Leemond

Can tell you right now it will be a limp 2-0 defeat. Players will be terrified to miss the cup final this close to it, so don't expect us to be winning any 50/50's or pressing. Wouldn't be surprised if we see the likes of Wilson, Targett and Osula start.

In hindsight, it really should have been Kelly starting.

A season defining miss from him today

Not even remotely excited for this anymore. Highly likely to be another Man City (A) performance.

Season over.

No chance we're winning this or the Final now. Absolutely everything going wrong at the wrong time, just like 2 years ago

Hall has an ankle injury. Seeing a specialist

Adam Clery is two things, a cunt and correct

Thought his positioning for their first goal was atrocious. Not sure why he was so far from the middle of his goal.

Thought the amount of times we gave the ball directly to them both halves was alarming. If we're as sloppy as that against Liverpool it could become nasty. Burn in particular was shocking for losing the ball.

Tonali on bench, apparently

Don't mind Pope coming back in, but Tonali being out is a massive blow. We were absolutely shocking until he came into the team.

Thought after Birmingham, Willock would have had a proper go today, but been anonymous. Needs to go in the summer.

Falling to bits before a Final again. Confidence will be shot by the time we get there.

Knew the bloke from high school, he's a cunt.

Crazy to think if we'd stuck to our usual formation, the 2nd goal never happens. Schar pressing so high was outstanding and really did a job on Rice, who couldn't get into the game and delivery was poor throughout the game. Can tell from the interviews afterwards, the players really trust Howe on what he's telling them.

That sums them up as a fan base. Would rather we lose than themselves winning.

Nerves kicking in now. No Joelinton, allegedly.

Worry is that the game is being played next week. Since the 1st leg, we've been figured out. Think if we'd played the 2nd leg a week after, we'd have walked it.

We've been figured out. That "best midfield 3" in the league have been anonymous

2nd half has been the worst of the season for me. Absolutely nothing performance. Not even Tonali playing well in this half

https://x.com/AntonioMango4/status/1885393778061525011?t=im4rEM998Y8-NYOEwuxrGg&s=09 PIF want Santos

Surely Watkins is a non-starter if Duran is off to Saudi

Least we know Eddie has probably watched the match back again 5x to try to improve himself and the team. Previous Manager's would have put it down to "one of those days" and moved on, learning nothing.

Worst performance of the season that. Tonali the only one who can come off the pitch with any shread of credit.