FA Cup — 4th Round

Ryan Astley, young Everton centre-half on loan to Accrington Stanley, playing No 5 against Leeds Utd.

Marco Silva's Fulham very fortunate to still be in the FA Cup, the chances that Sunderland had to put the game to bed was unreal, although the Sunderland keeper made some good saves too. I'd keep an eye on that lad, he looks a top talent, mind you there's a few good young players in that Sunderland side that played today.

Richarlison doesn't even make the bench for Spurs tonight, while Danjuma is on the bench. Is Ricky injured again, or just dropped altogether?

Surely it's these type of games where you give your fringe players a game.

Rob

According to The Daily Express, Danjuma was signed as a "Richarlison replacement."

Seems an odd decision then, Kieran. I know that Danjuma could become permanent in the summer, so does that mean Richarlison could be on his way out?

Tom Cannon starts for Preston.

Replacement? Surely Spurs can't be offloading Richy already? He's only been there 2 minutes and hardly given much of a chance.

Rob

You know how Conte is. Wants to buy a whole new team every window. Never satisfied with the squad but if he goes I imagine Rich would be given more time by someone saner.

Richie on loan to us to save us again?

Promise them first refusal on Pickford if he chooses to leave.

This Commentator for PNE v Spurs must get a bonus every time he mentions Liverpool or any association with it. is it Guy Mowbray?

Conte said Richarlison is not available and is just a few days away from being ready. Looking forward to see how Cannon gets on.

Ledson to get a hatrick of assists for Canon.

Nice to see Ledson and Cannon
Great to see them both do well against Spurs

Tom Cannon has held the ball up well, and distributed it well too.

Really hoping Danjuma is crap.

The hijacked one has come on as a sub.

Bollocks

And just scored.

Unbelievable!

Lucky finish. Mis-hit and the defender slipped. He's not the next Messi

Jon@19, you are talking to supporters of a club that doesn't score goals and has a history of being low scoring. We would take lucky goals all day long!

I felt like the commentators were rubbing salt in the wounds …oooh Danjuma this Danjuma that …good runs, looks fit, looks hungry ….for fucks sake, talk about taking the piss. Half of these media luvvies are wallowing in it.

Joe @20 very fair shout

What's Andy Carroll doing there? Brain the size of a pea.

Andy Carroll. Possibly one of the most overrated players I've seen. Although conversely and ironically, on his day, unplayable. Just not often enough. Kind of reminds me of our very own Duncan Ferguson (the player).

On the FA Cup thread, now that Rashford is focussed on his football again, he is starting to flourish and realise his talent.

Watching him come in on that left hand side, he makes me thing he is a Rolls Royce version of Anthony Gordon. And he has that important attribute; he's got goals in him.

Wide open this one. Both teams giving the ball away. Liverpool missing Mane in my opinion

What a JOKE. Disgusting assault by Fabinho. Certain red. One earlier aswell. Some justice now GET IN. Dirty B......

How many more times is VAR going to let these bastards get away with over the top challenges, studs being raked down the achillies, or being taken out outside the area, without a red card being shown? There were easily two red cards in five minutes for the RS, but VAR doesn't want to know. Although, the foul by Konate on MacAllister cannot be checked by VAR as it was outside the area.

2-1. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

VAR studying every possible angle and camera to try and disallow the goal.

Woohoo! A little ray of sunshine!!!!

YEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As usual the FA / VAR protecting one of their favourites. One clear red and one close one in the last 10 mins. Congratulations Brighton - justice was done.

A very good weekend, all considered, made better.

As Ive said a few times of late, VAR and RS, crooked referees, is another of Old Nicks pact with them!

Well done Brighton, a credit to football, and the fair game.

UTFTs!

Well done Brighton and Mitoma.

VAR bias yet again, a full frontal naked example of how it's being misused to try and protect their darling clubs.

Now it's all down to Carlo Magnifico to totally destroy their season. Horrible scumbag of a club, and vile rats as fans.

Though we've got nothing to cheer about. 💙💙💙

Rob#34.
You know what I like about you Rob? You openly hate everything about that club just as much as me! 👍

just heard the Brighton result on the car radio GETTT IINNN fuck the RS. A nice bit of news for once

What's this can't review a decision because it's outside the box nonsense? Wasn't Allan sent off on the half-way line against Newcastle? Unless of course there is a new edict I didn't know about.

That's a terrible tackle by Fabinho, how did he manage to escape a red? Watching on ITV+1 because I know the score now.

That's an even worse one by Robertom.

That Japanese left winger for Brighton looks a tidy player.

Oh the looks on their faces. How satisfying. Some were giving Bill a run for his money on the tears.

I hope they have a very long trip back to Plymouth and Camebridge.

Says me!!!

Wrexham equalise. Sheff U have Jebbison up front who scored the winner at Goodison when they were just about relegated and we had the Italian Dinosaur counting his pension in the technical area having completely given up.

Ndiaye who we made a 20m offer for yesterday on for the last 30 mins

Barry # 37………….. I think the big difference being that no foul was given against Konate for the challenge on MacAllister, so quite rightly, VAR can't intervene, because it was outside the area. In other words, VAR does not over rule a non free kick. If you ask me, had a free kick been awarded, then Konate would have been shown a second yellow, and therefore a red, and we can't have that now, can we! Had it been inside the area, then VAR would have had no choice but to refer the referee to the pitch side monitor, award a penalty and send Konate off, which would have been a straight red as he was the last man. With Allan, it was different, because a red or yellow card can be up or down graded anywhere on the pitch. Though why VAR deemed the challenge by Allan to be a red, god knows.

Rob @40

Thanks Rob, it makes sense, but doesn't that just allow referees to make no decision at all? I agree that Allan shouldn't have seen a red that night. Still doesn't explain the other two fouls not being upgraded to a red though I'm not sure Robertson was booked.

I'm sure I heard that Lee Mason is a full-time VAR official now, does that mean that horrible bloke, gets to decide everything in every match or is he the only one capable of switching it on or off?

Wrexham look as if they've put themselves into Round 5

Ndiaye gives the ball away and Wrexham break away to make it 3-2.

Barry, the Fabinho one was a straight red card all day long, I think he knew himself he could be off. That was a dangerous challenge, right down a players Achilles could put him out the game for months, possibly ending his career. I've no idea what VAR could be thinking not to upgrade that to a red, especially when you see the likes of the one Allan got upgraded? Robertson was booked for his challenge, but again, no idea why VAR didn't upgrade it? Justice was done anyway, because Brighton scored their winner from that free kick.

Strange no highlights on ITV or BBC tonight, was looking forward to seeing the in depth analysis of the Brighton game.

Barry, what will be more interesting to watch will be Ref Watch on SSN tomorrow. No doubt Dermot Gallagher will say none of the fouls by RS players warranted a red card. The right call by the referee and VAR on all three counts.

I don't know what happened to Gallagher, Rob, it's like they got to him.

Some years back on TalkSport he was balanced and always spoke sense. He has gradually fallen apart. Been on the mandatory Big Six love-in course maybe.

The Jack Nicholson smile look alike looked uncomfortable in his interviews today.

Great match between Wrexham and Sheffield United. Really entertaining game. Why we all watch football and love the game.

One thing; how can we have a competition that has VAR is some matches but not others? Surely there has to be a standard across the board?

Hard to believe VAR is still missing some obvious incidents.

How was it that Fabinho never got a red? Oh, I forgot he is a red. Raking your studs on an opponents ankle or any other part of the leg is despicable and too many tackles like that are given yellows by incompetent referees.

If it had been Pat Van Den Hawe he would have seen red and gotten 6 matches suspension.

Shame on the officials and VAR!!!

Dyche should lock the squad together in a room to watch the Wrexham lads and say to them "that's the level of commitment and sheer bottle I want from you, for the remaining season".

Had a cheeky fiver on the Dragons but sunk again with a late goal,gutted like...the transformation at that club is simply unreal now with such positivity as years ago the club was a bit of a basket case (I should know as I lived there),always had a soft spot for the place too but we as a club should have a similar forward looking vision and general belief!

We need to back Dyche now and get behind the Blue Boys,as I still believe we can get out of the mire!

Wow, scored already...

Will @51,

I switched it off following the Barcodes goal, ah well, we never even got close to a final or anything resembling success in Moshiri's tenure.

Oh yeah we got the semi in 2016 but that was before the Iranian started interfering. Newcastle has gone from relegation certainties, to rich club contender in about 12 months. We've gone from pretty consistent top half to relegation fodder in 7 years.

Well Barry, it's all down to Man Utd now to shut the fuckers up……….2-0.

Aye, for a change Man Utd will be hungry to win that trophy because they've gone 6 years without one.

Barry, main concern for me was continually seeing shots of Gordon in the stands, à la Abramovich back in the day, but not suffered so far.

And now it's 2.

There you go, Will!

Followed by another! 2-1. I always knew putting Pope into my fantasy football team would work.

Our new forward delivers, Rob!

Was a nice hit.

Referee NOT right. Not dangerous at all.

Ward-Prowse basically held a disco against us at Goodison - barely seen him here.

Haven't we seen tackles like that against us that weren't red! 🤔

Deserved red card for Guimaraes . VAR tell Tierney to review that disgusting challenge. Shame they didn't tell the ref in the Brighton v the RS game last Sunday to do the same.

Rob, they're not quite into the Sky darlings club just yet.

Geordies are doing that thing of not playing so well but getting the result.