This is where you can see where the game is going and rather than chuck The kitchen sink at it in the last 10 minutes, I’d up the ante by changing something now

Like that :D

Saka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saka!!!!!!!!!

Saka! 1-0

Saka !!

That was a beautifully worked team goal

Tavares is a very good player

The permission fix didn't work unfortunately. Dunno what the server people did to it.

Have to look at it tomorrow. It means I can't modify any files any more (except manually).
Eg: Like when the next game is at the top.

It sure was - Now we can just sit back and coast.

Let's hope it's just a minor knock for Saka, such an important player for us.

Come on, sub him already

A chance for Martinelli

Martinelli !!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Martinelli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Martinelli ! - Finally !

Tomiyasu's pass was very good too

.. or two in the second half?

When it was Martinelli coming on for Saka, I never felt it down (despite Saka's injury and massive 2nd half contribution). Martinelli only needs the proper players around him.

That works for me

And that’s why I’m an armchair fan. 2 goals for us both assisted by our full backs. Haha

Very pleasing!

A younger Aubameyang would have buried that

Although we are playing well and the passing seems much improved, Newcastle really looks a mess.

Lacazette for Aubameyang. Another disappointing afternoon for the skipper.

Methinks it's time to call a taxi for Aubameyang and Lacazette and leave the kids to sort things out.

Whilst I’m not too fussed, I’d bring on MN here instead of Elneny as you’re going to need him in Jan when Elneny is also at the AFCON.

Such a shame to think all that Oil money relegated to the championship.

In rugby. Rugby. A shoulder to the face like that is a sin bin.

Martinelli smacked in the face. That should be a pen.

Whilst a 4-0 to Liverpool was obviously not great, not winning this would be more catastrophic for this team. Good win.

Job done. Great for Martinelli to get a goal, hope Saka is ok.

Echo that. Great to see Martinelli score and so active too.

Aubameyang is past it. Hope he is dropped on Thursday. To save him embarrassment, just say he is not well.

I am glad Tavares played and he had a good game. That was a beautiful goal from Martenelli. I thought Ødegaard was a little slow at times with moving the ball on but looked good when running at the defence from deeper. Overall a good game against a team who may go down. Partey appeared to give the ball away a lot in the second half- maybe they were reading him well - not sure. Our skipper again looks like a player past his best. Arteta passed the first test of many before Christmas.

West Ham away to Man City tomorrow. Our woeful goal difference means we stay 5th but equal on points. If it costs us a place come the end of the season it’ll be infuriating!!

it wasn't a smack it was a forearm smash.

He should have seen a red

Well, shoulder but yeah.

Started a bit slow today, without the kind of urgency you'd like to see, but I thought we grew into the game and in the last 10-15 minutes of the first half we looked really dangerous. Came out the same way in the second, and got rewarded for it. In the end a very professional win, and I'm delighted for Martinelli - feels like he just needs a few things to go his way for him to get the confidence back and kick on.

Not really sure how to judge that one. The Newcastle player goes in for a shoulder against shoulder charge (similiar to Tavares on Wilson earlier) but just as contact is made, Martinelli drops down to turn for a cross and the shoulder catches him in the face instead. Could've very well been a penalty, but a card would've probably been harsh.