Matchweek 34
Matchweek 34
Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 34? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or fantasy football team is doing. We welcome comments from all football fans and especially welcome comments from football fans who are learning English.
Transcript
Introduction
Rich: Hello my name’s Rich and welcome to our Monday round-up section on Premier Skills English.
Jack: Hi there. I’m Jack. Every Monday we discuss last weekend’s action, the best players, the best matches, Fantasy Football, and make some predictions for next weekend.
Rich: We want you to practise your English and interact with Premier League fans from around the world in our comments section.
Jack: You can do this on the Premier Skills English website or the Premier Skills-British Council Facebook page - if that’s where you are listening to us.
Rich: There were some great games in Matchweek 34 so let’s get on with this week’s round-up!
Headlines
Rich: City win third Premier League title!
Jack: Manchester City became Premier League Champions for the third time this weekend. A surprise win for West Brom against Manchester Utd handed City the title with five matches still to play.
Rich: City excel at Wembley.
Jack: City knew that a win against Spurs would put pressure on their city rivals and they put their recent defensive problems behind them. Goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling gave CIty a 3-1 win.
Rich: Now for the records!
Jack: City won’t stop now because there are records to be broken. City are on 87 points and could still get to 100 points and break Chelsea’s record in a Premier League season which stands at 95 points.
Rich: They could become the fourth team to score 100 goals in a season, they have scored 93 up to now and are looking to break Chelsea’s record of 103.
Jack: Chelsea also have the most wins in a Premier League season, 30, City need three more wins to break that record.
Rich: The record for the biggest winning margin is 18 points held by Manchester Utd. That record could go too! City are 16 points clear of Manchester Utd at the moment.
Jack: It’s certainly been a record-breaking season for the blue half of Manchester!
Definition Alert!
Rich: The record for the biggest winning margin is 18 points. Margin?
Jack: Yes, this is quite a difficult word. I think the first time I heard this word was at school. Teachers would always don’t write in the margins. That’s the empty space at the side of the page.
Rich: And in football?
Jack: In football, it means the amount of goals or points one team wins by. So, Manchester City are currently leading the Premier League by a margin of 16 points.
Rich: You can also use it more generally. In a running race, for example, you could say that the sprinter won by a narrow margin or in politics you can say the politician won by a big margin.
Matchweek Awards
Rich: Right, every Monday, we give out three matchweek awards. Player of the Week, Team of the Week and Match of the Week.
Jack: In the comments section, you need to tell us if you agree with our choices …
Rich: These awards always create a lot of discussion. Last week lots of you agreed with our choices but not all of you.
Jack: Last week Rich said that Manchester City would have to wait another week for the Premier League title. He was wrong as TheRedsBrazil from Brazil said he would be.
Rich: Alright, anyway, let’s see who agrees and disagrees with our decisions this week. Write your opinions on our facebook page or on the website.
Jack: Let’s start with our Player of the Week. There were some great individual performances in the Premier League last weekend.
Rich: Ben Foster the West Brom goalkeeper had a great game, Olivier Giroud scored twice in Chelsea’s comeback win against Southampton and Wilfried Zaha was brilliant for Palace as they got an important win against Brighton.
Jack: But we’re going to choose from two players, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Both have been brilliant all season and both had great games at the weekend.
Rich: This week we’re going to go for Kevin De Bruyne. It was a big win against Spurs and some of De Bruyne’s passing was first class.
Jack: And now our Team of the Week?
Rich: Well, there were good wins for City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Burnley, Newcastle, Palace and Huddersfield but our team of the week this week is West Bromwich Albion.
Jack: This is why we love the Premier League, isn’t it? Rich said West Brom were dead and buried last week and they probably still are, but to go to Old Trafford bottom of the table, without an away win since August, and pick up all three points is excellent.
Rich: And finally our match of the week. Well, I think we have to go for Tottenham v Manchester City. It was a great way for City to bounce back after three consecutive defeats. Go away to one of your closest rivals and play them off the park!
Fantasy Football
Rich: What’s been happening in Fantasy Football this week, Jack?
Jack: The top scoring player in matchweek 34 was Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha with 14 points.
Rich: Where is the Premier Skills team in the Premier Skills Fantasy football league?
Jack: We’re in 12th place. We’ve moved up one place since last week. I’m hoping for a top ten finish!
Rich: And our Team of the Week?
Jack: That goes to Ghigo Team managed by Fabio Ghiorzo a Liverpool fan from Italy.
Rich: Well done Fabio!
Matchweek Prediction
Jack: You predicted a Spurs win last week but Manchester City won and wrapped up the Premier League title too.
Rich: A good win for City but not a good prediction by me. This week’s prediction is going to move away from the Premier League because it’s FA Cup semi-final weekend.
Jack: Southampton - Chelsea and Manchester Utd - Tottenham. Who do you think will be in the final?
Rich: Well, I don’t think you can see beyond a Chelsea win in the first semi-final I think Chelsea will win comfortably. I’m predicting a 2-0 win for the Blues in that one.
Jack: And in the other?
Rich: The Manchester Utd - Tottenham match is much more difficult to predict. My head says Spurs should win - they are playing at home. Manchester Utd were awful against West Brom but brilliant against City the week before. I just have a feeling that Jose Mourinho might get his tactics right for this one. I think the final score will be Manchester Utd 1-0 Southampton.
Jack: Right, that’s all we have time for. I hope you have enjoyed this football round-up.
Rich: And don’t forget to join the discussion at the bottom of the page. And if you’ve enjoyed this podcast why not leave a rating or review and that will help other people find us.
Jack: Bye for now and enjoy your football.
Results
There were some great matches in Matchweek 34. Here are the full results:Southampton 2-3 Chelsea
Burnley 2-1 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 3-2 Brighton
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Watford
Swansea City 1-1 Everton
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Tottenham 1-3 Manchester City
Newcastle 2-1 Arsenal
Manchester Utd 0-1 West Brom
West Ham L-L Stoke City
Fantasy Football
Our Fantasy Premier League manager of Matchweek 34 is Fabio Ghiorzo a Liverpool fan from Italy. He has scored 72 points for his team Ghiorzo Team. Well done, Fabio! Each Matchweek, we will announce our weekly winner on this page. Maybe you could be our winner next week? If you want to play Fantasy Football, you can find out more here and if you want to join the Premier Skills private league, this is the code you need: 83788-212918 8-212918
The Big Match
Tottenham v Manchester Utd
Rich's prediction this week is the FA Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Manchester Utd. Who will reach the final? Rich predicts a win for Jose Mourinho's men. Have a listen to what Rich and Jack say and then make your prediction at the bottom of the page.
Last week Rich thought that Spurs would beat City but City won 3-1. Well done to The RedsBrazil from Brazil who predicted the right result and a special well done to Sabanoleg from Ukraine and Elghoul from Algeria who predicted the correct score, too!
Five Questions
Jack and Rich have spoken about last weekend's Premier League football. Now it's your turn! Have a look at the questions below and tell us if you agree with Rich and Jack. Write your answers in the comments section below.
- Jack and Rich chose Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne as the Player of the Week. Do you agree?
- Jack and Rich picked West Brom as the Team of the Week. Do you agree?
- Jack and Rich selected Tottenham v Manchester City as the best game in Matchweek 34. Do you agree?
- The big match this weekend is Tottenham v Manchester Utd in the FA Cup semi-final. Rich has predicted a win for United. Who do you think will win?
- Tell us about your club, your fantasy football team, or anything connected to Matchweek's 34 in the Premier League.
Don't forget to reply to fans of different clubs from different countries. Let's create a community!
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21/03/2022
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Phrases
• She was excelled in the swimming branch at the olympic games.
• The biggest profit margin is ten percent which held by ABC company in this sector.
21/03/2022 16:20
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
Phrases
• She was excelled in the swimming branch at the olympic games.
• The biggest profit margin is ten percent which held by ABC company in this sector.
18/04/2018
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I think the european players are overestimated. De Bruyne is like a Rodriguinho in Corinthians.
18/04/2018 22:17
Liverpool
1
I think the european players are overestimated. De Bruyne is like a Rodriguinho in Corinthians.
17/04/2018
points
De Bruyne deserves being rewarded both best player of the week and best player of the year. Perhaps Salah can win best player in Champions League if Liverpool were happy to win this title?
West Bromwich has win finally this season. Congratulations for them.
City was big at Wembley and fit for some records breakings.
Predictions, Southhampton 2 Chelsea 1
Tottenham 3 Man United 1
17/04/2018 13:45
Manchester City
3988
De Bruyne deserves being rewarded both best player of the week and best player of the year. Perhaps Salah can win best player in Champions League if Liverpool were happy to win this title?
West Bromwich has win finally this season. Congratulations for them.
City was big at Wembley and fit for some records breakings.
Predictions, Southhampton 2 Chelsea 1
Tottenham 3 Man United 1
17/04/2018
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De Bruyne as the Player of the Week. No, Mohammed Salah should be the POTW because he is a really good player and has scored more goals than DeBruyne. He also has a better attitude.
Team of the week - ManU - always ManU.
Best game - ManU always brings on the best game! End of!
Yes, a win for United.... well done Rich!
My team captain is Aguero and some other players are Lukaku and Morata. I want George Best to be on my Fantasy team but I can't..... :-(
17/04/2018 12:08
Liverpool
1
De Bruyne as the Player of the Week. No, Mohammed Salah should be the POTW because he is a really good player and has scored more goals than DeBruyne. He also has a better attitude.
Team of the week - ManU - always ManU.
Best game - ManU always brings on the best game! End of!
Yes, a win for United.... well done Rich!
My team captain is Aguero and some other players are Lukaku and Morata. I want George Best to be on my Fantasy team but I can't..... :-(
17/04/2018
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I agree with your choice about Kevin De Bruyne,and his performance this week.He absolutely deserve to be player of the week.West Brom win was suprise for me.I didn't expect that.But great win and they deserve to be team of the week.As Rich said they were dead and buried last week,but they rose like a phoenix and won the game.My prediction is really bad,so this week I am going to skip prediction.
17/04/2018 06:51
Manchester United
2663
I agree with your choice about Kevin De Bruyne,and his performance this week.He absolutely deserve to be player of the week.West Brom win was suprise for me.I didn't expect that.But great win and they deserve to be team of the week.As Rich said they were dead and buried last week,but they rose like a phoenix and won the game.My prediction is really bad,so this week I am going to skip prediction.
16/04/2018
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1- I totally agree with your choices about the team of the week and match of the week, but when it comes to player of the week I think that Mohamed Salah is brilliant in the last several weeks and he deserves to be not only player of the week but also the player of the season. I just wonder whether Liverpool missed the absence of Coutinho who left the Reds to Barcelona or not?
2- My predictions for FA Cup Semifinal:
South Hampton 0-1 Chelsea.
Manchester United 1- 2 Tottenham
16/04/2018 14:46
Liverpool
325
1- I totally agree with your choices about the team of the week and match of the week, but when it comes to player of the week I think that Mohamed Salah is brilliant in the last several weeks and he deserves to be not only player of the week but also the player of the season. I just wonder whether Liverpool missed the absence of Coutinho who left the Reds to Barcelona or not?
2- My predictions for FA Cup Semifinal:
South Hampton 0-1 Chelsea.
Manchester United 1- 2 Tottenham
16/04/2018
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I don't know why but I think Spurs will win.My prediction Manchester Utd 1-2 Tottenham.
16/04/2018 14:42
Arsenal
2337
I don't know why but I think Spurs will win.My prediction Manchester Utd 1-2 Tottenham.