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Would have been an honour to walk away with Barnes’ foot. He didn’t look like he was easing himself back in at all so give that the toe injury was a bit of a freak injury in a way I’m really hopeful that he’ll be able to get back up to speed quickly

Was a tricky finish I think. If any contact had been made when it flew across the goal then a miss would have been mad but once it goes past it’s not easy to keep it down given the pace it comes in at. I’d expect Wilson, Isak or Trippier to put that away but most other people in the squad I think would struggle to keep that down

It’s not going to be for much longer. I think Tino starts next game

Anyone who ever boos any of our players is a cunt. Unless they’re totally disrespecting the club or damaging it intentionally

Aye, people trying to make the case that Eddie’s made a horrific blunder playing Burn is so frustrating. Burn does offer us something and has been a good option at LB in many games, especially last season. He was never fast but he looks even slower these days. I think against pacy wingers he shouldn’t start and Tino should. Burn should be backup CB and back up LB apart from for certain games at LB

Thought he looked pretty good receiving the ball and laying it off. He was up against a ridiculously physical team too. He’s such a versatile player that I see him playing that role as a backup fairly well

That ref was unbelievably out of his depth today. Had no control on the game. Was like a substitute teacher where the kids were getting away with whatever they wanted

His second finish was really good. First one was almost unmissable. Second one, he had to receive it, set himself and then score. Often he takes too long on those and allows keepers to get a block in. I agree, that we got played through too much as we have done almost all season but he did do some tidy defensive work as well

Fuck off, just seen the Villa score

It was soft of course but there’s no scenario where you can put pressure on someone’s back from behind and expect it not to be given

Fair play, he looked rapid but it’s hard to compare a freight train to a Tomy train set

Fair play. I don’t know his game at all but it was painful watching the match up between them today and hard to read his pace due to Burn being slow

Amazing to have this lad back. Give him a shot from twenty yards and he’ll invariably put it into the corner

We miss him a huge amour when he’s out

That was a very troubling performance. How quick was their RW? Because he didn’t look absolutely rapid. However, he made Burn look like poorly put together stop motion

One of my major concerns with Murphy is such a schoolboy thing. When he gets passed to he doesn’t shield the ball or put his body in the right position. A few times today he got played a perfectly good pass and then got bullied off it because he didn’t come to the ball or put his body in the way. It’s basic stuff

Anything other than a win for Aston Villa later on could help set in a slump to Villa

It’s not screaming gerrrrlllllls but hopefully we can unleash Gordon as a goalscorer here

Matt Ritchie locking in another performance bonus, get in

Completely agree. Big fan of his ability and bigger fan of him off the pitch. Not a fan of his scowling and play acting

Wish richarlison would go back to the abject form he had before. Was it all down to a groin injury he was playing with?

Honestly doesn’t get better than that

We going to see him on the bench from the off?

Striker, RW, AM, RCB. Not sure on DM. We’ve been linked with a few but it doesn’t seem like a position we’re prioritising

Was that the worst winter transfer window for all PL clubs in the premier league era? I can’t remember what they were like in the 90s