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This playing out from the back all the time keeps putting us under pressure.

How is that not offside?

Gave it away in our own half again. Don't get away with it this time. 1-1.

All going according to plan then. That quick break and finish surprised me for sure.

Great chance. Missed.

More of the same then this half I reckon. Can't believe Arsenal won't score.

I think we got into their half on 3 or 4 occasions so bonus points for that. Trouble is that whenever a chance of a break is on the players seem to be under instructions to stop and wait for a slow pass backwards.

Stewart down.

Surely just a matter of time before Arsenal score. Not even close on possession stats today.

Forget this idiocy of giving the ball away in our own half. It's not working.

Saints defending is desperate

Whatever else it's clear that Martin still has no idea what his best side is. Players in, out and shake 'em all about.

Ramsdale, Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Manning, Downes, Aribo, Dibling, Fernandes, Stewart Manning? 🤨

That implies we'll actually get someone in their penalty area.

That's akin to a religious faith. There's no evidence that would even happen.

I agree. Another bonkers decision among many and that's why I'd expect them to wait.

There's that friendly match featuring Martin's XI in a couple of weeks. They're going to probably wait until after that and then give him the Leicester game before doing the necessary. What a costly mess.

Got an early goal back in the 2nd half and from that moment on hardly laid a glove on them as we reverted to the RM style of passing it around without creating much. There is one thing consistent about RM teams - they concede a helluva lot of goals.

Their 'keeper has hardly been tested but at least we won on the possession stats. 🙄

Plenty of possession but creating sod all with it. RM will no doubt be delighted.

Ref still refusing to give Saints any free kicks then.

I'd just like to see Saints attacking with a bit more pace. Certainly better this half but still hard to see where goals are coming from.

Bournemouth looking more likely to score next.

Dibling never even touched the diving twit. Yellow card and another fk to defend.

Made a nice change to see a fk put into the mix rather than passed back to the 'keeper.