The Fish

Wasn't playing in front of Almiron at Torino.

Got a good river if anyone needs one.

No Murphy which seems harsh. Atsu starts beside Perez. Fly out the blocks, grab an early goal, concede just before half time, invite pressure throughout the 2nd half, Wolves to win it.

Nah, my legs have gone, stick me in the Regista role.

Not the worst thing a sunderland player has done to a kid.

I'd definitely go with the back 5, I think Murphy deserves to keep his place, but maybe swap Atsu out for Kenedy? whoscored.com says they play 3-4-2-1 focussing on width

The MLS player of the season Josef Martinez credits him with his good form.

The way footballing greats speak about him...

Definitely think 5 at the back would have better disrupted the West Ham attack. Congest the midfield and peg their fullbacks back. That said, their two central defenders look very good, so had we set up in a system which reduced our own creativity we may not have had a sniff at all.

Bournemouth, Watford, Burnley and now Everton have all applied a lot of pressure which we've withheld. Should we be more confident in Benitez' Newcastle seeing a game out?

More passes, twice as many in the final third, more successful dribbles, more interceptions, more clearances, as many successful tackles in 26 minutes than Murphy managed in 64. Not saying he had a good game, but he wasn't invisible.

Disappointed to be dropped, but given the result you have to hold your hands up and admit the gaffer got it right. I'll just have to work hard in training and try and earn another chance.

2-0 to Everton I reckon

He's right though, it doesn't prove your point.

I mainly use it for playing music, checking the news/weather, setting timers, setting reminders, adding to a shopping list. In the new year I'll be getting more smart bulbs and looking at smart locks too. Mate has it set up so whenever he leaves work it pops the heating on so it's warm by the time he gets in, and the hall light switches itself on when he gets home. He's got a little'un so he gets it to play white noise to help the baby sleep, his mrs listens to podcasts through it and she can treat it like a speakerphone to talk to her mam.