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This was a fun 5 minutes for Celta Vigo today

He won't next game, as he'll be travelling back from South America a few days before, but i'd be starting Miggy soon. I don't think Murphy performed badly at all, but Miggy seems to have a decent bit of zip about him when he came on and added a different dimension, and got into some good positions.

KI my dear summer child, you're forgetting the cardinal rule of Newcastle fans: "Everything is awful always"

Our pass completion was 86% from 553 passes, which is generally pretty good if not spectacular, Arsenals's today was 90% from 480 passes.

FWIW Both things can correct, it can be a decent performance, with signs of us getting back to our best, and it can also be a poor result overall. Even if personally i'll never grumble about a point on the road, my default before any away game (Unless against a utter trash team like Sheffield United) is "Take a point".

Come on now

Thought the performance was decent, and that there where signs of us getting back to high performance levels. It wasn't an amazing display by any means, but it wasn't utter horseshit like some are claiming. Ultimately he can't legislate for poor finishing.

Personally thought that was a decent performance, with a bunch of positives coming from it, it's just really frustrating we weren't able to finish. We where really solid, and controlled most of the game, and that was probably our best away performance in a long time. Think there are signs we are getting back to ourselves. Think that was a solid if frustrating point.

New Rule: Anthony Gordon isn't allowed to play against Everton Football Club.

Most of them came from Trippier in the first 10 minutes to be fair Personally think we've overall been really good in possession, and that it's the best we've looked on the ball all season.

Fun fact, since Dyche came into Everton, 42% of all of their goals have come from set pieces.

A very competitive game in which we've looked relatively comfortable. I actually think that's the best I've seen seen our midfield look on the ball for a long time, its very dynamic and fluid, and we're playing it around nicely. Tonali just oozes quality. Its the final third that's the issue, we're getting into dangerous areas but not being able to get a shot off, which is a bit infuriating. I knew Gordon was missing that pen, it felt written

Martin Tyler on Comms...

The current top 7 in the Championship contains a bunch of unbelievably boring teams. Will be grim if its 3 from them that ends up going up.

Birmingham lose their first of the season to Nathan Jones' Charlton.

Gateshead seem to have not had any dip post Elliott leaving which is decent. Truro City just beat previously unbeaten and top of the league Hemel Hempstead in what is starting to look like a promising season in the National League south

I would hate to have a Brentford or Wolves keeper in my FPL

Southampton winning, Its never going to stick, so not even going to begin to hope it does. It is funny mind

Brentford love a fast goal, in the last four games they've scored: 76 seconds in against Wolves 40 seconds in against West Ham 22 seconds in against Man United 23 seconds in against Tottenham

Are there any rules about having a closed roof at football stadiums? I'm only asking as I can't think of any football stadiums that do. Think it would class if possible, would be great for creating and keeping an atmosphere.

So unchanged from last week then.

What happened to Kelleher?

So is Wharton any decent? After the clamor of him being the next Iniesta in the summer, feels like he'd gone off the boil.

Not sure I've celebrated a goal more viscerally than that one I was in a packed pub in the middle of Plymouth during that game, but no-one was actually their for the match (other than me and one other dude) it was just Easter and the sun was out for the first time that year, so when that goal went in I not only scared the living shit out of anyone around me who where not paying attention, but also got loads of looks from people like I was bonkers. Was class