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Gibson/Kone for Browning/Naismith... what?

Poor poor from McCarthy there... but honestly it did fool me live.

Echo what everyone above said about Lennon coming on, another hard worker with pace to burn against tired legs

Did that free kick seriously take like 4 minutes to take? fuck sake!

Really loved how Lukaku asked Gerry for the ball and he delivered. We need more of that!

Key goal to get us back in the game. Great cross from Deulofeu there (that's why he needs to get the ball) and nice finish from Lukaku

Too easy! Did Jags spin off him to mark somebody else? Who was supposed to be marking him then?

Really felt that our best chance to score was the couple of minutes before half. Now that they get the chance to plan how to close up shop against us in the 2nd half, we're going to struggle.

What the fuck was that clown show of a display by our defenders. Fuck off!

At least we're starting to get Deulofeu involved more. Him and Naismith are our two keys to unlocking west brom, for opposite reasons/styles of play but one of them will come up big for us

I think he's mainly been employed to stretch the back line to create some space for Rom, Ross and Naisy, everytime I look at him he is literally on the touchline. Hopefully he will be forgotten about by the WBA defence.

Fair enough, but if I want a winger doing that, I'd want it to be Lennon. Deulofeu should have the ball at his feet

Edit: and right on cue, I want him to have the ball. Barkley should have put that on target at least

Barkley looked so slow.

Think he lost the ball in between his feet in that breakaway opportunity. Naismith unsurprisingly our hardest working player. This may be his type of game where he just puts his heart out there for 70 minutes before lennon comes on and takes on tired defenders.

Is Deulofeu on the pitch? Has been invisible so far. Then again, the entire team as a whole is looking... lethargic

Poor decision from Deulofeu there to not just lump it forward. Came back from a goal down and we're on to the round of 16. I'll take it

3 minutes of added time

I'd say Lukaku has been better the last 20 or so minutes, he's actually coming down to the midfield to support the others and link up with them a couple of times

Barry really is making me eat my words, just now he chested the ball down for another player, went back to his cdm role, and as reading try to start to go on the break,makes a key interception and takes away possession. Little things that I appreciate

Fair play to Deulofeu, he's been trying the hardest out there. Goalkeeper should have had it but I'll take it. Let's go!

Lukaku needs to do more he's just making runs right now, waiting to be spoon fed a through pass. Anyone can get out there on the pitch and do that

I like being wrong

I actually agree with you, the Barkley leveler is not an excuse. We already have McCarthy in there and are down 1-0 the Barry sub is wrong imo

Damn what a volley from Barkley there get in there!

Don't think Deulofeu was off there, one of the CBs was level with him

Stones is walking fine, shouldn't be anything serious I hope. Two defensive subs now down 1-0... the stones one was forced but really Barry for Kone?

Also we only have 3 shots so far... 1 on target... where are our 2 strikers? And after watching the replay of the goal, Morí left his man isolated, failed to mark him, just ran to the middle of the pitch nonchalantly and after the cross came, realized there was a man behind him. Has to do better

I wish that Gerry would man up and not let the crowd get on his back. He just kicked out stupidly at the defender then. He's going to do something stupid soon enough...

Think half time came at the perfect time for him. Roberto should put his arm around his shoulder and tell him, "you've skinned these lots a couple of times already, calm down you're a better player than they are keep your composure"