Mazzy

Is Palmers mouth just permanently open?

Both defences are as bad as eachother. This reminds me alot of some of our games around the start of the year. More goals in this yet.

That's not offside. How they can look at it for so long I'll never know. So glad the semi automated offsides are in next season.

Yes Forrest. Willy!!!!!

That's a shame.

You'd hope our GD will remain out of reach to Chelsea. They have scored big on a few occasions this season but surely it's far to big a gap to bridge.

Although we didn't batter them with shots and chances it felt very similar to that Leicester home game last season. Big atmosphere before the game, huge amount riding on it but alot of the line and we failed to make the right decision so often and that cost us in the end. The occasion does seem to get to us more than Howe would like I'm sure. Off the top of my head, it's only really PSG this season where we've done well in one of our "big" games.

Two away games is the worry but let's not get carried away one way or another until after the Man Utd game. That's when to start crying if we don't win.

Perhaps a sign of why he hasn't been starting games recently. Who knows what's up with him.

I would say from that last 10 minutes that was exactly their intent.

Brighton managed that game better than we did, even with alot of their better players missing. Huge opportunity missed, Man Utd is even more of a must win now. Still in our hands but our grip is loosening. Just got to hope Chelsea lose or draw and that'll make it a little easier.

Damn. That's a bummer, hopefully it doesn't affect our confidence going forward.

I get that we need to protect Isak but we also need to win this. Howe always says the next game is the most important and this is the most important right now. We'll see come 90mins whether it was the right choice.

The guys coming off are not what I expected. Big call from Howe here, need to win this now else he's going to look foolish.

Really need to get the subs on soon and get this game won. Barnes and Joelinton ASAP.

No changes then, that is surprising .

Trippier coming on it seems. Would be harsh to see Anderson go off but Joelinton would make a big difference here also.

Excellent ball through for Gordon. No other LB at the club does that in that situation.

Well thank fuck for that. Once again these games where there's alot of the line we seem to make it difficult for ourselves. Massive second half now.

Wow. Bad bad start.

Probably too embarrassed. We might see him in the picture afterwards.

Big cover up at the club this week clearly. Everything pointed towards him being fit and playing and now he's nowhere to be seen. If he's injured again then surely he's got to go. If it's sickness or something else then that's fair enough.

Just coming back to fitness in the last few weeks. Wouldn't be my first choice Wilson replacement but ALOT cheaper than Solanke or Toney and is someone who I think Howe could improve hugely. Wilson would have to leave for him to come in though I reckon. But having said that Isak, Wilson and Abraham would be one hell of a trio to attack all the competitions next season.

It would be unusual obviously but I see no actual reason that he couldn't. If Fulham have chosen to leave him out then he can do whatever he wants although I agree that I don't think he will be at St James's.

Informally he could have agreed something I suppose. Not that Fulham would have to respect anything like that anyway, could well have been the players decision. He wasn't in their last squad either so it's definitely an injury, must be contract related.