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Too much fannying around against the high press. That's the time to play the long ball when danger lurks.

Manning seems to be unable to stop any crosses at all.

How many chances are Saints going to spurn in this game I wonder.

Chance goes begging.

Manning completely taken out of the game there.

Nothing sticking up front or even in midfield.

Important for Saints to ride this out.

Shambles do far.

Have to calm this down. WBA on top.

If there was ever a game where tippy-tappy ball retention and a last minute winner were the order of the day it's this one. My expectation is that Mara will mistime a tackle and get a red card inside the first 20 minutes though.

It's helps for me to reduce the tension by reminding myself that I don't really like the EPL anyway, what with all that VAR, relegation struggles and stuff. Saints will probably go and win the playoffs just to annoy me. 😜

Nice to see Stewart looking sharp as well.

Dreadful dive but ref falls for it.

Saints moving the ball forward much more quickly. Less tippy-tappy possession is working.

Game has taken on the air of a pre-season friendly.

Rothwell on for Downes. Not ideal but understandable.

Expect everything to go pear-shaped after 60 minutes. Could be a repeat of the Ipswich game.

Might be worth replacing Manning if Saints want to finish with 11 on the pitch.

Saints dishing out some tough stuff.

Saints losing the ball in defensive areas again. Leeds miss this time.

Sometimes just bloody well clear the ball. 1-1 from idiotic defending.

Game is passing Aribo by.

Ref bottling that obvious free kick on the edge of the box is a bit worrying.

I suspect Ipswich will be rather more confident of not losing to Huddersfield on Saturday than of Saints helping them out at Elland Rd. Good luck to them. Well deserved.

Live on Sky then.