Mr Madley was not wrong about many of the decisions he made but the problem was that the decisions against us were given whereas the decisions against them were not given. A very biased game by him. We started poorly but if the ref had given all the necessary decisions then maybe we could have pulled out a draw.

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).

No complaints about either sending off against Fulham but Madley’s all round performance was diabolical as it was when we lost 3-0 at Liverpool last year.

Both games he’s appeared to have decided before the game he wasn’t going to give any free kicks for challenges on Zaha.

It’s a joke that he’s a Premier League ref and demonstrates how far standards have slipped.

I have yet to see Ayew smile, even when he scores.

Vieira summed it up in the week, with a lot of young players the performances can be inconsistent, its a problem.

It was actually a Bournemouth player that threw the ball away when we got a free kick. The ref looked at them as though to say ‘it’s your time your wasting. ‘

Agree, Olise was outstanding yesterday.

Somebody may have mentioned it but I've noticed us being better with Ward at left back a couple of times. The reason seems to be he has better defensive qualities. Then, when he goes forward he's not trying to cross as he's on his weaker foot, so he plays a simple ball - either inside to Eze or Schlupp, or lays the ball off to Zaha. He then supports or goes back to defend in transition better than Mitchell. In that way he plays more to his strengths and the better ball players get the ball quicker. I've thought for a while that bombing down the wing is a bit much for Mitchell and all the running is tiring him out. He gets caught out, particularly late in games - hence our propensity to lose or draw from winning positions. Add in that Ward isn't going as far forward on the right, and Clyne tends to generally support or defend, we're more solid at the back with Ward and Clyne playing.
It's a funny one as you'd expect us to be better with a natural left footed full back. Just an observation I've made for a while now.

Red and Blue Army!