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A fair result, both sides had some decent chances. As for Eddie Nketiah, he's like the kid in the playground who is trying so hard to impress and yet, for whatever reason, just doesn't have it. Relax Eddie, we want you to do well, although whilst Mateta is here you'll have limited game time.

In all honesty he needed to step up after a slow start. It can only be good for him and the club, so long may it continue!

Quite clearly OG has improved all the players in his charge. I must say that they appeared at home on the larger Wembley pitch, the front 3 in particular had acres of space to gallop into.

Magnificent result in which everyone contributed, a real team performance! Players who I'd held a question mark to all stepped up to the plate, every player 10/10. Special praise for OG in getting everything spot on!

We need another penalty taker , the likes of midfield generals like Milo and Jedi spring to mind. Aside from that, all's well. A good time to bring on Hughes too.

He has a poor first touch which takes the ball away from where he wants to go / should be.

I suspect OG knows his starting line up - despite the nature of the two heavy defeats he has been resting key players to avoid burn out / injury / suspensions. This well earned draw has come just at the right time for confidence and morale.

"Ok lads, Plan A - Keep it tight for the first 15 minutes and then take it to them. Oh."

Let's clear the table of "was it, wasn't it" discussion regarding Richards' second yellow and assume that he did pull back the Bournemouth player and the second yellow was correct. What then exempted the two Bournemouth players from those same rules that applied to Richards, and for offences...

Firstly, a dreadful advert for Premiership football and its overpaid "stars". Two teams safe in mid-table obscurity live to fight for another season. Secondly, the ref. Incompetent or just plain bent? Refs who know they have messed up usually try to balance it up and this chump had ample...

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Draw. And if so, then it will be played 33 won 11 drawn 11 lost 11. Consistent.

Would you say that this was because the ball didn't reach them in areas where they could do their stuff, or when they did get the ball they were clueless, or maybe it was it a matter of them not pressing the Newcastle defence or contributing to the more defensive nature of Glasner's plan?

I agree that the substitution was odd given the nature of that particular game, but it's a leap of faith to suggest there's been some kind of falling out without firm evidence. Disagreements happen all the time in the workplace. One has to get on with it.

What do you base this statement on?

They have more points on the board? Makes sense.

Equally I've seen penalties missed using this technique. Thing is one should be decisive from the start and have the ability to finish what one has decided on. Eze showed neither.

By the time the taker has completed his stop start tip tap dance routine he's upon the ball and at the wrong angle to get any useful purchase on the ball. Saka 10 times the player Eze is did the same. It's a malaise that should be stomped (see what I did there) out on the training ground.

Just watched the Newcastle site's (on Youtube) highlights, and got as far as their second goal which was very well worked. A couple of Palace players attempt to press in midfield, the Newcastle player bypasses them completely with a simple pass down the channel for which the wideman raced onto...

Notable from the two games just passed and especially this one: the team didn't compete. No real intent to win challenges or dominate vital areas. One can be led to believe that the players have the semi on their minds, a natural subconscious reaction. It could be also that Glasner's predictable...