OTF

Knee surgery from my injury earlier in the year. In pain now but apparently the surgery went well.

Didn't mention it earlier but I was in hospital for this one (woke up in an attempt to watch it which was not very successful) and I'm definitely not reading anything superstitious into it nor offering to be back for any subsequent games! Fantastic result obviously, so happy for Miley, such a deserved goal. We should have scored more on the balance of chances created. Good for Dubravka to get a clean sheet, made a good save when Joelinton slid the perfect through ball for them!

Have to give Longstaff sime time to get up to match speed, butbit certainly seems like Miley is faster to release the ball and potentially more accurate too. That's not disrespecting Sean, but rather complimenting Lewis.

This is true. Europa prize money is paltry in comparison to the Champions League. We're better off trying to bolster our league position by focusing on the premier league. Even if ironically that means we qualify for the Europa...

Joelinton MOTM.

Such a frustrating way to go out. Tired legs and naivety.

It's this kind of attitude that I blame personally.

Also, how is it only 4 minutes?!

Naivety costing us big time.

Schär not being in defense had me rightly worried.

Fuck

Tired mistakes.

Longstaff looks like he's running in treacle.

Leao looked offside there anyway.

This guy has been not too bad to this point. He's decisive at least.

Is this a player holding their head after actually having it contacted by an opposing player?

Lascelles has also put in some highly accurate long balls.

That was some hit by Joelinton, he's been the one to get into the most dangerous positions.

or the Chinese Mouse?

If I was Howe I'd have mentioned that Sandro was fit.

Good honest work, put his back into it and worked his arse off.

@MrBass

Trippier reporting for training this week.

He can rest when they zip up the body bag.