The amount of space we are conceding on the flanks is a concern.

Partey so careless there.

Balance of what Partey brings and costs at right back is concerning to me

We are going to get punished. We are defending like idiots.

Palace forced to press now. This game is here for us if we can not defend and pass like dickheads.

So stupid to take a yellow like that when they are going to add that time on

This is the point right ?

What’s the acceptable trade off? If you are dominating the midfield and creating many chances fair enough but if it’s pretty even and you have fast wide players againest an out of position midfielder at right back ? Surely at that point you ditch the system and say it’s not working for this occasion.

I’m staggered we havent changed it.

That first yellow was so brainless. FFS!!!

Joke sending off. Here we go

Tomiyasu

Stupid red card to get
Referee can't wait to dish it out

That’s the most stupid sending off I think I’ve ever seen. Tomiyasu had the ball for the throw in for what 5 seconds? Then a yellow for a non existent pull. b%*&s%*^ refereeing.

Get Gabriel in

And here comes Gabi who might be off to Saudi?? Strange old self sabotage from us with the formation and personnel change at the start of this season.

Oh gosh, I hope we realise we HAVE to have a credible threat on the counter to win this game

Thought it was a penalty. Partey's trailing leg

Who’s our pace on the counter with Martinelli off? Still fuming about that Tomiyasu second yellow. If you’re going to mime a shirt pull and there specifically isn’t one. *%^@*** dive from Ayew. What a *%^@. He was the one with 7 fouls and no yellow against us a few seasons ago.

How that’s not a yellow then

I don’t understand the rules of the sport anymore

Yeah I was surprised he hooked gabi

Zinchenko better be back then with Tomiyasu missing the next game.

Just knew that stupid yellow for Tomiyasu for the throw would catch up with us.
Just don't do it especially with a Crowd like this.
Any excuse and the ref will give it.
Then we have Tomiyasu then treading on eggshells.
Infuriating

Jorginho. Good sub to bring on. Havertz up front?

This is one of the less impressive performances with 10 men I’ve ever seen.

Nice to have Rice on the pitch for this. He’ll feel right at home.

Torture

Saka an Ødegaard off? Bloody hell. All hands to the pump here.

Horrible stuff. Surely you have to have some counterattacking option?

Going for the possession chokehold win

Tougher game than we thought, fingers crossed.

*%^@ me.

I’ll get to sleep in about 10 hours.

Wish I took up smoking as a youth.

Yes!!!!!!!

3 points in the bag

And we got it. 3 points and clean sheet. But honestly

Great three points

I’ll take it. Like I said any win at all would do

Do Fulham on Saturday and we will have won our first 3. Impressive start

I think we can all agree this is a tactical masterstroke by Arteta, be as ropey and disjointed as possible early doors, then peak late in the season for a stellar run in. Title in the bag.

Touch wood!

Yessss!!!!
3 precious points!!!

Tough place to win is palace
Knew we had utd in game 4 but didn't realise we had city spurs and Chelsea all in the next 5 after utd.

Hard fought win.

Not convinced by the Partey RB experiment, Tomiyasu at LB or Havertz. Whether its a system that will eventually come good I don't know but Partey is far better in central midfield, Havertz ambles around a bit too much for my liking and Tomiyasu is not really a LB.

I would have liked to have seen more composure when down to 10, City still dominate even when down to 10 whilst we went into panic mode and kept smashing the ball upfield with no one up there.

Still its always difficult to pick up 3 points in a night game at Selhurst Park so we got the job done....just.

Lulling the opposition into a false sense of security eh?

Now that’s said I’ll be honest and say I don’t understand many things at the moment.

We have square pegs in round holes as far as I can see. Our football seems very rigid and unexpressive. It’s like a rigid set up to stop the opponent counter attacking but in the final third we haven’t impressed.

I don’t get Havertz yet. I was expecting a player closer to Ødegaard in terms of his technical ability in the final third and his ability to play deft passes and be an attacking option around the box. So far we haven’t seen this at all. Haven given up on him yet but there’s a massive question mark for me.

Defensive set up dont get me started. Not starting Gabriel is absurd and the notion we will sell him preposterous

Our interplay on our left flank is poor. Not helped by not having a natural left back. Martinelli needs a quick ball from the back and rarely gets it. What he would give to have fabregas in this side.

A work in progress hopefully,