Crystal Palace vs Chelsea match thread

[Jimmy Doyle]

Fernandez twice now throwing himself to the ground in expectation of a free kick, twice the game quite rightly continues. Does the ref even have a word with the player about his cheating? Does var get involved? Course not. Again, actual cheating is fine. It's just technicalities the rule makers and their stupid toys are interested in. The letter of the law is everything. The spirit of the game is irrelevant.

Modern football.

The Premier League's become an ugly monster. It's sucked the joy out of football.

 

[thai-eagle]

At least we had a go at 0-3 - and could easily have scored more. A clear handball by Chelsea-defender not even considered by VAR, Chadi Riad a big surprise to me (hope the rumours of offloading him is rubbish). Hope he start next Sunday in the back three, try Usche from start. A loose canon, but unpredictable and full of energy. And please leave Pino out of dealing with free kicks and corners.