Well done Everton. That helps.

I’m glad the VAR didn’t give us the penalty on that handball, because we didn’t deserve it, but I’m sorry that is definitely an attempt to play the ball with your arm to keep it in play

Emotional reaction: What the fuck is wrong with this team? Honestly. That is so embarrassingly bad. Two weeks in a row you have a chance to grab the title by the neck and you don’t take advantage. It’s poor. Everyone should be fucking ashamed.

Lots of standing around and passes to stationary teammates. Maybe we could try moving a bit.

What happened to the Martin Odegard who could slip balls into the final third between defenders and find our wingers in dangerous areas?

Not very good. Need to have more killer instinct

You have to love the defensive commitment from Madueke on that

I love this for them

Villa are playing the most obnoxious game imaginable. They look like Newcastle. Just stopping the flow of the game as much as possible. They’ve gotten under our skin.

I wish we would stop with the time wasting on throw ins. We’re too good a side to be playing these stupid games

I’d bring on Madueke, Martinelli, and Norgaard for Saka, Trossard, and Merino respectively. Need to freshen up the wings and Merino looks like he’s dragging

Looked like Van Hecke grabbed Merino’s horn right there

Hindsight is 20/20, but I think we’d have scored more points while Gabriel was out if we had played Calafiori at left CB and rotated Hincapie and Lewis-Skelly at LB.

Odegaard has been far more direct and quick with his decision making today. Good to see.

I hope the Rice long throw mishap is the last time we do that. We don’t have anyone who can throw it long and flat with pace so it’s more of a liability than an asset for us

Someone make a gif of that Martinelli take on please

I love how Saka, Rice, Madueke, and Eze all look like they’re going to score an Olympico any game now

MLS is so strong

Saliba has looked solid on the ball tonight, even finding himself in the final third a few times

Happy to see Calafiori at left CB. Think he could play there more while Big Gabi is injured, allowing Hincapie / MLS to play LB.

Martinelli is looking sharp against his man tonight

This game is begging for Nketiah

Trossard’s vision and passing has been top today

Was Hee Chan onside?

The second coming of (Gabriel) Jesus is said to be glorious

Can’t be defeatist this early. Just need to get one and it’s back on

Missing our captain, missing our most important player in both boxes, missing both our #9s…

Jon Champion: “Sorry to leave a difficult question for last but can you say anything nice about Spurs?” Graeme LeSaux: “Well, no.”

Reporter: “You could’ve been in a different shirt today.” Eze: “Let’s not speak about that.”

Eze doesn’t even need to pass the ball to get the olé chants, he just dances with it

Spurs so frustrated that all the chatter is true. They are indeed shit.

This Eze guy is pretty good it seems

If Richarlison put half as much energy into being a footballer as he does being a violent and whiny baby, he might be a solid player

Boy is that a dumb goal to concede

Pimpin is Eze

Show me that Kudus challenge on Hincapie again. Looked studs up in the gut in real time

Thank goodness I can stop being a Toon now

He really is the absolute Wirtz

Well that sucked

Thi’s Reinaldo guy is a bit of a cheat eh?

So were the announcers saying that Sunderland made the pitch or the sideline narrower just for this game? Seems odd that that would be permitted.

How on earth is this a foul on Eze?!

Trossard MOTM. Stunning finish.

As much as Sunderland hate Newcastle, they sure do play an awful lot like them!

Did Sunderland make three attacking subs?

Move the ball quicker

We’re very good, even if a bit weakened by injuries in attack, but scoring against a team playing a well organized low block is difficult. We need to move more quickly when we turn them over, get into their final third and shoot before they get everyone back. It’s that or a set piece. Let’s go.

Would be amazing to be an away supporter on a day like this. Full voice all game. Hope to have that opportunity one day.

Incredible ball from Gyokeres. More balls into open space please. Lovely.

Would be nice to hold possession a bit