What a save.

Statistically, this is the best team we can put out. 

Hoping to see a reaction from the team today after the disappointing game against Bristol.

I think the other frustration for me was that going into the game I was worried about the number of players out, but after seeing the team picked I was actually feeling more confident of a win. Looking at Bristol's side as well, they had a very weak squad with many key players out. It was a game that we could and should have won, and we were within touching distance of the playoff spots.

It was a really lazy performance. We were lazy in our attacking play with all the speculative shots that went nowhere, and we were lazy with our defending for their goal. 

That was a really disappointing defeat IMO. I switched it off after they scored.

I have a lot of love for Arma but he had an awful game and he was wasting too many great chances despite great work from Holtby, Rothwell, Gally and Elliott. TM should have done something to change things up. Either bring Dolan and/or Chapman on or move Elliott or Gally central.

Johnson was also having a poor game and bringing Davenport on could have injected some energy and drive into the midfield. Douglas looked to be struggling to keep up with Wells once he was moved to their right flank and Bell would have been a good option to bring on in his place.

TM had options but didn’t take them, whereas Bristol brought on Diedhiou who clearly changed the game.

Just really frustrating because the game was there for the taking and we just didn’t put away our chances and didn’t make changes at the right time.

I wonder if Bristol move Wells to the right in the second half. Nyambe has him in his pocket.

Elliott has been excellent, Gally has been good too... both creating chances for Arma, who has been very wasteful.

Arma better score, but if he continues with the wayward shots and wrong decisions I would bring Dolan on instead. Maybe it's even time for Chapman to come on and be the hero.

Kaminski fancies a go at CB given our injuries it seems.

What a ball from Elliott, and what a stuff up by Arma!

46 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Why won't the Norwich game be available on ifollow?

All 3 games on Sky, so unavailable in Australia (and I presume most places overseas). Check your region on the link I posted, it will tell you whether it's available or not. 

40 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

That's about as strong a team we can put out tbh. Williams has been better than Lenihan this season anyway, and Ayala should be our best defender. Only missing Brereton, but Gallagher has shown a major improvement in recent games.

For those in Australia, the Bristol, Norwich and Doncaster games will be available via Kayo Sports. They're all within a month of eachother, so you can get a subscription for a month ($25) and then cancel - for those inclined for a decent legal stream.

Both the Bristol game and The upcoming Norwich game won’t be available on iFollow unfortunately.

Doncaster Rovers FA Cup match is on Sky as well so won’t be available via iFollow.

You can check your region at https://www.efl.com/broadcast-schedule/

Buckley got better at RB towards the latter stages of the game. Put in several cracking tackles and played a part in our equaliser.

However, he was absolutely awful until then and we were fortunate that Brentford didn’t focus more attacks down their left side because Buckley was really struggling to cope.

I do rate Buckley and think he’s had a few decent performances in midfield for us this season and last season. He just needs to keep developing his physicality. 

Not really sure what to say. So proud of the boys today!  It's a massive performance and result to get that point with a patched up 10-man side. Subs were absolutely bizarre, but Buckley, Davenport and Dolan all combined for that equaliser, so what the hell do I know.

Results elsewhere went decent for us as well. We're still within touching distance of the top 6 with Bristol and Watford losing.

Do we know if Williams might be available for Wednesday?

Mention for Dolan as well who won the header for the goal and  has been full of energy.

COME ON!!! Davenport deserved that goal so much. He has been excellent since coming on. 

Davenport has looked good since coming on. 

Mowbray is throwing this game. Buckley at RB, Rothwell and Armstrong off. What the hell is he doing!?!?

TM needs to take Buckley off. It's actually one of the worst subs I've seen him make in his time here. If he kept Trybull at RB, or even brought Downing or Davenport on at RB instead then this would still be 1-1.

Waiting for the inevitable Raya clanger to give us the win.

EDIT: well... so much for that...

Buckley is awful at RB. Don't understand the thinking there.

I actually think we can still win this. They've obviously been in the ascendancy since the goal, but we were still creating a few chances after the sending off. 

Clear sending off for me, but feel for Lenihan as you have Toney running away ahead of you in the box. He should have just let him go, but it's instinctive to fight for the ball.

Why the hell is Buckley on at RB??

What a goal from Rothwell!!!!! When he plays like that he's the best player in the league by a mile.

Good start from us so far. Some decent early chances. 

Brentford aren't pressing as much as Barnsley and Millwall did, so we're finding a lot more space. The game is there for us to win. 

3 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Quite shocked by the crowd at Brentford.

That is NOT what social distancing looks like.

...Fuck’s sake, more adverts during the pre-match coverage!!

It's pretty shocking and so many not wearing their masks properly. I live in Melbourne and we had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world... I was skeptical initially, but the results speak for themselves. 0 new cases for a month, and now 0 active cases as well. Don't understand why more governments don't follow suit.

1 minute ago, Oldgregg86 said:

I really don’t understand what davenport has done wrong. He showed yet again his class against Preston after coming on. He’s had limited chances and shone. He’s been the best of the midfield holding players when on the pitch. Baffling. Apart from that happy with the team. COYB

He's just too far down the pecking order. None of our midfielders have been poor enough to drop down in the pecking order IMO besides Evans, who I don't really want to see again this season. Realistically he's not getting a game unless both Johnson and Trybull are out.