Rayvin

Ah well, looks like we're coming 8th this year. Southampton got stuffed so we're still 6 up on them. We were never gonna hit the champs league places anyway.

To be fair, it was a red card all day. It was a mad challenge even if he did get the ball.

So unfair...Krul pulled out of that.

On the plus side, it's one I'd have us down to lose anyway.

We look knackered...

The number of potential injuries are starting to look worrying...

Can someone explain to me what happened with our subs there? I saw Yanga Mbiwa for Colo but who left for Haidara?

Er... ok so that changes things. Still don't think West Brom have it in them to win this, but we're not likely to get anywhere now either.

I dunno, I think I'd stick with what we've got now and just hope it pays off eventually. We've nothing on the bench really to shake things up with.

This is just one of those games where we're inexplicably rubbish isn't it.

Ah Ben Arfa for Gouffran - but they put Berahino on...

I like that approach for teams who are better than us, but West Brom are god awful. That was a waste of a half - we weren't even that good at containing them, they were just shit.

Sounds pathetic, his sending off today. Kicked out at someone for blocking his run. He's like 32 ffs, he should be able to contain himself.

Glad that's over with, maybe we can actually try to win the game next half.

It really is, but Pardew talking to Benny there gives me some optimism!

He's been entirely ineffective. Definitely a Ben Arfa game.

West Brom pressing us well. We string passes together but just can't quite work anything through.

We're giving away possession very cheaply here.

What about Benteke? The noise surrounding him has dropped off (largely because his form has) but I reckon he's still a good player, and also potentially the sort of forward we would need. Villa would be reluctant I guess but he's young and I don't think they could argue he should cost more than £12mill or so.

I'd like to see him go from the start again soon but I guess Pardew has earned some faith in his judgements.

Across the whole season? Seems like a safe bet at this point, we'd have to hit a real sour patch of form given we're 12 points up on them, possibly 15 after today.

If we win today there's a very real chance we could be 9 points clear of Southampton in 9th place. Which is kinda bizarre. I'm not used to being this comfortable in decent positions. Equally if we lose, we're going to be adrift in 8th place for the coming few weeks.

If Anita is out can we not work HBA in somehow...

City back ahead... looks like a routine win to me.

Looks like Cardiff have ended up with Solskjaer. Not a bad choice but why he's opted to work with Tan is beyond me.