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controlled it well after going ahead. Didn;t allow them back into it.

Yeeees!

Give them too much respect and it could cost us. Go at them, and they could pick you off... Hang on, what's the sceanrio where it works in our favour again? 🙂

I hope he's back soon. Our next line up will be KWP - Salisu - Bednarek - Small, as we need to have one player in there to show off The Pathway.

Brighton will be disapointed not to have won that. I know as I'm really pleased we managed to get anything there. JWP really got us out of trouble. We had an odd line up, and apart from a spell int he second half we looked disjointed throughout. Salisu and Bednarek were dragged all over the place. Livramento looked slow (hope that doens;t turn out to be as serious as we fear). While Perraud made the team more balanced, March and other had the beating of him down that flank, which is a worry. Long is an intelligent player, but I never think anything that comes near him is going to go in. As the game went on Adams was able to hold up play well for others. That's one of the few ways we're likely to create. Broja was a handful when he came on, but Brighton were pushing us back by then. Tella nearly had a chance in the first half, but was fouled. In the second he had a couple of nice touches, before cramp got to him. Redond didn't have one of his better games. Lots to pick apart, and improve on. I didn;t see us getting 2 goals back, if it hadn;t have been for JWP.

He needs it across the ground, for a back heel into the net.

KWP...but on his left...and we all know he's better on the right... 🙂

They are having a much better spell again. We're going to have to tighten up to stop them getting even more good chances.

flag up...c'mon VAR

Oops from Redmond there. Nearly another chance...

As soon as I type we look more likely we leave too much space and Brighton get a chance.

Real role reversal this half. It's calmed down a bit, but we were looking more likley. WOnder how much longer Long will have left.

Doesn;t he have any ambitions of playing Champions League football then? 🙂

Cheeky Romeu backheel!

YEEEEEES!!!!!!!

The large crack in our performance...

Get in!!!!!! JWP gives us some hope!

second best in everything we are doing today. work rate, passing, tackling, positional awareness...everything.

and not just the final third... 🙂

Bloomin' heck. We did *everything* possible there to gift them a goal. What on earth are we doing?

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/20048451.analysis-saints-long-throw-in-tactic-not-working/

Looked to be in a lot of distress. I hope it's not ACL. ☹️

I'm still not sure if it was knee jarring from the weight he put on it or the ankle?

I hope Livramento is going to be okay. Ralph's still going to pick him after all.

There was that article that pointed out that the idea isn't to actually win the header from the throw in, or heaven forbid, score from them. It's to increase the chances of winning the second ball from them. It helps us prevent break aways from our own throw ins, apparently.