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Harwood-Bellis fouls Rutter just outside the area on the left and is booked. Leeds are having their best spell since the first 10 minutes.area. Gnonto nicks the ball but then plays it across to Rodon, whose shot is brilliantly blocked by Harwood-Bellis. The loose ball is collected by Summerville, who curls just wide from the edge of the area.Edozie dribbles past Firpo in the area and cuts the ball back to Stephens, whose shot is well blocked by Ampadu. That was a vital block.
Downes marches imperiously through midfield and finds Armstrong, who pulls between Rodon and Gray before hitting a shot that deflects behind off the covering Rodon.Smallbone clips a free-kick into the area for Adam Armstrong, criminally unmarked once again. He hits a similar shot to the goal, maybe from a tighter angle, and Meslier dives low to his right to save.
Summerville got the ball but he led with his studs, so once the referee gave a foul it was always likely to be a yellow card.Downes and Gruev fly into a ferocious, old-fashioned 50/50, then get straight to their feet without appealing or wincing. Which is nice.“Had to switch to the ESPN+ Spanish feed because if it being out of sync,” writes Graham Randall. “Very much like watching Channel 9 on the Fast Show. Random English names inserted into commentary.
Poor David Brooks, who has been through so much in tthe last few years, is very close to tears as he leaves the field.Brooks is back on the field but not for long – he can’t run properly and is holding his left arm by his side.“Armstrong, a legend at making space for himself, has taken a giant leap for the Saints, who must be over the moon, given how they started,” says Justin Kavanagh.
Out-of-sync commentary is one of the most annoying things in the entire world. I’m disappointed it hasn’t been mentioned in any election manifestos.“As a Liverpool fan, I was very impressed at Southampton’s style of play at Anfield in the EFL Cup this season,” says Neil Waters. “Easily better than half the Premier League. Russell Martin seems to be the next great manager who was an average footballer.
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