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Wooo! West Ham 1-0

They've looked really good so far today. Song is such a good ball winner and their front two are a handful. Think I'd risk Wanyama and Schneiderlin even if they're not 100%

This

There is a certain enjoyment knowing Gerrard's career in England would end at Stoke and not at Wembley

Not our day

This has been a very Pochettinoesque performace so far. Start quickly, lots of possession, no cutting edge

I love Reed but I do wish his first thought wasn't always to pass it back to the centre backs

Should be 4-0. Arsenal have looked great Villa really are pathetic. Imagine watching them over the last 5 years!

Big weekend next week: West Ham v Man U Tottenham v Arsenal Everton v Liverpool QPR V Southampton

Great news. Swansea really have hit the buffers

Absolute screamer from Sigurdsson. Blackburn 1 Swansea 1 but where are all the fans?

Shows what we're up against. It's relentless

err Lambert again. Best, fondest, best value, most important. We'd be a middling championship side without him

what a breathless game this is. Can see Arsenal winning it 2-0

Lambert. Easy

Are we too good but not hateful enough to keep the crowd interested at every away game? Old Trafford, Portman Road and now SJP like a morgue

I hope he plays for the first team, just for the comedy value of Paul Merson trying to pronounce his surname

Why does Sanchez, Rooney et al never seem to get those injuries?

Think that's the end of his season. Ward Prowse/Reed/Davis for the weekend

I do not miss the championship

This feels all very Sheffield United

5th. I fear we haven't got enough strength in depth to match Utd and Arsenal stride for stride. The Villa game I think will be the one we look back at and regret. I can understand all the other dropped points (even Burnley) but that Villa side are so so so bad. Still, I've started saving for Europe next year.

Wrap Forster, Fonte and Pelle in cotton wool and play Cork, Targett, Long etc. If we win, great. If not, I won't lose too much sleep

They are still a proper soft touch in these sorts of games (Man City away this year excepted)

Got to target Smalling and Blind but yest that front 4 are very good