Something tells me we'll lose this. Start of a bad run of results after Aston Villa. I'm still shocked at how woeful we were at home on Saturday so it will have to be a much improved performance if we're going to get anything out of it.

Thanks for the heads up. Joined the 30 day free trial (again !) I always put a reminder in my diary to cancel before they take the £7.99 off my card.

It depends on which team we put out.

If the same team as on Saturday then I am expecting a loss

if it's a different XI but still includes both Kouyate and Luka, then again I expect us to lose.

Basically with those two in midfield we'll get overrun in that area and Gallagher will be less effective.

Sorry but IMO anyone is better than Luka at present - yes even Jairo. Also without Luka we might actually put in some dangerous dead ball kicks.

This is in danger of becoming an ad for Amazon, but I reckon Prime is pretty good value if you pay annually up front. £79, that's around the price of a pint each month and you get all those things Uphill mentions plus the free, next day delivery on your purchases referred to by george1212.

Anyway, I'll be watching the game tonight while Mrs Geezer searches for an old film to watch on Talking Pictures TV.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

If Luka and Kouyate are in midfield it’s another guaranteed loss. Jimmy Mac is a huge loss for us and we have no replacement with energy to close the opposition down and break up play. When we signed Will Hughes I thought he was the perfect match up…I’ve watched him many times and he’s full of running and has good distribution. Luka has absolutely nothing positive to bring anymore and he can’t seem to kick a ball anymore!

Lol. Always love statements like this. What an expert.