[Albion] In praise of our defence

[Uh_huh_him]

Despite a poor performance all round you have to say our defensive unit is a thing to behold.

I was concerned that Zaha ,Townsend, Loftus-Cheek might expose us a little.
I needn't have worried.

Duffy's early treatment of Zaha was joyous to watch.
Dunk dealt with him easily, when needed in the second half.
Bruno was untroubled and Suttner had is best game for us.

And when they did get a chance Matty "Double saves" Ryan was superb.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

This, from the BBC match report,

Dunk oozes class at the back

Lewis Dunk's team-mates and manager have talked up his England credentials this season and the centre-back showed his quality against Palace.

The 26-year-old read the game well, showed excellent composure on the ball and was a commanding physical presence.

Palace recalled Benteke to their starting line-up, but Dunk quickly got the measure of the Belgium international.

He also posed a threat at the other end of the pitch, with a header from a corner in the first half saved by Hennessey.

A booking for a tug on Zaha's shirt in the second half was the only blot on the Brighton-born defender's copybook.

Liverpool's attacking triumvirate of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah will pose more of a test at the weekend.

However, on this form England manager Gareth Southgate could do worse than take a look at Dunk in March's friendlies against Italy and Holland.