Saints 1-0 Arsenal - Match Thread

[adrian lord]

We March on

[trousers]

Wem-ber-ley, Wem-ber-ley

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, SKD said:

Yeah there is VAR. I Don’t know what Ottawa is going on about. 

Oh sorry, Lol. Thought they said “no VAR”. Apologies everyone. Have the sound down cos it’s early morning here.

[Mr X]

Phew bit lost towards the end but held out! 

[Jonnyboy]

Nice to win but I don't think Wolves will be overly bricking it. 

[gammon cheeks]

Nice

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, trousers said:

Wem-ber-ley, Wem-ber-ley

Imagine seeing JWP curl one in and then lift the cup. *goosebumps*

[obelisk]

Do Saints have half time snack of treacle pudding or something?

[davefizzy14]

Get in Job done 

[Mattio]

COYR! Very composed performance, we just look amazing right now - Long even played well at the end there!

[Chez]

the double is on

[CB Fry]

Great result, reasonable performance. Winnable but tricky next round.

[obelisk]

Always like an away 5th round tie in the West Midlands.

[OttawaSaint]

Diallo MoM for me. Controlled that midfield, didn’t put a foot wrong all game.

[Whitey Grandad]

Did just enough. Another 1-0 home win in the cup. Clean sheet against Arsenal is always pleasant.

[Saint_Ash]

Did the job, played well and stood up strong. Tuesday will be different. 

Need to get three goals against wolves in the first half because they'll score two in the second. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Good win knocking out the holders. Great tactics by Ralph. No injuries. No complaints whatsoever. 

Thought JWP and Diallo were brilliant in midfield. Would like to see more from the strikers to be honest but I suppose it was Ingsy's first match back. 

Will Wolves be more difficult? I think they actually will because they'll be a very fit team.

[moonraker]

4 minutes ago, Jonnyboy said:

Nice to win but I don't think Wolves will be overly bricking it. 

After Chorley they might be

[Chez]

Just now, obelisk said:

Always like an away 5th round tie in the West Midlands.

what a damn shame we can't be at some of these games. We've been so impressive during lockdown too. Love the FA away games. Some very special occasions over the years.

[Hatch]

Amazed we’ve never beaten arsenal in fa cup before.  

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Diallo MoM for me. Controlled that midfield, didn’t put a foot wrong all game.

boy is he a good signing. Give it a year and monstrous price tags might be needed to fend off suitors.

[Baird of the land]

Great result. I thought we were dominant for the first hour and managed the last half hour well.

Bednarek my MoM. Mopped up splendidly.

Not a fan of the ref. Giving a corner when it was either a penalty or a goal kick. Booking Stephens for hurdling pepe. Booking bertrand for a foul, a minute after not booking Partey for a similar foul on Bertrand.

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[Jimmy_D]

So, that’s the Premier League Champions beaten in the Premier League and the holders knocked out of the FA Cup this season ^_^

[davefizzy14]

Wolves werent anything special last night, in fact looking at the stats and balance of play, Chorley were the better side.

Edited 23 January, 2021 by davefizzy14

[Teddeer]

5 minutes ago, Jonnyboy said:

Nice to win but I don't think Wolves will be overly bricking it. 

No especially having just thrashed Chorley 1-0 with only one shot on target whereas their non-league opponents had 5.

[Sarnia Cherie]

Arsenal are usually a good bet for a long cup run but not this season. Whoo-hoo!!!

[Pamplemousse]

Good result, we did enough in the end.

 

As others have said, Diallo the best player on the pitch. He really is a super midfield talent.

[Shroppie]

12 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Nope.

Yes there is.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

boy is he a good signing. Give it a year and monstrous price tags might be needed to fend off suitors.

So composed for a young lad. Would be great if he could become our Vierra. He’s bit like Kante too.

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Diallo MoM for me. Controlled that midfield, didn’t put a foot wrong all game.

Was a toss up between Diallo, JWP, Bednarek and KWP for me, but gonna give it to JWP as it was yet another complete masterclass. 

[Picard]

1 minute ago, davefizzy14 said:

Wolves werent anything special last night, in fact looking at the stats, Chorley were the better side.

You might have missed the goals column.

[Archers Road Stand]

Battled well in that second half. Well done boys. 

[Saint Matty 76]

Wolves have been an absolute state since Jimenez has been down.

Unless that Willian Jose makes an immediate impact after joining today, we should go in expecting to win.

[danjosaint]

Also am I missing something but from what I saw the ings chance that hit the post he was onside, only saw once and don't think bt replayed it

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, Shroppie said:

Yes there is.

Sorry, yes. I already acknowledged I was wrong and I misheard. It’s early morning here in Canada, had the sound down low so the kids could sleep in.

Edited 23 January, 2021 by OttawaSaint

[Uncle Albert]

I have a suspicion that we might just win this.

[davefizzy14]

Diallo was immense JWP, Bednarek and KWP great

[Turkish]

Deserved win. In hindsight although they were on top for last 30 mins they never really gave Forster much to do. Hard earned but good win. Wolves won’t be easy but beatable. Hopefully we’ll have a few back by then.

[OttawaSaint]

It’s about time we beat Wolves. 

[SW5 SAINT]

11 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Always like an away 5th round tie in the West Midlands.

Beginning with a ‘W’......

[austsaint]

3 minutes ago, Chez said:

boy is he a good signing. Give it a year and monstrous price tags might be needed to fend off suitors.

Yep, Diallo is a little gem and I don't think his performances will go unnoticed by other Clubs.   Quite amazing how little work FF has had to do in his three appearances.   A few nervous moments in the last 20 minutes and yet we could have been out of sight if Ings had been his usual clinical self.

[badgerx16]

Nobody alagging off Jack Stephens ? Isn't that the usual post match schtick ?

Edited 23 January, 2021 by badgerx16

[beatlesaint]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

It’s about time we beat Wolves. 

Should have beaten them in the league match. Not frightened of playing them that’s for sure.

[whelk]

Wolves are shite. Wembley here we come,

Not used to this strong defending. Stephens done very well replacing Vest. That is not to say he doesn’t scare me 

Edited 23 January, 2021 by whelk

[OttawaSaint]

Starting to dream now. Cup final, JWP puts the ball down...whips one...it’s innnn, JWP wearing #8 wheels away and does the Channon windmill celebration...Saints have won the cup!!!!

[saintwbu]

Does that make it 5 clean sheets in our last 6 games? Since Stephens came in too

[The Cat]

Solid win. Excellent first half, would have been nice to grab another goal while we were really on top.

Second half defended well. Barely gave them a chance. Forster only really had to make one save. 

Diallo so impressive. Centre backs had good games too.

[trousers]

[steve green]

12 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Good result, we did enough in the end.

 

As others have said, Diallo the best player on the pitch. He really is a super midfield talent.

 

I was thinking at the game's end his quality almost makes up for invisible man of mystery Salisu.

[macca155]

17 minutes ago, Chez said:

boy is he a good signing. Give it a year and monstrous price tags might be needed to fend off suitors.

Like Mane we just need to enjoy him while we can, great signing