Pilko

Best player for us today I thought.

Hwang fast becoming one of those bang average players who'll have a "Vs Newcastle" career highlight reel that makes him look like Pele.

Bruno. Please stop trying to win fucking fouls and play the simple pass for fucks sake.

Shirt pulls must be allowed in the laws of the game then, never see fouls given for them anymore.

No idea why he watched 20 mins of Wolves pressure and our lads out on their feet, only to make a sub once we inevitably concede. The decision to blow the transfer budget on two full backs who he won't trust to see any real action is looking stupider every week, too. Not saying that was entirely on Howe but he will have had a say in it.

Needs a punch in the face, might put him off punching the fucking ball all the time. Easy catch and he elects to punch. Shite.

For fucks sake man. That was so obviously going to happen and we don't make a change. Pope is fucking crap. Why punch that easy catch?

Couldn't wait to blow the whistle and give the card there the fucking bald nonce.

I'd get Willock on here, give us some impetus in midfield.

Trippier taking Halloween a bit too seriously with an absolute horror show.

That's a joke, he's pulling Burn's shirt. Judging by Dortmund and there trying to undress your opponent is perfectly legal nowadays?

Boly's foul on Dubravka not given, the straight red for Yedlin when there was a man on the cover, Perez getting elbowed in the face in the box and play waved on...

I've seen softer ones awarded against us before enough times tbf.

Must be tired judging by that absolute dumpster fire of a first half he's just posted. Livramento needs to play Wednesday without a doubt.

That's such a soft goal to concede FFS. Trippier at fault, what a fucking stinker he's having.

Trippier needs to stop giving them the ball in our third like. It'll hurt us eventually.

Correctly awarded that. No hint of a foul just piss poor keeping.

Get in. Feel like VAR might check that though...

Wilson needs to be a lot stronger, just getting bullied to fuck so far.

Our U23s must be an absolute state if we can't muster any options better than sticking Gillespie and 5 full backs on the bench

That's an excellent second goal tbf.

Pope Trippier Lascelles Dummett Burn Longstaff Bruno Schar Almiron Wilson Gordon

Willock or Anderson might have to play left if we need Gordon to fill in up front. Given the injury records of Isak and Wilson & Gordon looking so excellent wide left it does highlight that we're a striker light IMO. Not having someone from the U23s who can be relied on to play even minutes as a sub might haunt us.

Delighted to see him back. Hope he can stay fit.

I'm one of his biggest advocates but he was absolutely chod tonight, didn't look at the races whatsoever, seemed to have none of his usual energy. Then again, he normally plays 90+ mins three times a week so you'd expect him to look tired once in a while. He'll bounce back, he's vital to the midfield unit at the moment & with Tonali's impending break he'll get loads of minutes. I do think having Willock in there with him will improve things further as well.