Saints 2 Chelsea 1

[Holmes_and_Watson]

ref really needs to book one of those diving Chelsea players. Sterling and Mount and that embarrasment Jorginho just before half time. Still, the less he gives them, the more they might get upset and make a mess of things.

[BotleySaint]

Time seems to be going very slowly.. still over half hour to hang on!

[Saint NL]

Chelsea players getting wound up.

I can see some cards coming here

[Saint_clark]

Oooh Lavia pulled up injured there

[Holmes_and_Watson]

we might have an injury there

[OttawaSaint]

God this offside, wait 2 minutes and then flag thing is fucking stupid!

[obelisk]

Lavia injured?

[Colinjb]

Lavia done..... He will be a massive loss.

[hypochondriac]

  On 30/08/2022 at 19:58, Turkish said:

Revenge for Puel at Ber Sheva, Hamburg  revenge for 84 and then some beautiful city like Florence where we can leave benali stickers all over their statues 

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Lol. That's exactly what we want. 

[Saint_clark]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:02, obelisk said:

Lavia injured?

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Played every minute of every game so far at just 18 years old...hope we haven't burnt him out like Tino.

[Manuel]

Good refereeing in this game overall 

[Saint NL]

Doesn't look good for Lavia.

Hope it's not serious, he'll be a huge miss

[trousers]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:02, obelisk said:

Lavia injured?

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Bugger. Watch the game turn now... 

[Saint_clark]

What the hell has Romeu got to do to get on the pitch?

[OttawaSaint]

That's the issue. Let play go on, someone overstretching to get back because no flag and then the flag goes up. Stupid.

[Baird of the land]

Surely can't let Romeu leave if Lavia's out.

[Saint_clark]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:03, Saint_clark said:

What the hell has Romeu got to do to get on the pitch?

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Oh wow not even on the bench, he's gone then. 

As Lavia gets injured 😂🤦🏼‍♂️ fuck sake.

[Mr X]

Lavia doesn't look happy with the sub 

[trousers]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:03, Saint_clark said:

What the hell has Romeu got to do to get on the pitch?

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Make the match day squad...?

[Saint_clark]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:03, Baird of the land said:

Surely can't let Romeu leave if Lavia's out.

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It's fine, too old, experience is overrated etc

[Saint_clark]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:04, Mr X said:

Lavia doesn't look happy with the sub 

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Think he's more gutted that he has to come off and could be out for a while.

[trousers]

Lavia walked off unaided and without much of a limp so can't be a major injury...?

Edited 30 August, 2022 by trousers

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:03, Saint_clark said:

What the hell has Romeu got to do to get on the pitch?

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Possibly just maneuvering by the club ahead of the transfer deadline. Silly to have it impact the match day team, but that seems to be the way it works.

[coalman]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:05, trousers said:

Latvia walked off unaided and without much of a limp so can't be a major injury...?

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I hope not. Looked like he was walking gingerly though

[Colinjb]

Mara for Armstrong next? 

[igsey]

Hopefully just a pulled hammy for Lavia, he's been outstanding. Fortunate to have JWP available to drop back into his best position.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

But we have diallo who can drop back, and Aribo nearly got onto a pass within a minute of coming on.

[VectisSaint]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:02, Colinjb said:

Lavia done..... He will be a massive loss.

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So bring on Oriol. Oh wait a minute. There, back to the same problem we had last season, insufficient CMs. No Smallbone either. We better have someone lined up to replace Oriol.

[Saint_clark]

I can't be the only person who thinks corners are more threatening when players are moving in towards the goal rather than bunched around the 6 yard box and moving outwards?

[Mr X]

Come on saints grind this out! 

[OttawaSaint]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:07, igsey said:

Hopefully just a pulled hammy for Lavia, he's been outstanding. Fortunate to have JWP available to drop back into his best position.

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I.e. a grade 1 so that it's just precautionary and he doesn't do any more damage. 

[trousers]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:07, VectisSaint said:

So bring on Oriol. Oh wait a minute. There, back to the same problem we had last season, insufficient CMs. No Smallbone either. We better have someone lined up to replace Oriol.

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Have you not seen the Garner thread...?

[Saint_clark]

Fuck off Broja.

[obelisk]

Here comes Broja. I think we can guess what happens next.

[adrian lord]

Broja. You know the script. 

[Saint NL]

Here comes Broja

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Uh oh...Broja...

[Chez]

Havertz should score there.

[Maggie May]

Oh no.

[obelisk]

Saints need some fresh legs.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:09, trousers said:

Have you not seen the Garner thread...?

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Has to  not quite rhyme though like "Garner" and "Saga"...

Romeu to Gremio?

[Saint NL]

Chelsea starting to turn up the heat....

Gonna be a long final 20 mins

[Saint_clark]

I'd bring Djenepo on for Armstrong and have him help out Perraud defending the left.

[BotleySaint]

On the plus side they haven't got bloody Giroud to bring on these days.

[OttawaSaint]

Broja to score and then run and chin Ralph...

[OttawaSaint]

  On 30/08/2022 at 20:12, BotleySaint said:

On the plus side they haven't got bloody Giroud to bring on these days.

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Oh god phew. Read his name and started to sweat!

[obelisk]

That's it lads. Slow it down.

[OttawaSaint]

So now Cucurealla has handled it in the box and now elbowed someone in the box...play onnn!

Edited 30 August, 2022 by OttawaSaint

[SNSUN]

Haven't seen KWP mentioned much this game on here, has he had much impact?

[Saint NL]

Hopefully this is a fake injury to give the players a breather