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It's the same every time, just defend as soon as 1-0. Pardew is mind-numbingly one-dimensional sometimes.

Awful from us.

Give over, he's been fine.

Another assist for Sherrrla, to be fair.

Are you still watching last week's game?

Twat

Surely that's obstruction?

Dean Sturridge I think.

It's alright though, he's purple.

Woeful defending by Simpson.

Mmmmmmmmmm...

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.