I'll admit that I'm a very casual football/soccer fan but this line doesn't add up. Chelsea has players ready to jump ship via a schism between certain players and their coach. They're at the bottom of the table and Leicester is rolling and at the top of the standings. The game is on Leicester's home turf. Yet despite all of that Chelsea is a slight favorite to win and chalk on the spread? Ok I'm baffled somebody that follows the Premier League regularly explain it to me. I'm inclined to throw some change on Chelsea just because it seems way too easy for Leicester, almost as if this game will be fixed for blues to win or something.
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anything possible in EPL!!!Comment -
the line is a psychological line....many will feel the blues will be up for leicester and be in top form.Comment -
Hope to see Chelsea get battered here. Hazard a ghost, Costa's a fukn prick. Fukn rent boys all of em.Comment -
Cant believe Chelsea is ranked 16 in the league,unreal.Comment -
Now Chelsea have a relegation battle game at home Sat vs Sunderland..
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Leicester winning the league would be unreal
They just keep winningComment -
I have more questions since I'm a casual soccer fan. I know this isn't probable but it's just a hypothetical. What happens if Chelsea were to somehow win the Champions league but get relegated in the Premier League, how would that work out? Also is it common for these big name teams to get relegated? When's the last time a Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal etc. were booted from league one?Comment -
Watford and Palace at the top of the table,this is wild.Comment -
Certainly hasn't happened in the last 20+ years.
As an example, Man Utd finishing 6th/7th a couple of seasons back was a massive shock, and resulted in the manager getting the sack.
For a top 4 or 5 team to be in such a low position in the league at this stage of the season would be unfathomable, let alone the defending champions.Comment -
Man I am rooting for Chelsea to get relagated big time.Their Russian Oligarch owner might jump off the KremlinComment -
Leicester is the best non-college sports underdog story in a long time.
Hope they can keep it up. Not getting enough attention here in NA.Comment -
Chelsea is actually not a big name. The club was made by Russian blood money, and it will be only fitting if that pathetic team goes back into oblivion.Comment -
Thanks to everyone that posted in response to my questions. I literally learned something I didn't know from every post. Still unsure of my other question though. What happens if Chelsea were to somehow win the Champions League this season but get booted from the Premier league? Would that make them ineligible to defend it next year? I'm not saying that will happen, I just want to know what would happen if that hypothetical did occur?Comment -
oops wrong post for thread.Comment -
I don't think it's ever happened in history but in EPL the champions league winner always takes fourth place's spot if they don't make the top four and fourth is relegated to compete in Europa League the following season. Recent example was Chelsea winning it in 2011-2012 but coming in sixth, and Spurs coming in fourth but being relegated to the Europa League as a result.Comment -
You're right.. Spurs went to EL because there was a rule of maximum 4 clubs per federation. Now it was changed to 5 so we had five spanish teams this season (Sevilla because they won EL title). The defending champion has automatic qualification regardless of place in the league and also the winner of Europe League. Ironically Sevilla will have a chance of defending EL because 3rd place in the CL groups..Comment -
In 2005 Liverpool won and finished 5 in EPL. They didn't qualify directly but were given special exemption to CL.
England had record - 5 teames starting but Everton failed to qualify for the group stage...Comment -
Jose sacked.... again ...lolComment -
knew this was coming...but they still in champions league knockout stage....should have let him play it outComment
