ChrisMcQuillan

Not really. An equilibrium between the two is the most probable. So 8 home and 8 away is around 19%. The more "extreme" it gets in any one direction, the probability drops off significantly.

Man Utd have been drawn at home 9 out of their last 10 FA Cup Draws, and 5 out of their last 6 Carabao Cup draws. Chances of that happening randomly are 0.18%.

Last season was fantastic. I think this season is going to be a wake up call that there's a lot of work to be done before we can tough it with the top teams. And Howe needs to learn - sharpish - how to do that.

This is the first time Howe has really been shown up.

Fucking joke. Bruno needs to be dropped.

Howe needs to learn how to outthink really elite managers.

Been remarkably timid the last two games. Shown them too much respect. Botman does not look good.

Fucking Burn.

Man City dominate possession. "Man City are great." Newcastle dominate possession. "Possession doesn't matter."

At least try and hide the bloody double standards.

Liverpool's cheating at new levels already. Just paused the clock until they score.

Putting four past Villa is a real statement. They're a fantastic side.

Tonali choke slammed to the floor. Bruno booked. Make it make sense.

This bias is getting worse...

Couldn't wait. Barely watched the play, just the linesman.

He's not been booked once?

Yellow all day long.

Defenders covering. I'd probably say yellow is fair, if that was Pope.

This referee is a joke.

Honestly not happy if he's off. I know he didn't contribute much last season, but still think there's a role for him here. They'll need to have someone else in the door pronto.

Closer look at the GK kit.

They only had 5 fouls given against them in a match where we had 78% possession. Some of the ones waved on were ridiculous... and at least one of those five was identical to Isak stopping the counter, but no yellow for them. Zero consistency as usual.

Nervous af.

Sorry, your original post said record of the top 6 vs bottom 6 - should probably be the other around. Good omens, though!