Bilic reveals Adrian chat

Slaven Bilic has indicated that Darren Randolph will be in goal again today declaring: “He deserved his chance, and it’s his position now.”

Last time out, I made the decision to play Darren Randolph in goal, and of course it was my decision. He deserved his chance. Adrian took the decision like a true professional.

“Of course he may be disappointed, but I explained this to him in person because he deserved that much.

“It’s not like you’re replacing an outfield player – you don’t always have to have an explanation for every player every time, but Adrian deserved it and as I said, he took it like a pro.”

Addressing today’s game he said: “Today is time to show our character and what we’re made of. Of course, we are all guilty of the situation we’re in.

“But since the Crystal Palace game, we have showed the intensity, quality and spirit. We have improved, but we have to improve more. We showed last week that we can do it. We must now show that again.”