 By badger123 on December 26, 2024 Hooray, I finally got my internet installed this morning and for a supposedly inferior country, it´s fast. 600Mb is pretty much the standard and I´m getting 400Mb down and 350Mb up via the router. Makes our infrastructure look embarrassing, in my opinion, but there you go.Anyway, I´m really not sure what to think about this game. I still think we don´t look great, especially in defence, but there´s no doubting that we seem to be over our bad run. I don´t really think I´m jinxing anything by saying that either, as this is going to be a tough test either way.Squad news and fortunately for us, but not the players, Newcastle have a few out. Goalkeeper, Nick Pope, is out with a knock. Callum Wilson (hamstring), Sven Botman (ligament), Jamaal Lascelles (ligament), and Emil Krafth (broken collarbone) are also all out.Alexander Isak will lead the line in Callum Wilson’s absence. Jacob Murphy will continue in the starting XI and is likely to partner up with Anthony Gordon in attack.More importantly, we have no new concerns, which is surprising seeing as the lads must have had a few training sessions since the last game (I´m being sarky).Jacob Ramsey is back in training, but he´s doubtful and Leon Bailey has recovered from his muscle injury, but is also doubtful.So I think this could go either way then. Both teams have been poor over say, the last twelve games, but have recently picked up. They have a couple of players who might give us plenty to worry about and I particularly like Anthony Gordon, who could tear our right back a new one. Wilson is a big miss for them but Isak´s pretty decent too.It´s another one that looks drawish to me, but if anything, I´d say Newcastle will edge it, mostly because they have home advantage.2-1 to Newcastle it is then, but I nearly went for a one all draw.Whatever, I think it should be a very watchable game.UTV! |
Crap defending AGAIN!
Shocking
Our defence is not up to the needed standard.
Best news Mings on – really hoping for done proper defending
What defence?
Well the Pawson and Attwell anti Villa team strike again.
Looked like a penalty to me
Got away with the first one ………
But not the second!
Ollliiieeeeee!!!!
Mental game!!!!!
Do Brighton players practice throwing themselves to the ground?
Game changer now Mings on, ball down the pitch plus finding his man.
Bloody Rodger keeps losing that ball .
What time the doctors open in the morning can’t take anymore.
Probably 8am, but you’ll have to wait 2 months for an appointment!!!!!! Have a wee dram!! 😁
We should have had 2 penalties and weirdly they gave one for the least likely foul. VAR is a complete joke!
We deserve to be level on overall play and while having Mings on the pitch is great, it’s a big worry looking at Torres unable to put foot down! I’m guessing he will be out for a long time. Unfortunately because of PSR, we probably won’t be able to sign anyone, while Chelsea probably will sign another boatload.
Chelsea will probably buy another 4 players from Brighton for hundreds of millions and then ruin them…
Think we’ll see JR today?
Chesty!!!!!! That’ll sort you Bill!!!
Ollie deserves a couple if not three. Great assist and just unlucky twice. Goal down and crap ref… Bring it on.
I hope I don’t smell a Bournemouth. We could do with a 3rd…
We need another goal, Ramsey coming on might help some bloody fouls in this game. My nerves are shot pressure from Brighton Ramsay on .
Yet another goal conceded in the last 10 minutes – we can still manage to lose this.
Yes. ‘let them have a free shot from the D, Emi does not guess those right.’
I can see it Hitch.
Sell that Watkins he’s bloody useless.
Had enough of him now.
Forget top 6 this season. We concede goals for fun. We had plenty of opportunities to have been out of sight. Poor decision making in the final third and even worse finishing meant at 2-1 we were going to drop 2 points. Brighton’s substitutes had a positive effect and Mitoma caused Konsa problems. As for Onana, words fail me to how shite he was when he came on.