Premier League — Matchweek 9

Jamie Vardy, ball-side of the defender, one touch in the 6-yard box.

Pep out Dycheing Dyche, 2 Goalkeepers one only 5 outfield players on the bench!

Ross Barkley scores for Villa.

And Haaland, best striker in the Premier League, just fluffed an easy one-on-one against Southampton.

Even the best miss 'em.

If you're falling out of love with the game, that's a Saturday to reel you right back in.

Tis the season to throw away two goal leads! It’s already happened a few times this season, us even twice, while yet again yesterday Ipswich, Brighton and Luton ( in the championship) tossed away a two goal lead, while Preston (Championship) went one better (or worse) and tossed away a three goal lead. At least Brighton and Preston managed a draw in the end. It’s often said a two goal lead can be dangerous, score the next goal and it’s highly likely you win the game. Concede the next goal and it’s game on!! At least we’re not the only ones fluffing two goal leads!

Chelsea lead the skunk maggots 1-0. 👍👍👍

Unreal, that move by Chelsea.

What a pass from Palmer.

He's a wonderful footballer, Cole Palmer.

Watching Newcastle struggle makes me smile. I remember a conversation with one of their fans after they got into the Champions League. The 'we've made it now' smugness and lack of humility was staggering.

But then they've always had a one-team city over-egged belief in their own importance.

Eddie Howe is going to get the boot soon.

Sublime touch by Palmer there.

Brendan @ 5.

I hadn't watched MotD in ages. Last night's was brilliant 👍

Great finish by Cole Palmer.

Poor effort by Pope trying to save it. Beaten at his near post.

I'm far from Pickford's biggest fan (mostly because of his distribution and weakness on crosses) but Pope's weak effort there is another example of why he is miles ahead of other English keepers.

Michael Oliver on VAR tells the ref to give West Ham a ludicrous penalty, scored by Bowen to go up 2-1.

Disgraceful VAR review to give West Ham a penalty and a 2-1 lead which is daylight robbery.

Wan Bissaka having a great game though. What a steal for £15M

Michael Oliver – another egotistical official in the mould of Clattenberg.

Determined to make the game about him and his decisions. A complete twat.

More official neglect: Van Dijk should have been sent off for two deliberate kicks on Havertz.

Yellow card for anyone but St Virgil.

The officials make it up on a weekly basis.

I've just lip breathed the ref say, "I'm watching it's a foul to Van Dijk."

Then when I saw the incident on the replay my only thought was that a lot of players would have got booked for a lot less, but not even a talking to.

Sakaaaaaaa!!

Saka. Get in.

Up the Arse!

Van Dijk not covering, as the commentator said.

He's on his way down as a defender.

Van Dyke should have walked for the double kick on Havertz, VAR should have got the referee to take a look at it.

Van Dijk too busy back kicking Havertz twice and getting away scot free.

Absolutely, Jeff.

Kicking an opponent.

Poxy RS. Plenty of time for Arsenal.

Sod’s Law…….Virgin Van Shite equalises yet should have been in the showers.

Diaz kicks the ball away.

No problem, move on.

They get away with murder and then the commentators basically cover for them. Joke.

Do different rules apply when they play?

Rob that's what is so annoying. Not much made of it at the time, but he shouldn't be on the pitch to equalise, and that's on the officials to be consistent.

Diaz kicks the ball away and no yellow.

Different laws for different teams.

Both Liverpool full backs look vulnerable.

It's actually laughable at times how much they get away with.

Nunez makes no attempt to play the ball and just throws his hip right into the back of Saka. Surely a foul?

Wonderful!

Get in!

Offside?

Justice!

Looks like Van Dijk played everybody on.

Let’s hope do Mike

Mike Dean, another nob.

Love those blue boots!

It's clear that vid is putting them onside but they will do their best to overturn it.

They were dying to disallow that.

Well in Brent!

Arsenal doing an Everton and just receding into their own half and inviting the shite on!

Just a loss of focus. Three defenders not working together.

This will hurt the Arse if it ends 2-2.

Jonny Heitinga celebrates a RS goal.. traitor 🤨

Half Arsenal on the treatment bench now.

It's no wonder the shite do well, they have 12 men plus every game.

Foul given for nothing.

Taylor also on the Shite's payroll

I smell a winner. Not sure by whom, but a winner. It's been that kind of weekend.

Taylor is bent, that was a definite corner in the last minute there, the RS player even tried desperately to keep it in.

Never mind the corner Jeff what about the goal. I could see absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Could just be too many fig rolls, Mike.

Had the draw in the Gooners game and draw in the Edinburgh Derby too!

But watching Beto's goal was the sweetest! 💙🥃😁

I've watched most of the EPL games on Optus Sports from this weekend and the one thing that peed me off more than anything was nothing Everton v Fulham.

The penalty that was give to West Ham, IMO, was a travesty of justice through VAR. Watching the incident time and time again, it appears the West Ham player touches the ball with each arm and it should have been a Man Utd free kick.

Not that I am a lover of Man Utd but it would have meant we would be in 15th place and not 16th. Am I being unkind to West Ham?

The league is looking interesting.

We're 2 points off Manchester Utd and West Ham Utd. Only 3 points behind those up to Fulham in 10th and 4 behind Tottenham and Brentford.

Still a lot to play for, but we can't play like we did at the weekend if we are going to climb the table.

I have just seen the Virgil assault on Havertz on the sports news.

He kicked him about four times and no foul or card given. Shocking non-decision.

I keep reiterating that I hardly watch any football nowadays, so my view of Forest is restricted to watching them play for 20 minutes against Brighton and 30 minutes against Leicester, but they are the team that has impressed me the most.

For a lot of teams, football has become all about being very measured in possession, but there has got to be an end product, and this is how it looks to me when I've watched those little glimpses of Forest.

They play forward, they back each other up, and they get players running into dangerous areas ahead of the ball, so it will be interesting to see if they can back their early season form up over a season.

So Virgin Van Shite scores an equaliser when he shouldn't have even been on the pitch, and a perfectly good goal for Arsenal disallowed towards the end. And the gobshites think the whole world is against them.

K.A.G.S!!

Ten Haag sacked.

Ten Hag gone then.

It was coming. I fancied us going for him before he joined Man Utd. Coming from Ajax, he will have been more used to working with younger players and developing them.

Vicious rumour in some circles that Man Utd might go for Klopp. Now that would be interesting. The red cousins will have the pitchforks out and be burning effigies!! Get the popcorn out if that one happens!!

Inevitable conclusion to Ten Haag... a worse manager than Moyes for Man Utd.

I certainly wouldn't have him anywhere near us.

Appoint in haste, repent at leisure.

A pity we have not had the opportunity to play Man Utd over the past few weeks.

Man Utd would've battered us, John.

They're missing, like us, a goal scorer; they play well until they get in the box and it goes to shit.

It will be a joyous day indeed when Sir Gareth finally is placed upon the throne at Old Trafford.

Man Utd are the gift that keeps on giving. I knew as soon as I saw those sandals and that beard all those years ago that the Glazers were the real deal.

If ten hags have been sacked at Man Utd, what will the other nine do? :-)

Sorry, bad joke folks, but not exactly unexpected either. I think I heard or read somewhere that he has spent more than any other manager and achieved very little. It's a business now that primarily hinges on results, and entertainment for the many fans is secondary; Man Utd weren't producing either.

We are definitely not entertaining, but picking up the odd result. As long as we can remain in the Premier League this season and then reassess under new ownership, leadership, players and stadium, I think most of us – having endured 30 years of abject mediocrity – will settle for that!

Ten Haag being sacked may resolve the future for the likes of Terzic, Hoeness and others who could conceivably be in the frame as Ancelotti's successor.

Interesting to see what happens there…

Suppose it was inevitable that Ten Hag would get the chop sooner or later, but that absolutely ridiculous penalty decision yesterday was the final nail in his coffin. It didn't cost him his job though. Man Utd have been piss-poor all season.

I would love to see Bingo at Man Utd, or alternatively Xavi Alonso who all the redshite thought was nailed on to replace Bingo!! The fume coming out of Anfield would be tremendous if either of them were appointed.

Danny, if the Klopp rumour has any legs (unfortunately very unlikely), the popcorn is on me.

That would be quite the spectacle.

Klopp's already got a job as Red Bull's head of football operations.

And there's no chance he would realistically go to Man Utd, worse luck. 🤣

I forgot about that Duncan.

Does that mean we have a link to Klopp with our sponsorship?

I doubt it as I would imagine ours is based on the Red Bull drinks.

RB Leipzig had to drop the Red Bull tag due to German football's regulations. The RB now stands for "RasenBallSport).

Ten Hag got a raw deal at Man Utd. There is far too much politics and backstabbing going on at that club with players whose egos are far bigger than their ability and ex-players constantly criticizing.

Moyes suffered the same fate there. Long may their decline continue. They owe all their success to two managers: Busby and Ferguson — and the media.

Jay, I very rarely get to say "I have it on good faith", but I do with Moyes and his stint at Man Utd through some trusted mates with connections to the club.

Apparently, the players laughed at him; lack of respect, but then they'd all just played for Sir Alex.

Allegedly, even the canteen staff used mutter "here comes Everton", when he and his coaches walked in!

He was unpopular, but then again, he was at West Ham, even though he delivered them a European trophy.

A strange bunch, us football supporters.

I'm talking about a second cousin here, so I try to separate family from football!!

Southampton throw away a two-goal lead against Stoke in the Carabao cup. Still 35 minutes to go though.

Stoke equaliser scored by Tom Cannon. Didn't know he had joined Stoke.

Looks like Tom Cannon is on loan from Leicester City this season, Rob.

His time with The Foxes in that first season looks to have been limited at best since we blagged £6M out of them for his signature. I know we celebrated his brace against Huddersfield back in January but that proved to be a complete flash in the pan – his only goals in 3 starts, the only full 90 he completed (10 as sub; 12 unused on the bench).

Obviously not Premier League material – dare I say, er, Championship at Best! Otherwise, Leicester would have retained him in the squad on promotion.

He's been getting a lot more playing time this season and did score 4 for The Potters against Portsmouth but that's been it in terms of goals before tonight… and he was subbed off soon after scoring, so no penalty shoot-out heroics from him!

Or not.

Saints back in front 3-2.

Penalties at Brentford v Sheff Wed.