Such is the closeness of the table at the wrong end, a win for Stoke could take
them level on points with West Ham in 12th.
Not exact matches
Our first league game of the season, at home to
West Ham, may look like a nailed
on three
points, especially
with the way we have been playing over the last few weeks, but the Hammers are already into competitive games in the Europa League and we could find that their fitness
levels are higher, so we will need to be ready for a tough game.
WHEN things go against us) this week then we could go into the game against
West Brom
on Thursday needing three
points just to stay
level with third placed Man City and
with Man United just a
point behind us
with West Ham only another three behind that.
When Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal team made the trip to the Midlands in November to take
on West Brom it was
with the knowledge that a win would at the very least keep us
level on points at the top of the Premier League.
Chelsea can go
level on points with second placed Manchester United side who play later
on Sunday against
West Brom.
Both Lawro and Merson are convinced that this game is a 2 - 1 home win which would put the Seagulls
level pegging
with West Ham
on twenty - seven
points from twenty six
points.
Its a massive game for Antonio Conte's men who can go
level on points with second place United and reduce City's lead to 8
points if they can get the better of their London rivals
West Ham.
Brighton and Hove Albion claimed their first away Premier League win at the London Stadium
with a 0 - 3 convincing win against
West Ham United lifting them to a respectable top half 10th place in the Premier League table, putting them
level on points with Newcastle and only two
points behind Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.
But it was crucial wins against Everton, QPR,
West Ham and Hull that saw Chelsea pull ahead of Manchester City, who had drawn
level on points with Chelsea in January when the team lost 5 - 3 to Tottenham of all teams (Shocking right?).
West Bromwich Albion, currently in 19th place and
level on points with bottom - of - the - table Swansea City, see the least of the ball
on average,
with 42.2 per cent possession, trailing Newcastle (43.6 per cent) and Burnley (43.9 per cent).
-- The club has more pressing matters now that the Carling Cup has been secured,
with their top - flight status still up in the air what
with the Blues
level on points with relegation occupants
West Ham in 18th.
West Ham's year of apparent hope and change is now halfway through and they find themselves
level on points with the supposedly crisis - stricken Tottenham.