Why would Carter not be fit? Didn't he just play the full match against Stoke? Not sure if I've missed something there. If Wharton got concussion, yes he has to sit out for a certain period of time. I'm not clear on how long, although the FA's guidelines say the first stage of recovery is 14 days unless in enhanced care settings (which we probably have). Then there are 4 more stages before returning to play, although I imagine something like 7 days is probably the total process with modern professional clubs of our resources. But I've not read anything that says he actually got concussed, just that he collided heads and needed bandaging. He walked off the pitch and didn't go to hospital, so it doesn't really sound like he got concussed, and JDT never used the word. I expect he might miss Brum as a precaution if he's still sore, then be back for Sheff W.

Not sure where you've both got that notion from. You lose momentum so it reduces your ability to put it in the box with pace. Yes your body will be naturally lifting backwards, but you can just, ya know...tilt backwards on a normal corner spot, without losing momentum.

I'm actually surprised we're not top of that, and by some distance. Didn't realise Bristol, Boro and Leeds had so many, though I don't pay much attention in fairness.

Thank fuck. Be nice if it's in January not the summer.

Surprisingly little mention of Hendry in here.

Although worth pointing out that last season when he completed 90 mins just 4 times, he scored 13 goals. If he were at least making cameos he could probably be contributing, but we've barely seen him at all. I hope his wage isn't high.

I'm curious why we played every single fit striker at the club in a midweek u21 game

Easy to forget he's actually still our second top scorer in the league even though he's not played much. Has he completed 90 minutes for us yet? Personally I'll try to wait til he looks fully fit before judging fully.

With a loan contribution no higher than we were willing to make his wage on our last contract offer, and with no loan fee, yes. Which wouldn't happen. But on principle I'd be very loathe to give Villareal any money when they got our £7 million player for free and distracted him from the top of his game at a critical time for us, by courting him for over a year. No, I don't care if anyone here thinks that's petty, Villareal had every right blah blah blah so please nobody bother with that shit.

Christ that's embarrassing. It doesn't really matter, but it's so basic a thing to get wrong. Amateur decade (and a bit).

I think the most impressive thing about Tyjon is he has gone from being 16 in the summer, to being 15 now! As long as he's in control of that and it isn't some sort of Benjamin Button situation, he can have a career for as long as he wants...

At his age, could still get a little quicker yet.

5-3, a goal from a corner into the box (imagine that). Game thoroughly over.

4-3 to PSV. Michalski saw it late.

3-3, deflected in just like PSV's second.

Think our best players so far have been Edmondson, Tyjon and Bloxham. Bloxham has tidy feet, although he is sometimes a little over keen to show them off. Commentator just said again that Tyjon is 15, everything online seems to say 16 back in June though. Either way, at that age he could be one to watch, but especially if he's only 15.

Batty makes it 3-2. PSV have been the better side this half.

2-1 up. Edmondson scores a penalty won by Tyjon.

Back level. Tyjon, the lad who came on for Wood. Nicely taken really, left everyone for dead taking it on the turn at halfway, didn't score first time but notched the rebound. We signed him from Rochdale in the summer, Newcastle and Brighton had been sniffing. The commentator just said he's 15 I think, but the articles I find from the summer say he was 16 then.

Didn't take long to be 1 down. I switched on at 10 mins to find that was the score. Wood has been subbed off already, I assume an injury.

The U21 Premier League International Cup game against Jong PSV is free to watch on YouTube: Kick off is at 7pm

Another late home defeat for the U21s, this time in the PL Cup. Must have felt inspired by the first team's late home loss... Leonard and Batty scored in a 3-2 defeat to Sheff U. Batty sent off in the 96th minute (two minutes after Sheff U's winner).

Looking at the last times we dropped points against them... Today obviously April 2023, Dom Hyam OG in 94th minute, draw. December 22, lost 4-1, all goals earlier than 66th minute. Feb 21 lost 2-1, all goals first half. Jan 20 drew 1-1 all goals first 20 mins. Oct 19 lost 3-2, winner was in 82nd minute. March 19 lost 1-0, 8th minute. Nov 18 conceded 85th minute, but were already 3-1 down at 74th. March 17 drew 2-2, conceded 93rd minute. December 2016 lost 3-2 in the 80th minute. April 16 lost 2-1, last goal 43rd minute. After that you have to go back to 1997 and a League Cup defeat (early goal). So late (80th minute onwards) goals have cost us a result in 5 out of 11 games where we didn't win, and been conceded in one more where it made no difference. Certainly an element of truth to what you say. That's got to be above the average for goals conceded after 80 minutes. Incidentally, in the Venkys era we've won 4, drawn 3 and lost 8 of our games against them. None of our wins involved late winners, or indeed any goals after 74 minutes (for any side). I don't think we scored later than the 80th minute (April 2023) in any of these games actually, but I can't be arsed to go back through and check. If we'd held our own after 80 minutes in the games we dropped points, we'd have won another 7 points over the years, which I guess isn't that massive over a 7.5 year span, although just the one back in April was enough to cost us the playoffs.

And play who instead? John Buckley, who is struggling to break into a terrible Sheff W side?

Oh look, an actual corner and it results in a goal.