I wondered about the concussion thing too. I’ve googled it but not really any the wiser. The protocol talks about a ‘staged return’ to activity. He actually looked fine at the end of the game and joined in the celebrations but I guess he will be assessed by the club’s medical team over the coming days. Quite hard to pick a back three for the Man City game if he is also missing.
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Crystal Palace vs. Brighton match thread
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Teddy Eagle
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It's not helped by the pundits/talking heads concluding their favourite strikers are "entitled to go down" on feeling contact and congratulating them for clever play when they do.
A word of praise for Mitchell.
It was pleasing to see the reception he received when leaving the field yesterday, but this is part was driven by the great atmosphere in the stadium and the fact that we were winning.
If you were starting with a blank piece of paper and a choice of players, Mitchell is unlikely to be a first choice candidate to be a LWB in Glasner's system.
But there aren't many better defensively.
He manages to be tenacious and competitive without giving away silly free kicks.
He's surprisingly strong and is rarely outmuscled or outpaced.
For a competitive player, he also has a good temperament and seems to rarely booked.
He doesn't get much credit because of his low profile and the fact that he's not one of our more eye-catching performers, but he's certainly one of our most reliable.
It was pleasing to see the reception he received when leaving the field yesterday, but this is part was driven by the great atmosphere in the stadium and the fact that we were winning.
If you were starting with a blank piece of paper and a choice of players, Mitchell is unlikely to be a first choice candidate to be a LWB in Glasner's system.
But there aren't many better defensively.
He manages to be tenacious and competitive without giving away silly free kicks.
He's surprisingly strong and is rarely outmuscled or outpaced.
For a competitive player, he also has a good temperament and seems to rarely booked.
He doesn't get much credit because of his low profile and the fact that he's not one of our more eye-catching performers, but he's certainly one of our most reliable.
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Jota and Salah would be banned for almost every match were it enforced.
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Jack Grealish would be playing golf with Ashley Young. And probably hurling himself into every bunker.
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Some nice stats here; including that Joel has never lost to Brighton whilst playing for us.
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“Show us penalties not given for the same thing”
I’m still trying to get my head around what it is you’re asking for? Don’t rephrase though because I can’t be bothered with it.
There was slight contact mostly initiated by Nketiah who in my opinion then made a decision to go down with a theatrical late half swallow dive. I therefore get where the ref was coming from although from consistency arguments he probably shouldn’t have been given a card. I would like to see more cards for diving in the box particularly where there’s no contact as this needs to be discouraged.
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Yep…I thought it was ‘booming ‘ loud, but sons loved it. Must be an age thing!
I agree, far too loud - what's the point? My chest was pounding and my ears were hurting and ringing afterwards. I am an oldie too but a warning that this is a good way of getting tinnitus, same as going to heavy metal concerts.
It's gone from one extreme to the other - from being inaudible to bursting ones eardrums
New powers invested in VAR to review to review games after the final whistle and alter the outcome
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I too watched MOTD and agree with this , I thought Taylor made bizarre calls outside of the carding incidents .
We did get away with Wharton at Fulham , and that could really of changed things .
They say ( whoever they are ) decisions balance out by end of season .
So we are in a Semi and we will miss two players for Man City .Nketiah we can manage Guehi is a different matter .
Wonder if Richards will be back ?
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I think someone needs to coach our players about how to win a penalty when we get fouled in the box. There's basically two things a player needs to do:
1) Make sure the ref knows there's been a foul and
2) Make sure the ref can't just let it go and play advantage
and it's the second bit we keep getting wrong.
Nketiah clearly gets clipped on his left leg, which he then manages to plant to continue his run albeit off balance. But then he needs to continue his run, stumble and not get the ball under control / shoot. Instead he just trailed his right leg and lets himself fall, which gives the ref an excuse not to give the pen.
Eze has also been fouled in the box several times this season with no penalty given, usually because he's just hit the turf (not doing step 2 above properly) and the Ref just thinks in the split second, well there may have been contact, but not enough to knock him over like that, so I'm not going to give it.
As an aside a quick minute or two of research as to how many pens we've had this season (we've scored 2, so I guess we've had 2 pens), I came across this VAR analysis which was quite interesting
How VAR decisions have affected every Premier League club in 2024-25
We're collating a league table of overturned VAR decisions in 2024-25. Who will benefit most over the course of the Premier League season?www.espn.co.uk
That site only counts up the VAR decisions, and here's the "Incorrect" offside
Game: Leicester (H; Sept. 14)
Incident: Jean-Philippe Mateta goal allowed after incorrect offside, 47 minutes
They have looked at this picture.
What you don't see is this
And it's the VAR team drew the line against the fullback's outstretched leg.
Also, this penalty was unbelievable, Bailey plants his foot underneath Hughes's toe, stays down until VAR investigates it so they can give it.
There are many calls that were s*** not mentioned, where is the disallowed injury time winner vs Wolves where Sa doesn't have his hands on the ball?
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I forgot we had Bournemouth. We can beat them but City, Arsenal and Newcastle. Unlikely. No one will want to get injured or suspended for the semi final and we should rest most of our first eleven for the Arsenal game.
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City, Newcastle and Arsenal are tough games…for City, Newcastle and Arsenal. We are the form team and capable of beating anyone.
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I like your optimism.
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That’s the normal Anthony Taylor approach. I’d love to see the stats on his yellow cards. He rarely books anyone in the first hour then gets card crazy in the last 30 minutes. Terrible referee!
