Ok, if it transpires that both Bournemouth and Brighton have their result hold, it will be VERY funny.

I’d rather get fourth as a success than get second/third as a failure.

I’d rather be settled and hope out of unexpected success like 22-23 even if it’s for just CL qualification, honestly, but ehhhhhh

What’s the point, if we’re down a player for 2 90s, and probably will be more given the refs.

two players came on by 61.

Nah, I didn’t, honestly. Cuz we had that Liverpool game right after, and we could just use that to catch up — and then we drew, but even then it felt more hopeful as a match.

Also, Nwaneri was kinda fucking invisible this game, ngl. He’s 17 so I don’t care that much but I get why he’s not starting now.

By the way, over the course of this season we have the 6th highest xG — we’ve played an extra game than every non-Newcastle team cuz we’re at the start of the weekend as well. Defence is also only 7th best in terms of xG conceded but I’m willing to let that slide given the red cards and injury stuff.

Just not good enough.

I am fucking pissed off at this club. How can I not be when we’ve regressed so much from the past two seasons? I understand why — injuries, refs, whatever — but it’s just not even fun to watch this season compared to expectations. Feeling like I should just go back to expect nothing and be happy with fourth.

It was a pretty well-weighted cross, tbf, and a decent finish, but Raya needs to do more and the cross shouldn’t have been allowed in the first place.

It’s on us at this point. Fucking disgrace after failure after disgrace. How do you hope to win the league if you can’t even win a match in 3?

Our attack looks impotent without Ødegaard, our midfield gets run over with Trossard up front for some reason, our defence changes literally every game cuz nobody can fucking stay fit. At this point we might as well hope for 4rsenal again cuz that’s what this season is shaping up towards being. Can’t keep a clean sheet, can’t score, what are we even doing here?

On the players, this, tbh. Everyone looking impotent.

has to score that.

I actually can’t name a single thing Saka’s done this second half.

how do we address the first thing, pay refs?

I’m just watching this as if I’m a neutral now cuz fucking hell I’m not wanting to be angry about us right now. And I will be, so much will be, when we actually lose.

That was a very impressive defending run from Gordon. Kinda just shoves Jesus out of the way though, sell it more and we could have had something.

Honestly this might be the first game that I’ve seen from them which really makes me think Gordon deserves to start for England on the left.

That was impressive to get that ball from Zinny there, lol.

I think football just isn’t going my way today.

and yes it is a pretty sizeable indictment to Arsenal that I’ve felt bored enough that I’m pulling an FM game up during the actual game.