Stottie

Looking shakey now

What a take and finish!

YESSSS

More like it!

Taking it meekly. Compare with Leicester at the weekend.

Boo linesman!

A rare case of decisions actually evening themselves out, in about five minutes as well.

Not a pen, but made for some quality slapstick. I don't mind Leicester winning the league, but I don't want it to be a procession. They're not good enough to deserve one of them.

That's a pen for Leicester tbh.

Cancel the pizza!

Although we want our game against Spurs to be meaningless, this is kind of fun!

Brave one this ref. Both good decisions, I reckon. Leicester were well niggly foul and diving against us. Today's game is no exception.

For me, the big difference yesterday was that we didn't give the game away. Against Norwich and Southampton, we lost the games instead of making them beat us. Swansea worked some openings, but weren't handed anything gilt edged. If you give away the first goal, the whole game changes. Man City are comfortably good enough to beat us, as are Liverpool, but we have to make them do it. By the sounds, Everton rested players to go all out in the Merseyside Derby, so it may push Klopp into trying harder than he would have done otherwise in that game. Europa League has to be their biggest priority, so we might get an relatively easy ride at Anfield. Again though, we have to play error-free.

Scrappy for sure, but not the result from defensive or goalkeeping howlers. That's what I would call shite goals. By my definition, half the goals we've conceded this season have been shite goals. Our goals from the corners yesterday both had good delivery. A shite goal is when you have poor delivery or non-existent defending, like Norwich's first against us. Southampton's too. Swansea did look like they were on holiday mind.

Set up 2 goals I agree, but he won't get an "assist" for the Sissoko goal, which shows the problem of judging players by that stat. It's also a problem with harrying forwards who cause general havoc or pressure defenders into mistakes.

That's a definite card, possibly a red given where the Sunderland player ended up. It's clear dangerous play.

Hoping we can get to half time without conceding. We've not managed it under Rafa so far. No glaring mistakes or cheap free kicks please. The game against Southampton was lost by that stage, but we've generally done better in the second half.

Colback actually got in the opposition box last season and chipped in with the odd goal, something that Anita or Tiote have never offered and that has vanished from Colback's game this year. He's still mediocre of course, but the box to box mediocre of last year beats the sitting and holding mediocre of this. If a midfielder is going to make stray passes and commit clumsy fouls, the further he does it from our own box, the better.

Norwich took a handball to beat us. They're not very good. We're lazy and inept and the only hope is that Rafa can work some magic. They're far from world beaters, but maybe Colo, Dummett, and Mbabu can listen to him and at least avoid giving the game away. I think Taylor put in the worst performance of any of our players this season.

They needed a handball to beat us, so I wouldn't make any big claims for them for the rest of the season.

Fistpumps off. Apparently it's "another blow for Newcastle".

I thought we'd lulled them to sleep at 1-0 but a fresh burst of ineptitude shook them awake for number two.

Yes, it can get worse!

Credit to them for not making a meal of that. Some refs would have given something.

Blind backpass. Ferk me he really is brain dead.