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Given 8 - There's something about Arsenal that gets the best out of him Carr 6 - Decent enough Babayaro 7 - Linked up well with Emre down the left Taylor 8 - Solid Boumsong 9 - Absolute collossus Bowyer 6 - Got stuck in Emre 6 - Neat and tidy, but will need to adjust to the pace (naturally) Jenas 6 - Was looking very good until the red-card Parker 7 - Protected the back four very well Dyer 6 - Did ok Shearer 6 - Kept plugging away

Dare I say it, we're looking a f*cking solid unit.

Can honestly say I'm proud of the way every single one of them are playing so far.

Agree. Boumsong was lucky mind. But I still don't know why they haven't said anything more on Senderos when Dyer would have been clean through on Lehmann?

Why the hell wasn't Senderos booked there? Dyer was through on goal if he hadn't been pulled down. The workrate of every single one of them has been brilliant so far.

Pretty good start by us.

Our one chance of winning this match will be if Emre & Parker can get on top of Gilberto & Fabregas.

Benitez has once again said he doesn't want to sign Owen today.

Sunderland 0-1 Charlton Darren Bent

Villa 2-2 Bolton after 9 minutes!! Steven Davis.

Another ex-Toon assist! Speed to set up Campo. Villa 1-2 Bolton.

Equaliser for Bolton. Kevin Davies. Villa 1-1 Bolton

ex-Toon player with an assist.... ...not Robert though, but Aaron Hughes set up Phillips to make it 1-0.

I think our first XI could just about get away with this system the way things are going. (Bowyer, Emre & Parker in the middle with N'Zogbia or Milner to the left & Dyer to the right of Shearer).

Will it not be a similar thing at Liverpool though with Cisse, Morientes & Crouch *snigger*.

"Short back & sides please" - Carlos Valderrama

"He's welcome to visit me in Portsmouth anytime he likes" - Robert on Oliver

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman" - Kieron Dyer

"Play right-wing for the benefit of the team? Of course Mr Souness" - Craig Bellamy

"I accept" - Olivier Bernard

£1.5m

Reina Del Horno Mellberg Stalteri G. Neville Arteta Benayoun Le Tallec Ronaldo Drogba Henry

Le Tallec has to be the biggest bargain on there IMO.

"I have no influence on decisions made at NUFC, for I am merely a humble scribe." Alan Oliver 11372[/snapback] "And I can exclusively reveal that Newcastle aren't really interested in signing anybody" - Alan Oliver

"Brett Emerton is a Blackburn Rovers player" - Alan Oliver