[Drinking] Motd 21/09/19

darkwolf666 said:

Do you have someone come in an lick your plates clean before you wash them in the Wilson household?

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One Love said:

The highlights on the sky sports website are 2:40 long and show our dominance.

MOTD showed every Newcastle attack.

The match report on the BBC website was even worse.

Stressing our lack of cutting edge and how most other teams would have put us away. Glossing over that we dominated when we were away.

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Premier League strugglers Newcastle and Brighton played out a largely forgettable draw which does neither side many favours.

The Seagulls dominated and went closest through substitute Aaron Connolly's chip which was cleared off the line by a Fabian Schar overhead kick.

It was another disappointing day for Newcastle, who were poor in front of a far-from-full St James' Park.

Andy Carroll came on for his first Magpies game since December 2010.

The injury-plagued number seven, who has played for Liverpool and West Ham since then, failed to have any chances in his 10 minutes on the pitch.

Newcastle are yet to win at home since the appointment of Steve Bruce in the summer and the fans' mood is not good. Empty seats could be seen all round St James' Park, a mix of protests against Mike Ashley's ownership and apathy at how the club are playing.

They had four efforts on target, all routine saves for Mat Ryan. The two loudest roars before the 80th minute were for two Miguel Almiron shots, which Brighton's keeper dealt with easily. Their former record signing at £20m has yet to score since his January arrival from Atlanta United.

But the roof came off when Carroll came on for his first appearance for his hometown club since a £35m move to Liverpool almost nine years ago.

Bruce's side had the more attacking intent in the closing stages, Brighton were hanging on at the end, but at the same time the Magpies never really looked like adding to their four Premier League goals this season.

They continue their record of having the least amount of possession among all Premier League clubs. Their 29.3% of time on the ball took their average down from 33%.

Same old story for Brighton this season. They are a completely different side under Graham Potter than they were under Chris Hughton despite having most of the same players - demonstrated by Hughton's old favourite Shane Duffy being left on the bench.

But they struggle in front of goal. They had so much of the ball but Neal Maupay's ninth-minute effort, where he tried to beat Martin Dubravka at his near post, and Yves Bissouma's low drive in the 86th minute were the only saves the Newcastle keeper had to make.

Premier League debutant Steven Alzate was bright up front and Irish youngster Connolly was lively when he came on. The substitute was so unlucky to see his shot acrobatically cleared away by Schar millimetres away from crossing the line.

But it was all style and little substance and they were hanging on at the end. A better team than Newcastle would have put them away.

The football was attractive - all three centre-backs were involved in moves all over the pitch - but the fact remains that they have won once in the league, the same as Newcastle.

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Carrot Cruncher said:

Christ, it was a 0-0 draw and people are crying because we were last on. Give your heads a wobble.

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One Love said:

The highlights on the sky sports website are 2:40 long and show our dominance.

MOTD showed every Newcastle attack.

The match report on the BBC website was even worse.

Stressing our lack of cutting edge and how most other teams would have put us away. Glossing over that we dominated when we were away.

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hans kraay fan club said:

It is all absolutely spot on, isn't it?

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Carrot Cruncher said:

Christ, it was a 0-0 draw and people are crying because we were last on. Give your heads a wobble.

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