Well we usually win or do better we he goes off , so worth a try.
A full calendar year and Cabaye has only been on the pitch once at 90 minutes when Palace have won.

Can I have some of what you are smoking??

I thought Townsend was playing for Arsenal...number of errors he made

"Deviance is a freedom enjoyed in a city of lightly engaged strangers"

With the players fit Sam did OK , Wilf had a stinker yet again against a top 6 team, he just is not good enough against the class players , lost the ball so many times , his tricks dont work against the class teams.
But lets hope against Swansea he can do the magic.

He was all heart, both in offence and defence. Players sometimes make mistakes, especially when defending against top teams.
But the way he run back and defended......amazing! Kept Sanchez at bay as much as possible, considering that Sanchez had been on fire this season.
It's not Townsend's fault that the others didn't run as much or that Kelly is a slow, useless giant.

And he did well considering that he played as a right winger. I've always said that Townsend was a great left winger, but a poor right winger. And this is because he lacks technique. But today he turned Monreal inside out, even crossed with his right foot from running (and those were good crosses for Benteke). It's not easy when you're playing at Emirates to humiliate a defender like Monreal. Just compare what Townsend did today with what Zaha did on the other side and you'll see that he played well.

Agree totally, lost the ball on numerous occasions trying to beat players when a pass and move was the correct option.We were terrible today,Sam must be luckier than Alan,as a lot of those chances for Arsenal would have ended up in the back of the net under Pardew.

Yeah , real lucky when Giroud stuck a leg up and it flew in the top corner .