May have been mentioned before but Lavia is back in training. Don’t know how long it will be before he is up to speed, but I hope we don’t rush him back before he is ready.
I can see nothing but a comfortable Arsenal win, which is a shame as a big positive of Ralph's tenure is the fact we have taken it to the big teams and always stood a chance.
Che to play another blinder today - Perraud to stick another cross onto his melon like the other night
A very comfortable 2-0 Arsenal win. I think both sides would privately accept that. I don't think we'll be too adventurous and risk a thrashing. And Arsenal seems to be of the (very understandable) mindset of just taking one game at a time and seeking to win it regardless of performance.
3+ - 0 Saints - Ralph stays and a number of games beyond Palace regardless of the result against Palace (unless 9 nil) 1/2 - 0 Saints - credit for Ralph and a stay of execution depending on results 0 - 0 - seen as a good result, nothing changes - bit of credit 0 - 1/2 Arse - still seen as an OK result, nothing changes 0 - 3+ Arse - pressure right back on, same as pre B'mouth win levels, a Palace defeat might spell the end. How quickly they move Ralph on being dependent on whether they've found a replacement.