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This is a really good point actually. With his inside knowledge he would have been able to give Ralph clear instructions on how to neutralise their threat and penetrate their defence.

Incredibly happy right now. Didn't see that coming after they equalised. So good to actually put a team to the sword for once and finish the game with a comfortable lead. Feels like it's been far too long since we experienced that. Good run of form at the moment (coinceidence that it's since Forster came back in?) and it was important to get those 3 points tonight ahead of some tricky fixtures. A weakened squad, an unfamiliar formation, a tired team after ET 3 days ago, and we still punished the opposition and kept pressing til the end. Can't find anything about that to be unhappy about (though I'm sure somebody will!)

Ha! I scrolled straight past that picture earlier without clocking what it was! 🤣🤣

Yes, of course

It's the Woot and the O RLY that did it for us!

There it is - 67 mins. Tella. 4-1!!!!!!!!

64 mins and no "injury" yet 😕

Good sub as well. Redmond has been ineffective so far.

We've conceded the most headed goals this season. Hardly surprising when you look at the quality of our CBs.

Interesting question - could VAR disallow a goal if it shows that the ball went out of touch in the build up?

FFS that's the second time this season an opposition player has got away with a blatant second yellow (El Ghazi being the first). Yet in our last two games we've had players sent off perhaps harshly for two yellows. It's bollocks.

He's got a case, but it would have been incredibly harsh to disallow it.

Yeah has to be an OG. Wouldn't have gone in otherwise.

Romeu must hit the target from there.

Can't argue with the finish but for crying out loud we can't be allowing free shots like that.

Their first attack FFS.

Overseas broadcasters don't have to send entire production crews to the stadium though.

They were going to show the Everton v Leicester game tonight and there are probably logistical reasons why they can't now show this one instead at such short notice.

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/01/10/goodbye-newcastle-and-southampton-target-is-now-a-free-agent/ This guy perhaps?

Digne will be a big upgrade for them at LB.

Now why is it that I suspect you won't be this optimistic once the match has kicked off? 🤔

I have very fond memories of the last time we played Coventry. My wife said she has never seen me show so much emotion as I did watching the scenes at the end of that game.

Just watched it again on MOTD. For a unit like Obafemi to go down like that from such minimal contact is pretty embarrassing, but that doesn't absolve Valery of blame. From that position there's no way the ref can see how much contact was made so he's always gonna give a yellow for that. Pure stupidity from Valery when he's already on a yellow and Obafemi unlikely to score anyway.

We didn't really miss him at all when he was suspended for 3 games earlier in the season. We won 2 of them.

I thought he looked good for the first 15-20 mins. But he's obviously lacking in match fitness and then had to drop deep when JWP went to RB which constrained him as an attacking threat.