Sky Sports made the wrong choice on what game to broadcast on Friday night. After a weekend without Premier League football, which was postponed as a result of the Queen's death, the country was ready to witness a return of some elite football.
However, what they got instead was a turgid game of 22 blokes running around aimlessly. That is the best description for what occurred at Villa Park where Aston Villa hosted Southampton on Friday night, broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The game was settled with a Jacob Ramsey strike in the first-half. READ MORE: Minute's silence for Queen at Forest vs Fulham marred by heckles and 'c***' shout But the match was seriously devoid of quality and there were groans heard around the country when the fourth official put five minutes up for added time at the end of the game.
Across the Midlands at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest and Fulham were having a right ding dong as the hosts took the lead through Taiwo Awoniyi in the opening exchanges.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk