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Sweet misleading scale on the graph. There's 5.8% between last and second equating to a difference of just over 5 min. Less than 4 min difference between us and Manure. Must be tough when we've got a superior xG despite all of our 'delay' tactics. But yeah we should probably pass the ball around sideways and backwards more because it's what the fans, the referees and everyone want. A slow paced game trying to break down resolute defense is a visual spectacle.

Would have been the away game furthest from Newcastle if it wasn't for the game in Dunedin on the same tour.

*Monkey's Fist has entered the chat*

He's not involved in the play when the ball is played to Mbeuma, when Mbeuma plays it across Toney is behind the ball so he's onside.

JO EL IN TON

Indeed, no excuse for it at all.

Who's the bloke at the door with the Forest badge? 😄

VAR are saying it wasn't a deliberate play at the ball by Felipe, what a fucking joke. And Tim Sherwood rightfully saying well they got it wrong with plenty of passion. Once again they suggested that it was down to the onfield ref to look and make the decision, but that's bollocks. If the onfield ref is being sent to look at the display that's the VAR telling them directly that they made a clear and obvious error. They're going to look at it with that front of mind. It should never have come back to the onfield referee, horrendous decision by the VAR. Thankfully it hasn't mattered in the end but it still deserves follow up because that very well could have had massive implications for our season.

What a roller-coaster of emotions this one was. This win was huge for us, keeping alive the possibility of champion's league qualification and buoying our overall confidence and surely that of Isak in particular.

Definitely something off about him, but in a good way (at this stage). I could watch/losten to this over and over, especially the way noone reacts as though he's done anything unusual. Just Ritchie being Ritchie.

Unsure if I am being insulted here.

Vieira will be pleased it wasn't him.

With no Big Joe you'd hope it's more than in spirit.

Who's better than the rest?

What does Australia have to do with it?

Meanwhile Miggy came on over the weekend, scored a belter of a goal and set up what should have been a beauty as well. And also Matt Ritchie came on - I take your point.

FIFA have had to diversify their money making now that it's not as easy to accept envelopes under the table to host the tournament in illogical and undeserved locations. More games, more money, simple.

Disappointing to see this sort of behaviour in here TBH.

If we had've lost or even drawn this game it would have been against the overall balance of play. They scored off a terrible defensive error and their next best chance was another poor defensive error, both of our goals were from quality play and we should have had a brilliant third had Botman not bottled the finish. The only important thing here was winning (and no injuries). We're back into the winning mentality and all that we should remember from this game is two fantastic goals and three points to leapfrog Liverpool. You're right that we now need to build on this with three points away to Forest, not an easy ask but we have to really fancy ourselves there.

He would never had gotten a 4 match ban as that would only apply for a secondary red that was awarded for violent conduct (such as that committed by Casemiro). If the ref gave Pope a red here I think it's still just a one match suspension even though it would be his second of the season, but I'd say the FA would have full discretion to increase the suspension just like they can for violent conduct. If the ref gave a penalty for that there's no way it would have been a red card as well. Upon rewatching it I do think it could easily have been given as a penalty and we'd have no defense as Pope moved into the path of their player deliberately rather that moving towards the ball. We got lucky because Raul made a bit of a meal of it and isn't a poster boy.

Does Graeme Jones give big Joe a kiss here? I'm all for it.

The win we needed so badly. We made it harder than we needed to but that doesn't matter now.

Botman not scoring has become a painful joke now.