"2016 Community Shield; BPL 2016-17 season" Topic

And Liverpool drops Watford 1-0.

And the weekend starts with Spurs/West Ham on Friday. Saturday,Bournemouth/Stoke,Burnley/West Brom,Hull/Sunderland,Leicester/Watford,ManCity/Palace, and Swansea/Everton. Sunday-Liverpool/Southampton,Arsenal/ManUtd,and Monday,Chelsea/Boro.

All square 2-2 for Burnley/West Brom and for Bournemouth/Stoke(with two goals being "own goals";1 each for the Potters(Mousset) and the Cherries(Shawcross).Arsenal keeps hope of a UEFA Champions League spot open,with a 2-0 win over ManUtd. Not a sausage for Liverpool/Southampton. A pleasant Friday surprise for West Ham,as they drop the Spurs 1-0. Sunderland over Hull 2-0,Leicester 3-0 over Watford,1-0 to Swansea over Everton,and a 5-0 thumping by ManCity over Palace. And newly promoted Newcastle wins the Sky Bet Championship title,right past Brighton. Relegation battle for Boro,Swansea and Hull.

And 3-0 to Chelsea. Boro,all but off.

Mid-week "in-hand" match;Southampton/Arsenal tonight.

And the Goonahs get the clean sheet win,2-0,Sanchez and Giroud delivering with assists from Ozil and Ramsey. Tomorrow;, West Brom/Chelsea(who very well may lock the Premier League title with a win),and Everton/Watford. Saturday;Bournemouth/Burnley,ManCity/Leicester,Boro/Southampton,Stoke/Arsenal,Sunderland/Swansea. Sunday;Palace/Hull,Spurs/ ManUtd. and West Ham/Liverpool.

Also in the Championship promotion playoffs,Fulham/Reading on Saturday,and Huddersfield/Sheffield Wed. on Sunday's first leg. Second leg is on the 16th and 17th.

First off- Promotion playoff to top flight;Draws for both Reading/Fulham(1-1) and Sheffield Wed. /Huddersfield(0-0),with the former having the advantage on aggregate goals thus far. And Chelsea clinches the Premier League title with a 1-0 win over West Brom. Sam Allardyce keeps his record of never leading a team to relegation, as Palace thump Hull 4-0,sending Hull into relegation along with Boro(who go down 2-1 against Southampton). Swansea stays up with a 2-0 win over Sunderland. Bournemouth 2-1 over Burnley,Everton 1-0 over Watford. Arsenal tops Stoke 4-1,and still have a shot at making the Euro Champions league with a game still in hand before Championship Sunday. Spurs close their time at the Lane with a 2-1 win over ManUtd. White Hart Lane is being demolished while a new stadium is currently under construction next door. They will be temporarily relocating to Wembley Stadium for the duration.And Liverpool delivers a 4-0 thumping to West Ham. Matches in hand-Chelsea/Watford today.West Brom/Sunderland on Tuesday,Wednesday-Southampton/ManUtd. and Arsenal/Sunderland. Thursday-Leicester/Spurs. Other lower league tables,Hartlepool and Leyton Orient sent down to Vanarama Natl. League. Portsmouth,Plymouth Argyle and Doncaster Rovers earn promotion to League 1, Sheffield Utd. and Bolton Wanderers to Championship and Scunthorpe,Fleetwood,Bristol City and Millwall in promotion playoff to Championship. Wigan,Rotherham,Bristol Rovers sent down to League 1.

4-3 to the Chels. 2nd minute of 2nd half stoppage time saw Watford's Sebastian Prodl sent off.

Reading dings Fulham 1-0,and it went to a penalty kick shootout following a 1-1 draw for Sheffield Wed./Huddersfield. Huddersfield won that ,4-3, and take on the Royals for the final Premier League promotion spot. Error in one part of the match for Tuesday,West Brom vs. ManCity(City topped the Baggies 3-1)Arsenal 2-0 over Sunderland. And not a sausage for Southampton/ManUtd.

And the Spurs deliver a 6-1 thumping on Leicester,with 4 goals coming from Harry Kane. May 29 sees Huddersfield/Reading play for the final Premier League promotion spot. Championship Sunday-Arsenal/Everton,Burnley/West Ham,new League champions Chelsea/Sunderland,Hull/Spurs,Leicester/Bournemouth,Liverpool/Boro,ManUtd./Palace,Southampton/Stoke,Swansea/West Brom and Watford/ManCity. And ManUtd. is in the finals of the Europa League championship. UEFA Champions League final match,Real Madrid/Juventus.

And Chelsea captain John Terry gets to lift the League Championship trophy,following their 5-1 win vs. Sunderland. He will be retiring from active play,according to reports. Arsenal,despite having Laurent Koscielny sent off in the 14th minute for a major foul,still managed a 3-1 win over Everton. West Ham 2-1 over Burnley,1-1 draw for Leicester/Bournemouth,3-0 to Liverpool over Boro,ManUtd. 2-0 over Palace with the Red Devils Wayne Rooney also announcing his intent to retire. Stoke 1-0,topping Southampton,2-1 to Swansea over West Brom,ManCity 5-1 over Watford(Sergio Aguero delivering a double) and a 7-1 thumping by Spurs on Hull,with Harry Kane delivering a hat trick and winning the Golden Boot for most goals this season. Arsenal gaffer Arsene Wenger's future with the club still up in the air. Real Madrid wins La Liga title,Juventus-Serie A. Celtic wins title in Scottish Premier League,defeating Hearts. Also heard something about referee Mark Clattenberg hanging up his whistle;not sure but will check on it.

And Sunderland boss David Moyes resigns as manager.

ManUtd. also win the Europa League title,dropping Ajax 2-0.

And Huddersfield wins promotion to the Premier League-the match with Reading ending in a 0-0 draw,and going to a PK shootout. The Terriers edged the Royals 4-3.

Also Paris Saint-Germain wins the French Ligue 1 title and Borussia Dortmund,the Bundesliga championship.

UEFA Championship finals this Saturday. Real Madrid/Juventus at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff,Wales. Kickoff 1945-2000 UTC.

And Real Madrid lifts the trophy,with a 4-1 thumping of Juventus. Been quite the season. Starts up again in August,or close to then.

International friendly saw France ding England 3-2 the other day(evening).

And ManUnited legend Wayne Rooney returns to his original hometown side,Everton . Scored his first goal for the Toffees recently in an international friendly. And just a few more weeks until the new campaign starts.

Also,referee Mark Clattenberg has taken a job as head referee for Saudi Arabia's top division.

Sunday,Chelsea/Arsenal 2017 Community Shield match.

And it looks like Barcelona's Neymar,is looking to move to PSG in France's Ligue 1.

And he has,for some 222 million Euros/about $262 USD million.