My player ratings.

Not expecting these to get much attention because I'm not Tash BUT:

Krul 5- Bad day from a goalkeeping point of view, got nowhere near any of the goals or penalties, not primarily his fault though by any stretch of the imagination.

Simpson 6- Probably the best of the defenders on the day but still pretty bad, going forward was OK first half but was neither here nor there in the second.

Williamson 5- Bad, bad game, dallied on the ball a lot and just hoofed it all the time when he had time play it across the floor.

Coloccini 5.5- Slightly better than Williamson, but his poor positioning combined with Pardews horrendous high line tactics cost us dearly today.

Santon 4- Only reason it isnt lower is because he was decent getting forward in the first half, absolutely dreadful today from him, he was done every single time in the second half, should have been sent off in the first and was continuously out of position leaving the back line exposed. A lot to learn it would seem.

Ben Arfa 6- Probably the most lively player but still frustrating as ****, doesn't seem to have the ability to make a simple pass when hes in trouble, on the plus side he was taking on players at ease at times and took his goal very well. I remember him giving the ball away more than his positive side though unfortunately.

Guthrie 6- Might get slated for that rating. His passing and tackling was good in the first half and scored a terrific goal, but the second we went down in the second half he completely gave up, which is a common problem with Guthrie, ala West Brom last season, he only wants to play when we're winning, I fully believe this is why he was subbed. Needs to grow up and learn to put in 100% win/lose/draw.

Cabaye 5- Didnt particularly offer much first half apart from some decent neat build up play, but again with Cabaye he was too anonymous to make an impact on the game, he really didnt offer much of anything today.

Gutierrez 6- Was very good first half in the free role he seemed to be given, was taking players on, tracking back well enough and even attempting the odd shot, second half I barely seen him touch the ball and when he did he gave it away, bad performance overall and I cant wait till we have Marveaux available for selection to give him a bit of competition, he seems to play better when theres competition.

Best 6- Showed some good touches in the game and looked dangerous in the first half when dropping to the left wing, probably one of the better players today but still lacks that touch of class in the final third to be a potent striker.

Ameobi 3- Absolutely dreadful yet again by Shola, can this guy not just seriously **** off? Makes no effort to fight for the ball, makes no effort in the build play and makes very little effort to direct his attempts on target, I've never seen a player in my time that been less deserving of a starting place let alone a full 90 minutes. Cant wait till Ba and Cisse are here so this clown can be playing in the reserves where he belongs.

Subs:

Gosling, looked ****e as usual when he came on, was just happy to let the game play out rather than get stuck in, gave the ball away and just wandered about for the last 10 minutes.

Perch, ridiculous sub from Pardew, he didnt do much wrong but didnt do anything of note either.

Raylor, apart from his free kick that hit row Z I cant remember anything else.

I'm aware the subs didnt have much time to make an impact but just commenting on what I saw.

So many mistakes from Pardew aswell but cant even be bothered to get into that. All I will say is Williamson and Colo + High Line = Defeat.

 

Agree with you mate

Except Shola deserve a 1, and that's being generous

 

Right here goes from what I saw, I would good with this.
Krul-5 Naive when dealing with Johnson for the penalty we all know he's going to draw the penalty, can't blame him for anything else.
Simpson- 2 Never saw him in the 1st half apart from when he needlessly gave Fulham a throw in, goes missing when we're defending and lets Dempsey run for his 2nd.
Santon- 4 Below par, could have been sent off in the first half and also went missing in the 2nd half. Not his fault that Duff is a cheating little scumbag.
Coloccini- 6 Can't cope defending 3 on 1's all the time, same thing happened against West Brom as well.
Williamson 4- Poor defensive display what was he doing for the penalty.
Cabaye 5- Didn't look at his best, though better than others.
Guthrie 6- Cracking goal, and some good play in build up to attacks.
Ben Arfa 8- Undoubtedly our best player, practically everything in the first half was though him.
Gutierrez 7- Linked up well with Ben Arfa.
Ameobi 6- Much improved on his displays this season and could have two if it hadn't have been for Stockdale.
Best 4- Didn't seem in the game.