Jimmy Higgins
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Week 1 EPL
Liverpool v Ipswich Town - When I first started watching the EPL, Ipswich in the EPL was a thing. They hadn't been there in over 20 years now. Their home return saw a happy and energetic crowd watch their side take on Liverpool with their new manager in charge, in a season of lots of unknowns regarding top talent and where Fenway Sports Venture Group wants to go financially. Ipswich Town stifled the more talented Liverpool squad in the first half with a press that kept knocking Liverpool from developing offensive possession of any merit, leading to a particularly forgetful first half. Ipswich lacked the stamina to keep that up in the second half and Liverpool was able to dictate the game's pace and possession and managed a couple goals. Salah set an EPL record for 8th straight campaign scoring in the opening game of the season, a rather absurd accomplishment. Liverpool took the three points on the road 2-0.
Week 3 Championship
Plymouth Argyle v QPR - Wayne Rooney working on helping the Plymouth side recover from losing Schumacher to Stoke City mid-season last year. Both teams looking for their first victory. QPR opened the account first early on, but Plymouth was able to turn it around relatively quickly and were in the driver's seat and scored to tie the game. But just as soon as the Green Army was sitting back down, the game, however, will be defined by two sloppy Forshaw challenges that turned yellow to red and Plymouth Argyle would play a man down for an hour. The rest of the game saw Argyle playing on their backfoot, with QPR generally dictating possession and chances. It'd take deep into the second half for QPR to get some solid chances, but the Argyle keeper made a number of stops and not allow a second concession. QPR, at home, would drop two points as the game finished 1-1, but not before Ossako decided to make an overly ambitious attempt at a ball that led to a straight red card around stoppage time.
Liverpool v Ipswich Town - When I first started watching the EPL, Ipswich in the EPL was a thing. They hadn't been there in over 20 years now. Their home return saw a happy and energetic crowd watch their side take on Liverpool with their new manager in charge, in a season of lots of unknowns regarding top talent and where Fenway Sports Venture Group wants to go financially. Ipswich Town stifled the more talented Liverpool squad in the first half with a press that kept knocking Liverpool from developing offensive possession of any merit, leading to a particularly forgetful first half. Ipswich lacked the stamina to keep that up in the second half and Liverpool was able to dictate the game's pace and possession and managed a couple goals. Salah set an EPL record for 8th straight campaign scoring in the opening game of the season, a rather absurd accomplishment. Liverpool took the three points on the road 2-0.
Week 3 Championship
Plymouth Argyle v QPR - Wayne Rooney working on helping the Plymouth side recover from losing Schumacher to Stoke City mid-season last year. Both teams looking for their first victory. QPR opened the account first early on, but Plymouth was able to turn it around relatively quickly and were in the driver's seat and scored to tie the game. But just as soon as the Green Army was sitting back down, the game, however, will be defined by two sloppy Forshaw challenges that turned yellow to red and Plymouth Argyle would play a man down for an hour. The rest of the game saw Argyle playing on their backfoot, with QPR generally dictating possession and chances. It'd take deep into the second half for QPR to get some solid chances, but the Argyle keeper made a number of stops and not allow a second concession. QPR, at home, would drop two points as the game finished 1-1, but not before Ossako decided to make an overly ambitious attempt at a ball that led to a straight red card around stoppage time.