Match Reaction v Newcastle (home, FA Cup).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another clean sheet for Pablo Mari.

Awful game but fuck it we're through again.

Good for ESR.

Auba got a goal but then he did against Southampton and shite followed.

[Marc Overmars]

Mostly crap but it’s cup football, so as long as we’re through then all good.

The kids saving Arteta again.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Tierney and Smith Rowe were superb.

Again.

[GP]

Good win

[Letters]

Mate on FB just said he approves of Arteta’s plan of playing for extra time to give Auba enough time to score

[Chippy]

Mostly crap but it’s cup football, so as long as we’re through then all good.

The kids saving Arteta again.

I must be getting old because I enjoyed the game because it was an old fashioned cup tie 😬

[Niall_Quinn]

Was there a match?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not looking good for Martinelli. Shit.

[Chippy]

Not looking good for Martinelli. Shit.

Diabi in disguise. Sell him.

[I am invisible]

I must be getting old because I enjoyed the game because it was an old fashioned cup tie 😬

I only started watching from the second half, but I didn’t think it was too bad from that point on. Looked a little aimless until ESR came on - thought everyone was buzzing around with decent energy and purpose after that, and we were stringing some quick passing together here and there. Everything just kept breaking down once it got go the front 3 - either Auba was making bad decisions, or Pepe was playing as a one-man team and refusing to look up when he got near the box, or Willian was Willian.

Seriously... Willian! How fucking bad is this guy? Every pass slightly under hit, every movement half a step in the wrong direction, simple passes spooning up into his face when trying to get the ball under control... I almost felt sorry for him at one point before I remembered he was getting paid £1m a month for that shit! Wow.