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Barnes's radar is just a little bit off today.

Caicedo again, no card.

Caicedo again ffs.

Isak is desperate for an early ball and twice Barnes has disappointed him.

Eddie drawing pictures of Maresca with a knob on his head.

Caicedo's next foul better be a yellow.

Brilliant finish as well. I didn't know what McCoist was on about there but he's given the keeper no chance.

Feel even worse for him that his lass fancies me now.

Get in!

Cole Palmer's comb-forward is outrageous. Full head horseshoe on him, I reckon.

Only other time we did this was Arsenal at home and we beat them 2 nowt and absolutely weren't going defensive - not really Howe's thing anyway. If we were thinking defensively, we wouldn't have all of Murphy, Barnes and Gordon starting. We'll see what happens but we've seen some Eddie Howe masterclasses this year, let's hope this is another one! We can definitely still make CL if we blow it today, we only need 6 points. Makes it harder though.

If we could get our £25m back on him in the summer, he'd be a good signing (on paper) for a newly promoted team.

See Howe saying Joelinton went to Barcelona last week for an injection in his knee. I wonder if we'll be breaking the emergency glass next weekend if things don't go our way today.

I think that might be someone else's joke from last time it was posted btw, so apols if it was someone on here.

There was something in the Guardian yesterday, a headline saying Starmer was bigging up "much closer ties", but what he calls that and what we would call it are usually miles apart, so we'll see.

Aye Trippier (calf) and Willock (thigh) both injured - not serious ones. Definitely some tactical changes there though, so maybe he would have done this anyway.

Hope against hope that this is a prelude to some sort of much improved deal with the EU but probably not.

Not ideal to be having to make unwanted changes, given the importance of the match.

Botman and Gordon in for Trippier and Willock.

Wolverhampton Space Invaders.

There's zero chance that this Labour government will introduce climate change into the curriculum, if that's what that teacher is on about. It would be like a red rag to a bull with the right wing press, and they haven't got the balls for. It.

It was worth it just for "let's facking give it to em"

Definitely twists and turns still to come this season. Man City definitely weren't dropping any more points until they couldn't beat fucking Southampton yesterday. Lose or draw today and it definitely gets harder, but it's not over by any stretch because results like Man City yesterday can happen.

Arsenal's form. If Liverpool bother their arses tomorrow, it could be 5 games without a win.