OTF

Obertan just got creamed off the ball... and got nothing for his trouble.

Harper has been exemplary whenever called on.

What is wrong with him... Seriously...

Fucking Tiote is mental.

Good coverage and clearance from Perch after Tiote tried a vitually impossible volley giving the ball away cheaply...

Ben Arfa off.. MOTM for us. The Shola is on.

Tiote's accellerator is still stuck to the floor...

Someone tell Obertan that every pass need not be with the outside of his boot.

They're a tetchy bunch these Norwich players.

Get your Cheick on.

Anita off for Tiote, I don't like that this returns Perch to fullback.

How is Holt complaining about that? Thick fuck.

Pards calling in another change.. Tiote?

Definitely the players that changed the script giving the penalty to Cisse. Coach killer. Cisse off after murdering a headed chance.

Some good tracking from Cabaye there, credit where it is due.

Good in patches. Ben Arfa slicing through them. Ba with a quality finish. Had a penalty wasted it - Cisse missed horribly. Defensively we've looked likely to concede a number of times but somehow still have a clean sheet. Harper doing well and Williamson heavily involved at the back.

He's trying for magic every time he gets the ball. Simple stuff first please.

On Cisse I think his general play is suffering from complacency resulting from his instantaneous success in the league. Way too early to worry but have to hope that he's giving his all in training, making his runs in games etc. if that's the case the goals will come. Smashing powerful shot on target from HBA parried by Ruddy... Taylor had a good chance to score from the resulting corner.

On replay it was a fucking excellent save from Harper.

Defensive tranparency there, Harper with an extremely important save.

Pardew still looks raging in the stands.

A penalty is a golden chance to score, unless the game is in the bag you put your best penalty taker up there to maximize your chance of scoring. It's fucking simple. I know the lads will have been thinking they were doing Cisse a favour there by sending him up to take it, but then look what has happened? Can't have helped his confidence and Norwich will be buoyed by being only one goal down. Pardew will have roasted them for it rightfully so.

You talking about his appearance there? ....Certainly not his play. Has offered up one or two intersting passes, the rest have been out of sync or poor. Trying too hard at the top of the box to send in a belter, so far that's resulted in a misskick and a one into the stands.

It's obviously not the right choice if he's missed it though is it... Letting someone take it just to get them on the scoresheet reeks of arrogance and contempt for the opposition. Hope Pardew is putting it up them right now to not let that foolish decision cost us the points.

I have little confidence in Ba's penalty taking. Now I have even less in Cisse's. Should have subbed Shola on for it Ben Arfa would have been a better shout, but I'd say he'd be the type to send the odd shocker from trying to do too much.