into CL.
And if (big if) we get past Napoli, we have a great chance of going for the Europa, which is another route of getting into CL.
I don't actually give a faack if we get into the top 4 or not so long as we get CL football for next season. Right now, the league isn't our only route to it.
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Napoli will be a tough challenge, especially away.
I just can't see you beating Watford, Leicester or Wolves away.
Palace are a tough team to beat, you might get a point there. Brighton are fighting for their lives, so that's another tough game. Then you travel to Burnley.
You could easily get two draws out of that lot.
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We've lost to Palace at home twice in our entire history, if we can't beat Palace at home, we don't deserve top 4.
Brighton are rubbish away from home too, so that should be 3 points in the bag.
I don't think we will beat Watford, but the two winnable away games i am looking at are Leicester (tough, but the way they play football will suit us) and Burnley (last game of the season, dead rubber for them).
Maybe we could beat Wolves, as I wasn't all that impressed with them when they played United, but I'd take a point there if I was offered it.
Top 4 could come down to the final game of the season.
I'm not saying we'll get it, but we are still in a good position.
posted on 8/4/19
spurs 3rd arsenal 4th. thought as such even before spurs massive slump
posted on 8/4/19
palmers
Well I hope you're right . We will have to do much better than yesterday if we want to get it though. Yesterday's performance was an embarrassment.
Don,
I agree with what you're saying about our away form, and I am of course concerned with the teams we are playing, but you just never know with Arsenal. Also, those other teams you mention have tendencies to slip up against teams who are worse than us, so logically speaking, we can beat them.
If we can get at least a point against Watford, and don't allow them to bully us, I'd be a bit more confident going into the remaining fixtures.
posted on 8/4/19
united and chelsea will drop considerable points i think. Arsenal just have to hope that united somehow dont win the CL and chelsea win the europa league.
posted on 8/4/19
comment by Girth Wrangler (U3245)
posted 7 hours, 31 minutes ago
almost as funny as the stat about the last time spurs won the league
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OUCH
posted on 8/4/19
comment by Samir - In Unai We Trust (U2630)
posted 7 hours, 36 minutes ago
i mean, when you have people like don and chronic giving it large after every game we don't win, i don't think you can call anyone stupid tbh.
you were 10 points ahead and now its down to 1 point....
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Ouch!