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Saints defending deeper and deeper. Dangerous

Aribo with daft back pass. Got away with a spot of Russball.

Sulemana's first touch is awful. So's his second come to that.

Never a free kick. Ref's bent.

Ref would have been keen to give Les a 2nd yellow.

Not exactly end-to-end stuff but Musk will take some satisfaction from that. It'll take something to keep them at bay for another half.

HT 0-0. Slightly surprised. Can't last can it?

Ref always happy to give City a free kick. Soft.

A touch in their box. City will have to be wary.

Almost got to the edge of the City penalty area. Progress.

No strikers at all. Musk has thrown in the towel.

Musk has probably given Tall Paul defensive duties this week with a instructions of marking Haaland in the middle of a back seven for Saints. I suspect Saints won't plan to venture even as far as the half way line very much in this game. Expect a near empty stadium by the end.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/09/newcastle-consult-fans-over-plans-to-redesign-outdated-club-badge?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1746803161 Is it time to redesign the Saints badge?

That was reminiscent of the early season Russball. Slow, passing backwards/sideways, hardly any attacking threat at all and easily beaten by a not very good team.

Can't even get a cross in to the box. Hopeless.

How has Skipp not got a 2nd yellow?

THB loses more of his value.

Musk has clearly given up now.

Leicester easily play through the Saints press, get the ball forward and have a shot.

First thing Dibling does is to lose the ball. Results in Leicester corner.

Saints get in a position to cross the ball and it ends up back in our own half. This is rubbish.

That many? Did he kick off after the goals?

To be fair it's only Leicester that seem to have any desire to actually score. These boring defensive tactics just are not working.

Has Stewart had a touch yet?

FFS Stephens