OTF

Pretty small, fucking tiny more like! Where are you from originally?

Cheer up, we're still ahead on pounds per goal.

Glad they've taken Aguero off or double figures was on the cards.

Oh dear. Way too much space.

De Jong always looks slow and lacks physicality when he comes on. Obertan has pace, a reasonably physical frame. Just need to visit Oz to get him a heart.

The composure from him was astonishing. Channelled everything into effort and doggedness, well done.

Wasn't questioning your fictitious results but rather your fictitious intent.

On book two of the Dark Tower series (Stephen King). The first, as widely reported, is a little slow and mysterious but I'm right into the second now. Effectively the whole thing is one huge book.

Wouldn't you be?

Hope they can build on this. Shame it's a tougher fixture next up.

Fuck.

Well done Mitrovic, put his body on the line.

Nice Mbemba.

Yep.

Ouch

Timmy Krul, nothing to lose there with the flag buy great save none the less.

Mitrovic will be key for us this season. He's got the size, strength and enthusiasm to really get under the skin of the opposing defenders. We've not had that in a player since Andy Carroll.

Mitro would have seen three weeks for that if roles were reversed.

Fantastic header. A bit of steel now lads

Just wow...

This will be our best game in a while but we'll still lose.

Agree that Thauvin showed some good signs. I think for a young kid coming into a new, tougher league he's done pretty well. Hasn't been amazing but has shown glimpses of quality and a desire to take on the opposition. Widjnaldum has been disappointing since the Southampton game where he looked great. It seems he doesn't know what his role is currently. We saw some improvement in the second half yesterday thankfully. Mbemba is a talent, but he's raw and will probably make some errors along the way especially playing alongside an often disinterested Coloccini. Haidara is frustrating be a use he does have the physical attributes to be good, but his on field awareness is poor and defensively he's erratic.

De Jong what the hell was that?

Ref can end this game now that Colback has his yellow.

At first look we've been denied two penalties.