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VAR may have just cost us the top 4!!

It was exactly good enough. Nothing more and nothing less. It wasn't a good performance but they did what needed to be done.

So? You've watched enough football to know that some days teams show up and other days they don't. Them being bottom of the league doesn't mean we automatically get to hammer them 6-0.

Cherry-picking, really. Giroud could've had a hat trick on a better day and Tammy should've been there for James's cross late on. Once we got the first I never felt too uneasy - we were pretty solid. They were just hard to break down.

Lots of people complaining about the performance. I thought it was professional - shame not to get the second but we got the 3 points.

I don't think any of Kepa, Christensen or Rudiger are poor players, I just think none of them are good enough for a title challenging side. I think one of Zouma or Tomori (probably Tomori if the plan is to have 2x ball playing defenders) is good enough to be CB2. Kepa is not as good as Cudicini, who we had as our GK2 for a while (and who, before his motorcycle crash, was a great GK1). I like Alonso as a wing back. He lacks pace but he has a mighty strike on him and takes a wicked free kick. I don't think he is good enough defensively as a left back. As many have said, I think to challenge we'll need to replace 3 out of 5 of the "back 5". Our current defence is not even a top 4 defence. Thank god for Leicester. Chelsea v Leicester in the battle for who can bottle it harder!

These are my feelings exactly. That was insipid. I think that was our worst performance of the season on the basis that I don't feel like we came close to scoring once all game.

That was a shocking performance except for the first 20 minutes (which was amazing) and the short period where Jorginho came on and started running the show Still, 3 points will do nicely!

Yeah - what an unbelievable change.

I'm sure there's more to it than pride.

You have to laugh. Zaha and Benteke in the same game!!

He has been very poor for us at times but I think today's performance will be a tough one to criticise!

Oh, and Zouma. I feel much more comfortable with him at the back instead of Rudiger.

Good half. Great performance from Pulisic (I'm saying that every game now). Lovely finish from Giroud (who's in great form). Barkley has also had a good half.

How strong*