Good overall game. Definitely picked it up in the 2nd half. Saliba looked better in the 2nd half than the first. I'm happy for Gyokeres as things finally clicking for him more.
We need to decide how St Totteringham’s Day would work in such a situation. Is it the first day of the season? Whose season?
No Odegaard, no Saka, no Merino and still have Gyok, Martinelli and Eze coming off the bench, depth is a hell of a thing.
5 - Since the turn of the year, no Premier League player has scored more goals across all competitions than Viktor Gyökeres (5). Upturn. pic.twitter.com/uCFYWGT8sw— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 7, 2026 also, can't remember the last time the PL had a black ref, until today.
Sam Allison had 5 games over the past two seasons but is back in the Football League this season. 15 years without any black referees at all between Rennie and him.
ST situation going forward in league & CL needs to be a rotation of Kai starting with VG coming on around 60-70' or VG starting with Kai in an AM/SS role.
Learned something new today. Appear your feet being in your own half doesn make you onside. Apparently any body part you can score a goal with has to be in your own half, same as the second-last defender. Guess I should’ve known based on the rest of the rule.
I've heard it's been nearly a month of solid rain in the UK generally and definitely London. Combine that with the women playing on it as well---not a good combo.
Ehh, maybe, I feel like he was frustrated that the ref was allowing Brobbey to engage in a Greco-Roman wrestling match.