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GW19: West Ham 1-1 West Brom Aston Villa 0-2 Swansea Hull 1-1 Fulham Man City 4-0 Crystal Palace Norwich 1-3 Man Utd Cardiff 0-1 Sunderland Everton 2-1 Southampton Newcastle 1-3 Arsenal Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool Tottenham 1-2 Stoke

Hull 1-2 Man Utd Aston Villa 2-1 Crystal Palace Cardiff 0-2 Southampton Chelsea 2-1 Swansea Everton 2-0 Sunderland Newcastle 2-0 Stoke Norwich 1-3 Fulham Tottenham 2-1 West Brom West Ham 0-4 Arsenal Man City 3-2 Liverpool

Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle Fulham 0-2 Man City Man Utd 3-0 West Ham Stoke 1-2 Aston Villa Sunderland 1-0 Norwich West Brom 1-1 Hull Southampton 2-1 Tottenham Swansea 1-1 Everton Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

Man City 2-0 Arsenal Cardiff 1-2 West Brom Chelsea 3-1 Crystal Palace Everton 2-1 Fulham Newcastle 1-1 Southampton West Ham 1-1 Sunderland Hull 0-0 Stoke Aston Villa 0-2 Man Utd Norwich 1-2 Swansea Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool

Man Utd 3-1 Newcastle Crystal Palace 0-0 Cardiff City Liverpool 4-1 West Ham Southampton 0-2 Man City Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea West Brom 1-1 Norwich Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham Fulham 2-1 Aston Villa Arsenal 3-1 Everton Swansea 1-1 Hull City

Crystal Palace 1 - 1 West Ham Arsenal 2- 0 Hull Liverpool 3 - 1 Norwich Man Utd 2 - 1 Everton Southampton 1 - 0 Aston Villa Stoke 1 - 2 Cardiff Sunderland 1 - 3 Chelsea Swansea 1 - 1 Newcastle Fulham 1 - 2 Tottenham West Brom 0 - 2 Man City

GW13: Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland Cardiff 0-2 Arsenal Everton 2-2 Stoke Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace West Ham 1-2 Fulham Newcastle 1-2 West Brom Tottenham 1-1 Man Utd Hull 1-3 Liverpool Chelsea 2-0 Southampton Man City 3-0 Swansea

GW12: Everton 1-3 Liverpool Arsenal 2-1 Southampton Fulham 1-0 Swansea Hull 0-0 Crystal Palace Newcastle 2-1 Norwich Stoke 1-2 Sunderland West Ham 0-2 Chelsea Man City 2-2 Tottenham Cardiff 0-2 Man Utd West Brom 2-2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1-1 Cardiff Chelsea 3-1 West Brom Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton Liverpool 2-0 Fulham Southampton 1-0 Hull Norwich 1-1 West Ham Tottenham 2-1 Newcastle Sunderland 0-2 Man City Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal Swansea 0-0 Stoke

We were much, much better when he went off, like. Even if he's not incessantly giving the ball away and is just 'keeping it simple', he slows down every attack, giving the opposition loads of time to get into a good defensive shape. I don't think we created any good chances until he went off.

GW10: Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea Fulham 1-3 Man Utd Hull City 1-1 Sunderland Man City 2-0 Norwich Stoke City 0-1 Southampton West Brom 2-0 Crystal Palace West Ham 2-2 Aston Villa Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool Everton 1-1 Tottenham Cardiff City 1-2 Swansea

GW9: Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Aston Villa 1-2 Everton Liverpool 2-1 West Brom Man Utd 2-0 Stoke City Norwich 1-1 Cardiff City Southampton 1-0 Fulham Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle Chelsea 2-2 Man City Swansea 1-1 West Ham Tottenham 1-0 Hull City

GW8: Newcastle 1-1 Liverpool Arsenal 2-0 Norwich Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City Everton 2-1 Hull City Man Utd 2-2 Southampton Stoke City 1-0 West Brom Swansea 1-2 Sunderland West Ham 0-1 Man City Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Crystal Palace 1-3 Fulham

GW7: Man City 1-1 Everton Cardiff City 1-0 Newcastle Fulham 0-0 Stoke City Hull City 2-2 Aston Villa Liverpool 4-0 Crystal Palace Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd Norwich 1-2 Chelsea Southampton 1-1 Swansea Tottenham 3-0 West Ham West Brom 1-2 Arsenal

GW6: Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea Aston Villa 1-3 Man City Fulham 1-1 Cardiff City Hull City 1-1 West Ham Man Utd 3-1 West Brom Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace Swansea 1-2 Arsenal Stoke City 2-0 Norwich Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool Everton 2-1 Newcastle

GW5: Norwich 1-1 Aston Villa Liverpool 1-1 Southampton Newcastle 1-1 Hull City West Brom 2-1 Sunderland West Ham 1-2 Everton Chelsea 3-1 Fulham Arsenal 1-0 Stoke City Crystal Palace 0-2 Swansea Cardiff City 1-3 Tottenham Man City 2-2 Man Utd

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GW3: Man City 2-0 Hull City Cardiff City 1-2 Everton Newcastle 1-1 Fulham Norwich 1-1 Southampton West Ham 1-0 Stoke City Crystal Palace 1-2 Sunderland Liverpool 2-2 Man Utd West Brom 1-2 Swansea Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

Nah. He was visibly frustrated when people ignored him in good areas, and he was always asking for the ball. He did that really well, actually - moving into great positions in-between the lines.

GW 2: Fulham 1-3 Arsenal Everton 2-0 West Brom Hull City 1-1 Norwich Newcastle 1-2 West Ham Southampton 2-0 Sunderland Stoke City 2-1 Crystal Palace Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool Cardiff City 0-2 Man City Tottenham 1-1 Swansea Man Utd 1-0 Chelsea

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That's the type of selection you'd make if you were only trying to lose 3-0. Sure, he'll cover the fullback all game, but his total lack of footballing ability and willingness to provide proper offensive support will only invite huge amounts of pressure - and I don't want us to be defending more than we have to against Man City. Plus, it'll make it much harder for us to create anything. Not for me. It's the type of selection I would make if I was expecting a though match but fancied my chances to get something from if we keep things tight defensively. It would mean putting energy and determination before football ability. There's a place for that in football, and I think this is it. Besides, I think Jonas releases pressure better than somebody like Marveaux, who I would just expect to go missing in a game like this. It's not like not picking Jonas massively compromises our ability to defend. And Marveaux's an infinitely better footballer who would help us retain possession higher up the pitch and create more chances. Surely that's a more effective way to release pressure than picking someone who will just cover the fullback all game, whether or not you think he'll 'go missing' aside?

That's the type of selection you'd make if you were only trying to lose 3-0. Sure, he'll cover the fullback all game, but his total lack of footballing ability and willingness to provide proper offensive support will only invite huge amounts of pressure - and I don't want us to be defending more than we have to against Man City. Plus, it'll make it much harder for us to create anything.

GW1: Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Norwich 1-0 Everton Sunderland 0-0 Fulham West Brom 1-1 Southampton West Ham 2-1 Cardiff City Swansea 1-1 Man Utd Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Chelsea 2-0 Hull City Man City 3-0 Newcastle Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa

Yeah - he was their penalty taker, and he was rarely that impressive in the Premier League.