Morning all. Having been beaten by Wolves, I thought Arteta and his players would be up for yesterday’s game. I expected a big response, but was left disappointed. Our football in the first half was pretty poor, not helped by the rotational fouling committed by Villa but let’s not hide behind that because fouling is within the rules. Mind you, when a player has been booked and then commits another bad one by going through the back of an opponent, I always thought a red card should follow a second booking. Cedric cocked up and Villa made us pay for it. We enjoyed plenty of possession but the only real shots on goal came from Xhaka’s free kick which Martinez saved well and Ødegaard...
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