No way should Crofts have come off, he was MoM - the combative midfielder holding things together.
Stephens was having a mediocre game by his standards. Kayal was having one of his far-too-often ineffectual performances. For all his plaudits, he doesn't contribute anything like enough in the final third.
Right choice.
I'm glad he was pissed off at being subbed, I'm sure his reaction will be to show Hughton he was wrong in the next match. We need a bit of fight in the team.
Two glaring errors - one by a linesmanBut we have got fight in the team. Last night we showed passion and commitment. We lost through one glaring error and a few wrong decisions at vital moments. In addition we had absolutely no luck whatsoever. The important thing is to bounce back with a win against Wolves.
Strange one for me, unless injured. We seemed to go very flat for 15 mins after he went off. He was the one driving us forward. He wasn't happy when he came off. Apologies for title, using iPhone
Can't agree that Kayal is too often ineffectual. I think he's played a massive part in our current league position. I think people are looking too much into it. Someone had to come off to facilitate the change in shape.