Kanji

We won b/c his Plan A worked. Had he had to switch to Plan B, we know the evidence in the past of that. No bueno.

cech got a vital touch tbf I haven't seen any replays, but looked as if it was one you have to finish. No big deal, like. He was very good throughout. It was a hard angle, one that would had favoured a left footer. If he went left footed or outside of right foot he may have scored, but Cech did well there, was a top save tbh.

Unless Palace fork out some compo!

Mad that Willo is probably the undroppable guy at current form, and I'll include that with MYM after today.

This. He needed it though, everyone needs to take today and watch their performances - EVERY PLAYER needs to build on today. Even Cisse and Obertan

Big Mike; so proud of him.

My exact issue with him are the performances versus Villa, Hull, Liverpool, Sunderland, and Chelsea. 0 consistency; we don't know what team is going to turn up each match. Today, he got it right, and credit where its due - if it was him brilliantly setting up the team or if it was Chelsea playing poorly, or instructing Cabaye to hit it the way he did into the box or not - we won today and we beat Chelsea. But I'm happier for the players and we supporters who've suffered too much for too long under this guy. He's still a snake and he's Mike Ashley's crony, I'll likely not get back on board with him, ever again.

Happy for him, hope his development continues upward.

He looked great today, he played his up & down the pitch to perfection. His block on Eto'o was match saving as well.

He was huffing and puffing; assumed he'd come off but he seemed to gain that extra bit of adrenaline....class finish!

He looks top heavy as fuck too.

Should give him the confidence at home, should be our leading line man as well.

the result doesn't change my overall feelings towards this man.

Class today, so chuffed for him - this is the type of result and performance from him personally that will buoy him and hopefully spur him on. He needed a big day against a top side, and he's done just that.

That little interchange with Gabby, using his weight to get into space, the dink and pass - just first class stuff.

If this fucking bellend could see what today was, and what this group of players would be capable of with a stronger manager and some decent investment in the squad...that's all he has to do. The crowd will turn up, it will buy shirts, it will be buzzing, and he can enjoy his merry fucking life and peddle his cheap fucking sports direct brand around.

This fucking club man, insane. Really, just insane. My head is spinning.

Don't think Santon has had much to do but agree with the rest. Remy can't use his pace there and Sissoko can't use his drive on that right hand side. Need to get Benny on for Shola and move Gouff up top and Remy + Benny on his sides. You know this, and I know this, and everyone with an ounce of brainpower knows this. "What the heck is quinoa"

If we had any cutting edge we may have created a few more meaningful chances

May step away from all of this until Ashley and Pardew are gone.

Soon as the press ban happened, I thought the same.

I'm reserving all of my anger for after the match thread. Seething at this 11.

Remy would have scored one of those chances imo.

So we wanted to loan a Chelsea player and Mourinho sent him to Everton, some mate. Thought the same thing.