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Did Ings have time to control that before shooting?

It's really not that simple. Since they made their tactical change we have really struggled to get a foothold in midfield, so the chances just aren't coming as easily as they did in the early stages. Our only hope is if we can make a tactical switch of our own to get back on top. But looking at our bench options I really don't see how that's going to happen. At the very least, I would swap JWP for Lemina. He looked very good in the second half at Newcastle last week and is a far better option to give us some mobility in the middle and link the attack.

Just watching the highlights of the Spurs v WHU game. West Ham looked decent. I seriously doubt we will get anything up there next weekend, so we need to turn things around at HT and get something from this game to avoid having to get a result on the last day.

He looks to be a long way off full fitness still. Apart from the goal, Long has been dreadful. That miss is just unforgivable. JWP been pretty anonymous in midfield. Hook him off for Lemina at HT. Stephens is just too casual. Just standing there playing two oppo players onside when the initial shot came in before there 2nd goal. Totally unacceptable. Bednarek can't do it all on his own. It's very worrying how Howe managed to identify where things were going wrong and change it immediately, but we have no answer to it.

JWP has been pretty ineffective in midfield today. I would sub him off for Lemina.

Stephens playing Wilson onside when the first shot came in.

Oh for crying out f*cking loud! What the f*ck are you playing at Saints!?

That would have been an excellent counter attack if Ings had managed to stay on his feet.

Jesus. We're in full panic mode now.

HOW THE F*CK DID LONG MISS THAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Bet365 shows Bournemouth have only had one dangerous attack so far. And they f*cking scored from it.

Oh FFS. Why do we never make things easy for ourselves. Total domination of this game so far, and now we let them get back level with some shocking defending.

Selfish from Redmond there. Should have fed Ings instead.

The Atlantic is an ocean, not a stream. HTH

Prolific Shane Long. 4 goals in 5 now. Never thought I would find myself posting that! Lovely move to set it up though, and for once we got a lucky deflection rather than an unlucky one.

Well it's obviously infuriating that we still can't seem to put a game to bed, but I would have taken a point before the game. And the longer it went without us scoring that second, the more inevitable the equaliser became. Overall though, have to say it was a cracking game of football with both teams going for it. Very enjoyable to watch. Had we held on, it would have left Cardiff needing to win all three of their remaining games. We still need one more win to be guaranteed, but I reckon we will still stay up even if we don't get another point all season. Which is incredibly unlikely.

Lemina getting ready to come on.

Bit of a harsh booking for Bedders. He got the ball and I don't know what Mike Dean thinks he is going to do with his trailing leg.

Jeez! How slow was Stephens to react to that!? Should never have got that shot away!

Outside the box and the taters don't even reckon it was a foul. However, given the refereeing f*ck ups that have cost us against Watford this season and last, it should have been a penalty and a red card

Should have been two!

Pretty obvious they have identified our right side as a weak link.

Indeed. Despite being out for 4 months Lemina showed himself in the 45 mins he was on against Newcastle to be a far better option in that position than JWP.

Leeds 2-0 down at Brentford. Looks like Sheff Utd have the upper hand now in the promotion race.

Pompey 0-1 Coventry. Always liked Coventry