Welcome into the latest edition of the Espen FC, I'm Dan Thomas

from the studio today by Craig Burley and Stevie Nickle.

We'll kick things off in the Premier League at St James's Newcastle taking on a Manchester City.

It would open the scoring Vardio with a nice finish 10 minutes before the break.

However, 10 minutes into the second half, it would be Newcastle would find the equaliser Gordon brought down,

penalty awarded and he would convert the spot kick as it was finished. Newcastle won,

Manchester City one. Frank the puffies with us.

We have Frank in a moment. Craig won one probably a fair

result. Yeah I think so because Newcastle who have looked vulnerable at times at the

start of this season particularly they're back for him we saw a trip here get done in that first call from Grilish and then Dan Bond didn't do particularly well.

But as the game that Oni handled Ellen Holland pretty well, they were limited to those

sort of volleys that we saw from Bernard de Silver.

There was one from Phil Ford and when he come on in the second half.

Gondawan had a half chance in the first half we had a poor game. And of course, you know the one thing every one question everybody

is is this a result and going to be a consequence of losing rodery can the

midfield operate, well, it's a simple answer,

it can't operate to the same level without him

as it can with him.

That's a fact, but can it operate well enough without them to put a string of results together and they certainly looked off color today.

Yeah, they did nothing in the final third really, Stevie. No, no and we shouldn't forget there's no de brine either.

If there's anybody who can whip a pass in, a whip a ball in, or pick somebody out, or even stick

one in the top corner, it's him.

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