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Is Karl Henry back for this one?

Just got back. Arsenal were very confident on the ball from the off, but as our nerves eased we really came into the match before the unfortunate own goal. Arsenal dived a lot and the referee was a moron. Impressed with the half-time penalties too. My record of never seeing Newcastle actually score lives on. Fun day out mind you.

Penalties.

Brentford win would be good.

I've got 13 hours of travel so I'm very enthusiastic about it

Speaking to some Arsenal fans, they're going to use this game to bring back some of their players returning from injury who need match fitness like Walcott, Fabregas and Bendtner. I really don't see the harm of playing a full-strength team - they need to practice playing well at home. If injuries are going to happen this season, they'll happen - no sense wrapping players up in cotton wool. It's not like we're playing five games a week, and it's not exactly Stoke/Wolves we're facing here either. Just my two cents.

It's so rare that I want a Liverpool win, but that's what Allardyce has driven me to... like resorting to brokering a deal with The Joker to combat Batman (read: Fatman).

They were facing Spurs and didn't want a repeat humiliation tbh. Hope they play their actual second string this time.

Stuck with him but he hasn't been awarded the assist for Nolan's goal

Just me who wants a full strength side out there, then?

Big credit to Hughton for today. Wonder if he said anything about playing the offside trap too often at HT, not that we'd tell since we had the ball for most of the second period.

Yup. Can't wait

Awkward silence.

FF's MOTM, in order: 1. Tiote 2. Nolan 3. Ameobi

A couple of the high balls he claimed, there is no way in the world he would have come for them in August, he's learning.

Ameobi & Carroll starting up front together is crucial.

Quality!

Shola brace

Very few chances being created. [i know, look who's talking ]

Hutton's done well today.

Great free-kick, but lucky to be in front. Ref hasn't given anything to Spurs this game, Neville has free reign to hack and push Crouch so far.

In 2099 the answer will still be Uriah Rennie and Steve Bennett. [Atkinson for the reasons eloquently stated by CaliMag].

He really wanted to laugh at the end, you could see it.

Cudicini made 1 save the whole game. You also scored from your only shots.