By giving Spurs the win Villa have also meant that there’s now a lot more pressure on Forest to get something at Chelsea tomorrow so will need to be at full strength, so Villa will go into the second leg with their first team having had a week off vs Forest’s three days. It really doesn’t feel right

Villa should get a 9 point deduction for throwing this game. Then when Forest dick them on Thursday and they miss out on CL we can all point and laugh.

Also nod to the Burnley fans last night. Given they only sold half their allocation the ones that did show up gave it a good go. Some fun gallows humour that was all a bit too relatable. Hannibal’s still a cunt though. #lufc

Other week against Wolves we were singing “we’re going to Wembley, you’re going to Spurs”, last night the Burnley fans were singing “Tottenham away, olé olé”. Doesn’t matter how well or badly things are going for your club, there’s always joy to be had from the existence of Tottenham Hotspur. #lufc

I know Kyle Walker has a reputation for promiscuity but this seems a bit extreme tbh. #lufc

Much closer to the action than usual tonight. Also the West Stand Paddock is a great spot, in front of the away fans, near the south, massive bar with no queues, everyone stands, proper atmosphere and nothing like the main West Stand. #lufc

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Two games in a row where manager was sacked just before. Last time didn’t work out well. Hoping there won’t be a repeat since Chelsea’s players are all obviously better than ours and the manager was holding them back, whereas I reckon Burnley’s players are just shit no matter who’s in charge #lufc

This is really quite something. I almost admire the brutal honesty and completely open disregard to anyone but herself. But also she can get to fuck.

Five days ago I was convinced we were already safe and we would easily beat Rosenior’s collapsing Chelsea to get to an FA Cup final. Now we’ve limped out of the cup and other results means Friday against Burnley has gone from a fun procession into an absolute must win. How things can change. #lufc

On the plus side I’m 10 minutes and not 5 hours from home, so fomo has somewhat dissipated. That wasn’t very good. Still think we’d’ve won if they’d kept Rosenior another week. Chelsea appeared to care for the first time in months, which isn’t ideal when all their players are better than ours #lufc

Keeper goes down, must leave the field for 2 minutes for treatment, outfield player goes in goal. Anyone going to the bench gets booked. There you go, just fixed football. #lufc

Also Tanaka’s set piece delivery is a massive step down from Stach. If we’re going to try get back in this through set pieces we need to find a way to get him on the pitch. #lufc

4.5 games at Wembley in my lifetime. W0, D0, L5. F0, A9. We just cannot hack big occasions, going back about 80 years. Just like the playoff final 2 years ago a bunch of players I know are good because they were very good literally days ago suddenly collectively forget how to kick the football #lufc

Remember the first 35 seconds when we looked good? #lufc

Couldn’t afford a potential double Wembley trip, so having sold my tickets for tomorrow and been very sad about it I was delighted to discover they’re having a ticketed watch party on the big screen in the Peacock beer garden, which is probably the next best thing. Hit me up if you’ll be there #lufc

Absolute hilarity. Best game I’ve seen for ages. Very glad I feel we’re already safe and can just enjoy it. #lufc

I don’t think he’s saving it in any case, but when I first saw it I thought there was no way it was being given. Would’ve been incensed had that been allowed against us in the 97th minute. But I’ll take it. #lufc

Nothing to see here. #lufc

Already 99% safe, lost a close game away to a better team, semi final on Sunday. Whatever, it’s fine. #lufc

I would like to simultaneously seek credit for saying this should happen and also seek forgiveness for saying this definitely wouldn’t happen. #lufc

Thoroughly uninteresting half of football. If we have another of them and it finishes 0-0 then I’ll be fine with that, albeit feeling a bit resentful at a complete waste of my evening. #lufc

Ipswich and Boro completely collapsing just as Millwall suddenly go on a perfect run right at the end of the season. FFS. #lufc

Oh FFS. There goes our easy FA Cup semi. #lufc

Liam Rosenior is David Hockaday with expensive glasses and a signed Steven Bartlett book. #lufc

Since that 2-2 at Stamford Bridge (which feels like a lifetime ago) Chelsea have beaten Villa, Hull, Wrexham and Port Vale, drawn with Burnley, and lost the other 7, about to be 8. I think we might actually be favourites, they’re so beatable. Just need to get through tomorrow with a fit squad. #lufc

I knew Chelsea’s form was bad, but it’s actually way worse than I realised. Since 4th March they’ve lost all six games against sides that weren’t in lower divisions, and look on track to make it seven in a row tonight. FA Cup final it is, I guess. #lufc

Given our points tally and remaining fixtures is it now safe to want West Ham to win? #lufc

Leeds staying up, getting a first FA Cup semi since 87, a first league win at Man Utd since 81, Spurs going down, Arsenal probably throwing away all bits of a quadruple. It feels like there’s a catch. Everything is going too well. Is this the counterbalance to having to see Millwall in the PL? #lufc

Rosenior definitely needs another season in the job to fully get his ideas across. Not seeing any respect for the ball in this performance.

When you’re trying to be well behaved and not spend recklessly but TSB start releasing gym wear. FFS. #lufc

Will the players be taking a knee at kickoff tomorrow? Thought it was standard on NRFR weekends but the club statement doesn’t say anything about it. #lufc

The line about the prick with the bottle got a good chuckle from me.

I’ll be honest, if that first goal had been against us I would’ve been a bit annoyed, and had it been disallowed because of the DCL challenge I wouldn’t have complained too much. But watching Michael Carrick having a complete breakdown because it went against him is incredibly satisfying. #lufc

I look forward to leaping from a bridge next weekend when we fail to beat Wolves. #lufc

Never wanted Sheffield Wednesday to hold on to a win more than right now. #lufc

Of all the stadia where this might be a problem, the one that has the fans located in a different postcode to the goal doesn’t seem like it would be one of them. #lufc

So there’s a 1/3 chance of Chelsea getting Man City in the semi finals and there being an interesting finalist, and a 2/3 chance of the semis being a waste of everyone’s time. Not exactly incredible odds but not impossible.

I’m sure this comes as a huge shock to precisely nobody.

So this season’s promoted Championship sides will be one managed by the bestie of Restore Britain supporter John Terry, plus either the team whose badge appears on half the uniforms of a typical EDL march or the one that invited Nigel Farage round for a promotional photoshoot. What a choice. #lufc

To the young guy in the fancy Cupra who just pulled over and honked at me whilst I was loitering on the Rothwell motorway bridge to check I was ok, you are a fine human. You deserve very good things.

So the ref gave a second yellow that he didn’t realise was a second yellow so everyone just ignored it and decided it didn’t count? Who knew that could be a thing? #lufc

You’re not the first person to say this.

Bernardo Silva refereeing a game whilst Peter Bankes stands about wearing a friend’s costume. Feel like I’ve seen this one recently. #lufc

Here’s a fun hypothetical: Archie Gray scores winner against us, then Georgi gets a winner at ER, then Summerville gets a last minute winner on the final day, and the players that failed to get us up two years ago send us down. Not that I’ve been contemplating worst case scenarios or anything. #lufc

Think I’m just about ok with Forest winning as long as West Ham lose. Maintain a four point gap to 18th, and Spurs continue to do whatever this is. #lufc

John McGinn. Always loved him. Definitely never called him a shithouse cunt or words to that effect. #lufc

On the plus side it felt like the first game in ages where we didn’t drop points because of terrible refereeing decisions, we just dropped them by being shit. Thought some of the yellow cards were inconsistent but there was nothing egregious that had any impact on the outcome of the game. #lufc