CPL

Wow! Is that their first shot?

How is Mike Dean still a premier league referee is beyond me! What a joke of a decision.

Swansea winning also!

Bournemouth winning

Was fab in his mini cameo, shame others aren’t on his wave length.

This is so depressing.

Joe Hart anyone?

Hayden so good he can play in 2 positions.

I can see where you’re coming from and I think 4-2-3-1 suits us better but I don’t think we can drop Gayle at the minute especially with his pace and goal threat. I would play Joselu just behind Gayle as Perez and Gayle together was just disastrous against Huddersfield Last night Joselu was exactly playing behind Gayle. The difference is probably just to ask Joselu to play a bit more closer to midfield but I don't think it makes a big difference. Joselu simply not up to that role. He is very limited, so as the other players we have. That's also related to why we are struggling now - our players aren't good enough to carry out Rafa various tactics and the team simply stop working once we made any changes. So I assume you would drop Gayle?

Had to go across . Felt he didn’t in my opinion. Left us exposed in the middle.

I can see where you’re coming from and I think 4-2-3-1 suits us better but I don’t think we can drop Gayle at the minute especially with his pace and goal threat. I would play Joselu just behind Gayle as Perez and Gayle together was just disastrous against Huddersfield. Edit: Joselu is also on 3 goals so joint top goal scorer.

Who is currently our top goal scorer. One assist and a goal last night plus goals at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge. We have missed Lascelles’ leadership and also Atsu’s ball outlet. This would be a better and fair assessment in my opinion.

Would have taken a point for sure at 2-0 down.

Throw on Merino and Mitrovic and go for it second half.

Why didn’t they give it back to the keeper?

Fucking blatant cheating.

Gayle is going to come on for Josulu and then it will give them the momentum when we keep losing it up top. Looking very similar to the Brighton game, hope I'm wrong obviously,

Wish they'd shut up about Man City, they're not even playing FFS!

Anyone seen the interview between Hayden, Darrow and Elliot? Elliot talks about how when he struggled financially at Charlton when he lived with his mum and Pardew eventually helped him out.

Is it the case that Scholes has scored more at SJP than Dyer?

Absolute hero! Would sadly admit I would choose Rafa to meet over anyone else at the minute.

Insert Loftus Cheek and push Shelvey further back I guess. U2: Care to elaborate? Just don't agree with half your picks. Townsend for example shouldn't be ahead of Ritchie. I take Dummett ahead of PvA every time. Cabaye is finished. Just loads I disagree with. Nothing malicious here, I just disagree. That's fine was just wondering who your choices were. Probably agree with Cabaye. I probably picked Cabaye based on how he played for us but I wouldn't pick Dummett for the first XI

Insert Loftus Cheek and push Shelvey further back I guess. U2: Care to elaborate?

Obviously people will disagree but I made a combined XI with subs. NUFC/CPFC Combined XI Hennesey Yedlin Sakho Lascelles Van Aanholt Townend Cabaye Merino Zaha Shelvey Benteke Ratio NUFC: 4 CP: 7 Subs: Elliot Lejeune Schlupp Ritchie Loftus Cheek Puncheon Gayle Ratio NUFC: 4 CP: 3

I would say the ones listed would likely walk in the team at the minute. Zaha, Townend, Benteke, Cabaye, Sakho and probably even their keeper. That's probably based on both fans' opinion. Others would be 50/50 depending on which team you support and seen more of.