Premier League — Matchweek 34 continued…

Great goal by Arsenal. Not so much the finish by Trossard, but the build-up play, led by Declan Rice.

Trossard can't stop scoring.

Chelsea's defending is shocking. The full-backs are having a competition to see who can get sent off first (I would not let Cururella start the second half).

Cucurella again. He's lost it. He has to go off surely

Two quick fire goals for Arsenal to lead 3-0. Brilliant pass by Odegaard to Havertz for the third.

Is it me or does anyone else think that Saka is vastly overrated.

I really can't see what people see in him.

Well, that escalated quickly.

Thing of beauty that pass Rob.

Odegaard is a great player.

4-0 now. Arsenal's goal difference is worth a point.

Chelsea make two subs after the Arsenal fourth goal. Removing two players worth close to £200M. Obscene!!

Andy! Saka is class mate. And he makes a goal. Cutting in from the right, no one better.

Last week, it looked like Bayern Munich had decided that, if you stop Odegaard, you stop Arsenal, so I'm just glad Chelsea couldn't stop him tonight.

Table looks so much better at both ends!

What a ridiculous goal by Ben White. Delicate chip by Odegaard and Ben White just side foots a volley from an angle into the back of the net. 5-0.

I'm smiling. Ben White is in my FPL team.

Hope Chelsea get beat 6-0 … seems appropriate.

I'm just relieved that we will be safe by the time we have to go to the Emirates.

What a goal that would have been!

5-0 and 5-0!

How bad were we last week if this garbage Chelsea team put 6 past us!

Chelsea murdered Man City in the first half on Saturday, but this Palmer-less Chelsea are shite, second-best in every aspect of the game.

Odegard is on another planet as a footballer.

Arsenal still need an out-and-out striker. Strength and depth everywhere except there. That defence is starting to look like Sansom, Adams, Keown, Winterburn.

Remember when Arsenal were interested in Calvert-Lewin?

Spurs and Man Utd both away for Arsenal, could be very difficult for them. Still reckon City will win it.

Anyone but the Shite

Man U will not be a problem for Arsenal Rob; Spurs will for the same reason that only a fool would say that the shite will deffo beat us tomorrow.

I expect Aresenal to beat Spurs but City have Brighton, Forest, Wolves, Fulham, West Ham, and wannabee Spuds. Agree with Rob, City will win the title, although it would be nice if the top scorers won it.

This could go to the end of the season with goal average deciding the eventual title winners so Arsenal would be favourites there.

When was the last time the title was decided on goal difference / average? I remember Leeds coming second to Man.Unt.(?) the same year they were runners up in the FA cup to Chelsea? or someone else but it was on goal difference that that they lost out on the title.

Dave A,

Didn't Man City win the title on goal difference from Man Utd? ("Aguero"!!!!)

Paul (29) Maybe Paul, I'd say no but I really don't know.

Yep Dave. 2011-2012.

1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 93 29 +64 89

2 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 89 33 +56 89

Paul (29) I checked up and was just going to tell you that you were correct but you've done the honours, One of the closest was a great night for Evertonians when Thomas scored the winner for Arsenal in the last minute of the season at Anfield and The Gunners won it on goal difference.

I was talking to Brian Labone in town that day and Brian had a tenner @ 14-1 on Arsenal to beat Liverpool 2-0. I went safety first and had a few pound on Arsenal to just win the game, and I think we all remember Steve McMahon going round the Liverpool players with one finger up indicating there was only a minute left in the game, there was and what a fuckin' lovely minute it was!

It was on a Friday night right Dave, or am I wrong? I remember watching it in Cambridge. It was even better than the 1988 cup final. Love the Brian Labone story love the thought of you bumping into him in town. Used to see a lot of him with Gordon West in Crosby/Waterloo.

I still watch that match now and then and still get a thrill when Thomas scores.

This is why I just don't get it when someone on here says they don't care about them. Anti-shite is part of our natural identity as Evertonians; just like anti-Catholicism (sorry DA) was in Protestant Elizabethan England.

Paul (33),Yes it was on a Friday night. I worked in town at the time working on a fruit barra and Brian used to come and buy some fruit and we ‘d have a good chat, he fuckin' hated Liverpool more than me, God bless him, but he would never say a word about any Everton player, never! Even when I put words in his mouth and tell him come on Brian you know I'm telling the truth he'd just smile but would never admit it. Sensible really because it would mean if he did have a go I could say “ You know what Brian Labone said about so and so” Not that I would I'd of course!,

Lovely story Dave. Priceless. Imagine Onana and Young heading down Church Street looking for a fruit barra.

Tremendous performance by the Gunners.

Chelsea without Palmer were toothless. Pity he played against us last week.

My beef is still VAR. They cocked up again in this match with some blatantly obvious incidents especially the first goal by Havertz which should have been canceled because of a foul leading up to it. How could VAR have missed that. I am beginning to think that the officiating behind VAR is so inept it should all be scrapped next season.

Well done Arsenal. Pity we have to play them in the last game but hopefully we will be safe by then.

Paul ( 35) I could tell you some stories of the semi famous people who came to the barra or passed it and the banter me and mate had with them, Grobblar, Alex Murphy, Kendall, Barbara Windsor ( lovely story that about big pears or pairs) Gary Ablott, great fella, Andy King desperate for a ten pence coin to phone his agent, I never got that back, bastard! and Eartha Kitt the singer, my mate had a few words with her and she looked down her nose at him and ignored him personally, hard faced mare!

But that's enough for tonight I've got to get my beauty sleep and get ready for tomorrow nights victory.

Lovely to see Arsenal smash 5 past the chavs. I bet they're not so chirpy now, plastic club.

I really want the Gooners to win the Premier League. Soft spot for them, if I wasn't a Toffee, I would have most certainly been a Gooner.

Kunal, a Gooner, seriously?

Doesn't that result just underline how pathetic Everton and Pickford were last week though.

Joe, in fairness to Dyche, the Chelsea result was not representative of our season to date.

The squad lacks quality but the number of clean sheets and goals conceded speaks for itself after 33 games.

Joe, other than the Villa away game earlier this season when Michael Keane largely contributed to the 4-0 scoreline, no other team has really annihalted us for a side which is average at best.

Arsenal play a brand of football which is entertaining on eyes. A brand I wish to see us play one day. It's in a motto right?

Forest appeal being heard today I believe. Anybody thinking what I'm thinking?

Chris Williams@ 42
Yes, 2 pts back to forest and lumped back onto us instead?

Chris, I think after Forest's recent whinging. The appeal will be kicked into row Z

Stunning headed goal by De Bryune.

That was an amazing header, Brent, the vision, the execution, the perfection of contact, power, placement... everything. And all from that distance.

Foden makes it 2. Bit of a soft free kick though, as Foden seemed to slip over.

Strange one... why did Brighton not put men behind the City players in the wall?

Still, wise after the event, I suppose.

Imagine having Foden in your team.

Not looking good for a certain other team who lost this week.

Oh dear, three in 33 minutes.

Foden again. But what the fuck are Brighton doing, playing around in their own area until one pass too many, and eventually losing the ball for Foden stroke home.

Brighton trying to do a Man City and failing miserably...

Rob, I think it was the young kid, Valetin Barco, on his debut who gave it away.

Can't help thinking of all the wisdom you have posted about young players not being ready for the massive step up to the Premier League but maybe I'm reading too much into it.

Awful, comical from Brighton. Great finish.

5 more points for my FLP team. I'm top of the ToffeeWeb FPL at the moment by 20 points or so, despite not having any shite in my team when all around me do.

Crap, it's only 1 point now. But the other fella has no one playing today.

Wonderful from Walker.

How's that not a penalty for Brighton?

That's a nailed on pen

VAR, Unbelievable decision.

Tell me I'm wrong but I think the Brighton player ran into/across the City player, when you look from the referee's angle.

On VAR, there was no specific movement from the City player that brought him down. He went down far too easily. Good decision all round.

I don't disagree.

However the difference of what is given for handball, penalties, and violent conduct has been vast this season. Absolutely zero consistency.

It's impossible to know sometimes if it's a foul, a yellow card or a red. If it's handball, not handball etc.

It's a shit show. For me, who was all for getting the right decisions, VAR has proved to be a mess. You can't celebrate Coady scoring, you can't celebrate Calvert-Lewin getting a penalty, and you live in fear of enjoying Branthwaite's.

Like PSR, the authorities are ruining football.

Michael #63 - agree about the non-penalty.