OTF

Can't buy a trick here, through the back of Almiron and nothing given because presumably Almiron knew it was coming.... so?

Shelvey has had a solid game, still running and tracking at the end there.

If he gets it for a two footed tackle on the ref it would certainly help our villain status.

Bingo.

Honestly commentators are a biased waste of space, if that's Salah going down under that contact they're sipping champagne championing his nous, Wilson gets hit from behind by a player who's nowhere near the ball and it's shoulder to shoulder. Horseshit.

My god look where TOT was there, worse than useless.

"It's a bump, it's a contact sport" we don't even get a replay of it and they've scored. FFS

Now we'll be having the fannying fuckwits down even more than earlier in the game. Interested to see when Howe makes a change, and what it is. You would think potentially Miggy and Murphy.

Useless prick.

Called it.

I was thinking the same thing. He was terrible is his last game, but have to say he had overall been not too bad prior to that given our defense.

You love to see it from Krafth, not pleased having both him and his doppelganger on yellows though.

Forget the price tag and his history. He's only been managed by the fat waste of space during his time in England. If you're only judging him on his performances since Howe arrived he's been one of our best players and our hardest working.

Shearer giving Dermott Gallacher a right going over regarding the Schar penalty that should have been given.

It was the quickest look ever, cath words, the lot of them.

Just covered a massive amount of ground keeping the pressing going then, great effort. Overall I'm happy with our effort, need to string some passes together, but we're at least putting a bit of pressure on them. Defensively Schar has been good and it's very nice to have Dubravka back.

What's the bet Wilson gets carded before the defender who has been draped over him all game?

Last season that's a penalty there, honestly he plainly dropped his arm to the ground to stop the ball going beyond him.

The Oil Twank

Commentary still trying to stick up for Bruce - when talking about how little possession we've had they said "it's in Benitez and Bruce territory". Benitez' last game managing us was two and a half years ago.

Old habits die hard, we started with more of a press but in the last couple of minutes some of our passive watch and retreat tactics are coming to the fore.

Glad Wilson botched up at the end there as he was offside.

Guessing he's gone for a more mobile defensive unit.... and TOT right SMB?

Peers? Pfft, more like underlings! Do you even know who Steffan is? Ludwycht? Gustav? Dec?

Agreed, granted that full speed was pretty slow, but he showed commitment and discipline unlike anything seen from him under Bruce.