That was first half was just awful. I don't understand how we can play with so much freedom in the Cup and then just a week later turn into that.

Bolasie back starting again is gonna be huge. It has to happen at Sunderland.

To be fair the midfield was looking dodgy before McArthur got injured but I take your point, it has certainly struggled more without him. Cabaye in particular is really out of form.


Yep, agree. It's all well and good having a great Cup run and putting a lot of emphasis on that but not if the cost is getting embroiled in a relegation battle. 32 points is not safe and this lot need to stop playing like they think it is.

Going up to Sunderland tonight. Hope it's worth it.

Wickham against his old club has got to be worth a goal or two surely.

Safe trip, Joooe. Hopefully we can finally put this woeful league run to bed.

Mind you, I'm not holding my breath.

Impressive dedication for midweek game. Good luck!

Sullay Kaikai has rejoined Shrewsbury on loan until the end of the season.

I'm annoyed by this, like many others I was hoping he'd get a chance in the first team, especially when you consider how poor our form is.

tonight's team:

Hennessey; Kelly, Dann, Delaney (c), Ward; Zaha, Jedinak, Cabaye, Mutch; Wickham, Bolasie.

SUBS: McCarthy, Mariappa, Ledley, Lee, Sako, Adebayor, Gayle.

Hopefully Bolasie starting gives everyone a much needed boost. God knows they need one!

after what happened on Saturday I'm not at all hopeful about tonight.

unbelievable. when your lucks down it's really really down. Huge deflection for their goal.

The kicker is the initial shot was going wide.

Same old story, though, apart from set pieces we do not look like scoring.

HT: 1-0 down.

we are relegation fodder.

Seriously depressing stuff. The passing game that served us so well in the first half of the season is now non-existent.

Jedi is having a mare, Mutch doesn't look like he knows what he's supposed to be doing. Cabaye still out of sorts and neither Bolasie or Wickham can get in the game.

our next 3 games after this are Liverpool, Leicester & West Ham. we are screwed. best we can hope for is that 3 teams don't catch us.

Mutch is garbage.

Yes! FFS come on now!

great hit by Wickham from absolutely nothing. come on!!

Yes!! Wickham you star!

get in Wickham! another top hit! come on!!

Zaha really needs to stop playing for free kicks all the time. Looks awful.

Cabaye subbed. no surprise, he's been well below par.

We have no luck. None whatsoever.

another flukey goal. you couldn't make this up. what a sucker punch.

FT: 2-2.

words fail me. Feels like the whole world is against us.

How can one team have such a run of bad luck? I honestly can't recall anything like this before. Nothing, absolutely nothing is going our way.