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Extremely, extremely lucky. That’s not the sort of offside that should be given IMO. Far too tight. I’d be livid if that was us.

Yep, agree with that, particularly the second paragraph. Would’ve written similar if I wasn’t posting and watching at the same time. Everyone in the game who works with him rates him extremely highly. Whereas, at least at international level, almost every fan thinks he’s somewhere between poor and limited - particularly at 12. I don’t see his game management as anything special. He’s consistently failed to get back lines going, he’s not elusive, quick or powerful. But I acknowledge that there must be something us laypeople are missing. I think he’s been objectively poor this 6N, though. A lot of bad decisions and execution when kicking the ball away. Place kicking has been awful. 44% success rate.

Massively! I genuinely don’t know what consecutive coaches see in him.

Grim game this. Flattest Wales England game I can remember. England dominant but got very little to show for it. Farrell is shit. Kicked 2 out of 5!

Brilliant goal!

We’re so lucky Everton are shit. God knows how many a decent side would’ve scored. How the **** do our players look so isolated whenever we get the ball in their half?!

Was hoping we’d come out brighter second half but this is just a continuation of the first. Such a disappointing performance.

Oh great, another moron of a co-commentator. Thinks that the time in the match means that a studs up challenge shouldn’t be a card. Idiot.

The refs are generally rubbish. Managers moaning about refs to the point that it has an influence on them getting sacked is rubbish. What’s more rubbish is that it actually worked in Arsenal’s favour. There was no way a VAR call (or other major decision) was going against them today. There would’ve been hell to pay. It’s not something I’d like to see a Villa manager doing but after all the times we’ve been screwed by VAR, it’s pretty sad that it might help to create a slightly more level playing field if they did. Officials are scared of Arteta’s wrath. Obviously, the powers that be could grow a pair and clamp down on the likes of Arteta and players screaming in refs faces constantly but I can’t see that happening any time soon, unfortunately.

It’s a real head scratcher.

Bailey such an enigma. Looks like he can’t run or kick a ball properly most of the time but then has flashes of explosive brilliance.

Big call taking off Luiz. Been our best player IMO.

We last finished higher than 14th under Houllier according to Darren Fletcher. I mean, come on. That’s appallingly poor research.

Absolutely. Made a bigger fuss of Mings catching someone in the process of kicking the **** ball. I’d say they’ve been pretty good and evenly balanced on the whole, though.

WOW! What a **** goal. So good to see Villa play that kind of football.

Oh man, Mings had been absolutely brilliant so far and has had an enormous impact on the team as a whole but then heads the ball down into space in his own penalty area. Don’t let heads drop now, Villa.

Absolute class, that is. Brilliant from both Cash and especially Ollie.

Same. Shame the Villa players still seem completely in awe of him. Too afraid to upset him.

Didn’t even appear to be checked. Scumbags. Sort of performance that makes me wonder how I can get behind this bunch. Players haven’t shown even the slightest ambition to avoid a hiding. Pathetic words removed.

This is kind of pathetic. I wasn’t expecting to get anything from the game but we’re so passive. Where’s the desire to at least try to avoid a hiding? We’re playing like we can’t wait for the game to be over.

What a game between two awesome sides. All the big hitters turning up.

What weird, weird game. We’re playing some really nice stuff going forwards but look one midfield loss of possession away from them being clean through on goal. It’s a really stressful watch.

Painfully familiar. Same old Villa.

Might seem a bit of a weird comparison but that episode really brought to mind the opening scenes of Up.

Ref giving fouls elsewhere on the pitch for an awful lot less than the penalty shout.