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I really hope Shola isn't starting on the grounds that he was unlucky to be taken off last week. He can't be starting on the grounds that he's more likely to score than Cisse, because he isn't, or because the team plays better with him in, because we don't, or because he has shown anything in the last decade to show he deserves to start for this club, because he hasn't.

Up from London for this one, better give me a beast of a performance.

They're ludicrously lucky. Last 3 1-1 ties they've scored via a goal which bounced off Gyan unknowingly, a dodgy pen and now an own goal after creating nothing.

No, it's Pardew's fault for taking off the player who makes us tick defensively and who held Sunderland at bay all day long.

That's why you don't take Coloccini off.

Great tactical foul by Williamson.

Let-off. It alarms me that as soon as Colo's off, they have their best chance of the game.

Suicidally stupid substitution. Absolutely awful.

Fuck's sake, is he injured again?! Don't take him off. That's a horrible, horrible, horrible call.

Coloccini is unhuman.

I fear that Atkison loves being the darling of the home fans.

BBC feed is talking sense, think it's harsh.

It's not a ludicrous red card, by any stretch of the imagination. It's a harsh one which was inevitable in the circumstances and given his reputation.

The tackle was in no way indicative of a 'temper'. He went for a bouncing ball and mistimed it, and got Fletcher on the shinpad, who then rolled around like he was being tasered.

Thank you Atkinson, M.

They got both advantage and a free-kick there. It's either or.

Complete example of a player's reputation preceding him for me.

That's just not a red card.

The only reason Willo is always picked is because he looks like Pardew. i've only just noticed the remarkable similarity.

Sit down

Ugh, Le Toss.

If he is genuinely of that opinion that's really, really worrying for us. '...if you don't compete physically' is the rest of the line. Context is always useful. Touche, didn't see the interview, didn't know there was a caveat to it.

If he is genuinely of that opinion that's really, really worrying for us.

"We have to be the big players in both boxes today". Hoof, hoof, hoof, hoof.

Aaaaaand Sky revert to type with the goal machine clip.