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fingers crossed for Alex.

Wow, sounds horrific. Hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.

Peak was conceding a 4th really 😉

11 changes though right? Pickford's saving a couple of them for sure.

It was the spine of the 'hell' team from last season and we got the same kind of performance. Big defelection for the first, slip/comedy error for the second, then just no disciple or focus for the last two. Also missed three absolutely golden chances in the first half. Without going full sunday league, there were no leaders at all. Tarkowski and Coady make such a difference to us. Really need a win on saturday. Or at least not a loss.

Good work going on from the Midlands contingent so far tonight.

I fucking despise those double stacked advertising boards.

Well in Forest. Come on Derby.
Good pens going on at West ham.

pens everywhere

Well in Forest.

We should be beating Spurs at home.

With our B team out. Against Spurs' strongest side. In the only competition they can win.

England 2022 WC squad

Goalkeepers:
Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale.

Defenders:
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White.

Midfielders:
Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice.

Forwards:
Phil Foden, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Callum Wilson.

Wales 2022 WC squad

Goalkeepers:
Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies

Defenders:
Ben Davies, Ben Cabango, Tom Lockyer, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ethan Ampadu, Chris Gunter, Neco Williams, Connor Roberts

Midfielders:
Sorba Thomas, Joe Allen, Matthew Smith, Dylan Levitt, Harry Wilson, Joe Morrell, Jonny Williams, Aaron Ramsey, Rubin Colwill

Forwards:
Gareth Bale (captain), Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Brennan Johnson, Dan James

Ivan Toney fucked it with the recent betting scandal. Silly boy.

I think it probably came down to him or Wilson and Wilson is the one in the best form at the moment (although the allegations probably didn't help).

Looking at those players I struggle to put together a decent team, particularly in defence.

Milan's disastrous 2 Champions League games against Chelsea really screwed over Tomori's chances

Has anyone's star fallen faster than Jaden Sancho's? Barring scandals like.

I am in agreement with @aggi

gawd help England even if they get out of the group stage. I just can’t see them matching or beating the likes of France.

Goalkeepers:
Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes).

Defenders:
Lucas Hernardez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamencano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United).

Midfielders:
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille).

Forwards:
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).

Marching powder for everyone at half time in the Man U / Villa game.

Lively start to the 2nd half

It’s a good squad, that Areola is a bit of a tit, though.

I still can’t bring myself to fret / cheer England, gonna get familiar with the Senegalese squad, London hang outs for their match screenings

Goalkeepers:
Seny Dieng (QPR), Alfred Gomis (Rennes), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)

Defenders:
Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Fode Ballo-Toure (Milan), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Moussa Niakhate (Nottingham Forest), Bouna Sarr (Bayern Munich)

Midfielders:
Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester), Moustapha Name (Patos), Boubakary Soumare (Leicester)

Forwards:
Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diédhiou (Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford)

And the Belge of course I’ll be heading to the Dovetail Bar.. need to persuade owner to show all their group stage matches, top biers on tap and bottles.

Goalkeepers:
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg).

Defenders:
Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp), Wout Faes (Leicester), Arthur Theate (Rennes), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), Timothy Castagne (Leicester).

Midfielders:
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Amadou Onana (Everton), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).

Forwards:
Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), Jeremy Doku (Rennes), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce), Lois Openda (Lens).

yet again city get the weakest team in the draw, it's beyond ridiculous

Think camavinga could have a great tournament. While the spot light will be on Mbape and rightly so he is brilliant. The back up from that midfield will be so important

I haven't heard about this. What's the story?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63530959

Basically the Sun and a few others got wind of him betting at a previous club and ran it this week.
Whether or not he's guilty, it's perfect timing for squad choice. As said above, it's almost certainly not the sole reason he's not in the squad but it might have been the deciding factor between him and Wilson.

Fingers crossed we don't have any penalty shootouts :D

Classic scummy Sun. A front page EXCLUSIVE... that includes literally zero details. English tabloid journalism at it's finest.

Like you say, probably wasn't going to take him anyway. He didn't get any minutes in those Nations League games after his call up.

Good to see James Maddison make the squad though!

BBC dissing VVD in this headline

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Literally? It is definitely Zero. gs will never do anything positive, always been a bottle job his whole p.c