1) It happened in 2017 and 2018 and was even worse on Saturday. Not a local quiz question, just a concern as to how a Crystal Palace fan was able to get a smoke bomb into the Amex? Home fans are forbidden to enter the stadium with caps on bottle tops, thermos flasks and in some cases collarless shirts, if you’re man! So how a Palace fan can smuggle in a device which affected almost all of the West Stand, with acrid smoke, is a concern.
2) Where did all that litter at the north end of the pitch come from? It looked bad, especially on TV. Referee Martin Atkinson peered at it but made no effort to get it picked up.
3) Why was Argentine international and former Boca Juniors forward Alexis Mac Allister not in the match-day squad? Albion are woeful in front of goal at the moment. Surely a new addition should be given a chance over those not quite firing.
4) Why was Wilfried Zaha not cautioned for his attempt to hit Albion substitute Ezequiel Schelotto? The Albion man was cautioned! The Palace forward reacted as Schelotto tried to kick the ball back into play and it hit Zaha on the shins. Imagine that! But Zaha had already interacted negatively with the North Stand prior to this as he cupped his ears when he the ball went out of play.
5) In the tightest Premier League relagation battle for some years, where will Albion get much-needed points from? The forthcoming home games against Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle would be a dream run of fixtures for most football clubs and their fans but it looks like a survival nightmare for the Seagulls.
Hopefully they can do better against more attack-minded teams that are coming up than ones who just shut up shop like palace. the trouble is you can have all the possesion u want but it is all about banging it in the net – Hodgson understood that yesterday – our players just didnt seem to have that extra bit of fight in them and why Murray – who is our best striker – wasn’t on the pitch from the start is a big error – And Gross is our No 1 dead ball specialist, Mooy simply cannot deliver the same quality of ball that Gross does – frustrating after having done so well at Sheffield Utd