Pre Match - Newcastle (a) - PL - Sat 12:30

[Shay_K]

VAR is proven by that goal, the ref can allow play on knowing that if Milner has fouled the goal can be ruled out. Pre VAR he would have just blown his whistle.

 

[SummerOnions]

Missed the first half as I was playing football. Just seen Keita's goal. We might yet keep him if he can do this more.

Lovely stuff

 

[Fabio]

60 minutes.

I wonder if we've got a 2nd by then he might bring on jones

We won't score a second so it's moot, but it's nice to keep the brain active with hypotheticals

 

[Stevesquash]

Obviously its only half time, but so far the players we might have doubted have done really well.

Gomez stepped up to play their guy offside for their goal. He has looked more than competent going forward. (another example of the coaching team imoroving a player)

Milner has done well and started the move for the goal.

Keita has been great. Kept the ball well used it intelligently (except for when he should have put it to the back stick) and took his goal brilliantly.

45 more please lads...

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

If you can't handle an aging 36 year old sliding in on you, you really shouldn't play in the Premier League.

 

[MomoWASright]

Sorry. I meant 'some people'

I’d say most.

 

[SummerOnions]

Villareal losing to Alaves

 

[KopRed]

Big 45 mins for us.

 

[MomoWASright]

Villareal losing to Alaves

They’ve rested most of the team.

 

[Red Bird]

They’ve rested most of the team.

And we know that helped Barcelona in the past, eh?

 

[Markeh]

Naby looks sore

 

[Shay_K]

Big press by Toon

 

[Markeh]

Jota beat Shelvey without even trying there

 

[Fabio]

Theyre pressing a lot more aggressively in our half

 

[MomoWASright]

Theyre pressing a lot more aggressively in our half

That’s what they did in the first 10 in the 1st half. Then it dropped off.

 

[Fabio]

Joemez booked

 

[Shadey]

Milner needs to be subbed.

 

[bluebell]

Joemez booked

This ref looks card trigger happy

 

[KopRed]

Nice defending by Matip.

 

[KopRed]

It's getting abit scrappy. Matip with a poor foul.

 

[Fabio]

They seem very much up for it this half. Dangerous freekick incoming

 

[Fabio]

Millie blocks the free kick with his head, goes down injured, ref doesn't stop play immediately

It's very much like richarlison last week.

 

[Markeh]

What’s the debate, didn’t the ref wait until they lost the ball to stop play?

 

[Markeh]

Maybe not then

 

[Red Mullet]

They seem very much up for it this half. Dangerous freekick incoming

It’s came to nothing.

 

[KopRed]

We need to get some composure back.

 

[Shay_K]

Fab please Jurgen

 

[Fabio]

Yeah, think millie needs to be coming off

 

[KopRed]

Robbo needs to float that over.

 

[Markeh]

Robbo always the last man you want in that sort of situation