Tiresias

Don't think anyone would have predicted how amazing Ba and Cabaye would be immediately, our incredibly sturdy defence over the first half of the season gave us a foundation and then just when we were wobbling we pulled it all back with a bit of grit. I can't believe where we are now, I would have thought at start of season we were more likely going down than challenging for 4th. I remember when Cabaye was signed he said he was hoping we could challenge for Europe and I was thinking oh dear we tricked him into coming and he's bugger off quickly when we get 11th

then passed it to simpson

Exactly the sort of midfield performance I love from players. Had goals but also beautiful passing too, and hard work.

Looks very good, and injury worries are receding well done

It was good when it was simple, passed us out of danger plenty, and don't mind some of the ambitious balls, in case they come off, but some of his long passing was off the boil.

Dropped off second half, but was spectacular first half. Keep it up.

Almost perfect game. Played best I've seen us, second half dealt with proffessionally, sad we didn't go for it but that seemed largely the fault of Cabaye's injury, which I hope isn't bad. Krul - 8 - nothing much to do but what he did do did fine Santon - 8 - played great, great defending, dangerous going forward, hope he gets a goal this season. Colo - 8 - little mix up late on but was usual calm reliable self Williamson - 8 - Justified being chosen ahead of Perch at back, dealt with Stoke well. Simpson - 6 - Was fine but didn't do much - (Gosling - n/a wasn't on long enough, didn't get done for speeding though) Tiote - 8 - Bossed defensively, passing was irregular but was excellent mostly and unfortunate not to have scored 2 at the end, bonkersly Jonas - 7 - Unspectacular did the dirty work, good game. Cabaye - 9 - Spectacular performance, one of the best of any player this season, ran the show and no surprised we stopped ticking quite so well when he went off. Was tempted to give him a 10 (Perch - 7 - Did fine) Ba - 7 - Didn't take his chances and he did have them, was very unlucky, and did a lot of hard work, hope gets a goal soon. Cisse - 8 - Lethal as ever. Reliable. (Shola - 6 - Didn't do much) HBA - 7 - Looked very good first half but went off the boil in second, got a bit lax.

Excellent defending from Santon there, silly mixup before then

Ahahahahahaha what's got into Tiote

ahahahahahha Tiote what a shot!

Wouldn't surprise me if Perch works better than Simpson there atm actually...not sure why noones actually suggested that

Ankle injury apparentlly, shit. hope he doesn't miss anything.

Cabaye was injured. Shit.

Oh dear, santon, ball got a bit away from him

Was a corner, phew...that said kinda want us to get on the break

Santon is having a good game, Pards giving Ba more game time to let him score lol

Aaaw want colo to score

Poor Ba! He'll score, it's not like torres where he's unwilling to shoot.

Ooops from ben arfa there

no need to close game out. Reckon man management actually, perch probably disappointed to be dropped to bench, so rests cabaye and gives perch 30 mins

is he injured?

OH MY GOD OH MY FUCKING GOD

Unlucky, wasn;t really offside...or barely

No need to pass it out there, they didn't for us especially, though moral high ground I suppose

Yeah let cisse get his obligatory goal then let ba have a go